Ye Nuan asked Su to bend down, picked up a handful of dirt and threw it at his face.

Qi Wuze blocked Wei Qian's way. He originally planned to run back and hit Ye Nuan like a sandbag, but he was caught off guard and blinded by the sand, so he hit her backhand.

When Su saw the whip falling, she turned over and pressed on Ye Nuan. The barbs hooked her flesh and scratched it, and she screamed.

In just a moment of change, Qi Wuze's knife had already caught up and directly cut off Wei Qian's right hand.

"Big Boss!"

As the skinny dwarf beside him dismounted, Wei Qian, enduring the pain, climbed back onto the horse with one hand. The skinny man slapped the horse's back hard, circled behind Qi Wuze's horse, and dragged it backwards by its tail.

The horse was actually pulled by him. Wei Qian had already run far away and was about to lose him. Qi Wuze reined in his horse, which neighed twice and reared up high. The skinny dwarf who was pulling the horse's tail was caught off guard and fell to his knees. Then Gao Zangfeng, who had jumped off the horse, stepped on him and trampled him into the mud.

Of the thirty or so horse bandits, only Wei Qian escaped. The rest were either dead or wounded, and the rest were struggling in the loess and withered grass.

Qi Wuze jumped off the horse, his black deerskin boots stepped on the dry grass, stopped in front of Ye Nuan, and kicked the upper of her shoe with his toes.

Ye Nuan was checking Su's injuries when he kicked her unexpectedly. She looked up and met his stern eyes. His eyes were dark and shiny, but now, with worry moistening their light, the corners of his eyes were red.

Qi Wuze raised his eyebrows and tutted, "What a waste!" Blade lifted the belt she was holding and with a little force, it was back in her hand. With a casual sweep, the jade buckle at the front of the belt disappeared.

His eyes were heavy and his brows were gloomy. He stared at Ye Nuan without saying a word.

After cleaning up the battlefield, Gao Zangfeng ran over to him and said loudly, "City Lord, there are thirty-five horse bandits, twenty-seven of them dead and seven captured alive..." His eyes turned to the jade belt and he exclaimed, "Where is the jade buckle in front?"

Ye Nuan fell down on the pile of dry grass, feeling helpless. She really didn't want to touch the jade, but it was definitely her Lingquan who did it.

This is considered repaying kindness with enmity!

Gao Zangfeng looked at Ye Nuan lying on the ground, then at his own city lord, and suddenly realized something. He pointed at Ye Nuan and said in a rough voice: "You little girl, no matter how much you like our city lord, you can't strip his clothes and pull his belt. The stolen jade cannot be used as a token of love." Other girls who liked their city lord would give him gifts, but she was different and would pick out the jade pendant.

Do you think this will attract the attention of their city lord?

Qi Wuze's cloak was wide open, revealing his muscular, wheat-colored chest. Ye Nuan's face flushed red, but she didn't know how to argue, so she could only say, "I pulled the belt, but I didn't take the jade." I don't like your city lord either.

Of course she didn't dare say this.

Her mother had been hurt, and the journey to Dahuang Village was far, with wild animals and horse thieves on the way. Qi Wuze didn't look like a bad person, so she had to find a way to get them to give her a ride, otherwise Su Shi might die on the way.

Before she could think of a solution, Ye Xiaohu, who was squatting next to Su, suddenly ran to Qi Wuze's feet, hugged his legs with his little body and rocked back and forth, tilting his little face up, showing his little tiger teeth, and begging him with sobs: "Big brother, please save my mother, she is injured, big brother..."

He has dark eyes and looks very cute. He looks really adorable when he is holding onto the hem of his robe.

Gao Zangfeng couldn't help but laugh, "City Lord, this kid is just howling without shedding any tears!"

Ye Xiaohu said in a baby voice: "Sister said I can't cry, or I'll turn into raisins..."

The rest of the cavalry was also amused.

Gao Zangfeng added: "This kid is better than your stubborn donkey. This is what a child should be like."

Qi Wuze felt a headache when he mentioned his younger brother. He reached out and took out a bottle of medicine from his arms and threw it into Ye Nuan's arms, saying in a deep voice: "Twice a day, the scab will heal."

"Madman, find a carriage and send these people to Dahuang Village!" Madman is Gao Zangfeng's nickname, and everyone who knows him likes to call him that.

With that, he mounted his horse, his pitch-black sword slid back into the scabbard at his side, and, leading a large group of cavalrymen, he turned and rode away. The sound of flying hooves stirred up dust that obscured the blazing sun, and in the blink of an eye, they disappeared at the end of the wasteland.

A whistle blew, and the falcon perched on Ye Nuan's shoulder brushed against her twice before spreading its wings and soaring into the sky. Ye Nuan, clutching the bottle of medicine, regained consciousness. She had been thinking about how to get him to help her, but she hadn't expected it to be so easy. He even didn't care about the jade pendant!

She looked at Gao Zangfeng who was standing in front of her and asked tentatively, "Can I take my mother and brother to Luomu City?" The chances of survival there are definitely greater than in Dahuang Village.

The remaining people around looked at Gao Zangfeng eagerly.

Gao Zangfeng changed his usual casual attitude, his face turned cold, and he shouted, "Don't be ungrateful. The criminals from the interior have always been at odds with Luomu City. It's rare for our city lord to show mercy today."

