Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2320: Chapter 2319: The Sudden Knock at the Door

Bai Ruozhu listened to him cry for a while, guessing that she would soon fall asleep and switch to the next scene, but nothing changed. She was puzzled when she suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the room.

Soon, someone pushed the door open and came in. She recognized the person—it was Zhongxin, the deputy of the Iron Cavalry team. At this moment, his clothes were a bit ragged, his face had bloodstains, and there were many blood marks on his body. He seemed to have been caught, tied up, and whipped.

Fang Qing looked at him, showing an expression of surprise as if he had no idea who he was.

Bai Ruozhu thought for a moment, recalling that when the Yueqiu Tribe’s Iron Cavalry team was plotted against by Ma Tongfang, Fang Qing was not present. Later, when Fang Qing was handed over to the chief of the Yueqiu Tribe by Ma Tongfang, he was also unconscious. It was normal for him not to know Zhongxin, the deputy of the Iron Cavalry.

”Demon, if it wasn’t for you, our leader wouldn’t have been killed by Ma Tongfang! The chief even ceded territory to compensate for you and was unwilling to avenge the leader. I will kill you now to console the leader’s spirit in heaven!” Zhongxin said angrily.

Fang Qing was not flustered, and even a glimmer appeared in his eyes. He looked at Zhongxin blandly and said, ”Was it me who killed your leader? Will killing me really avenge him? They say the enemy of my enemy is my friend. I also want to settle accounts with Ma Tongfang; he has harmed me to this extent. Killing me only helps him by reducing a rival.”

Zhongxin laughed loudly, ”After saying so much, isn’t it just because you’re afraid to die.”

Fang Qing’s expression remained unchanged, and his tone was still calm, ”What’s wrong with being afraid to die? It’s better to live a cowardly life than to die a brave death, especially since I still want to rescue my wife and leave.”

He got up and stared at Zhongxin, his voice suddenly becoming sharp, ”You want revenge, and I want revenge too. Why don’t we make a deal?”

Zhongxin showed a look of disdain, clearly unwilling to cooperate with him. Fang Qing smiled and said, ”I assume you’ve escaped from the jail, and soon the chief’s guards will come to capture you. Even if you kill me, you’ll be recaptured and taken back to jail, perhaps even executed. How will you avenge your leader when you’re dead?”

He snorted with laughter, ”I know you hate me, but I don’t want to be captured by your chief either; I just want to live a loving life with my wife. Since you’ve already escaped from prison, why not go all the way? I can help you escape, and you can gather your subordinates to avenge your leader.”

”You don’t even have the ability to protect yourself and your woman, and you’re talking about helping me escape? What a joke!” Zhongxin’s attitude changed slightly, but he still didn’t believe in Fang Qing’s abilities.

”I trusted Ma Tongfang wrongly, which led to his sneak attack, and then I was sealed by your chief’s men. I know how to resolve it, but it requires another’s inner strength to unclog the acupuncture points in sequence. As long as you help me unseal them, I can help you escape. Even if you kill me now, you won’t escape, so why not give yourself a chance?” Fang Qing said.

Zhongxin’s expression became hesitant, indicating he was persuaded by Fang Qing’s words.

Finally, Zhongxin was convinced and nodded in agreement. Fang Qing then told him the method to unseal the points. Zhongxin guided his inner strength into the acupuncture points one by one, and soon Fang Qing regained his abilities.

”Stay close to me, I promised to help you escape, and I won’t go back on my word,” Fang Qing said.

Zhongxin quickly said, ”I also have a few subordinates trapped inside. If I escape alone, I fear it will implicate them. Can you help me rescue them as well?”

Fang Qing frowned and said, ”It might be difficult. Do you still have your warhorses?”

”We still have them, just without armor,” Zhongxin said.

Fang Qing nodded, ”It’s better without armor; they can run faster. Fine, I’ll help you rescue them. Once you mount the horses, escape immediately.”

He paused for a moment before continuing, ”But I have a condition.”

When Zhongxin heard this, he became nervous, ”What condition?”

”You help take my wife away first. After sending you out, I’ll return to deal with the Yueqiu Tribe’s chief,” Fang Qing said.

”No, you cannot harm the chief.” Zhongxin, loyal as ever, was unwilling to see their chief hurt even at this time.

Fang Qing glared at him and said, ”There’s no time to waste in idle talk. If you dawdle any longer, not only will you fail to escape, but your subordinates will die here too.”

Zhongxin didn’t dare say more and followed Fang Qing out of the room. Bai Ruozhu quickly emerged from the cabinet and followed them.

Soon, Fang Qing found the jail and released Zhongxin’s subordinates one by one. They mounted their horses, ready to flee. Fang Qing quickly found the Luo Family and handed them over to Zhongxin.

”I see you’re a trustworthy person. I’ll come for you in three days. I hope you can take good care of my wife and not let her come to any harm,” Fang Qing said as he turned to leave.

The Luo Family reached out to him and said, ”Aqing, don’t go. It’s too dangerous. We should just escape and not deal with those vendettas anymore, okay?”

Fang Qing shook his head at her and said, ”Axiu, I will come for you in a few days. Only then can we live peacefully. If these grudges are not settled, we’ll never have peace, and next time, it might not just be us unpeaceful, more people might get involved.”

The Luo Family recalled the massacre of the inhabitants in Xunyang City and shuddered involuntarily.

At this moment, the pursuers arrived in the distance. Zhongxin dared not delay any longer, seized Luo Family, mounted a horse, and the group fled.

Fang Qing stood in the middle of the road, embodying the aura of one man defending against ten thousand.

As the pursuers approached, the Yueqiu Tribe’s chief appeared and urgently shouted, ”Everyone, stop! Don’t harm him!”

Fang Qing was about to take action but saw everyone had stopped. He thought for a moment and decided to continue pretending that his inner strength was restricted and he could not take action.

”Why didn’t you escape with them?” The Yueqiu Tribe’s chief was somewhat excited, thinking that Fang Qing had figured things out and didn’t want to leave him.

Bai Ruozhu, hiding aside, twitched the corners of her mouth, admitting the chief was truly romantic, but couldn’t deny his affection.

”If I escaped with them, they definitely wouldn’t get away. If staying behind means I can ensure my wife’s safety, it’s worth it,” Fang Qing said calmly.

The chief showed a look of disappointment and told others, ”Go capture the escaped Zhongxin and his group immediately. If anyone resists, kill them without mercy!”

Fang Qing, having delayed for some time and guessing that the Yueqiu horses were not slow, didn’t stop them anymore.

Bai Ruozhu uncontrollably fell asleep again, and when she opened her eyes, she found herself in a spacious bedchamber, presumably the Yueqiu Tribe’s bedchamber.

”Ruozhu!” Jiang Yichun’s voice rang out as he rushed over and hugged Bai Ruozhu, ”I finally found you.”

Bai Ruozhu also hugged him back and asked, ”What did you see?”

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door not far away: ”Fang Qing, are you home?”