Yang Guhong furrowed his brows and looked around at the group of people. It seemed that this woman was right. This mountain had been occupied by these bandits. His tall figure could not stop his curiosity. Liu Wuqing, who was protected behind him, tilted his head and looked at him.
Soon, she recognized three familiar faces among the people around them.
It was them, the bandits from that day!
"Boss, it was this brat who injured us last time!”
A tall, thin man with the appearance of a rat extended a slender finger at Yang Guhong.
"Humph! I was lucky enough to let you leave last time. Now that our boss is here, I want to see how you can walk out of this forest alive!”
Yang Guhong didn't pay any attention to the lackey and just stared at the tiger-robed man without moving.
" So it's you, kid..." The other party muttered to himself, seemingly admiring his fearless appearance. "Good job, I like you. Are you interested in joining my Yin Wind Stronghold? As long as you are willing to work for me, I will not pursue the matter of you hurting my subordinates.”
Yang Guhong sneered, his eyes gradually turning dark. "I have no interest in being a mountain bandit. Besides, with your status, you don't seem to be qualified to order me around.”His words made the face of the man in tiger clothes, who was clearly the Yin Wind Stronghold's Fort Master, change. "What an arrogant tone. Brat, I wonder if you're going to kneel and beg for mercy later?”
The moment he raised the saber in his hand and swung it down, it would be the time for his brothers to swarm forward.
At this moment, a short and plump guy moved to the side of the Fort Master and whispered a few words into his ear. His swollen and bulging eyes immediately shifted down a little, staring straight at the small hand on Yang Guhong's waist.
"I almost forgot that there's a little girl hiding behind us, right? Very good, brothers. Whoever catches this man for me, I'll reward the little girl behind him.”
The loud cheers came from the rough men who gradually gathered behind him. Each of them showed their blades, looking as if they could not wait any longer.
Liu Wuqing gripped Yang Guhong's hand tightly. However, what surprised her was that he did not give her the slightest fear at such a tense time. They were only two people, but the other party had more than ten people!
A thick palm covered her. She stole a glance at Yang Guhong, but he did not look back at her. Instead, he held her cold hand even tighter, as if to comfort her, telling her not to worry, that he could handle it.
Perhaps it was the feeling of someone guarding her, or perhaps it was the warmth from his palm, but she gradually became less nervous.
Her heart warmed. She suddenly realized that she could rely on the upright body in front of her. For some reason, she had confidence in him and believed that he had a way to get the two of them out of danger safely.
"Kid, I'll give you one more chance. If you know what's good for you, hand over your belongings and the woman behind you. Perhaps I'll consider showing mercy. Otherwise, if my brothers are impatient, I can't guarantee what they will do later!”
Yang Guhong narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly, maintaining his arrogant attitude. "I told you that you're not worthy of ordering me. I don't have much patience and don't want to repeat myself a third time!”His half-closed black eyes scanned the surroundings, looking for a leak that could escape. He deliberately used words to provoke the other party, hoping that he would have an opportunity to take advantage of the situation when the other party was not on guard.
As expected, the bandit leader was angered by him and angrily ordered. "You're tired of living! Brothers, hurry up and kill this arrogant brat!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people swarmed forward. Yang Guhong had been waiting for this moment. Seizing the opportunity, he hooked Liu Wuqing's slender waist and leaped forward, dodging several burly men and avoiding this wave of attacks.
The bandits, who had missed their target, hurriedly turned around, only to find that the two men had already fallen behind them.
"Stupid! What…are you guys still standing there for? He's there! Hurry up and rush over!”The Bandit Leader waved his saber hilt and roared.
Hearing this, the Bandits finally came to their senses. They raised their swords and charged towards Yang Guhong.
Yang Guhong still had a calm smile on his face. His opponents were all mountain bumpkins. It was obvious that they did not have any martial arts foundation. He believed that he was more than enough to deal with them. It was just that he had an extra person in his arms, so he had to be more careful.
