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In front of Zhan Lingfeng was a woman who was struggling while hanging.
"Someone actually committed suicide by hanging!"
Zhan Lingfeng muttered to himself, not having time to think much. He rushed over and pulled her down, then quickly untied the rope from around her neck, lowering her to the ground.
After pressing on the woman's body a few times, the near-death woman gasped for air and opened her eyes.
"What made you want to commit suicide?" Zhan Lingfeng looked at the woman, feeling a sense of astonishment.
This woman had been a topic of discussion in the village. Zhan Lingfeng recalled many things about her from his previous life; it was said that she had indeed hanged herself.
Looking at the woman in his arms, Zhan Lingfeng sighed inwardly, realizing that he had changed her fate. If it weren't for his arrival, she would likely be dead by now.
"Ah!"
Wu Xie suddenly burst into tears.
Zhan Lingfeng recalled more about this woman.
In the village, there was a practice known as Ghost Marriage, and Wu Xie was one who had undergone such a marriage.
Old He’s son had died, but Old He insisted on arranging a long marriage for his son. He went to a poorer village far from theirs and persuaded a family there, spending ten thousand yuan in bride price to marry the most beautiful girl from that village, Wu Xie, to his deceased son.
It must be said that this village had an unspoken rule: in such Ghost Marriages, if the woman became pregnant, everyone acknowledged that the child belonged to that family. Of course, everyone knew well that the child was likely fathered by some man from that family.
However, the He family only had an elderly man in his sixties left. Wu Xie was someone he fancied but found it inappropriate to marry her himself, so he used Ghost Marriage to bring Wu Xie into his home.
Sometimes Zhan Lingfeng secretly cursed some of the practices in the village as absurd, yet such things truly existed there.
When Zhan Lingfeng looked at Wu Xie, he indeed found that she was not a virgin.
Sigh, such good cabbage has been pushed by a pig!
Zhan Lingfeng was also feeling down.
After the woman had cried enough, Zhan Lingfeng said, "Now tell me, what exactly made you want to hang yourself? Did Old He do something to you?"
"You, how did you know?"
Wu Xie was startled, her crying suddenly stopped as she realized that Zhan Lingfeng was actually naked.
"Ah!"
As Wu Xie struggled to get up, she suddenly grabbed something in her hand.
Upon seeing it, Wu Xie quickly withdrew her hand as if shocked by electricity.
Zhan Lingfeng also opened his mouth in surprise and then said, "I'll go put on some clothes."
In an instant, he dashed to the side and quickly put on his clothes before running back. He was genuinely afraid that this woman would try to take her life again.
However, this time he did not see her attempting to end her life; instead, she was staring blankly in his direction.
When he approached her, Zhan Lingfeng noticed that the woman's eyes were vacant and she was merely looking in his direction without focusing.
He sat down in front of her and said, "I know everyone in the village is talking about you. But it's just a Ghost Marriage, and it's very likely that Old He did something to you. This kind of thing is normal behavior in the village. You must have some other reason for wanting to end your life, right?"
As soon as the words were spoken, Wu Xie actually blushed and shyly looked at Zhan Lingfeng, saying, "How did you know?"
Zhan Lingfeng smirked and replied, "It's not just me who knows; everyone in the village is aware."
When faced with a woman who had a death wish, the best approach was to provoke her other thoughts. Only by doing so could she dissolve that fatal belief.
Sure enough, Wu Xie became increasingly agitated by Zhan Lingfeng's words.
"Can you tell me what made you want to die?"
"He's not human!"
Wu Xie began to cry again.
"What happened?"
As if she truly wanted to express her grievances, Wu Xie said, "You know my situation. My family is poor, and I have several younger siblings to support. We can't even make ends meet at home. He Shihai found my parents and paid them ten thousand yuan to marry me into the He Family, and then he came to my bed that very night."
Zhan Lingfeng listened to Wu Xie's account and began to understand the situation.
Although He Shihai was over sixty years old, his lustful desires were severe. He had long set his sights on the nineteen-year-old Wu Xie. This time, he spent money to arrange a Ghost Marriage for his son and brought her home, only to force himself on Wu Xie.
However, his physical abilities were limited; after forcing himself on her, he revealed a harsh truth: the ten thousand yuan was borrowed from a loan shark in the countryside. He needed Wu Xie to go to the countryside to accompany men in repaying the debt. Additionally, he had his eyes on Wu Xie's younger sister and wanted Wu Xie to bring her home.
Wu Xie never expected such a situation. When she tried to resist, He Shihai hit her and threatened her further. If she did not obey his orders, he would send people from the countryside to capture her sisters as collateral for the debt.
Under He Shihai's threats and violence, Wu Xie, who had not received much education, felt utterly hopeless. She thought that if she died, everything would be over, which is why she came here to commit suicide.
After listening to the story, Zhan Lingfeng was somewhat stunned, thinking that this woman really had little understanding and had been completely fooled by He Shihai.
"Is it over if you die?" Zhan Lingfeng asked.
"What else can I do if I don't die? There are over ten thousand yuan in debt. He Shihai said that if we can't pay it back, he will take our sisters away to sell them for the debt."
Zhan Lingfeng laughed and said, "Do you really believe that? Is there no law anymore? Alright, stop crying and don't think about suicide. I'll help you solve this."
"Really?"
"Really!"
"Wu, I know you have the ability; your skills are well-known in the village. As long as you can help me, I'll do whatever you want in the future."
Zhan Lingfeng playfully touched Wu Xie's face and said, "You could be my woman too?"
After hesitating for a moment, Wu Xie's face turned red as she nodded vigorously and said, "As long as you want me, I'll listen to you."
Zhan Lingfeng truly couldn't figure out what this woman was thinking. He stood up and said, "Let's go; I'll help you with this matter."
Zhan Lingfeng really wanted to see that He Shihai.
"Don't go! By the way, he said that today those people from Countryside would come to take me away," Wu Xie panicked again.
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