Pei Han was one of them.
He was facing Wu Qing, the biggest leader of this band of bandits, and he was finding it a bit tricky, so he was doing his best to deal with Wu Qing.
Pei Han's original plan was that as long as he could hold Wu Qing back, he could buy more time for the other soldiers. Once the surrounding bandits were mostly cleared out, even if Wu Qing was skilled, he couldn't fight off multiple opponents.
To everyone's surprise, Wu Qing inexplicably failed to dodge his feint, and his chest was pierced through.
In this situation, Pei Han didn't have time to think. Seeing Wu Qing fall with his eyes closed, he drew his sword and continued to join the melee, dealing with the other bandits nearby.
After dealing with the troublemakers in the area, Min Yueqing surveyed the scene again. With several key leaders dead, the bandits' morale was clearly depleted, and they were being chased and beaten by the government troops.
Min Yueqing nodded in satisfaction, feeling that she should leave to avoid arousing suspicion if she stayed out too long.
Before leaving, Min Yueqing took one last look at Pei Han, then turned and fled in a direction out of sight of the city.
As soon as Min Yueqing stepped into the tent, a little baby came running towards her on her lap.
Pei Ji used both hands to hold onto Min Yueqing's legs tightly, "Mother, why have you been gone for so long?"
Min Yueqing smiled and pinched the little one's soft cheek, "Did you stay in the tent properly?"
Pei Ji nodded hurriedly and said, "Mother, I have been staying in the tent the whole time and haven't gone out, and neither has Xiao Wei."
Min Yueqing picked up her little one and praised, "Good boy, Lele has become even braver now."
Upon receiving the praise, Pei Ji happily wrapped his arms around Min Yueqing's neck.
At this moment, Xiao Wei, lying in the spot designated by Min Yueqing, couldn't help but let out a "woof".
Little Wei was so upset. It had been lying there obediently for so long, but when Min Yueqing came back, she only talked to the little baby and hugged him, ignoring him completely.
Min Yueqing turned her head and saw Xiao Wei's big, watery eyes and aggrieved expression, and almost burst out laughing.
She walked over to Xiao Wei, squatted down, put Pei Ji on her lap, and then rewarded him by stroking Xiao Wei's big head all the way down to its back, not even missing its long tail.
Xiao Wei was now very comfortable, and he couldn't help but make a "gurgling" sound of enjoyment in his throat. The aggrieved look on his face disappeared, and he affectionately rubbed his big head against Min Yueqing's chest.
Pei Ji leaned against Min Yueqing's chest, his face and body covered in Xiao Wei's big head, and couldn't help but laugh out loud happily.
Pei Ji's face became so itchy from being rubbed that he buried his face in Min Yueqing's shoulder.
Well, that's it. Little Wei immediately followed suit and buried his big black and white head in Min Yueqing's other shoulder.
Pei Ji felt the large head that had been sweeping around beside him stop, so he quietly raised his head a little and looked around.
When Pei Ji saw Xiao Wei imitating her again, she couldn't help but complain to Min Yueqing, "Mommy, look at Xiao Wei, it's copying me again!"
Min Yueqing looked at the two "little darlings" in her arms with a smile. Squatting was a bit tiring, so she simply sat down on the cushion and let Pei Ji and Xiao Wei act cute.
Not far away, Shi Tou, A Mei, and A Zhu desperately covered their mouths to keep from bursting into laughter.
Every time they saw Xiao Wei trying to act cute and charming like Pei Ji, they found it extremely amusing. If it weren't for saving face for Pei Ji, they probably would have laughed themselves hoarse.
At noon, Amei and Azhu heated up some dry food, and the group ate some hot tea to tide them over.
As the sun was about to set, a commotion arose outside, which quickly turned into laughter.
Before Azhu could go out to ask, Pei Han walked in.
Min Yueqing's first thought upon seeing Pei Han was, "Oh, he's changed his clothes back."
As soon as Pei Han entered, he said to Min Yueqing, "Madam, the situation in the city has stabilized. I've come to pick you up."
Min Yueqing asked with a smile, "Was it all going smoothly?"
Pei Han replied, "It went very smoothly."
In fact, Pei Han felt that things had gone too smoothly, so smoothly that he was somewhat surprised. It could only be said that these people, having done many evil deeds, would inevitably bring about their own downfall. Their previous arrogance and domineering behavior was probably just a matter of time before their time came.
The soldiers packed their things with great joy and happily set off for Maocheng.
"Wow, we've only been here for three days and we've already wiped out the bandits. Now we can swagger into the city without any worries! Who would have thought!"
"That's right! This battle was really exhilarating. Those bandits were utterly routed, some even begging for mercy on their knees! Hahaha!"
"This Lord Pei is truly remarkable! He appears elegant and noble, yet he is no less formidable on the battlefield, specializing in taking on troublesome mountain bandits. He is unlike any other high-ranking official!"
Inside the carriage, Pei Ji asked Min Yueqing, "Mother, did Father win the battle?"
Min Yueqing smiled and said, "Yes, Father defeated all the bandits in Maocheng. Now the people of Maocheng will no longer be bullied by the bandits."
Pei Ji and Shi Tou were immediately amused and started chattering about how amazing Pei Han was.
Min Yueqing stroked the little tiger beside her with a contented smile as she listened to the two children's innocent chatter.
The group traveled without distraction and entered Maocheng before it got completely dark.
As the newly appointed Assistant Prefect of Qingzhou, Pei Han and his family would undoubtedly live in the Qingzhou Prefectural Government Office.
The courtyard of the Qingzhou Prefectural Government Office was much larger than that of the Patrol Office, and the utensils inside were also much better, but unfortunately, many of them were ruined by the mountain bandits.
Ah Zhu looked around the courtyard they were about to stay in. "Miss, it's quite clean here."
Min Yueqing nodded. This place was much cleaner than outside; it was obvious that it had been cleaned in advance.
As soon as Amei and Azhu entered the main room, they busied themselves tidying up. They definitely needed to change all the bedding and other utensils, which they had brought in their carriage.
The accompanying soldiers kindly helped Amei unload all the luggage from the carriage and escorted her all the way to the main house.
A soldier asked Amei, "Miss, do you need us to move in?"
Amei smiled and waved her hand, "Thank you, we can handle the rest."
Because Min Yueqing had instructed them in advance to only bring essential personal items, their luggage was not too heavy, and Amei, Azhu, and Shitou were able to handle it.
Seeing the luggage, Azhu suddenly thought of Lai Fu and the others. She couldn't help but ask Min Yueqing, "Miss, Lai Fu and the others are still in Sanping County. When are they coming?"
Min Yueqing said, "I'll bring it up with Jinzhi after he finishes his official duties."
They brought all their carriages and horses with them on this trip to pick up their crew and transport the remaining luggage. They would definitely need Pei Han to send someone to drive the carriages to Sanping County.
However, once he entered the city, Pei Han would be faced with a multitude of matters, and since this matter was not urgent, Min Yueqing did not intend to disturb him at this time.
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