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Chapter 44 Wasting Emotions
Autumn has arrived in the north, and the weather is getting cold.
The woman wore only a long dress, which accentuated her slender figure, giving her an indescribable air of aloofness and otherworldly elegance.
Coupled with her stunningly beautiful face, she was truly a beauty that could topple kingdoms.
If only I weren't so angry.
Cao Yuan couldn't help but reveal a nostalgic smile as he thought to himself.
Seeing that Cao Yuan remained silent and was still smiling foolishly, Xue Nu felt a little uneasy. Could it be that she had encountered an idiot?
"Damn it! Guys, chop him up!"
Of the bandits who had fallen from their horses, only a few were crippled; the others were not incapacitated.
Those who survived in this era all possess some ability to protect themselves.
Cao Yuan slowly snapped out of his reverie, unaware of the way Xue Nu looked at the idiot.
Confucius said, "Why use an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken?"
Under the astonished gaze of the Snow Maiden, more than a dozen sword energies shot out from Cao Yuan's greatsword.
Each sword strike instantly took the life of a bandit, a single blow to the throat.
In the blink of an eye, all of the dozen or so bandits were killed, none of them surviving.
Cao Yuan smiled with satisfaction.
Although it consumes a lot of internal energy, the effect is so good that it's worth it. The special effects are cool and perfectly match his image as a handsome young man.
"...Are you a Confucian disciple?"
Xue Nu recalled Cao Yuan's earlier quote, "Confucius said," and made this guess.
Cao Yuan didn't deny it, "I guess so."
He cultivated the Sage King's Heart Method of Fu Nian, so he could be considered half a Confucian.
The Snow Woman narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly. "Confucianism has always emphasized reason. Why did you hit my horse just now?"
Cao Yuan argued confidently, "Of course it was to save you, but I only accidentally injured your horse."
Xue looked at Cao Yuan with suspicion.
It wasn't that she didn't believe, but rather that she had experienced too much of the wickedness in people's hearts.
If she hadn't been careful enough, even with Sister Yafei supporting her, she probably wouldn't have been able to maintain her innocence in Handan.
Even so, she now has no choice but to join the Mohist school and, at the invitation of Prince Dan of Yan, travel north to the Yan state to seek refuge.
The root of all this was the King of Zhao's decision to depose Crown Prince Jia and install Zhao Qian as the new crown prince.
Even Sister Yafei could no longer protect her.
Seeing that Xue Nu was staring at him, Cao Yuan chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I'm telling the truth. There's no reason for me to lie to you."
The snow woman pursed her lips, which were adorned with pink rouge.
Thank you.
The snow woman regained her composure and said in a cold voice, "Farewell."
Cao Yuan nodded, without trying to stop him, nor did he feel any resentment or desire for the Snow Maiden to repay him; at most, he felt a little regret.
"Okay, until we meet again."
Just as the two were about to head out on the main road and go their separate ways, the sound of heavy hooves suddenly echoed from the ground.
Dozens of well-equipped bandits rushed over.
Cao Yuan let out a soft "Eh".
"Have you offended someone?"
According to the bandits' survival strategy, cutting losses in time is the most realistic approach.
The Snow Woman frowned slightly, and in an instant, she understood the strangeness from before.
He traveled with a caravan to the capital of Yan, but shortly after entering Yan territory, they encountered bandits who robbed them, and the caravan of over a hundred people collapsed at the first encounter.
If she hadn't cultivated for many years, reached the second-rate level, and possessed considerable skill, managing to steal a carriage and escape, she would likely have been captured long ago.
But strangely, these bandits relentlessly pursued her.
After Cao Yuan's reminder, and seeing the bandits' excellent equipment, she suspected that Zhao Qian and Guo Kai were secretly directing them.
"Stop asking, let's run!"
Dozens of well-equipped bandits would be a deadly threat, even to top-tier martial arts masters.
Cao Yuan refused, saying, "You run away, I'll stay."
