On the evening of October 28, the weather in Chenliu County was gloomy and a strong wind was blowing.

Jiang Muxia and Tang Zhongbai were invited by Cao Jun'an to eat Sukiyaki pot in Jujiushe. In Meixiang Pavilion, everyone was eating around the stove when the door was pushed open.

The waiter in the tavern ran in in a panic, holding a bloody note, "Master, this is bad..."

Liu Xuer stepped forward and took the note. After quickly reading it, her face became gloomy and her eyes fell on Jiang Muxia.

"Miss Jiang, your cousin's daughter has been kidnapped. The letter says you should take 10,000 taels of silver to the peach forest 20 miles west of the city to redeem her."

"Twenty miles away, isn't that the peach forest of Four Seasons Manor?"

Jiang Muxia couldn't eat anymore. He took the cloak handed to him by Qinghong and walked out.

"Wait, I'll go with you." Tang Zhongbai ordered Tang San, "Hurry up and prepare the carriage."

"I'll go inform my uncle and ask him to bring people to rescue them." Jiang Pizi left the tavern before them.

Jiang Muxia glanced at Qinghong and Caiyun, and after thinking for a while, he said, "You two go home and wait for me. If we don't come home in an hour, you should find the master immediately and ask him to bring the officials to the peach forest to look for us."

"No, I won't go. I want to follow my wife." Caiyun stood up and stared at Jiang Muxia with a firm look, "Let Sister Qinghong go alone. I want to follow my wife."

Qinghong didn't refute.

Jiang Muxia looked back and forth between the two of them. Qinghong looked as calm as usual, waiting for her orders, while Caiyun was eager to try and looked ready to die.

"Okay, Qinghong, go back first, stay in the yard, lock the door, and don't go anywhere."

"Yes." Qinghong left in a hurry.

Jiang Muxia then took Caiyun downstairs to find Tang Zhongbai. Before leaving the private room, she turned around and glanced at Cao Junan seemingly unintentionally.

The cold wind made the carriage sway. The carriage moved very slowly, and it took half a quarter of an hour to reach the gate of the west city.

From a distance, they heard the woman's crying and begging, "Sir, please, our daughter has been tied to the city gate, and we want to go find her. Please be flexible and open the gate..."

Jiang Muxia felt a pang in her heart. If she hadn't been implicated, why would they have suffered such an unexpected disaster?

The carriage stopped in front of them and Jiang Muxia jumped off. Tang Zhongbai had already taken out the token and ordered the officer to open the door.

"Cousin, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. Don't worry, I will make sure that the little master returns home safely."

Shao knelt down in front of her, burst into tears, and held her hand, "Mu Xia, please bring her back. She is my life. How can I live without her?"

Jiang Muxia pulled her up and made a decision immediately. She looked so sad that he couldn't let her follow him, so he told Caiyun, "I'll leave her to you. You are responsible for sending her back safely."

Caiyun hesitated, and Jiang Muxia shouted at her, "Go quickly."

"Yes."

Shao struggled and refused to leave, wanting to go with them to find the child, but Jiang Qiangang persuaded her to go home and take good care of the old lady and her son.

Only after mentioning his son did Shaw agree.

Caiyun helped Shao walk home, and they turned around and walked a short distance. Jiang Muxia's face darkened, and the coldness in her eyes seemed to freeze people into ice.

Tang Zhongbai patted her shoulder, his eyes unclear.

"Hurry up and go. The longer you delay, the more suffering your child will suffer."

The carriage was moving too slowly, Jiang Muxia couldn't wait any longer, so she snatched Tang Si's horse and quickly ran towards Taoyuan.

There were lights dotted around deep in the peach forest, and four or five sturdy men in black were shivering with cold.

Under the lantern hanging on the tree, there was a torn sack. It was bulging with stuff, but I wondered what was in it?

The leading man walked towards the sack and kicked it, "He's not going to die, is he?"

He kicked it once but there was no movement. He kicked it again hard and the sack moved a little, then started crying.

"Mother, mother..."

"Hmph, it's no use calling your ancestors. Just pray that your family can come and redeem you with money."

"Hahahaha..." These people laughed loudly as if they had heard a huge joke.

Jiang Muxia had already arrived at the peach forest. She jumped off her horse and stopped at the edge of the forest. This forest was a hundred acres in size. Where could she go to find them?

The strong wind covered up all sounds, and no matter how good her hearing was, it was of no use.

Tang Zhongbai finally caught up with her at full speed, jumped off his horse and ran to her side.

"I know you're anxious, but this is not the time to be anxious. Calm down, we'll go with you." Tang Zhongbai blew a whistle into the air, and soon, an eagle landed on his shoulder. "Fortunately, I knew something was going to happen recently, so I brought Ji Feng back early."

He whispered something to the wind, and the wind roared into the air and disappeared.

"Let's just wait for it here."

Jiang Muxia's eyes were red and filled with tears, but she was trying hard not to let the tears fall.

While waiting for the gust of wind, she drew the whip from her waist and took out the dagger she carried with her.

"It hasn't seen blood for a long time. I hope they treat me well, otherwise..." The sharp edge of the dagger reflected in her eyes, and Tang Zhongbai clearly saw the raging fire burning in her eyes.

Tang Zhongbai held her hand tightly. The cold hand without any warmth made him shudder all over. She was so furious that she was in this state.

He was afraid that she would hurt herself, so he called her gently, "Mu Xia, I'm here."

There was another long whistle in the air, and the gale fell on Tang Zhongbai's shoulders again. After the man and the bird looked at each other, the gale rushed into the air again.

Jiang Muxia didn't wait for him to speak and ran after the gust of wind that was flying on the treetops.

Tang Zhongbai followed closely behind. The two of them and the bird ran for a quarter of an hour before they saw a few lights swaying in the wind in the distance.

Jiang Muxia swung the whip in her hand vigorously, holding the dagger in her mouth, and she quickened her speed and rushed towards the light.

Seeing that he couldn't stop her, Tang Zhongbai had to chase her closely, fearing that she would do something extreme and harm the master.

With her personality, if something happened to the master, she would have to live in self-blame for the rest of her life.

The five men in the woods also heard the noise, but after looking around they didn't see any figure.

The leading man cursed: "What time is it? If they don't come, I will kill them with a knife and let them taste the consequences of angering me."

Jiang Muxia stopped under a tree two meters away from Lin, and Tang Zhongbai finally felt relieved.

He gestured to Jifeng and let it fall under a tree in the distance.

"Look." Jiang Muxia pointed at the sack under the lantern. "The little master should be inside. These beasts stuffed the child into the sack in such a cold day."

When the two were discussing how to capture the five men, the man with the gun walked up to the sack and kicked it hard.

The little teacher was cold and scared. She was a child less than two years old and would have fainted from their torture.

No matter how hard I kicked her now, she didn't react.

"Bah, what a bad luck."

"Brother, someone is dead, what should we do?"

The man hit the speaker hard on the forehead and cursed, "Damn it, wait another quarter of an hour. If they don't come, we'll leave. The old bastard gave us such a hard job, while he is comfortable in the land of gentleness."

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