Qin Feng silently watched Qiu Yan's retreating figure; this girl's courage was extraordinary.

After Qiu Yan distanced herself from Qin Feng, she became much more careful when walking than before.

Huaiyuan City is far from peaceful; she absolutely cannot invite trouble upon herself.

Gradually, the sky began to brighten.

However, there was still no one on the road.

Thinking of Gu Qian, Qiu Yan turned around and prepared to rush back to the inn before Gu Qian woke up.

But just as she turned around, two men in black suddenly appeared behind her.

Qiu Yan thought to herself, "Going out is bad luck."

If I had known, I wouldn't have come out.

However, bad people are still people, and it's better than having no one at all.

Since we've run into each other, why not borrow the opportunity to ask?

Qiu Yan turned around and looked the two men up and down.

One was tall and thin with a pointed face and monkey-like features; the other was short, ugly, and had a greasy face.

Upon seeing Qiu Yan clearly, the two were lost in endless daydreams.

The more he thought about it, the more lewd his expression became.

In the vast city of Huaiyuan, all the brothels were closed, so if they wanted to seek pleasure, they could only resort to robbing ordinary women.

The girls on the street are all hidden away; it's not easy for them to run into one normally.

I never expected to be so lucky this morning.

"This little beauty is really pretty." The tall, thin man's forced smile disgusted Qiu Yan. As he spoke, he reached out to stroke Qiu Yan's cheek.

"Little beauty, come back with me, I promise to treat you to the best food and drinks."

The tall, thin man spoke softly, as if afraid of startling Qiu Yan. After all, she was beautiful; he simply liked beautiful women.

Qiu Yan acted swiftly, slapping away the tall, thin man's wrist. She immediately took a step back, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"If you want to take me away, at the very least, you have to let me know your background."

The tall, thin man winced in pain, but instead of getting angry, he burst into laughter. "That's easy to say, easy to say. We are now serving as the Huaiyuan Patrol Guards, mainly responsible for maintaining order here."

He hadn't expected that this seemingly cold and aloof girl would agree to his request so quickly.

He had assumed that the girl in front of him would cry and beg for mercy like the other women.

Hearing Qiu Yan say this, the short, fat man strongly disagreed, saying that one shouldn't be so selfish.

They saw this beautiful woman together, so why should he get to enjoy her all by himself?

The short, stout man licked his lips. "Beauty, we're just patrolmen, we don't know anything about you. Come with me, I'm more considerate than that skinny guy."

The tall, thin man glanced at the short, fat man and said, "You know how to care for people? Hmph, have you forgotten how you tormented that girl a few days ago? I remember how she cried, it was so pitiful."

After saying that, he stepped forward and reached out to put his arm around Qiu Yan's waist.

Qiu Yan tilted to the side and leaned forward, dodging the arm that the tall, thin man reached out to her.

The short, stout man stood angrily in front of the tall, thin man, his brows furrowed. "Girl, don't listen to that skinny guy. He's already married. I'm different."

This skinny guy actually revealed his shortcomings in front of the beautiful woman.

Qiu Yan looked coldly at the two toads who were fighting each other for her sake, and a sly smile appeared on her face.

She turned around and kicked the short, fat man hard in the buttocks.

The short, stout man cried out in pain, his body forced forward. Looking at the tall, thin man standing in front of him, he couldn't stop himself.

Thump... The short, fat man's forehead slammed heavily into the tall, thin man's chest, making his head buzz and throb with pain.

"How dare you play tricks on us!" The short, fat man's fleshy muscles twitched, and he was about to get angry, but when he saw Qiu Yan's gentle smile, his anger immediately turned to joy, and his eyes narrowed with laughter.