The person who spoke was a young man in brocade clothes. He was riding a tall horse and was surrounded by more than a dozen followers behind him. He was looking at Jiang Chen in a condescending manner.

"Did you all hear that just now? This guy thinks he is such a great person. How dare he speak so brazenly? Is he probably starving to death?"

A group of people laughed wildly, feeling that Jiang Chen was simply overestimating his abilities when he said that.

Wu Yue said dissatisfiedly: "Who are you and why are you making fun of others?"

The young man took a closer look, and his face suddenly showed frivolous malice.

He changed his tone and said to Wu Yue: "Girl, if you continue to stay outside the city, you will definitely die. Why don't you follow me into the city? With your appearance, you can be a personal maid by my side."

"If you follow me, you will have enough food and clothing, and you will no longer have to live a miserable life without hope. It would be a pity to die in the wilderness at your age."

This man put on a defiant attitude and actually regarded Wu Yue as a refugee, and even dared to publicly humiliate her in front of Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen stood up at this time, faced the other party's contemptuous gaze, and said sternly: "No matter who you are, when you see this miserable situation of the people, you should feel pity, instead of saying sarcastic words from a high position."

"Also, my Yue'er is not a refugee, and you are not worthy of talking to her!"

As soon as this statement came out, the followers around the young master stared blankly and were eager to give it a try.

"Young Master, let me teach this reckless thing a lesson, and then capture this little lady. She will be blessed to meet a kind-hearted person like you!"

Wu Yue's heart tightened, knowing that she had been too rash just now and might have offended a powerful person. Thinking of this, she suddenly felt anxious.

At the critical moment, Jiang Chen stood in front of her without hesitation, using his not-so-strong body to face these burly men.

Such a scene made the refugees who had benefited from Jiang Chen very worried, because it seemed impossible for Jiang Chen to defeat these people no matter what.

"Boy, you're still in high spirits, aren't you?"

This man was about to roll up his sleeves and give Jiang Chen a hard time, but little did he know that Jiang Chen also thought the same way at this moment. Although his current body didn't look like he could withstand beatings, he usually exercised diligently.

Coupled with those fighting skills that have long been engraved in the bones and blood, it is more than enough to deal with these guys who only have well-developed limbs.

However, just as a conflict was about to break out between the two sides, the young man on horseback said arrogantly: "Stop!"

"You are my personal attendant. If someone knew that you were fighting with lowly refugees in a place like this, wouldn't it be embarrassing for me?"

"But Young Master, this kid..."

Before he finished speaking, the young master's sharp eyes immediately fell on him.

"Young man... I know your fault, sir, please calm down!"

This strong man with a beard on his face was like a frightened kitten in front of the young master, docile and nervous.

"Let's go, follow me into the city!"

This person repelled his men not because he wanted to show any goodwill, but because he sincerely disdained to start disputes with mere refugees. This arrogant attitude was quite unpleasant.

Jiang Chen's eyes were locked on this arrogant man, and he saw that this group of people only briefly exchanged a few words with the soldiers guarding the city, and the city gate of Ziyang City, which had been closed for a long time, was actually opened like this.

Everyone was surprised and speculated that the true identity of the young master who was able to enter Ziyang City so arrogantly was that he was probably a son of a powerful person in the imperial court, or that he had an unusual relationship with the guard Di Hong.

Wu Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. She almost felt her heart in her throat just now. If Jiang Chen got hurt because of her ignorance, or it led to more unimaginable and terrible consequences, she would never forgive herself in her whole life.

"Brother Chen, I'm sorry, it was me who caused you trouble just now."

Seeing Wu Yue's frightened and aggrieved look, Jiang Chen comforted him: "Yue'er, you don't need to say sorry to me. It was the person just now who had an arrogant attitude and disrespectful words towards you. I will let him know sooner or later!"

After that, the two stewed a second pot of fish soup and did their best to help these homeless refugees. It was not until the moon was dim that they drove the mule cart back to Shanguan Town.

This trip failed, which made Jiang Chen very depressed. It seemed that if he wanted to successfully enter Ziyang City, he would have to find another way.

When we were still more than twenty miles away from Shangguan Town, three broad-backed men appeared in the hazy night ahead, with bright straight knives hanging from their waists, which made people suspicious.

Are they bandits from Hutou Mountain?

Jiang Chen's first thought was that they might be three bandits who wanted to steal money and sell goods at night. This didn't worry him at all. After all, he and Huang Sicai were in a cooperative relationship. As long as they revealed their identities, the other party would never dare to mess around.

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While they were thinking secretly, the three people also noticed their mule cart, and in unison they turned around and waved to the front.

Wu Yue was shocked: "Brother Chen, what do they want to do?"

"Don't worry, it'll be okay."

Jiang Chen slowly stopped the mule cart and asked, "Brothers, are you okay?"

One of the long-faced men asked kindly: "Little brother, which direction is Shanguan Town and how far is it from here?"

"Go west ten miles across the bridge and then ten miles south."

"Thank you, thank you very much!"

After Jiang Chen finished speaking, he continued to drive on the road. After he noticed that there was a lot of distance between him and the three of them, he relaxed a little.

Wu Yue asked him curiously: "Brother Chen, do you think those three people are bandits? But they seem to be quite friendly, but the long knives hanging on their waists are a bit scary."

"No, they are not bandits, because bandits would not have such well-made straight knives, and they have a very special aura about them."

"Hey, Brother Chen, did you find anything?"

Jiang Chen glanced at the full moon that was about to be obscured by large clouds, and suddenly felt his heart tightening, as if some potential danger was approaching Guanshan Town in the distance.

After a long time, he said: "I don't know, but those people don't look like good people. Anyway, we have to rush home as soon as possible."

"Well, yes! I also think they are a little weird. Although there is a smile on their face when they talk, I feel a little chilled down my spine."

In fact, Jiang Chen was worried that Wu Yue would be scared, so he didn't say the words hidden in his heart.

What he smelled from those three men was the smell of corpses, the kind of smell that only lingered on people who had been killing people for many years.
Chapter completed!