"I didn't know you were my benefactor's friends. I have been very negligent in the past. Please forgive me."
Ye Yunniang was quite surprised to hear such polite and refined words coming from an elderly woman from the Yan Kingdom.
The old woman walked up to Ye Yunniang and Wen Nuan and introduced herself.
Her name is Chu Yuying, and she is also from the Qing Dynasty.
She was abducted by human traffickers at the age of 18 and sold to the State of Yan, where she was bought by two brothers to be their wives.
Chu Yuying gave birth to three sons and one daughter for the two brothers.
Thirty years have passed, and Chu Yuying's four children have all grown up, married, and had children of their own.
After their son and daughter got married, they did not leave, and the whole family lived together, moving from place to place with the water and grass.
Not long ago, their flock of sheep was attacked by a pack of wolves. It was Tong Mo, who happened to be passing by, who saved them.
The Chu family was grateful and, knowing that Tong Mo was looking for someone, offered to help him inquire.
The two brothers Chu Yuying married didn't have surnames; their given names were just chosen randomly. After their children were born, they simply gave the children Chu Yuying's surname.
Chu Yuying invited Ye Yunniang and Wen Nuan to rest in the tent.
The two followed and saw familiar faces.
"pink!"
What are you doing here?!
"I was rescued by Aunt Chu, and since I have nowhere to go, I'm staying here with them for the time being," Tao Hong explained her situation. Water was brought for the two of them to wash up.
Ye Yunniang tidied herself up, and Tong Mo rode back on horseback, bringing good news.
He encountered the human traffickers who had captured Baise and his group.
The human traffickers are numerous, and Tong Mo alone is strong enough to overpower them. However, the safety of the captured people cannot be guaranteed.
“I’ll go with you.” Ye Yunniang gripped the dagger.
“I’ll go too.” Wen Nuan gripped the kitchen knife in her hand tightly.
“Our benefactor, let’s go too.” The Chu family members also grabbed their tools.
Tong Mo took away several burly men from the Chu family, leaving Ye Yunniang and Wen Nuan behind.
The reason is clear: they don't know martial arts, and taking them along would mean being distracted by protecting them. It's better to wait for them to return at the Chu family's residence.
Ye Yunniang gave the poison in her hand to Tong Mo.
"Take good care of yourself."
"Wait for my good news." Tong Mo took the poison and led the Chu brothers to rescue the people.
Ye Yunniang and the others waited until noon the next day when Tong Mo returned with his men.
Seven or eight women returned with them. Their faces were somewhat familiar; they had been abducted and sold together in a human trafficking den.
Seeing familiar faces, the group of seven or eight relaxed a bit.
Ye Yunniang noticed a long wound on Tong Mo's arm.
Ye Yunniang brought over the medicine box and asked Tong Mo to take off his outer clothes and expose his arms.
Clean the wound, apply medicine, bandage it, and tie it securely.
As Ye Yunniang prepared to leave, Tong Mo grabbed her arm and pulled her away forcefully.
Ye Yunniang lost her balance and fell backward, landing on Tong Mo's lap.
Ignoring his injuries, Tong Mo hugged Ye Yunniang tightly.
Ye Yunniang struggled to get up.
Tong Mo's pleading voice rang in Ye Yunniang's ears, "Don't marry him, okay? Don't marry Jiang Mingzhe."
Ye Yunniang, look at me, look at me! I'm sincere, I'll treat you well. I'll raise Li Pan and the others as my own sons. I'll work hard to earn money so you can live a good life…”
Ye Yunniang stopped what she was doing and clenched her fists.
"Tong Mo, don't put your heart into me. I'm not worth it."
Tong Mo didn't want to hear Ye Yunniang say such heartless things, so he sealed her up.
The gentle touch made Tong Mo want more.
Tong Mo stopped all movement and looked at the motionless Ye Yunniang. "Why aren't you resisting?"
"Isn't this what you wanted?"
"Ye Yunniang, you're really ruthless." Tong Mo said, grabbed his clothes, and rushed out of the tent.
Ye Yunniang picked up her clothes and put them on one by one. She walked out of the tent and went to Baise and Tie Yi's residence.
Baise is taking care of Tie Yi, who is in a coma.
"How is Uncle Tieyi?"
"He was stabbed while saving me and lost consciousness from blood loss." Baise wiped away her tears. "It's my fault. I was so insistent on having a daughter that I forced him to eat spicy food with me."
Tie Yi ate too much spicy food, which upset her stomach and made her feel unwell, giving the human traffickers an opportunity.
"I brought it up first."
You want me to blame you?
"If this makes you feel better, then blame me."
"I'm not out of my mind." Baise never blamed others randomly; Tie Yi had taken excellent care of her during her pregnancy, which had made her arrogant and spoiled.
"Thank you for saving us," Baise said to Ye Yunniang.
"I didn't save you."
“If it weren’t for you, Tong Mo wouldn’t have saved us.” Baise understood this clearly.
When the topic of Tong Mo came up and she thought of what happened inside the tent, Ye Yunniang's expression turned sour.
Baise noticed Ye Yunniang's unusual behavior, "You really never had feelings for Tong Mo?"
Ye Yunniang remained silent for a while, then said, "To be honest, I was tempted."
The bright and cheerful young man was only concerned with himself and wanted to give everything to himself.
Ye Yunniang was an ordinary woman, and it was hard for her not to be tempted.
"Why abandon him?" Baise asked, puzzled.
"It's not about giving up, it's that we're not a good match."
Tong Mo's affection is simple, passionate, unwavering, and all-consuming.
Tong Mo gave all his love, and naturally hoped that Ye Yunniang would give him the same amount of love in return.
Ye Yunniang couldn't do that.
No one can always maintain their full sincerity to love someone who always holds back.
One day, Tong Mo's passion will fade or be mixed with other things.
Having experienced Ye Yunniang's wholehearted devotion, she wouldn't be able to bear it.
"If you like each other, be together. Even if you can't be husband and wife for life, a fleeting romance is still good." Baise thought Ye Yunniang was overthinking things.
"Besides, how can you be so sure that Tong Mo won't be good to you forever? I think Tong Mo is a loyal person. You underestimate him."
"Wife, stop talking." Tie Yi interrupted Baise, knowing that if he persuaded Ye Yunniang, things would get complicated.
Don't you think so?
"It's Ye Niangzi's choice to make, and outsiders shouldn't interfere." Tie Yi was afraid that if Ye Yunniang changed her mind and chose Mo Mo, Jiang Mingzhe would kill Baise.
Having known Jiang Mingzhe for quite some time, he was well aware of the man's madness.
"What kind of sweet talk did Jiang Mingzhe give you, making you so considerate of him?" Baise got angry whenever Jiang Mingzhe was mentioned, as it reminded her of her wedding night.
“My lady, I am not here for Commander Jiang. I am here for…”
Baise interrupted Tie Yi's explanation, "What do you mean 'not'? I think you are, always thinking of Jiang Mingzhe in everything. Is he really that good that you're talking about me on his behalf..."
Ye Yunniang took the opportunity to leave, unable to answer the question about Baise.
Having already made her choice, Ye Yunniang didn't want to change it.
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