Chapter 104 The Duke and his son’s wife’s sister?
Mu Junyan hugged the crying little girl tightly in his arms, feeling so distressed.
The girl is usually weak and timid on the surface, but she is actually a tenacious girl who refuses to be at the mercy of fate.
Except for that rainy night, I never saw her cry so heartbreakingly again.
At this moment, the little girl's hair was disheveled, and most of the oil paint on her face had been washed away by tears, revealing her fair cheeks that were scratched, her face and hands were covered in blood, and her wrists had bruises from being tied with ropes.
She hides under a table on the stage, indicating that she tried to escape but was found.
Normally, she would tremble with fear when she saw him being aggressive, but now she dared to run away from the criminals' den.
He couldn't imagine how she had managed to survive the hours she was kidnapped.
Mu Junyan's temples were exposed with veins. He raised his hand, stroked her back, and comforted her softly, "It's okay."
Gu Huan raised her tearful eyes and stared at his handsome face. Her eyes, which were usually serious and indifferent, were now full of worry.
His warm big palm gently stroked her back, making her feel real warmth.
At this moment, she dared to believe that she was saved, and in his arms.
She had a lot to say, but couldn't utter a word.
The two of them looked at each other in silence.
Ji Xuanyu stared at them intently, and it felt as if his heart, which was already pierced with a dagger, was stabbed several more times.
Mu Junyan noticed his unfriendly gaze and looked over suddenly.
He had just risked his life to save Gu Huan, and he thought he was just a knight passing by, so he was not on guard. But there must be a reason why Gu Huan stabbed him.
Gu Huan also noticed the sharp gaze, turned her head to look, and was still startled.
Subconsciously, she hid behind Mu Junyan, nervously grasped his arm, and trembled with tears in her voice: "Duke, he, he is the master of that group of bandits. They call him Young Master. Last night, he ordered his men to humiliate me."
Mu Junyan's anger suddenly surged, and he whispered to comfort her: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Gu Huan nodded with relief.
When Ji Xuanyu heard their conversation, his hand covering the wound suddenly clenched and blood gushed out from between his fingers.
The pain from the wound was not even one ten-thousandth of the hurt he felt from the scene before him.
This is the little girl he takes good care of, and the sweetheart he wants to take away with him.
He almost lost half his life and went through hardships to return to Bianliang, all for her.
In order to help her get rid of the Pei family and Gu Wanru, he took every step carefully, not hesitating to be the worst person, not caring about having his hands stained with blood.
The bone-gnawing pain he felt at this moment was worse than the broken bones from falling off the cliff.
It hurt so much that every breath he took felt like a thousand arrows piercing his heart.
He recalled his first meeting with Gu Huan.
It was a snowy day.
The petite Gu Huan, carrying Gu Wanru's bookcase on her back, hunched over, followed with difficulty behind the proud peacock-like Gu Wanru.
The maid beside Gu Wanru was holding an oil-paper umbrella.
Little Gu Huan's head and body were covered with a layer of white snow, and her snow-white face was red from the cold.
When she caught her sight, her doe-like eyes darted around in panic.
During class, Gu Wanru was so sleepy that she kept dozing off, but she knelt in the back, holding a book and reading it seriously.
The teacher asked a question, and little Gu Huan wrote down the answer and quietly handed it to Gu Wanru.
Later, he secretly taught her to read and write, and later she could even compose poetry.
However, all the poems she wrote became Gu Wanru's.
Xiao Gu Huan is in a difficult situation, but she will do her best to repay him.
For example, I would secretly hide a piece of cake, keep it warm in my arms, and then give it to him to eat.
His mother died early and he was raised by his father. Men tend to be rough in taking care of children and no one mends their clothes when they are torn.
Little Gu Huan found out and took needle and thread from home to the private school to help him mend his shoes. She also made him a pair of insoles. The shoes with insoles were especially warm in winter.
Later, Gu Wanru and Gu Huan stopped coming to school, but he and Gu Huan would still find ways to meet secretly.
At that time, he found that there were always bruises under Gu Huan's fingernails. After his repeated questioning, little Gu Huan cried and told him about the abuse she had suffered from Aunt Pei and Gu Wanru.
He watched the little person crying so hard that his heart was broken.
