Noble Lady

After finishing the official business, Chu Yao was invited by Xue Chenyu to go to the backyard.

The main reason is that Qiuhua also wants to see her.

But unfortunately, Qiuhua is still injured, and Xue Chenyu doesn't allow her to get out of bed, so she can only rest and recuperate.

However, Chu Yao herself was also a martial artist, and she could tell from Qiu Hua's posture that he was a martial artist.

His eyes are sharp, yet his edge is restrained. Although he is not very old, he looks very powerful.

"Miss Chu, I didn't lie to you, my sister Qiuhua is quite amazing."

Chu Yao nodded, "This Miss Qiuhua does look very powerful."

"No need to be so polite, just call them by their names." Xue Chenyu said with a smile.

Although Chu Yao is still a bandit, his personality and temperament are quite pleasant.

"Then don't call me Miss Chu anymore. I feel awkward too."

When everyone got to know each other, they all burst into laughter.

A group of girls gathered together and chattered, and Chu Yao also told her about the group of miserable women in Qingmu Village.

She was abducted to the mountains when she was a child, and later she was chosen by the wife of the former leader of Qingmu Village and adopted as her goddaughter. As a result, she learned martial arts from the leader.

Of course, it wasn't just her. All the women in Qingmu Village were from good families who were abducted and taken to the mountains.

But she was talented, and at the age of fifteen, she had learned the martial arts of the previous village chief.

The good times did not last long. When she was sixteen years old, the former leader of Qingmu Village was killed by the people from Black Tiger Village and Black Bear Village. The reason was that Pei Dahu from Black Tiger Village had taken a fancy to her and wanted to take her as a concubine.

Her godfather, the former village chief, refused, so they broke up.

Afterwards, the Black Tiger Village wanted to incorporate the Green Wood Village as well, but because of her and her godmother, the incorporation was not so smooth. However, some of the capable fighters were indeed taken in by the Black Tiger Village, leaving only the old, young, women and children like them.

Later, Pei Dahu and his men still refused to give up. In a rage, his godmother took some gunpowder she got from somewhere and rushed to the Black Tiger Village to avenge her godfather, almost blowing Pei Dahu to death.

His godmother was gone, and Qingmu Village still had natural defenses, but from then on, Pei Dahu didn't dare to provoke Qingmu Village anymore.

Over the years, she has been thinking about revenge for her godfather and godmother, so she has been trying to trip them up behind the scenes.

When the people from the Black Tiger Camp and the Black Bear Camp went out to rob, she would bring her men to follow them and cause trouble for them.

I did it many times and inadvertently prevented their plans of robbery and murder several times, saving many people.

"Pei Dahu is dead." Yumei, who had been quiet in the past few days, suddenly blurted out.

Everyone looked over there.

I saw her slowly pulling out her dagger. The blood on it had dried up, and I could smell a strong smell of rust.

"It was with this knife that I plunged it into his heart."

Yuzhu shuddered unconsciously.

She didn't see Yuzhu kill Pei Dahu with her own eyes, but she had heard Xue Chenyu mention it.

When she spoke of it in person, it inexplicably gave people a chilling feeling, which was completely different from the usual Yumei.

"You..." Chu Yao looked at her in surprise.

Is this little girl thirteen years old?

"It's me. That year, I came to Lingnan with my parents. We weren't supposed to stay here, but because I was naughty and playful, I got separated from my parents with only my wet nurse."

"Later I learned that my parents had encountered bandits while searching for me. They were attracted by my mother's beauty and wanted to take her back to the village."

"My father was seriously injured while protecting my mother and could no longer practice martial arts. My mother was pregnant with my younger sister, but after the shock, she lost her sister. She became unconscious after that."

"My mother doesn't recognize me, and my father doesn't want me anymore."

"My grandfather told me to remember that bandit's face. I did. So, I avenged my parents and sister with my own hands."

The little girl said these words in a very calm tone, and everyone present couldn't help but feel sympathy for her.

"Since you have avenged your parents and sister, you should let go of this obsession." Xue Chenyu held her hand and put the dagger back into the sheath.

