It turns out that ever since the poor scholar returned from the county town, the Chen family has had a lot of complaints about him!

Especially the eldest and third daughters-in-law of the Chen family!

The Chen family originally thought that they could send the poor scholar to work in the county town so that he could at least earn a monthly salary, which he could use to improve his life or buy some necessities and save it up.

However, before he could even receive his monthly salary for two months, the poor scholar was kicked out!

When I learned why he was fired, I felt extremely conflicted about him!

If it had succeeded, that would have been fine, but the result was that they tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice instead!

As a result, the family lost an income!

The Chen family was very unhappy at the time.

However, there was nothing he could do; he had already been laid off, and the county could no longer find him work.

After that, the treatment of poor scholars plummeted!

Every day, they also had to follow the Chen family members out to work!

Over this period of time, the once poor scholar's somewhat handsome face has become much more weathered!

The scholarly air and intellectual spirit that once characterized him were slowly disappearing from him.

As time goes by,

The time for the provincial examination was fast approaching, and in order to avoid being rushed and delayed on the way, Mo Qian set off early!

Because the journey was long and the family business still needed the original owner's father to take care of it, he didn't go with them this time.

So this time, Mo Qian took Mo Yu with her, along with two servants who were specially assigned by the original owner's father and knew martial arts.

Because they set off early, Mo Qian and the others did not rush too much on their journey.

While traveling through a valley, Mo Qian, who was reading a book, suddenly sensed that something was wrong!

It's too quiet here!

Just as I was about to lift the curtain to check the situation, Xiaobai's voice came from the space!

"Master, there are bandits here!"

“There are a dozen or twenty men lying in ambush in those bushes right now!”

"The carriage has already entered the encirclement; it's too late to retreat now!" The voice was filled with anger.

"Okay, I understand." Mo Qian knew the situation after hearing Xiao Bai's voice. Her face showed a hint of sadness.

Sure enough, when the bandits outside saw that the carriage had entered the encirclement, at the signal of the bandit leader, the rest of the bandits surrounded the carriage!

"Ah! Where did these bandits come from!"

"Damn it! We're surrounded!"

The two servants driving the carriage looked extremely grim when they saw the bandits suddenly appearing from all around!

His face darkened, especially when he saw so many bandits surrounding him!

One by one, their eyes gleamed with wariness, and their hands instinctively reached for the soft swords tucked at their waists!

"Young Master!" Upon hearing the commotion outside, Mo Yu cautiously lifted a corner of the curtain, but quickly lowered it after seeing so many bandits outside, looking at her young master with alarmed eyes.

Although his body was trembling, he quickly stood in front of Mo Qian!

"People inside, come out! Hurry up, come out quickly, don't waste Grandpa's time!"

After seeing that the carriage was surrounded, the bandit leader arrogantly shouted in the direction of the carriage. His voice was exceptionally loud!

"Yes, they're coming out soon! Third Master, how about I go and take them down for you?" A henchman ran up to the Third Master and fawned, a wicked smile on his face.

"Get out of here! If you could take them all down by yourself, you wouldn't be in this mess. Get down here, stop embarrassing yourself!" The third leader kicked him while muttering to himself.

"That skinny monkey probably tried to flatter the horse but ended up blundering! Haha."

"Serves him right! Doesn't he know what time it is?"

"Get down now, or we'll take action!"

...

Mo Qian's expression turned even more unpleasant after hearing the sounds of the bandits outside, but she quickly recovered.

Then, he pulled aside the ink rain blocking his way and tried to get out of the car!

"Mo Yu, let me down," Mo Qian said to Mo Yu, her voice gentle.

It was obvious that just now, even though Mo Yu herself was terrified, she still stood in front of him without hesitation!

"Young Master, you can't go down! There are bandits outside!" Mo Yu said anxiously to his young master, his face showing fear and his voice filled with apprehension.

"It's alright, don't worry, we'll all be fine, trust me!" Mo Qian patted Mo Yu's shoulder, then pulled him aside, lifted the curtain, and stepped out of the carriage.

"Young Master, danger! Get in the car quickly!"

"Yes, young master, go inside quickly! We'll take care of this!"

After Mo Qian came out, the two servants who had been sitting on either side of the carriage, confronting the bandits, looked anxious and spoke to Mo Qian.

His voice betrayed his nervousness.

"No need!" Mo Qian replied to the two of them, then looked up at the bandits opposite her!

After looking around, his gaze finally settled on the man who was clearly the leader among the bandits!

"What brings you all here? Is there anything we can help you with?" Mo Qian asked the third leader, a hint of doubt on her face, as if she hadn't realized that the group in front of her were bandits!

"There are some things I'd like to ask you for help with."

"You should be willing, right?" The third leader was a little stunned when he saw Mo Qian ask this question.

Why is my reaction different from others?

Didn't they recognize that their group were bandits?

However, the third leader quickly came to his senses and echoed Mo Qian's words.

“When you’re out and about, you’re bound to encounter difficulties. Helping others is helping yourself. We are willing to help you all!” Mo Qian replied, a slight smile on her face.

"Alright! Great! Since you're willing to help, come with us!"

The third leader was very pleased to have captured Mo Qian and the others without firing a single shot. He said happily, his voice filled with excitement.

“Let’s go, let’s follow this brother for a walk.” Mo Qian said to the three people beside her.

"Yes, young master!" The others exchanged glances, their eyes filled with confusion, wondering what their young master was up to.

However, out of trust in the young master, they all complied!

Afterwards, Mo Qian and her group were led by the bandits towards Black Wind Mountain!

After winding around several times, we finally arrived at the foot of Black Wind Mountain!

As Mo Qian walked, she paid attention to the surrounding terrain. When she saw Black Wind Mountain, a glint of light flashed in her eyes.

They really hid it very well!

The Black Wind Mountain is a rugged mountain with towering peaks, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack!

It's a rare hiding place!

When we were halfway up the mountain

We saw bandits patrolling here!

The number of people was as high as twenty!

They scattered in the mountains!