Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 332 - 332 333 A Sudden Beating_1

Chapter 332: Chapter 333 A Sudden Beating_1 Chapter 332: Chapter 333 A Sudden Beating_1 “The war at the border is urgent, and if I don’t hurry, I’m afraid it could endanger the peace of the Daqian Dynasty. I must protect the tranquility of this country, and even more, I must protect you,” Yu Ze said with a serious demeanor.

Muniang suppressed the reluctance in her heart, “How long will you be gone?”

“At present, I don’t yet know the situation there. I’ve already delayed four days; it might be quite dire.”

Muniang was startled. No wonder Nangong Qian seemed in no hurry, delaying with various excuses despite the poor conditions here. It turned out he was intentionally holding back Yu Ze’s time!

“Then will it be dangerous if you leave now? Don’t play tough, run when you need to,” Muniang said, filled with worry.

Yu Ze embraced Muniang and whispered, “I will survive, Muniang. It didn’t matter before, but now, I only want to live for you. Wait for my return, okay?”

“Okay,” Muniang’s eyes reddened.

Since it was a valley here and Nangong Qian was “unable to climb” due to his injury, Yu Ze, despite clearly having overexerted himself, simply embraced Muniang and with a few light taps of his toes, easily soared up. Muniang inwardly cursed Nangong Qian for his despicableness.

After all, Yu Ze hadn’t slept for four days and was staggering, so Muniang quickly made him sleep right there; otherwise, he might collapse before even reaching the border. Despite the urgent border situation, Yu Ze couldn’t resist Muniang’s insistence and considering he really was on the verge of collapse, he lay down using Muniang’s legs as a pillow and took a brief rest before immediately setting off for the border.

Chatu Town was already remote and not too far from the border. If one rode hard and took shortcuts, it would only take a day’s time to reach it.

Leaning against a tree, Muniang watched Yu Ze’s sleeping face and let out a sigh of helplessness. Although her heart was full of reluctance, she still couldn’t speak, because she knew if she asked him to stay, Yu Ze might truly not leave. But she couldn’t be so selfish with him; he had given up so much for her, leaving him with just this last bit of ambition to serve his country, how could she destroy it?

Suddenly noticing the pouch on his waist, embroidered with a clumsy figure of two taels and an ugly little flower, she couldn’t help but smile. Her hand gently caressed his softer features in sleep, murmuring, “Two taels, you must come back safely.”

In just half an hour, Yu Ze awoke. Most of his strength had returned, and he gave Muniang a light peck on the lips, “It’s a pity, we just got married, and we haven’t had a chance to have a child yet.”

Muniang blushed but did not shy away, instead softly saying, “Then I’ll wait for you to come back and we’ll have a child.”

Yu Ze’s lips curved into a smile, and he ravaged Muniang’s lips thoroughly before finally letting go.

Muniang pushed him, “You’d better hurry, or it’ll be too late. Remember what you said, no matter what, you have to survive.”

Yu Ze nodded firmly, then swiftly mounted his horse, and sped off into the distance.

Qingya had long since received the message to come here to pick up Muniang, and had arrived with Dazhu driving the horse carriage. But seeing Yu Ze and Muniang together, she hadn’t approached. Now she hurried over, “Lady, I’ve finally found you. Are you injured?”

Muniang shook her head and said softly, “Let’s go back.” With that, she got into the carriage.

Nangong Qian, struck by Yu Ze’s palm, had actually received quite a serious blow. With no skilled doctors in Chatu Town, he could only hurry back to Qilian Kingdom as quickly as possible.

Yet Yuanzhen, oblivious to his impending doom, approached and pleaded with the guard outside, “Big brother, could you please announce my arrival? I am Yuanzhen who has done a big favor for our master. Please, do me a kindness and inform him.”

“How could someone of your insignificance ever be granted an audience with our master? Get out of here this instant!” the guard said rudely.

But Yuanzhen was persistent, increasingly desperate as he thought, “My great contribution can’t just go unrecognized like this!”

Finally, one guard could not bear it any longer and went to inquire about Nangong Qian’s preference. Nangong Qian was about to leave when he suddenly remembered there was such a scum to be dealt with, and he coldly ordered, “Are you even asking me about this? Give him a beating and send him away, but don’t kill him. Let him breathe. To let someone like him die would be letting him off too easy.”

“Yes, sir.”

Full of anticipation, Yuanzhen waited. Finally, he saw the guard returning and ran up joyfully, “Big brother, what’s the word? Did our master say he wants to reward me with money or a position? Should I go in and personally thank him for his grace?”

The guard snorted with laughter, “The master did indeed say he would reward you, with a good beating!” With that, he kicked Yuanzhen so hard that he flew out and was beaten within an inch of his life.

The guard humphed, “Beating someone like you is the least enjoyable. Can’t even use my full strength, or else you’d be dead with one blow. If you know what’s good for you, get out now. Otherwise, the punishment the master ordered won’t be as simple as just a beating.”

In the end, Yuanzhen was dragged away, his eyes filled with disbelief, as if a long-cherished dream had finally shattered.

When Muniang returned home, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. During these few days of her disappearance, everyone’s hearts had been painfully constricted.

“Hey, where’s Eryang? Why didn’t he come back with you?” Mrs. Lin asked, having cried her fill.

Muniang forced a smile, explained the situation, and Mrs. Lin sighed, “Well, you can’t blame him. A man should indeed strive to accomplish something. It’s just unfortunate that you two have to be separated so soon after getting married.”

Suppressing the bitterness in her heart and not wanting to worry Mrs. Lin too much, Muniang smiled and said it was nothing, then asked, “Where’s Qinghe? She came back safe and sound, right?”

“She’s in the inner room. Go and see for yourself. She’s taken quite a blow this time. That Yuanzhen is truly despicable.”

Muniang furrowed her brows, then turned and entered.

Qinghe had locked herself in her room for days but hurried to open the door when she heard Muniang had returned. Muniang was startled by Qinghe’s swollen, walnut-like eyes, “What happened to you?”

Qinghe burst into tears, “Muniang, you finally came back safely. If you hadn’t, I would have been filled with regret. It’s all my fault for causing you trouble. That bastard Yuanzhen, not only did he harm me, but he also wanted to hurt Xi’er and you. I wish I could strangle him to vent my anger.”

Muniang gently patted Qinghe’s back and said, “None of this is your fault. They were targeting me from the beginning. If it hadn’t been Yuanzhen, it would have been someone else. But it’s true, Yuanzhen is detestable. I certainly won’t let him off easily this time.”

Qingya suddenly said, “Yuanzhen went out this morning full of cheer, but now he’s been carried back by others. I heard he got beaten up by thugs again.”