CHAPTER 79: CHAPTER 77: MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS! MOVE ALONG!

"Our food and supplies are already limited, and the Ruan Family adopted Shaoxi which wasn’t enough, now they’ve adopted another orphan. Where are exiles like her?! Simply disregarding the will, not caring about you government officers!"

He attempted to incite others’ emotions: "Another person means another mouth to feed. Do you want to see him eat our food?!"

Yun Xiu lifted his eyes, and his long, narrow gaze was like that of a night wolf, carrying a heavy murderous aura.

Ruan Mian walked up to him and said just one sentence: "It’s not your place to dictate who eats my food."

However, before she could finish her words, Li Mao suddenly let out a howl!

He painfully bent his body, the veins on his face bulging.

A closer look revealed a small needle stuck to his clothes, the tip piercing his flesh.

Ruan Mian was slightly surprised, and the next moment a government officer came over, unwilling to waste time, kicked Li Mao back into the team!

"Mind your own business! Hurry up and move!"

Turning to Ruan Mian, she greeted him with a smile and conveniently handed over several pieces of broken silver to the lord.

As the saying goes, money makes the mare go, and thanks to her, a few more horses and mules were added to the team, greatly speeding up the journey.

They were to reach Wuheng within the set time, lest the government officers would be punished.

So, after passing Ru Ning, once the road was smooth, they dared not waste a moment.

When they passed through the Ru Ning City Gate, a group of people suddenly appeared ahead.

The government officers immediately became vigilant, only to see those people running to the side of the team, offering some steamed buns and vegetables in their hands, and some even placed warm eggs in baskets to hand over.

"Last night this lady saved us, helped us teach a lesson to that heartless station master!"

"Thank you, benefactor, thank you, benefactor!"

"If it weren’t for the lady’s help, we wouldn’t know if we could reunite with our families. Today we are able to go home again, thanks to the lady. I will enshrine the lady at home, burning incense daily, praying for her safe and smooth journey."

Upon hearing this, Ruan Mian almost blacked out and fainted.

Enshrining and burning high incense, she’s neither a deity nor deceased, she couldn’t bear such worship and adoration.

She quickly asked those people to stand up, but their fervor was hard to decline, so she could only accept those supplies.

The free food and supplies made the government officers smile broadly.

The villagers escorted Ruan Mian and others completely out of the city gate. Certain people from the Uncle’s Mansion and Qi Mansion trailing the team were incredulous at the scene of her being revered on the exile road.

Her, Ruan Mian! For what?!

Li Mao now couldn’t even dress warmly, nor smell the scent of eggs, while she received free gifts from others! Although all were exiled, how could this be fair?

The more he thought, the angrier he got, unable to bear it, he kept staring at Mrs. Yao all the way, waiting for a chance to retaliate!!

During their rest after noon, Cui Zhu hurriedly ran to tell Ruan Mian: "Miss, I just saw Mr. Li pulling Mrs. Yao’s hair and beating her, even the government officers couldn’t dissuade him. At this rate, Mrs. Yao might not survive."

Cui Zhu thought Mrs. Yao was a poor soul, and last time giving her some food, Mrs. Yao was endlessly grateful.

She occasionally helped them embroider along the way, since Mrs. Yao had skilled hands, she became friends with Cui Zhu.

Seeing Li Mao treating her inhumanely made her anxious.

That’s why she sought out Ruan Mian for help.

Just after finishing those words, they heard Li Mao calling her a wench, pushing Mrs. Yao onto the stones.

Mrs. Yao’s forehead hit, and immediately began bleeding, just watching was chilling.

Everyone was afraid to say a word, allowing Li Mao to vent, "Wench, you want to kill me! But I refuse to follow your wish, if I don’t beat you to death today, I will beat you every day so you wish you were dead..."

Before he could finish, his back suddenly felt sharp pain!

The pain was the same as in the morning.

He yelped discovering someone had again injured him with a hidden weapon!

Li Mao was furious, yanking out the fine needle to complain to the government officer.

"Lord! Lord! There’s someone in our team hiding weapons and has stabbed me twice! Which blind bastard is it?"

The government officer couldn’t stand his arrogant tone, lashed out with a whip: "Shut up!"

Li Mao dared not refute, angrily glaring at that direction, only to see Ruan Mian and Cui Zhu helping Mrs. Yao up.

Immediately, he thought it was Ruan Mian’s doing.

He rushed up angrily, grabbing Ruan Mian’s shoulder to interrogate her: "Is it you, you wench?"

But in the next moment, Yun Xiu’s hand had already reverse-clutched his wrist bone, with slight force, followed by a "crack" sound!

In an instant, Li Mao cried out in pain.

Ruan Mian kicked him away, Li Mao pointed at her and roared: "Mrs. Yao is from my Uncle’s Mansion! You... protecting her is to defy me, you’d better think it through, Ruan Mian, don’t be ungrateful!"

Seeing his gritted teeth look, Ruan Mian only chuckled coldly.

"Your Uncle’s Mansion people? Now everyone is exiled, where is there a distinction between superior and inferior? Today, I will protect her!"

Ruan Mian rarely displayed such a strong attitude publicly. Everyone had seen her along the way as formidable, even managing the government officers, a mere Li Mao couldn’t make waves.

Especially with Yun Xiu beside her, he flicked his fingers again, and the fine needle stuck in Li Mao’s shoulder!

Together with his sinister gaze, was noticed by Li Mao.

Li Mao’s face paled, dared not cause further trouble.

This youth, could he actually possess skills?

Seeing him admit defeat, Ruan Mian took Mrs. Yao to her carriage.

Cui Zhu and Shaoxi quickly brought water bags and cloth, along with some ointment Ruan Mian shared, to help clean her up.

Meanwhile, Ruan Mian thoughtfully watched Yun Xiu.

"Were these skills taught to you by Vice Minister Dong?"

When Yun Xiu was alone with her, his expression instantly turned obedient.

He truthfully shook his head: "These weren’t taught by the master, they were taught by the lord."

"Xie Huai’an? He has such skills?"

Completely unexpected.

On the surface, he was an honest and just official, privately a gentleman-like figure, always accompanied by guards and assistant ministers, not seeming like someone with skills.

"Then since Mr. Xie had taught you, why did he get injured?"

Yun Xiu hurriedly explained: "The lord was ambushed while saving me. Miss Ruan, the lord is a good person and a good official."

"Last time you asked me to deliver intelligence to him, later he personally led people to destroy the Beast Fighting Arena, and dealt with a group of traitors colluding with Dong Jun."

"But thus offended people, I heard from the master, the lord was framed, impeached in court, and forced to be demoted. He was demoted to Wuheng, as far as exile."