He kicked away a rusty broadsword, which pierced through the left shoulder of a thief and nailed him firmly to a tree trunk.
Immediately after, another blade was swung. Yang Guhong dodged lightly and effortlessly grabbed the man's right hand that was holding the blade. He borrowed the strength of his arm to swing the force in the man's hand and easily blocked another oncoming blade. He also kicked the man forward and happened to fall on another thief.
After taking care of the five mountain bandits, he brought Liu Wuqing to a safe place under a piece of wood and whispered,""Be good and wait for me here."
His gentle tone was still ringing in her ears. Liu Wuqing was stunned as he watched him turn around to deal with the other bandits. He played with them with the speed of a leopard, not giving them the chance to get close to where she was standing.
She admired his good skills to death…Suddenly, she was attracted by a silver light in front of her.
"Be careful!"
The leader of the bandits shot an arrow out of nowhere. Seeing that the arrow was about to be shot, she shouted in panic. She did not know where she got her courage from, but she instinctively rushed towards Yang Guhong's position, wrapping her hands around his thick waist and protecting him with her body.
"Whoosh! Bang!"
The arrow had already been shot, but it didn't hit the greedy person as expected. Instead, it pierced into the tree trunk.
Yang Guhong turned around and dodged again.
"Help me block the arrows, huh?" He hugged his trembling little body, his expression turned serious, and his tone was extremely cold. "I told you to stand obediently but you didn't listen. Do you think I'll thank you for this?”
" I didn't…" Her heart almost skipped a beat. Just when she thought that the arrow would pierce her body, she was shocked.
Whoosh! How terrifying! Why did she want to block the arrow for him just now?
His eyes reflected her frightened look and the wound on her arm that was caused by her inability to dodge. His black eyes were engulfed by anger, but his voice was extremely cold.
"I won't show any mercy to any woman because of this. Don't think that I'll care about you because of this.”
" I'm not…" She didn't expect her good intentions to be so unworthy of his words. Because of these words, her heart hit hard and she felt a little sour.
Yang Guhong was still hugging her tightly. He caught a glimpse of the bandit leader who had raised his bow again from the corner of his eye. He began to lose his patience, especially when he thought about the possibility of her injury repeating itself…Damn it!
He started to get impatient and didn't want to mess with these rats.
He took out a small bamboo tube from his pocket and dodged the sharp arrow again. He turned the end of the bamboo tube, where the cotton thread was exposed, downward. The moment he tore off the cotton thread, an unimaginable blue smoke column burst out from the upward end, reaching the sky.
The group of people were all frightened by the scene in front of them. It was as if their souls had been sucked out of them. They all stopped moving and stared blankly at the strange blue smoke that was gradually spreading in front of them until it disappeared.
"Brat, what are you playing at?”The bandit leader felt that something was wrong.
He should have long suspected that this man was not simple. Ordinary people would have been captured and robbed by him long ago. How could he be so skilled that he had to run around his brother? His actions just now looked like he was asking for help…asking for help?
"Retreat! Brothers, let's retreat!"
Just as he shouted to retreat, a group of officers in official uniforms appeared around him and surrounded the bandits.
An unfamiliar man walked out from the soldiers. With a fierce hand force and lightning speed, he knocked down the bandits around Yang Guhong.
He walked towards Yang Guhong and knelt on one knee.
"Lord, forgive this subordinate for coming late and giving Lord a shock.”I rarely let him show himself in the dark. What's wrong with him today?
Liu Wuqing was confused by the inexplicable scene in front of him. He had no time to be afraid.
Where did these soldiers come from? And this man kneeling in front of her, who was he? Who was he shouting at?
The throbbing pain in her arm made her frown.
Oh! She barely noticed the shallow cut on her arm.
Suddenly, her legs were suspended in the air. She cried out in surprise, and her slender arms climbed onto the culprit who had picked her up by the waist. She glared at the man who had picked her up without saying a word.
"Li Lang, prepare a comfortable guest room for me.”Yang Guhong's sharp eyes swept across the bandit leader who had been subdued.