If people found out that a half-step grandmaster, a first-rate expert, and two second-rate experts were scared away by a few dozen bandits, it would be incredibly embarrassing.
The Snow Maiden looked at Cao Yuan speechlessly.
At a time like this, you're still thinking about playing the hero and rescuing the damsel in distress?
It wasn't that she was narcissistic, but rather that she had seen too many people fight over her and stand up for her.
But she wasn't the kind of woman who craved vanity and wouldn't enjoy benefits without any psychological burden.
"You're very strong, I admire you. But those bandits are equipped with powerful bows and crossbows, and might even have traps. Don't put yourself in danger, okay?"
The Snow Maiden's tone softened slightly, taking care of Cao Yuan's pride.
Cao Yuan blinked; he remembered that the Snow Woman in the original story was very sharp-tongued.
Shouldn't we say hurtful things at this time?
For example, shouldn't death interfere with her affairs?
Are you saying I'm in danger?
Cao Yuan looked at the dozens of bandits two or three hundred meters away and asked Xue Nu with a smile.
Seeing that Cao Yuan still seemed indifferent, Xue Nu felt a sharp pain in her chest from anger.
She wondered if she should act more indifferent and have a sharper tongue in the future, so that these people would face reality and avoid dying in vain.
"Hehehe..."
Li Wu, who had been secretly watching the commotion, finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Only then did the Snow Woman realize that there was another person on the donkey cart—a woman.
The Snow Woman glanced at Cao Yuan with a strange look in her eyes.
How dare you be so stubborn and arrogant when you have your family with you?
How did you manage to live to be so old and still have such amazing skills?
The Snow Maiden thought about how she had lived a life of constant anxiety, diligently cultivating herself to the second-rate level, and felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. Truly, everything was fate, and nothing was up to us.
Cao Yuan coughed lightly.
"Alright, everyone come out now."
He had expended a lot of his internal energy, and it was estimated that he might not be able to defeat dozens of well-equipped bandits.
To the Snow Woman's surprise, two more beautiful women, one tall and one short, stepped out of the donkey cart.
Although she is young, she is a rare beauty in the making.
The larger one is even more beautiful, and is just as stunning as her.
Most importantly, this beautiful woman is cold, but not in the way she appears; she just seems cold.
This beautiful woman made him feel cold from the outside in, from his body to his heart, so cold that it was frightening and made him feel a chill.
The Snow Woman's gaze then fell upon Cao Yuan.
Who exactly is this man? What does he do? Is he really just a Confucian disciple?
A series of questions arose in the Snow Woman's mind.
Jing Ni placed the Jing Ni sword in Xiao Meng Jiang's palm, while she held the scabbard herself.
"Use it to kill enemies using the sword techniques I taught you."
"Um!"
Xiao Mengjiang nodded vigorously, her gaze firm as she gripped the Jingni Sword.
She must become a woman as powerful as Sister Jingni to protect the best Aman.
The Snow Woman was somewhat speechless.
What do this family members do?
They actually let a teenage girl in the prime of her life take up a sword and fight on the battlefield...
She didn't know what to say.
But after half a cup of tea, the Snow Woman began to be shocked.
The dozens of bandits who had been chasing them had just dismounted when the beautiful woman, wielding a sword sheath, flew out like lightning, followed closely by the other woman carrying a black cat and a bamboo flute.
In just a dozen breaths, they used their sword sheaths or bamboo flutes to immobilize all the bandits, making them stand on the ground like wooden statues.
"what……"
The snow woman let out a subconscious groan.
What kind of monsters are these people?
That was a gang of dozens of well-equipped bandits, capable of hunting down top-tier experts.
It was just like that...
"Who are they to you?"
The snow woman finally couldn't help but ask.
She no longer quite believed that these women were the man's family members.
That's too weird.
"I guess you could call them family members."
Cao Yuan retrieved his greatsword, but Jing Ni and Li Wu didn't give him a chance to make a move.
What a waste of emotion.
A large question mark appeared above the Snow Woman's head.
What does "considered family members" mean?