[Marriage first, love later] She is happy after marrying a widower

Xu Nian was immersed in a sweet dream. She dreamed that she was wearing silk and satin, walking in a luxurious palace with carved beams and painted rafters, and everyone around her was flattering her.

Suddenly, a deafening noise pulled her out of her sweet dream like a surging tide.

She was instantly furious and was about to yell when Xiaoling rushed in with a panicked look on her face, her voice filled with tears: "Miss, it's bad! Bandits are coming to rob our carriage!"

When Xu Nian heard this, the anger in his heart was instantly extinguished by fear, and was replaced by a bone-chilling chill.

She didn't even bother to put on her shoes. She crawled to the curtain using her hands and feet and pulled it open.

It looked like a Shura field outside, with a group of people fighting fiercely. Those people were wearing coarse cloth clothes like ordinary people. At first glance, it was really hard to tell that they were bandits.

At this moment, a guard seized the opportunity, shouted loudly, and chopped down with the sharp blade in his hand with the sound of wind. A bandit could not dodge in time, and blood spurted out like a fountain. Under the cold moonlight, the blood was shockingly red.

Xu Nian had never seen such a bloody scene before. She was terrified and screamed, piercing the night air: "Ah—" The sound was so sharp and piercing that it seemed to pierce one's eardrums. But outside, the bloodbath was raging, the shouts and screams intertwined, and no one had the time to pay attention to her screams.

Xiaoling was extremely anxious. She rushed forward and covered Xu Nian's mouth with both hands. Her eyes were red and she pleaded in a low voice with tears in her eyes: "Girl, please, don't scream anymore! If this attracts more bandits, we will be completely doomed. We are really finished!"

Xu Nian's mouth was covered, and he could only stare wide-eyed, his eyes full of helplessness and fear. His chest heaved violently, and he gasped for breath, trying desperately to calm himself down.

After calming down, she stole a glance outside. Her heart sank instantly when she saw it. There were so many bandits outside, and their number looked frightening.

She knew very well in her heart that if the guards could not hold on, everyone present today would die here. She was still so young and had such a good time to enjoy, how could she be willing to die here?

In panic, she turned to look at Xiaoling, her hands tightly grasping Xiaoling's arms, her nails almost digging into the flesh, her voice trembling: "Xiaoling, where are the master and the mistress? Where did they go? Why doesn't anyone come forward to control these bandits? What should we do?"

Xiaoling was also at a loss, tears welling up in her eyes. She cried out, "Girl, I really don't know. It's such a mess outside, how could I dare go down to see? I might not be able to come back if I go down."

Xu Nian was so anxious that he clenched the corners of his clothes tightly with both hands, almost tearing the fabric to pieces. His voice became increasingly trembling, almost pleading: "What should we do? We can't just sit here and wait to be chopped down by bandits. We have to think of a way!"

Xiaoling bit her lip until it almost bled, her eyes filled with fear. After hesitating for a long time, she stammered, "Girl, we don't have any other options now. We can only hope that the guards can quickly repel the bandits. Apart from that, what else can we do?"

Just when the two were in despair, a strong and loud shout suddenly came from outside the carriage: "Don't be afraid, Miss Xu, we will definitely protect you!" This voice was like a ray of dawn, giving Xu Nian a shot of cardiac stimulant, making her feel a little more at ease. However, the fierce fighting outside continued without stopping, and the "ping pong" sound made people feel panicked.

Suddenly, with a "whoosh", an arrow accompanied by a sharp wind shot through the curtain of the carriage. The arrow head almost brushed past Xu Nian's ear, and the wind brought it up, making her face hurt and almost hurting her.

"Ah!" Xu Nian reflexively cried out in surprise, this time even louder than before, instantly attracting the attention of many people. The fighting bandits froze in their tracks, and the guards, seizing this rare opportunity, swiftly attacked, dispatching several more enemies with remarkable efficiency.

But who could have imagined that just one shout would bring about an even greater disaster.

When several bandits heard the noise, they all turned their heads to look over here. When they saw Xu Nian, their eyes widened instantly, with a hint of undisguised greed in their eyes. They rushed towards her aggressively with their shining swords in hand.

The bandits came with great momentum, their footsteps making a thumping sound on the ground and raising a cloud of dust. They were about to rush in front of Xu Nian.

Xu Nian's heart instantly rose to her throat. She grabbed Xiaoling's hands tightly with both hands like pliers and screamed at the top of her lungs: "Xiaoling, what should we do? The bandits are rushing towards us! Help!"

Xiaoling was also scared to death, and she felt inexplicably impatient with Xu Nian. She secretly complained that if it weren't for this Miss Xu who was so startled and screaming endlessly, those bandits would never have noticed them.

As the vicious bandits approached, the strong, pungent smell of blood emanating from them rushed straight towards everyone's noses like a surging tide. The bandits had ferocious faces, and in their hands they tightly grasped gleaming swords, the blades gleaming with a chilling cold light under the cold moonlight.

At this moment, Xu Nian made up her mind and stretched out her hands without hesitation, using all her strength to push hard, aiming at Xiaoling in front of her.

At this moment, she had only one thought in her mind, which was to push Xiaoling off the carriage quickly so that Xiaoling could block the group of ferocious bandits who were rushing towards her like wolves and tigers.

She pushed Xiaoling with all her might, and kept calling out, "Xiaoling! Xiaoling..."

The panic on her face seemed as if Xiaoling had been frightened by the bandits and fell off the carriage. She wanted to reach out and pull Xiaoling back.

Xiaoling never expected Xu Nian to do this. Her eyes widened instantly, her face full of fear and disbelief, her mouth wide open, and she just uttered half a sentence: "Girl, you..." her body rushed forward uncontrollably.

At this critical moment, the captain of the guard appeared like a god descending from the sky, flying over with a nimble figure. His big hand was like a pair of iron pliers, grabbing Xiaoling's arm and pulling it back hard. At the same time, he kicked out with a huge force, kicking the knife-wielding bandit fiercely.

The bandit was kicked so hard that he took a few steps back like a rag bag and fell to the ground.

Seeing that Xiaoling was fine, Xu Nian hurried to help Xiaoling: "Xiaoling, are you okay?"