"Master, I will definitely hand over these bandits who dare to offend you to the county master.”Li Lang stood up. He could feel the anger in his master's words.
"Help me send my regards to the magistrate. I want them to never have the chance to be bandits again!”
His master's calm but ruthless voice came from behind him. Li Lang raised his eyebrows. Since when did this master care about these small mountain bandits?
Putting the question to heart, he whispered a few words to one of the soldiers and immediately nodded respectfully at Yang Guhong.
"This subordinate has already ordered people to prepare a room.”
Liu Wuqing was led into a lavishly decorated guest room. She stared blankly at the man standing in front of her for a long time. Finally, when he finished talking with the man named Li Lang and brought a bottle of something that looked like a medicine bottle to her, she finally had the chance to ask.
"Who is he?" She was referring to Li Lang, who had just left the room.
"Pull up your sleeves."
"Hey, I'm asking you a question. Shouldn't you answer me first?”
"You should know that I don't like to repeat myself.”He gradually approached her, his threatening words making her shudder.
Liu Wuqing gulped timidly.
Strange? Why had she never felt that he had such a terrifying side to him before?
She forced herself to face the overbearing him.
"Hey, I asked you first. You should answer my question first. I don't like to say the same thing twice-"
Before she could finish her sentence, he quickly grabbed her injured arm. He was rough but gentle. With a swoosh, he tore off her annoying sleeve.
"Hey! You-"Her clothes!
He hooked a square chair to the side and sat in front of her, looking at his masterpiece with satisfaction. "Don't blame me for doing this. You should know the consequences of disobedience.”
Liu Wuqing gave him a fierce look, but he was obviously not hurt. He was twisting the soft cloth on the porcelain bottle.
This detestable man, she had discovered another flaw of his, and that was that he was invincible and overbearing!
Ignoring her wishes, he threw the cloth she used to cover her arm to the side and grabbed the smooth arm that she wanted to hide. She subconsciously wanted to pull her hand back, causing him to frown.
"What are you being shy about? You've seen how I look when I'm naked. I didn't even say anything. You're just an arm. It won't hurt to let me see you. Why are you hiding?”
She said she was shy?
Hey, hey, are you kidding me? She's a girl! Moreover, she had never wanted to see his upper body. He was the one who had revealed it, and she had not done so willingly. Liu Wuqing glared at him in annoyance. Seeing the medicine bottle in his hand, she immediately lost her breath. She stretched out her arm and obediently let him apply the medicine.
"Don't do such meaningless things in the future.”
His voice was extremely soft when he spoke to the faint red scar. It was so soft that no one could tell how much emotion he was hiding when he said this.
When he thought about how she had risked her life to block the arrow for him, other than an inexplicable anger, there was also a faint fear and palpitation. A strange feeling spread to his limbs.
She did this to save him…
This thought filled his heart with something. It was warm and filled with a strange sense of satisfaction.
"Do you think I want to? Hmph, even if you beg me in the future, I won't help you anymore!”Her kindness had been exchanged for his cold shoulder. She did not want to do such a stupid thing again!
Putting aside the unhappiness in her heart, she felt a chill from her wound. She let out a comfortable sigh, and her eyebrows relaxed.
"What medicine is this?" It was as clear as water, and it was icy cold when applied.
"This is the anti-inflammatory jade dew specially made by the imperial physician. It has an immediate healing effect on wounds and is the favorite of the concubines in the palace.”
"How do you have something from the palace?”
He stopped talking again. The feeling of being isolated and treated as a stranger made her feel uncomfortable for no reason.
Alright then! If she didn't want to say it, then so be it. She didn't care!
After regaining her freedom, she stood up abruptly.
"Where are you going?" He stared at the fair and slender arm that was not wearing any clothes and asked.
"Don't tell me you've forgotten why we're here?”Who knew how much time was wasted on this mushroom.
"I've already asked Li Lang to collect your debt.”
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