The coachman's bluster and inner cowardice were fully exposed. Seeing the currently submissive Jiaoyue, he immediately showed a lecherous smile. "You say you have no money? I'd better search you myself."
The coachman had seen Shen Li's ulcerated face earlier, and he still felt nauseous inside. So he drooled and walked towards Jiaoyue, rubbing his hands as he walked, extremely excited.
Jiaoyue endured the nausea in her heart and took a step back. Just when she had nowhere to retreat, a round of applause rang out. It was Mu Wulin, the third in - command of Panshu Zhai.
"It's really wonderful! I didn't expect that I'd come back and see such an exciting scene. You're even fighting among yourselves. Hahaha."
Mu Wulin leaped down from a big rock. Suddenly, he stared at the coachman fiercely with a cold look in his eyes. "I really didn't expect there would be someone bold enough to extort silver on the territory of our Panshu Zhai! It's really not putting our Panshu Zhai in their eyes. Right, Second Brother?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuang Yusheng also walked out from a bush, looking displeased. When the coachman saw more and more people from Panshu Zhai, his pants got wet with urine out of fear. He trembled all over and knelt on the ground, kowtowing. "Gentlemen, I was wrong! Please, spare my life. Please..."
But everyone present just looked at him indifferently. Even Shen Li had no intention of helping him at all, for as the saying goes, those who do evil will eventually ruin themselves.
Zhuang Yusheng just gave him a cold look. "So noisy!" The next second, the coachman's head rolled to the ground. It all happened in the blink of an eye. Shen Li couldn't help but feel her heart sink. It seemed that Zhuang Yusheng was quite good at kung - fu.
Mu Wulin kicked the coachman aside as if he was an eyesore. "Since I've helped you, miss, get rid of a trouble, to show your gratitude, how about paying a visit to our Panshu Zhai?"
Jiaoyue firmly protected Shen Li behind her, fearing that Mu Wulin would step forward and hurt Shen Li.
"Our miss is from a decent family. How could she go to your place? It might delay our miss's marriage."
Mu Wulin ignored Jiaoyue and stared straight at Shen Li. "I'll only ask you one question. Will you go or not?"
The atmosphere suddenly became tense. If they went, not only was their life at stake, but Shen Li's face would probably be ruined. If they didn't go...
Shen Li decided to strike first. She quickly put the antidote into her mouth, silently drew out a short sword from her sleeve, and cut Mu Wulin's neck.
Mu Wulin covered his neck and stepped back continuously. Instead of being angry about the cut, he laughed. "Second Brother. The person we're looking for must be her! In this way, we won't let our master down."
On weekdays, Zhuang Yusheng regarded Mu Wulin as his own brother. Seeing Mu Wulin's neck bleeding continuously, Zhuang Yusheng stared at Shen Li with hatred in his eyes. He picked up his big knife and slashed at Shen Li's head.
The iron rings on the knife clanged together as it was waved. Fortunately, Shen Li and Jiaoyue reacted quickly. They both raised their blades in time to block Zhuang Yusheng's big knife. Sparks flew between the blades. Jiaoyue was shaken back several steps, and Shen Li felt a numb pain in her tiger's mouth.
"Back then, Helian City saved my and Third Brother's lives. So, little girl, you'll probably have to stay here today. I advise you not to resist. You'll suffer less. You cut my third brother. Then I'll return the favor."
As soon as Zhuang Yusheng finished speaking, a group of people from Panshu Zhai surrounded Shen Li and Jiaoyue tightly. Shen Li quickly pulled Jiaoyue up and whispered, "We have to call out the people in the dark to make a way for us to escape!"
Jiaoyue quickly whistled. Suddenly, many people in green clothes appeared. They had been hiding in the woods and bushes.
Seeing this, the minions of Panshu Zhai shouted one by one, "Second in - command, Third in - command, there's an ambush. Should we retreat? Maybe we've fallen into the enemy's trap."
Mu Wulin had quickly bandaged his neck. He kicked the person who had spoken. "You idiot! Retreat? Don't you see we have more people?"
Hearing this, those minions seemed to be greatly comforted. They all calmed down, continued to slowly surround Jiaoyue and Shen Li, and fought against the green - clothed people.
Suddenly, a green - clothed man rushed into the crowd. In just a few breaths, he killed several people from Panshu Zhai. This man was extremely handsome. Zhuang Yusheng frowned and swung his knife at him. "Who are you?"
The man just smiled. "You don't need to know who I am. You just need to know that I'm the little one's protector. Whoever dares to hurt a single hair on her head, I'll repay them a thousand - fold!"
Although Zhuang Yusheng didn't know who the "little one" was, he knew this man must be here to help Shen Li. So he unhesitatingly slashed at Xuanyuan Jue again and again.
At this moment, the green - clothed people were at a disadvantage because the number of people from Panshu Zhai was more than twice that of the green - clothed people. Shen Li and Jiaoyue were surrounded tightly.
Mu Wulin stood on a rock and looked at Shen Li with a smile. "So what if you call for help? You still can't escape. Why don't you be obedient and stop resisting? It'll also save some of your men's lives."
Suddenly, Shen Li threw her short sword on the ground. "Fine, you want to capture me, right? Okay, I'll let you. If you spare my men, I won't resist."
The fiercely fighting crowd suddenly stopped and all looked at Shen Li. Although Xuanyuan Jue had a gloomy face, he said nothing and decided to wait and see.
Mu Wulin walked towards Shen Li with a smile. "Kick the dagger over! Someone, tie her hands up!"
Shen Li kicked the dagger over without hesitation, then raised her hands. A minion came over and tied her hands with a hemp rope again and again.
Mu Wulin stepped closer proudly. "I told you to listen to me earlier. See, isn't this better for everyone? But I'm afraid I can't spare all of your men. I'll lock them up in the dungeon for interrogation. After all, they're your men, right?"
As he said this, Mu Wulin gently stroked the dagger on Shen Li's face, as if admiring her and also as if he would destroy her the next second.
"I wonder why you had to ruin your beautiful face just to deceive me. I hate it most when people play tricks in front of me, for no one can outwit me. You're just a clown!"
Mu Wulin began to laugh maniacally. In an instant, Shen Li suddenly snatched the dagger and put it on Mu Wulin's neck. Her speed was much faster than Zhuang Yusheng's knife.
A group of people from Panshu Zhai immediately shouted, "You witch, what are you doing? Let go of our third in - command of Panshu Zhai!"
Shen Li just squinted her eyes and moved the dagger closer to Mu Wulin's neck. The already bleeding wound bled even more. The rope on her hands hadn't been tied properly. Shen Li took advantage of the moment when the rope was about to be tied to break free.