The bearded man gradually lost ground.

Just as Qingfeng's spear was about to pierce the bearded man's neck, Scarface slapped his horse and charged forward, shouting, "Big brother, watch out!"

He raised the knife in his hand and slashed at Qingfeng.

Lian Sang flicked his whip, which wrapped around Scarface's broadsword.

After several rounds of fighting, the two bandit leaders were captured.

With the danger over, Lian Sang took the torch from the soldier.

I rushed to fetch Jiang Wei and Lu Zhu. The girl was so delicate and frail; she had been standing in the tree for so long, I wondered how she was doing!

A gentle breeze followed behind her.

Lian Sang came to the tree and said, "Miss, Miss, I've come up to greet you."

She was afraid that Jiang Wei would be worried and frightened if she didn't know who the person was, so she spoke up to tell her.

Lian Sang leaped up and arrived at the place where Jiang Wei was stationed, but it was empty.

There was no sign of her daughter anywhere, and Lian Sang couldn't help but panic.

She jumped down quickly and suddenly noticed that there were scraps of her daughter's clothes hanging on the tree branch.

Did her daughter fall from the tree?

Lian Sang was terrified.

She took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and carefully examined the ground; it didn't look like anyone had fallen there.

Could they have been kidnapped?

She hurried to look for the dewdrops, but there was still no one there.

Lian Sang carefully examined the tree trunk with a torch. Unlike Jiang Wei's tree, the closer to the roots, the more bloodstains were on this tree trunk.

Lian Sang looked around carefully but found no signs of struggle.

“My men have been keeping an eye on those bandits; they won’t have a chance to take them away,” Qingfeng said.

"Men, search around these two trees and see if there are any girls," Qingfeng instructed the soldiers.

The soldiers dispersed with torches, and soon the dew was brought back.

The person who was so strong just moments before now had tears welling up in her eyes like a spring, flowing freely.

"Sister Lian Sang, the girl is missing! Please go and look for her!" Dewdrops, streaked with tears, grabbed Lian Sang's arm.

She was particularly worried about her daughter; what if something happened to her?

Lian Sang held her hand tightly. "Tell me in detail, how did the girl disappear?"

Dewdrop shook her head. "I don't know. After you put me up the tree, I didn't dare to make a sound. I just waited for you to come and get me."

After a while, I heard the girl's voice. I quickly climbed down the tree to look for her, but I couldn't find her anywhere.

The girl must have been kidnapped! Sister Lian Sang, you must save her!

After she finished speaking, Dewdrop raised her hand to wipe away her tears, her palm covered in cuts.

Dewdrop tried to control herself from crying, wondering how the girl was doing since she hadn't been found yet.

But tears just kept flowing out of her head, and she hated herself for being so weak.

Try harder to control yourself and calm yourself down.

Lian Sang patted her hand, "I will definitely find the girl and bring her back safely, don't worry."

Dewdrop nodded, "I'll definitely go to her daughter's house."

Qingfeng also began to worry; what if something happened to Miss Jiang...

He summoned a soldier, whispered a few words in his ear, and the soldier nodded and left.

The soldier returned shortly after and whispered a few words in Qingfeng's ear.

The breeze felt a great weight lifted off its shoulders, and the dewdrop said, "Your daughter won't get lost."

Dewdrop looked at Qingfeng with hopeful eyes, "Have you found my girl?"

Lian Sang looked at Qingfeng, who nodded, and she felt relieved.

Unable to bear her eager gaze, Qingfeng nodded and turned around, "Come with me!"

Upon arriving at the farmhouse courtyard, Lu Zhu shouted "Miss!" in the yard. The three of them walked around for a while, and Lu Zhu suddenly threw herself at Jiang Wei, "Miss, are you alright! I was so worried when I heard you calling out."

Lian Sang, with her sharp eyes and keen observation, noticed that Xiao Zhan and Jiang Wei both had strange expressions, and that their ears and necks were red, just in different shades.

Dewdrop cried in Jiang Wei's arms, and Jiang Wei patted her back affectionately, saying that she probably wouldn't get better anytime soon.

Xiao Zhan frowned. "Qingfeng, Miss Jiang's maid is injured. Take her away and treat her."

He grabbed Lu Zhu by the back of her neck and pulled her out of Jiang Wei's arms.

Dewdrop glanced at Xiao Zhan, then at Jiang Wei.

When Lu Zhu explained how she got down, Jiang Wei couldn't help but check her hand, which was indeed badly injured.

Jiang Wei nodded, reassuring her to go.

The dewdrops still covered the ground as they followed the gentle breeze out.

Qingfeng led Luzhu to another room, brought her a basin of water and a bottle of medicine.

Dewdrop was clearly feeling unwell, her mind was foggy, but she still didn't forget to politely thank Qingfeng.

Tears welled up in her eyes from the pain, but she forced them back.

Just like the girl who was crying while hugging Jiang, that crybaby wasn't her.

She's quite resilient, which makes Qingfeng both amused and adorable.

So cute it breaks your heart.

After a night of fussing and turning, Jiang Wei and her servant finally lay down to rest.

The lights were still on in Xiao Zhan's room, while Lian Sang stood in the darkness at the doorway.

After Xiao Zhan finished his business, Lian Sang went in and said, "It was my dereliction of duty. Please punish me, Master."

Xiao Zhan tapped the table with his finger, "What are you doing here?"

Lian Sang answered respectfully, explaining why he had come here.

Who is so important that she would travel all the way from Kyoto to get here?

Having just broken off the engagement yesterday, she couldn't bear to wait a moment longer in this cold weather and came to find him.

boy?

What boy?

How old is the boy?

Is it a boy who is about to turn twenty?

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