From that day on, he decided to save money and take little Gu Huan away from the den of danger.
Somehow, their last meeting was discovered.
Ji Xuanyu stared at Mu Junyan with hatred in his eyes. He grasped the dagger in his hand and slowly pulled it out, and blood gushed out again.
Akabane and the others rushed over and took a look at Ji Xuanyu.
Chi Yan frowned and whispered something in Mu Junyan's ear.
Mu Junyan twitched his lips and nodded: "It turned out to be him, take him back."
Just as Chi Yan was about to step forward, shouts of killing were heard suddenly, and a group of people holding knives rushed over from halfway up the mountain.
It turned out that when Lu Laosan and his men were retreating, they suddenly discovered that the young master was riding a horse and rushing towards them from the edge of the cliff. They felt something was wrong, wondering if the young master did not want to give up the hostages and wanted to take them back.
While they sent people to the stronghold to report the news and call for more brothers to come, they fought back.
Because they were afraid of being discovered by Mu Junyan and the others, they abandoned the car and sneaked back on foot, so they were a step late.
The mountain path was very narrow, and a single carriage could barely pass through. On one side was a steep cliff, and on the other side was a deep abyss.
It’s useless to have more people because they can’t display their abilities.
Lu Laosan and his men rushed over desperately and got into a melee with Chi Yan and his men, but no matter how many Black Armor Guards there were behind them, they could not catch up.
The other party snatched Ji Xuanyu away and found that his chest was covered with blood. He asked hurriedly: "Young Master, how are you?"
When Ji Xuanyu saw them arriving, he relaxed and fainted due to excessive blood loss.
When Lu Lao San saw that Gu Huan's hands were covered in blood, his eyes turned red with anger: "You hurt me again! You stinky bitch, I won't let you go!"
Lu Laosan and his men were familiar with the terrain here and were a group of reckless men, so for a while the two sides were evenly matched.
The rocks on the edge of the cliff were trampled and fell one after another, creating a dangerous situation.
Mu Junyan frowned and retreated with Gu Huan in his arms.
At this moment, I just want to protect Gu Huan and retreat safely.
It is not convenient to have a long confrontation here.
Ji Xuanyu, who was being carried away by his brothers, was shaken awake. He opened his eyes and saw that Lu Laosan and the others were still fighting, so he hurriedly ordered: "Retreat!"
"Young Master, that thief bitch hurt you!"
"I said retreat! Obey me!" Ji Xuanyu roared. He had used too much force and his wound was in excruciating pain.
The man thought that the young master wanted to preserve his strength, so he quickly whistled.
When Lu Lao San heard the order to retreat, he glared at Gu Huan fiercely and waved his hand: "Go!"
"Don't chase a desperate enemy!" Mu Junyan stopped them and picked up the limp Gu Huan.
He didn't want to create any more trouble. Although the Western Region spy they were pursuing was most likely this person, the local security was after all the responsibility of the Inspection Office. If he intervened too obviously, it would get on some people's nerves.
"Chiyan, let the inspection department continue the investigation. Let's go."
Mu Junyan was holding the girl in his arms when he suddenly found that she was shaking.
He lowered his head and asked with concern: "What's wrong? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
After Gu Huan relaxed, she realized that her whole body was aching and she had many injuries. She just felt a little dazed.
The man's words seemed so far away. She shook her head in a daze, weakly: "No..."
Mu Junyan frowned and looked at her red face, as if she had a fever.
The people from the Inspection Office came with a carriage. Mu Junyan walked over carrying the person in his arms, and the head of the Inspection Office almost popped his eyes out.
Isn’t this... the younger sister-in-law of the young master of the Yong family?
How...the Duke is hugging, hugging?
Mu Junyan glanced at him calmly, and he was so scared that he quickly lowered his head and explained nervously: "My horse is too slow, and it can't catch up with the Duke's warhorse."
"This group of bandits is extraordinary. You must investigate them immediately. The Yichunyuan in the city is also handed over to you. Check the identities of each of them one by one. Don't miss a single suspect."
“Yes, yes, yes.” The man wiped the sweat from his forehead and lowered his head, not daring to look at anyone.
This is really a big deal. The Duke is actually having an affair with his son's sister-in-law...
We should have sent the carriage over first.
He should just walk slower.
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