Chapter 201

"I don't care what you do!" Wenji retorted fiercely. "You kidnapped my sister back then, and I still can't get over that. I've already shown you mercy by not killing you. How dare you come here? Pretending to be brothers?!"

Tu Wen and Tan Deyou were both dumbfounded. That night, when the young man charged forward without saying a word, sword in hand, they witnessed what madness truly meant.

Young people are hot-tempered, so the four of them dared not make any rash moves. They just kept looking at Pei Lingjun, hoping that he would put in a good word for them.

Unexpectedly, the young man remained silent for a long while, seemingly also silently criticizing them.

Tu Wen found it amusing. He wondered who had written the letter insisting that they travel with young Master Wenji, and now that they had been tricked into coming to Shanzhou, they were suddenly silent.

"Please forgive me, Young Master Wen; please forgive me, Madam Wen." Tu Wen bowed, his manner of behaving less like the bandits of Dragon Tiger Stronghold.

“That day, our original intention was not to kidnap the young lady. It was just that the princess was cunning. We couldn’t kidnap her, and we were unwilling to leave empty-handed, so we set our sights on Lady Wen. It was our fault that we did something unjust to Lady Wen because we were jealous of the government.”

Tu Wen explained the situation in a gentle and polite manner, and the other three followed suit, bowing and apologizing.

Wen Shu's eyelashes remained lowered throughout, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

Wenji said indifferently, "In that case, we can just pretend we're strangers from now on. You may leave."

“This…” Cui Peilai smoothed things over, pulling Wenji aside and whispering, “It was also the boss’s idea to bring the four of them here. After all, the North is not a peaceful place. If you travel together in the future, you can look after each other in the army.”

"Who cares about their help? They kidnapped my sister and brought her up the mountain. I'm already being lenient by not killing them!"

Cui Pei sighed, "What are you talking about killing at such a young age? These bandits only resent the officials for being inhumane; they haven't actually committed any wrongdoing. They only kidnapped Wen Niangzi to the mountain to scare Wen Tao. Deep down, these people aren't bad..."

Wenji's lips moved, but he didn't say anything.

Seeing a glimmer of hope, Cui Pei quickly added, "The reason the boss was able to rescue you was because..."

After a long while, Wenji reluctantly entered the room, and the door slammed shut, revealing the young man's displeasure.

Pei Lingjun raised an eyebrow, beckoned a shadow guard to his side, and whispered, "Prepare a banquet."

Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, let's have a drink together, and from now on we're all brothers.

Zhou Yun watched the group leave with a pounding heart, then quickly knocked on Wen Shu's door, clutching her chest, and asked, "Shu'er, who were those people who came just now?"

Wen Shu smiled and said, "They're from several nearby prefectures and counties. They were thinking of going to the North with Wen Ji."

Zhou Yun said "oh" and then said uneasily, "Those guys look a bit tough on me. I wonder if Wenji will be bullied?"

Wen Shu giggled, "How could that be? Didn't you see that my brother fought four against one? I think they were the ones being bullied by my brother."

Zhou Yun shook her head. "Peaceful coexistence is the right thing to do. What's with all this talk about bullying?"

Since they hadn't been gone long, another carriage came to pick up the women.

Hanxiang had been craving the roast goose from Cuiyulou for a long time. Upon hearing this, she peeked over, hurriedly snatched the medical book from Wenshu's hand, put a thin cloak in her arm, and pulled Zhou Yun and Wenshu into the carriage.

Zhou Yun laughed and poked Hanxiang's forehead, "Have I been neglecting you all this time? Why are you so greedy?"

Hanxiang smiled and said, "Cuiyu Tower is no different from other restaurants. I've heard that there are many delicious foods there."

Wen Shu half-lifted the curtains, nestled against the side to enjoy the breeze, lost in thought.