Jiang Muyu was sleeping soundly when he suddenly heard a loud noise.

Yunyan walked to her bedside and told her, "My lady, it was those bandits today. They surrounded the inn."

Her accumulated sleepiness suddenly disappeared, and she suddenly sat up: "How many of them came?"

"It looks like there should be more than a hundred people."

"So much?" She frowned.

Yunyan explained: "This area is full of bandits. After the war, many refugees fled here. With no place to stay, they simply joined the mountain strongholds and became bandits. Over time, their numbers grew."

Jiang Muyu quickly got up and dressed, casually tied up her long hair with a hairpin, covered her face with a black scarf, and hid in the corner of the room with Yunyan.

In order to prevent themselves from having nowhere to escape when bandits broke in, they chose a position close to the window frame.

Outside, the sound of weapons colliding and wailing could be heard one after another.

Jiang Muyu squatted in the corner, holding an iron basin in his hand, praying that it would have the same effect as a frying pan when used to hit someone.

After a while, the bandits broke into the house.

With the experience of fighting the water thieves last time, they were much more adept at dealing with the bandits this time.

Jiang Muyu picked up a large iron basin and smashed it on people's bodies and heads, making a loud clanging sound.

Yunyan came in with a long sword in hand and stabbed everyone to death. After a while, several people fell in the room.

Yun Yan kicked the window open and pushed her out: "Sir, they are outnumbered, let's leave quickly."

Jiang Muyu climbed out of the window. Outside was a tiled roof. She used her hands and feet to move forward a little bit, trying to expand the force-bearing area in case the tiles could not support her weight.

But suddenly there was a wailing sound from behind, and a dead man suddenly appeared in front of her, with a pair of bulging eyes and a hole in his body, blood oozing out.

She was frightened and her feet sank. She heard the sound of tiles breaking. She only had time to say "Oh shit" before she fell straight down.

She closed her eyes in fear.

However, the expected pain did not come, and she fell into a light embrace.

She was stunned for a moment, then slowly opened her eyes, and met a pair of smiling amber eyes.

"Luo Chengguan? Why are you here? Wait..." She lowered her eyes and her face turned cold in an instant: "Are you the man in black from last night?!"

Luo Chengguan put her down and smiled brightly: "I saved you, shouldn't you say thank you first?"

"Oh, thank you." Jiang Muyu thanked him in a neutral tone, and then asked, "Why are you following me?"

"Hmph - no sincerity at all."

Well, they are not on the same topic at all.

Jiang Muyu was too lazy to talk to him anymore, so he turned around and left.

Luo Chengguan grabbed her wrist and asked, "Where are you going? There are bandits everywhere nearby. Do you want to be captured by them and become their mistress?"

"Of course I'm going to find the person who escorted me. Besides..." Jiang Muyu glanced at him and said, "In my opinion, you are not much better than the bandits."

"How can you say that? What do you mean I'm no better than a bandit?"

Jiang Muyu had not forgotten that this guy had sneaked into her room last night and might have spied on her bathing. Just thinking about it made her want to give him a beating.

Luo Cheng looked at her sinister eyes, swallowed subconsciously, pursed his lips, and said: "Yes, it was wrong for me to spy on you bathing, but I had no choice."

Unable to bear it any longer, Jiang Muyu kicked his knee and cursed, "Go away, you have no choice, you are obviously obsessed with sex and have a vicious heart!"

"Ouch..." Luo Chengguan covered his knees and hopped on one foot, shouting: "I just saved you, and it would be fine if you didn't repay me with your body, but why are you repaying kindness with hatred?"

"I didn't ask you to save me. I won't die if I fall from up there!" After saying that, Jiang Muyu walked away without mercy this time.

Seeing this, Luo Chengguan didn't care about the pain in his knees and hurriedly followed.

"Why are you following me?" She glared at him.

"I'll protect you closely. Look how dangerous it is for a beautiful woman like you to be alone outside." After he said this, he received a cold, warning look from Jiang Muyu.

"I am a man now."

"Tsk tsk - your disguise as a man is useless to me. You look like a skinny pretty boy, which makes me salivate even more."

Jiang Muyu's eyes widened in fear: "What did you say?"

Luo Chengguan smiled passionately and brilliantly with his eyes bent: "What I mean is, I like you no matter what you are like."

"I don't want your likes."

"Why not? Is it because you have a husband? It's okay, I don't mind."

Jiang Muyu was shocked by his words. She never expected that the thoughts of men in ancient times were more open than those of many modern men. In the past, she had read historical stories about many heroes liking other people's wives. She only thought it was interesting at the time, but now it actually happened to her.

She didn't understand, she really didn't understand.

"What do you like about me?"

"Do you believe in love at first sight?"

Jiang Muyu frowned, held his breath for a moment, and said, "You are sick."

At this time, Yun Yan caught up and suddenly saw a man in black beside his queen. He immediately became alert and ran over to block the two of them. When he saw the man's face clearly, he was stunned: "Why are you here, you scoundrel?"

Luo Chengguan smiled and said, "It's fate that we met by chance."

It was this lecher who had been pestering the Empress in Suicheng, and now he has come to this border town to pester her?

Jiang Muyu pulled Yunyan and said, "Ignore him, let's go."

"yes."

Yun Yan had always been obedient. She could see that Jiang Muyu didn't want to get involved with her any more, so she protected her and walked out of the town.

This time, Luo Chengguan did not chase after him.

After a while, Jiang Muyu and the others joined their team.

"Are you okay, Madam?" a guard came up and asked.

Jiang Muyu said: "It's okay, are all of us here?"

"There are still a few people left to clean up the mess. We will escort the queen away first, and they will follow soon."

"Were there any casualties this time?"

"One person died, and the injured...are not counted yet." The guard explained truthfully.

They were all there to protect her, and if they didn't leave now, there would be more casualties. Thinking of this, Jiang Muyu immediately got on the carriage arranged by the guards and set off overnight.

After walking for a while, Yunyan went to inquire about the news and came back to tell her what had happened.

The inn where they stayed this time was in a small town, several miles away from the village that was seen being looted today. They thought that there would be no more trouble, but they did not expect those bandits to loot the place at night.

Among the remaining bandits they dealt with today, there was actually a survivor. He recognized Jiang Muyu's carriage and directly led his men to surround the inn, wanting to avenge his accomplices who died during the day.

She snorted coldly: "Revenge is just an excuse. What kind of deep friendship can there be between those bandits? When their lives are in danger, they run faster than anyone else. They are just here for my money."