Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside

Don’t be fooled by their numbers or their training; this kind of road still exhausts everyone, leaving them drenched in sweat.

Seeing everyone’s hardship, Ye Jinyan and Qi Ming stepped forward to help push the cart.

Qi Ming was extremely worried. His master was injured; how could he exert himself like this? What if the wound worsens? He voiced his concern, "Young master?"

Ye Jinyan shot a look at him, and Qi Ming had to hold his tongue, deciding to exert more effort himself so that his master could exert less.

Yang Ming noticed Qi Ming’s protective nature and spoke up, "Brother Ye, it’s not necessary for you to help. We have enough people. You can stay behind and get on the cart later."

Ye Jinyan kept pushing the cart and replied, "It’s alright. Since we’re hitching a ride and you didn’t charge us, it’s only fair that we do some of the work too."

Seeing Ye Jinyan’s insistence on helping push, Yang Ming had no choice but to stop persuading him. The most important thing now was to get past this section of the road, and once past, the road would be flat, and the mountain path nearly over.

Finally, someone shouted joyously, "Alright! We finally made it past."

"Hahaha, excellent. Once over this mountain, we’re at Lin County."

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The mountains echoed with the hearty laughter of the men!

Listening to these cheers, Yang Ming’s lips curved upward. These were his brothers who had followed him through life and death, "Everyone, take a break, drink some water, and then we’ll be on our way."

Everyone carried a water pouch, a necessary item for their travels.

They all took out their water pouches and gulped down the water in a few swigs.

Yang Ming did the same, but as he glanced around, he noticed Ye Jinyan and Qi Ming seemed not to have water pouches, so he handed his over, "If you don’t mind, you can drink from mine."

Qi Ming intended to refuse, but saw his master accept the pouch, "Thank you."

Qi Ming was astonished, seeing his high and mighty master drinking water from someone else’s pouch. When had his master ever behaved like this? Even refusing to touch things others had touched.

Noticing Qi Ming’s surprised look, Ye Jinyan handed him the pouch, "You should drink some too."

Startled, Qi Ming quickly declined, "Young master, I’m not thirsty. You should drink it."

That was water his master had drunk; he dared not!

Ye Jinyan smiled as he returned the pouch to Yang Ming and thanked him again.

Yang Ming took the pouch back and, seeing everyone had finished drinking, announced, "Alright, everyone, get on the cart. Once over this mountain, we’re almost there."

Everyone cheered and climbed onto the cart.

But before the carriage was ready, the sound of arrows swooshed through the air.

Followed by the sound of wine jars being shattered.

Everyone became alert; they were under attack!

And it was an ambush, because of the archery!

Each person hurriedly sought cover, preparing for battle.

A brother from the Escort Agency shouted, "Who goes there? Reveal yourself! How dare you rob goods from Xuntian Escort Agency? Do you have a death wish?"

Everyone assumed it was an escort robbery, something they were used to dealing with.

There was no response from the attackers, but arrows continued to shoot toward the side of the carriage.

Yang Ming realized it was an attempt to rob them, quickly telling Ye Jinyan and Qi Ming to hide behind the carriage, "Brother Ye, you stay here and don’t come out. Blades and swords are blind, and we’ll be on our way once we’ve taken care of them."

Before Ye Jinyan could respond, Yang Ming ran off.