Li Moubai said to Qi the Deputy Minister of State, "You see, how embarrassing this is, Master Mo saved my daughter back without even saying a thank you and left immediately."
Qi Rongguang laughed and said, "My junior brother wouldn't care about this kind of thing, so you don't have to worry. Just keep working on your research. As long as you do well, that would be the best thank you for him."
Li Mobai said, "How can Qi the Deputy Minister of State say that? I work on my research because it's my duty. My family saved my daughter, and I should thank them. How can these two things be treated as the same?"
Li Rongguang laughed heartily and saw the guest off!
Qi Rongguang muttered to himself secretly, "Little junior brother, little junior brother, you have ascended so high and are no longer with us. If we have any problems that we can't solve, we can't even find you for help. I hope the successor you find for us this time can take over from you and help us solve difficult issues. After all, the main thing is that our Long country should not be bullied by anyone. This is what we really worry about. I hope your vision is correct this time."
Mou Wenjie, who had left and returned, now startled a few people. Didn't he leave? Why did he come back? This ghost won't go away. What's the plan? What's this? This!
Mou Wenjie laughed heartily, "What's everyone so scared about? Ah, we were just out for a little while to handle some matters, right? We turned around and it's like this now. Is it really that bad?"
Li Haihu rushed to kneel and plead, "Grandpa, I beg you, I really surrender. Whatever you say, do it. Just please spare us."
Mou Wenjie chuckled, "Well, you guys certainly had a blast. But as for me, it seems like I didn't get to enjoy myself much. How about we join in and have some fun together?"
This sentence scared them to death. They said in a hurry, "Please, Grandpa, whatever you say, we'll do. Just like this, okay? Like this."
Mou Wenjie said, "It's not that easy. If you want to end it, you can turn yourself in and confess. Otherwise, we'll continue playing."
Li Haihu hurriedly knelt down and bowed his head, "Can we not go to the self-return? Please spare us! I'll give you money. I'll give you money."
Mou Wenjie said, "There are only two ways: one is to surrender and confess, and the other is to play with you for a while, then I'll take you to confess."
The crowd looked at this situation with no room for retreat and had to lower their heads and agree to surrender and confess.
After arranging things here, Mo Wenjie and Qing Xia left quietly.
After they left, the local officials were somewhat puzzled and confused. They had indeed received the notice, but there was a bit of a discrepancy between what the notice said and what reality was.
The notice said to welcome them warmly and bid them farewell. What's going on? I still haven't reacted, and they're already leaving.
How can you even bid farewell? They didn't even have time to welcome. After handing over all the things and procedures, they threw the paper in their hand, and then left.
This gentleman's identity is so mysterious, we dare not even guess. The bigwigs don't allow anyone to ask. Just think about how many people this gentleman must have quietly dealt with?
In any case, this is good news for the Dragon Country. Since it's good news, why bother about so many things? Just let him do as he pleases, and let it be.
Qing Xia said, "Wenjie encountered a bandit gang ahead. How do you think we should deal with it? Should we circumvent it or fight it off? What should we do?"
Mou Wenjie chuckled, "In a place where people are bold and robust, some bandit camps are quite normal. It's quite common for them to practice martial arts together when they're done with the farming work. We don't need to worry about them."
"Stop, where are you two going? What place are you going to? What are you going to do?"
Mou Wenjie chuckled, "We are just passersby with no specific destination or intentions. We don't want to do anything and just want to pass by."
That's not right, are you the one who kidnapped this beauty? This is serious! You must be arrested and handed over to the officials for processing.
Mou Wenjie chuckled. "Do I look like I want to kidnap her?"
Hmm, that's a bit difficult to say. Your kidnapping is under the radar, so if someone finds out you might threaten others, they will be too afraid to resist you.
No matter how you say it, today's matter isn't going to be easily resolved. Come up and explain it to our leader. We'll see the situation. If it turns out that you're not kidnapping us, then you'll be released, but if you are kidnapping us, we definitely have to send you to see the authorities.
Such persistence can be frustrating for Mou Wenjie. He doesn't know what to do. How can he handle it? You can't just physically stop them, as they are doing it out of good intentions. But you can't explain it to them, as they don't understand. This is really annoying for him.
Qing Xia said, "Big Brother, I was not kidnapped. I am just a normal friend of his, so please believe us."
No, this matter can't be done, no matter what you say. If it's said that something happens to you from here, when the leader comes looking for you later, I'm definitely going to get a whipping.
But you can be at ease. Soon, someone will come to take my place, and we will meet with the leader soon. If there is no problem after meeting with the leader, the leader will let you go without any trouble.
Not long after, a person really arrived. Li Si had changed shifts.
I said, "Zhang San, you're here. That's good. I'm off work now. I met two people here and got suspicious of them, so I brought them to see the leader."
Li Si said, "Follow me, you two. When we get to the foot of the mountain and meet my brother, we will confirm that you're fine, and then we'll let you go. Don't be afraid. We are not bandits."
