Seeing the man who was binding the maid's hands, he ripped off the veil on her head and then reached down to the maid's collar.
"Stop!" Mei Xiyuan finally mustered up her courage and shouted.
Seeing that the man had indeed stopped what he was doing, Mei Xiyuan asked, "Do you want money? Just tell me how much you want, and I'll have someone give it to you immediately. Just don't hurt her."
Unexpectedly, the man paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Sorry, you're unlucky to have run into us today. We always rob women, not money. No matter how much money you have, we don't want it. We only want beautiful women."
After saying that, he continued to tear at the maid's clothes.
The sounds of vendors and pedestrians in the nearby bustling market still lingered in their ears, but this very noise masked their cries for help, leaving the master and servant utterly helpless.
Startled, desperate and helpless, Mei Xiyuan suddenly heard a continuous ringing in her ears.
Images of herself as a princess, showered with love and affection since childhood, flashed before her eyes, along with all the unparalleled nobility and pride she once possessed.
Later, how was he treated with disrespect when he entered the Qin Prince's mansion, and then, on a day of torrential rain, how was he ruthlessly driven out, step by step, through the mud?
At this thought, the anger and hatred in her heart suddenly made her fearless, as if she wanted to risk everything to protect the little girl who had always been with her.
Suddenly, Mei Xiyuan, who was also firmly controlled by another man, used almost all her strength, looked at the thug in front of her with extreme anger, and shouted at him again: "Stop!"
Upon hearing the voice, the two men seemed genuinely intimidated and froze in shock.
The man who was about to assault her was startled and stopped what he was doing, staring intently at her.
The screen froze instantly.
But after a short while, the man who was controlling her arm came to his senses and forcefully tugged at Mei Xiyuan's arm, baring his teeth and threatening her in her ear, "What do you want to do? Do you want to die?"
Mei Xiyuan clearly felt a tearing pain, but the physical pain she felt at that moment was far less than the loss and sorrow that had accumulated in her heart.
Mei Xiyuan sneered and said quietly, "This is truly a case of a dragon in shallow water being mocked by shrimp, and a tiger fallen to the plains being bullied by dogs."
She paused, then her voice suddenly turned stern and angry again: "If you dare to harm her in the slightest today, the Japanese princess will make you wish you were dead."
Upon hearing this, the man controlling the maid hesitated for a moment, then timidly said, as if talking to himself, "Princess? You said you are..."
Just as the two were speculating and their attention was diverted, a long, drawn-out scream from a woman suddenly rang out: "Ah..."
Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly looked in the direction from which the sound had come.
A little girl, holding a long, bald broom high above her head, rushed in from the street corner and charged toward the two thugs at incredible speed.
Perhaps because of my young age, I was also afraid.
The little girl rushed forward, locked onto her target, and then tightly closed her eyes.
Then, he started wildly waving the broom in his hand, cursing all the while: "You filthy scoundrels, how dare you bully a good girl!"
She swept the broom horizontally, slapped it, and spun around, leaving the two thugs completely bewildered by her movements. They could only shout, "Where did you come from, you wild girl? Put down that broken broom and stop right now..."
Because brooms are bald and have no broom blades, any one of them could prick a person and cause extreme pain.
Unable to find an opportunity to get close and snatch the item, the two thugs could only dodge and run around in all directions.
Soon, the broom, which had no particular technique, scattered the four people.
The maidservant, quick as a flash, rushed over and hugged Mei Xiyuan tightly, still sobbing uncontrollably, "Princess, Princess..."
Mei Xiyuan gently stroked her head and hugged her tightly to comfort her, saying, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's alright, it's alright."
On the other side, the thugs still hadn't retreated. They were still looking for an opportunity, shouting angrily, "You brat, how dare you ruin my good time! If I catch you later, I'll tear you to pieces!"
The little girl didn't dare slow down her movements at all. While brandishing the weapon in her hand, she cursed and said, "You scoundrels, you scoundrels... You dare bully a good girl, you dare bully her..."
Just then, the little girl suddenly realized that she could no longer control the weapon in her hand and could no longer move it.
She opened her eyes to look and discovered that one of the thugs had stomped the broom firmly under his foot.
The little girl screamed in panic, "You filthy scoundrel, let go of your big pig's trotter right now, let go..."
But then, the thug revealed a wicked smile, slowly bent down, and grabbed the other end of the broom.
The little girl looked at his face, confused. Unexpectedly, he grabbed the broom and the little girl together and pulled them to his side, then grabbed the little girl's neck tightly with one hand.
