I started out with seven husbands, and I worked hard to support my family while crying.

Long Jinyan thought to himself that he was not easy to deal with.

But that's all it is.

As a former general of the Great Yu Dynasty, he had never felt any fear.

The more difficult the opponent, the more excited he became.

Just like back in the old mine.

It just takes a little more effort.

Think about it.

He then lifted the thick tree and pointed it at the crowd.

"Who are you? Why have you kidnapped my wife and Brother Pei?!"

"!"

Pei Yan looked up and saw the somewhat foolish-looking man.

He hadn't expected this guy to mistake him for someone who had been kidnapped; it seemed his eyesight was somewhat off.

However, it stirred something within him.

It should be noted that from childhood to adulthood, almost everyone he encountered approached him with a purpose.

sincere?

does not exist.

now.

He then encountered someone who stood up for him in a moment of crisis, even though it was just a misunderstanding.

Long Jinyan glared coldly at the crowd, the tree in his hand already broken by half an inch.

"Who is in charge? State your name immediately, and I will not kill nameless nobodies!"

So arrogant!

Fang Xiaoxiao couldn't help but complain inwardly.

This was the first time she had ever seen Long Jinyan say something like that.

In the past, the sentence the other party said most often was: "Wife, I plowed three acres of land today."

Mighty, domineering, and handsome!

These are the words Fang Xiaoxiao could think of to praise Long Jinyan.

From within the bushes, a pair of sharp, wolf-like eyes were fixed on the group.

"What an idiot, thinking he's some kind of hero!"

Murong Changqing lay prostrate in a clump of grass half a person's height, and couldn't help but mutter a few words.

He followed Long Jinyan to this place.

After uprooting a tree, he jumped out of the bushes and hid there, waiting for the right opportunity to rescue his wife.

At this time.

Five men dressed in black were thinking quickly when they saw a man who looked somewhat familiar to them.

They seemed to have met somewhere before, but they couldn't quite remember where they were right now.

The man who had just been kicked by the black horse was now walking towards the young master.

"Young master, what should we do?"

Pei Yan pretended not to hear and made a barely audible sound.

"What else can we do? Find the right time, and the five of you can make a quick getaway!"

"That……"

The man pointed to the black horse lying on the ground.

Pei Yan continued.

"Never mind that for now. The most important thing right now is to keep our identities hidden."

The man nodded slightly.

All of their movements were seen by Murong Changqing, who was not far away.

"Huh? Pei Yan and the man in black seem to know each other."

"Strange, strange. It seems this matter is not as simple as I thought..."

……

Pei Yan tapped his subordinate lightly with his finger, signaling him to prepare to leave.

They were all well-trained spies, and naturally knew their master's intentions.

At that moment, the black-clad men who had been blocking Fang Xiaoxiao's path also received a signal from their comrades to retreat.

The two exchanged a glance and prepared to turn and leave.

Seeing that the group seemed to be plotting something, Long Jinyan immediately became alert and prepared to act first.

He gripped the tree tightly with both hands, his body sinking down, as if trying to unleash his full potential.

"Let go of my wife!"

It's too late to say.

He leaped up, jumping several meters away, like a ferocious beast pouncing, tearing apart a group of men in black.

At that moment, a whooshing sound rang out, accompanied by a jet-black dagger flying in.

The dagger moved with incredible speed, like a venomous snake lunging at Long Jinyan's ankle.

"careful!"

Fang Xiaoxiao shouted loudly and looked at her husband with concern.

"Boom!"

Metals intertwine and collide, creating a spark.

After Pei Yan threw the dagger from his sleeve, he saw it deflect and stab towards Long Jinyan's black dagger. Only then did he quickly lower his head, as if he didn't want anyone to see him make a move.

As for Fang Xiaoxiao, she was already frightened by the sudden accident.

Her body involuntarily took two steps forward.

Just then, the two men in black in front of her instantly sheathed their knives and made an extremely unusual move.

The two of them quickly turned around and ran wildly towards the woods behind her.

At the same time, as Fang Xiaoxiao turned around, the men in black who had been supporting Pei Yan were now helping the man who had been kicked by the horse escape into the depths of the woods.

"Hu~~"

Although Fang Xiaoxiao didn't understand why, she glanced at Pei Yan, who was clutching his chest and panting heavily on the muddy ground, and guessed that it must have been him who made the other person leave.

At this moment, Long Jinyan stomped his feet on the ground and ran quickly toward his wife, splashing up yellow mud like water droplets on the muddy road, showing that he was running with great effort.

"Ma'am, are you okay?"

"fine."

"That's good. Bah! Those bastards, if they had run any slower, I would have chopped off their heads and fed them to the dogs!"

"!"

Fang Xiaoxiao said that what you said was quite wrong, like feeding a dog's head to a dog?

After sitting on the ground catching his breath for a while, Pei Yan, who had finally regained some strength, slowly got up.

Seeing this, Long Jinyan wanted to step forward to help, but unexpectedly, his wife grabbed his sleeve and shook her head.

"Young Master Pei is strong and healthy. He was just kicked by a horse. He won't die. You don't need to help him. You'd be better off checking on the horse and seeing how it is."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yan's expression changed drastically, becoming extremely unpleasant. However, being a skilled clown, he quickly composed himself and coldly replied.

"Brother Jinyan, you must listen to your wife and not pay attention to a useless person like me. I can't even defend against beasts. I deserve to be injured!"

"Cough cough!"

Long Jinyan was a kind-hearted person, and from what he heard, Brother Pei must have suffered a considerable injury.

He had previously encountered subordinates who had been attacked by wild horses while he was in the military camp, but unfortunately, the men died under the horses' hooves.

As one can imagine, although the wild horse was good, it was too ferocious, and in the end he had no choice but to kill it and eat its flesh.

The purpose was to stabilize morale and let the generals know that Long Jinyan loved his subordinates more than his horses.

Although the Dayu Dynasty was rich in resources, it was difficult to raise warhorses.

Logically speaking, one warhorse is worth ten soldiers.

But he continued to do as he pleased, for which he was impeached by civil officials and ultimately fined a year's salary.

“My lady, don’t say such things. Brother Pei Yan must have been trampled by the horse while protecting you from its attack. How could I stand by and do nothing?”

As he spoke, he quickly walked towards Pei Yan.

Pei Yan wanted to refuse, shaking his head to indicate that he was fine, but the incessant coughing and the two broken ribs in his chest made him break out in a cold sweat and tremble all over after just a couple of movements.

Knowing the extent of his injuries, Long Jinyan immediately picked him up and carried him in his arms without saying a word.

Well! Their intimate gesture made Fang Xiao's eyes widen in surprise.

"No, you two grown men, why are you doing a princess carry?!"

Jealousy can distort a person beyond recognition.

But in the face of a straight, unyielding man, everything else is meaningless.

Long Jinyan spoke.

"My lady, please don't talk nonsense. How could Brother Pei be a princess? He's just a handsome man at most!"

"Now that he is injured in the chest cavity, what's wrong with us carrying him across our chests?"