The book has no strength, the female supporting role just wants to survive

Chapter 154 Xueer

There is fog in the early morning and evening in Wuming Mountain, so it is called Wuming Mountain. In the past, the bandits of Wushizhai took advantage of this and caused the officers and soldiers of Yuxi County to return in defeat every time.

Xiao Mingli and his group had already arrived at the foot of Wuming Mountain. It was noon, and the sunlight shining on people made them feel restless for no reason.

Xiao Mingxu fanned the air with his hands, looking at the Wuming Mountain in front of him and said worriedly,

“This mountain doesn’t look easy to climb.”

There was also worry in Xiao Mingli's eyes.

"I heard that the foggy mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Based on past experience, the bandits from Wushi Village will use the terrain advantage to fight us during the day. When the fog rises at night, our vision will be affected. They will then attack based on their familiarity with the terrain. I'm afraid we will find it difficult to resist them then."

Xiao Mingli had some sweat on his forehead. After all, he was not good at leading troops in battle. It was a pity that Xiao Mingyue had joined the Imperial Guards and could not leave the capital without the emperor's order. Otherwise, it would be Xiao Mingyue who was standing here now.

"What should I do?"

Xiao Mingxu was a little uneasy. With Lao Si's personality, he would not easily put himself in danger, so that was why he was caught by the bandits.

Xiao Mingxu actually had an answer in his mind. County Magistrate Yang had said before that a woman who looked very similar to Jiang Tunan was kidnapped by bandits. At this time, the fourth brother also entered Wushi Village. It was very likely that he saw Jiang Tunan in the hands of the bandits.

"Mingxu, what are you thinking about?"

Xiao Mingli noticed that something was wrong with Xiao Mingxu and started asking.

"You said... Is my cousin also in Wushi Village?"

Xiao Mingli was stunned for a moment, then replied,

“I want her to be here, but I don’t want her to be here either.”

Meng Jingchen heard Xiao Mingxu's words and thought to himself, "As expected, no wonder the Xiao family has so many people here. It turns out that they found Jiang Tunan." However, according to Xiao Mingxu's words, Jiang Tunan was also captured and taken to Wushi Village, and it is very likely that he is in the same place as Xiao Mingrui.

Meng Jingchen got the news that Jiang Tunan might still be alive, and somehow he felt better.

"They are just a bunch of rabble. What's there to be afraid of?"

When Xiao Mingxu heard this, he immediately stepped aside with a smile.

"In that case, go ahead if you can."

Meng Jingchen frowned slightly, glanced at Xiao Mingxu quickly, walked straight past Xiao Mingxu and went into the mountains.

"Why do you have to irritate him?"

Xiao Mingli walked to Xiao Mingxu's side and said helplessly. Xiao Mingxu's expression turned cold, no longer smiling and laughing.

"Do you think he's the kind of person who stands up for justice? I don't think he has good intentions, so why not let him explore the way first."

...

In Wushizhai, after Hua Bei left the courtyard where Jiang Tunan and others were, he returned to his own residence, picked up two pots of wine and walked towards Shar's courtyard.

Sharben was wiping his sword in his room, but unexpectedly Hua Bei appeared at the door of his room.

"What are you here for?"

Shar didn't like Hua Bei, because he always felt that Hua Bei's heart was not as simple as his appearance, but Gulang loved him very much, so he could only turn a blind eye.

"Brother Shaer, I have actually been thinking a lot recently. I have indeed let you down in many ways in the past. Today, I brought two pots of good wine and came here to apologize."

Shar stopped what he was doing and looked at Hua Bei with a little surprise.

"Hua Bei, are you finally crazy?"

Hua Bei: ...I can bear it.

"Brother Shaer, I am here today to sincerely apologize. Over the years, Brother Gu has always taken care of me, but I was ignorant before and always had some friction with you, Brother Shaer, which made Brother Gu feel caught in a dilemma.

