On this desolate road, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Murong Ling'er stepped forward like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing a thousand waves.
The officers who were in charge of escorting the fugitives all had their eyes wide open and surrounded them aggressively. The team that was originally moving slowly also slowly stopped.
Deng Lihua tightly hugged her son, who was stunned by the scene before him. Her eyes turned red with anger and worry, and her gaze was fixed on Murong Ling'er who was confronting the officials.
At this moment, Chu Lingfeng, who was lying on Chu Chu's back, said in a low but clear voice, "Let's go and take a look."
Chu Chu was slightly startled when she heard this, and said with difficulty: "Ling Feng, given our current situation, we should avoid..."
However, before she could finish her words, Chu Lingfeng interrupted her firmly: "Go ahead."
The unyielding tone let Chu Chu know that there was no room for negotiation.
Chuchu looked hesitant and turned to look at her mother helplessly. Wang recalled Murong Ling'er's help to them just now. After a little hesitation, she nodded slightly.
With Wang's approval, Chuchu carried Chu Lingfeng on her back and moved slowly and arduously towards the scene of the incident.
As they approached, they happened to hear Murong Ling'er speak righteously, "My request is simple, and I won't embarrass you, but you are not allowed to hit people without reason."
Murong Ling'er's voice was clear and firm, and it was particularly loud in this tense atmosphere.
Chifeng, who had originally looked solemn, was greatly surprised when he heard this request. He thought that this woman wanted to take this opportunity to gain benefits for herself, but he did not expect that she would speak up for these fugitives.
But then he breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that this woman would get ruthless and beat him.
Just as he was about to agree, an urgent and arrogant voice suddenly interrupted.
"Boss, no, why should we agree to her? They are just a group of exiles."
The person who spoke was the sharp-nosed and monkey-faced officer who had just troubled them. He felt that this was finally an opportunity to teach this ungrateful woman a lesson.
He jumped out impatiently, a vicious look on his face, staring intently at Murong Ling'er, and shouted, "Bah! You are just a bunch of exiles. How dare you threaten our boss? How ridiculous!"
Huo Jianjie, who rushed from the front of the team, was extremely anxious when he saw this scene and immediately wanted to plead for Murong Linger.
But before he could finish his words, Murong Ling'er suddenly flashed and attacked with lightning speed, instantly grabbing the sharp-nosed and monkey-cheeked official's neck.
Her movements were clean and smooth, without the slightest hesitation, and she spoke lightly, "Oh! So, do you think I can threaten you now? Or have you had enough of life?"
Before she finished her words, Murong Ling'er suddenly exerted force with her arms, lifted the sharp-nosed and monkey-faced official high up, and threw him out without mercy.
All this happened so fast that Chifeng had no time to react. There was only a loud "bang" and the body of the sharp-nosed and monkey-faced official fell heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
Chifeng frowned tightly and was about to open his mouth to blame Murong Ling'er.
"You, you want to..."
But just as he was about to say this, the officer, who had been knocked unconscious by the fall, suddenly covered his neck and started coughing violently.
"You... cough cough cough cough... you..." The sharp-nosed and monkey-faced officer's voice was hoarse and painful.
Seeing that he was still alive, Chifeng breathed a sigh of relief. He took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, turned to look at Murong Linger, and said, "I promise you that I won't hit anyone again, but you have to agree to one request of mine."
Murong Ling'er's expression remained unchanged as she responded simply, "Speak."
Murong Ling'er's eyes sparkled as she said solemnly, "You are not allowed to attack the officers casually."
Chifeng knew very well that all the people under his command were trained by him. The exile was difficult and he did not want all the people under his command to meet with accidents because of these disputes after they arrived at the exile place after so much hardship.
Murong Ling'er didn't even think about it and nodded without hesitation: "As long as you don't provoke me, I will naturally not take action rashly."
Seeing that the two sides reached an agreement, everyone present felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.
The exiled prisoners looked at Murong Ling'er with eyes full of gratitude.
They knew very well that during this long and arduous exile, it was not only the bad weather and the long distance that were unbearable, but the wanton beatings by the officials were also one of the important reasons for the death of the prisoners.
Murong Ling'er's help undoubtedly brought them a glimmer of hope in this dark journey.
Seeing this, Huo Jianjie's originally relaxed brows furrowed tightly, his face full of worry and concern.
He looked at Murong Ling'er with a worried look in his eyes and said slowly, "Ling'er, it's Daddy who has implicated you. This journey is full of dangers and obstacles, and the road is extremely long. Daddy only hopes that you will take good care of yourself."
When Deng Lihua and Huo Shuixian heard this, their expressions changed drastically in an instant.
Deng Lihua hugged Huo Zihao tightly, her face full of sorrow, her eyes red, she called out softly, hesitantly, "Master, you..."
Huo Shuixian's face was full of resentment, and her delicate face seemed a little distorted by anger.
She could no longer suppress her anger and shouted, "Dad, is my sister's safety the only thing on your mind? Do you not care about our lives?"
Huo Shuixian was really angry. She had been Huo Jianjie's daughter for nineteen years. In her opinion, all the companionship and dedication she had given him over the years were not as good as Murong Linger, who had just been found?
However, compared to Deng Lihua and Huo Shuixian who were sad and full of resentment, Murong Ling'er's mood was calm. She looked calm and held Murong Chen's hand tightly. After hearing Huo Jianjie's instructions, she just nodded slightly, as if she didn't care about it at all.
The moment she turned around, she happened to meet Chu Lingfeng's inquiring gaze.
Murong Ling'er raised her eyebrows slightly and looked Chu Lingfeng up and down fearlessly. Then she suddenly asked, "Have you taken the medicine?"
Chu Lingfeng ignored her question and asked with a firm gaze, "Where is my jade pendant?"
These few simple words left Murong Ling'er at a loss for words. She muttered to herself, "This man is still thinking about that jade pendant even at this point. Sigh! It's not that I don't want to return it to you, but I really can't!" Fortunately, she had already prepared a fake one as a backup.
Thinking of this, Murong Ling'er took out a jade pendant from her sleeve without hesitation and threw it towards Chu Lingfeng, muttering, "Give it back to you!"
Chu Lingfeng reached out and steadily caught the jade pendant. He lowered his head to take a look, and his expression instantly became extremely gloomy. A raging rage burned in his deep eyes. He suddenly raised his head, glared at Murong Linger, and said through gritted teeth, "How dare you use a fake to fool me?"
Murong Ling'er remained calm and said innocently, "How is that possible? Isn't this the jade pendant you wanted?"
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