Chapter 2: Returning to the Village, A Country Girl’s Farewell

“Excellent! Killing Gao Qiu, it’s a great relief!” The young man roared to the sky, turned his horse’s head, and galloped towards the village he had just left. He was worried that there might be remaining soldiers who would continue to harm innocent villagers.

The horse’s hooves were like the wind. Along the way, there were discarded weapons and armor of the soldiers everywhere, as well as bodies trampled to death. The young man couldn’t bear to look closely. His mouth twitched slightly, and he rode his horse, questioning the heavens.

“To live for the people, to bring peace to the world, how difficult it is!”

Before he finished speaking, he had reached the entrance of the village. From afar, the young man saw a graceful woman standing by the side of the road. It was the woman he had just rescued from the soldiers. She stood痴痴地 in the cold wind of the winter month, her hair disheveled, her clothes disheveled, her eyes dull. Although her hair was disheveled and her face was dirty, it could not conceal her beautiful features and her upright facial features. The young man saw her from afar and couldn’t help but sigh, what a beautiful woman!

In order not to frighten her, the young man dismounted his horse from afar and hung all his long spears and short spears on the horse’s back. He slowly walked towards the girl and found that she was wearing thin clothes. He quickly took off his cloak. When he reached the girl, he put the cloak on her. At this moment, the girl’s empty eyes were filled with hope. Because the young man she had been thinking about, he really came back.

“Live well.” The young man squeezed the girl’s shoulder hard and said. A handsome smile appeared on his face.

Seeing the young man take off his warm cloak for her, the girl was very moved. She had never seen such a person before. Not only did he save her life, but he was also so considerate.

“Brother, are you a general?” The girl asked, looking at the young man who was not much older than her.

The young man looked down at the girl in front of him. The girl’s cheeks were flushed, making her even more charming. But the dirt on her face was like mosquito blood on a white wall, making it unpleasant to look at. The young man frowned, walked to his warhorse, and took a towel from the horse’s back to wipe the girl’s face.

“I’m not a general. I’m just an ordinary citizen of the Song Dynasty, just like you.” The young man replied as he wiped the girl’s face.

Hearing this answer, the girl tilted her head and stared at the young man with wide eyes. It seemed as if she was doubting whether the young man was lying to her.

“But, the people who were riding horses and commanding the soldiers just now, none of them had armor like yours!”

The girl looked cute, shaking her head slightly.

The young man looked at his armor and didn’t know how to explain it, because it wasn’t something that should have existed in this era. He didn’t want to explain, he just carefully wiped the dirt off the girl’s face. In a short while, the dirt and dust on the girl’s face were wiped clean.

In the cold winter village, the scene was desolate and murderous, but suddenly, such a beautiful face appeared in front of him, which really made the young man’s eyes light up. The young man was stunned for a moment and couldn’t help but swallow. The girl had a delicate face, and even at a young age, she was already very stunning.

Seeing the young man staring at her, the girl blushed slightly.

At this time, the young man realized that he had been rude. He quickly apologized, “I’m sorry! Miss, I was rude.”

The young man touched his nose, completely different from the person he was on the battlefield just now.

Seeing this, the girl didn’t blame him, but instead wanted to laugh. But thinking of the villagers who had been killed by the soldiers, the girl’s tears fell again.

The young man saw this and thought that he had made the girl cry. He was immediately at a loss for words, “Miss, don’t cry.”

He went up and hugged the girl, letting her rest her head on his shoulder. But he seemed to have forgotten that this was the Song Dynasty.

The moment he embraced the girl, the girl’s body stiffened instantly, she stopped crying, and her face turned red. She pushed him away.

The young man quickly stepped back. Even from half a meter away, he could feel the girl’s heartbeat. The girl also involuntarily stepped back a few steps, hurriedly threw down the cloak, and turned to run away.

The young man watched the girl’s retreating figure and shook his head helplessly.

“Heh! The evil feudal society.”

The horse, which was connected to its master’s mind, had somehow walked to the young man’s side. The young man got on the horse, pulled the reins, and the steed neighed, flying away like an arrow leaving the bow.

“General!”

The girl’s beautiful voice rang out again.

“General, wait!”

The girl shouted, chasing after the young man’s warhorse.

The young man was overjoyed. He thought to himself, it seems that our great China has never lacked passionate and unrestrained women!

“Beauty! I’m coming!”

The young man turned his horse back, excited.

The woman fell to her knees in front of the young man’s horse with a thud.

“General! General!”

The woman knelt down and cried.

The young man was startled. He jumped off the horse and helped the woman up with both hands.

“General, please forgive me for being rude!”

“Why do you say that, Miss?” The young man was puzzled. Why, after one turn, this girl was like a different person.

“General, you came down from heaven, saving me from death. I should have offered myself to you…”

The young man heard this, his head buzzed. He thought to himself, you’re not an NPC, are you? Did you just glitch? You’re only remembering the plot of offering yourself now.

The young man wanted to agree quickly, but he suddenly noticed that the girl seemed to say “should have,” so he awkwardly scratched his head, “That’s not necessary. Wait, no, what do you mean by ‘should have’?”

The girl ignored the young man’s gaffe and changed the subject, “I don’t know the name of my benefactor, where he lives, so I can tell my husband and come to thank him in person with a generous gift.”

“My name is Li Yuanfang, my nickname is Gualing, I’m from Chengzhou, Qin Feng Road, and I’m the young master of Li Family Manor.”

The young man heard that the woman was already married, his heart sank, and he casually made up a story to get out of it. He bowed and said, “You don’t need to thank me with a generous gift. The road of the martial arts is long and winding, Miss, farewell!” The young man finished speaking and was about to get on his horse and leave.

The girl tilted her head and said cleverly, “Qin Feng Road? As far as I know, Qin Feng Road is far away in the northwest, bordering Tubo. Why are you here alone, Li Lang?”

The young man was astonished. He didn’t expect that a country girl would be so familiar with the map of the Song Dynasty. He couldn’t help but be amazed and looked at the girl with new eyes. He was also curious and interested in her.

Seeing the young man’s shocked expression, the girl teased, “Hehe, Li Lang, don’t be surprised. I heard it from my grandfather.”

“Oh, oh.” The young man smiled wryly.

“Miss, you chased after me in such a hurry, just to ask my name?”

“Of course not. I used to live with my grandfather, but he was killed by those evil soldiers…” The girl sobbed.

“Even our house was destroyed, and everyone in the village fled. It’s so chaotic, what if I encounter soldiers alone?”

“You!” The young man was speechless.

“What? You want to rely on me?”

“No, no, my fiancé, who hasn’t married me yet, went to the capital to take the imperial examination. I want to find him, but I don’t know the way. Could Li Lang help me?”

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