Coercion

  Misan was a bit worried when he received the news that Adan was recovering from his injuries in Beixiang Village, but knowing that he was at least not in any life-threatening danger made him feel slightly better. However, since there was still no news of Aili, he couldn't help feeling restless and uneasy.

  It's been a day without eating, but Mi San didn't feel hungry at all, he just hoped to get news from his daughter soon. He searched for her in the places she often went, but found no trace of her, so he had to return home disappointedly.

  Misan was pacing back and forth anxiously in the room when he suddenly heard a knock at the door, so he hurriedly ran to open it. When he saw who was standing at the door, Misan's heart skipped a beat - it was Shei, one of Pudi's "Eight Great Golden Guards".

  "Snake, what are you doing here?" Rice San shouted. Snake smiled slyly and said, "Our leader wants to see you for a moment. If you want to see your daughter, follow me." Rice San grabbed Snake's collar and roared, "Bastard, what have you done with my daughter?" Snake slapped Rice San's hand away and proudly said, "Rice San, please show some respect, or don't blame me for being rude to you."

  Mi San thought of his daughter still in their hands, so he endured and said to the snake: "Lead the way ahead, I'll go see Pu Ti." The snake disdainfully shook its head and whispered: "If I had known earlier, nothing would have happened, and you're still pretending in front of me." Turning around, it walked towards Dashan Village with big strides, Mi San hastily followed.

  Upon arriving at Dashan Village, Mi San couldn't help but feel a sense of awe in his heart. Dashan Village was indeed the most powerful among the four major Miao villages. The tall village gate had the two characters "Dashan" written on it, radiating dazzling brilliance under the sunlight.

  On the wall of the village, two rows of burly men stood with steel knives in hand. These were all thugs raised by Pu Ti, and when they had nothing to do, they served as patrolmen for the village. At this time, they were standing there one by one, their eyes gleaming with a menacing and sinister light.

  Misan was also a person who had seen big scenes, and he knew that Pudi wanted to give himself a boost. Normally, when he came, he hadn't seen these big men standing so neatly here. However, these small roles were not in his eyes. Ignoring the big man holding a steel knife beside him, Misan followed the snake directly to the highest stilt house where Pudi lived.

  As he arrived at the door, Pudi was standing at the door with a hypocritical smile, facing Misang and saying: "Misang leader, hello, I'm glad you're here." Misang said angrily: "My daughter is in your hands, how can I not come? Tell me, what do you want?"

  Pu Ti forced a smile and said: "Misan big brother, don't worry, I just invited Aili little niece over to play, no malicious intentions. Today I invited you over is also to discuss something, come on in, we'll talk inside, I've prepared good wine and food, waiting for a long time." After finishing speaking, he very enthusiastically led Misan inside.

  As soon as Mi Sang stepped through the gate, he caught a whiff of the aroma of wine and dishes. Looking around, he saw that a sumptuous feast had already been laid out by the brazier in the great hall.

  "Puti, what do you want? Just say it straight out. My daughter's life is still uncertain and I'm not in the mood to drink or eat with you." Puti's face changed instantly, a flash of venomous light crossing his face before he quickly replaced it with a smile, saying: "Brother Mi San, your niece really is fine. Come, let's sit down and talk about this." Mi San had no choice but to sit down with him.

  Puti picked up his wine glass and said, "Come on, Brother Misan, let's have a drink first. We can talk about things after we've eaten our fill." Misan could no longer hold back, and with a loud "slap", he slammed his right hand onto the table, causing dishes to fly everywhere. He bellowed loudly, "Puti, if you have something to say, just say it straight out! I won't eat your food until I see my daughter!"

  Puti burst out laughing and said with a sly smile: "Alright, Misan, I'll be straightforward with you. The reason I asked you to come over today is to discuss the Witch God Conference three months from now. I want you to publicly support me at the conference. What do you think?" Misan also burst out laughing after hearing Puti's words and said: "Puti, you're so calculating in your attempt to become the Witch God, but have you ever thought about it yourself? With your behavior, can others really submit to you?"

  Pu Ti's face was uncertain, and after a while, he said sternly: "Mi San, you don't need to worry about this matter. As long as you can support me at the conference, I have my own way of dealing with Wu Men's Ah Qi and Gu Men's Yue Shi. Just state your attitude." Mi San shouted loudly: "Don't think about it, I will not agree to let you become the Witch God!" Pu Ti laughed and said: "It's not up to you to agree or disagree. After the Witch God conference, if I don't become the Witch God, it will be the day of your daughter's death. You can handle it yourself." After finishing speaking, he waved his sleeve and walked straight upstairs, without looking at Mi San again.