The little girl suddenly felt like she couldn't breathe, and struggled in his hands, her face turning red.
Upon seeing this, Mei Xiyuan was immediately horrified and shouted, "Let her go..."
"Let her go? Why should I?" the thug taunted smugly.
Another thug arrogantly continued, "Now that you've fallen into our hands, no matter if you're a princess, or even the Heavenly King or the Queen Mother of the West, you won't escape our grasp."
As he spoke, he began to walk step by step toward Mei Xiyuan and her servant.
Mei Xiyuan and her maidservant clung tightly to each other, slowly retreating until they were forced into a dead end.
Seeing that there was no way out, the rogue reached out to pull off Mei Xiyuan's veil.
The moment her hand touched the white veil, Mei Xiyuan, in a panic, saw the approaching rogue spit out a mouthful of blood through the thin white fabric.
Immediately afterwards, a "thump" was heard, and the once burly and strong man instantly fell to the ground at his feet.
"Princess..." The maid beside her was so frightened by the sight of someone dying that she hugged Mei Xiyuan tightly, not daring to look at her again, and cried out loudly.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..." Mei Xiyuan comforted her.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Yan'er, whose neck was being choked by another thug, had a bruised face and was about to suffocate.
When the thug saw his accomplice killed and lying on the ground, blood was streaming from the wound on his back.
He instinctively released his grip, stared at the corpse, and called out in a trembling voice, "Big Brother..."
Immediately afterwards, he staggered forward to take a closer look.
He checked his breath with a trembling hand, then burst into tears, crying out, "Big brother, big brother..."
After a moment, he came to his senses, stood up slowly in a daze, gripped the gleaming dagger in his hand, and ran over to corner the three men against the wall.
Then, with a ferocious expression, he hysterically roared at the three women in front of him, "Who? Who was it? Which of you killed my elder brother?"
The three women were also completely bewildered, huddling together, unsure of what to do.
Just then, a woman's voice suddenly came from the other end of the alley: "It's your great-aunt."
Upon hearing the voice, the man suddenly turned around, still holding the dagger in his hand, and exclaimed in surprise, "Who's speaking?"
A woman in purple, holding a long sword, slowly emerged from around the corner of the alley. She was also wearing a long black veil.
As the woman walked towards the crowd, she scolded them, "How dare you do such a despicable thing in broad daylight? Do you really think you can get away with anything?"
Seeing this, Mei Xiyuan and her servant helped the little girl, who had just caught her breath, and quickly hid behind the woman in purple.
Upon seeing this, the man realized that the person who had come was not someone to be trifled with.
He still seemed to have gone mad as he yelled at her, "You bitch, you killed my brother! Today I'll fight you to the death!"
As the man spoke, he seemed to be possessed and raised his dagger to stab the woman in purple in the left chest.
Before he could even get close, the woman in purple took two steps forward and kicked him hard, sending him flying a great distance before he crashed heavily to the ground.
"Cough cough cough..." The man coughed a few times after landing, but still did not give up and struggled to get up, wanting to try again.
The woman in purple turned her head slightly and ordered the three women behind her, "Hurry up and leave!"
“But you’re all alone, young lady…” Mei Xiyuan said, seemingly a little worried.
Seeing that the man had already gotten up and was ready to fight, the woman in purple didn't want to waste any more time and shouted, "Hurry up and go!"
Seeing this, Mei Xiyuan had no choice but to compromise, and simply said, "Take care, Miss!"
After saying that, he left quickly with his maid and the little girl.
Suddenly, a crackling sound rang out behind me.
The three of them supported each other until they reached a safe, bustling downtown area, where they stopped to rest.
Mei Xiyuan said gratefully to the maid, "My servant and I thank you so much for saving our lives, Miss. We are so grateful for your help today, otherwise we would have been..."
Still feeling a bit scared thinking about what had just happened, Mei Xiyuan quickly asked, "By the way, may I ask your name, young lady? Where do you live? We'd like to personally visit and express our gratitude in the future."
"You're too kind. I'm just a lowly maid. I went out today to buy roasted chestnuts from Lizhizhai for my mistress. On my way back, I happened to see these two thugs. I was just trying to help them out, so please don't take it to heart."
Although the little girl was frightened, she was not hurt in the end, and now she seemed to care nothing about it and spoke casually.
Mei Xiyuan, however, persisted. Having received such a great favor, she was determined to repay it handsomely, so she asked again, "May I ask who the head of the family is?"
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