The two caught up, panting heavily, but quickly shook their heads for fear of being misunderstood.
"No, no, no, we just want to follow behind you for peace of mind."
The two men smiled somewhat ingratiatingly. After observing them all night, they realized that this family was no ordinary family. Despite being a family of elderly, weak, women and children, they were able to survive unharmed in this chaotic world. In the morning, they even saw them eating dried meat. What kind of family was this!
So the two of them decided to just follow them; if they encountered any trouble, they might have someone to help them out.
Upon hearing this, Madam Sun hurriedly clutched the bundle in front of her and glared at them, saying, "Don't even think about getting anything out of us!"
In this world, it's good enough if your own family members are alive; who cares about others?
"We'll figure out a solution ourselves; we just want to stay close to you."
As long as their personal safety is guaranteed, those two grown men will definitely find a way to avoid starving to death; they can worry about the rest later.
Upon hearing this, Madam Sun glanced at He Jiu Niang, who nodded and continued driving the carriage.
He moved a little further away from the two of them before whispering to the Sun family, "It's good to let them come along. Consider it as adding two free able-bodied men. If anything happens, they can lend a hand."
After thinking about it, Sun felt that it made a lot of sense.
Madam Yu and Madam Qin nodded repeatedly: "Third sister-in-law, you are so smart!"
He Jiuniang smiled and accepted the exaggeration, saying, "It's all because of the world."
Madam Yu and Madam Qin were speechless. They had been wondering how a woman could drive a carriage, but now they knew the answer without even asking.
This world forces us to this.
Once the road became smoother, the carriage sped up a bit. The family was eager to reach Ganzhou as soon as possible and didn't want to keep Lu Guilan's family waiting.
This made things difficult for the two people following behind. They were running so hard their throats were parched when they suddenly saw that all four horses in front of them had their reins pulled. Because they were suddenly stopped, they raised their necks high and neighed, their front hooves raised high. If they hadn't been prepared, the people in the carriage might have fallen off.
The thief brothers knew something was wrong at a glance. The younger brother, Erniu, grabbed his boss's hand and said, "Brother, it looks like that family is in trouble. Let's not go over there, lest we get into trouble!"
Their goal was simply to follow the carriage for protection; they couldn't afford to lose themselves first.
The eldest brother, Muzhuang, said, "If we don't go out now, it will be difficult to follow them later."
The wooden stake didn't want to cause trouble, but after weighing the options, it still wanted to take a gamble.
"Brother, what do you mean?"
Erniu was a bit dim-witted and didn't quite understand what his boss meant.
The wooden stake didn't bother explaining to him and ran forward first.
Erniu had no choice but to chase after them.
At this moment, He Jiuniang frowned as she looked at the group of people in front of her who didn't look like good people. There hadn't been a moment of peace along the way.
The eldest and second eldest brothers also woke up, and upon seeing so many people in front of them, they instantly became fully alert.
Along the way, the children had become bolder. They didn't cry or shout, but quietly hid in their mothers' arms, not wanting to burden the adults.
Several men approached, each one as thin as a monkey, carrying knives and with very unfriendly expressions.
"If you want to live, leave us your food and money! Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite!"
Seeing that the family consisted of only two able-bodied men and the rest of the family were elderly people and women, the other party became even more aggressive and stepped forward to try to lead the horse away.
"Who are you people? How dare you rob me in broad daylight!"
Old Lu raised his riding whip and pointed it at them. Ever since he defeated a group of assassins last night, Old Lu felt that he was capable again, so he was not very afraid of this group of people.
"Enough with the nonsense! You old codger, you dare to be arrogant on my territory? Today I'll make sure you die on the spot!"
After saying that, he grabbed his knife and rushed forward to slash at Old Man Lu.
Old Man Lu was startled. Sensing the danger, the horse in front of him raised its head and neighed, throwing everyone off the carriage and running forward for its life.
"father!"
The eldest brother helped him up, but before he could say anything, the other party raised his knife and slashed at him again. The second brother rushed over and blocked the blow with his sword. The two brothers then raised their swords and fought with them.
He Jiuniang picked up the remaining sword, released her horse, reached out to pull Old Man Lu and Madam Sun, stuffed the dog into Madam Sun's arms, and ordered, "Find a safe place to hide!"
Mrs. Yu asked worriedly, "Third sister-in-law, what about you?"
They were all women, and she was worried about her third brother and sister-in-law.
"I have my own way of getting out of danger."
He Jiuniang felt a warmth in her heart. It was rare that Madam Yu still cared about her at this time, so she smiled at her and said, "Take good care of your parents and children."
After saying that, he ignored them and turned to Erniu and Muzhuang, who had just run up to him. He shoved the sword into their hands and said, "If you help us escape this time, we'll take you with us from now on."
When she said "bring," she was referring to the kind that includes food and lodging.
The two were thrilled; these days, nothing is more tempting than a bite to eat.
Without saying a word, they immediately charged in.
The others had no objection to He Jiuniang's unauthorized decision-making. With the help of these two, the eldest and second sons of the Lu family would have a better chance of winning.
After seeing that the whole family had hidden themselves, He Jiuniang also found a secluded place to hide, taking out poisoned silver needles and preparing to strike at any time.
Suddenly, several gusts of wind swept past, accompanied by cries of pain. The group of people who were fighting fiercely all dropped their weapons, and large lumps of swelling appeared on the back of their right hands, where they had just been hit by pebbles.
Just as He Jiuniang was wondering who was behind this, she saw a caravan approaching from not far away. The leading carriage was very luxurious, with even the curtains decorated with glass beads.
Wind chimes are mounted on all four corners of the vehicle, and they are making a pleasant sound in the wind.
Everyone was stunned, wondering what important person had arrived.
Several bandits reacted and picked up their knives to launch a sneak attack, but before they could even move, their throats were slit by blades flying towards them.
He Jiuniang saw clearly that the one who made the move was a little maid who was walking next to the first carriage. She looked to be only twelve or thirteen years old, with her hair in two buns. She was very pretty and cute, yet she had such skills.
"My wife doesn't like watching these fighting scenes, otherwise don't blame me for being impolite!"
The caravan had already arrived in front of them. The little maid glared at everyone. The eldest and second eldest sons of the Lu family were a little scared and pulled Erniu and the wooden stake to the side to make way for the caravan.
He Jiuniang carefully observed the caravan and found that each of them walked lightly and possessed profound internal strength; even the coachman was no ordinary person.
This is by no means an ordinary noble family; it is likely a martial arts sect.
The lady in the carriage was indeed not skilled in martial arts, and her health was not very good. When she passed by just now, she could hear that the person inside was breathing with some difficulty.
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