  Mitsan let out a loud cry and threw a punch at Puti like lightning, but Puti didn't even turn his head. His right hand formed a fist and counterattacked from behind, meeting Mitsan's punch. Mitsan was knocked flying by Puti's palm strike.

  Pu Ti stopped on the stairs, turned around and said to Mi San: "As for witchcraft, you are not my opponent yet. I won't do anything to you now, just go back obediently and wait for the Witch God Conference. I guarantee that before the Witch God Conference, your daughter will be safe and sound, without a single hair being harmed."

  Mi Sang watched as Pu Ti's figure disappeared from view, his hands slapping the ground fiercely as he shouted loudly: "Bastard, Pu Ti you bastard, let my daughter go, let my daughter go! What do you want with her? You think you're tough picking on a little girl?"...

  The hall is now empty and quiet. Misang called for a while, but no one answered, so she had to get up and go home to think of another solution.

  Wang Long had been recuperating at Ji Yue's home for four days, and the injuries in his body were almost healed. Ji Yue was extremely surprised by Wang Long's recovery power. If it were an ordinary person with such severe injuries, it would be impossible to recover within ten days or half a month. Although she was very surprised, seeing Wang Long recover so quickly also made her very happy.

  Wang Long was visited by Rui Yue's mother once during his recovery period. In Wang Long's eyes, Rui Yue was absolutely not an ordinary person. Looking at her pair of eyes, it seemed as if she could see through people's hearts, emitting a warm and majestic aura. After carefully observing Wang Long, Rui Yue's mother never appeared again.

  Ji Yue told Wang Long that her mother was usually very busy, but she didn't tell Wang Long what specific things she was busy with. Wang Long also didn't dare to ask.

  That day, Ji Yue saw that Wang Long's complexion was much better than before, so he invited Wang Long to go outside for a walk. Wang Long also felt that the weather outside was not bad today, and he came out of the house with Ji Yue.

  It's mid-March now, and winter has finally left under the pressure of time. Spring has quietly arrived when the little grass stretched out its small head shyly. The hills outside are covered with a layer of light new green, stretching comfortably in the early spring sunshine.

  Wang Long and Ji Yue arrived at the lush green hill, gazing out at the rolling mountains and the beautiful scenery shrouded in mist. Wang Long took a deep breath of fresh air.

  Suddenly, Wang Long felt a warmth on his right cheek. He turned his head to see Ji Yue standing beside him, her face bright red as she looked down, and Wang Long understood that she had secretly kissed him, his own face quickly turning red as well.

  Ji Yuexia blushed and said to Wang Long, "Ah-Dan big brother, I like you. Will you stay in our village for me?" Ji Yuexia was indeed lively and straightforward.

  Wang Long thought of Aili, shook his head and said: "Sorry, Ji Yue, I still have a lot of things to do, I..." Ji Yue stretched out her small white jade-like hand and pressed Wang Long's mouth, not letting him continue speaking.

  The two stood like this for half a day, then Wang Long moved Ji Yue's small hand and said: "It's late, let's go back." Ji Yue nodded and silently followed behind Wang Long.

  During the time she took care of Wang Long, Ji Yue couldn't help but secretly develop feelings for this simple and intelligent man. Her heart had long been placed on Wang Long. However, Wang Long was not mentally prepared for such things, although he didn't directly reject her, she also understood that to make Wang Long like her, there was still a very long way to go.

  The next day, Uncle Mi San personally came to the Ji Yue family to see Wang Long. Seeing that Wang Long had basically recovered, he also felt extremely happy, but as soon as he thought of his own daughter still being in Pu Ti's hands, he couldn't be happy anymore.

  Wang Long felt the change in Misang's emotions and asked puzzled: "Misang, what happened?" Misang sighed and said: "Aili was caught by Puti, I've been looking for her everywhere but can't find where they're keeping her. Alas, don't know how that child is doing now."

  Wang Long was shocked and asked anxiously, "Uncle, when did this happen? Why does Puti want to catch Aili?" Mi San saw Ji Yue standing beside him, opened his mouth but didn't say anything. Ji Yue looked careless but was actually very clever, and quickly said to Mi San, "Mi San uncle, I have something to attend to, you chat with Wang Long first." Mi San nodded, Ji Yue glanced at Wang Long, then turned around and walked out.

  Misam sighed, his own daughter liked Wang Long, it was obvious, now looking at Ji Yue's appearance, it seemed that she also had a good impression of Wang Long. Misam shook his head, driving away the messy thoughts in his mind, and continued to tell Wang Long about Aili being caught.

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