Mu Wanting swiftly pulled her back, pushed her into the carriage, and then lashed the horse with her whip, causing it to gallop wildly.
The burly man behind them was also in hot pursuit. Shen Xinglan moved closer to Mu Wanting, and the cold fragrance enveloped her, making her subconsciously want to escape.
Then, Shen Xinglan took out a crossbow from her sleeve and shot it at the knee of the horse behind her.
When the first horse fell, the rest of the horses followed suit like dominoes, all collapsing to the ground.
Only after the crisis was temporarily averted did Mu Wanting hand the reins to Shen Xinglan, and then she went into the carriage herself.
She only learned after the diagnosis that Fang Chunliu had a very serious gynecological disease, which was why she had fainted from abdominal pain earlier, and the other women had the same problem.
This Liu Lian is truly inhuman; it gives you an idea of just how awful this scum was to them.
Those women who were tortured to death by him probably suffered even more tragic fates.
The retribution against Liu Lian was ultimately too lenient.
"Madam Mu, do I have a very serious illness?"
Fang Chunliu's expression was resolute, but her eyes were filled with trepidation.
Mu Wanting sent Shen Xinglan and Song Xie away before revealing their illnesses and prescribing medicine for them, instructing them to take good care of themselves.
The faces of the group turned red, and Mu Wanting gently comforted them.
"This is not your fault. You are all good girls. The one who is wrong is Liu Lian."
The group, who had expected to be rejected, were somewhat surprised. Their eyes reddened, and they eventually burst into tears.
"My wife has been very kind to us, and we will definitely repay her in the future."
After taking Mu Wanting's medicine, their symptoms improved.
The further they went, the more displaced people they found.
The adults were with their children, some of whom were starving to death, and the adults themselves were not in good condition either.
Fang Chunliu patiently explained, "There was a flood some time ago. It wasn't just Jinzhou that was destroyed; many places downstream were also ruined. Under the exploitation of Master Liu, everyone had almost nothing left and had no choice but to flee."
Since there was surplus food in her space, Mu Wanting would pretend to avoid people and take out some food from her space, then she and a few other women would distribute the porridge there.
Of course, there were troublemakers, but those who had received favors would subconsciously protect Mu Wanting and her group, whether out of gratitude or for their own survival.
Then she hired a few trustworthy people, gave them some rice to cook porridge every day, and secretly hired people to supervise them so that if they tried to embezzle, Mu Wanting would immediately take it back.
Once some of the refugees had dispersed, they focused on continuing their journey.
It was too crowded for so many people to sit in one carriage, so they bought another carriage and put the six women in it.
Li Xing'er looked at Shen Xinglan with a smile in her eyes.
"Why don't we let Young Master Shen ride in the same carriage with us? We are all women on our side, and we would be in a panic if we didn't have someone to protect us."
Shen Xinglan subconsciously looked at Mu Wanting and found that she was actually considering the suggestion. Her face immediately darkened.
Mu Wanting said, "It would be inconvenient for him to go with you. It would be better if I went with you to protect you."
Upon hearing this, Fang Chunliu was even happier.
"That would be even better."
Shen Xinglan said, "She stays here. Song Xie, you and your sister go over there."
Song Xie glared at him like a wolf cub, ignored him, and looked at Mu Wanting instead.
Mu Wanting didn't know what Shen Xinglan was up to, but she nodded anyway.
"That's fine then."
The women were happiest as long as they had someone to protect them.
Previously, the idea was that since there were many women, it would be better to choose Shen Xinglan, who had the highest combat strength, to protect them. Now that Song Xie has gone, it's also a good thing.
After they left, Shen Xinglan looked at Mu Wanting with some displeasure.
"You're willing to let me go with them?"
Mu Wanting pondered the meaning behind Shen Xinglan's words. Judging from the way he asked the question, he was probably unwilling to go. So she decided to go along with that line of thinking and coax him.
"Of course not, it's just that we only have a limited number of people who know martial arts. In fact, it's just you and me. They specifically asked you to come over, so I couldn't say anything."
Shen Xinglan said sarcastically in a cool tone, "You're quite generous."
Mu Wanting said, "Special times call for special measures."
Shen Xinglan stopped talking.
Then, along the way, Mu Wanting noticed that something was wrong.
Liu Chunhua and Li Xing'er often fawned over Shen Xinglan, their eyes filled with tenderness.
At these times, Shen Xinglan would look at her.
Seeing that she didn't react, his mood turned somber again.
Mu Wanting sighed. Shen Xinglan was really hard to please. Fortunately, she only needed to spend some more time with him before going her separate ways.
Shen Xinglan wanted a divorce right after they got married, and even after being beaten, she didn't stop, so she never had a chance along the way.
Upon arriving at his place of exile, the first thing he would do was undoubtedly to divorce her.
Then she could just go with the flow.
When Li Xing'er pretended to fall for the third time and leaned on him, Shen Xinglan could no longer bear it and pushed her away.
"Young lady, please have some self-respect."
The disgust in his eyes reminded Mu Wanting of herself when she was pursuing him.
At that time, he probably saw her as a promiscuous person as well.
Li Xing'er's eyes reddened.
"I know I am not worthy of you, young master, but I love you so much. You are unmarried, so I am willing to follow you without any status or title."
Liu Chunhua said the same thing.
Now it was Shen Xinglan's turn to frown.
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