A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

Outside Fengcheng, there is still a long way to go along the official road.

As the number of pedestrians gradually decreased, An Qinghe became very alert, his blue eyes warily scanning all directions ahead.

When he left Yunling County to find Gu Xixi, he had already learned from the Chamber of Commerce's news network that some places outside the Northwest were not peaceful.

Not long after the new emperor of the Daye Dynasty ascended the throne, the mess left by the former empress dowager's faction had not yet been cleaned up.

Furthermore, some remaining followers are lurking in various places, waiting for an opportunity to incite bandits to cause trouble.

However, since the above matters concerned the stability of the new dynasty and the emperor's reputation, the court had no choice but to deal with them secretly and did not intend to make them known to the world.

At this moment, there are few people or vehicles in this area.

An Qinghe thought of the woman he cared about most sitting in the carriage, and his concern for her safety kept him from relaxing for even a moment.

Looking at Jiang Mingyuan's expression, he was serious and alert, much like An Qinghe.

It seems he knew the inside story.

After about an hour's journey on horseback, the official road could be seen in the distance.

The two men's tense faces relaxed slightly.

An Qinghe asked, "I'm too lazy to carry it. Aren't you familiar with maps? How much longer do we have to walk?"

Jiang Mingyuan said, "At this speed, once we turn left onto the official road, it will take less than two hours to reach the post station by sunset."

An Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief, "Great, I don't want to walk in the dark in a place like this!"

He pulled on the reins, and the two horses galloped side by side, with Jiang Mingyuan spurring his horse to keep up.

Just as we reached the main road and were about to turn, we suddenly heard a commotion of voices.

"Help! Help!!"

A woman dressed in white ran from around the corner, shouting for help, and stumbled towards the carriage.

Several men were chasing closely behind her, and judging from their expressions and attire, they were not good people.

In the face of an unexpected situation, and seeing that they were about to hit someone, An Qinghe didn't have time to think and quickly pulled hard on the reins, yelling, "Whoa!!!"

The horse's hooves rose high, and the woman in white stood motionless beneath them, completely terrified.

Fortunately, the horse's hoof landed a little far enough that it didn't step on anyone.

Jiang Mingyuan quickly stopped by the car window, "Xixi, are you alright?"

A moment later, Gu Xixi's voice came from inside the car, "...It's okay, I'm fine."

An Qinghe, still shaken, angrily shouted, "Are you out of your mind?! Didn't you see such a big carriage?! I've never seen anyone crawl under a horse's hooves like that before!"

The woman in white turned deathly pale and stared blankly at An Qinghe.

Upon closer inspection, she appeared to be about the same age as Gu Xixi, with her black hair adorned only with a white silk flower in her hair, clearly an outfit for mourning.

Seeing that the woman was still in mourning, An Qinghe didn't want to get angry anymore, so he softened his tone and said, "Since you're alright, please step aside. We need to get going."

Suddenly, the woman in white seemed to come to her senses and knelt straight down in front of the carriage.

"Please, benefactor, save me! Please, benefactor, save me!!!"

At this moment, Gu Xixi lifted the curtain of the car window.

She had a faint bruise on her forehead, from the sudden braking.

"What happened?"

Jiang Mingyuan stood guard by the car window, staring ahead with a gloomy expression. "Several men are chasing a weak woman who is still in mourning."

He turned to Gu Xixi and said, "Put the curtain down, stay inside and don't come out, don't speak or show your face. Let An Qinghe and I figure out what's going on first."

Gu Xixi did as she was told, and listened intently to what was happening in the car.

At the same time, he opened his crossbody bag and pulled out several packets of poison and sleeping potion.

Several men caught up with her, and the woman in white jumped up in fright and ran to An Qinghe for cover.

Suddenly, someone started cursing, "You bitch! Let's see where you think you're going!"

"My master saw that you had no father or mother and was afraid that you would not be able to survive in the future. He kindly found you a place to go and made you a concubine as soon as you entered the family. He even sent us to take you there properly, but you just refused to listen to reason and had to suffer the consequences!"

The woman in white trembled all over, whether from anger or fear, or perhaps both.

"You! You villains! He seized my family's land and house, drove my mother to her death, and killed my father! He even wants to force me to be his concubine?!"

"Dream on! I'd rather die than give in to him!"

"Want to die?" the man chuckled lewdly. "You'll have to wait until you've finished serving your master before you die!"

The others grinned maliciously and said lewd things to the woman.

The woman in white, with tears welling in her eyes, clung to An Qinghe in fear, yet glared fiercely at the others, stubbornly refusing to shed a single tear.

An Qinghe didn't want to meddle, but when he glanced at the woman in white, he felt a pang of pity.

A burly man reached out and grabbed the woman in white.

An Qinghe said coldly, "Wait."

“She refuses to go with you. If you forcibly take her away, it will be considered abduction of a woman and a violation of the laws of the Great Ye Dynasty.”

"Who do you think you are!" the burly man cursed as he raised his head. Upon seeing An Qinghe's face, he laughed, "Oh, a barbarian, and with such delicate skin."

"If we kidnapped you and sold you to be a male prostitute, we could definitely get a good price!"

The group of lackeys burst into laughter, their expressions lewd.

An Qing was momentarily bewildered; he had no idea what a male prostitute was.

Seeing the woman in white's embarrassed expression, he knew it was definitely not something nice.

Jiang Mingyuan spurred his horse forward, stopped beside An Qinghe, and whispered, "He's a man who makes a living by selling his body."

"What?" Anqing and Shana were furious.

He drew his dagger with a whoosh, yelling, "You sons of bitches! I'd rather skin you alive and feed you to wild dogs than accept you into brothels!"

Jiang Mingyuan looked at An Qinghe with some surprise.

I hadn't noticed before, but he does seem to have a bit of a Robin Hood-like spirit.

To protect a helpless woman he didn't even know, he was quick to hurl insults and quick to draw his sword.

I just don’t know…

Jiang Mingyuan silently counted the number of the enemy, thinking to himself that he only knew how to shoot arrows, but unfortunately there were no bows and arrows in front of him, and the enemies were all close at hand, so close combat was the only option.

The girl in white and Gu Xixi are both women.

The only reliable fighting force left is An Qinghe.

We don’t yet know how skilled An Qing is in martial arts. Does he have a chance of winning against eight opponents?

Jiang Mingyuan's mind raced. He needed to save the person, but he also needed to find a way to escape.

……

The wicked servants never expected that a stranger from out of town would not only meddle in their business but also dare to insult them like that.

After a moment of stunned silence, they angrily surrounded the front of the carriage.

"Hey, blondie's got some nerve. Does he even know who our master is?"

"No one in this area dares to offend my master! I kindly advise you to leave now, or else..."

Someone grinned and said, "Don't blame us for dragging your master out of the car and beating him to death!"

An Qinghe was furious and raised the dagger in his hand.

Just then, a woman's soft laughter was heard, "Who's trying to drag me out? How rude."

All the wicked servants turned to look, and when they saw a beautiful young girl lifting the curtain, they all grinned wickedly.

"Oh, if we had known there was a little beauty hiding in the car, why would we have wasted our breath talking?"

"Just bring the car and people and take them back to the owner!"

Jiang Mingyuan and An Qinghe were both shocked when they saw Gu Xixi come out.