The sun had not yet set, and the east was covered by the shadows of the mountains. Deep in the forest, a man was standing with his hands behind his back, wearing a leopard skin tied diagonally. The sun shone from behind him, and his facial features could not be seen clearly under the backlight. Only the high bridge of his nose and the undulating outline of his face were visible.

"Including the Regent, there are only forty-nine people?"

He raised his chin slightly, and the black jade ring hanging on his earlobe swayed gently.

"Master, yes, I have found out clearly that there are no secret guards around. There are only these few people."

He is Qi Rong, the leader of Qifeng Village. His whole family was killed by Mo Chengying's father. He escaped from death and wanted to avenge his family, so he came to Qifeng Village. Now that Mo Chengying's father is dead, he wants to take revenge on Mo Chengying!

The spies reported that Mo Chengying would pass through here on his way back to Beijing, so they had already prepared an ambush half a month in advance.

The previous highway robbery was just a test.

Test the number and skills of the Regent's guards.

The kneeling black-clothed man hesitated for a long time, but couldn't help but said, "Although there are not many people, they are very strong. None of the people we sent out to test were left alive."

Qi Rong turned around in shock, "Thirteen double-blade masters, not one left?"

“Yes, yes.” The voice of the younger brother of the man in black was a little trembling. “Before he could finish his opening remarks, his head was chopped off. The other side was six against twelve, and it was over in a cup of tea. The guards sitting on the horse didn’t even bother to look, let alone the people in the carriage.”

"You mean the Regent didn't even get out of the sedan chair?"

"Never."

That is, we don't know the Regent's ability, but so what if he is strong?

There are more than 300 men in Qifeng Village, all of them are desperate criminals from all over the place, and they kill without blinking an eye. But there are less than 50 of them, and they are pampered officials. They have difficulty in killing a chicken and can only use a knife to scare the common people.

No matter how high Mo Chengying's martial arts skills are, he has women, children, and an old mother-in-law around him.

The news spread throughout Kizhou that the regent doted on his wife like his life. If you capture his wife and daughter, you will have a hold on him. If you ask him to go east, he will never dare to go west. If you ask him to kneel down and beg for mercy and call him grandpa, will he dare to disobey?

Young men and women are fond of each other, but heroes are short-tempered. Men should not think about love all the time.

After more than 20 years, it is time to avenge this family's annihilation.

This time next year will be the anniversary of Mo Chengying’s death!

"Go and inform the Third Chief to leave his people behind, and have the Fourth Chief bring all the men to support the Second Chief as soon as possible."

This opportunity is rare and will never come back if missed. Qi Rong will give it his all this time, not only taking advantage of the absolute numerical advantage, but also taking advantage of the terrain of the mountains and forests.

Wait until the sun sets and the moon has not risen, and when it's dark, then massacre this group of people, without giving them any chance to fight back.

As soon as the signal was sent into the air, the Third In Command immediately understood and mud mixed with rocks poured down, blocking the only way out of the mountain.

"I heard that the maids in the palace are prettier than the young ladies here. Their faces are so tender that you can squeeze water out of them."

"More than that, I met the Regent Princess in Yin County, she was so..." The bandit dragged out his voice, searching his stomach for a good word, but his knowledge was limited, so he only said one sentence, "Beautiful!"

He put his hands in front of his chest and said, "They are big and full. No peach on our mountain can compare to them."

"How can mountain peaches compare to the fairy peaches of the Queen Mother? Huh? Hahahahahaha..."

"Capture the princess alive and let us brothers have a taste of what the water in the capital is like."

The bandits stood on the mountain, swearing foul language, their laughter blown away by the wind.

At dusk, the carriage procession from the Regent's Palace stopped again.

Qingshuang and Wandong were not in the main carriage. Mo Chengying and Shen Yangui were sitting side by side, studying the map.

"Your Highness, Princess." Poshan came to the side of the sedan and reported, "It must have rained in the past two days. There was a landslide ahead, and the road is blocked. It is being cleared. I am afraid we will not be able to leave for a while."

"understood."

Shen Yangui extended his hand to Mo Chengying, "Since God wants to keep us here, let's go down and take a walk."

"My lady has given an order, how dare I disobey?"

Mo Chengying took her hand and they got out of the car.

The exit is right between two mountains, and there is a lush forest on the south side of the main road.

The guards in the car got out to clear the silt, and Shen Yangui walked to the woods nearby.

It was mid-autumn, and the mountains were covered with yellow leaves. She stepped on the soft leaves and ran among the falling leaves. Each step made a crisp sound, and Mo Chengying followed her with big strides, his hands behind his back.

Poshan anxiously reminded the two not to go too far.

"Oh, it's a pity that I never learned to dance since I was a child, otherwise I would dance for my husband here." Shen Yangui searched through a few moves from her memory and showed them to her husband.

The sunlight gave her a layer of gold, adding a touch of gentleness to her.

