Chapter 341: The child has grown up

Good.

Kang Wen raised the silver spear, then his fist struck Ning Hanmo's.

Jia Chuan listened, but no one had arranged anything for him at all, and he said, "What about me?"

"Me too!" At that moment, Jia Chuan and Kang Zhi Xia spoke up together.

Ning Hanmo looked at the two, gave a light smile, and said, "Zhi Xia brother, Jia Chuan, you two must protect Nai Xin with all your strength."

Although the command was Zhi Chun's, all the coordination lay with Nai Xin.

All the tactics relied on Kang Nai Xin; she was the brains of their unit, the core of their unit, and every move followed her orders.

"Mission guaranteed." Jia Chuan and Kang Zhi Xia exchanged a glance and immediately responded.

Then several people began assigning tasks, each voicing their opinion; finally Kang Nai Xin did the thinking and coordination, and they had gradually become accustomed to it from now on.

Hmm.

Jiang Yunchu stretched, just opened the door, and saw twelve little beans, each with dark circles under their eyes, almost collapsing.

"How?" she asked while walking downstairs.

At that moment, Kang Wen suddenly said, "Dean, can we really do this?"

Jiang Yunchu's steps paused; she hadn't expected Kang Wen to ask that first, she thought it would be Ning Hanmo!

"You don't believe in yourselves, how can I believe in you?"

"This mission is a challenge; you can refuse." Her voice sounded light and overlapped with the sound of her footsteps going downstairs.

"Impossible." At that moment, Kang Zhi Xia snorted coldly; in his dictionary, one can pretend to be a pig to eat a tiger, but cannot refuse.

He could be a bad kid, but his dictionary had no words for retreat.

"With ambition, I hope your ambition will get you to Zhuang City." Jiang Yunchu curled her lips slightly, as if not surprised by their choice at all.

As her own children, how could she not understand?

What they need is not self-affirmation, but stimulation to arouse their fighting spirit.

It really is……

A bunch of adorable kids.

"Mission guaranteed." The twelve children shouted loudly, drawing many gazes, each hastily returning the salute with clasped fists.

Giddyap!

Ning Qiancheng wore coarse cloth, sitting beside the driver at the front; his carriage was well covered, so even when it swayed, no one knew what was inside.

"How come we suddenly changed carriages?" Zhuang Miao still didn't know what happened last night; only this morning did the kids tell her to switch carriages.

She switched in a daze, not even having time to react.

"Oh, our safety is in their hands." Jiang Yunchu took a sip of water; unusually today she didn't touch a book.

They had traveled half a day, and the road was very quiet.

"Bai Zhi." Jiang Yunchu called softly.

Bai Zhi immediately handed over a sheet of paper with the arrangements for all twelve written on it; seeing their arrangements, it was actually quite reasonable.

It was just a bit immature, with some childish whimsy, but that's fine.

"Alert." Kang Zhi Chun suddenly said.

Before Kang Zhi Chun spoke, Jiang Yunchu, Bai Zhi, and the one-eared person had already sensed something odd.

In fact there were covert guards, especially for the children's safety, and also to see how much hatred that group held toward the Regent Prince's Manor, or toward her personally.

She specifically sought Steward Yun and requested thirty men of Ning Chengyan.

Using his people to protect his children and the Princess Consort shouldn't be excessive, right?

Every time like this, she can't help but sigh: there's no one under her command, she can't move an inch, and if she wants to take a step, she has to scrape together resources from everywhere.

Here they come……

Jiang Yunchu's voice was low, but the corner of her mouth curled into a smile.

They've only just left the capital by a hundred li, and they can't resist attacking already? Their self‑control is lacking.

Everyone, heighten vigilance.

Zhi Chun looked at the all‑dead‑silent surroundings; she had already received Nai Xin's warning—they had entered the encirclement.

Kill!

In an instant, many people emerged from the woods, wearing mismatched clothes; although their faces were covered with cloths, their broken weapons and shabby attire made it clear they weren't specially trained—more likely……

Bandits!

Execute the third plan.

Kang Nai Xin, a small figure, sat on a tall horse, looking somewhat odd, yet her orders flowed out in an orderly manner, letting Kang Zhi Chun issue commands.

This road I opened, this tree……

Before he finished speaking, a youth appeared, holding a silver spear taller than himself, already lunging forward: "This tree is what my grandfather planted, grandson—look at my spear!"

In an instant, it sounded like the charge horn had blown, and both sides began to clash.

People of the south, aid the southwest.

Kang Zhi Chun's voice started out orderly, but later everyone's shouting grew louder, making a single voice seem insignificant.

Some had already gone red‑eyed from killing, their weapons gradually staining red.

Kang Zhi Chun's position was initially safe, but as she spoke, people began to edge closer to her.

Slay you, you wretched little thing!

The bandits had already lost several; seeing their fallen comrades, the remaining ones each exerted their full strength.

Kang Zhi Chun leaned back to dodge the swinging blade, but the breakout forces weren't just one or two; immediately another axe came at her as well.

You dare touch my sister? Have you asked me?

At this moment, Kang Zhi Xia arrived, the corner of his mouth bearing an evil smile, his long sword quickly flicked up, blocking a person's deadly strike.

Afterwards, he quickly engaged in battle with the person wielding an axe.

Zhuang Miao watched everything outside, watching the children, each one showing no fear at all—are they still the children from before?

The dainty Zi Wei, and the usually silent but soft and cute Nai Xin, the two of them faced the enemy without the slightest panic, making her feel as if she were getting to know them anew.

"They……"

Zhuang Miao didn't know what to say, nor did she know how to say it.

Jiang Yunchu gave a light smile, "Aunt, don't you think that this is truly who they are?"

"Unbound, living as they wish, that is originally who they are."

Moreover, Kang Wen's attack, with its forward-moving momentum, layered upon itself, and the fighting spirit rose.

Although Kang Wu had been hiding in the back, he wasn't idle; each of his attacks protected the final barrier.

In her eyes, they had always been children needing protection.

It turns out that, unbeknownst to them, they have grown up and can now protect themselves.