Thinking about it now, I feel so guilty that I came here today to apologize. I also ask Brother Shaer to give me a chance."

When Shar heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He didn't expect that Hua Bei would take the initiative to bow to him today, so his tone softened significantly.

"Although you were really annoying in the past, we are all brothers from the same village after all, so I won't bother with you any more."

Hua Bei is very humble.

"Brother Shar is so tolerant, I really admire him. I brought this wine back from the foot of the mountain, Brother Shar, would you like to try it?"

Shar had already smelled the aroma of wine, but he did not dare to act rashly in the face of Hua Bei, whose intentions were unclear. Now that Hua Bei had spoken, he naturally accepted it with a smile.

"Look at you, you just come, but what else do you bring? Hahahaha."

As he said that, Shar directly brought the wine in front of Hua Bei to himself, opened the seal and drank it.

"Good wine!"

Shar took several gulps of wine, and gradually became drunk. Seeing Shar like this, Hua Bei also sat more casually.

Hua Bei supported his head with his right hand and looked at Shar, whose eyes were becoming increasingly confused.

"Brother Shar, I really envy you for staying with Brother Gulang from the beginning. Unlike me, I know nothing about Brother Gu's past."

Shar smiled and replied,

"Of course. My elder brother and I grew up together. I know everything about him."

Hua Bei raised the corner of his mouth and said softly,

"No wonder Brother Shaer knows Brother Gu so well. He even knows everything about Miss Xue'er."

When Shar heard the word "Xue'er", he sighed heavily.

"Ms. Xue'er...Alas!"

Hua Bei caught the topic.

"Brother Shar seems to have a different opinion of Miss Xue'er?"

Shar had been drinking, so naturally he couldn't hear Hua Bei's tricks, so he just blurted out his thoughts.

"That's not what I meant. It's just that Miss Xue'er and my elder brother are both miserable people. My elder brother has been with Miss Xue'er since he was a child, and the two have always had a good relationship.

Later, something happened in Miss Xueer's family, so the eldest brother prepared to take Miss Xueer to the south. However, they encountered an accident on the way and lost Miss Xueer.

My eldest brother has been feeling deeply guilty about this incident for many years."

These words were the same as what Hua Bei had known before, so Hua Bei was not too surprised.

"I wonder what kind of person Miss Xue'er is?"

When Shar heard this question, he scratched his head.

“Ms. Xue’er was only six years old when she went missing, so I don’t know much about her.

But I have heard that Miss Xueer has been lively and lovely since she was a child. She can speak eloquently at a young age and likes to write some children's books. Brother Gu likes her very much."

"Children's books?"

Shar nodded.

"It's just stories about animals, like sheep, carp, bears, etc. Miss Xue'er can also sing a lot of beautiful nursery rhymes, but it's a pity that I've never heard them."

Hua Bei gradually formed a general idea in his mind. This girl Xue'er sounded like she was well-educated, and Brother Gu had loved her very much since she was a child.

However, Hua Bei was a little worried. Miss Xueer was such a powerful person, could Jiang Tunan really pretend to be like her?

I should have looked for Su Xiaoxiao earlier. At least she seemed to have read more books than Jiang Tunan.

"Anything else besides this?"

Sharl felt something was wrong at this moment. Why did Hua Bei keep asking about Xue'er?

"Why do you ask so much?"

Hua Bei laughed dryly.

"I'm just curious."

Shar felt a little regretful. How could he tell such a thing to others like Miss Xueer? He had such a big mouth!

Then Shar immediately stood up and asked Hua Bei to leave.

"Okay, we've had enough wine, so you should leave now. I need to rest. Also, don't spread rumors about Xue'er's affairs."

Hua Bei knew that Sahuan'er was on guard against him and he probably wouldn't be able to ask him anything more, so he just bowed casually and left.

After Hua Bei left, Shar nervously took a sip of strong tea. He had just told so much about Miss Xueer, so nothing should go wrong, right?