He spoke so loudly that it seemed to scare the little kid next to him. Seeing his pouting face, his voice softened a little.

"Anyway, you should stay put in Dahuang Village. You deserved to be tied up and burned to death for running off to Luomu City without permission!"

Ye Nuan frowned. The purple-clad woman had said that Luo Mucheng wouldn't take them in, and Gao Zangfeng had said that Luo Mucheng and they were irreconcilable. The criminals from the inner border seemed to be in an awkward position; no one wanted them alive.

A gust of wind blew by, and the scorched earth covered the bloodstains of the battle.

Gao Zangfeng found two donkey carts from somewhere, and took a few soldiers and the remaining thirteen people to Dahuang Village.

Everyone sat huddled in their donkey carts in silence. After days of driving, they still had nothing to eat. Someone boldly asked Gao Zangfeng for some food. Gao Zangfeng scoffed, "It's good enough that we can give it to you. Food is so scarce. Are you fighting a war, or what? Are we going to share the food from Luomu City with you?"

After saying that, he stuffed a pear into Ye Xiaohu's mouth.

Everyone was envious, but didn't dare to say anything.

Ye Xiaohu held the pear and brought it to Su's mouth. Su shook her head, so he brought the pear to Ye Nuan's mouth. Ye Nuan touched his head and said in a gentle voice, "Eat it yourself, Xiaohu."

Gao Zangfeng frowned and shouted, "You little brat, just eat it if I give it to you. Why are you trying to push it around?"

Ye Xiaohu held the pear and took a bite. The juice burst in his mouth. He smiled sweetly at Gao Zangfeng. His little tiger teeth made Gao Zangfeng so cute.

Ye Nuan couldn't help but sigh: As expected, no one can resist such a cute little baby!

The water in the water bag was gone. She took out a few crushed sea buckthorn fruits from her arms, rubbed them on her body, broke all the thorns, and then handed them to Su: "Mother, eat this."

Su was surprised: "Where did this thing come from?"

"The cactus fruit I picked from the cactus before is refreshing and thirst-quenching. You can eat it!" The leaves of the sea buckthorn have all fallen off, so this is the only thing we can eat.

Su took the fruit and took a bite. The sweet fragrance filled the donkey cart, and everyone on board couldn't help but gulp. Aunt Sun, sitting nearby, uttered a soft "Oh!" and said to Feng Dazhu, who was standing beside her, "Son, I was wondering why it pricked your mouth earlier. You need to get rid of the thorn first."

Ye Nuan turned her head to look at Feng Dazhui. The corners of his mouth were red, and it was obvious that he was seriously hurt.

She was immediately happy.

Feng Dazhu was so embarrassed!

On the donkey cart at the back, a skinny man looked at it with envy and suddenly said, "We are all here together, at least give us some of the little girl."

Ye Nuan looked up and sneered, "Do you still have any shame? It was you who pushed me when we were fighting the bandits before, right?"

The skinny man argued cunningly, "Don't spit blood at me. It was such a mess back then, how could you be so sure it was me?"

Ye Nuan: "I saw it with both eyes."

The skinny man also laughed: "Everyone knows that you and I have a grudge. Maybe you are wronging me."

Su was fed up and yelled at the top of her lungs, "You bastard, how come you weren't trampled to death by the horse just now? You're just wasting food and disgusting. How could your parents give birth to such a bad and mean thing like you? The rotten vegetables in the field are better than you..."

What Ye Daxueshi hated most was Su's mouth, and he couldn't stand the slightest bit of it. She was clearly a noble lady from an aristocratic family, but she lived like a shrew all day long, which was a disgrace to her.

But at this moment, her personality and her mouth were particularly important. In the wilderness, if you weren't aggressive, people would think you were easy to bully.

The skinny man was shaking with fear after being scolded by her, and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Ye Xiaohu handed her the remaining pear core. She raised her hand and hit the man on the head, sneering, "Don't think everyone owes you anything. My daughter was willing to share food and water with you because she was kind. But if anyone thinks this is a matter of course, I tell you, it's impossible. People are mutual. Whoever treats us well, we will treat them well."

After saying that, she directly stuffed the sea buckthorn fruit in her hand into Gao Zangfeng's hand.

Gao Zangfeng was not paying attention and was stabbed hard on the palm of his hand. He thought to himself with a cold face: He can't bear this!

Although Su's aura was weak, her words were powerful. The people on the donkey cart turned their eyes away, not daring to look her in the eye. They had received a lot from Ye Nuan along the way, and indeed, they took some of it for granted.

But they have no choice!

Hungry!

Perhaps it was because of the injury, Su's back started to hurt again after she finished speaking, and she frowned. Ye Nuan was happy and took her hand to comfort her: "Mom, it's okay, don't be angry, the wound on your back hasn't healed yet."

The medicine Qi Wuze had given was indeed effective, and after applying it a few times, the redness and swelling subsided. However, the journey inevitably affected the wound, and being thirsty and hungry naturally meant that healing was slow.

The sun gradually set and no one spoke.

Ye Nuan touched the crescent birthmark on her wrist, concentrating on examining it. The spiritual spring had absorbed two pieces of jade: the jade pendant around Qi Wuze's waist and the jade buckle on his belt. She hadn't had time to examine it earlier due to the chaos, but now was the perfect time to do so.