My domineering ex-husband is living off his wife in ancient times.

Chapter 32 What's the matter

After being drugged with the sleeping powder, Si Shaoheng suddenly regained consciousness in less than half an incense stick's time.

No one realized the sleeping gas was being used, including those who were exhausted after a long day and were thinking of resting first, planning to keep watch on Si Shaoheng for the rest of the night with Brother-in-law Cheng.

He would wake up simply because, in his sleep, he suddenly realized he was sleeping exceptionally soundly!

Si Shaoheng's identity and environment in his previous life made him afraid to sleep soundly from a young age.

Because if you sleep too deeply, it makes it easier for others to have opportunities to cause trouble.

Sure enough, he inexplicably fell into a deep sleep that night, and then something really happened.

When Si Shaoheng opened his eyes, he found that the two people on night watch had fallen asleep and the campfire was almost out.

His heart skipped a beat. By the moonlight, he could only vaguely see that all the children were gone!

All nine children of the Si family, plus the five-year-old son of the Xia family and Xia Shoucai, have disappeared!

Si Shaoheng quickly woke up Cheng's brother-in-law, Si Dalang, Si Silang, and Cheng Ruoan.

He didn't call out to the others.

For useless people, waking them up is a waste of time.

"Wake up! The children are gone!"

There was a bucket of unheated cold water next to the stove. Si Shaoheng took a ladle and poured it over the pots one by one.

The cold water jolted Cheng's brother-in-law, Si Dalang, Si Silang, and Cheng Ruoan awake.

Si Dalang shook his head and remembered what he had seen before he fainted. He anxiously grabbed Si Shaoheng's robe: "Third brother! There are people, about ten people, who have taken the children away!"

Cheng Ruoan was stunned for a moment. Si Xin and Niannian were lying between her and her mother, but now the room was empty?

But she quickly realized: "Refugees from the mountain valley! Si Shaoheng, he's a refugee!"

She was extremely anxious, but Si Shaoheng was already arranging things: "Big brother Silang, wake everyone up, check if anyone is injured, pack your things, and be ready to leave at any time."

Then he carried Cheng Ruoan on his back and called to his brother-in-law, "The three of us will go after them."

A cold glint flashed in Brother-in-law Cheng's eyes. "Let's go!"

Si Dalang grabbed Si Shaoheng's sleeve: "Third brother! I'll go with you, third sister-in-law's legs are too weak!"

Si Shilang sighed and dragged his simple-minded older brother away, saying, "Come here! What are you doing, causing trouble?"

Si Dalang was still full of questions when his mouth was covered and he was dragged away.

But soon, Si Shaoheng and the other two disappeared.

Deep in the wilderness.

Brother-in-law Cheng took the luminous pearl, squatted down to examine the traces, and then pointed in a specific direction.

"The footprints are heading this way, and there should be more than fifteen people in them, two of whom are skilled martial artists."

Cheng Ruoan was shocked: "How could there be martial arts practitioners among the refugees?"

If you have martial arts skills to rely on, how could you end up as a vagrant?

In this world, corrupt officials make up 90% of the population. Even if they were to earn money by performing feats like breaking stones on their chests, they could probably scrape together enough silver to buy a residency permit!

Si Shaoheng frowned and made a judgment: "The bandits in the mountain valley should not have been wiped out. Those refugees have become outlaws."

“I think so too. No wonder they snatched so many children at once,” Brother-in-law Cheng said as he walked, holding the luminous pearl.

Cheng's brother-in-law's real name is Shaoyang. He was picked up by Cheng's eldest sister, Cheng Ruotong, but his name was given by Cheng Ruoan's mother.

They said the young man looked dark and strong, but when he smiled, his bright white teeth were as dazzling as the sun.

The night was dark and the moon was bright. The three of them were walking without any lights on. Si Shaoheng and Shao Yang both had good eyesight and did not suffer from night blindness, a common ailment among people in ancient times.

But Cheng Ruoan was different. She was on Si Shaoheng's back, watching her brother-in-law talk. She couldn't see him clearly, but she could see a set of big white teeth floating in the air.

It's chilling.

