Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

When Yuan Kai and the other two were heading towards the mountain gate, Mu Lingxuan and the other two took advantage of the chaos to enter the village.

The two men moved cautiously in the dim village, and the surrounding houses and trees were dim in the night.

Suddenly, a figure dressed in bandit clothing flashed out from the side path. Xuan Yi thought it was an enemy attack, and his eyes suddenly became stern. He drew his sword with a "swish" and rushed towards the figure like a ghost.

He Feng was originally carefully observing the movements around him, but he did not expect to be attacked suddenly. He reacted very quickly, misstepped his steps, and dodged the fatal sword at an extremely tricky angle. He immediately retreated more than ten steps, holding the dagger tightly in his hand, his eyes full of vigilance and hostility, staring at Xuan Yi.

Mu Lingxuan was also startled by this sudden change, but when he saw the face of the man in front of him clearly, his heart was moved. He saw that this man had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and his eyebrows were somewhat similar to He Lei. Mu Lingxuan raised his hand to stop Xuan Yi who was about to attack again, and asked, "Are you He Feng?"

However, He Feng did not know Mu Lingxuan. Although he was surprised, he did not answer immediately. He just looked at the two people in front of him with confusion and vigilance.

Mu Lingxuan seemed to see through He Feng's vigilance and said slowly: "I am Mu Lingxuan, and I'm here on behalf of Chang Yifei to save Liu Xu." Hearing the names of Chang Yifei and Liu Xu, He Feng's vigilance faded a little, but he still didn't completely relax.

Mu Lingxuan added, "Your young lady is my friend. I came here to transport mushrooms. I heard that she was abducted to Langya Village, so I came to rescue her."

After hearing this, He Feng completely let down his guard, and then thought about what he had just said, his eyes widened in surprise and said: "It turns out to be the young Marquis Mu, I am He Feng. I have heard of the name of the young Marquis of Zhenguo Marquis Mansion for a long time. It is an honor to meet you today." There was a flash of surprise and admiration in He Feng's eyes, but he was calm and composed, and did not show it as jumpy as He Lei.

Mu Lingxuan nodded and said, "That's right. Without further ado, let's go find your young lady first."

He Feng came back to his senses and said hurriedly: "The young lady was locked up in the utility room, but I have just rescued her and she is now hiding in a secluded place. Young Marquis, please come this way." As he said that, He Feng led the way.

Unfortunately, they ran into several bandits before they had gone far. One of them shouted, "Who are you?" after finding them acting suspiciously.

He Feng and Xuan Yi looked at each other, and Xuan Yi rushed towards the bandits in an instant. He Feng quickly told Mu Lingxuan where Liu Xu was, and rushed out as well. The two fought and ran, trying to lead the bandits away and buy time for Mu Lingxuan to rescue Liu Xu.

Mu Lingxuan pursed his lips, turned around and ran in the direction He Feng pointed.

Willow Catkins curled up in the grass, listening to the noise outside, but did not dare to move rashly for fear of being discovered.

She couldn't help but think, if only she knew Kung Fu, even if she couldn't help, at least she could escape. She looked at the surroundings again and thought it was a good thing that it was winter now, otherwise if she hid here, she would be bitten all over.

Just as she was thinking about all sorts of things, she suddenly heard the sound of hay being trampled, and her heart tightened. She was not sure if it was He Feng who came back. After all, although this place was secretive, it was not ruled out that it could be other bandits.

Liu Xu held her breath and dared not move. The sound was getting closer and closer. Just as Liu Xu closed her eyes in fear, a strange yet familiar voice came, "Liu Xu, Liu Xu, are you there?"

It’s no wonder that Liu Xu couldn’t hear it. Mu Lingxuan was afraid of attracting people, so he kept his voice very low. Plus, the two of them were not particularly familiar with each other.

"Little girl, where are you? I'm Mu Lingxuan!" The voice came again. Liu Xu was very surprised to hear the three words "Mu Lingxuan". She jumped up and whispered back while pushing aside the weeds, "Brother Mu, I'm here."

Mu Lingxuan looked at the little girl in front of him with wrinkled clothes, a pile of weeds on her head and a look of surprise. Although the scene was not right, Mu Lingxuan still wanted to laugh.

"Ahem, He Feng and Xuan Yi have gone to distract the people, let's go!" Mu Lingxuan fake coughed twice and suppressed the smile on his lips.

"Yeah!" Liu Xu understood that this was not the time to be hypocritical. She was also worried about He Feng, but thinking of Mu Lingxuan's identity, she thought Xuan Yi must be quite skilled, and the two of them would definitely be able to escape together. She had better hurry up and follow Mu Lingxuan to escape, so as not to hold them back.

On the other side, Yuan Kai and his two companions had just arrived near the mountain gate when they heard their subordinates report that there seemed to be intruders in the village. Yuan Kai made a prompt decision and asked Liang Ke and the third leader to continue to the mountain gate to deal with the external enemies, while he turned around and returned to the village.

