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Yun Ruo Lu looked carefully at the young man in front of her. She saw that he did not look fierce, and there was even a sense of righteousness in his eyes. He did not seem to be a man of great evil.

Now that he was forced to become a bandit, he must have encountered some difficulties. He withdrew the dagger in his hand and asked, "Looking at how unconvinced all of you are, there must be some reason for you to be a bandit, right?"

The man saw that Yun Ruo Lu was also a sensible person, so he cupped his fists and said: "Today, I am inferior, I am sorry that Young Noble did not mind, please let Young Noble pass through the mountains, please!"

Ling Xiao motioned for everyone to get out of the way and let them go. No one dared to say another word and directly made a path for them.

Yun Ruo saw that he did not want to tell her the reason, so she did not ask anymore. She mounted her horse and left together with Jin Se.

"Young master, they were in the wrong just now. Furthermore, we have the advantage, so why are we letting this go?"

Jin Se said angrily as she hurried on her way.

"Everyone has their own problems, and they have so many people. Since they're all not going to bother us anymore, why should we cause any more trouble?"

Yun Ruo Lu indifferently explained. There were too many things in this world that she couldn't care about every single one of them.

When dusk was about to fall, the two finally arrived at their destination. Cloud City was much better than she had expected. Although it was far away, the scenery around her was still extremely beautiful.

Yun Ruo Lu and Jin Se first found an inn to rest, and continued on their journey for a few days. Now that they had arrived at a safe place, they naturally needed to relax.

"Young master, even though this Cloud City is not prosperous enough, it is not deserted either. The needs of life are self-sufficient, and it is still a very good place."

Jin Se opened the window and looked at the people coming and going on the streets. All her worries were swept away.

"Don't be happy too early. This Cloud City is a place with no one controlling it. Who knows? One day, even if you were sold, no one would know."

Yun Ruo Lu tidied up her things while teasing him. This girl was always the same, never a moment of relaxation.

"Hehe, with young master here, you don't have to be afraid of anything."

Jinsi revealed a thief like smile, as if she was unafraid of the heavens or the earth.

Feeling helpless, Yun Ruo Lu could only sigh and shake her head.

"Young Master, I'll go for a stroll on the streets tonight. It's also good to understand the local customs here."

Sneaking over to Yun Ruo Lu's side, she wanted to go out on the streets to play, but was rejected by Yun Ruo Lu.

"We're already here. If you want to play, you have plenty of opportunities in the future. There's no need to rush for that."

At this time, the sky had already darkened. A few lights were burning on the street and the pedestrians were starting to return home. She could tell that these people were in a hurry, like the terrifying night in Cloud City.

"Oh," Jinsi answered in a long voice. She had no choice but to go back to her room to rest.

Yun Ruo Lu turned off the lights early on to rest. She still had a lot of things to do, so she needed to rest up.

After sleeping for about two hours, Yun Ruo Lu could feel that there was someone in the room. She immediately pricked up her ears to listen for news, and she could hear the sound of things being rummaged through.

There was actually a thief!

This was Yun Ruo's first reaction in her heart. She secretly used her inner force and quickly moved in front of the thief when he wasn't paying attention, and placed the dagger she carried with her on his neck.

"Don't move! Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite! "

Yun Ruo's cold voice rang out, as she blew on the fire candle, lighting it on that person, causing him to freeze on the spot.

The person who came to steal from her room was actually the bandit leader of the day! This was really a narrow path for enemies to walk!

"Humph!" "Are you sure you don't want to rob me, and yet you want to steal from me? Seems like you are really not giving up on your evil intentions!"

Yun Ruo Lu sarcastically and impolitely said. If this person hadn't followed her here, how could it have been such a coincidence?

Seeing that it was Yun Ruo Lu, Ling Xiao was also surprised, but he knew that he couldn't wash away the situation by jumping into the Yellow River. He could only mock himself: "To think that I was captured by you twice in a day. It seems like we are fated to meet each other."

"Humph!" You don't have to pretend anymore. Aren't you the one who has been following us all this time? "

"Haha, this is too interesting! If I said it was just a coincidence, would you believe me? "

Ling Xiao raised his head and laughed heartily. His pure eyes, however, did not have the slightest bit of playfulness in them. Instead, it was filled with helplessness.

Yun Ruo Lu let him go during the day because she believed that he wasn't an evil person. Perhaps she was forced to become a bandit because of helplessness.

She didn't believe that she had misjudged him, so she asked again, "I don't think you're a desperate person. Why don't you find a job and stay as a person, then do these despicable things?"

Yun Ruo Lu's tone was very sincere, without any disdain or contempt, which made Ling Xiao feel very guilty.

Ling Xiao raised his eyes to look into Yun Ruo's eyes, and said seriously: "If I told you that I'm doing this for those poor people who can't even afford to eat, would you believe me?"

Yun Ruo Lu hesitated for a moment, feeling puzzled. She continued to ask: "Yuchi Kingdom is in its prime, how can there be poor people who are unable to eat?"

