The guards were quite happy, because they rarely saw tigers when they went out hunting on weekdays. They were lucky this time, and they could exchange some silver for the tigers if they took them to the city.

"How many arrows did each of you shoot?" Mu He asked with a slightly gloomy expression.

"We only shot two arrows each, and the tiger was killed." A guard said with some pride.

"But why are there five arrow wounds!" Mu He frowned.

He turned the tiger's body over and was about to take a closer look when he suddenly thought of something. His face suddenly changed and he shouted, "Guard Master, hurry up."

As he finished speaking, a pile of boulders rumbled down from the mountain road ahead.

Everyone thought something was wrong and were about to turn around and retreat when they saw a huge tree falling down on their heads not far behind them. Suddenly, the valley was in chaos.

The horses were already frightened and uneasy after hearing the tiger's roar, and were stimulated by the loud noise, so they neighed and rushed around on the narrow path.

Suddenly, dust flew up in the valley, and the sound of horse hooves, neighing and screams of terror were heard in the ears.

The view from the bottom of the valley was obstructed, and it was unclear where the enemies on the mountain were, but the warriors had good hearing and could hear the sound of arrows breaking through the air.

Mu Heru was facing a powerful enemy and cursed in his heart, "Fuck, a bunch of bandits are using these tactics to rob people. It's absolutely ridiculous."

His mouth felt bitter, and he spat a few times, spitting out the sand in his mouth, and shouted loudly: "Hurry up and protect the young master, and stop the carriage."

Although shouting so loudly would expose his position, he had no other choice. These guys were so unsportsmanlike, it seemed that this time things would not end well.

He dodged an arrow by turning sideways, but the two people beside him were not so lucky. One of them had been shot and fell down. Mu He rolled to the side and used the tiger's corpse to block himself.

Beside him was his dying comrade, his face looked grim. The soldier who was shot by an arrow used up his last bit of strength to say, "It was a crossbow arrow!" After that, there was no more sound.

At this moment, Mu He just wanted to curse. Crossbows were standard equipment in the army, and using a crossbow privately was considered treason.

His hand holding the sword trembled slightly, and he dared not think, who could it be? Who could be so deliberate in robbing their son? Could it be some force in the court? Otherwise, how could he explain the unusualness of this bandit?

He calmed himself down and realized that he could not die yet. No matter the forces in the court or the rebellion, as long as he could stay safe, he would be able to save the young master's life.

I'm afraid that a real reckless man might hurt the young master. The Duke of Chengyang does not fight or compete in the court. Although he is a duke, he is favored by the emperor because he abides by his duties. Even his son is only good at eating, drinking and having fun.

He really couldn't imagine who would target his young master.

Now Mu He must find the young master as quickly as possible in order to have a chance of survival.

At this moment, Du Xin was hiding under a protruding rock wall and shivering. He was sitting in the carriage and everything was fine, but when he heard a tiger roar, there was a panic outside.

He believed that Mu He could protect him, so he was not worried. He just had to stay in the car obediently and not cause any trouble for them.

Hearing that the tiger was killed, they were relieved, and then they heard a loud noise. The horses were frightened, the driver was thrown off, and the carriage was pulled away.

Du Xin's face was pale, he held on to the carriage tightly, trying to keep his balance. But outside, the dust was flying and he couldn't see anything clearly. After running a few steps, the horse ran into the middle of two big trees and got stuck.

Before he could recover from his shock, he heard a delicate voice: "Why don't you come down? Do you want to die?"

When he came to his senses, he was already being pulled under a rock wall by the red-dressed lady who had never been nice to him in the past few days.

Xie Xian was speechless. This boy must have been scared to death. He just stood there in a daze without saying a word. Seeing that the dust had settled, they had to leave here quickly. Fortunately, the giant trees behind them did not completely block the road. It was enough time for her and Tu Zhen to crawl through and escape.

She waved for the boy to follow her. The bandits in the middle of the valley had already come over. Tu Zhen quickly picked up a sword from the ground and killed them head-on.

Xie Xian pulled the people behind the tree, but Du Xin seemed to be frightened. He only remembered that he could save his life by giving his name when in danger. Then he was heard shouting in the valley: "I am Du Xin, the son of Chengyang."

The valley was very considerate and added an echo effect.

"Chengyang Master Du Xin."

"Young Master Du Xin."

Mu He came over quietly:......

Tu Zhen, with five corpses at her feet: ......

The bandits' eyes lit up: "Quick, this is the person the leader is looking for, catch him quickly, there is a reward!"

The bandits quickened their pace, seeing that they could not escape.

Tu Zhen glared at the culprit fiercely and said, "Madam, hurry up and leave. I'll cover you." There were too many people and she couldn't hold on any longer. Moreover, these guys actually had crossbows.

The crossbows in their hands could easily shoot anyone into sieves within a hundred meters.

Xie Xian stepped forward, snatched the sword from Tu Zhen's hand, and stuffed it into the hands of Du Xin who was already stunned by the shock.

Tu Zhen understood, cleaned the blood off his face, and rolled on the ground without moving.

When everyone gathered around, they saw the noble young man holding a sword and protecting a beautiful woman, while the woman's maid had fainted from fright.

The bodies of their five brothers were lying on the ground nearby.

"Good fellow, I didn't expect that the white-skinned young master actually has some skills."

"After killing so many of us, why don't you teach this guy a lesson?" Some people were unwilling to accept this. Since they followed the second in command, they had never lost any brothers in robbery. They didn't expect to fail this time.

"Hey! What are you thinking about! This white-skinned boy is going to be used to exchange for money!"

Mu He, who came running, threw down his weapon and said hurriedly: "My dear heroes, please don't hurt my young master's life. You can have whatever you want."

His submissive words pleased the bandits. Their greedy eyes swept across Du Xin's face and stopped on Xie Xian.

"Hehe, how about letting this little girl play with us?" Everyone laughed.

The sword in Du Xin's hand was trembling slightly, and blood was still dripping from the tip of the sword. Everyone thought that he was exhausted after killing five people, so they didn't take it seriously, but no one dared to step forward.

Du Xin felt his legs tighten, and saw Xie Xian clinging to his trouser legs and crying, "Sir, please don't abandon Xian!" The sorrowful voice, coupled with her desperate expression, would make any man feel pity for her.

Tu Zhen, lying on the ground, turned his face slightly.

Du Xin looked at the corpses on the ground and the warm, fresh blood on the sword. His confused brain began to work at this moment, so they all thought that he had killed these people.

It’s unfair!

Just as he was about to speak, he felt something sharp pressing against his leg. He looked down and saw the girl in red crying miserably, looking at him with a pair of sad eyes.

But those tears were real, and the coldness in his eyes was also real.

Du Xin: Mom, I want to go home.

"Du Lang~" Xie Xian's tone was sad, fearing that Master Du would ignore her.

Mu He stepped forward and took the trembling sword in Du Xin's hand. He looked at the sword that was about to be cracked and twitched his lips.

Is he afraid of the bandits? No, his son can kill five people at once and even cut a hole in his sword. What a joke.

He glanced at the maid lying on the ground, and it seemed that she had moved just now!

Damn bad luck!

His son is now in someone else’s hands, what can he do!

"Young Master! You can actually do this for Madam Xian!" There was shock in his eyes, as if Du Xin had just risked his life for Xie Xian.

He offered Xie Xian a ladder to heaven, just asking her to spare his son.

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