Chapter 28 Shocking Moment
In the city and at the government office.

The escort consisting of dozens of yamen runners was almost broken through by the bandits from Crescent Mountain several times.

Fortunately, at every critical moment, there is always a slender figure rushing left and right to kill the invading bandits.

However, manpower is limited, and these yamen runners may be able to bully ordinary people, but once they face vicious bandits, their fighting power will be instantly lost.

After all, they only earned eight cents of silver a month, so there was no need to fight with the bandits. If the entire government office had not been surrounded, those who did not fight to the death would probably have died under the bandits' knives. These yamen runners would probably have fled long ago.

The crowd fought and retreated, all the way from the government gate to the front yard and then to the courtyard. Gradually, some bandits bypassed the group of yamen runners and began to infiltrate the government office.

After all, Jizhou is poor, and in the eyes of these bandits, the government office is probably the richest place in Jizhou.

Moreover, this group of bandits were not rebels after all. They finally broke into the government office. Except for a few thieves who were still holding back the government officials, most of them began to sneak into the government office and took the opportunity to loot.

Xiao Zhao was extremely anxious seeing this scene, but she was entangled by the bandits and couldn't get away. She could only pray silently that the bandits couldn't find her young lady.

It seemed as if the heavens sensed Xiao Zhao's sincerity, and shouts of killing were heard in front of the government gate.

"Brothers, there are the most bandits in the government office. Let's strangle this group of people first!"

"Everyone follow, protect the prince!"

The bandits who were attacking the yamen runners were obviously in a panic.

"Why are the soldiers here? Isn't the village chief holding them back?"

"Damn it, could it be that the village chief was chased away?"

"Impossible! Didn't they say that there are no more soldiers in Baicheng?"

Just when the bandits were in doubt, a group of soldiers in iron armor, led by a young man on horseback, rushed in.

"Xiao Zhao, where is your young lady?"

Wang An did not delay at all along the way, and led the garrison soldiers who had changed their uniforms all the way to the government office.

First, the small number of bandits in the city had already been cleared out by Chen Huaian's Black Armor Guards, and second, Wang An knew in his heart that the reason the Black Armor Guards still listened to him was all because of Cao Yunmeng.

If Cao Yunmeng died at the hands of bandits the day after he arrived in Jizhou, Chen Huaian and his gang would probably abandon him immediately and return to the capital to inform Cao Meng.

Cao Meng, who lost his daughter, is likely to fight to the death with Wang An.

So no matter how loud Wang An’s slogans were, he was able to clearly distinguish between priorities.

Seeing the reinforcements coming, Xiao Zhao heaved a sigh of relief and said excitedly, "The young lady is still in the room. The government office is full of bandits. Please protect the young lady first!"

Without further ado, Wang An gave the order: "Twenty people, follow me. The rest of you, cooperate with the guards to wipe out this group of thieves!"

The garrison soldiers immediately split into two groups, and the smaller group followed Wang An to the backyard.

The larger group cooperated with the yamen runners to attack the gang of robbers from the front and back.

At the same time, in the backyard of the government office.

Cao Yunmeng hid in the closet, trembling all over as he listened to the robbers outside rummaging through the closet, but he could only hug his knees tightly and pray that the robbers would not find him.

However, what you fear will come to you. The robbers who were rummaging through the drawers finally set their sights on the closet where Cao Yunmeng was hiding.

A young robber held a knife in one hand and reached for the wardrobe door with the other, and opened it with a creak. The sudden light scared Cao Yunmeng so much that she screamed.

At the same time, the bandit was also startled. However, when Da Fei saw Cao Yunmeng's face clearly, he showed an obsessed expression for a short time, and then greeted with great joy: "Brothers, there is a beautiful woman here!"

As the bandit spoke, he reached out to grab Cao Yunmeng, but at this moment, the sound of metal clashing was heard outside the room, along with shouts and screams.

"Why would the soldiers come charging in here?"

This was the common doubt of almost all the thieves. Before they set out, the village chief had clearly promised that there would be no soldiers or officers in Baicheng except the yamen runners.

As for the combat effectiveness of the garrison soldiers, these thieves obviously never took it to heart.

The young thief holding Cao Yunmeng in his hand looked at the door worriedly, and then he pulled Cao Yunmeng in front of him, put the long knife against her neck and said, "Go, be honest!"

But at this moment, a young figure appeared at the door, with the sword in his hand still dripping with blood.

The bandit was startled and the dagger that was across Cao Yunmeng's neck shook, cutting the tender neck and a drop of blood oozed out.

Wang An's eyes narrowed, and taking advantage of the thief's panic, he swung the sword in his hand and stabbed it into the thief's forehead with a "puff".

The young thief never dreamed that he could understand how the other party could act so quickly.

But he no longer had time to think about it slowly. The dagger in his hand fell to the ground, and his body fell backward with a dull sound.

Cao Yunmeng lost her grip and her legs suddenly went weak and she was about to fall to the ground. At the critical moment, a strong arm held her firmly in his arms.

"Are you okay?" Wang An checked the injury on Cao Yunmeng's neck anxiously. Fortunately, it was just a small cut and nothing serious.

After Cao Yunmeng suddenly relaxed, tears immediately burst out of her eyes.

While beating Wang An's chest desperately, he cried, "How can you be a prince, you bastard? You almost let your own princess be captured by thieves! I was scared to death..."

Wang An was also furious. Although Cao Yunmeng had always been a willful person in Wang An's mind, at least what she said was not wrong.

He was the Prince of Xin, but even his princess was almost kidnapped by bandits. If this matter were to spread, he would surely be laughed at by the whole world.

At the same time, it will also make Cao Meng extremely disappointed and even make him become enemies with his son-in-law.

Even if he rescued Cao Yunmeng later, it would be useless. And if he wanted to win Cao Meng's support again, it might not be so easy.

However, no matter how angry he was, he still had to appear calm in front of Cao Yunmeng.

"What's there to be afraid of with me here? And now you finally know that you are my princess?"

After being teased by Wang An, Cao Yunmeng's fear was indeed relieved a lot. She glared at him with tears in her eyes and hit Wang An's chest with her pink fist again.

"Asshole, who is your princess? Don't forget... we still have a three-year agreement!"

Just as she finished speaking, she found that she was still lying in Wang An's arms, and her other hand was holding Wang An's waist tightly, just like all the frightened women in the world, hugging their husbands tightly.

Cao Yunmeng was both ashamed and angry. She pushed Wang An hard and broke free from his arms.

Just as she struggled free, her legs went weak and a strong hand grasped her waist again.

(End of this chapter)