Hearing the familiar voice, Lanxi looked at Mu Anxiang in disbelief.

"Lanxi, it's me. It's alright now. I'm here. I will definitely get you out of here."

Mu Anxiang lowered his voice and said.

Lanxi cried and threw herself into Mu Anxiang's arms, her small body trembling in his embrace.

"I'm scared, Mu Anxiang, I'm really scared."

Lanxi's emotions completely collapsed at this moment, and she burst into uncontrollable sobs.

If we let her cry like that, it will definitely attract people from outside.

"Lanxi, listen to me, don't cry. It's alright now. If you keep crying, they'll come in."

Lanxi gripped Mu Anxiang's arm, completely deaf to everything. The thought of opening her eyes to find herself surrounded by men, some of whom were even groping her, filled her with rage. If it weren't for the arrival of some kind of leader, she probably would have been...

Seeing that she was crying uncontrollably, Mu Anxiang wrapped his arms around her waist, lifted her chin with his other hand, and lowered his head to kiss her lips.

All of Lanxi's sadness and fear were silenced by Mu Anxiang.

Mu Anxiang held Lanxi tightly from behind and patted her gently.

After a long while, Lanxi finally calmed herself down.

Mu Anxiang released her and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"It's alright now. Listen to me. I've already sent the servant back to fetch reinforcements. We must hold out until they arrive. From now on, I'll be where you can see me. Don't be afraid. If there's any danger, I'll rush out to protect you without hesitation. Even if they try to do anything to you today, they'll have to get past your body first."

After saying that, he looked down, took out his sword, and loosened the rope binding Lanxi a little: "If things get out of hand, you only need to struggle, and this rope will break."

After saying that, he reached out and touched Lanxi's messy hair: "I'm sorry, it's my fault for not being able to protect you properly."

Lanxi looked at him and suddenly realized that Mu Anxiang, who used to be idle and unsuccessful, could actually be so calm.

"Mu Anxiang".

Lanxi gently called his name.

Mu Anxiang gently touched her tear-streaked face with his dirty right hand: "Don't be afraid."

"Did you catch them?"

Suddenly, the leader's voice rang out from outside.

Mu Anxiang suddenly stood up: "Almost there, but there are too many rats, and they're hard to catch."

After saying that, he bent down, grabbed a few mice by their tails, and held them in his hand to complete his task.

"Come out, the boss is here."

Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiang frowned.

The moment he left the woodshed, the man with a full beard walked in.

"ah!"

Lanxi cried out in alarm, looking at Mu Anxiang with extreme fear.

"How did it get like this?"

The head of the household looked at Lanxi, whose clothes were tattered and whose hair was disheveled, with displeasure.

"How can someone with disheveled hair get married?"

The mouse that Mu Anxiang had thrown into his hand quickly spoke up: "Master, I know how to do hair. How about I help the beauty with her hair?"

The head of the household looked at Mu Anxiang and stared at him for a long time: "Who are you?"

Mu Anxiang paused for a moment, unable to think of a fake name: "Zhang San".

"Zhang San? What a lousy name. You do it then."

As he spoke, he pointed to a room to the south: "Go, take her to wash up first, then do her makeup. Make sure she's all done before dinner, or I'll chop off your head."

Mu Anxiang said, "Just you wait and see, I guarantee I'll make the beauty look like a fairy."

"Smack!"

The bandit leader raised his hand and slapped Mu Anxiang across the face, the force of which was so great that Mu Anxiang fell to the ground.

"Is that how you call me 'beauty'? Call me 'sister-in-law'."