The eldest daughter's scheming, the crown prince's exclusive favor to the venomous concubi

While Bai Xiaowan was outside teaching the robbers a lesson, inside the car, Cheng Guyuan quietly moved next to Jian Yue and whispered, "I still really want to know why Sister Yue treated Yue Leyun so badly. Isn't this just creating trouble for herself? If she really holds a grudge and has a chance to make a comeback, wouldn't she take action against you? That's very dangerous."

Jian Yue smiled and looked at Cheng Guyuan, saying, "She and I are destined to be life and death enemies. As for the reason, there is one, but unfortunately, I'm sorry, I can't tell you. If I did, it might sound like a joke. Yuanyuan, do you think I'm a bad person?"

Cheng Guyuan shook her head: "I'm just worried about you, Sister Yue. You're such a good person, and you've already suffered so much. If Yue Leyun takes revenge on you, it'll really be..."

Cheng Guyuan didn't finish her sentence. Just thinking about it made her face turn pale. Jian Yue sighed and hugged Cheng Guyuan's shoulders, saying, "Silly Yuanyuan, don't worry. I do have a lot of enemies, but none of them have appeared yet that can kill me."

No matter how cunning Yue Leyun is, she's already ruined, and a comeback is impossible. The punishment was a bolt from the blue; someone wanted to use it to cause me some trouble. Otherwise, nothing would have happened. Besides, Murong Fang wouldn't allow her to harm me.”

At this point, Jian Yue suddenly paused, and after a long while, she chuckled and lowered her head, saying, "Hehe, I finally understand all of this. No wonder, no wonder."

"What's the wonder?"

Cheng Guyuan was a little confused, but Jian Yue waved her hand and said, "It's nothing, I just thought of some funny things. Hey, Miss Bai outside, when are you going to finish this? The sun is setting and we haven't found an inn yet. If we delay any longer, we'll have to camp in the middle of nowhere."

Outside, Bai Xiaowan was still lecturing the robbers, having already left them speechless with her silver tongue, forgetting what they were supposed to do.

Now that Jian Yue was speaking, they finally came to their senses and immediately grabbed their knives and charged at Bai Xiaowan in a fit of rage.

Bai Xiaowan clicked her tongue twice, grabbed the coachman and threw him into the carriage. The next moment, the coachman's whip was in her hand. She flicked it and struck the cheek of the bandit who was leading the charge, sending him flying.

At this moment, Jian Yue had already appeared on the carriage shaft, looking straight ahead and said, "Remember to be gentler next time. The driver is getting on in years and is prone to back injuries."

Bai Xiaowan chuckled awkwardly and said, "I forgot. I mistook him for that naughty little monkey."

Jian Yue smiled, looking at the bandits who had surrounded the carriage, and sighed, "Xiao Wan, these people are far inferior to you."

Bai Xiaowan immediately raised her head and said, "That's right. Don't you even know who brought these people out? How could Master Rong's underlings be so stupid?"

As Bai Xiaowan spoke, she cracked her whip again, making a crisp sound that caused the surrounding bandits to retreat cautiously. Bai Xiaowan exclaimed, "Look at these cowards! Still want to be bandits? If this were Riliang, they would have been sent back to the furnace long ago."

Jian Yue laughed: "How many people can compare to Master Rong? He treats his life as a robbery as the greatest pleasure, and he even wants to create the world's number one elite robbers? He has trained people like you who are comparable to the vanguard?"

Bai Xiaowan was so flattered that she lost her bearings. With her eyes half-closed, she said, "That's right. It seems that several of the Red-Headed Green Ghosts haven't come down the mountain to look for work. Now, a ready-made one has arrived. No one can compete with me today. I want to have a good fight."

The bandits of Riliang Mountain never robbed near their own mountain, especially merchants and travelers passing through. As long as they paid a reasonable protection fee, they could leave smoothly or even receive some protection. This practice was similar to that of a security escort agency. However, Riliang Mountain also engaged in the business of murder and robbery.

Naturally, they were killing bandits from other mountains and robbing gold and silver mines from other mountains.

"Red-headed Green Demon" was a nickname given to Bai Xiaowan by people from other mountain strongholds when she was robbing others. It wasn't for any other reason than that whenever she encountered a robbery, regardless of whether she was a woman or not, she would go straight up and kill to her heart's content, getting her face covered in blood, which proved the nickname "Red-headed." As for "Green Demon," it was because she liked to wear green clothes. According to Bai Xiaowan, red and green would match and not look so disgusting.

Therefore, the name "Red-Headed Green Demon" was far more famous than the name "Sunny Mountain." As soon as Bai Xiaowan finished speaking, the surrounding bandits were startled, and some even threw down their curved swords and ran away. They shouted as they ran, "Hurry up and run! The Red-Headed Green Demon is coming! Run if you don't want to die!"

There weren't many people surrounding the carriage, maybe thirty or forty. Now, more than a dozen had run away. The remaining dozen or so were clearly the original bandits from this place, unaware of this famous bandit sister from the sudden change in the capital.

