That wretched vixen has disguised herself as my wife!

This is clearly even more foolish than the Black Wind Stronghold and Mad Dragon Stronghold that she had previously scorned.

Jiang Jingming followed behind her, smiling as he tapped the wooden stake with the scabbard of his sword.

"Miss, you've misread the word. It clearly says 'Neng Neng Sai'."

"I just corrected the typos they made!"

Xie Yunqi replied irritably.

"Maybe the bear turned into a monster after it trimmed its toenails."

Jiang Jingming shrugged and started spouting nonsense with a straight face.

"Hey, don't talk nonsense!"

Xie Yunqi glared at him, took the torch from the doorway, and stepped into the cave.

Jiang Jingming followed behind her, one hand on the hilt of the knife, a relaxed smile on his lips.

Although he initially thought the young lady was just fooling around, he was completely relieved when he actually arrived at the so-called bandit's den.

Because there's no murderous aura here; it's more like a place where children play house.

The light emanating from Xie Yunqi's torch proved his guess to be correct.

Inside the dilapidated cave, a dozen or so ragged children were lying haphazardly, and one of them was even holding a yellow dog in his arms.

There wasn't a proper bed; it was just a large communal sleeping area made of a pile of burlap sacks pieced together on the floor.

Neither the people nor the dogs of Xiongxiong Village noticed the commotion at the door. Every child was fast asleep, their legs wrapped around my waist, drool dripping all over the ground.

Xie Yunqi, holding the torch, stood there in a daze for a while before turning around with mixed feelings:

"I slept well."

"Envious?"

Jiang Jingming laughed and gestured with his hands outstretched.

"Get away from me!"

Chapter 134 The Follower of the World's Number One Female Knight

Xie Yunqi turned his face away, his ears turning slightly red.

That lecherous scoundrel is saying those kinds of things again!

Judging from his composed demeanor, I wonder how many girls he's talked to. He's such a smooth talker!

Thinking of this, Xie Yunqi felt a surge of anger rising in his heart. He glared at him fiercely and then drew the Frost Sword from his waist.

"Hey! Get up!!!"

"What happened? What happened?!"

Xie Yunqi's shout successfully startled the group of soundly sleeping bandits awake, and the little yellow dog they were holding also perked up its ears and raised its head.

The bandit and the dog both looked at the two uninvited guests who had broken into the mountain gate in the middle of the night with puzzled expressions.

The girl in red, wielding a sword, looked menacing in the firelight.

The young man in black standing next to her leaned against the wall, holding his sword, and there was a hint of apology in the smile on his face for "disturbing you all".

Hey! Who are you two?!

The oldest child finally woke up from his sleep, stared wide-eyed, got up, and grabbed a wooden stick from the side.

"You dare to trespass into our Xiongxiong Village in the dead of night? You must have a death wish!"

Wow, it's not a wooden stick, it's a wooden stick with iron nails stuck in it, commonly known as a spiked club.

Jiang Jingming raised an eyebrow.

"Hey hey hey, you dare to bare your teeth, you brat!"

Xie Yunqi stepped forward, holding his sword horizontally:

"Answer me! Did you steal two pieces of candied winter melon and half a string of candied hawthorns from the mountain three days ago?!"

...Does anyone really care about something like this?

Jiang Jingming was speechless and covered his face with his hand on his forehead.

"Who, who stole it!"

The older boy gripped the spiked club with both hands, lowered his head guiltily, and shouted weakly:

"I found it!"

"what?"

Xie Yunqi circled around him irritably:

"If you readily admit it, I'll acknowledge you as a hero! Trying to lie? No way! Do you know who your sister is? Ever heard of the Divine Capital Guard?!"

"Of course I've heard of them! They're just lackeys of the imperial court! What's so great about them!"

Unexpectedly, the child, with his neck stiff, was not intimidated by the title; instead, he shouted even louder.

Originally, it was thought that Miss Xie would be furious, but unexpectedly, she paused for a moment, scratched her face, clapped her hands, and changed her tune:

"Alright then! Have you ever heard of the title 'Number One Female Warrior in the World'?"

"never heard of that."

The child was also taken aback, then shook his head.

"Ignorant!"

