Chapter 137

"Have a safe journey, sir!"

Fan Xiaoxiao and her companion left the horses at the carriage shop, said goodbye to the shopkeeper, and then left the market.

"Old man, that shopkeeper just now..."

The Ghost Doctor patted Fan Xiaoxiao on the shoulder, stopping her from saying what she was about to say with a look.

"Let's find a place to stay first."

After a short while, Fan Xiaoxiao was taken by the Ghost Doctor to a wonton stall.

The two found a corner to sit down, and then Fan Xiaoxiao watched as the Ghost Doctor ordered two large bowls of wontons. Her lips twitched slightly; she admired the old man for still thinking about food at a time like this.

She sighed inwardly, picked up her spoon, and tasted a wonton floating in the soup.

Well, the meat was made from fish, so it didn't have much of a fishy smell. However, the broth was rather bland, just some scallions and salt. The flavor was rather weak, only so-so. Compared to what I used to enjoy as a foodie, it was far inferior.

Fan Xiaoxiao didn't have much of an appetite. After eating a few bites, she put down her spoon.

"Old man, did I hear the shopkeeper correctly?"

"You heard me right."

The Ghost Doctor blew on the slightly hot wontons and continued eating with a calm expression.

"It seems the news has reached Yongzhou, but don't panic, little one, you have to trust me."

After saying that, he took another bite of wonton. His seemingly unmoved demeanor was incredibly intimidating.

Fan Xiaoxiao's lips twitched. She had no choice but to trust him now, after all, the person in front of her was also a renowned ghost doctor.

She sighed helplessly, picked up her spoon again, and thought that she should eat some more so as not to waste food.

But just as she picked up the spoon, the sound of galloping horses came from the street behind her.

Fan Xiaoxiao looked in the direction of the sound and saw a tall, bright red horse galloping towards their wonton stall!

"Watch out! Watch out!" The stall owner didn't have time to protect his stall and could only shout to warn his customers about the fast horse behind them.

The rider on horseback seemed to relish the sight of the panicked crowd, laughing heartily as he lashed the red horse's rump with his leather whip.

"Giddy up! Hahahaha! Fine horse! Let's trample them!"

"Hey! Grandpa!"

As everyone fled in panic, Fan Xiaoxiao was accidentally pushed into the middle of the road by someone next to her.

"Hahahaha! Horse! See that dirty little kid? Step over there!"

The person on horseback pointed at Fan Xiaoxiao on the ground and raised the whip, lashing it against the horse's rump.

The horse's hooves slammed into the compacted ground, sending dust flying everywhere.

The oppressive feeling coming at her made Fan Xiaoxiao's eyes widen, and her heart almost stopped beating.

"baby!!!"

Fan Xiaoxiao heard the Ghost Doctor's heart-wrenching screams, and everything before her eyes seemed to move in slow motion.

She closed her eyes, her first reaction being to tremble and clutch her head, trying to curl herself into a ball to minimize the area of ​​injury. Her second thought was that she was going to die, and what would she do about the wine she owed Gu Zhongtai?

Just as she was lost in thought, the red horse let out a piercing scream. This was followed by the woman's scream and the sound of something heavy falling to the ground.

"?"

Fan Xiaoxiao opened one eye, trembling all over. She saw the red horse had fallen to the ground, panting heavily. The woman in fine clothes on the horse was being held in the arms of a servant-like person, who seemed to have been frightened.

In front of Fan Xiaoxiao stood a tall man, bathed in light. He was dressed in armor, his back to Fan Xiaoxiao, so his features were not clearly visible.

"Princess, riding horses is forbidden within the city limits!"

The man seemed to be suppressing a lot of anger, and he almost said those words through gritted teeth.

Princess! ?

Fan Xiaoxiao was startled and immediately looked at the woman in the gorgeous clothes. She saw that this woman had upturned eyebrows, phoenix eyes, thin lips, and dark hair, and her hair was tied up high with a fine purple jade hair clip.

This is Princess Renle?! The city lord of Yongzhou City!

The man's words seemed to displease Princess Renle. She glanced at the attendant, signaling him to set her down, and strode over to the man. Chin held high, she sneered arrogantly, "This city belongs to me! I can do whatever I want with it! But you, General Yu, you injured my Hong'er, what are we going to do about that?"

As the princess approached, Fan Xiaoxiao could clearly see that the man's body became extremely stiff.

"What does the princess wish to do?"

"Heh, I think..."

The princess moved closer to General Yu, seemingly speaking intimately to him.

However, what she said seemed to displease General Yu, and Fan Xiaoxiao could see with her own eyes that the other party's hands were trembling with anger.

"Baby! Baby!"

Just as Fan Xiaoxiao was at a loss for what to do, the Ghost Doctor squatted down behind her and called out to her softly.

Fan Xiaoxiao was taken aback, her gaze sweeping over the two who were still facing off.

Without changing his expression, he stepped back. The princess seemed to have finished speaking, and took a slight step back, her eyes filled with unbridled aggression.

"Well, if you agree, I won't hold Hong'er's matter against you, and I might even... let the child behind you go."

Fan Xiaoxiao stiffened, feeling the two men's gazes about to fall on her. Just then, the Ghost Doctor grabbed her by the collar.

Before Ren Le could even frown and speak, the Ghost Doctor pulled down his cloak, grabbed Fan Xiaoxiao, and slipped out of the crowd.

This sudden turn of events startled many, and General Yu also showed a hint of surprise. He then smiled and said to the princess, "Your Highness, I regret that I cannot comply with your request! Xiao Hong is not seriously injured. I have other matters to attend to, so I will not delay you any longer. Farewell!"

After speaking, General Yu turned and disappeared into the crowd with his men, giving the princess no chance to stop him. These successive disappearances completely darkened the princess's expression, and she slapped the servant beside her.

"Useless! Useless! You actually let someone be kidnapped right under my nose?! Aren't you going to chase after them?!"

"yes!"

...

"Grandpa, Grandpa! I... I can't go on, please put me down!"

The bumpy ride made Fan Xiaoxiao feel nauseous, and she covered her mouth, looking pale and sickly.

"Hey! Don't spit it out!"

The Ghost Doctor quickly found a place to stop, and as soon as Xiaoxiao landed, she hugged a withered tree and started vomiting violently.

"Baby, you're so useless!"

The Ghost Doctor shook his head and clicked his tongue repeatedly as he looked at her pathetic appearance.

"Hmm... old man, stop making sarcastic remarks. Let's hurry and get the carriage! We need to get out of here quickly!"

Fan Xiaoxiao was getting anxious. That princess was clearly not a kind person, and it seemed that she still remembered her. If she couldn't leave the city, she would be finished.

Unexpectedly, the Ghost Doctor simply waved his hand dismissively after hearing her words.

"Alright, alright. Don't worry! I have a plan!"

(End of this chapter)