C78

In the beginning of autumn, the air in the forest was especially pleasing to the eyes. Leaves were rustling above his head and for a moment, Liu Ruyan's body was covered with a lot of leaves.

But there was a reed cap, and his hair was clean.

The group walked for half a day. The forest still had some distance to go before they could finally walk out. Then, they stopped to rest.

In the forest, there were many small paths, and there were not many people walking about. Liu Ruyan, on the other hand, had a rare moment of leisure.

They sat down to drink some water and clean up the fallen leaves on their bodies. Not long after they rested, they heard a commotion not too far away.

The sounds of swords clashing could be heard.

Liu Ruyan wasn't very sure if she had left the Anyang Mansion realm or not. For safety's sake, she called out to Zhuang Lin and Yue Yang, indicating for them to go check it out.

After Zhuang Lin and Yue Yang received their orders, they quickly went deeper into the trees, shuttled between the trees, and went down to check the situation.

It was as if someone was really fighting, and the sound was getting closer and closer.

Liu Ruyan frowned, she had never heard of anyone causing trouble in An Yang, so who was that person?

If it was a personal grudge, it would definitely not cause such a commotion.

Zhuang Lin and Zhuang Lu Sheng anxiously returned. They looked at each other, then reported to Lin Xiaode: "Miss, the one who is fighting over there is the man in white whom we met a few days ago in the Li Mi County and restaurant."

"That group of people seems to have been assassinated and are at a disadvantage."

Liu Ruyan frowned, her mind immediately thinking of the man's appearance, and the words the guard said to him that time.

"He even said that he has no interest in this lady …"

A burst of anger rose from her heart. Liu Ruyan looked at them from afar and realized that the group was already heading towards his direction. Furthermore, their speed was extremely fast, as if they had specially headed towards Liu Ruyan and the others.

Maid Lu looked at him worriedly. Seeing that the people were getting closer, the man brought the guards and ran over, and immediately asked Liu Ruyan: "Miss, do you want to intervene and help? That man seems to be troublesome."

"No, let's go." Liu Ruyan immediately decided to help, why should she help?

Since they had already said that they were not interested in Liu Ruyan and the others, then what was there to help them?

When he saw the man back in Mi County, he could tell that the man was quite arrogant. How could he not be able to deal with this small bandit now?

Liu Ruyan did not believe her, her instincts told her that messing with these people would be very troublesome.

The few of them mounted their horses and started galloping.

The man at the back was riding on a horse and headed towards Liu Ruyan. Just now, when Zhuang Lin and Yue Yang were inspecting them on the tree, he had noticed them.

This woman, the last time she was in the Mi County, she was not afraid of trouble and stood up for the thieves. How could she have run away so fast when she saw him now?

"Retreat, don't get entangled with them too much!" The man gave the order and galloped off.

There were many guards who did not ride horses behind him, so they naturally stayed behind to cut off the rear, and instantly started fighting with the thieves.

However, there were a lot of bandits and the man had very few guards with him. Although he had left a few people behind to block off the rear, another group of people still followed closely behind him.

"How troublesome, why are these people acting like dog skin plaster!" One of the guards beside the man muttered, and saw Liu Ruyan's group in front of them with her sharp eyes.

"Young master, there are some acquaintances here, why not find some help?" The guard suggested.

The man sneered but didn't say anything. He used the whip in his hand to whip the horse beneath him again. His legs clamped tightly onto the horse's abdomen, causing it to speed up even further.

Seeing this, the guard hurriedly followed.

Zhuang Lin and Yue Shan saw that the situation was bad, and said to Liu Ruyan: "Miss, they are catching up!"

Liu Ruyan turned her head, and in a daze, he almost fell off her horse.

Could it be that this person was pestering them? Why did he have to follow me when he wasn't leaving from so many directions?

"Forget it. Quickly go and help them deal with it. Do not get into any trouble." Liu Ruyan instructed.

After Zhuang Lin and Yue Shan received their orders, they immediately turned their heads, and walked past the man who was rushing over, and helped him block the last group of bandits.

The man laughed and whistled. The guards around him also joined in the battle and quickly eliminated the bandits.

Liu Ruyan also stopped in front, the Maid Lu stood guard by her side, not a single inch away from her.

"I thank you for saving me. You are truly a heroic woman!" The man dismounted, walked straight in front of Liu Ruyan, cupped his fists, and said exaggeratedly.

Maid Lu looked at him, then stepped forward to block in front of Liu Ruyan.

Liu Ruyan extended a hand out to block in front of Maid Lu, indicating that she should be fine.

The corner of her mouth twitched. She really couldn't afford to take responsibility for the man's' heroine '.

He didn't know martial arts, so how could he know a female hero?

"Young Master is too courteous, it's just a matter of not being able to see me in the right place. This little girl still has matters to attend to, please take care, Young Master. We will part ways here." Liu Ruyan did not want to waste anymore time with the man, so she bid her farewell quickly.

However, the man stepped forward and blocked in front of Liu Ruyan, in exchange for the Maid Lu's warning gaze.

"This is my personal jade pendant, I am here to repay Miss for saving me today. If Miss needs any help in the future, you can go find me at the Mingyue Manor, my jade pendant will be my keepsake."

The man smiled as he looked at Liu Ruyan. An icy-blue jade pendant was peacefully resting on his palm.

"There's no need, it's just a small task. Young Master, you don't have to worry about it."

As Liu Ruyan said this, she attempted to go around.

However, the man did not give up. Instead, he looked like a paste that was sticking to someone. "Miss, this is my kind intentions. Please accept it, I have a peace of mind."

What does it have to do with me? I didn't want to save you!

Liu Ruyan could not help but curse silently, but she only kept the jade pendant with a gloomy face, she did not want to waste anymore time with the man, she still had to hurry, if she did not accept it, the man would pester her all the way.

Seeing Liu Ruyan extend her hand to receive the jade pendant, the man heaved a sigh of relief, led the guards and thanked him again, before leaving.

Liu Ruyan was annoyed when she saw the jade in her hand, and almost dropped it.

Thinking about how far they had come, this jade pendant did not look too bad. Forget it, I'll just treat it as a thank you gift.

Immediately after, Liu Ruyan brought his people and hurried on their journey through the night, and finally arrived at the Feng City at dawn.

However, what Liu Ruyan found strange was that the Feng City was currently under martial law. Anyone who entered had to undergo strict interrogations.