CHAPTER 96: CHAPTER 94: HOW DID YOU RAISE SO MANY BEASTS?

She smiled faintly and waved dismissively at him.

"If you have time to yell at me, why not be concerned about your Old Zhu? She fled with a murder charge hanging over her; if she’s caught, are you sure you won’t be implicated considering your relationship?"

These words indeed startled Li Mao.

But after a moment’s thought, he realized this little rascal was deliberately provoking him!

So he decisively looked at her Little Deer.

"Why have you raised so many animals? Wasn’t the one crushed last time enough?"

After speaking, he suddenly rolled up his sleeves, but Ruan Mian, swift-eyed and quick-handed, immediately shouted: "Watch out!"

The Little Deer could understand her, and with its agile posture, as soon as she spoke, it suddenly leaped sideways, successfully dodging his hidden arrow.

Where did this bastard get that hidden weapon?

Ruan Mian saw that he failed to shoot Little Deer and turned his aim towards her. Her eyes sank with anger, and she immediately pulled out her dagger.

However, in the next instant, a sharp arrow whizzed from behind Ruan Mian! Piercing accurately into Li Mao’s arm.

Suddenly, he was in excruciating pain, his face changed dramatically, and his body knelt on the ground, clutching the bleeding wound and howling.

Following the sound, they saw a child from the Golden Feather Clan holding a bow and arrow, his eyes cold as he approached Ruan Mian.

A few tall and brave tribesmen followed behind him.

They wore animal skin clothes, and their mink hats did not obscure their deep eyes; instead, they added a touch of fierce severity in their hidden presence.

Those two swiftly pinned Li Mao, rendering him immobile.

The child walked up to Ruan Mian and, seeing two lively Little Deer, his gaze softened immediately.

"You really healed them."

His words held a strange accent, suggesting they had their own language within the tribe.

So communicating with Ruan Mian in the Capital City dialect wasn’t very smooth.

But it was no hindrance.

"I promised you I would heal them."

The child hugged the Little Deer, made a gesture on his forehead as if to greet her with thanks.

"My name is Bai Lun, you saved my Little Deer, and I will save you a life in return someday."

After saying that, he took a small deer horn from his hat and handed it to Ruan Mian.

Then he looked at Li Mao, his gentle gaze immediately disappeared.

"He wants to kill you and my Little Deer as well, how about..."

"Spare me... spare me..." Li Mao sensed danger; his cousin had mentioned these natives.

The Golden Sha Tribe born in Longchang Mountain, a tribe of thousands, each warrior brave and formidable, also extremely cruel.

Lives by hunting, possesses the finest archery and equestrian skills, and most vicious penal system.

Though under court jurisdiction, the Capital City’s reach isn’t that long. Being captured by them, wouldn’t he...

Thinking of this, Li Mao disregarded his pain and shamelessly appealed to Ruan Mian.

"Miss Ruan, Miss Ruan save me!! I was muddled and misunderstood you, now I know you weren’t the one who killed Lord General, and having you go to the General’s Mansion yesterday wasn’t my doing, it was Old Zhu, he saw your good looks and wanted to offer you to Lord General for Silver Coin."

"Miss Ruan, save me, I didn’t know this Little Deer belonged to the Golden Feather Clan!"

Getting more and more agitated, his face was covered in tears and snot.

Yet Ruan Mian merely smiled and returned his previous words unchanged.

"Mr. Li, truly... life is unpredictable."

Bai Lun couldn’t stand his wailing, knocked him unconscious with a punch.

Had him dragged outside the nearby tents.

He led Ruan Mian along.

In the depths of the forest lies their base, no one knows exactly where their true home is on Longchang Mountain.

The base had several tents, a bonfire still burning in the middle.

Li Mao was tied to a tree, immobile.

Bai Lun then raised his grin, personally melted ice water in a clay basin, and handed it to Ruan Mian.

That grin looked genuinely evil.

Ruan Mian understood, decisively took the clay basin, and harshly splashed the icy water over Li Mao.

Immediately, the bone-chilling coldness and the stabbing pain of the wound startled him awake.

Li Mao gasped, shivering from the cold wind, seeming as if he was about to freeze.

In the next moment, Bai Lun raised his bow and aimed at him!

Frightening Li Mao so much he wet his pants on the spot.

"Spare... spare me, Miss Ruan, Miss Ruan save me! I won’t dare anymore, I’ll never dare again. I swear!"

But before he finished speaking, the arrow shot quickly towards him!

However, this arrow didn’t hit him but intentionally missed, firmly nailing above his head.

Frightening him pale, not even care for the pain now.

No reaction yet, another arrow came flying speedily!

Nailed to the tree trunk beside his abdomen.

The water on him froze into ice, the exhaled cold mist becoming more and more abundant.

In astonishment, more arrows came consecutively, and soon enough Li Mao fainted again.

Whether from pain or fright is unknown.

"It’s dull, do it again." Little Bailun was just getting interested, and had his tribesmen splash ice water again, not waking him, he unhesitatingly grabbed an arrow, and stabbed hard into Li Mao’s leg.

The surge of pain instantly woke Li Mao.

This time not shooting arrows, but directly holding the arrow, plunging shallow and deep into his body.

The whole forest echoed with Li Mao’s screams.

Ruan Mian’s eyes showed no ripple, only when looking at Little Bailun did she purposely search her memory.

The original book, this Golden Sha Tribe was barely mentioned.

Rui Ge’er’er and he were about the same age, but Rui Ge’er’er was clearly still a mischievous child, yet he at such a young age had ruthless means, ordinary people meeting him would be terrified.

Yet Ruan Mian felt, this was her opportunity.

He was native, akin to a serpent of this land.

She slightly curved her lips, at this moment a voice came through.

"Lord Bailun! Lord Bailun! I hope for your grace, spare my cousin!" Ruan Mian looked towards the sound, seeing a man in constable attire, panting heavily, rushing over.

At this point Li Mao had completely fainted, Ruan Mian saw Bailun’s expression change slightly, he lowered his bow.

While speculating their relationship, Bailun suddenly spoke.

"Is this person your cousin?"

The man half-kneeling on the ground, nodding repeatedly: "Yes, cousin newly arrived, offended the lord, I hope the lord spares him seeing I saved your life once."

"If he makes it through today then good, if he doesn’t, that is fate."

The man sincerely nodded, and only then did Ruan Mian realize Li Mao’s inner circle wasn’t just Lord General.

The constable was his cousin.