Yi Huan suppressed her laughter, suddenly finding it quite amusing to tease the boy.

Since he's treating her like a female river bandit, then she'll play the role of a female river bandit for once. With Shen Jiazhen entertaining her on the way back to the capital, it certainly won't be boring.

"Haha, you guessed it! Who told you to be naughty? You need to take good care of yourself and have a baby with me. Maybe then I can even grow old with you!"

Shen Jiazhen was so angry that he got out of bed, even though the young lady from Dawanzhai was just as beautiful as the young ladies from the capital.

But his heart is so vicious, and he has taken countless lives; he would never associate with such a person.

"You wish!"

Shen Jiazhen ran out, but as soon as he stepped outside, he was glared at by two warriors at the door, and he dared not make any move.

The entire caravan was dressed discreetly, and the warriors' eyes were sharper than those of the river bandits. Moreover, they all only obeyed Yi Huan's orders.

"You can't escape. Come here obediently and drink this bowl of medicine..."

Shen Jiazhen refused to drink, but he was no match for Yi Huan. Yi Huan grabbed him by the back of his collar with just one hand.

He slumped back into the chair, his head held down by Yi Huan, who forcefully poured the bowl of detoxifying medicine down his throat.

She only released Shen Jiazhen after he finished drinking the medicine.

"I'm warning you, don't try to get the medicine out. Even if you manage to vomit it out, I'll catch it in a foot bath basin and then force you to drink it again..."

Yi Huan knew what Shen Jiazhen wanted to do without even turning around; he really was a stubborn yet gentle young man.

Shen Jiazhen was so aggrieved that he was about to cry. He didn't know what would happen after drinking the medicine.

He hasn't even met the woman of his dreams yet, and he's about to lose his virginity to a bandit. How is he supposed to live after that?

"If you don't kill me today, my father will never let you off the hook. You're a shameless female bandit, don't even think about touching me..."

Yi Huan rubbed the bridge of his nose, trying not to laugh. Why was this big boy acting all wronged?

"Don't worry about that. When you see your father next time, he might even thank me and give me a lot of property as compensation."

What about you? Stay here, recover, and get ready to be a father.

"I don't want to, I'm only seventeen..."

Yi Huan stopped teasing him and had dinner prepared and brought up. She and Shen Jiazhen ate a simple meal together.

But Shen Jiazhen always looked at her with wariness. Even if she wanted to tease him, she had to make him relax first so he could eat and detoxify.

"Shen Jiazhen, you eat first..."

Shen Jiazhen hugged herself tightly, remaining proudly still.

Yi Huan chuckled: "If you come over and eat this meal, I'll allow you to negotiate with me."

These words seemed to persuade Shen Jiazhen. He looked at Yi Huan with some doubt, and then slowly walked over.

He first smelled the food, his eyes never leaving Yi Huan, afraid that she was going to do something else to him.

"It's not poisonous. I'll eat it first to show you."

Seeing Yi Huan pick up some rice from his bowl and take a bite of each of the three dishes, he finally felt relieved and began to eat heartily.

Before he could even swallow his food, he was already eager to speak to Yi Huan.

"We agreed to negotiate, but I'm not feeling well right now, you can't force me to do that..."

"What?"

Yi Huan deliberately asked him a question, but the boy blushed and choked on his food.

He covered his neck and coughed incessantly.

Yi Huan poured him a glass of water, and he drank a large glass before he felt better.

"Alright, alright, considering you're not feeling well, I'll wait until you're feeling better before doing that, is that alright?"

When Shen Jiazhen heard Yi Huan agree, he breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he could at least delay the inevitable.

He could escape when the bandits weren't looking, and once he found the government, he could go home.

"You've stated your terms, now it's my turn!"

Yi Huan's smug and triumphant smile frightened Shen Jiazhen.

"you say……"

"As for me, I know a bit about medicine. I will personally take care of your health, and you are not allowed to resist."

Shen Jiazhen: "..."

This female bandit also knows medicine?

Shen Jiazhen thought to himself, "This is it, I'm doomed." He had planned to use his poor health as an excuse, but if this female bandit knew medicine, wouldn't she know everything about his health?

"Uh... okay, but you also have to promise me that I can move freely in this bandit's den and you're not allowed to lock me up again, otherwise you can forget about my child and forget about getting any money from the Shen family."

"make a deal……"

After dinner, Shen Jiazhen walked around Dawangzhai. It was surrounded by high walls and there wasn't even a dog hole.

He was a frail scholar; how could he possibly escape?

"Young Master Shen, it's windy in the village tonight. Why are you still wandering around outside? Go back and rest."

Shi Shuang and several caravan members had just returned to Dawangzhai, but their boat might take several more days to be repaired.

"What...do you do in this Dawangzhai village?"

Shen Jiazhen hadn't seen Shi Shuang since the day he was captured. Shi Shuang looked very unfamiliar, but he remembered that there were two leaders in Dawangzhai, both of whom were very large.

"Oh, I'm the manager here, in charge of purchasing."

"I've been here all day, and I still haven't seen your boss and second-in-command?"

Shi Shuang chuckled to himself. It was indeed a delightful thing that Miss didn't want them to tell Young Master Shen their identities.

"Boss, they went to catch fish in the river down the mountain, and they haven't come back yet."

Shen Jiazhen didn't understand what they meant by "catching fish".

Are these people river bandits? Are they going to rob passing ships on the river again? Is that why they're called "fishing"?

A bad person is indeed a bad person.

"Wait a minute, has your village ever kept dogs before?"

Having lived in the Chen family for many years, Shi Shuang had learned a bit about how to read people's expressions.

Moreover, the person he was facing was Shen Jiazhen, a young boy who was innocent and carefree, and whose every thought was written all over his face.

Asking him if he's ever owned a dog probably means he's looking for a dog hole so he can escape when they're not looking.

"What's the point of keeping dogs in a bandit's den? Dogs are no match for bandits..."

Shen Jiazhen returned to his room somewhat disappointed. Of all the people in the village, he was the only one who was weak and pitiful!

They also had to constantly guard against the risk of losing their virginity.

"You're back, take off your clothes..." Yi Huan said!

Shen Jiazhen hugged his clothes tightly, looking troubled: "Can I not take them off?"

"How can I administer acupuncture to you if you don't take your clothes off? Do you even want to get better?"

Yi Huan held a packet of silver needles in her hand. Playing around and joking around were one thing, but detoxifying Shen Jiazhen was no joke.

"You can't go back on your word after you've promised me..."

"Don't worry, I value long-term benefits and am not in a hurry."

Shen Jiazhen carefully walked to the bed, reluctantly took off his outer clothes, and let Yi Huan give him acupuncture.

After the acupuncture treatment was completed, Yi Huan said to Shen Jiazhen before leaving.

"By the way, I have already sent a message to your father by carrier pigeon. I believe that in a few days, your father will receive news about you and your current situation."

"You...you...what did you say? You sent a message to my father by carrier pigeon? How did you know where my father was? What exactly did you say to him?"