The whole family was brutally murdered? The ruthless heiress's eldest daughter went berserk aft

"Hmm! Be careful not to step into the traps set by the bandits." Gu Ye, as expected of a victorious general, could lie without batting an eye.

Just as they were about to escape the mountain stronghold, a sudden, urgent alarm sounded.

The alarm sounded particularly jarring in the silent night sky.

"Oh no, we've been discovered!" Gu Ye's expression changed. "Everyone, run!"

A group of people fled in panic, followed by the angry roars of bandits and the sound of chaotic footsteps.

Gu Ye escorted the villagers to safety while occasionally turning back to block the pursuers.

His swordsmanship was fierce, and he could repel several bandits with each strike, but Murong Xuewei noticed that his movements were becoming increasingly sluggish.

Gu Ye pushed Murong Xuewei into the crowd, saying, "You retreat with the villagers first, I'll cover the rear."

A villager grabbed Murong Xuewei and ran away. Gu Ye, seeing that Murong Xuewei had gone far away, no longer cared.

Holding his sword horizontally in front of him, he said, "If you want to chase them, you'll have to get past me first."

The bandit leader was clearly unconcerned. "General Gu, even if you can save them for a while, you can't save them forever. Even if they escape now, I can still catch them again sooner or later."

Gu Ye asked in confusion, "Do you know my identity?"

"I not only know your identity, but I also knew in advance that you were coming to suppress the bandits," the leader said without any hesitation.

Gu Ye gave a self-deprecating sneer, "So there really was a mole inside!"

"Enough with the nonsense, General Gu, your death is near. Let me send you to the Western Paradise!" The chief wielded a heavy sword and slashed at Gu Ye.

Gu Ye raised his sword to block, and successfully blocked the first attack. Then, the leader turned around and swung his sword down a second time.

Just as Gu Ye was preparing to fight to the death, a smoke bomb went off in front of him.

A small, fair hand appeared and took Gu Ye away.

Murong Xuewei helped Gu Ye run forward. Murong Xuewei felt a little warmth in her hand. Looking down, she saw that blood had stained most of Gu Ye's shoulder.

"Gu Ye, your injury..." Murong Xuewei looked at him worriedly.

Gu Ye forced a smile: "Don't worry, I'm fine."

But Gu Ye's face grew paler and paler, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

They stumbled and fell to a hillside, where, in the moonlight, they could see that the hillside was covered with dense shrubs and vines.

“There’s a hidden cave ahead,” Gu Ye said, panting. “Let’s go in and hide.”

Murong Xuewei nodded, put one of Gu Ye's hands on his shoulder, and helped him into the cave.

The cave entrance was hidden by dense vines, making it difficult to spot from the outside. Inside, it was pitch black, with only the sound of two people breathing rapidly audible.

The two held their breath, listening as the shouts of the bandits outside gradually faded into the distance.

After confirming several times that the bandits had left, Murong Xuewei and Gu Ye leaned against the cave wall, panting heavily.

"It seems we're safe for now," Gu Ye said weakly, leaning against the cave wall. Moonlight streamed in through the gaps in the vines, illuminating his pale face.

Murong Xuewei finally had a chance to examine his injuries closely. She tore off a piece of her sleeve and carefully bandaged Gu Ye's wounds.

She looked at Gu Ye's wounds with heartache and asked softly, "Does it hurt?"

Gu Ye forced a smile: "Compared to the sword fights on the battlefield, this little injury is nothing."

Gu Ye tried to make his voice sound less weak, but the more he did so, the heavier the burden seemed to Murong Xuewei.

Murong Xuewei blinked, and a tear fell, landing on the back of Gu Ye's hand.

At this moment, the moonlight faded, and the cave was pitch black, so Gu Ye could only rely on his senses to explore.

"Are you crying? Don't cry! Did I say something wrong?" Gu Ye hurriedly tried to wipe away Murong Xuewei's tears, but the more he wiped, the more tears she shed. Gu Ye was so anxious that he could only keep apologizing to Murong Xuewei.

"I'm sorry, I scared you. I shouldn't have let you see my wound."

Murong Xuewei cried even louder, "How can such a deep wound not hurt! Gu Ye, why can't you take better care of yourself?"

This stunned Gu Ye, who thought it was his wound that had frightened Murong Xuewei.

Unexpectedly, Murong Xuewei was only worried about whether he was in pain. Gu Ye suddenly felt that it was nice to have someone care about him.

"It hurts, it hurts so much! Please stop crying, the more you cry, the more my wound hurts."

Murong Xuewei wiped away her tears. "Ah? Did I press on your wound?"

"No, it's just that it hurts more here when you cry." Gu Ye took Murong Xuewei's hand and placed it on his chest.

If the moonlight hadn't been obscured, Gu Ye would have been able to see Murong Xuewei's blushing cheeks.

Murong Xuewei broke free from Gu Ye's hand. "There are bandits outside, and you still have the mood to talk about this?"

Gu Ye gently lifted her chin and said softly, "There are things I can't say for ten years. You are my wife, not just anyone."

Their eyes met in the darkness, and Murong Xuewei felt her heart suddenly race. "You smooth talker, I'm ignoring you."

Suddenly, the voices of bandits rang out again from the cave entrance.

Gu Ye pulled hard, and Murong Xuewei fell onto Gu Ye, the two of them instantly leaning against each other.

Murong Xuewei felt the breath above her head and the foreign object in front of her. Murong Xuewei boldly leaned forward and kissed Gu Ye's Adam's apple.

Gu Ye suddenly felt as if his body was on fire, but even so, he still refused to let go.

Murong Xuewei held her breath as the voices of the two bandits outside gradually became clearer.

"Hey, why is our boss so desperate to catch that guy surnamed Gu this time?" a gruff voice asked.

"Hey, you didn't know, did you?" another voice lowered, "I heard it was a scheme orchestrated by a powerful figure in the imperial court, specifically to take General Gu's life."

"Ah? People from the imperial court? That's quite a grand gesture!"

"That's right, I heard they promised our boss a lot of benefits. As long as we can take down that General Gu, we'll never have to worry about food and drink again."

Gu Ye and Murong Xuewei exchanged a glance, both seeing shock and anger in each other's eyes.

"It seems this matter is far more complicated than we imagined," Gu Ye said in a low voice.

Murong Xuewei nodded: "Yes, I didn't expect there to be such a conspiracy behind it all."

Just then, the footsteps of the two bandits grew closer. A resolute glint flashed in Gu Ye's eyes, and he winked at Murong Xuewei: "I'll take care of them. You wait here."

Before Murong Xuewei could react, Gu Ye had already slipped out of the cave without a sound. Two muffled thuds were heard, and the two bandits fell to the ground.

Gu Ye dragged the two unconscious bandits back to the cave entrance and said to Murong Xuewei, "Quick, help me take off their clothes."