Yumei looked at her and said, "Everyone who does something wrong must pay the price for their actions. I understand."

"If you do something wrong, besides paying the price, there's another way to make amends. Aren't you already doing your best to make amends? If you could find a better doctor and cure your mother's illness, maybe everything would be fine."

Yumei thought about it and finally gave up the insistence on paying the price.

After that, there was another round of small talk.

Everyone was chattering, not afraid of waking Dongyue up - it would be best if they could wake her up.

As the sun got higher, Xue Chenyu wanted to invite Chu Yao to dinner, but she declined.

"I have some very important things to attend to right away. Next time I have the chance, I will definitely host Miss Xue and everyone else and let them taste the authentic flavors of this place."

"Then it's a deal."

"It's a word."

Chu Yao left in a hurry.

Now the imperial court is so determined to suppress the bandits. No matter whether Qingmu Village has done evil or not in her hands, it has always been a bandit's den.

The mountains are not a place to live for long.

The most important thing for her at the moment is to bring the remaining old, young, women and children in the village down the mountain and completely disband the village!

……

Afternoon.

Du Jingyuan and the others are finally back.

He left feeling refreshed and came back in a mess.

Du Jingyuan was riding on the same horse with Chen Mingxuan.

Moreover, she was wearing Chen Mingxuan's clothes.

Tsk.

This is fortunate that they are in this place where the emperor is far away. If they were in Shengjing City, the gossips of the gossipers alone would have drowned Du Jingyuan.

If she had known this would happen, she should have forced Yumei over when Chen Mingxuan went to chase Du Jingyuan and when Du Jingyuan sent her back on the pretext that there was no one around her.

"Aren't you going to the countryside? Why do you look like you're fleeing?" Xue Chenyu walked to the front of the horse and helped the man down.

She rushed over as soon as she heard the news, and was able to see this scene.

If I were a step later, I would not have seen them riding together.

Du Jingyuan's face flushed: "Look how embarrassed I am. Wait until I get back to clean myself up and then I'll tell you in detail."

Then he took Dujuan and ran away.

Xue Chenyu then looked at Chen Mingxuan who was still riding on the horse.

Chen Mingxuan quickly dismounted.

Because I was too anxious, I almost sprained my ankle.

"... Miss Xue."

"This concerns the reputation of our Ayuan. Instructor Chen should talk to me about it when he has time, right?" Xue Chenyu said in a low voice with a smile.

If she remembered correctly, Chen Mingxuan still didn't know that the person he was engaged to be married to was Du Jingyuan.

Judging from his expression, he doesn't seem to have already known it.

But he knew that he already had a "fiancée", but he still wanted to flirt with other girls, so she had to have a good talk with this Instructor Chen.

"...Miss Xue, can you please allow me to change my clothes?"

"it is good."

Chen Mingxuan changed his clothes and washed up much faster than Du Jingyuan.

He came out soon.

Seeing Xue Chenyu waiting outside, he looked guilty.

"Ms. Xue, this is all my fault. I failed to take good care of A Yuan and almost let her get hurt. I also had improper thoughts about her. If you want to blame someone, blame me."

Yo.

Even A Yuan was called.

"Teacher Chen, did you know that our A Yuan is engaged?"

Chen Mingxuan was stunned for a moment, "She also..."

"Yes, as far as I know, you are also engaged, and you have postponed the wedding date for this disaster relief."

Xue Chenyu pretended to be deep and said, "How are you going to explain to the girl you're engaged to when you go back after treating her like this with A Yuan? And how is she going to explain to them when she goes back?"

Chen Mingxuan was silent for a while. "The fault is all mine. Whether it's the General's Mansion or A Yuan, I will give them an explanation."

Seeing his determined look, Xue Chenyu enjoyed watching the fun.

If he really goes back to cancel the engagement, it will be a big deal.

I originally wrote about Yumei accompanying Du Jingyuan to the countryside, but I got so carried away writing that I forgot. So I'll make up for it. Please be sure to pretend that you didn't notice this bug.