Chapter 46: Suddenly Interested

"I don't know what relationship Li Ming has with you, to the point where you're helping him deal with a bunch of powerless people like us. At this point, I can only say that I know where your food and money are."

"If you can agree to my terms, I will take you to find what you seek. With the food and wages, you will be responsible for escorting it to the border. Not only can you return with honor and gain military merit, but you can also help your comrades who are in dire straits on the front lines."

"For you, this deal is not a loss."

Ruan Mian negotiated in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, speaking every word with utmost seriousness.

"Do you think I would believe the nonsense of a woman like you?"

"I have so many family members here. If I deceive you, you can just kill me! Besides, you said I'm a woman. How can I fight you?"

What she said made sense, and no man would dare to play tricks on her.

"Since you have the guts, I'll give you a chance. Tell me, where are the food and wages?"

Ruan Mian glanced behind the screen and said, "I'll take you to find them now, but you have to release my family first. Please let them stay warm in your tent and wait for me to come back safely. Otherwise..."

"What else can you do?"

Ruan Mian retracted the dagger and took out a jade pendant.

Just as he was about to speak, he found out that the man was actually an expert.

"How come you have a Prime Minister..."

This way, Ruan Mian doesn't have to explain.

"You actually recognized Lord Xie's token? That's great. I have a very good relationship with the Prime Minister. If I had no one to protect me, how could a fugitive like me have so many supplies and even a carriage? Besides, you saw how polite the officials were to me. Ordinary fugitives wouldn't be treated this way."

Ruan Mian secretly thanked Xie Huaian in his heart.

When you are in the world, sometimes you have to borrow the name of his official position.

This jade pendant... was something I just picked up by chance.

This is just a last resort, just in case.

If they have the chance to meet again in the future, she will definitely thank him very much!

But if you think about it carefully, she also gave Xie Huaian a lot of benefits along the way.

Thinking this way, Ruan Mian no longer felt guilty.

Seeing this, the man also believed Ruan Mian's words. He invited people into the tent, settled everyone down first, and then left the tent with Ruan Mian.

Ruan Mian took him into the woods. The man was wary, especially when Ruan Mian told her that the food and money were nearby, he became suspicious and warned her.

"If you dare to play tricks, none of you will survive! You know, we were also forced into a desperate situation. Killing one person is killing, and killing a group of people is also killing!"

Ruan Mian smiled calmly and said, "I'm just a weak woman, what are you worried about?"

After they left, the person in charge in the tent gathered everyone together as the man had arranged. When Li Ming was about to come into the tent to have fun, he saw this strange thing.

He asked in confusion: "Where's Brother Chen? Didn't we agree that I would come after he finished playing with me?"

Ruan Mian was nowhere to be seen, so the head of the group said, "Brother Chen, go take care of some things. Let Master Huang wait here for him to return. As for these people, no one can touch them for the time being."

Li Ming immediately frowned, feeling something was wrong: "What do you mean? Why didn't Brother Chen tell me?"

The head sneered, "Does our brother Chen need to explain to you when he goes to do something? You just wait."

Li Ming wanted to roar, but when he thought of these soldiers with extraordinary skills, he did not dare to act rashly.

Pan Chen was a classmate of my eldest brother, but he was later drafted into the army and they no longer had any contact.

It was not until he was exiled a few days ago that he asked people to look for connections everywhere, and unexpectedly he contacted Pan Chen.

At that time, Li Ming took out all the valuables on him and bribed an informant to deliver a letter to Pan Chen for him. He agreed to save their family out of consideration for his elder brother's unjust death, and taught the people of the Ruan Mansion a lesson on the way.

If he showed disrespect, these deserters could chop off his head at any time.

So Li Ming could only hold his breath and keep his troops in place.

Ruan Mian brought Pan Chen to the dense forest. It was snowing late at night and their vision was somewhat blocked.

She found a small hill and said, "Go dig up the snow in front and see. I'll look over here."

This heavy snow has covered many places. Pan Chen stared at her meaningfully, and Ruan Mian relaxed her tension.

"Military Master, if it's convenient, I'd really like to know your name. After all, I gave you the food and wages today, so I can be considered your benefactor."

The man snorted, "My name remains unchanged, Pan Chen."

Hearing this name, Ruan Mian suddenly paused.

This... is Pan Chen, the great general who saved the emperor during the battle of Xie Huaian to appease the Prince of Yan in the original book?

Unexpectedly, at this time he would become a deserter and almost go astray.

Sure enough, some of the things I am experiencing now are closely related to the plot of the original book.

But because of my appearance, many plots have changed, but what about the outcome? Will the outcome be changed?

Ruan Mian couldn't help but fall into deep thought, but was quickly interrupted by Pan Chen's roar: "How can the food and money be here? Are you kidding me?"

She was pulled back to her thoughts and said, "How could I have the guts to lie to you? Haven't you already seen the transfer order for the granary? Look for it again."

After saying that, she turned and walked into a bush as tall as a person.

Taking advantage of their unpreparedness, he took the jade bracelet and released the food and wages belonging to their military camp from the space.

This can be considered another way of returning the property to its original owner.

Pan Chen followed the sound and was overjoyed to see scattered food and supplies among the grass and snow!

"You really didn't lie to me!"

Seeing that this tall and strong man was crying loudly while holding the food and money, Ruan Mian was moved.

"You have no idea how many of our brothers have died of starvation and freezing just for this little bit of food!"

Thousands of words can no longer be condensed into a few sentences.

The most urgent task is to return to the border with these food and money as soon as possible, so that we can save more people.

However, at this moment, Ruan Mian suddenly saluted him.

"General! I believe you are a gentleman and will definitely keep your word. But I now dare to ask for something. I hope you will agree to it for the sake of these life-saving food and wages."

Pan Chen quickly helped her up and said politely, "I will definitely do what I say. You might as well speak frankly."

"I want Li Ming's life."

As soon as he arrived, he wanted to kill dozens of people in the Ruan family.

His appetite was so huge that Ruan Mian had no interest in keeping him to torture him.

On the other side, Li Ming was already getting impatient, and when he saw no movement from the other side, he said angrily.

"Why hasn't Brother Chen come back yet? What on earth has he been doing?"