So, not caring whether it would give them away, they simply took out the Night-Shining Pearl that they had taken from the magistrate of Qingshan County and gave it to him to use.

Shao Yang led the way by identifying footprints, while Si Shaoheng carried Cheng Ruoan on his back and followed swiftly.

Upon reaching a place overgrown with withered branches and old trees, Shaoyang could no longer discern the footprints. Remembering what the tea stall owner had said, Cheng Ruoan quickly reminded him:

"Si Shaoheng, brother-in-law, find a dry ditch. It might be covered by fallen leaves. Once we find it, we'll go in and wait for you!"

"Okay, then you squeeze me tighter." Si Shaoheng said in a serious tone, which made Shao Yang and Cheng Ruoan pause for a moment.

Cheng Ruoan: ?

Although I know that's not what you meant, could you please watch your words?

"I won't drop what I've hooked, hurry up and find it!" She wrapped her legs around Si Shaoheng's waist, circled around in front of him, and even hooked her legs together.

Fortunately, it was just a fracture in my lower leg that required a splint; otherwise, I wouldn't even be able to bend my leg.

Even so, Cheng Ruoan was still in so much pain that she grimaced. She quickly closed her eyes, went to her spatial storage to get a painkiller, and swallowed it dry.

Cheng Ruoan has never hated being a cripple more than she does now!

When she returned to Lancheng, she insisted that the doctor prescribe some medicine so that she could recover faster, even if it was just for a day.

After searching for a while, Si Shaoheng and Shao Yang spotted the shadow of a ditch that had been buried.

The ditch, which was only half a meter deep to begin with, had been dry for more than two years. With just a few dead branches and leaves mixed with mud, it was impossible to see anything.

The three walked along the dry riverbed, and after passing through a cave that had been dug through the mountain, they saw a deep pool about half the size of a basketball court outside the cave. The other side of the deep pool was the upstream of the riverbed.

But they were all dry.

Not a drop of water.

There is no way out of the cave; you have to jump into this deep pool and climb back up from the edge to continue.

But it was too dark, and they couldn't see what was at the bottom of the pool by the moonlight alone, so the three of them didn't dare to jump in rashly.

If there are sharp rocks below, something bad could happen.

Cheng Ruoan exclaimed in surprise, "How did those people manage to jump down with ten children and then climb back up from the other side?"

The pool was bottomless, at least two meters deep. Even someone like Si Shaoheng, who could rock climb, couldn't carry a child on his back while doing parkour.

Shao Yang hesitated for a moment, then said, "Brother-in-law, I'll go take a look. You and my sister shouldn't do anything rash."

Si Shaoheng felt this was inappropriate.

He wanted to put Cheng Ruoan down and ask her to get him a climbing rope from her spatial storage so he could check it out, but before he could even speak, he saw Shao Yang leap up and fly to the land beside the pool on his feet.

Si Shaoheng: "...Why didn't you mention that your brother-in-law knows kung fu?" he asked Cheng Ruoan.

Cheng Ruoan was also dumbfounded: "I don't know, this didn't happen in the original owner's memories."

What respectable sister-in-law keeps track of her brother-in-law's affairs?

"What kind of blaming tone is that? Even if I knew but didn't tell you, so what?" Cheng Ruoan didn't like Si Shaoheng's fatherly tone when he spoke to her in modern times.

But back then, Mr. Si was very wealthy.

When she calls him "Dad," as long as she obediently admits defeat, President Si will transfer the money. Even if it's not Cheng Ruoan's fault, she can still smile and admit it.

But when we got here...

Si Shaoheng can't even speak to her in a slightly harsh tone, because she's a rich woman.

Si Shaoheng, who lives off his girlfriend: ...

“I don’t mean to blame you, but if you had known, you could have gotten the climbing rope for your brother-in-law first. He would have flown over and tied it up, and then we could have slid across.”

Cheng Ruoan: ...

She awkwardly touched her nose, then called out to Shao Yang, "Um... brother-in-law, is it safe over there? If it's safe, could you fly back and get the rope?"

"It's safe," Shao Yang replied, then remembered, "Little sister, brother-in-law, did you bring a rope when you came out?"