bookrebus Chapter 208 Strong Hunter 3
Chapter 208 Strong Hunter 3
Jiang Wan ran towards the back mountain. On the way, the wounds on her body were pulled, and the pain was excruciating, but she no longer cared.
There lived a hunter at the foot of the mountain, who was Jiang Wan's target this time, Han Xu.
The original body often took his younger brother and sister-in-law to dig wild vegetables nearby, and met Han Xu often, so they were quite familiar with each other.
Han Xu has lived with his father since he was a child. His father is also a well-known hunter. It is said that he once hunted a big tiger. Therefore, Han Xu has been targeted by several nearby villages at a young age. Many of them want to arrange marriages for him. If he is not old enough, they will settle down first and get married when he is old enough.
Han Xu himself was not happy about it, so Uncle Han helped him to refuse all the offers. However, all this changed completely after Uncle Han met with an accident while hunting and his body was never found. After all, hunters make money, but when they think about their daughter having to worry about becoming a widow from time to time, who can accept it if they feel sorry for their daughter?
Since then, the number of people who came to propose marriage to Han Xu has dropped sharply, and most of them have high demands, wanting to do a one-time deal. It doesn't seem like a marriage proposal, but more like selling their daughter all at once.
Han Xu was delayed like this. At the age of twenty-three, he was considered a bachelor, while other men in the village already had children by then.
He just said that he was not satisfied and was very picky about the visiting matchmaker. In fact, he already had a suitable candidate in mind. Han Xu didn't like a good wife and a good mother. He liked the original body's resilient and hot-tempered personality!
At first, the two of them just glanced at each other from a distance and had no chance to say hello up close. Later, the hunting dog raised by Han Xu was not tied up properly. When Jiang Wan turned around after digging wild vegetables, she met the dog face to face. The hunting dog was very enthusiastic and licked her all the time. This scared the original body, who had never encountered such a situation before.
When Han Xu caught up with the dog and tied it up, the original body didn't care who he was and pointed at his nose and cursed at him.
This scolding actually cheered up Han Xu. He didn't expect that this skinny and weak girl could have such a fierce side. Since then, the two of them met from time to time and could even talk to each other.
In the original plot, it was half a month later that Han Xu learned that Jiang Wan was sold to a brothel. If he had known earlier, he would have helped. Unfortunately, fate played a trick on him. The day before the original body was about to be sold, that is, today, Han Xu went hunting in the mountains and was bitten on the calf by a wild wolf in the mountains. He thought it was a minor wound, but he developed a high fever that night. In order to save his life, the doctor sawed off his entire leg. He was bedridden until half a month later before he got better.
After that, Han Xu forced himself to find his original self. He wanted to help him redeem himself, but his original self was stubborn and some things would not happen unless she wanted them to. She was grateful for Han Xu's kindness, so she would not drag him down.
Since that separation, when Han Xu went to look for her again, all he saw was a corpse that had been tortured to death.
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Jiang Wan quickened her pace, and when she arrived at the place, the hunting dog heard the noise first and kept barking at her.
Han Xu was now suffering from a low-grade fever, but it was not unbearable yet. He just thought that there was prey outside, so he picked up his bow and arrow and went out.
Han Xu had excellent eyesight due to years of hunting, and he could tell at a glance that the person staggering towards him was a person.
Jiang Wan ran here frantically, and the moment she saw Han Xu clearly, all the strength in her body seemed to be drained away in an instant. Her legs went limp and she staggered and fell to her knees. Before she could completely fall to the ground, a large hand like a clamp grabbed one of her arms and lifted her up.
"Jiang Wan?" Han Xu asked in confusion after seeing the person's face clearly.
It was so late, why was she still hanging around outside? Although this place was at the foot of the mountain, it was also dangerous. Wild wolves and wild boars would appear from time to time at night. If she encountered a big one, she would not be able to see the sun the next day with her small body!
Jiang Wan has been malnourished for many years, with many old injuries on her body. Today, she was beaten by Jiang's father again. She was exhausted to be able to hold on until now. She closed her eyes slightly, her face was pale without a trace of blood, and her voice was intermittent, "Save me...Han Xu, save me..."
Upon hearing this, Han Xu's face changed. He wanted to pick up Jiang Wan by the waist, but considering her reputation, he just reached out his hand to help her into the house.
Han Xu's family consists of only one person and one dog. They have no extra income and only have the assets left by his father. He also goes hunting from time to time to supplement the family income. Their living conditions are much better than those of the villagers. The candles in their home can burn all night without being blown out.
Children from poor families don't even deserve to have a complete set of clothes to cover their bodies. Jiang Wan's original clothes were all patched up and full of patches. After being beaten by Jiang's father, many places were torn. Han Xu knew the principle of not looking at inappropriate things, but Jiang Wan's body was covered with new and old wounds. He just took a quick glance and couldn't take his eyes off it.
Han Xu's movements were much gentler. He carefully made sure not to touch Jiang Wan's wound before helping her sit down.
He lived at the foot of the mountain all year round, and seldom went out except to the town to buy things. He had only heard about what kind of person Jiang's father was, but he didn't know that the reality was far more tragic than the rumors. The new and old scars on Jiang Wan's body were evidence of this.
Seeing Jiang Wan like this, Han Xu already had his own guess in his mind. He was afraid that she couldn't bear the beating from her father, so she ran here to ask for help. Han Xu sighed, looked at Jiang Wan's skinny body, and handed his food to Jiang Wan.
Han Xu went hunting, so there was no shortage of meat at home. Jiang Wan smelled the meat, and the glutton in his stomach forced himself to wake up. He grabbed the dried meat and stuffed it into his mouth.
I don’t know how long it took before Jiang Wan finally regained some strength. Looking at Han Xu in front of him, he could no longer hold back his tears and streamed down.
Han Xu had only seen energetic and lively girls, but had never seen a girl like this. He didn't know what difficulties she had encountered... It was late at night, and they were alone here. Han Xu was so embarrassed that he didn't even know where to put his hands. His head was dizzy, and he didn't know how to comfort him. He simply went to find some dried meat for Jiang Wan to eat.
The hunting dog also knew Jiang Wan. Seeing its acquaintance crying like that, it circled around her, wagging its tail.
"Han Xu, you are the only one who can save me now. You are the only one I can turn to in the end. My parents want to sell me to a brothel. I beg you to buy me. From now on, I will be your slave. As long as you don't let my father sell me to a brothel, I will do anything you ask me to do!"
Han Xu paused, he thought that seeing the scars on Jiang Wan's body was enough to make him explode, but he didn't expect that Jiang's parents would be so shameless as to sell their daughter to a brothel. Is this something a decent family would do?