Mu Anxiang said in an almost arrogant tone, "You are not even as good as a single hair on her head."

The female bandit wasn't angry. Instead, she turned around and laughed. Looking at Mu Anxiang's dusty face but bright, shining eyes, she wanted to possess them. She wanted this man's eyes to shine only for her from now on.

"What a pity, you'll be mine from now on."

Mu Anxiang glared at her: "Wishful thinking."

"Only one of you can stay. If you stay, I'll let her go; if she stays..."

The female bandit didn't finish her sentence, but Mu Anxiang had already guessed what she was thinking.

He stood up, walked step by step to her side, and then suddenly drew the short sword from her waist and held it to her neck.

"Now, both she and I are leaving."

The female bandit was clearly taken aback, not expecting that a lazy and good-for-nothing prince would actually know martial arts. She blamed herself for not being on guard, which allowed him to take advantage of her.

"Oh? But it can't be as you wish?"

As she spoke, the door opened, and Lan Xi appeared in the doorway, a knife also held to her neck.

"Release our leader."

The petty bandits were shouting and yelling outside.

The female bandit looked at him calmly: "So, what do you think? My backup plan was pretty good, wasn't it?"

Mu Anxiang felt somewhat dejected. Why was he still so stupid, unable to even protect his own wife?

"Speak, what exactly do you want?"

"Stay and marry me, and I'll let this woman go."

Hearing this, Lanxi unconsciously frowned: If it were before, when she didn't like Mu Anxiang, she would have been eager to leave this bad man behind and run away, but now she couldn't.

"No, we are already married, we have consummated our marriage, and I am carrying his child!"

Mu Anxiang froze on the spot, his hand holding the dagger trembling: When did this happen? How come he didn't know anything about it?

"Lanxi?"

Mu Anxiang called her name, his voice trembling.

Lanxi looked at the female bandit and said coldly, "If you hurt me, and the child in my womb, he will definitely fight you to the death."

Mu Anxiang chimed in, "She's right. For them, I'd give up my life."

The female bandit sidestepped, grabbed Mu Anxiang's wrist with her other hand, and slammed him onto the table: "You really think your paltry skills can subdue me?"

Lanxi was startled.

"We're both women, surely you wouldn't enjoy watching someone else's family fall apart and their spouse and children be torn apart, would you? We've been through life and death together to finally be together, and we haven't even had a chance to enjoy a peaceful life for long. Do you really want to ruin our happiness with your hands?"

Lanxi stared intently at her, gambling that this woman had no compassion whatsoever.

The female bandit laughed loudly: "My dear sister, why do you still believe in men? They have nothing but empty words. When they were with you, they said so many sweet things, but what happened later? Didn't they still heartlessly abandon you?"

Lanxi realized something at this moment. She was probably a woman who had been hurt by a man, which was why she acted so extremely.

"I don't know about other men, but I trust this man!"

The female bandit pressed Mu Anxiang down onto a stool: "Then let's test this and see if your man is worth your trust."