Chapter 150

The branch thrown by Xiao Hei seemed to have hit the man hard. Fan Xiaoxiao saw him suddenly stand up and then angrily walk towards them. Xiao Bao, frightened, pulled Xiao Yu and hid behind Fan Xiaoxiao.

"Did you throw this out?!"

As the person drew closer, Fan Xiaoxiao could finally see clearly. Although the newcomer was dressed in tattered men's clothing, her eyebrows and eyes were like those in a landscape painting, with a delicate nose and beautiful lips. This was no man; she was clearly an extremely beautiful young woman!

However, this beautiful young woman looked pale and weak, as if she wasn't feeling well. Seeing that Fan Xiaoxiao remained silent, a cold glint appeared in her eyes.

I'm asking you a question!

Fan Xiaoxiao snapped out of her daze and waved to the woman repeatedly.

"Uh, it's a misunderstanding! We didn't mean to!"

What a joke! They didn't mean to hit her; who knew this young lady would just happen to be there? And then that unlucky guy, Xiao Hei, threw something right at her.

"Really?" The beautiful young woman still looked at Fan Xiaoxiao with some suspicion, but seeing that her eyes didn't seem to be faking it, she didn't investigate further.

"Miss Fan! What happened down there?"

Xiao Hei was currently hidden in the canopy of the osmanthus tree and couldn't see clearly what was happening below. He could only tell from the sounds of Fan Xiaoxiao and the others talking that they seemed to have encountered something.

"Young hero! Stop throwing branches down recklessly! You just hit a traveler who was resting under the tree!"

"Okay! I understand."

After receiving a reply, Fan Xiaoxiao smiled helplessly at the woman: "Please forgive us, madam. We were just passing by and saw that the osmanthus trees were growing well, so we wanted to pick some to make rice wine. It's truly our fault that we threw it at you..."

Before she could finish speaking, the woman beside her swayed, then went limp and collapsed.

"!!!?"

Fan Xiaoxiao was startled by this sudden turn of events, her eyes widening in shock. She exchanged a bewildered glance with the two little ones behind her. Honestly, she hadn't even touched this woman! How could she have just fallen down like that?! Was this some kind of staged accident?!

"Hey!"

Just then, Little Blackie on the tree flipped down and immediately saw the person lying on the ground.

"Huh? What happened? Did I knock him unconscious?!"

Xiao Bao emerged from behind Fan Xiaoxiao, his little face scrunched up as he looked at the person lying in front of him: "Brother Xiao Hei, let's take this sister back and check on her, it wouldn't be good if she died..."

The little dumpling's words were frightening, which made Xiaoyu glare at him: "What nonsense are you talking about! This person just fainted."

As they were talking, Fan Xiaoxiao walked over to the woman and tried to help her up.

But just as she was about to make a move, she vaguely saw the jade pendant on the woman's neck. She was slightly taken aback, grabbed the red string and looked at it. It was a white jade lotus flower with a small white character engraved on the back.

She twitched her hand, narrowed her eyes, and finally decided to pretend she didn't understand anything and put the jade pendant back.

Xiao Hei walked over: "Miss Fan, let me help you."

"Okay! Thank you for your help, young hero Xiao Hei."

A moment later, the group led the woman back to the carriage, where they happened to run into Madam Fan and Granny Wang, who had just finished washing clothes.

The two looked at the person behind Xiao Hei with some confusion: "Sister, weren't you going to pick osmanthus flowers? Who is this person?"

Their commotion attracted the Ghost Doctor's attention, who poked his head out of the carriage. When he saw that Xiao Hei was carrying a stranger on his back, the old man frowned and asked with some disdain, "Kids, what kind of thing did you pick up?"

"Old man, this woman seems to have been injured by us. Could you take a look?"

"You got hurt? You'll be fine after lying down for a while! I'm not going to look at you, old man!"

Upon hearing that the man had only suffered minor injuries, the Ghost Doctor turned and left without giving him any face.

"Show it to her."

Gu Zhongtai sat beside the carriage, staring intently at the person on Xiao Hei's back, his eyes icy cold.

The Ghost Doctor was about to speak again when Gu Chongtai glanced at him. His gaze was icy, sending a shiver down his spine. The words he wanted to say lingered on his tongue, but he swallowed them back.

"Tsk, I see, is that not enough?! So annoying!"

Fan Xiaoxiao smiled slightly and gestured for Xiao Hei to carry the woman to the carriage they were using.

The ghost doctor reluctantly went over, examined the woman's eyelids, and then took her pulse.

"Grandpa, what's wrong with her?" Fan Xiaoxiao asked, her brows furrowing as she watched the Ghost Doctor remain silent with a somber expression.

"Grandpa Fatty, did we break this sister?" Xiao Bao asked, looking worriedly at the person lying in the carriage.

The Ghost Doctor glanced at them, then chuckled and withdrew his hand.

"Tch, nothing serious, just hungry from not eating for too long! Give her something to eat when she wakes up, and she'll be bouncing around again in half a day."

"..."

It turns out this person fainted because they were hungry.

After figuring out the reason, Fan Xiaoxiao cooked some food for the woman. Then, after greeting everyone, she took the two little ones to pick osmanthus flowers.

About half an hour later, she returned with two children. Upon their return, she saw the woman in the carriage standing guard against the crowd, looking extremely wary. The woman showed no intention of accepting the food that Madam Fan was holding.

Fan Xiaoxiao walked over and put down the basket full of osmanthus flowers.

"What's going on?"

When Madam Fan saw her return, she handed her the food with a hint of helplessness: "Sister, this lady won't let us near her after she woke up. She won't say a word, and we're just stuck like this."

As Fan Xiaoxiao took the food, she subconsciously glanced around at the spot where Gu Zhongtai had been sitting. There was no one there; it seemed they had already returned to the carriage behind.

"Who exactly are you?" The woman in the carriage finally spoke, but she addressed Fan Xiaoxiao directly.

Fan Xiaoxiao stared at her eyes for a while, lamented the injustice of the Creator, and then sighed before briefly introducing her group.

"Hey, we're just merchants fleeing from disaster. My name is Xiaoxiao, and these are my family. You were hit by us under the osmanthus tree and passed out. We thought you were injured by us, so we brought you back."

Fan Xiaoxiao didn't mention her surname, only briefly stating her given name.

"The osmanthus tree...it's you." After being reminded, the woman finally remembered where she was. Her wary attitude softened slightly.

Seeing the opportunity, Fan Xiaoxiao handed over the food she was holding: "This is some porridge made of coarse flour. If you are hungry, you can eat some. I will put the food here."

After saying that, she actually put the bowl and chopsticks on the car. After taking two steps back, she picked up the basket of osmanthus flowers next to her and went to a shady place to pick them out.

The woman hesitated for a long time, but in the end, she didn't touch the bowl of porridge. Fan Xiaoxiao didn't pay much attention to it and walked towards the carriage behind with the osmanthus flowers she had picked out.

"Little sister, where are you going?"

Fan Xiaoxiao waved the basket in her hand: "Go to the carriage in the back to dry the flowers."

"Hmm? The back?"

The fragrance of osmanthus blossoms gradually drew near, and Gu Zhongtai slightly opened his eyes. The next moment, the carriage curtain was lifted from the outside, and Fan Xiaoxiao came up carrying a basket: "I thought your bargaining chip for going to Tianshan was something, but it turns out it's her."

"The daughter of the current prime minister—Shiro Asagao."

(End of this chapter)