Chapter 158
"Considering you're a young woman, I won't argue with you today. Now step aside!" Xu Heming frowned. He had no desire to bicker with this person; his heart had already flown to Li'an County.
He was afraid that if he arrived too late, Li Zhiwei might really marry that so-called cousin of hers.
He knew that if Li Zhiwei truly had such an idea, given the incident where he made Li Tianyou drink fake wine, Li Tianyou would likely do everything in his power to make it happen.
Thinking of this, Xu Heming wanted to simply bypass Kong Meng'er and leave directly.
"What's the hurry? Did I say you could leave?" Kong Meng'er felt utterly ignored. This was simply too disrespectful to her, the esteemed Miss Kong!
"What more do you want?" Xu Heming grew impatient and signaled Qingsong to give this person some silver to send her away.
Qingsong took out five hundred taels in banknotes from his robe and offered them to Kong Meng'er, advising kindly, "For a young lady like yourself, this silver is enough to find a place and buy a house to settle down." He held the notes out to Kong Meng'er, speaking earnestly.
"Who wants this?" Kong Meng'er said with a look of disdain.
As the esteemed young lady of Deyang Manor, when would she ever lack such a paltry sum of banknotes?
Her reason for becoming a bandit was because she wanted to emulate those heroic female knights, to rob the rich and aid the poor.
She just never expected that her very first attempt would bring her such a handsome man.
This caused Kong Meng'er to toss her heroic dreams aside.
Handsome men weren't rare, but one as exceptionally good-looking as this was her first encounter.
In Kong Meng'er's personal philosophy, if you like something, you should keep it for your own enjoyment.
Being a heroic knight wasn't an absolute necessity.
"Is this not enough then?" Qingsong thought she was complaining it was too little. This bandit has quite the appetite, he mused.
Not wanting to delay Xu Heming's business, Qingsong reluctantly added another five hundred taels in banknotes. Surely this should be enough now?
One thousand taels was enough to buy a house even in the outskirts of the capital.
"Hey! Are you trying to fob off a beggar? Besides, do I look like someone who lacks this stuff?" Kong Meng'er impatiently pushed Qingsong's hand aside and strode boldly up to Xu Heming.
The more Kong Meng'er looked at him, the more satisfied she felt. She decided that only such a majestic and imposing man was worthy of her.
She had made up her mind: from now on, he would be her husband of the stronghold!
Xu Heming frowned, greatly disliking the gaze Kong Meng'er directed at him.
But Kong Meng'er found Xu Heming's cold, aloof expression perfectly to her taste.
At Deyang Manor, she was used to seeing only looks of obedience. This kind of disdainful look was a first for her.
Qingsong looked doubtfully at the one thousand taels in banknotes in his hand. Who in the world gives a beggar one thousand taels?
What kind of background does this bandit have?
To actually scorn one thousand taels?
"Handsome, why don't you come down?" Kong Meng'er suggested, eyeing Xu Heming who was still on his horse.
Xu Hengming ignored Kong Meng'er and simply turned his face away.
He didn't want to look at this madwoman.
The hidden guards nearby thought that without their lord's order, they would just watch and wait.
However, in a sudden gust of wind, before anyone could react, Xu Heming was gone.
"My lord!" Qingsong cried out in alarm.
Even Xu Heming himself hadn't expected to be kidnapped.
The hidden guards who had been lying in wait and the guards by his side were all frantic.
They knew it was that madwoman who had taken their lord, but her movements were too fast. They hadn't seen clearly at all which direction she had gone.
"Qingsong, did you see which way they went?" a hidden guard urgently asked.
"I... I didn't see clearly either." Qingsong couldn't understand. His lord's martial arts were not weak, so how could he have been kidnapped?
"What should we do?" everyone asked anxiously.
"What else can we do? Search for him! That person may have exceptional lightness skills, but our lord's martial arts are also formidable. We must split up and search immediately," Qingsong suggested after a moment's thought.
By the time Xu Heming regained his senses, he had already been carried a considerable distance.
Xu Heming tried to struggle, only to find he couldn't move a muscle.
"What have you done to me?" Xu Heming demanded angrily.
"Hehe, naturally, I've prepared you to enjoy the services of this great beauty!" Kong Meng'er said triumphantly.
"Release me at once!" Xu Heming said, taking a deep breath to control himself.
He was absolutely furious. Could this madwoman not understand what he was saying?
Did she actually have to resort to kidnapping?
To make matters worse, her lightness skill was so extraordinary. Even he hadn't noticed how she made her move, let alone what method she used to render him immobile.
And despite his size, this woman, who was after all female, was still carrying him and moving with swift, vigorous strides.
When did such a madwoman appear in the martial world?
Xu Heming also felt a pang of apprehension, given that he had his own objectives.
"What's the rush? Once we reach our territory, I'll naturally let you down. Then, we can have a bunch of children and be a happy bandit couple!" Kong Meng'er thought about it more and felt this plan was absolutely wonderful.
"What nonsense are you talking? I have a princess consort and children. I cannot have children with you," Xu Heming said with a helpless sigh.
"I don't believe you. You're the man I've set my sights on," Kong Meng'er retorted unhappily.
After walking for a long time, they finally arrived at a desolate mountain peak.
Although Kong Meng'er was quite strong, carrying a large man like Xu Heming for such a distance was still somewhat tiring.
"My subordinates will definitely find me!" Xu Heming warned Kong Meng'er.
"Don't worry, they can't come up here," Kong Meng'er said. She had just checked; this mountain was the highest around. Those people definitely couldn't climb it, otherwise they would have stopped her earlier.
But she had walked for so long without sensing anyone chasing her.
Clearly, those people were utterly useless.
"Husband, look. From now on, we'll live here, alright?" Kong Meng'er said, looking at Xu Heming with an expectant expression.
Xu Heming had no desire to engage with Kong Meng'er. He tried using his internal energy to break through the restraint she had placed on him.
"Don't waste your energy. The Kong family's acupoint-sealing technique cannot be undone by anyone outside the Kong family," Kong Meng'er saw through Xu Heming's intention at a glance and stated bluntly.
"You're from Deyang Manor?" Xu Heming hadn't expected this madwoman-like person to be from the Kong family of Deyang Manor.
No wonder she looked down on the thousand taels Qingsong offered her earlier.
"Hehe, husband, you're finally willing to talk to me? Do you want to go to Deyang Manor too? Don't worry, after we have three or five children, I'll take you back," Kong Meng'er said, patting Xu Heming's shoulder.
Kong Meng'er had learned all this from the brothers at the manor. Having grown up with her three older brothers, she knew very little about matters between men and women.
Now, she was even fantasizing about Xu Heming with a big belly, bearing children for her.
