0p0 Chapter 158: Becoming a Good Wife
Chapter 158: Becoming a Good Wife
Crescent Moon's little face turned red, and even though it was covered by the darkness, it could still be seen clearly.
"I, I'm not worried about him, I'm worried about His Highness."
Having said that, the blush on her face betrayed her. Zhuixue saw through it but didn't say anything. He just smiled and looked like he understood.
"Since Your Highness is able to go alone, he must have the best plan."
Her eyes fell on the mountain. Although the bandits were ferocious, her master was not a reckless person. She believed that her master would be able to escape safely.
The mountain road was winding and rugged, but Xuanyuan Che and others rode their horses like the wind without slowing down at all.
As they stepped over the trap set by the bandits, several puffs of white smoke exploded out of nowhere.
The horses neighed in fear. At this moment, several dark figures rushed out from the woods, raised their machetes and were about to chop off their horses' legs in the chaos.
It happened in a flash. The guards behind Xuanyuan Che rose into the air from their horses, carrying a murderous aura and appearing in front of the bandits like strange ghosts in the blink of an eye.
Without waiting for the bandits to react, they turned their wrists and pressed the acupoints of the bandits, making them unable to move.
In just a few breaths, the bandits who rushed out of the woods were subdued under their feet.
"Who are you? How dare you trespass into my Longwu Village!"
The bandit who was being stepped on by the guards yelled fiercely: "Do you know me, um... um...!"
Before he could finish his words, a smelly handkerchief was stuffed into his mouth, blocking his mouth.
Zhuiying scratched his ears: "It's so noisy, it's finally quiet."
He dismounted and patted the gagged bandit on the face: "Hey, your leader is in the village. We need him if we need anything."
“Mmm! Mmm…Mmm…”
The bandit stared at him with eyes wide open, and it was clear from his expression that if anyone took the handkerchief from his mouth now, the curses he would say would be absolutely unbearable to hear.
Zhuiying was not annoyed. He did not say that it did not matter, after all, he was not the only one caught.
Zhuiying set his eyes on a younger boy. Most of these mountain bandits were organized by vagrants who occupied the mountains and became the kings, so there were many such half-grown children among them.
They were forced to make a living and followed their father or mother to become bandits.
"You, raise your head!" Zhuiying said to the young man.
The young boy raised his head, trembling. He was extremely thin, and his face was pale, and it was obvious that he had been malnourished for many years.
His face was full of fear and panic. That fear and panic was not because he was caught, but because it came from the bottom of his heart.
Zhuiying squatted down and looked at him: "What are you afraid of? Why weren't you afraid when you raised your knife to chop our horse's legs?"
"Zhuiying." Xuanyuan Che called him.
Zhuiying stood up and clasped his fists: "Master."
Xuanyuan Che dismounted from his horse, his pair of phoenix eyes flashing with a cold light. He approached the young man, and his aura was so overwhelming that the bandits on the ground trembled and dared not move.
Ever since he dismounted from his horse, the young man had been staring at him, as if he was so intimidated by his aura that he forgot to react.
"How old are you?" Xuanyuan Che stopped in front of him and looked down at him.
The boy didn't respond, so the guard kicked him and said, "I'm asking you a question."
The young man finally reacted. He immediately lowered his head, crawled on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Ten... Ten... Six."
"You can choose between being a bandit or joining the army."
After he finished speaking, the boy suddenly raised his head with disbelief in his eyes.
Then he subconsciously glanced at the gagged man on the ground, and quickly turned his head away. Although he didn't believe it, he still answered seriously: "From... the army!"
Xuanyuan Che hummed, seeming to be quite satisfied with his choice.
"Chasing Shadow."
"My subordinate is here."
"Write down your name and take it back."
"As ordered!"
Zhuiying stepped forward and pulled the young man up from the ground: "You are lucky, you met my master, and he classified you as a good citizen. You should be grateful."
The young man was still in a daze, unable to believe that he was a bandit one moment and a good citizen the next.
He cast his eyes on the man on the ground and wanted to speak, but the man glared at him fiercely, as if warning him of something.
The boy suddenly fell silent and looked away.
How could Xuanyuan Che not see the little movements of the two of them, but he said nothing, jumped on the horse, and his men also got on the horse with the captured bandits.
"You, are you going to attack the village?" The young man was tied to the horse's back. Seeing that they seemed to be walking up the mountain, he asked.
Zhuiying replied coldly: "Are we here to bring you supplies on the mountain?"
"You can't take it down." The young man said, "People from the government came to attack us before, but the village leader drove them all away."
Zhui Ying sneered and said with disdain: "Those who only eat dry food, except for eating, drinking, playing and showing off their mediocre skills with the court's money, have no real ability. If they can't attack us, it's because of us that we came!"
"Aren't you from the government?" The young man's voice sounded a little surprised.
"No."
The young man didn't say anything, but his eyes caught a glimpse of the badge on Zhuiying's waist. He had never been to school and couldn't understand the words on the badge, but he felt that the badge was finely crafted and unique in appearance, so he immediately asked, "What are the words on the badge on your waist?"
Zhuiying didn't expect that the man who was shaking and afraid to speak just now became talkative after being tied to the horse.
I thought it was interesting, so I chatted with him since I had nothing to do, "Xuan."
"Xuan?" The young man muttered blankly, "Is it the Xuan from Tiandi Xuanmen?"
"Not bad, you know the Mysterious Gate of Heaven and Earth, who told you that?"
The young man smiled and said, "It's my mother. My mother can read and write."
"Since your mother can read, why can't you?" Zhuiying asked curiously.
The boy's expression suddenly became sad. He was silent for a long time before he said softly, "My mother died when I was six years old. That year, a flood submerged our home. My mother died on the way to escape..."
Now it was Zhuiying's turn to be silent. Yes, since they were bandits, they were naturally homeless. It was estimated that there were not many relatives left at home. Otherwise, who would bring his wife and children to become bandits?
"You're dead, and there's no way you'll come back to life. You're still young, but you still don't learn your lesson. You're a bandit. If your mother knew, she'd probably dig up your grave and beat you up."
A few tears rolled down the boy's face, but since he was facing downwards and it was dark, no one noticed.
If possible, he would rather his mother come out and beat him, as long as she could still appear.
"Is that your father behind you?" Zhuiying suddenly spoke up.
The young man froze immediately. Not knowing how he found out, he didn't dare to say anything.
"Heh." Zhuiying sneered, "Don't be afraid, I'm just asking. You chose to join the army, so you can't kill innocent people. Your father...it depends on whether he is a smart man."
"You...don't kill him. He is a good man. He was forced into doing it. He had no choice." The boy tried to explain for his father.
Zhuiying shook the Qingxuan token on his waist: "Don't you like this token?"
The boy didn't understand what he meant.
Zhuiying added: "Persuade your father to become a good man and join the army with you. Sooner or later, you will be able to wear this token."
The boy's eyes lit up: "Really!"
"nature."
"Okay! I'll persuade him!"