Qingyun's Love: Tiger Boy Falls in Love with a Pretty Lawyer

Ranmo stretched his muscles and forced himself to sit up. He looked around. The room was empty except for a few pieces of rotten wood, as if it had been abandoned for years. The light was dim, filtered only by the cracks between the wooden planks on the wall.

Ranmo pondered for a moment, remembering the pen and paper she'd used to answer questions in her sleeve pocket. She decided to take it out for later use. Her hands were tied behind her back, but fortunately, she could reach her sleeve pocket. After groping for a long time, she finally pulled it out. It was a simple charcoal pencil, designed to write without ink.

Ranmo wanted to write a message for help on a piece of paper. However, with her hands tied behind her back, it was difficult. She wrapped one arm around her waist and held the paper, while using the other hand to hold the pen, she laboriously wrote a few lines of large characters on the paper with an awkward posture:

"Help Tuyaogou Zhenxi Ranmo Family"

After finishing, she was exhausted and breathless. Ranmo rested for a moment, thinking about how to pass the note. There was no good idea at the moment, so she could only play it by ear. She placed a small stone inside the note, then rolled it up and stuffed it into her sleeve.

When it was pitch dark, footsteps were heard outside the house. The wooden door opened, and two men entered. One was thin, the other was burly. They came straight over, put a cloth bag on Ran Mo's head, and then led him away from the wooden house.

After Ranmo left the house, he waited for an opportunity to throw the crumpled paper with a message for help written on it not far from the door, hoping someone would see it, pick it up, and report it as written.

One morning, several women and their children came to the grassy slope to collect pine nuts. A little girl was playing and skipping on the grass. She chased a small butterfly and came to a wooden house.

The white butterfly flew away, leaving a white spot on the ground. She ran closer and saw that it was a ball of paper, so she picked it up curiously.

At this time, a woman in the distance called out, "Rou'er, don't run away, come back." The little girl jumped to her mother's side. The mother and daughter turned out to be Li and Rou'er.

Rou'er handed the paper ball to her mother. Mrs. Li thought it was discarded and wanted to throw it away, but Rou'er asked her to open it and take a look.

Li casually unfolded the paper and saw some words written on it. She couldn't read, so she didn't understand what was written. Rou'er took the paper back, wrapped a few pine nuts in it, and put it in her pocket.

At noon, they hurried home. Mrs. Li was inside sorting pine nuts, while Old Zhao was on the kang smoking a pipe. Things had improved at home recently, and the relationship between husband and wife was becoming increasingly harmonious.

Rou'er took out a ball of paper from her pocket, took out the pine nuts wrapped inside, and handed it to Lao Zhao for him to eat. Lao Zhao laughed and praised Rou'er for being a sensible and considerate child while eating.

He accidentally glanced at the wrinkled paper and vaguely saw a few black words, so he took it and took a look. When he saw what was written on it, he was shocked.

He had been traveling for a long time and naturally knew the dangers of the earthen cave. What shocked him even more was that Ran Mo's name was written on it.

This is Rou'er's benefactor. Regardless of whether the note was accurate or not, Old Zhao immediately explained a few words to Li, then headed straight for Ranmo's house with the note.

They arrived in a moment. They found Wei Hua washing clothes in the yard. Old Zhao briefly explained the situation to her and showed her the note. Wei Hua panicked, not knowing what to do.

At this moment, a voice called out from outside the yard, "Everyone is at home." The two looked up and saw that it was Qingsheng coming.

The two of them, as if they had met a key figure, hurriedly welcomed Qingsheng in and told him the situation anxiously. Upon hearing this, Qingsheng's eyes widened with anger and he was extremely anxious. He immediately asked Lao Zhao to lead the way and chase after him.

Old Zhao knew the way to Tuyaogou, but it was clearly difficult to catch up with the group on foot. He patted his head and asked Qingsheng to go to his house first. His neighbor had two fast horses that would come in handy.

Qing Shengsui and Lao Zhao rushed over, while Wei Hua shouted from behind, asking them to be more careful.

Old Zhao's neighbor was kindhearted. When he heard about the rescue, he immediately let Old Zhao take the horse. After Qingsheng thanked him, he and Old Zhao each rode a horse and galloped towards the earthen cave ditch.

Toward evening, I saw a few dark figures moving in the distance on a deserted road ahead. I hurried to catch up and saw two people walking on the road, with a donkey between them and a man on its back.

