Chapter 2430 - 9: A Chance Encounter

The Poison Elder passed away the year before he went to the military camp, and ultimately did not see him grow up.

He was an awkward and arrogant old man but cared deeply for him.

With no children of his own, he spent his last years at Prince An’s Mansion, never experiencing the desolation of old age, and his funeral was also arranged with the help of his mother.

After paying respects to the Poison Elder and staying to chat for a while, Ye Haoyang descended from the mountain.

Just as he reached halfway down, he heard some noises.

Looking down from afar, it seemed like a carriage was being robbed.

He hesitated whether to go down and help, when unexpectedly, the people in the carriage came out.

Moreover, they were two women, which piqued his interest. He walked forward a little, then stopped.

Only then did he realize that the woman was familiar; one wore a veil, and the other did not, but he had seen them before.

"Miss, we should arrive at the Capital City before noon."

"Mm," Mu Huaen responded blandly.

"Miss, let’s rent a courtyard in the Capital City instead of going to an inn. I promise you, my cooking will be better than the pharmacies’.

Actually, the maid Zhuan’er was thinking that renting their own courtyard would mean having a kitchen, where she could prepare many supplements for the Miss.

"Alright, I’ll listen to you."

As the master and servant were speaking, a few harsh voices sounded from outside.

"Stop, all of you stop!"

"Where did this carriage come from, don’t you know the rules?"

"Exactly, passing through here without knowing to stop and pay a protection fee? Simply outrageous."

A group of about ten people emerged from the grass beside them.

"Scoundrels, under the Emperor’s feet, how dare you openly collect protection fees?" The coachman dismounted and argued with the men, showing no fear despite being outnumbered.

"So what if it’s under the Emperor’s feet?" the leader responded, "Do you know who we are?"

"Exactly, we have backing," said one with a rat-like appearance, sneering, "We’re here under the guidance of Young Master Situ San, to protect merchants and commoners passing through. There are countless wild beasts on these mountains and hidden bandits. We risk our lives to protect travelers, shouldn’t you all be grateful and give us some silver?"

"Crying ’stop thief,’" Mu Huaen’s voice rang, "Being robbers themselves and talking about guarding against bandits. Protection turned into robbery? And if there are wild beasts nearby, why haven’t they devoured you few?"

Upon hearing a woman’s voice inside, the crowd’s eyes lit up.

"Is there a woman?"

"Yes, yes, her voice sounds so nice. She must look good too, why don’t we... hehe..." The voice was lecherous, the expression even more vomit-inducing.

"Eldest, let’s not waste words, let’s play with the little beauty?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Huaen leapt down from the carriage.

With a graceful figure, though veiled, her eyes shone like stars. A person with such beautiful eyes must not look bad.

"Eldest, it’s a beauty!"

The leader grinned, "We’re in for a treat today."

Saying this, he took two steps forward, seemingly wanting to lift Mu Huaen’s veil.

Mu Huaen stepped back.

"You little..." the leader opened his mouth, wanting to curse.

Unexpectedly, Mu Huaen coldly smiled, "Want to see what I look like? I’ll let you see, then."