Xiao Jinhan's lips curled up, and he pulled the girl's hand into his palm, his voice like shattered jade, yet tinged with suppressed trembling, "Let's go home."

"Okay." Su Hua took a few steps forward with him, and only when she caught a glimpse of the ground did she remember that there was still important business to attend to.

“Zichen, the Black Wind Stronghold has been committing all sorts of evil deeds for years, including rape, robbery, and all kinds of atrocities. In particular, we cannot let them off so easily, especially the Black King and the man surnamed Xu.”

"Don't worry, none of them will escape." Xiao Jinhan nodded.

He glanced at Hei Mu and Master Xu at the front, his eyes flashing with dark light, and instructed Yu Feng: "Take the two of them down the mountain, I will take care of them myself."

As for the rest, go and inform Magistrate Qin to send people to handle them; not a single one should be left out.

"Yes," Yu Feng replied, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

Blackwood and Master Xu were already like frightened birds. Seeing Xiao Jinhan and his group's actions, their bodies trembled. "No, you can't arrest us. We are Western Rong people, not people of your Dayu Dynasty. We are not under the jurisdiction of your Dayu government!"

"If you dare to arrest us, our King of the Western Rong will never let you get away with it..."

Hearing the raucous, duck-like voices, Yu Feng didn't respond and instead delivered a chop to each of them with his hand.

Since they dared to touch the apple of their master's eye, they should have been prepared from the beginning to suffer a fate worse than death. Even if the Queen of Xirong herself came, it wouldn't make a difference.

The remaining bandits lying on the ground, seeing this fierce situation, all shut their mouths and pretended to be quails.

Seeing that the matter with the bandits had been resolved, Su Hua turned to look at A Zheng beside her and blinked, "How about coming home with me?"

"What?" A-Zheng looked up.

Looking into Su Hua's sincere and clear eyes, his heart skipped a beat for no reason.

The day her mother passed away, her home was gone too.

This was the first time anyone other than her mother had told her to go home.

Su Hua smiled and said, "Didn't you say your barbecue skills are amazing? I happen to have opened a small barbecue restaurant in the county. How about you come and help me out before you decide where to go?"

Food and lodging included, monthly salary, and holiday bonuses—it's definitely a good deal.

Seeing her serious expression, A-Zheng couldn't help but chuckle, "I can eat a lot, so don't blame me if I eat you out of house and home."

Su Hua patted her chest with her free hand, "Don't worry, although my family business isn't that big yet, with A-Zheng, we definitely won't go broke."

Upon hearing the voice, Xiao Jinhan, for the first time ever, turned to look at the woman.

Hua'er is always smiling, but those who know her know that very few people can easily enter her heart. This woman in front of her has managed to coax Hua'er like this overnight and even invited her to her home.

Back then, he had to go to great lengths to coax Hua'er into inviting him to her home.

The man frowned unconsciously as he thought about this.

When A-Zheng saw the man looking her over, unlike the usual shy and bashful women, she looked over openly and generously, a hint of admiration flashing in her eyes.

He whispered in Su Hua's ear, "Little Hua'er has good taste. Apart from his bad legs, this boy is absolutely a rare gem. He's barely good enough for you."

Su Hua blushed, giving her a half-angry, half-reproachful look, focusing on the side issue rather than the main point, "What boy? He's two years older than you."

Xiao Jinhan's ears twitched slightly, and his gaze toward Azheng became more pleasing.

There's a reason why Hua'er likes someone.

After we get back, let Yu Feng check it out. If there's nothing wrong, it wouldn't be a bad idea for Hua'er to accept it.

Old Xue, who had been silently watching the whole thing, rolled her eyes so hard they were practically pointing to the sky. This brat was truly doomed to be in this little girl's clutches for life.

At the foot of Daheishan Mountain, Su Baishi, along with the Su brothers and three little children, all craned their necks to look into the mountain. Next to the six of them was a stove about half a person's height, with charcoal fire steaming and carrying the aroma of food far and wide.

Beside the stove, Little Black and Big White squatted on the ground, one on each side, as quiet as two rocks.

Su Bai sat on the tree stump for a while, then stood up again, twisting her hands incessantly, sighing repeatedly, "Tell me, it's already dawn, why haven't we seen Hua'er yet? Have we not found her yet?"

Just as Su Dahu was about to speak, his eyes suddenly lit up. "Mother, she's back! Hua'er is back!"

"What?" Su Baishi sighed and paused.

She turned her head sharply and saw a group of people flying over on the treetops. The two at the front were the person she had been talking about and Jinhan.

"Hua'er! My Hua'er!"

The woman stood up abruptly.

Because he got up too quickly, he stepped on a tree stump and fell straight backward.

"Mother!" Fortunately, Su Dahu and Su Sanhu reacted quickly and grabbed Su Baishi, preventing her from falling to the ground.

Su Hua's heart was in her throat. "Zichen, faster, faster..."

"Okay." Xiao Jinhan nodded gently, tightening his grip on the girl's waist.

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Hua felt the scenery before her eyes change rapidly, and a few breaths later, she had landed in front of Su Bai's group.

Seeing everyone's dark circles under their eyes, crying and laughing at the same time, Su Hua's eyes stung with tears. "I'm sorry, it was my fault today, I made everyone worry..."

Before she could finish speaking, her hands were grasped, and she fell into a warm embrace. "What nonsense are you talking about? It's alright, it's alright. As long as you're back safe and sound, nothing else matters..."

Su Hua was held tightly and could clearly feel the woman's body trembling. She even noticed that a strand of snow-white hair had appeared on Su Bai's hair overnight.

She hugged Su Bai back, and tears finally welled up in her eyes.

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