Chapter 305: A Brave Act
Outside Fengcheng, there is still a long distance to the official road.
Gradually, there were fewer pedestrians around. An Qinghe became very alert, and his blue eyes stared vigilantly in all directions ahead.
When he left Yunling County to find Gu Xixi, he had already learned from the Chamber of Commerce's information network that some places outside the northwest were not peaceful.
The new emperor of the Daye Dynasty had just ascended the throne, and the mess left by the former empress dowager and her party had not yet been dealt with.
There are even remnants of the gang lurking in various places, waiting for an opportunity to instigate bandits to cause chaos.
However, the above matter concerned the stability of the new dynasty and the emperor's reputation, so the court had to deal with it secretly and did not intend to make it known to the world.
At this moment, there are few people or vehicles in this area.
An Qinghe thought that the woman he cared about most was sitting in the carriage, and considering her safety, he did not dare to relax for a moment.
Looking at Jiang Mingyuan's expression again, it was serious and alert, similar to An Qinghe's.
It seems that he also knows the inside story.
After riding fast for about an hour, the official road could be seen in the distance.
The two men's tense faces relaxed a little.
An Qinghe asked, "I'm too lazy to take it. Aren't you familiar with the map? How long will it take?"
Jiang Mingyuan said, "At this speed, once we get on the official road and turn left, we can reach the post station by sunset in less than two hours."
An Qinghe sighed, "Great! I don't want to walk in a place like this at night!"
He pulled the reins and the two horses ran side by side, with Jiang Mingyuan following closely on his horse.
Just as I got on the official road and was about to turn, I suddenly heard a lot of noise.
“Help! Help!!”
A woman in white clothes ran from the corner, shouting for help and stumbling towards the carriage.
There were a few men chasing after her, and judging from their expressions and attire, they all looked like bad guys.
An Qinghe was about to hit someone when something unexpected happened. He didn't have time to think and hurriedly pulled the reins hard, "Ouch!!!"
The horse's hoof was raised high, and the woman in white stood motionless under the hoof, already terrified.
Fortunately, there was still some distance when the horse's hooves landed, so no one was stepped on.
Jiang Mingyuan quickly stopped by the car window and said, "Xixi, are you okay?"
After a while, Gu Xixi's voice came from the car, "... Fortunately, everything is fine."
An Qinghe was still in shock and shouted angrily, "You are going to die! Don't you see how big the carriage is?! I have never seen anyone crawl under the hooves of a horse!"
The woman in white turned pale and stared blankly at An Qinghe.
Looking closer now, she should be about the same age as Gu Xixi. She had black hair with only a white silk flower pinned on her temples. She was clearly dressed for mourning.
An Qinghe knew that the girl was still in mourning, so he didn't want to get angry anymore. He softened his tone and said, "Since the girl is fine, please move aside. We still need to hurry on our way."
Suddenly, the woman in white seemed to come to her senses and knelt upright in front of the carriage.
"Please, save me! Please, save me!!!"
At this time, Gu Xixi lifted the car curtain.
There was a bruise on her forehead, caused by the sudden braking.
"What happened?"
Jiang Mingyuan was standing by the car window. He looked ahead with a gloomy expression, "Several men are chasing a weak woman who is still in mourning."
He turned to Gu Xixi and said, "Put down the curtain, stay inside and don't come out, don't talk or show your face, wait for An Qinghe and I to figure out what's going on."
Gu Xixi did as she was told and listened to the noise in the car.
At the same time, he opened his messenger bag and took out several packets of poison and knockout drugs.
When several men came close to her, the woman in white jumped up in fright and ran to An Qinghe to hide.
I only heard someone cursing, "You bitch! I wonder where you can run to!"
"My master saw that you had no parents and was worried that you would not be able to make a living in the future, so he kindly found a place for you to live and let you become a concubine as soon as you entered the house. He also sent us to pick you up, but you refused to accept his toast and drank the wine for punishment!"
The woman in white was trembling all over, and it was unclear whether she was angry or afraid, or both.
"You! You evil thieves! He seized my land and house, forced my mother to death, and killed my father! And you want to force me to be his concubine?!"
"Dream on! I'd never obey him even if I died!"
"Want to die?" The man laughed obscenely, "Then you have to wait until you have served your master before you die!"
Others grinned and said obscene words to the woman.
The woman in white had tears in her eyes. She moved closer to An Qinghe in fear, but she glared at those people fiercely and stubbornly refused to shed a single tear.
An Qinghe didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but when he took one look at the woman in white, he felt pity for her.
A sturdy man reached out and grabbed the woman in white.
An Qinghe said coldly, "Wait."
"She refuses to go with you. If you take her away by force, you will be abducting a woman and violating the laws of the Daye Dynasty."
"Who do you think you are!" The strong man cursed and raised his head. He looked at An Qinghe's face clearly and laughed, "Oh, you are a Hu man, and you look very delicate and tender."
"If I kidnap you and sell you as a prostitute, I'll definitely get a good price!"
The group of lackeys laughed loudly with obscene expressions.
An Qinghe was confused for a moment, he didn't know what a young waiter was.
Just looking at the embarrassment on the face of the woman in white, I knew that it was definitely not a good thing to say.
Jiang Mingyuan rode forward, stopped beside An Qinghe, and whispered, "He is a man who makes a living by selling his body."
"What?" Anqing and Shanshan were furious.
He pulled the dagger out of its sheath with a swish sound, "Damn it! I see that you are covered in stinky flesh. If the brothel doesn't accept you, you will be skinned alive piece by piece and fed to wild dogs!"
Jiang Mingyuan looked at An Qinghe with a little surprise.
I hadn't noticed it before, but he has some heroic spirit.
In order to protect a weak woman he didn't even know, he cursed and drew his sword without hesitation.
I just don’t know…
Jiang Mingyuan silently counted the number of enemies and thought to himself that he only knew how to shoot arrows, but there was no bow and arrow in front of him, and the enemies were all nearby, so it was only suitable for close combat.
The girl in white and Gu Xixi are both women.
The most reliable fighting force at the moment is only An Qinghe.
We don't know how good An Qinghe's martial arts are yet. Can he have a chance of winning against eight people alone?
Jiang Mingyuan's thoughts were racing. He had to save the people and also find a way to escape.
…
The evil slaves never expected that a stranger from another place would not only meddle in their affairs, but also dare to scold them like this.
After a moment's pause, he angrily surrounded the front of the carriage.
"Hey, Huangmao is quite courageous. Do you know who our master is?"
"No one in this land dares to offend my master! I kindly advise you to leave quickly, otherwise..."
Someone grinned and said, "Don't blame us for dragging the master out of your car and beating him to death!"
An Qinghe was furious and raised the dagger in his hand.
At this time, the woman could only laugh, "Who wants to drag me out? How rude."
All the evil slaves looked at the scene and saw a beautiful girl lifting the curtain and coming out. They all smiled evilly.
"Oh, if we had known there was a little beauty hiding in the car, why would we have bothered talking?"
"Just bring the car and the people back to the owner!"
Jiang Mingyuan, An Qing and Gu Xixi came out, all horrified.
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