Mo Chengying's eyes were intoxicated. To him, besides Qingqing, the straight and slender branches were irresistible. He found two three-foot long sticks in the dead leaves and immediately kicked them.

The long sticks were like swords, turning several times in the air before he grasped them firmly. He threw one of them to Shen Yangui with a signal in his eyes.

"Madam, take the sword!"

Shen Yangui raised her hand and grasped it, turned over and picked the stars. The wooden sword easily twisted the flower in her hand, and then she put two fingers together and stroked the "sword" body, raising her eyebrows at Mo Chengying.

"Husband, watch out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the long swords connected in the air, bang- ...

The yellow leaves flew up and down with their movements.

She ran deeper into the woods and he chased her, and they were having a great time, getting farther and farther away from the carriage.

As they got farther and farther away, the people lurking in the woods had to retreat carefully to avoid being discovered in advance and ruining the boss's plan.

The farther away you are, the wider your view is, and the clearer you can see the people lying in ambush on the cliff.

The second in command of Qifeng Village was originally watching the show on the top of the cliff. By chance, their eyes met. As a man who lives on the edge of a knife, he was naturally sensitive. He immediately signaled everyone to step back and lie down.

The big boss just arrived and looked at the two people gesticulating in the woods.

"Who is that woman?"

"He came out of the car with the Dog Prince." The second in command replied.

"Princess? She knows martial arts, too?" The head of the family, Qi Rong, stared at her intently. This woman seemed to have good martial arts skills, and the regent had no advantage at all. He consoled himself, "It's nothing for the general's daughter to know some martial arts."

He actually felt a little guilty.

Qi Rong had waited for this opportunity for more than 20 years, and he was determined to get it tonight. Anything that was out of plan would make him nervous.

Fortunately, Shen Yangui's strength gave Qi Rong peace of mind. Her move of chasing stars and catching the moon was easily predicted and broken by Mo Chengying. She then used a move of sweeping the troops, but because she was not very familiar with the moves, not only did she fail to gain an advantage, but she gave the opponent a chance to attack.

Mo Chengying's "sword tip" was heading straight for her chest, but due to inertia, she kept retreating and was unable to dodge.

Qi Rong could see that Mo Chengying hadn't even used up 30% of his strength, and the princess was left with no power to resist.

It turned out that he was just joking with her.

Qi Rong and the second in command breathed a sigh of relief.

On the other side, even though Mo Chengying turned in time, the "sword" still brushed past Shen Yangui's left upper arm.

Shen Yangui snorted and threw the wooden sword to the ground, "No more fighting!"

"Why, why are you angry just for a joke?" Mo Chengying quickly threw away the "Culprit Sword".

"Are you kidding? How could you joke like that? You actually pointed the sword at my heart." Shen Yangui cried, and when he spoke, not only was his voice loud, but his movements were also very large.

"Didn't I avoid it?"

"Avoided? You still think you're right? You just want to kill me!"

Shen Yangui took two steps forward and stomped on the wooden sword in a childish manner, "Getting promoted, getting rich, and killing your wife, you just want to change your princess now!"

Qi Rong couldn't hear their voices, but he could clearly see that Mo Chengying was chasing after his princess and trying to coax her.

"The regent dotes on his wife, and his reputation is not in vain." The second in command couldn't help but laugh, "Look at this coward, he can't even control a woman, and all he knows how to do is scare those pedantic old scholars."

"If nothing else, this princess is really pretty." The fourth master said with a lewd smile, "This kind of spoiled woman should come to our Qifeng Village. She will be as obedient as a beggar in less than three days."

Mo Chengying pulled Shen Yangui's arm and turned her around. She pushed and he pulled, and they both rolled to the ground. He was on top, holding her face with both hands and kissed her.

"Why did you add to the drama without my permission?"

Shen Yangui could feel the attention of the people around him, so he lowered his lips and spoke in a low voice.

"Tell these wild boars to eat some fine bran."

Mo Chengying nibbled her lips lightly, as if tasting a jar of fine wine. The only sound in the forest was the occasional sound of wind blowing away fallen leaves.

When the sound quiets down, it becomes easier to hear what is happening around you.

After feeling it from a distance, Mo Chengying gestured verbally, and Shen Yangui cooperated very well and said a few soft words.

How can such a spring scene not make one’s blood boil?

"There are at least twenty people around us within a hundred steps," she said.

"At least twenty people just showed up on the opposite mountain. I heard some noise on the mountain just now. It should be reinforcements. The main team is in the forest where we came from." Mo Chengying said.

"The southern mountain at the exit is small, with about ten people on it."

"There are at least a hundred people in total, maybe more, and they seem to have bows and crossbows. They are very dangerous."

The two of them exchanged their views. Since most of them had never been close to each other, Mo Chengying was not sure. He lifted her hair and looked into her eyes, which were so close to him. "Are you scared?"

