Mu Run felt a chill run down his spine when she saw him!
She's the victim, okay? Why is everyone looking at her like they're accusing her?
Good heavens, what kind of world is this?
After listening to Xiao Linlin's words, Xi Gongyong roughly understood what was going on. He looked at Mu Run with some regret, and finally said to Fu Yunchen, "Consider it as giving face to my Xiangping Gang. Let's all keep things peaceful."
Since he said that, he's trying to be a peacemaker.
Fu Yunchen had to give Xiangping face no matter what, so he looked at Mu Run with an unfriendly gaze, "Come here now!"
Mu Run shuddered in fright, then secretly glanced at Xi Gongyong, hoping he would help her. But she understood that she had no connection to him, so why should he help her? Thinking this, she looked away. She lifted her heavy feet and walked towards Fu Yunchen. Finally, she stood behind him, trying her best to be invisible.
Xi Gongyong frowned slightly. He wasn't sure what the entanglement was between her and Fu Yunchen, so he didn't want to interfere rashly. But if she had asked him for help, he wouldn't have stood idly by. Unfortunately, she didn't say anything.
Fu Yunchen bowed to Xi Gongyong and said, "Farewell."
Xi Gongyong returned the greeting, "Take care."
Fu Yunchen grabbed Mu Run and quickly left Xiji Tea House.
Xi Gongyong watched their retreating figures and asked Xiao Linlin, "What happened?"
“My men stole that woman’s silver pouch. On their way back to the gang, they ran into this scoundrel. Who knew he recognized the silver pouch? He grabbed my men, broke their fingers, and put them on a fire… I was forced to come to the second-in-command’s place. I will be more careful in the future and will never do it again.”
Xiao Linlin respectfully kowtowed to Xi Gongyong to apologize.
Xi Gongyong glanced at the tea leaves he hadn't given away, then turned back to the teahouse, saying as he walked, "If your Orphan Gang dares to loot my Xiangping Gang's territory again, get out of North Street."
"Yes." Xiao Linlin stood up, covered in cold sweat. Then, she glared in the direction Mu Run and Fu Yunchen had left and said fiercely, "This isn't over!"
...
After walking with Fu Yunchen for a while, Mu Run was pulled away from his hand.
"I'll only allow you this once! If there's a next time, don't blame me." After saying that, Fu Yunchen strode forward without looking at Mu Run again.
Mu Run raised the hand that he had just held. His hand was rougher than hers, but it was so hot it felt like it could burn her.
She ran a few steps to catch up with him, shouting, "You can't treat me like this! I'm not your possession, I'm a person, a law-abiding citizen, not a criminal. I have the most basic right to personal freedom. I don't want to go with you, absolutely not!"
Fu Yunchen stopped and took out a document from his sleeve. "This is our marriage contract. We are now legally married. In the Northern Jin Dynasty, the husband is the head of the household. Whatever the husband says goes, and the wife must obey him."
Mu Run was dumbfounded. "How is that possible!"
Fu Yunchen handed her the document, saying, "Unless I divorce you, even if you die, you will still be my ghost wife."
Mu Run opened the document in a daze, staring at the name in the wife's column—Mu Run (original name Xin Lian)!
"How do you know this name?" When Mu Run saw her real name, her legs went weak and she almost couldn't stand up.
Does this guy really have some special ability to hear what others are thinking?
Fu Yunchen didn't answer her. Actually, he was also a little curious as to why she had said her name was Mu Run instead of Xin Lian that night. But Mu Run sounded better than Xin Lian, so when they were getting married, he changed it to her name as her husband.
"Want to know?"
"yes."
"Then be a good boy and listen to me."
"...What do you want from me?" She really didn't want to go to the bandit's den with him. What if the imperial court were to crack down on bandits one day, and she was mistaken for a female bandit and killed?
Liu Lao Er rushed over with Hong Mi, and when they saw Mu Run following behind Fu Yunchen, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
"The boss is really amazing; he found Sister-in-law right away." Hongmi said with obvious flattery.
Fu Yunchen turned to look at Mu Run and said to Hongmi, "Change her clothes."
"Yes, boss." Hongmi immediately walked up to Murun, took her arm, and left.
Mu Run wanted to refuse, but Hong Mi gave her arm a suggestive pinch, preventing her from pulling away. Come to think of it, she felt bad for her; she'd run off with the silver pouch, which must have made Hong Mi very angry.
Watching them walk away, Liu Lao Er said to Fu Yun Chen, "Boss, those bastards from the Orphan Gang have all been released. However, I learned something while questioning them: Fu Qinghai, the leader of the Qinghai Gang in Jingyu River, is their leader's older brother. Should we bypass Jingyu River and take the mountain road instead?"
Fu Yunchen scoffed coldly, "No need."
Liu Lao Er understood, and a ferocious glint suddenly flashed in his eyes. "Yes, boss."
...
"Xiao Hong, I'm sorry!"
Mu Run bowed to Hongmi in a crisp, sincere apology.
Some curious passersby stopped in their tracks.
Hongmi was also startled by Murun's words and actions, and hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing? Please don't do this."
"Did he make things difficult for you?" Mu Run asked, her eyes filled with guilt.
Hongmi shook her head, "No, no, the boss is very kind. As long as you don't betray him, he won't hold it against you no matter what you do wrong..." But Mu Run's act of running away was undoubtedly a betrayal, and the boss would definitely not let her off easily.
"Why don't you apologize to the eldest brother properly? Maybe if he's in a better mood, he won't be angry with his sister-in-law anymore."
"Apologize? How?" Mu Run asked casually, but he knew very well that guy was capable of turning a person into a human pig, and then dismembering the corpse...
"I don't think I'll live past today."
"No, no, it's not that bad." Hongmi quickly shook her head and waved her hands, trying to comfort Murun, "You and the boss can do that, and it'll be fine."
"What...what...what?" Mu Run didn't understand her words.
Hongmi's face flushed bright red. "As the saying goes, couples who quarrel make up before bed, you know..."
"Xiao Hong, how old are you?" Mu Run asked, looking at her.
Hongmi's face turned even redder. "Fourteen years old? I heard that from someone else."
“If it’s this kind of ‘apology,’ then there’s even less need for it. If he really doesn’t like me, he should just kill me with a knife. I’d better get rid of myself as soon as possible, and maybe I can be reborn into a wealthy family and live a carefree life.” Mu Run felt dejected. She had always been an optimistic person, but now she truly felt that there was no way out.
Hongmi wanted to comfort her, but didn't know what to say. Then, she suddenly remembered something, her eyes lit up, and she took out a small pouch from her sleeve and handed it to Murun. "Sister-in-law, take a look at this."
"Pouch?"
"Take a look inside."
What is it?
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