After being reborn, I went on a killing spree in the imperial court.

"My surname is Mu!"

Mu Ye's lips parted slightly.

"You don't need to know who I am! No matter what happens, you shouldn't give up on your life so easily! I can save you once, but I can't save you forever!"

Luo Xuemei hurriedly got off the bed, but as soon as her feet touched the ground, her legs gave way and she fell to the ground.

At this moment, Mu Yezhi finally stopped what he was doing, got up and went to help her.

"Look at you, you've been on a hunger strike for so long! And you even tried to hang yourself! You're all exhausted!"

Luo Xuemei grabbed her arm with all her might, "Were you captured too?"

"We can escape together! Rather than be defiled here, let's escape together! My husband is fighting in Liucheng, and I don't even know if he's alive or dead. He's the eldest son of the Minister's family, and I can't lose my virginity to him! I beg you!"

"I'll do anything you ask, please help me! I've been framed! I... I still want to see my husband."

Luo Xuemei pleaded with her, her eyes filled with tears.

Mu Yezhi asked calmly, "Who is your husband?"

"His name is Fan Qingli! He's with His Highness Prince Shuo! Please, please help me!"

"Princess?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Xuemei's eyes lit up with hope. "You know her! My husband came with her; he's one of her subordinates!"

Mu Yezhi took a deep breath, "Now that Liucheng has surrendered, your husband should be fine!"

"Everyone who enters this village wants to get out. They think that getting out will be a relief, but little do they know that what awaits them is the beginning of a nightmare!"

"And even if you get out, do you think your husband will believe you haven't lost your virginity? A woman's reputation can be destroyed with just a few words!"

"Your integrity is such that you must not come from a humble family."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xuemei released her.

Yes! No one would believe her if she went into the bandits' hideout.

Xue Xiqiong must have told Fan Qingli about her going to the bandit's den, which is why Fan Qingli hasn't come looking for her for so long.

“You know what? There have been many women like you before. I sent them home, but when they got home, their families only had disgust for them.”

"Now that you're already here, why not settle down and live here properly? Our village is actually quite nice; you won't have to worry about food or clothing. It's much better than you traveling thousands of miles to find your husband only to be framed by his concubine!"

"You, how did you know!"

Mu Yezhi patted her head and comforted her, "Take good care of yourself! No one will do anything to harm you!"

"Boss! Something terrible has happened!"

Suddenly a man rushed in, and Luo Xuemei immediately recognized him as one of the men who had tried to take advantage of her earlier.

Luo Xuemei instinctively hid behind Mu Yezhi, who patted her hand to reassure her.

Luo Xuemei stared at Mu Yezhi in astonishment, trembling all over, "You, you are the leader of this mountain stronghold!"

She seemed to remember that when they rescued her, they called her "leader".

Luo Xuemei hid behind her, also remaining wary of her.

"what's up?"

Mu Yezhi stood up, his face becoming unusually serious, as if shrouded in a layer of frost. The trace of tenderness he had shown when facing Luo Xuemei earlier vanished without a trace.

"Let's talk outside!"

The man went out with Mu Yezhi.

"what happened?"

"A lot of people have arrived outside! Judging from their attire, they seem to be Wei soldiers!"

Mu Yezhi frowned. They found it so quickly.

"What about him?"

"Boss, I drank too much last night and I'm still sleeping!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Yezhi flew into a rage, his eyes wide with fury, and he cursed fiercely, "Useless thing! You let us down at the crucial moment!"

"Quickly wake him up!"

She paced back and forth as she spoke.

"Yes!"

Cao Yuan only brought a few dozen people with her.

They stood at the entrance of the mountain stronghold. Cao Yuan held a map in her hand. She had already searched all the bandits around Liucheng, and now only this stronghold remained.

The gate of the mountain stronghold was separated from the outside world by a cliff. When the mechanism was pressed, the gate was slowly lowered.

A man emerged from the mountain stronghold. "Everyone, please calm down! My leader only wants the leader to go in! The rest of you, wait outside!"

"You wait for me here! If I don't come out in an hour, then charge in!"

"Yes!"

Cao Yuan dismounted, picked up her gun, and followed him into the mountain stronghold alone.

The village is not small; it is almost the size of two or three villages on the border.

Led by others, Cao Yuan slowly walked into a large hall.

The windows on all sides were tightly closed, and the entire hall was only illuminated by the faint light shining through the open door, creating a subtly oppressive atmosphere.

In the center of the slightly dimly lit hall stood a wooden chair. On the two armrests of the chair were meticulously carved a pair of lifelike, exquisitely crafted dragon heads. The dragons held their heads high, their eyes wide open, spewing forth lines like raging flames, as if they were about to take flight at any moment, displaying boundless majesty and domineering power.

Cao Yuan looked around for a long time, thinking: It seems that this place is still a large bandit gang.

As the footsteps of others drew closer, Cao Yuan turned her head to look for them.

Liu Yi entered from outside, his breath reeking of alcohol. His clothes were casually open, revealing a dragon tattoo on his chest. He strode to his seat, and as he passed by Cao Yuan, there seemed to be a red mark on his face.

Cao Yuan raised an eyebrow; it seemed there was a bandit's wife here.

"You, you've come to... hiccup!"

Liu Yi had just opened his mouth to speak when he couldn't help but burp before he could finish.

Cao Yuan narrowed her eyes in disgust, rubbed her nose with disdain, and thought, "What kind of low-class bandits are these?"

"Are you the leader of this gang?"

“Yeah, right!” Liu Yi raised an eyebrow at her, leaned forward halfway, and chuckled. “You’re a pretty girl, and no woman has ever willingly entered my den of thieves!”

"Today I've only come to ask you if you've abducted anyone traveling with this woman in this area!"

Cao Yuan opened the portrait of Xue Xiqiong that was hidden in her sleeve.

"No way! You brought so many soldiers to storm my stronghold just for this one woman? I have so many women here, I can't even tell who's who!"

Cao Yuan patiently said, "I only want to find her companions. I have no interest in who you are or what you're up to!"

"Never seen it before!" Liu Yi leaned back in his chair and said lazily.

"never seen it?"

"Why not?! You're just accusing me of something!"

"Didn't you just say you couldn't tell who was who? Can I look for them?"

"You've gone too far! You think you can search my hideout just because of a few words? Don't forget you're a lone wolf!"

Suddenly, several bandits entered from outside the door. Some of them were carrying knives, and some were holding arrows. They surrounded Cao Yuan.