"You always say I don't believe you, but now you ask me? If you were so worried, why didn't you just knock me out and put me in the car, so that I could go to Xianfa City with my mother and the others?"

"Do you think I don't want to?"

Mo Chengying saw that the time was almost up and there would be a fierce battle before the reinforcements arrived, so he pulled her up and carried her back.

"Look, the thief is stealing our child."

But where are the children in the carriage?

The weak spot that Qi Rong wanted to take had already been moved, and now it might have reached the garrison camp.

Lingzhou City, Pingwu City and Xianfa City form a triangle, and the straight-line distances between the three cities are almost equal.

When Shen Yangui was young, he had been hanging out with Sang Niu for a while, and could be considered half a bandit. She sensed something was wrong when a group of bandits robbed people on the road before, so to be on the safe side, she discussed with Mo Chengying and asked Cang Min to bring two cars of guards to escort Jiang Peirong and the two children, Qingshuang, Lu'e, Wandong and Mengdong to accompany them, and they would go to the first city.

Since the garrison camp was not far away, he asked Cang Min to take a detour to the camp to seek help. Even if Shen Ting was unreliable, he was still safer than the bandits. Shen Yangui felt more or less relieved to hand his mother and children over to Shen Ting's garrison.

As for helpers, this time Shen Yangui specifically asked for Sang Niu.

When it comes to bandits, she is a professional.

The mountain king among the mountain kings, after coming here, might just raze the entire Qifeng Village to the ground and behead all the top leaders and the second in command.

This time, let the bandits in Qifeng Village open their eyes and see the power of the bandit’s grandmother.

Cang Min arrived outside the garrison camp, revealed his identity, and drove his carriage straight into the camp.

When Shen Ting heard that someone from the Regent's Palace was coming, he went to greet them in person. When he saw Jiang Peirong, he was stunned for a moment, somewhat incredulous.

It seemed as if Jiang Peirong had escaped death in Jizhou, had figured it out, and had come to him specifically to reconcile.

"Peirong? Why are you here?" There was an unconcealable joy in his tone.

"I've met the general."

Except for Jiang Peirong and Qingshuang who was holding the princess, everyone bowed to Shen Ting, and Shen Ting bowed to Princess Jingning.

Cang Min explained his purpose and Shen Ting immediately ordered people to clean the tent.

"It's getting late today, why don't we stay here for a while? Although the conditions are not as comfortable as in Xianfa City, it is safe after all." Shen Ting looked at Jiang Peirong's expressionless face, afraid that she would disagree. "We have two babies here, it's really not suitable to travel overnight."

Jiang Peirong is just gentle in nature, not stupid, so she nodded.

Sang Niu, who had just finished evening exercises, came back from the training ground with a long sword in her hand. She passed by and saluted Shen Ting. Then she heard that there were bandits in Qifeng Village and immediately became alert.

"There are actually bandits in my territory?"

Before Cang Min even expressed the princess's needs, Sang Niu was already gathering reinforcements.

"What a rare opportunity to actually fight! Girls, it takes a thousand days to train an army but only a moment to deploy it. Let's go out and see the world tonight, and let the boys next door see how powerful we are!"

The girls raised their arms in response, full of energy.

Sangniu led the team to set off in a grand manner. Cangmin simply said goodbye to Lu'e and took his guards to provide reinforcements.

Jiang Peirong called Qingshuang, took the child, and told Shen Ting that this was Shen Yangui's daughter.

Although they were divorced, Shen Ting was her maternal grandfather, and since she was here, there was no reason for her not to tell him.

"Yan'er's daughter?"

Shen Ting looked at the little one and was touched. He raised his hand but was afraid that his rough hands would hurt the child, so he did not dare to touch it. He said happily, "She looks like her uncle when he was a child, and also like you."

"You're talking nonsense. The princess's daughter should look like the prince and princess."

Jiang Peirong took the child back.

"Yes, yes, yes." Shen Ting nodded repeatedly. He looked at Jiang Peirong's face, "You seem to have lost a lot of weight."

Jiang Peirong had no intention of chatting with him and reminiscing about the past. Qingshuang came in and asked:

"Everyone else has been settled, but the people outside said that there is no accommodation arranged for the wife. General, where is our wife staying tonight?"

After not seeing each other for many days, Shen Ting saw that Qing Shuang was still as dull as ever: "Madam, you and this general are husband and wife, so naturally you should live in the big tent with this general."

Qingshuang disagreed, "But you and your wife have already divorced, how can you live together?"

"Don't be afraid of being laughed at if it gets out!"

"How dare you! Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Shen Ting had never told anyone about the divorce. If he were to sleep in separate tents today, wouldn't his soldiers make fun of him?

He looked at Jiang Peirong and changed his mind before the words came out of his mouth.

If she was told directly that she would definitely not agree, Shen Ting said, "Congrong has news."

"What?" Jiang Peirong's calm face was filled with shock. She had been deceived by this news for many years. "You want to deceive me again?"

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