Chapter 338: Why did Brother He get married?
The attackers were ferocious, but Xiao Yan brought with him all experts.
After Di Tao "forcibly" tied the people onto his boat, he saw Xiao Yan and his group killing several people, and the corpses piled up on the ground. The attackers may have realized that they were out of control, and left in embarrassment with vicious words. The Di family guards, who were covered in blood, all showed joy on their faces.
Before Di Tao could even feel happy, a sharp sword was pointed at his throat.
“Bold…”
Swish!
With just one strike of his sword, Xiao Yan nearly cut the guard's throat as he just shouted. When he retreated in fear, half of his earlobe was cut off.
Di Tao's expression changed slightly: "Brother He..."
“Hmm!”
He groaned in his mouth, but the sword pierced his shoulder blade. The pain made Di Tao's face covered in cold sweat, and Mrs. Di and her daughter both screamed in shock.
Di Fangyun said anxiously, "Brother He, my brother didn't mean any harm. He just had no choice but to borrow your help. The people of Beiling are vicious and have been chasing us all the way. If we are captured by them, they will definitely use us to threaten my father and the Zhen'an Army..."
Xiao Yan said coldly, "If you're afraid of being captured by Beiling, then you can commit suicide. But relying on your status to drag innocent people into a whirlpool, is that the upbringing of your Di family?"
"The night before yesterday, I rescued you and your two children, and I knew I was in trouble. Seeing that the people guarding you were all military veterans, I made an exception and let you leave Anxi. But you didn't show any gratitude, and instead forcibly exposed me to the Beiling spies. Do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you?!"
"Brother He!"
Seeing Xiao Yan's anger, his phoenix eyes filled with murderous intent, Di Tao's heart skipped a beat and he quickly said, "Brother He, calm down and listen to my explanation first."
Xiao Yan held the sword coldly.
Di Tao said anxiously, "I know what I did just now was not gentlemanly. If I were alone, even if I fought to the death with those people from Beiling, I would never harm innocent people. But my mother and sister are traveling with me, and I really can't watch them fall into the hands of those people from Beiling."
"Brother He saved my life and my two children's lives, and escorted us all the way out of Anxi. I would never do such an ungrateful act if I hadn't been forced to do so. I know Brother He is angry, and if anyone is to blame, it's me alone. I am willing to let Brother He deal with it."
He knelt on the ground with a thud, raised his head and said in a deep voice:
"You can kill me or chop me up, it's all up to you. I only ask that Brother He, considering that my Di family has guarded the border for many years and protected the people of Wei, send my mother and sister back to the northwest safely."
Di Tao is gambling.
I bet Xiao Yan would escort them so far just because he could see that the guards around him were from the troop, or maybe he would show them mercy because the Di family was guarding the border.
He also discovered that although Xiao Yan seemed indifferent, he was not as hard as stone in his heart. He protected them for two days even though he knew they were trouble. He saved their lives several times and did not kill him directly even though he had just plotted against them.
Di Fangyun looked at the blood gushing from Di Tao's shoulder, his face pale and tears streaming down his face. "Brother He, please spare my brother. We don't need your protection anymore. We will go back to the northwest on our own..."
Mrs. Di was also in tears and looked extremely embarrassed.
Xiao Yan looked at them for a long moment, then suddenly pulled back his sword and retracted it. "My wife is soft-hearted and often says that the Zhen'an Army protects the country. She likes people who value loyalty and righteousness. This time, I'll let you go because you're so eager to save people, but if you do it again, I'll kill you!"
Blood was flowing from Di Tao's shoulder and he fell to the ground exhausted, but he felt relieved in his heart.
He made the right bet.
Di Tao didn't quite believe what Xiao Yan said about his wife being soft-hearted. In his opinion, this was just an excuse made by this "He Yan". This man was indeed hard on the outside but soft on the inside.
Di Tao put his hand on his shoulder and said, "Thank you, Brother He."
Xiao Yan snorted coldly, and the blood on the sword instantly bounced off with a shake of his hand. He turned around and said a few words to the "injured" guards beside him, and someone pulled the frightened horses and the intact carriage over.
After he jumped on the horse with his sword in hand, he pulled the reins and looked at the people from the Di family who were still standing there.
"Why don't you leave and wait for those people from Beiling to come again?"
Everyone in the Di family was stunned for a moment, then their faces were filled with surprise. Di Tao even said anxiously, "What are you still standing there for? Follow Brother He!"
Di Tao was injured and could not ride a horse, and Madam Di and the others were female relatives. After Xiao Yan gave the accompanying carriage to the three of them, he rode away with everyone on horseback.
Their people led the way, and the few remaining guards of the Di family were all injured and just followed behind, surrounding the carriage.
Di Tao looked relaxed, his face pale as he leaned against the wall of the carriage.
Madam Di applied medicine to him while her eyes were red: "He Yan is too unkind. You were already seriously injured, and he hurt you like this..."
"Mother," Di Tao interrupted Madam Di. "I was at fault first, and Brother He showed me mercy. Otherwise, with his skills, if he really wanted to do anything to me, I would have been dead long ago."
Seeing that Madam Di was about to say something, he lowered his voice, "We have no relationship with Brother He, so he has no obligation to protect us. Besides, he must have noticed that our identities were different before, but he never inquired about it and even protected us from leaving Anxi. It was me who plotted against him first, so I don't blame him for hurting me."
Di Fangyun had cried before, and her eyes were red. "Brother is right. If it weren't for Brother He, we would have died long ago. Mother shouldn't blame Brother He."
Seeing her children say this, Mrs. Di could only purse her lips and say, "I don't blame him, I'm just worried about your injury..."
"My injury is fine. The medicine Brother He gave me is excellent. I will be fine after a few days of rest. Brother He may look cold, but he is actually kind-hearted. He kept Li Yong and the others around the carriage to reassure us and protect us."
Some of them were injured and some were disabled. If they fought against the enemy, they would probably die. He Yan seemed to have said nothing, but he was taking care of them everywhere.
Di Tao was extremely grateful to him, and seeing that he was thinking about them without holding a grudge, he felt even more guilty.
"When we return to the Northwest, we must thank Brother He sincerely, and Mother must not say what she just said, lest it chill Brother He's feelings."
Mrs. Di said, "I understand."
They still had to rely on He Yan's escort back to the northwest, so naturally they couldn't offend him.
Mrs. Di applied medicine to Di Tao. Di Fangyun leaned against the carriage window, quietly reached out to lift the curtain and looked forward. She saw a cold figure riding a horse in front of her, holding the reins.
She had never seen such a handsome man. He was very skilled and had a tall and strong figure. When he killed the enemy, he was like a god descending to earth.
only……
He actually got married.
Di Fangyun couldn't help but pinch the curtain in his hand and stared blankly. How come he got married?
Xiao Yan, who was extremely grateful to Di Tao, was riding on a horse. Tu Bai, who had followed him out of the capital, rode to Xiao Yan's side. He seemed to notice someone was looking at him. He turned around suddenly and saw that the curtain of the carriage suddenly dropped, and the face of the girl from the Di family flashed by.
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