The leader even sneered and mocked, "A little girl like her, and she scared them so much. So cowardly, what kind of bandits are you? Men, once they're gone, these beauties are ours. Everyone, attack!"

Immediately, the bandits rushed towards the carriage, but in the next instant, a curved knife appeared before his eyes like a ghost. In just a moment, the curved knife vanished without a trace. The bandit leader stared wide-eyed, mouth agape, his eyes still gleaming with the light of impending victory. But the next moment, his head fell to the ground with a thud.

The remaining robbers were immediately startled and all looked at the other person present.

Bai Xiaowan paused on the carriage shaft, her face full of displeasure, and said, "You promised to save them all for me, why did you make the first move?"

Jian Yue glanced coldly at the young man who was being stared at by the crowd, and said coldly, "If you make a move, there will be no one alive here."

Bai Xiaowan scoffed, "These people clearly make a living by robbery. You're saying it's okay to kill them?"

Jian Yue didn't answer her question, but instead looked at the young man and asked, "Are you the second-in-command of these people?"

The young man paused for a moment, then nodded indifferently. Jian Yue frowned and asked, "What's your name?"

The young man was taken aback and wanted to shake his head, but then he heard someone next to him say, "His name is Shanzi, he's our second-in-command. What are you doing? Don't think that just because our leader is dead, we're easy to bully. Our second-in-command is very powerful."

Bai Xiaowan scoffed and said to the arrogant robber, "If you're so capable, why don't you let him go? What are you all standing there for? Don't forget, it's you guys who are robbing us, not us."

Upon hearing this, the robber immediately put on a bitter face and said, "Our boss said there were women in this car, and if we robbed them, we could make them our wives, so we got on. Who knew you guys would be so ruthless?"

Bai Xiaowan immediately chuckled and said, "So women aren't allowed to be strong? Haven't you heard of 'women being just as capable as men'?"

Upon hearing this, the robber said disdainfully, "I'm illiterate and don't know what you mean."

Bai Xiaowan rolled her eyes and turned to look at Jian Yue, only to see that Jian Yue was staring at the young man known as the second-in-command.

The young man's face was covered in black soot, but Jian Yue would never mistake those eyes. After a long pause, she said, "Don't you remember who you are?"

Disappointment flashed in the boy's eyes as he gripped the hilt of his knife and said, "Do you know who I am?"

Jian Yue didn't answer, but instead asked, "If that's the case, do you know the name 'Zhang the Withered Tree'?"

The boy was stunned by what he heard. His eyes were filled with confusion and tears, which washed away the soot from the bottom of the pot on his face, leaving a furrow.

After a long pause, he stepped forward, staring intently at Jian Yue, and said, "Tell me who I am? Who is Kumu Zhang? Why do I cry when I hear his name? Why? Who exactly are you?"

Jian Yue nodded and said, "If that's the case, then so be it. I do know who you are, but why should I tell you? If you want to know, then follow me."

With that, Jian Yue returned to the carriage and said to Bai Xiaowan outside, "Let's go."

Bai Xiaowan immediately gave the boy a wicked smile and said, "You're in trouble."

With that, she grabbed the reins with one hand, raised the whip with the other, and shouted, "Giddy up!"

The horse let out a long neigh and galloped away.

Seeing this, the boy suddenly opened his eyes and chased after them in an instant. His speed left the surrounding bandits dumbfounded, especially the bandit who had spoken earlier. After regaining his senses, he hurriedly shouted, "Second Master, what are we going to do if you leave?"

But the person had already disappeared without a trace, so shouting wouldn't do any good.

Bai Xiaowan drove the carriage frantically, while Cheng Guyuan was held tightly by Jian Yue, preventing her from rolling around inside the carriage. However, the original driver suffered, squatting alone in a corner, gripping the bench embedded in the bottom of the carriage, his face pale and ashen, enduring immense pain.

Cheng Guyuan was dizzy from the jolting of the carriage, but she still managed to ask, "Sister Yue, what is Sister Xiaowan doing? Can this carriage withstand such noise?"

Before Jian Yue could answer, the coachman spoke up first: "I made the carriage myself, with the best wood, it's absolutely sturdy. But if it runs like this, my horse will have problems too. Miss, could you please ask that young lady to take it easy? I rely on this carriage to make a living."

When the three girls came out looking for a car, he thought it would be an easy task, but he never expected that, apart from one of the girls in the car, the other two were not normal.

Jian Yue said, "Brother, don't worry. No matter if the carriage breaks down or not, we'll give you enough money to cover the cost of the carriage when we get there. As for the horse, you can rest assured. We'll double the fare for you. Go back and rest for a while, and you'll recover your energy. If it really causes a huge problem, we'll give you the money for the horse as well."

Upon hearing this, the driver immediately shut his mouth, gripped the stool tightly, and was thankful that he had made sure the wooden nails were firmly inlaid when he got on the cart; otherwise, the cart would have fallen apart before they even reached their destination.

However, since the other party offered a lot of money, he decided to keep his mouth shut. He figured he could just go back and make another Chen's car; after all, he was a skilled craftsman.