"Bang——"

The bandit leader was kicked by Ah Mu, flew backward into the wall of a building, then rolled down, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Dad!!"

The bandit leader’s daughter changed her expression and rushed towards her father.

"Dad, are you okay?"

"Dad!"

The bandit leader spat out a mouthful of blood. Supported by his daughter, he stood up and whispered, "Go get that man out, hurry up!!"

The bandit leader’s daughter understood immediately, turned around, and ran inside.

However, she only managed to take two steps before being stopped by Ah Mu.

The bandit leader’s daughter could fight as well, and she began to trade blows with Ah Mu. As Ah Mu was a man, the bandit leader’s daughter’s attacks were quite shameless, making Ah Mu a bit constrained.

The bandit leader’s daughter seized an opportunity, kicked Ah Mu aside, and dashed inside.

At this point, only those who couldn’t fight were left inside, and Xi Nan was still blocked in the hall.

The bandit leader’s daughter rushed in, grabbed a knife from the side, and pressed it against Xi Nan’s neck: "Go!"

Xi Nan: "..."

Just now, you said you would protect me, and now you’re holding a knife to my neck. Is this your idea of protection?

A woman’s words are mere tales.

"Stop!"

The bandit leader’s daughter pushed Xi Nan forward, pressing the machete against his neck. The sharp blade had already left a bloodstain on Xi Nan’s neck.

"If you don’t stop, I’ll kill him!"

Ah Mu and his group quickly stopped and retreated around the carriage.

"Young Master Xi Nan..." Ah Mu hesitated.

How did you end up like this!

Xi Nan: "..."

Xi Nan already imagined that this dark history would haunt him forever... just thinking about it made him want to shut himself away.

The bandit leader’s daughter, pressing on Xi Nan, moved towards her father: "If you dare to move, I’ll kill him!"

Ah Mu said nothing, but also didn’t move.

"What do we do now, Tower Master?" someone approached the carriage.

"Let me go first, alright?" Chuzheng quietly spoke to Man Yue: "I’ll go out and handle something."

The youth shook his head.

Chuzheng: "..."

Chuzheng secretly considered knocking him out, but as she prepared to act, the youth seemed to sense it and looked up at her.

His gaze was deep and penetrating.

Chuzheng: "..."

Chuzheng sheepishly withdrew her hand, taking Man Yue with her as she got off the carriage.

She wrapped the cloak around him, his body leaning against hers, and with the cloak covering him, only his head was left exposed.

"Can you stand steadily?"

The youth nodded slightly.

Chuzheng held him securely, lifted her eyes, and met Xi Nan’s shocked gaze.

Who is that!!

Why are they so close to the Tower Master!!

He hasn’t left that long, and there’s already a Little Demon by the Tower Master’s side!! How are you all caring for the Tower Master!!!

Chuzheng had already read all these messages from Xi Nan’s eyes.

The bandit leader’s daughter also stared at the youth: "You can have him if you want, exchange him for this one!"

The bandit leader’s daughter pointed at Man Yue.

Ah Mu and his group: "..." Is this person crazy?

They didn’t know what was special about this youth, but the Tower Master was clearly very concerned. At least more concerned than about Young Master Xi Nan; dreaming of exchanging him for Young Master Xi Nan, are they?

Hmm... Something seems off here?

What will happen to Young Master Xi Nan!?

Man Yue, having been singled out, glanced sideways at the bandit leader’s daughter, a shadow rising from his eyes, filled with murderous intent.

The bandit leader’s daughter was intimidated by that gaze.

What kind of look is this...

However, she quickly regained her senses, and her desire to possess him intensified.

Chuzheng raised her hand, covered the youth’s eyes, and turned his face away: "Don’t look around."

The youth stiffened slightly, but soon became docile and didn’t look in that direction anymore.

Chuzheng tightened the cloak around him, glanced at the bandit leader’s daughter, and then quickly shifted her gaze to survey the surrounding buildings.

A moment later, Chuzheng suddenly asked, "You want him?"

It was clear who she meant by "him."

The bandit leader’s daughter: "Don’t you want Xi Nan? Exchange him for the youth now."

Xi Nan: "..." A woman’s change of heart is faster than flipping pages in a book; she was calling him sweetheart just now, and now she wants his life.

Unbelievable!

Heartless woman!

"Do you think this place..." Chuzheng indicated the surrounding buildings: "Can support my... Man Yue?"

This rundown place, can it be a place for my household?

The bandit leader’s daughter: "..."

What nonsense is this?

What’s wrong with this place?

With a feast every day, how could he possibly be mistreated?

"Stop babbling, will you trade or not?" The bandit leader’s daughter had a cruel look flash across her pretty face: "If you don’t, I’ll kill him!"

Chuzheng spoke indifferently: "If you kill him, you have no leverage at all, are you sure?"

Xi Nan: "..." I feel like I’m being abandoned, and it’s not a pleasant feeling at all.

The bandit’s people were mostly down, even the bandit leader was injured, and the remaining were the old, weak, sick, and disabled of the tribe, who could not resist these people.

The bandit leader’s daughter certainly didn’t dare to kill Xi Nan.

But...

"I might not dare to kill him, but whether he ends up missing an arm or a leg, that’s uncertain."

"Oh."

Chuzheng’s reaction was unexpectedly calm, so much so that the bandit leader’s daughter didn’t know how to continue.

Chuzheng suddenly raised her hand, surprising the bandit leader’s daughter into taking a step back.

Unaware of what she stepped on, her body lost control and slipped backward.

Xi Nan immediately used his shoulder to bump her and quickly rolled to the ground, caught by the Fengman Building people and brought back.

The bandit leader’s daughter fell to the ground, almost cutting her face with the machete.

Huffing and puffing...

The bandit leader’s daughter was panting heavily; she had almost been disfigured.

The bandit leader’s daughter swiftly looked towards Chuzheng, only to be met with two swords pointing at her.

"..."

The Purple-cloth Maiden picked up the youth in her arms and easily boarded the carriage; the curtain fell, blocking everyone’s view.

"Go."

A clear voice came from within the carriage, and the horse leading the Fengman Building people immediately changed direction, heading down the mountain.

She didn’t even bother to take another look...

Xi Nan had people retrieve the items from the spot where the bandit leader’s daughter was.

The rest of Fengman Building’s people quickly left, leaving behind a scene of fiery chaos in the village.

The people who could still move helped each other up.

"Were those... people from Fengman Building?" someone finally spoke hesitantly, "The carriage had Fengman Building’s emblem..."

Fengman Building...

Who in the martial world didn’t know it was a declining and impoverished sect, soon to disband.

But this didn’t look like it?

"Did they spare us?" someone muttered.

"Probably..."

After all, if they wanted to kill them, it wouldn’t take any effort at all.

But they didn’t act, so they must have spared them, right?

As the group of bandits pondered this, a group of soldiers suddenly charged up from down the mountain.

This group of bandits had just been beaten down, so facing these soldiers, they couldn’t muster any resistance.

The mountain village echoed with cries, and soon all the bandits were captured completely.

How was this sparing them!?