Country Beauty Chapter 709, Main Text Chapter 709 – "By Golly, What a Surprise!" Though it's often said that nothing happens by chance, could such a remarkable coincidence truly unfold in the world? This is the textual content of Chapter 709 of "Country Beauty." Lu Yun was locked in the house by her third aunt, desperate and frantic. If only she had known it would turn out this way, she never should have given Lin Shu those one thousand yuan back! The matter had been her own doing, yet she was forcing Lin Shu to bear the consequences. Lu Yun suffered an unbearable, unspoken anguish, pacing back and forth in the room, restless and uneasy. Hao Donglian had already told her that Lin Shu was now tied to a tree, being severely whipped by Er Tu Zi. Every minute Lu Yun delayed, Lin Shu endured more lashes! Lu Yun's room had originally been connected to Ha Donglian's bedroom, but after Old Zhao built a wall between them, Lu Yun peered through the crack and saw the lights still on in his third aunt's room. His mind raced. He went to the outer room, pulled out pliers and screwdrivers from beneath the table, returned to his own room, quietly removed a pane of glass, and quickly slipped out. After stepping down from the window sill, Lu Yun moved silently to the outer edge of Ha Donglian's room, glanced in, and saw his third aunt preparing to undress for rest. He breathed a quiet sigh of relief and then rushed out of his courtyard at full speed, heading straight toward the alley entrance of Lin Shu's home. Though Lu Yun remained extremely weak, he no longer cared—he sprinted as if fleeing from danger. Before he even reached the destination, he spotted a crowd gathered at the alley entrance of Lin Shu's house, with murmurs of complaints and cries of pain drifting through the air. Fortunately, he hadn't arrived too late! Lu Yun pushed forward with force, charging into the crowd and shouting, "Second-Headed Boy! Don't hit her anymore—that money was mine, given to Lin Shu!" It was common in the village for wives bought from outside to quietly slip away, so incidents like this weren't unusual. Yet no one stepped in to stop the beatings that the Second-Headed Boy delivered, one after another, to Lin Shu, who was tied to a tree. As Lu Yun burst into the crowd with his loud cry, the crowd instantly scattered. He rushed to the Second-Headed Boy and roared, "Second-Headed Boy! The money was mine—given to Lin Shu! If you've got something to say, come at me! What kind of man are you, beating a woman like this?" The Second-Headed Boy had tied Lin Shu to a tree at the entrance of the alley, intending to draw out the man she was secretly involved with. After beating her for a long time, he hadn't expected her to be so firm—though she was beaten senseless, she wouldn't reveal the man's identity. Now, completely at a loss for what to do, he was suddenly interrupted by But this Chen Yikou just wasn't heavy enough. The second-weakling glanced at Lu Yun coldly, scoffing, "You kid, have you even grown a bit of hair? You come here to cause trouble—do you have any idea what the consequences will be?" Lu Yun looked at Lin Shu, who was nearly unconscious, and his heart ached. He fixed the second-weakling with a glare, shouting, "Good heavens, second-weakling, if you're going to act like a man, get down and set Lin Shu sister down right now—bring her home and properly care for her injuries. Otherwise, I'll peel your skin off today and smash your bald head right into the ground. "Li, a bit crestfallen, had been bustling around all day long, only to find that no one in the crowd acknowledged any connection between him and Lin Shu. In the end, a young lad stepped forward, leaving Li both amused and embarrassed. He turned to Lu Yun and said, 'You little brat, what business do you have in a grown-up's affairs? Didn't Zhao La San teach you that when you're young? If you don't step aside, I'll personally give you a dressing-down for your impertinence—this is the seventh hundred and ninth chapter of 'Rural Beauty.' As he spoke, he raised his whip, ready to strike Lu Yun. 'Stop!' A soft command rang out, and four young girls emerged from the crowd. Leading them was Lu Xiao Ying, who rushed to Lu Yun's side and addressed Li, 'Try touching him—see if you can!' The village head's daughter stepped forward to intervene. Although Er-But-Head was well-known throughout the village for being a persistent, difficult character, he dared not act too boldly and merely chuckled, saying, "Little Ying, it's Land Yun who's been giving me the cold shoulder—so I can't blame him." "Then I don't care. I saw you reach for the whip to hit him. You're so much older, yet you're treating him like a younger child—do you feel ashamed?" After leaving Land Yun's house, Ying and the others encountered Er-But-Head angrily whipping his wife on their way home. Though they were moved by the scene, it was a matter of the couple's own concern, so they had naturally stayed out of it. But now things were different. Land Yun had suddenly appeared, and after a brief exchange of words with Er-But-Head, who then decided to strike him, Ying could no longer remain passive. Er-But-Head hesitated and smiled awkwardly, saying, "Ying, Land Yun himself admitted to giving my wife one thousand yuan, to be used as her travel expenses. So, shouldn't I give her a few whippings?" Lu Xiaoying huffed, "How didn't I hear Lu Yun say something like that?" After speaking, she glanced around at the crowd gathered nearby, her voice bright and clear. "Did any of you hear Lu Yun say something like that?" The village's daughter stepped in to intervene, and the crowd, intimidated, could only shake their heads. This left Er-Tu deeply frustrated, yet unable to do anything to Xiaoying. All his anger poured out onto Lin Shu, who, without a word, turned around and raised his whip, striking her again and again. "You lowly woman! You've stolen someone's heart—now you've even stolen it from a little boy! Today, I'll make you pay for it!" As he swung the whip back, Lu Yun suddenly darted forward and caught the end of the braid. Though Er-Tu tugged hard, Lu Yun remained firm. Turning to see, he found Lu Yun now holding the whip himself. His anger flared instantly, and he shouted, "You little brat, let go!" "By the gods, what a mess!" Lin Shu was left in that state. Lu Yun finished cursing and then kicked the second-fool right in the abdomen, then moved to his side, wrapping the whip around his neck. ... Country Beauty 709, Main Text 709 "By the gods, what a mess!" Updated!