Mu Lingxuan led Liu Xu and avoided one sentry after another. This Langya Village was really not simple. Even though many people went to the mountain gate, the village was not in a panic, and the sentries were even more rigorous. Fortunately, it was dark, so the two of them were barely discovered.

Mu Lingxuan had already spotted a corner not far from the gate. Although there was only one sentry, with his skills, it would be no problem for him to knock down the two men without alerting anyone. He was going to take Liu Xu out from there.

Unfortunately, at a corner, the two of them ran into Yuan Kai who was returning.

When Yuan Kai saw how he was dressed, he flew over to attack without saying a word. Mu Lingxuan quickly pushed Liu Xu aside, dodged sideways, and fought back.

Yuan Kai's boxing skills were fierce, but he was only one-armed after all. Mu Lingxuan was younger, but his palm skills were fierce. The two of them exchanged dozens of moves in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, there were no objects around, but there was also dust flying.

As the two of them fought, Yuan Kai was surprised to find that the kung fu style of the young man in front of him seemed very familiar. Something flashed through his mind, and he was startled. He stepped back a few steps and stopped, asking suspiciously: "Who are you... How do you know the palm method of the Marquis of Zhenguo?"

Seeing that he had stopped, Mu Lingxuan also stopped and stood in front of Liu Xu. Hearing this, he frowned and said, "My name is Mu Lingxuan. I wonder how you know about my Marquis Mansion Kung Fu?"

When Yuan Kai heard this, his eyes widened, and he immediately knelt on one knee: "So it's the Major General! I, Yuan Kai, was once a captain in the general's personal army."

Mu Lingxuan was stunned when he heard this, and quickly helped him up. He then frowned and asked, "Captain Yuan, why did you become a bandit here?"

Liu Xu watched from the side, gossiping: Oh my god, is this a flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple? The retired veteran turned bandit, what twists and turns are there in this story?

As expected, Yuan Kai sighed deeply and told the whole story: "Back then, I retired due to injury and returned to my hometown. Three years ago, a flood broke out in Yongkang Prefecture. I led the villagers who had escaped from the disaster with great difficulty, and were looking forward to the relief of the court. Unexpectedly, the officials in charge of disaster relief dared to embezzle the relief funds, which led to the people's miserable lives. I couldn't bear to watch everyone starve to death, so I had to lead the villagers to wander around in exile, and finally set up camp in Langya Mountain. Becoming a bandit was a helpless act, just to let everyone have a bite to eat."

When she heard about the flood in Yongkang Prefecture, Liu Xu's heart moved. Isn't that her mother's hometown? Thinking of her grandfather's family, they always looked miserable, she wanted to ask about it, but thinking of her current situation, she suppressed her thoughts for the time being.

When Mu Lingxuan heard what Yuan Kai said, he was immediately furious, his eyes widened, and his fists clenched tightly. "These parasites of the country have caused the people to suffer for their own selfish desires. This is truly an unforgivable crime! When I return to the capital, I will find out the truth and bring these black sheep to justice!"

His face was full of anger and grief. Seeing this, Yuan Kai stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, sighing softly, "Young General, don't be angry. Now the situation has changed. Those people must have destroyed the evidence. It is not easy to find out the truth!"

"Although I am now a bandit in Langya Mountain, I have at least made sure that everyone has enough food and clothing and a place to stay."

Mu Lingxuan frowned: "But Uncle Yuan, do you really want to be bandits for the rest of your life?"

Liu Xu couldn't help but speak up when he heard this: "Yes, Uncle Yuan, although Langya Village can ensure that everyone has enough food and clothing, it has a bad reputation after all."

Yuan Kai had noticed that Mu Lingxuan had been protecting the little girl. Thinking of what happened tonight, he couldn't help but ask anxiously:

"Major General, did you bring the people down the mountain with you?"

Mu Lingxuan and the other two also reacted and looked at each other. Mu Lingxuan stepped forward to block Liu Xu behind him and replied, "Yes, because the village kidnapped the little girl for no reason, I brought some people to rescue her."

Yuan Kai: "Oh, there must be some misunderstanding here. Since the establishment of Langya Village, I have always restricted everyone from bullying innocent people."

Mu Lingxuan: "But the little girl is just an ordinary peasant girl. Because she knows how to grow mushrooms, she was kidnapped to the mountain by your people."

Yuan Kai frowned and said anxiously: "Major General, I will give you an explanation for this matter. Now please follow me to the mountain gate and ask everyone to stop first to avoid causing innocent casualties."

Yuan Kai could easily guess that the people Mu Lingxuan brought must be good fighters. Although these people in their village were called bandits, they were actually just a group of desperate people. If they ran into those people, they would be like sending their heads to death.

Mu Lingxuan also thought of it, so he nodded in agreement.