Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 328 - 329: Hero Saves the Beauty (Third Update) _1

Chapter 328: Chapter 329: Hero Saves the Beauty (Third Update) _1

The mountain trail is wide enough for two people, flanked by trees, wildflowers, and grass, along with oddly shaped rocks. The path is fairly secluded, with only occasional pilgrims descending from the mountain. No other travelers can be seen.

Even Song Xiaoyue couldn’t help but complain: "Mother, there are so many temples in town. Why do we have to venture into these deep mountains to worship?"

"Didn’t I chat with someone a few days ago? Someone told me that inside the Jade Buddha Temple there is a Moon Temple. This Moon Temple is very efficacious. Many young men and women who couldn’t find a match came here to pray and ended up finding a good marriage," Lady Song said.

"Mother, where did you chat again? Why do you believe everything people say?" Seventeen-year-old Song Xiaoyue always found her mother to be more like a seventeen-year-old. If it weren’t for her mother’s relentless persuasion, she would not want to come to this place.

"Mother is not a young girl, easily fooled by anyone who speaks to her. Of course, I will only believe the useful information."

"..." Song Xiaoyue had nothing to say to her mother.

The further up the mountain, the steeper the road becomes, yet they still had a long way to go to reach the Jade Buddha Temple. Ye Ge, seeing the mother and daughter soaked in sweat, worried about them tiring out and suggested they rest on a rock for a while.

While the mother and daughter and their maid sat resting by the rocks, Ye Ge began to examine Jade Buddha Mountain.

Although this mountain wasn’t as remote as the barren hills in Daping Village, its surroundings were filled with towering trees and the view was extremely narrow. Even at noon, sunshine hardly penetrated through the trees. If there were any criminals hiding in the mountain, it would be very difficult to spot them.

Perhaps prompted by Ye Ge’s caution, Song Xiaoyue also began to observe the mountain while sipping her water. The more she looked, the more eerie the mountain seemed.

"Could there be any villains around?" Song Xiaoyue asked.

Lady Song rolled up her sleeves: "Even if there are villains, your mother can protect you."

"..." Song Xiaoyue glared at her mother, thinking that her joking nature was due to her father’s spoiling.

...

Meanwhile, behind a large rock not far away, several men in black masks were hiding, observing the situation unfold.

"Boss, some people have come," one of them said: "three women and one man. Two of the women seem to be wealthy, the other seems to be a maid, and the man, although tall and seemingly a martial artist, won’t be able to handle all of us alone."

The man in the middle, presumably their boss, quietly looked around before saying: "First, kill the man and keep the women for ransom."

...

After finally regaining their energy, Lady Song and Song Xiaoyue started to ascend the mountain again, with Ye Ge leading the way.

As they walked between two rocks, Ye Ge suddenly stopped.

Seeing Ye Ge come to a halt, Lady Song asked: "What’s the matter, Guard Xia? Is there something up ahead?"

With a plain tone, Ye Ge replied: "Nothing."

Then he continued to walk ahead as if nothing had happened.

Behind him, Song Xiaoyue said: "This place is so odd. We should never follow mother to these places again..."

However, before Song Xiaoyue could finish her sentence, a few men dressed in black suddenly emerged from front, all targeting Ye Ge, launching an attack without any warning.

Song Xiaoyue was so scared that she ducked into her mother’s arms, while the maid behind her covered her head in fear.

Besides Ye Ge, Lady Song was the least afraid of these villains. She had learned a few moves of "Shadowless Kicks" in her youth and had even sparred with Wu Yang, whom she always defeated. She thought that a bunch of mountain bandits were nothing to her, so she pushed Song Xiaoyue away and fiercely kicked one of the thugs.

Based on her past experiences sparring with the yamen guards, the thug should have been knocked down by now, but the situation didn’t unfold as expected.

At the time, the thug was focusing on battling Ye Ge and didn’t anticipate Lady Song’s attack. Lady Song’s kick landed on his back as if just brushing against something. The thug turned his head and saw a surprised Lady Song. He was so furious that he swung his sword to strike her down.