I was sold when I opened my eyes! My sick and disabled husband comforts me every night after he wake

Chapter 54 Yuan Shixiong: His Life and Times

Yuan Tianxiong stared at the carriage behind her, his eyes red-rimmed as he questioned her.

"Step aside, let me see who's playing tricks."

Just as Lan Zhi was about to refuse, she heard Mo Ning say in a deep voice from inside the carriage:

"Lan Zhi, move aside."

Lan Zhi glanced behind her, puzzled, then whispered:

"Mo Ning, listen to me, you go with Nie Yuan and the others first, I will come find you."

Mo Ning's voice, however, became unusually calm at this moment.

"He's an old acquaintance of mine, please move aside!"

Lan Zhi was stunned for a moment, but Mo Ning's voice didn't sound like he was joking. She leaned to the side and saw Yuan Tianxiong trembling as he moved forward to the carriage. With trembling hands, he lifted the curtain and peered inside.

When he saw the face inside the carriage, his eyes narrowed, his pupils dilated, and he opened his mouth in surprise. Just as he was about to speak, Mo Ning raised his hand to stop him.

"Yuan Tianxiong, it's been a long time."

Yuan Tianxiong stared wide-eyed in astonishment, rubbed his eyes hard in disbelief, opened them again, and then his lips trembled.

"You...you...I...I...I...I..."

Seeing his incoherent speech, Lan Zhi stepped forward, puzzled, to ask him.

"Mo Ning, you two know each other?"

Mourning nodded.

"Lan Zhi, wait for me a moment, I have a few words to say to him alone."

Although Lan Zhi didn't know what their relationship was, seeing the surprised expression on Yuan Tianxiong's face when he saw her, she guessed that their relationship must be unusual.

She nodded, then told the coachman and the others to leave the carriage, giving the two of them a chance to speak alone.

Seeing that no one was around, Yuan Tianxiong spoke again to ask.

"Young master, is it really you?"

Mourning replied coldly:

Have you ever seen someone who looks exactly like me?

"Son..."

Yuan Tianxiong suddenly knelt down inside the carriage.

"Young master, you're still alive? You're really still alive?"

Mo Ning nodded solemnly.

"If I weren't alive, how could I witness you abandoning good for evil, becoming a bandit, and unjustly killing innocent people?"

At this point, Mo Ning's expression turned grim, and Yuan Tianxiong quickly shook his head to explain.

"Young master, that's not how it is. I was forced into it. If I didn't become a bandit, I wouldn't have survived."

At this point, Yuan Tianxiong's eyes filled with tears.

“Back then, after your accident, the Crown Prince ordered all of us brothers to be executed. Xiao Wu and I were spared because we were on official business. But the Crown Prince didn’t want to let us go. He issued a nationwide warrant for our arrest. I was forced to become a bandit. Young master, we thought you were dead. We never thought we would have the honor of seeing you again in this life.”

"You mean Xiao Wu? Where is he?"

“We got separated when we fled the capital. We had agreed to meet at a dilapidated temple in the east of the city, but I waited there for half a month and he still didn’t show up. I don’t know if he is alive or dead!”

At this point, Yuan Tianxiong, the bandit leader who was seen by outsiders as extremely ruthless and a ruthless killer, was moved to tears.

As Mo Ning listened to his words, she seemed to recall that scene from years ago. Her lips tightened, her fists clenched, and the desire for revenge gathered at her fingertips...

"Young master, they all say you're dead, what happened?"

He actually wanted to ask how the young master was still alive, but he felt it would be inappropriate to ask such a question, so he swallowed the words back.

Mo Ning's expression gradually returned to calm.

"It's a long story, but the woman you were just about to kill is my savior. Do you still want to kill her?"

Yuan Tianxiong frantically waved his hands.

"Please forgive me, sir. I was wrong. How could I have known she was your savior? Otherwise, even if you beat me to death, I wouldn't have dared to do it."

"All right."

Mo Ning interrupted him.

"Go back to where you came from! Even if you become a bandit, you must not do evil, understand?"

Hearing his words, Yuan Tianxiong was stunned for a moment.

"Young master, since you are still alive, aren't you going to take me with you?"

Mo Ning shook his head.

"I can barely take care of myself right now, how can I take you with me?"

"But...but we must avenge our fallen brothers!"

At this point, Yuan Tianxiong choked up.

“My five brothers died such a tragic death, young master. I’ve had nightmares about them all these years. I always dream of how they died. I’ve always wanted to avenge them, but I’m powerless. I dare not set foot in the capital, fearing I might go but not return. Three months ago, I heard the Crown Prince was going to Jiangnan. I thought of assassinating him on the way, but he didn’t follow the route I knew, and I missed him. I chased him to Jiangnan, but after inquiring, I learned that he wasn’t going to Jiangnan at all, but to northern Shaanxi…”

At this point, he punched himself in frustration.

"I'm so stupid, I couldn't even find someone to deliver the message. Young master, please take me with you. Even if I can't avenge our brothers, I can still protect you by your side."

Upon hearing this, Mo Ning's nerves twitched.

Three months ago, the Crown Prince announced his trip to the south of the Yangtze River. Mother left home at that time. Could it be that Mother also went to assassinate the Crown Prince?

But if the Crown Prince changed his route, she must have failed in her assassination attempt. So where did she go?

Mo Ning let out a soft sigh, hesitated for a moment, and then said slowly:

"Whether I can take you with me depends on my wife's approval."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Tianxiong jumped out of the carriage and strode over to Lan Zhi.

Seeing his aggressive demeanor, Lan Zhi, who was already nervous, took two steps back and angrily questioned him.

"What are you going to do?"

Seeing this, Nie Yuan and Mao Mao were about to step in front of her when Yuan Tianxiong knelt down on one knee, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and looked sincerely at Lan Zhi.

"Dr. Lan, please, let me travel with you."

what?

Ahhhh?

His words surprised not only Lan Zhi, but also the one-eyed bandit and his brothers.

The one-eyed bandit hurriedly shouted:

"Brother, we're here to kill her, why are you kneeling before her? Get up!"

Yuan Tianxiong immediately stood up, put one hand on his hip, and waved to the one-eyed man and the bandits.

"Brothers, this is a disaster! The person in the car is an old friend of mine. We once swore to live and die together. Now that we've met here, I've decided to go with him. You all need to fend for yourselves!"

Upon hearing this, the one-eyed bandit panicked.

"Brother, aren't you going to avenge the brothers? What will we do without you?"

Yuan Tianxiong waved his hand impatiently.

"If you hadn't done anything wrong, why would Doctor Lan have hurt you? So be it. Be a good person from now on, or I won't let you off the hook."

The one-eyed bandit had no intention of letting the matter rest; he continued shouting defiantly.

"Brother, we've been brothers for four years. This woman has made us infertile. You can't just abandon us!"

"okay."

Yuan Tianxiong angrily interrupted him again.

“Remember this well, the man in the carriage is my old friend, someone who would live and die with me. And Doctor Lan is his wife. Tell the brothers in the martial arts world that anyone who dares to make things difficult for Doctor Lan is an enemy of me, Boss Yuan, and I will never tolerate it.”