The old patriarch looked at Li Qinghan, who had his head lowered and was minding his own thoughts.
Yang Meng quickly came to Li Qinghan and asked with a concerned look: "Has my niece met a foreigner?"
Of course, he couldn't directly ask if Li Qinghan had been offended by the barbarians.
Li Qinghan was thinking about things related to Yang Ning. He didn't expect that Yang Meng would suddenly come over to talk to her, and nodded absentmindedly.
Seeing her look like this, Yang Meng became more and more sure of his guess and sighed sadly:
"It's all the Yang family's fault for not taking good care of my niece. Don't worry, we will give an explanation to the Li family!"
How to explain? Of course, let Yang Ning explain it.
Saying that, Yang Meng looked at Yang Ning and suddenly shouted: "You traitor, why don't you kneel down to apologize to Miss Li?!"
This loud shout shocked everyone, and also made Li Qinghan completely come to her senses. She asked in confusion: "Why does Yang Silang want to apologize to me?"
Yang Meng said: "Miss Li came to our Yang family as a guest and went out with An Zhi. Naturally, he must be taken care of properly. How can An Zhi not be punished for failing to protect you?"
Li Qinghan was stunned and realized something in an instant. He quickly replied seriously: "Yang Silang protected me very well. If it weren't for him, I would have died under the knife of a barbarian!"
Yang Meng was stunned. This was so strange to hear. With Yang Ning's courage, would he still dare to fight against the barbarians?
He looked at Li Qinghan again suspiciously: "Is my niece okay?"
Li Qinghan raised his neck: "I'm fine!"
"The blood on my niece's body?"
"This is all the blood of barbarians."
"Hu people's blood... How come the Hu people's blood is on my niece?"
"Of course when the barbarians were killed, the blood spattered on me."
"The barbarians were killed? By whom?!"
"I was killed by Yang Silang. I just said that he protected me!"
Yang Meng was stunned for a moment.
Yang Zheng also had a face full of disbelief. He pointed at Yang Ning and asked Li Qinghan: "An Zhi killed the Hu people? How could An Zhi kill the Hu people?"
When Yang Ning sent his servant back with the first group of villagers, the servant told him at the door that Yang Ning had killed a barbarian.
At that time, Yang Meng and Yang Zheng were discussing matters with the old patriarch. Although they were not present, they had heard reports from people below and knew that Yang Ning wanted to take in those villagers.
But neither Yang Meng nor Yang Zheng took these words seriously at the time.
Who is Yang Ning? If others don’t understand him, how can they understand him? Having been together day and night for twenty years, they knew Yang Ning's timidity better than anyone else.
Yang Ning can kill barbarians unless the sun comes out in the west.
So they all thought that it was Yang Ning's servant who was bragging and trying to put money on his master's face. Anyone who believed a word of it would be an insult to their intelligence.
According to their judgment, the most likely scenario at that time was that Yang Ning and others ran quickly when the situation was bad and escaped with a group of villagers.
Maybe he would be very embarrassed during the process and be despised by Li Qinghan.
Because of this, when he later met Yang Kui and others, Yang Ning took people to Lianhua Village in order to regain his face in front of Li Qinghan and prove that he was not cowardly.
As for what the servant said about Yang Ning's victory over Yang Kui, Yang Meng, Yang Zheng and others didn't believe a word of it. They knew Yang Kui's skills, he was a warrior who had fought bloody battles on the battlefield.
Although there are some doubts in thinking this way, for example, the villagers have spoken out to support the servant's words, for example, Yang Kui should not act without permission, but these doubts can be explained.
If Yang Ning forces the villagers to tell lies, it is possible that the villagers will not dare to offend Yang Ning.
Yang Kui saw that the Hu people's hands were itchy, and remembered the turbulent years of bloody battles with the Hu people at the border, and then agreed to Yang Ning's proposal to go to Lianhua Village, which was equally reasonable.
Comparatively speaking, it is unexplainable for a man who has been timid for twenty years to suddenly become a deity, kill foreigners like chickens, and kill twenty rangers in one go.
However, at this moment, after listening to Li Qinghan's words, Yang Meng and Yang Zheng suddenly realized that Yang Ning might have really killed the Hu people, and his servant's words might be the truth.
Yang Meng shook his head to dispel this irrelevant thought: "Yang Kui, tell me what's going on!"
Yang Kui stepped forward, raised his head and chest, and spoke with a rainbow of righteous words:
"The Fourth Young Master is unparalleled in martial arts, wise and brave, and is truly a rare general!
"The villain has been guarding the border for many years and has seen many powerful people. Some of them are brave and some are wise, but none of them are as versatile as the Fourth Young Master. Now the villain admires the Fourth Young Master so much!"
Yang Meng: "..."
Yang Zheng: "..."
Including the old patriarch, everyone present was stunned.
Yang Kui had an upright and unruly temperament. Although he had repeatedly made military exploits at the border, his temper offended his Shangguan, and he was framed by the Shangguan and almost died.
Even when he came to the Yang family as a servant, Yang Kui was only polite to the old patriarch who saved his life, and never looked down upon others.
No one expected that Yang Kui could actually say such words that were almost flattering.
And the object of flattery is still Yang Ning!
Later, Yang Kui told the story of Yang Ning's ambush on the Hu people. There were no surprises, and everyone was stunned again.
At this moment, everyone's eyes changed when they looked at Yang Ning.
Yang Tong was afraid, but Yang Meng couldn't accept it.
Yang Zheng was in a daze for a long time without coming back to his senses. He kept mumbling words such as "unbelievable", "blessed by his ancestors", "big brother has a successor" and so on.
Only the old patriarch suddenly burst out laughing.
After laughing, he patted Yang Ning on the shoulder happily and praised: "An Zhi, you did a good job and lived up to my expectations."
As he said that, he looked at everyone again:
"I have long said that An Zhi is a talented person with both literary and military skills. As long as he overcomes his inner demons and fears, he will definitely be able to become a great figure in the future. You didn't think so before, but do you believe it now?"
Yang Zheng nodded: "I believe it, I believe it."
Yang Tong was puzzled. He racked his brains and couldn't recall when the old patriarch said such words.
Yang Meng's face was gloomy and defeated, but he was still unwilling to give in. After thinking for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said to the old patriarch:
"Father, An Zhi led Yang Kui and others to attack rashly. Although some barbarians were killed, the private soldiers must be damaged.
"It is impossible to kill all the barbarians, but it is difficult to replace the damaged private soldiers, and it is even more difficult to train them. We have invested a lot of money in them!
"Now that they are dead, it is a huge expense to support their families..."
As soon as these words came out, the courtyard suddenly became quiet.
Yang Kui opened his mouth, but hesitated. He wanted to say that no one would die in a war, but he was just a domestic servant and could not say this rashly.
This battle did result in the loss of several private soldiers, and some were injured.
