Chapter 61 Big Brother! Hurry and save Little Fish
"Boss, you flatter me. I just couldn't bear to see you being deceived."
"The boss is a smart man! Shen Moyan's move kills two birds with one stone. It saves my young lady's favor and makes her grateful, while pushing me, who might see through her true colors, into a fire pit and using me as a tool to kill her!"
"But what makes him think he can scheme against you, Boss? What if he turns around and, under the guise of 'clearing out and rescuing people,' brings his troops to carry out justice, using you as a stepping stone to enhance his reputation and future?"
Seeing Hei Sha stunned, Su Xiaoyu pressed her advantage:
"Boss, if you lay a hand on me today, you'll be handing a knife that could destroy Black Wind Stronghold to that hypocrite Shen Moyan. Are you willing to be used as a pawn by him?"
Su Xiaoyu's voice was not loud, but every word was piercing, like a sharp dagger hitting the vitals.
Black Demon cares most about his authority and his bandit gang.
We cannot be outsmarted.
Anger gradually surfaced on his face. He straightened up, his massive figure looming over Su Xiaoyu.
Su Xiaoyu held her breath. She knew that life and death hung in the balance, depending on the other person's decision.
After a moment, Black Demon suddenly spat on the ground.
"Damn it, you little brat, you've got a sharp tongue! Don't think I'll let you go just because you've said so much!"
"Even if that pretty boy has ulterior motives, I'll enjoy you first, and then I can go and kill him!"
Su Xiaoyu's heart sank. She knew that the other party was unpredictable and that reasoning with him would not be enough.
Her mind raced, and she prepared to take another drastic step, gambling on something even bigger!
Su Xiaoyu forced herself to remain calm, a "pity" smile appearing on her face, her tone resolute:
"If the chief doesn't believe it, why not send one of the brothers down the mountain to take a look? Perhaps... the soldiers who came to meet Shen Moyan have already quietly surrounded the stronghold? He only took my young lady away on purpose, leaving me behind as a 'pretext,' isn't that giving the soldiers a legitimate reason to 'suppress bandits and save the people'?"
This was pure bluff, but combined with her previous analysis, it sounded somewhat reasonable.
The word "pretext" in particular struck a nerve with Hei Sha.
Damn it! If it weren't for the powerful force behind that token, I wouldn't have to put up with this humiliation!
His Black Wind Stronghold has always been a place where people only enter and never leave.
Today is an exception.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became extremely tense, and Hei Sha's eyes shifted unpredictably, revealing a murderous intent.
...
Meanwhile, at the foot of the mountain.
Xiao Lingxi and Shen Moyan walked one after the other on the mountain path with difficulty.
Xiao Lingxi endured the swelling in her ankle and walked very slowly. Every step was excruciatingly painful, and her face was frighteningly pale.
But as long as she thought about how Xiaoyu was still waiting for her to rescue her, she felt that she could walk a little further.
“Miss Lingxi, you can’t go on like this.”
This was the twenty-eighth time Shen Moyan had stepped forward, insisting on carrying her on his back.
But in the end, Xiao Lingxi rejected them all without hesitation.
"No need." Xiao Lingxi gritted her teeth, subconsciously keeping her distance from him.
“Young Master Shen, we have no connection anymore. I owe you a favor because you came up the mountain to save me, and I will repay you in the future. But apart from that, we have no relationship whatsoever. I don’t want outsiders to see this and cause unnecessary misunderstandings.”
Xiao Lingxi's attitude was clear after leaving Wangjiang Tower; she would no longer give Shen Moyan a chance to get close to her.
Therefore, although she had a difficult journey, she never gave in and asked Shen Moyan to carry her.
After being rejected multiple times, Shen Moyan grew impatient with her unyielding attitude.
But he knew the play had already gone this far, and if he didn't comply, all his previous efforts would be in vain.
He patiently found a tree branch and let Xiao Lingxi use it as a crutch.
After saying "thank you," Xiao Lingxi continued walking forward, leaning on her cane.
But before he could take more than a few steps, he stepped into a puddle, slipped, lost his cane, and fell forward with a scream!
"Watch out!" Shen Moyan reacted quickly and stepped forward to support her.
This time, he gave Xiao Lingxi no chance to refuse, his tone leaving no room for argument:
“Miss Lingxi, if we continue like this, we won’t reach the city gate by dawn.”
"We can't delay any longer, please forgive us!"
As he spoke, he tried to forcibly carry Xiao Lingxi on his back.
However, at that moment—
"Giddy up! Giddy up!"
Suddenly, a rapid, rhythmic sound of horses' hooves came from the road ahead, exceptionally clear in the quiet night. And it sounded like there were quite a few of them.
Shen Moyan and Xiao Lingxi's expressions changed simultaneously!
"Oh no! The bandits may have caught up with us."
Shen Moyan immediately pulled Xiao Lingxi to hide in the nearby woods, nervously looking around.
The sound of horses' hooves grew closer, and the light of torches illuminated the road ahead.
By the firelight, Xiao Lingxi could make out the profile of the leader. He was tall and straight as a pine tree, with a cold and stern face.
It was her eldest brother, Xiao Jingheng.
Behind him followed Changfeng and a group of elite guards from the Marquis's mansion.
"Big brother! Changfeng!"
Xiao Lingxi was suddenly saved from her predicament and quickly stood up, waving and shouting.
"Big brother! I'm here!"
She forgot about her foot injury and started to rush out of the woods.
"Second Miss?"
Changfeng was the first to hear the sound and reined in his horse.
Xiao Jingheng also stopped, his sharp gaze sweeping over instantly. Upon seeing Xiao Lingxi's disheveled hair, clothes covered in dust, and face streaked with tears, a terrifying ferocity surged in his eyes.
"Waaaaah~ Big brother..."
When Xiao Lingxi saw her family, all the grievances, fear, and lingering dread surged up, and tears streamed down her face.
She ran quickly toward Xiao Jingheng, but forgot that she had injured her foot. As soon as she took a step, she fell forward in pain.
"ah!"
Before anyone could react, Shen Moyan quickly reached out, stepped forward, and firmly supported her arm, their posture appearing quite intimate.
When Xiao Jingheng saw this scene, his eyes turned so cold they could freeze a person to death.
He leaped off his horse and arrived in front of Xiao Lingxi in a few steps. The powerful pressure made Shen Moyan subconsciously loosen his grip.
At this moment, Xiao Lingxi couldn't care less about explaining anything. She grabbed Xiao Jingheng's sleeve and burst into tears.
"Big brother! Hurry! Go up the mountain to save Xiaoyu! She was captured by those bandits while trying to save me! Hurry and save her, or it will be too late... Waaaaah..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingheng's expression changed drastically!
It took him a long time to find the human traffickers, Granny Wang and others, and pry open their mouths to learn that his sister and Xiaoyu had been kidnapped to Black Wind Village.
He originally planned to send a team of elite troops to attack directly, but in order to protect his sister and Su Xiaoyu's reputation, he temporarily brought the Marquis's elite troops first, and his subordinates had already sent his men to mobilize the main force.
But it will take some time.
But I never expected to run into Lingxi here, and also Shen Moyan.
Why is he here?
"Long Wind!"
Xiao Jingheng's voice was filled with bloodthirsty killing intent.
"You take a team and escort the Second Miss back to the manor for treatment immediately. The rest of you, come with me up the mountain!"
"Yes!" Changfeng accepted the order.
Due to the urgency of the situation, Xiao Jingheng did not have time to ask any more questions. He instructed Changfeng to send the person back first, and then cracked his whip and led his men to Black Wind Stronghold.
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