Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 254 Now, You Don’t Deserve to Know

At first glance, there were at least twenty people in this gang, all holding homemade weapons such as swords and spears, and walking towards this side with murderous looks on their faces. The two leading people were riding horses and seemed to be the leaders.

Behind them, several knife-wielding bandits were driving the women and children they had just captured from the town like chickens and ducks.

Shen Nankui's pupils shrank when he saw the situation clearly.

The other side has a lot of people and is very powerful, but we have less than ten people who can fight. The disparity between them is too huge!

What's more, there are so many hostages in their hands. If they fight hard, they will definitely not gain any benefit.

The Zheng brothers and several guards from the Zhang family were all on high alert, with their weapons displayed. However, Lian Qi's face showed no emotion. He held the hilt of his knife and stood silently not far behind Shen Nankui.

Shen Nankui glanced at him. If they were to win, Lian Qi would be their greatest hope.

"Lian Qi, come here."

Although Lian Qi could not speak, his hearing was normal, and he came over after hearing what was said.

Shen Nankui whispered a few words to him, and just as he finished speaking, the group of people arrived. One of the two horsemen in the lead saw Shen Nankui's appearance and immediately showed greed on his face.

"Oh my goodness, where did such a gorgeous flower grow in such a poor and remote place?"

He rode in front, glanced at the people around Shen Nankui who were looking at him as if they were facing a great enemy, and said with a smile: "Young lady, you are not from Taoyuan Town, are you?"

Shen Nankui raised her hand and waved gently. Hehua brought her a chair and placed it in front of the door. She sat down leisurely and then replied, "That's right, I'm not."

The man's eyes were still sizing her up wantonly. "I was saying, in this rural area, where would there be someone as pretty as you?"

He glanced at the group of women and children they had captured with disdain, and shook his head at Shen Nankui, "If you ask me, a group of them can't match a young lady alone!"

Shen Nankui smiled faintly, "If you say so, why not exchange me for them, are you willing?"

Her smile was as bright as spring, which made people think of the peach blossoms blooming on the roadside.

Half of the man's body was numb, and he smiled foolishly and said, "Yes, of course I am willing..."

"Okay, then you release the person first, and I will go with you."

The man nodded hurriedly, "It's an agreement, you can't go back on your word!"

Another person on horseback saw that he was bewildered by the man as soon as he met him, so he hurriedly called out to him, "Second Master, be careful, there is a trick. Don't forget what we are here for. Let's save him first..."

The second in command interrupted him impatiently, "Third brother, stop talking nonsense and wait aside. Let me meet this young lady first."

The third in command had no choice but to step aside in disappointment.

The second in command rode his horse and stopped five meters away from the Geng family’s gate, still looking at Shen Nankui with a smile.

"Young lady, aren't you afraid of me?"

Shen Nankui asked back: "You are not an evil ghost, so what is so scary about you?"

This made the second in command burst into laughter. The horse was spinning in place, but he held the reins firmly but had no intention of getting off.

Shen Nankui showed a trace of contempt on his face, "I just heard someone call you the second in command, you must be a very powerful person, I promised you, but you don't have the courage to come forward, what's wrong, are you afraid?"

The second in command laughed and said, "Young lady, there is no need to provoke me. I will meet you again after I take down the guards beside you."

Shen Nankui's eyes dimmed, revealing a sadness that inexplicably made people feel pity for him.

"Forget it. I knew that you ruffians are unreliable. I was hoping to meet a real man, but I overestimated it..."

As she spoke, she stood up and walked towards the door.

The second in command heard her words as if they were hinting at something, and became curious, so he hurriedly asked, "Young lady, please stay, what do you mean by this?"

Shen Nankui stopped but did not turn back. She turned her back to him and said, "Now, you don't deserve to know."

The more she didn't say, the more impatient the Second in Command became, and he couldn't help but spur his horse forward two more steps.

"Young lady, tell me, maybe I can help you solve your problems?"

"Also, who says I'm not a real man? I'm not bragging. When I, Deng Sha, and my elder brother were in Yizhou, everyone in the martial arts world called me the Second Deng. Although I'm a little down and out now, if we talk about heroes, I still think I deserve these four words."

I don't know what he was thinking about, but a strange smile appeared on his face.

"Young lady, if you are not afraid of us, why are you looking for a real man? Could it be that you think the men in your family are too weak, so you yearn for heroes?"

When Shen Nankui heard this, he turned his face slightly.

Although she didn't say anything, the blush on her cheeks seemed to confirm his words.

The second in command became more and more proud and burst into laughter, not noticing that he was another ten feet closer to the gate of Geng's house.

Seeing that the time had come, Shen Nankui's eyes turned cold. Lian Qi, who had been lurking nearby, suddenly jumped up and flew towards the second in command on the horse.

When the second in command discovered him, it was too late to escape. Lian Qi's palm seemed to contain a thousand pounds of strength. With one chop, he was knocked off his horse. Then, he felt a chill on his neck as a long sword with a wide blade was placed on his neck.

Shen Nankui walked down the steps, glanced at him emotionlessly, and said coldly: "You guys are doing whatever you want. You don't even deserve to be called a hero."

The sudden change caught the second in command by surprise.

Although he had guessed that a woman of Shen Nankui's appearance and demeanor, with so many guards around her, must be from a wealthy family, and although he coveted her beauty, he only wanted to tease her verbally first, and then subdue the few people around her who made him feel threatened, and then snatch her away to be his fourth wife.

So, although he tried, he was also secretly on guard against Shen Nankui and others, but he didn't expect that he would fall into the trap.

His face was pale, with a mixture of shame and resentment.

He never expected that he, the second in command of Feiying Village, could be taken down so easily by a woman.

The second in command had a knife on his neck and he couldn't move, but he still tried his best to turn his face to Shen Nankui and asked her: "Who are you?"

Shen Nankui ignored him and just stared at the other leader on horseback. The second in command just called him the third brother, so he should be the third in command of this group of people.

The third in command had been watching the movements here from afar, but he was surprised to see the second in command suddenly captured.

There was a commotion among the bandits.

"The second in command has been arrested. What should we do?"

"Third Master, go and rescue Second Master!"

"Our second in command actually fell into the hands of a woman one day. Who is that woman?"