Hearing Yun Ruo's words, Ling Xiao could not help but smile bitterly, a trace of hatred flashing past his shrewd eyes.

"Peace and prosperity? "The good times are only for you rich people. In a small town like the Cloud City, the good times are just illusions."

Seeing that Ling Xiao didn't seem to be joking, and seemed to understand Cloud City quite well, he asked curiously, "I don't know much about Cloud City. If you don't mind, let's sit down and have a good chat."

Ling Xiao was also a straightforward person. Knowing that Yun Ruo Lu was someone who could distinguish between good and evil, he was willing to communicate with her.

Yun Ruo Lu lit the lamp, and the two of them sat down to chat.

"My surname is Ling Xiao, may I ask for Young Noble's name?"

They could be considered acquaintances, but he did not know how to address them, so Ling Xiao asked for their names.

Yun Ruo thought about it for a moment, then, borrowing the pseudonym of being a guard at Yuchi Xuan's place, replied, "Yunyou!"

"Brother Yun, let's be honest. Although bandits were rampant in Cloud City, most of the bandits were forced onto this road. Outside the Cloud City, there is a poor village, where we live a lot of lonely old people and children who have no ability to take care of themselves. My brothers and I were thieves and bandits for them. "

Ling Xiao gave a brief summary of the situation, and Yun Ruo Lu understood, thinking that the matter was as she had expected, these people did not look like bandits, how could they really be evil people.

"Poor village? Is there no young man in this village? "

Since there were old people and children, there should be young people.

"All the men from the age of ten to fifty in this poor village were pulled into the army a year ago!"

Ling Xiao gritted his teeth and added, "Every other month, the government will send people to capture them. Not only do they want to capture them, they want to rob them of anything of value." to force people from the nearby villages to go up the mountain and become bandits. "

"How can this be? There's no war right now, so what's the government recruiting for? "

Yun Ruo Lu felt that something was amiss. Although she knew that this place was not peaceful and was very chaotic, she didn't expect it to be this chaotic.

"How is that impossible? If Brother Yun doesn't believe me, then I'll bring you out of the city tomorrow to take a look! "

Yun Ruo Lu nodded her head in agreement. It wasn't that she didn't believe Ling Xiao, she just wanted to personally see that poor village's situation.

Now that she was here, if she had the ability, she wanted to help those who needed help.

"That's good! Tomorrow morning, we will go to the poverty-stricken village together!"

After the two talked about the situation in Cloud City, Ling Xiao left through the window.

Yun Ruo Lu realized that even though Ling Xiao's martial arts were mediocre, his Qing Gong was impressive. If he could be used as an important person, he would definitely become a great person in the future.

After Ling Xiao left, Yun Ruo Lu went to sleep at ease. The next morning, she woke up Jin Se and rushed to the city gate.

Yun Ruo Lu simply told Jin Se where to go, but did not mention anything about her conversation with Ling Xiao last night.

Ling Xiao was a very trustworthy person. Yun Ruo thought that she had woken up very early, but when she and Jin Se felt the city gates open, Ling Xiao was already waiting there.

When the Jin Se saw Ling Xiao, he immediately recognized Ling Xiao as the person who robbed them the previous day. In an instant, he jumped forward in a bad mood and joked: "Little scoundrel, why is it you again? Why did robbing come to the city? Aren't you afraid of the authorities catching you in broad daylight? "

"Jin'er, don't be rude!"

Seeing that the brocade mouth was unobstructed, Yun Ruo shouted and gave Ling Xiao an apologetic look.

Ling Xiao did not mind at all, as if he was already used to being mocked and discriminated against. He only smiled in relief and said, "Let's go. The poor village is far away from the Cloud City. We have to speed up!"

After Ling Xiao finished speaking, he walked to the side, pulling a wooden carriage and leaving.

Yun Ruo Lu and Jin Se followed behind Ling Xiao, and could faintly see some winter clothes and food being packed inside the wooden carriage.

Jinx did not know about the situation, so he asked curiously while they walked, "Young Master, why are we going with him? Aren't you worried that he will bring us to the bandit's nest? "

"Don't worry, I trust him!"

Although the conversation was quiet, Ling Xiao could hear it clearly. This was the first time he heard someone saying that they believed him. That kind of feeling moved Ling Xiao.

This also improved his impression of Yun Ruo Lu. He even faintly felt that this Cloud Traveling could bring good fortune to this poor village.

The three of them did not rest and hurried on their journey. After walking for about two hours, they finally arrived at a remote mountain village.

The roads in the countryside were bad, and it was difficult to walk, but it was even more difficult for Ling Xiao to pull the wooden carriage.

As Yun Ruo prepared to help Ling Xiao push the cart, she heard the voices of a few children coming from not too far away.

"Brother Xiao is here!" big brother Xiao is here! "

Three children around seven or eight years old surrounded him and helped him push his cart into the village.

Seeing how the children dressed in such tattered clothes, even their shoes were riddled with holes, Yun Ruo thought that this poor village was probably suffering more than she had ever imagined.