Xie Yunqi moved slightly, quickly patted the child's head, and then flashed back to his original position.

"Well!"

The child winced in pain, clutching his head in shock, clearly stunned by her agility.

"You've seen it now! Hmph, I'll tell you about it today! And those little devils hiding behind you too!"

Xie Yunqi raised a finger and lightly tapped the tip of the nose of the group of huddled children:

"Standing before you now is none other than Xie Yunqi, the greatest female knight in the world!"

"Then who is he?"

The child holding the dog peered in and asked.

Xie Yunqi followed his gaze and turned to look at Jiang Jingming, who was holding a knife in the corner and seemed indifferent to the situation.

"he......"

Xie Yunqi's voice suddenly faltered.

"I have no title; I am the follower of Xie Yunqi, the number one female knight in the world."

Jiang Jingming then answered first with a smile.

The group of children were clearly skeptical of his answer, their eyes darting back and forth between the two of them.

"What are you looking at!"

Xie Yunqi glared at them, and everyone shrank back, not daring to speak.

"Miss."

Jiang Jingming coughed, reminding her to look around.

Xie Yunqi realized what was happening and looked around.

Although it's called Xiongxiong Village, it's actually just a cave.

A few homemade torches were sparsely stuck in the cave walls, barely serving as lighting, and several pieces of black charcoal-like objects lay beside the extinguished fire.

It should be a type of food like sweet potato or potato.

It had rained a few days ago, and the cave was damp and smelled musty.

The children huddled together in a dry corner, dressed in tattered burlap clothes. The mountain wind blew in from the cave entrance, still carrying the chill of early spring.

"..."

Xie Yunqi silently sheathed his sword.

The young lady had been pampered since childhood and had never paid attention to their living environment. Now, after being reminded by Jiang Jingming, she was shocked to realize how these children were living.

"How come you bunch of kids live in a place like this? Where are your parents?"

"Dead long ago."

The eldest boy, who was in charge, said coldly. He looked scared too, but he still held onto his spiked club and stood in front of everyone.

"I don't know, they say I was born without parents."

The child holding the dog said, trembling.

He died of illness two years ago.

"He said he was going out to work, and then I never saw him again."

“My family and I fled from Qunlu City. They all died along the way, leaving only me.”

"..."

Xie Yunqi turned his face away.

From Jiang Jingming's perspective, her eyes were already a little red.

"You can't steal other people's things. What if you get caught and they break your arms and legs?"

Xie Yunqi bit his lip, still speaking in a lecturing tone.

Jiang Jingming knew that her thoughts had changed; she was now only worried about the safety of these lonely children.

"Big brother didn't mean to steal their things! They came and threw stones into our cave, which hit Ah Huang!"

The child holding the dog had tears in his eyes as he stubbornly argued back.

Jiang Jingming lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the little yellow dog he was holding like a treasure.

You can see that there was indeed an injury behind the ear; the dried blood was a dark red color.

"No need to tell them that!"

The lead child glared defiantly.

"So what if I stole their candy? They bullied us, so I'll bully them back!"

"..."

Jiang Jingming closed his eyes and sighed softly.

Now, the ins and outs of the matter are quite clear.

The gang of city kids probably saw these homeless children as targets for bullying, and would come here from time to time to maliciously tease and play with them.

This time, they threw stones and hit a puppy named Ah Huang. So the leader of the children rushed out and snatched their candy to avenge the puppy.

It's really not a mistake.

Even in anger, he restrained himself and only took the candy as revenge, without hurting anyone.

If it were me as a child...

Jiang Jingming thought that if he didn't beat those kids to a pulp, then his fists weren't strong enough.

"So it is, and so it is!"

Xie Yun paced back and forth, his eyes blazing with fury.

"That brat dared to lie to me and say there were some murderers and arsonists in the mountains! I'm so angry, so angry! I'll make sure he regrets it!"

"Young lady, he's only six years old. Please be rational."

Jiang Jingming promptly offered a reminder.

"If I can't deal with him, I can certainly deal with his parents! If a child is not taught properly, it is the parents' fault!"

Xie Yunqi rolled up his sleeves, put his hands on his hips, and had already thought of a hundred ways to discipline the brat.