Wang Xiuzhai seemed to have 逍遥guessed Yang Ruohua's thoughts and quickly waved his hand, his face full of shame and a sheepish smile.

“Miss Yang is too kind,” he said, then pointed at the three characters: “These were written by our leader of the Xiaoyao Village.”

“Ah?” Yang Ruqing was surprised and widened her eyes.

Wang Xiuzhai's following words also reached her ears: "Not only is this character written by our chieftain, but the hundred fruit wine in this jar was also brewed personally by our chieftain."

“Wow, brewed by the leader himself...” Yang Ruqing was even more curious about this mysterious, yet-to-be-met leader of the Xiaoyao Village.

“I have to try this right away!” she said with a smile, showing absolutely no fear or shyness one would expect from a woman entering a bandit’s lair. She was as bold and boisterous as any of the men there.

Wang Xiuzhai and the other leaders of the nearby bandit groups didn't find this strange either.

Though the young woman before him was beautiful, like flowers blooming in the valley during spring, she showed no hesitation when taking a life.

According to Liu Sange and several brothers who came back after investigating, this Yang girl is clearly a skilled martial artist. She's swift and precise with her sword, striking one after another, each blow fatal. There's no room for second chances.

Besides her, there was also the renowned Left Master, who was equally adept in both the black and white worlds, possessing extraordinary martial arts skills.

A man and a woman working together are never tired. The two of them saved Liu San Ge and several of his brothers' lives, allowing everyone to celebrate the Lunar New Year together instead of holding a funeral.

So, seeing Yang Ruqing lift her head and drink the fruit wine with such gusto, all the bandits cheered along.

Yang Ruqing drank the fruit wine in her bowl in one gulp, then turned it upside down on the table and wiped the juice from her lips with her hand.

“Having traveled all over the land for ten years, today I’ve tasted the fruit wine brewed by your own hands, esteemed chieftain. I fear that from now on, no other fruit wine will compare. Hahaha…”

"In the spring, our village chief led us personally to plan various fruit trees in the mountains. We fertilized and caught pests,"

"When autumn arrived, with all sorts of fruits ripening, the chieftain personally selected a hundred different kinds of wild fruit and brewed this Baiguǒjiu."

“A total of one hundred and eight jars of liquor were brewed, to match our hundred and eight sworn brothers. As long as the brothers in the mountain stronghold remain loyal to it within this year, each will receive a jar of hundred-fruit wine personally brewed by the leader on New Year’s Eve.”

Upon hearing Wang Xiucai's words, Yang Ruqing was stunned. She glanced at Zuo Junmo.

Zuo Junmo was also surprised, and immediately asked Wang Xiucai: "Wang brother, since this is the case, then the jar Qing'er drank just now, wouldn't it have deprived some brother in the village of their drink?"

"That jar Yang girl drank from, belongs to me, Liu Lao San!"

A rough voice boomed, and everyone turned their heads. Liu Laosan had arrived in the hall at some point.

The injured arm was still bandaged, hanging from his chest. His face was pale, drained of blood.

But this does not affect the Han's ferocity and robustness, as sturdy as a black bear.

Mr. Wang hurried to his feet, "Third brother, your wound hasn't healed yet, why are you out of bed?"

Liu Laosan shouted, "Tonight's New Year's Eve, I, Liu Laosan, as long as I still have a breath, I will crawl over to toast these two life-saving benefactors!"

Hearing this, Yang Ruocheng and Zuo Junmo looked at each other and both stood up.

Left Junmo smiled and said, "Liu San ge, you're too polite. Saving you is also because you and we are destined."

To be frank, our passing by the edge of the forest that day was no accident. Both of us originally intended to come to Xiaoyao Mountain Villa. He added.

Yang Ruqing also nodded and said, “That’s right, that’s why we happened to meet you and naturally stepped in. This is also because Liu Sange, you are fortunate and blessed. You survived this great danger, there must be good fortune after!”

Liu Laosan grinned and said, "Then thank you, Miss Yang, for your good wishes. When I'm healed, I'll bring a bunch of brothers to stake out their den."

"Kill one, kill a pair, keep killing until we reach their lair and leave not a single piece behind!"

"Alright, Lao San," Wang Xiucai said with a smile, interrupting Liu Laosan. "Today is a big day, we should act like gentlemen and respect tradition. No more talk about fighting and killing."

"So, you ran over here because you couldn't resist a drink?" Wang Xiucai asked again.

Liu Laosan grinned, using his unharmed hand to scratch his head.

"Second Brother, a true man doesn't take advantage of others' misfortune. You shouldn't be taking advantage of me being injured and drinking too much! The village leader isn't here, but those words really stung. It's not right!" he said.

Mr. Wang also laughed, “You can have a sip of this fruit wine with the two benefactors, but you must not touch the blade! If you can do that, I’ll add chopsticks and bowls.”

Liu Laosan stood tall, "The village chief often teaches us that a man should be able to bend and stretch. There's nothing Liu Laosan can't do!"

Liu Laosan came over to toast Yang Ruqing and Zuo Junmo, then sat down and ate with them, chatting about life.

After they had a few drinks together, Zuo Junmo put the rice in front of Yang Ruqing.

"You can have your meal now, but please stop drinking." Zuo Junmo said softly, his voice full of concern.

Yang Ruqing nodded and started eating, following Zuo Junmo to entertain these two imposter heads of the family.

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In fact, Yang Ruohua had wanted to ask them about Chen'er's whereabouts for a long time, but she had been holding back these past three days and hadn't opened her mouth.

Why?

"The proverb goes, 'Sharpen your knife and it won't let you down when chopping wood.' As long as we confirm that Chen'er is in one of these bandit lairs or connected to them, then we're good."

I waited for seven years, these two days I must wait, first save Liu Laosan, then treat Liu Laosan who was injured and had a high fever and fell into a coma.

By the time Liu Laosan had passed the dangerous period, three days had slipped by like a glance, and it was already very soon.

She originally thought that if Chen'er was here, she should have seen her during the big day.

But she had previously noticed that there was no sign of the child from the hall to outside.

Yang Ruoqing decided to get straight to the point tonight, because the time was right.

“Qinger, Wang Ge and Liu Ge are both asking for you.”

Zuo Junmo's voice suddenly entered her ears, and Yang Ruqing instantly came to her senses.

He suddenly looked up and realized that in this vast hall, everyone had disappeared at some point, the banquet below was cleared, and there were only four of them left at this table, along with a young man serving by their side.

Yang Ruqing smiled sheepishly at Wang Xiucai and Liu Laosan: "Sorry, I was thinking about something just now and got lost in thought. I didn't hear what the two big brothers asked. Please forgive me."

Wang Xiuzhai smiled meaningfully, without saying a word.

Liu Laosan was very generous and waved his hand: "It's nothing, nothing. My brother and I were just asking you, what brings you to Xiaoyao Mountain Village this time?"

Yang Ruqing glanced at Zuo Junmo, who nodded slightly to her.

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Yang Ruqing then straightened her posture and raised her hands to greet the two people in front of her with a fist salute: “To be honest with both of you, I’m here for two things.”

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