Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

The three of them were worried about the situation outside the mountain gate, so Mu Lingxuan picked up Liu Xu and used his light skills to rush out of the village with Yuan Kai.

On the way, they met He Feng and Xuan Yi who were fighting with bandits. When they saw them with Yuan Kai, they thought they were caught, so they immediately ran over and planned to rescue their master.

Fortunately, Mu Lingxuan called a halt in time. He quickly introduced Yuan Kai to the two and briefly explained the situation. Liu Xu also nodded beside them. The two put aside their hostility, but remained alert and looked at Yuan Kai and the bandits who surrounded them with caution.

Yuan Kai also explained to the brothers in the village that it was a misunderstanding, asked them to go back and rest, and then took a few people to the mountain gate.

When they reached the mountain gate, they saw torches not far away that were as bright as day.

The two groups were facing each other with swords drawn.

Chang Yifei held a long sword in his hand, frowning slightly, and shouted, "You kidnapped people for no reason, you'd better release them immediately, otherwise we will massacre this Langya Village tonight!"

Liang Ke frowned with a look of vigilance, and thought of the report from the little horseman that someone had broken into the village. He felt a little worried about his elder brother and the brothers, women and children in the village.

Nie Hu, the third in command standing beside him, could not help but say, "Humph, you are so arrogant, do you think we are made of mud? If you want to fight me, then fight me. I am not afraid of you!"

As he was about to jump out, at this moment, a loud shout came: "Stop it!"

Hearing the sound, Nie Hu staggered and almost fell out, but fortunately Liang Ke quickly grabbed him.

Then, everyone saw Yuan Kai and Mu Lingxuan appear at the same time, which made both sides a little confused.

Chang Yifei saw the willow catkins on He Feng’s back at a glance.

There was no other way. The mountain road was difficult to walk on, Liu Xu was just a small bean sprout, and there was no time. After all, Mu Lingxuan was a foreign man, so how could He Feng let him hold his own lady? So after they met, he took Liu Xu and carried her on his back.

"Sister Xu'er, how are you?" Chang Yifei thought she was injured, so he jumped and ran towards them. He Lei also saw it, and his face was full of excitement. He didn't even care about his injured arm, and ran towards Liu Xu, shouting, "Miss! Miss!"

Seeing this, Nie Hu wanted to stop him, but Liang Ke stopped him: "Third brother, don't be reckless. Don't you see that your eldest brother is here?"

Nie Hu had no choice but to stop and look at them nervously.

"Brother Chang San, Brother He Lei, I'm fine!" When Liu Xu saw them, she quickly waved and replied in a cheerful tone.

When they stopped, she immediately jumped off He Feng's back. Chang Yifei and the other man came forward to take a closer look and wanted to touch her, but because she was a girl, they couldn't reach out.

Liang Ke and the other person also took a few steps forward, looking at Mu Lingxuan and the others with vigilance and precaution.

Yuan Kai was afraid that the two sides would start fighting again, so he hurried forward to explain: "It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, we are all one family."

Seeing that everyone was even more confused, he explained what Mu Lingxuan had told him on the way.

Chang Yifei finally let it go after hearing this, but he said, "It is true that the third leader of Guizhai kidnapped people!"

Hearing this, the third in command, Nie Hu, walked towards Liu Xu with a guilty look on his face, bowed deeply to her and said apologetically, "Miss Liu, I'm sorry, I was reckless and took you away without finding out the truth, but everyone has their own responsibility, please let the other brothers in the village go." Because of his momentary negligence, many brothers in the village were killed or injured. Thinking of this, the guilt on his face became more obvious.

Seeing him like this, Liu Xu felt sorry for him, and thinking that she had not suffered any injustice, she wanted to say forget it. But before she could say anything, Chang Yifei said first: "Third Master, in the final analysis, the culprit is not you, but it is indeed because of your negligence that my sister was frightened. You know, she is a girl, and it is fortunate that she is still young, otherwise if the news of her kidnapping by the mountain bandits spreads, how can she live in the future?" He paused, and seeing Nie Hu's face full of shame, he spoke again:

"But for the sake of Captain Yuan and the young marquis, we can't make a fuss about it." Nie Hu was about to express his gratitude when he heard Chang Yifei say, "Just because we can let you go doesn't mean we will let the culprit go, so please hand over the letter from the Hu family. Yifei will need this evidence to go to the county government for his sister."

Liu Xu was very touched when she heard this. Chang Yifei did this, and Liu Chengming's family would not be in a good situation, and no one would say anything bad about her. It can be said that it solved a big problem for her. After all, her family still lived in Liujia Village, and her grandparents could not blame her.

After Chang Yifei finished speaking, Nie Hu was silent. According to the rules of the underworld, they could not betray their employers, but... thinking that he had been tricked by those people and that many brothers in the village had been killed or injured, he suddenly became angry. He could not argue with Chang Yifei and others, after all, he was in the wrong before, but the Hu family must pay the price for this.

After figuring this out, Nie Hu agreed to Chang Yifei's request without hesitation, and went back to the mountain village in person to retrieve the letter and hand it to them.

Everyone in Langya Village knew that they were in the wrong, and they all hung their heads in dejection.

Liu Xu saw that many of them were injured, and some might even be dead. She felt a little sorry for them, so she kindly (with bad intentions) reminded them: "You were also used in this incident. Now everyone's injuries need treatment. I heard that the Hu family not only has restaurants and land in Yuyang Town, but also has a lot of properties in the county. Why don't you ask them for some compensation? After all, you should be considered victims in this matter, right?"

After saying that, he blinked and looked at the leaders of Langya Village. Upon hearing this, Mu Lingxuan raised his eyebrows and a smile flashed across his lips.

Chang Yifei took over the conversation and said, "Sister Xu'er is right. Not only you, but also many of our people have been injured. We have to go to the Hu family first."

He emphasized the word "first" very much. No one present was stupid. Collaborating with bandits to murder civilians was a serious crime in Dongsheng. Mu Lingxuan didn't even have to do anything. The Chang family had to say hello to the county magistrate, and a quarrel and exile were inevitable. If all the money went to the government, what would they have to do?

Several people nodded in agreement.

After the matter was explained, it was already dawn. Liu Xu was worried that her family would be worried, so she said goodbye. Everyone in the village went back one after another, leaving only some sentries and a few heads of the village to escort the people to the foot of the mountain.

Before leaving, Mu Lingxuan looked at Yuan Kai and promised solemnly: "Captain Yuan, I will not ignore your affairs. After returning, I will help you find out the truth and ask the court to arrange your household registration and whereabouts. But from now on, you must not do anything unjust again."

Yuan Kai looked at Mu Lingxuan gratefully, bowed and said, "Major General, your kindness is so great that we will remember it in our hearts and will definitely discipline our brothers in the future."

Afterwards, Mu Lingxuan led everyone away from Langya Mountain.