Mou Wenjie helplessly chuckled, "Ah, you really have a knack for running into such things, and to encounter good bandits no less! It's truly unexpected."
Qing Xia grinned, "What's the problem? Running into a bad bandit once is bad luck, but you have to run into all of them? You always seem to want to deal with bandits. Have you ever thought about helping some good bandits instead? Is your family rich enough? It has never been said that it's forceful, so why not help me?"
Mou Wenjie chuckled, "We'll see the situation then. If they are really good bandits, it might be possible to support them so they can protect a region. It's not out of the question."
Qing Xia smiled and nodded in agreement, "This is more like it. This is the first time I've encountered something like this. I really want to help them, not for anything else but because they and themselves have the same heart."
Mou Wen said excitedly, "What's there to feel sorry about? We'll know as soon as we go down. What's there to be excited about? There's nothing much to say. If we really encounter something, we'll deal with it, won't we? Wanting to help them is too easy. Do we need to say too much about such a simple matter?"
Qing Xia puckered her little mouth and shook her head, "Grrr, you're just good at talking. You have no intention of really helping people. If you really wanted to help them, you wouldn't think like this and wouldn't say it like that."
Mou Wenjie chuckled, "I don't even know what you're thinking. You know better than me."
Qing Xia huffed a sound, "I know exactly what you're thinking. You just want to wander around aimlessly and keep moving. When there are good bandits in some places, you don't want to help them. You want this place to slowly get used to it and then leave like that."
Mou Wenjie sighed, "I don't know what to say anymore. Your intelligence is too high. I just want to help them. I need to understand the situation, right? Rather than just saying 'help', 'help', and 'how to help'. After meeting someone, you don't say anything and give everyone a few of these broken-world treasures, making them all become martial artists directly."
Qing Xia, upon hearing this, bowed her head in silence and sighed. She was indeed very quick to speak. Why did he always seem to be right while she felt like she was in the wrong each time? What was going on? Was he intentionally trying to confuse her? This wasn't acceptable. She needed to figure this out or else it would keep happening and she would be embarrassed by him every time. What should she do?
But this bastard always seems to have a point, doesn't he?
Li Si said, "You two also don't argue. When you meet our leader, you can do whatever you want!"
Mou Wenjie said, "Okay, okay. Let's wait until we meet your leader and then we'll talk, right?"
Li Si looked at Mou Wenjie with a puzzled expression. He really was a good person, for such a beautiful woman to be willing to follow him.
Li Si led Mou Wenjie and Qing Xia to the leader's presence, "Leader, this is a man and a woman I found while patrolling the mountain. Since the woman is very beautiful, I suspected she might have been kidnapped, so I didn't let them leave. I brought them here to see you in your presence, and if they say that they are not being held captive when they meet you, we can let them go, okay?"
Du Jin Xing looked at the beautiful woman and realized that she was indeed too attractive. She was not just an ordinary girl from an average family; she must be from a wealthy family. She was clearly a well-brought-up lady who shouldn't be traveling alone with someone else. There was indeed something suspicious about the situation.
Du Jin Xing asked the woman, "What is your name? Where do you live?"
Qing Xia smiled and said, "My name is Qing Xia, and I live in the same place as her. It's called Xin City, New River Province."
Then Du Jin Xing turned to Mou Wenjie and said, "Boy, show me your ID card so I can see if you're telling the truth."
Du Jin Xing holds the ID card and it is true that what the two are saying matches. There doesn't seem to be a problem. Why wouldn't you believe that the woman and the man aren't together?
Du Jin Xing said that there's no problem, let them go. In the future, make sure you understand the situation first. Don't just randomly bring people up and cause trouble, it's troublesome. This family will be scared and it will be even more troublesome to go up there.
Mou Wenjie suddenly said, "Wait a moment. I want to ask this brave sir, what is the main purpose of your patrols here on the mountain? Where do you get your income from?"
Du Jin Xing said, "Hahaha, young brother, you didn't notice that? You're also someone with a broad mind. We're just villagers from around here. After the farming season is over, we stay at home and deal with some mountain products and such."
However, the mountain products are limited, and there are some people who want to make a fortune by doing this. So, we have to constantly look for people to fight against those who have been transporting mountain products in the past. We have no other choice but to take things one step at a time and see how things turn out.
Mou Wenjie said, "Then why don't you harvest medicinal herbs yourself and trade them here? Isn't that convenient? Let some merchants come to trade with you here, once the transaction is complete, send them away. Isn't that great?"
Du Jin Xing laughed heartily upon hearing this. "That's easy to say, but how much money do you think that is? Do you know? Brother, that's a sum of money I couldn't earn in several lifetimes."
Mou Wenjie said, "I do, but you don't."
Du Jin Xing dumbfoundedly stared at Mou Wenjie: "What did you say?"
