"There's nothing to worry about, miss. The sect leader is my master, and he's a very good person. My mistress is also very kind. They will surely help you if they see you in distress."
Luo Yuxuan couldn't bear to see the beautiful woman look so dejected.
"Besides, even if Master and Mistress disagree, you can rest and recuperate in the small town below Lishan Mountain for a while. This town is quite secluded, and usually doesn't interact much with the outside world, so it's relatively safe."
Luo Yuxuan's impression of the town below Lishan Mountain was from over a year ago.
When he left, although workshops had already begun to be built, the town hadn't started its renovation yet. So, he had no idea what the town looked like now.
Although this group of people came from the direction of Lishan Mountain, they also assumed Luo Yuxuan was referring to a different town, so they didn't notice anything amiss.
"Then I thank you again, Young Hero Luo. I am Mu Qingwan, and these are my attendants."
Mu Qingwan introduced herself, which was also a gesture of goodwill towards Luo Yuxuan. However, she didn't explain why she was being pursued or her identity.
"Greetings, Heroine Mu!" Luo Yuxuan bowed to her.
"How can I be called a heroine! I've only learned a few basic martial arts," Mu Qingwan said humbly.
"It's not safe to linger here. Let's be on our way then." Luo Yuxuan walked a few steps forward and gestured for Mu Qingwan and her group to follow.
Mu Qingwan exchanged a look with the people beside her and then followed Luo Yuxuan.
It had to be said, the medicine Luo Yuxuan gave her was excellent. As soon as it was applied, the bleeding slowly stopped. In just a short while, her wounds had already begun to scab over.
However, Luo Yuxuan truly lived up to his reputation as a gullible fool. Bringing back people of unknown origin to the sect? If it were in their sect, they would have been dealt with according to sect rules long ago!
As the path became more familiar, Mu Qingwan and her group exchanged glances and became increasingly vigilant. They suspected that Luo Yuxuan might be playing dumb.
They had just passed through this town. But because the town was too prosperous and their group was too conspicuous, they had to detour through the woods.
Didn't this Luo Yuxuan say he would take them to a secluded town? Or was he deceiving them, having already reported to his sect, and his sect had set a trap for them?
But they didn't know that Luo Yuxuan was also astonished. The town before him was so prosperous that he couldn't recognize it at all. If it weren't for the pagoda tree adorned with red ribbons in front of the town, he would have thought he had gone to the wrong place.
"I haven't been back for a long time, and this town seems to have changed quite a bit." Luo Yuxuan awkwardly touched his head.
He truly didn't understand why, every time he returned, the changes here were so drastic that he felt like he hadn't been away for one or two years, but for eight or ten!
"Then it seems Young Hero Luo has indeed been away for a long time. After all, this town doesn't look like it's only developed in a few years."
But the houses in this town were so new! They were more orderly and newer than the houses in any town she had ever seen!
And listening to the lively voices and the passing crowds, this small town should be even more prosperous than she had imagined.
"It hasn't been that long, just one or two years," Luo Yuxuan explained.
But his explanation was not very believable to Mu Qingwan.
"Let's go, Young Hero Luo. We should rest in town first. It would be too rude to visit empty-handed." Mu Qingwan didn't respond to his words.
No matter how long he had been away, or whether this town had truly developed recently as he said, it had nothing to do with her.
What she needed to do now was to take a good bath and change her clothes. As for whether to go to the Lishan Sword Sect, she would decide later.
She only had these few people left with her, and she couldn't afford to lose anyone else.
"Then let's go!" Luo Yuxuan said, stepping forward to lead the way.
"I'm afraid you can't leave just yet!" A man's voice, very familiar to Luo Yuxuan, came from behind.
The attendants of the woman immediately became vigilant, drawing their weapons.
Luo Yuxuan turned his head and saw a group of people behind them. "Third Junior Brother, Junior Sister? What are you doing here!" he exclaimed in surprise.
"Young Hero Luo, what is going on? You asked me to return with you just to capture me?" Mu Qingwan turned to look at Luo Yuxuan, saying indignantly.
"I... I didn't!" Luo Yuxuan felt very wronged. He only wanted to help Mu Qingwan.
"It has nothing to do with Senior Brother. Don't you know what you've done?" Zhang Yang said, staring angrily at Mu Qingwan and her group, without even looking at Luo Yuxuan.
"I don't understand what this young hero means. After all, we have no past grudges with the Lishan Sword Sect, nor any recent enmity!" Mu Qingwan also felt somewhat wronged. They had been fleeing for their lives and hadn't dared to provoke anyone else.
"Is there some misunderstanding?" Luo Yuxuan also spoke up. He looked anxiously at both sides, not understanding why things had turned out this way.
"This young lady is truly forgetful. Have you completely forgotten what happened just a few days ago?" Zhang Yang mocked.
"We were merely passing by Lishan. If we have disturbed the Lishan Sword Sect, we can leave immediately. But we have truly not offended the Lishan Sword Sect." Mu Qingwan was also getting angry at this point.
"Yes, Third Junior Brother. Is there some mistake?" Luo Yuxuan also spoke up for Mu Qingwan.
"Junior Sister, why aren't you saying anything? You've always been very kind. Mu Qingwan and the others have been pursued relentlessly and are injured. I intended to bring them back to the sect to recuperate. So, have you mistaken the people?"
"Senior Brother, you are still so naive!" Lin Yan shook her head and chuckled. "Do you know who these people by your side are? Why are they being pursued? Or rather, are they good or evil?"
"I... I, they are just a group of injured women, what good or evil can they have? It's just that the people pursuing them are too cruel," Luo Yuxuan tried to explain to himself.
Mu Qingwan also realized at this moment that this matter could not be resolved amicably. So, her attendants became vigilant. However, unless absolutely necessary, she did not want to clash with the Lishan Sword Sect now. After all, even a strong dragon couldn't defeat a local snake!
This was Lishan Sword Sect's territory, and she had to yield a little. When she returned...
In any case, she would never let today's account go unpunished!
"So, Master Brother doesn't know who the lady by your side is? Bringing people of unknown identity back to the Lishan Sword Sect? Senior Brother, should I say you are kind, or foolish?"
Lin Yan's face was filled with a mocking smile. Was her Senior Brother's head filled with paste?