I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

Xiao Yizhuo held Wen Shutang tightly in his arms, gripped the reins tightly and pulled hard, and the horse galloped out of the village.

Muzhu left marks along the way so that the two would not lose their way.

He followed the mark on horseback and met Xiao Ze who was waiting alone halfway.

Xiao Yizhuo tightened the reins and stopped. Wen Shutang jumped off the horse and walked to Xiao Ze's side, grabbed his shoulders and looked him over carefully. He found that apart from some dirt on his body, he had no other obvious injuries.

"Aze, are you okay? Why are you here alone? Where's Wan'er?"

Xiao Ze shook his head, with a look of worry on his face. "Mom, I'm fine. Those people were too fast and I didn't have enough strength. I stayed here to show you the direction. Uncle Mu Zhu has already caught up with them. My sister was abducted by them and taken away. I don't know if she was injured."

Hearing this, Wen Shutang's heart suddenly stagnated, and the feeling of uneasiness in his heart became stronger.

Xiao Ze pointed to the west: "They went in that direction."

Wen Shutang nodded and turned to look at Xiao Yizhuo: "Go after her on horseback. I'll chase you right after I send Aze back. You must bring Wan'er back safely!"

"Okay, I'll leave you a mark."

Xiao Yizhuo looked at Wen Shutang deeply, tightened the reins, turned around and left.

Wen Shutang suppressed the uneasy feeling in his heart, took a deep breath, turned around and reached out to hold Xiao Ze's hand: "Come on, Aze, I'll take you home."

"Mom, I'm fine. I'm not hurt at all. My little sister is more important." Xiao Ze frowned and gently struggled against Wen Shutang's hand.

Wen Shutang firmly grasped his wrist and said seriously, "You three are the most important in my heart. Wan'er is important, and you, Aze, are equally important. Your father has already gone after them, and we have to trust him now. Aze, what you have to do now is to hurry back with me. I will check your situation and then ride my horse to chase them."

Hearing what she said, Xiao Ze was stunned for a moment, then relaxed his grip and let Wen Shutang hold his hand and walk towards home.

Xiao Yizhuo lay on the horse's back and squeezed his legs against the horse's belly. The horse galloped faster and followed the marks left by Muzhu to catch up with them.

From a distance, he saw a dozen people standing not far away confronting a man. Xiao Yizhuo frowned and immediately ran towards that place.

Mu Zhu held a bow in his hand and looked at the dozen or so masked men in black in front of him with a frown. He unconsciously clenched the special bow and arrow in his hand.

He was good at long-range attack and cover, and close combat was not his strong point. Although it was relatively easy to deal with a few bastards, he was afraid of hurting the little lady in their hands.

The masked man in black who was at the head of the group also frowned as he looked at the man who had been chasing them relentlessly. He did not know this man's strength. Although he had the advantage in numbers, he was not sure that he would have the advantage in the battle.

What's more, the people above had specifically instructed them not to harm the child. If they acted rashly, they would not be able to explain if they hurt the child.

Mu Zhu was deducing feasible plans in his mind, and the man in black was also hesitating whether to take the initiative to launch an attack.

Just as the two rooms were confronting each other, a short blade pierced the air and flew towards the leading man in black with a sharp sound. The speed was so fast that the leading man in black was stabbed in the throat before he could react, and blood splattered three feet.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden change and had no time to react.

Their leader was killed in an instant.

Mu Zhu was also stunned for a moment, but after a moment he realized who was behind this. He immediately stopped hesitating, pulled the bow to its full extent, calmed his mind a little, and shot an arrow, which directly hit the wrist of the man in black who was standing at the back of the crowd of black clothes and holding Xiao Wan hostage.

The man in black suddenly screamed in pain and subconsciously loosened his hands. Xiao Wan, who was tied in his arms, fell to the ground. Fortunately, the ground was covered with soft grass, so Xiao Wan should not be hurt.

In coordination with Xiao Yizhuo's actions, Mu Zhu shot accurately with one arrow after another, and in less than a moment, more than a dozen masked men in black were killed.

Muzhu left everyone with a breath of fresh air, but made them lose all their ability to move.

Xiao Yizhuo jumped off the horse, ran towards Xiao Wan, and picked up the unconscious Xiao Wan.

He frowned tightly as he checked Xiao Wan's injuries, and found that he couldn't wake her up no matter what he did. His heart sank immediately. After carefully untying Xiao Wan, he saw that his daughter's wrists were red from being tied by the coarse hemp rope, and his anger intensified.

After settling Xiao Wan down, he picked up the short blade on the ground that was still stained with blood and walked towards the men in black who were still breathing.

Xiao Yizhuo's body was stained with some bright red blood, and his cold temperament mixed with icy murderous intent made those masked men in black feel frightened.

They were so scared that they immediately began to beg for mercy.

"Please! Don't kill me! I, I didn't mean to do it! I was also commissioned by someone!"

"Yes, yes, yes, our leader has been killed by you, please let us go, we are different from him!"

"Please, don't kill me! I have parents and children to take care of!"

Xiao Yizhuo looked at their embarrassed appearance coldly, sighing in his heart, thinking that one would never know the pain unless the whip fell on himself.

Didn't they think about how painful it would be for him to lose his daughter?

Thinking of this, Xiao Yizhuo's face became even colder. He lifted a man's chin with his short blade and said coldly, "What did you give my daughter to eat? Why hasn't she woken up yet?"

The man in black was so scared that he trembled and quickly told the truth: "I, I, I, it's not me... Our leader said he was afraid that the child's crying would attract attention, so he fed her a large amount of sleeping pills..."

Hearing what he said, Xiao Yizhuo's pupils shrank, and without even thinking, he raised his knife and cut the man's throat.

When the others saw this scene, fear grew in their eyes.

Xiao Yizhuo was filled with anger, and for the first time he began to waver as he looked at these people.

He has always upheld the belief passed down from his family for a long time, which is to do his best to protect the people and safeguard the safety of the land.

But what did he get in return for his best efforts? He was suspected and hunted by the emperor, suffered the pain of leaving his homeland, could not save his brothers and sisters who were also soldiers and could only watch them being besieged and killed by the enemy while he could not do anything, and now his daughter was hurt because of him.

Xiao Yizhuo's firm belief, which had always been held, was in turmoil at this moment.