Jiang Ling watched the two sides start fighting and didn't know whether he should go to help.
"Forget it. I'm just a mortal now. If I get hacked to death by random swords, let alone looking for Wuyou, I have to finish the game first."
Everyone has selfish motives, and Jiang Ling is no exception.
However, he could see that these bandits were obviously well prepared and outnumbered the guards by a lot.
Both sides fought hard, and each suffered injuries. However, once some of the guards died, there was a gap in the defensive area, allowing the bandits to take over the carriage.
Then, the bandits pulled out a young lady and a maid from the carriage.
The moment he saw this young lady, Jiang Ling's eyes widened.
Isn’t this Shi Wuyou?
I didn't expect that I encountered it so quickly. This first life didn't seem particularly difficult.
"You dare to touch my Wuyou, you bastard!"
Shi Wuyou now is obviously a weak woman with no strength at all. She has no force at all.
Jiang Ling couldn't hold back anymore, so he drew his sword and rushed forward.
Even if he has no cultivation, his swordsmanship is still there and his fighting consciousness is still there.
Just like tigers rushing into a flock of sheep, almost one by one with one sword, extremely brave.
"Fuck you!"
He kicked the bandit who was pulling Shi Wuyou to the ground and wiped his neck with his sword.
"No, withdraw!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, these bandits evacuated without hesitation.
"Wouyou, are you okay?"
Jiang Ling looked at Shi Wuyou with concern.
Unexpectedly, Shi Wuyou looked at him with doubts in his eyes, then bowed and said:
"The little girl is Shangguan Xuan'er. Thank you so much for saving my life."
Shangguan Xuan'er...
Jiang Ling suddenly realized that he was undergoing the test of reincarnation. His name and identity were different from before.
However, he responded very quickly, and immediately smiled and said: "Haha, no need to say thank you, I also want to thank you for showing me the way, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do?"
"My dear friend, your martial arts skills are so great!" A middle-aged guard sighed.
"Haha, I just practiced blindly for nothing, and I finally have a use for it today."
"..."
Because of Jiang Ling's help, the Shangguan family no longer rejected him and left together.
As for Jiang Ling, he didn't go out of his way to talk to Shangguan Xuan'er, because that would only show that his mind was impure.
However, his cheerful personality quickly made him get along with the guards.
After the sun completely set, Jiang Ling finally saw the so-called Luoyun City.
A small mundane town, full of fireworks atmosphere.
At this time, Shangguan Xuan'er opened the curtain of the carriage and asked, "Mr. Jiang, you are a foreigner, do you have a place to stay?"
"This does not."
"Is there any money on you?"
When Jiang Ling heard this, he immediately searched his whole body, and in the end he only took out a copper plate, which might not even be able to buy a steamed bun.
Looking at the copper plate, the corner of Jiang Ling's mouth suddenly twitched.
Let me go, is it so poor to be a ranger these days?
"Master Jiang, why don't you come to my Shangguan's house to rest for the night, so that my little girl can repay Master Jiang for saving your life," Shangguan Xuan'er said.
"That would be troublesome!"
…
In this way, Jiang Ling entered Shangguan's house and was served delicious food and drinks.
He even received thanks from the head of the Shangguan family, Shangguan Xuan'er's father, and gave him a lot of money.
The next day, when Jiang Ling was about to leave Shangguan's house, the middle-aged guard stopped him. He already knew that the middle-aged guard's name was Pang Yong, and he was the head guard of Shangguan's house.
"Brother Pang, what's the matter?"
"Brother Jiang, it's not easy to be a ranger these days. You are so skilled, why not stay as a guard? Not to mention getting rich, but you will also get food, accommodation, and wages. If you work hard for a few years, you can buy a house and marry a wife.
It’s still okay.”
Jiang Ling's eyes lit up. He was worried about how to get closer to Shangguan Xuan'er. Couldn't he just be her bodyguard?
"So good!"
In this way, Jiang Ling became a glorious guard of the Shangguan family.
Because of his extraordinary skills, his wages are doubled.
The Shangguan family belongs to a business family, and there is no male heir to the Shangguan family. Therefore, as the eldest daughter, Shangguan Xuaner needs to often go to other cities to do business.
Within two months, they encountered seven or eight more bandit attacks, but due to Jiang Ling's powerful force, none of them were successful.
Because of his breakthrough achievements, he was promoted to the head of the guard, and his salary was doubled again.
"What do I need this money for? Is there any reason for a guard to propose marriage to a young lady?"
Jiang Ling thought for a while, maybe he could make some money, go into business, and then propose marriage after he has the strength to rival the Shangguan family?
"No, proposing marriage is not the most important thing. The most important thing is how to get Shangguan Xuan'er to fall in love with me."
Although Jiang Ling prides himself on being an expert in flowers, Shangguan Xuan'er almost stays behind closed doors except for doing business, and she is a proper lady among everyone.
As a guard, he is too difficult to get in touch with.
On this day, Jiang Ling was bored and danced with his sword in the courtyard.
His moves are not what ordinary people should have. If someone learns just one and a half moves, he can become a master.
Suddenly, he discovered that there was an audience not far away, and it was Shangguan Xuan'er!
"Mr. Jiang, are you still used to staying at Shangguan's house these two months?"
"I'm used to it, and there's nothing to do."
Shangguan Xuan'er slowly walked over and asked doubtfully: "Master Jiang has such martial arts skills and is so young. Why doesn't he join the army to protect his family and country and establish meritorious deeds?"
"Haha, the sword in your hand means protection, but in my opinion, there is no difference between protecting one person and protecting thousands of people." Jiang Ling laughed.
Protect someone?
When Shangguan Xuan'er heard this, a faint blush crept onto her fair and tender face, and she quickly changed the subject:
"Then Mr. Jiang used to be a ranger. What was the point of it? Wasn't it to punish rape and eliminate evil?"
"A peerless sound is played only for one person, a peerless painting is made for only one person, a peerless sword is danced only for one person. In my life, I am willing to travel across hundreds of thousands of mountains just to... meet one person!"
At this moment, their eyes met each other, and time seemed to be suspended. Only the breeze ruffled their hair.
"Master Jiang..."
"Haha, just call me Jiang Ling. I'm not a young man."
"Jiang Ling."
"Xuan'er."
"You...how can you just remove my last name?"
"Hehe, I just think it's a bit unfamiliar to call someone by his first name."
…
After that day, the relationship between Jiang Ling and Shangguan Xuan'er became much better.
Whenever Shangguan Xuan'er was free, she would come to the courtyard to watch Jiang Ling dance the sword. Even when she was in a bad mood, she would talk to Jiang Ling about her sufferings.
Everything is developing in a good direction.
Jiang Lingdu felt that they were only missing one layer of window paper that had not been punctured.
But the good times did not last long, and Jiang Ling heard the news:
Shangguan Xuan'er is getting engaged to Prince Wang!