Qingsheng shouted loudly, rode forward quickly, and immediately stopped those people.

The two men were a bit flustered. The burlier one said stubbornly, "Where did you come from? How dare you block my way?"

Qingsheng smiled coldly and dismounted. He walked straight to the middle and pulled the bag off the man. Who else could it be but Ran Mo?

Seeing that the plan was exposed, the two men were afraid of Qingsheng's height, strength and power, so they wanted to run away.

Old Zhao also arrived at this time, and seeing the situation, he quickly grabbed one of them. Qingsheng grabbed the thicker one and punched him hard.

Amidst the constant begging for mercy, Qingsheng tied him up and handed him over to Lao Zhao for care, while he hurried to check on Ranmo's condition.

Ran Mo was still slumped on the donkey, already groggy. Qing Sheng, distressed, lifted her off the donkey, then sat her down on the ground, holding her in his arms and anxiously calling her name.

Ran Mo slowly woke up. It was like a big dream. He opened his eyes and saw that familiar and friendly face. Was this a dream that he hadn't woken up from yet?

It wasn't until the tears in Qingsheng's eyes fell and mixed with hers that she realized this was not a dream. The person she had been thinking about day and night had come to save her.

She doesn't ask him to come to see her on a colorful cloud, she just hopes to be able to hold him in her arms steadily and peacefully.

After she regained her composure, Qingsheng told her the details of his rescue. Ran Molian thanked the Zhao family.

Old Zhao chuckled and said that it was what he should do. Ran Mo had helped them, so she would definitely be rewarded.

Qingsheng whispered to her, "I knew something would happen as soon as I left. Let's see if you will let me go." Ranmo was speechless.

Qingsheng and Lao Zhao escorted Ranmo back and then escorted the two guys back to town. They first sent them to the custody of the county government branch, and then sent Ranmo back home.

Wei Hua was also very happy to see Ran Mo return safely. She just said how careless he was and it was good that he came back. She also thanked Qing Sheng and Lao Zhao.

Old Zhao needed to take care of his family, so he went back first. Ranmo said he would definitely go to their house to thank them later. Old Zhao said it was not necessary, but Rou'er missed her, so he would go and see her.

Qingsheng insisted on staying to take care of her and calm her nerves. Ranmo suddenly thought, "Isn't your leg injury still healed? How can you bear the pain while riding today?"

Only after Ranmo asked did Qingsheng notice a few more drops of blood seeping from the wound. In his haste to get on with his journey, he'd forgotten the pain. As long as Ranmo returned safely, it wouldn't matter.

The next day, Qingsheng accompanied Ranmo and Wu Shao to the county government office and detailed the case. The two criminals confessed to human trafficking and kidnapping, and identified the residence of the woman used as bait. They were arrested and brought to justice. They would be convicted and sentenced soon.

Ranmo didn't want the area to continue to cause harm, so he made a request: he wanted the government to take action to eradicate the illegal labor trafficking in Tuyaogou. The county magistrate seemed somewhat helpless, saying that this was a chronic problem that required the joint efforts of multiple parties to effectively address it.

Ranmo also knew that some of the inertia in the officialdom could not be changed by his own efforts. However, he was also filled with righteous indignation and unwillingness, so he argued with him.

Wu Shao and Qing Sheng listened from the sidelines, admiring Ran Mo's righteousness but also ashamed of the official inaction. They then sounded the alarm, warning that if the government failed to rectify the situation, they would mobilize the local wealthy and prominent to appeal, or even sue the government in Beijing. The consequences of losing their jobs and receiving punishment would be more than worth it.

The officials were afraid of this. Knowing that these two people were indeed from extraordinary families, they agreed to convene the county government to discuss countermeasures and achieve practical results to solve the problems of the people.

The few of them left. Looking at the blue sky and white clouds outside, breathing the fresh air, the joy of surviving a disaster made Ran Mo truly feel the preciousness of freedom and peace.

When I encountered danger myself, I realized how much those in distress longed for help and protection, and I resolved to do my best to contribute to this endeavor.

Qingsheng looked at the adorable little person in front of him and really wanted to hug her in his arms immediately to prevent her from suffering any harm.

He quietly came behind Ran Mo, put his hands on her shoulders, took care of her and gently pushed her, walking forward steadily.