Gu Xin rubbed her nose and chuckled foolishly, "I knew you'd do this, that's why I didn't say so sooner!"

Lu Zheng helplessly rubbed her already messy hair.

Gu Xin slapped his hand away: "Brother Yuanyuan, don't ruffle my hair. Mother said that when you're out and about, you have to pay attention to your appearance."

Lu Zheng laughed: "It's still a mess even if I don't rub it! Besides, your face is all dirty, and your clothes are torn by thorns. How can you look presentable?"

Gu Xin frowned and looked Lu Zheng up and down: "You're even more of a mess than me. Before, you were all clean and tidy, a handsome young man. Now, humph, you look like a big white dog from the village after rolling around in the woods!"

Lu Zheng raised his chin: "I'm a big white dog, and you're a little tabby cat!"

Gu Xin retorted, "Even if I spend money, I'm not a kitten, I'm a little tiger!"

Lu Zheng poked at the ground with his finger, then grabbed Gu Xin: "Okay, okay, little tiger, I'll draw you something that's a little tiger's signature. Don't move!"

After adding a mud-colored "king" character to Gu Xin's forehead, Lu Zheng was satisfied.

Gu Xin imitated him, poking at the dirt a few times, then poking Lu Zheng's nose: "Be a good big white dog, let me, the king of the forest, bestow a black nose upon you!"

Lu Zheng obediently let her poke him: "Your Highness, is there anything your little dog can do for you?"

Seeing Lu Zheng like this, Gu Xin laughed so hard she rolled on the ground: "Hahahaha, Brother Yuanyuan, you're a little puppy, but you're not a big white dog, you're a big spotted dog! Hahahaha..."

Lu Zheng also lay down on the ground, turning to look at Gu Xin, who was rolling around laughing while clutching her stomach, and a smile curved his lips.

Once again, I wish time could stop at this moment, and I hope that Xin Xin can always keep smiling.

...

At the top of the cliff, Gu Hui looked rather defeated. Meng Meng had already thrown the two dead men to the bottom of the cliff. The only one left was a man in black who had been stabbed by Gu Hui and was on the verge of death. He was also tied up with a rope around Gu Hui's waist.

Meng Meng cut a large pile of vines and sat down next to Gu Hui to braid ropes.

Neither of them spoke.

Meng Meng had finished weaving a whole bunch and was about to cut some more to continue weaving when someone arrived.

A carriage driver saw the bloodstains on the ground, the bound man in black, the pale-faced Gu Hui, and the menacing Meng Meng. He quickly whipped his horse to urge it through the area.

"Stop! Stop!" To everyone's surprise, a familiar voice came from inside the carriage as it passed the two of them.

Meng Meng looked over and couldn't help but frown. What was this guy doing here?

The person in the carriage was Xie Nanfeng. He was still bruised and battered. Yesterday, Madam Xie had really hardened her heart and found two of the family's most capable guards to personally escort Xie Nanfeng to Kuncheng. They had breakfast before setting off. Xie Nanfeng was also scolded by Lord Xie and pestered by Xie Zhiyi for a while. It was only at this time that they arrived here.

Xie Nanfeng didn't dare to get close to Meng Meng, after all, he had slept with Meng Meng's fiancée just two days ago, and he was afraid of being beaten up.

So he moved closer to Gu Hui and asked, "Miss Gu, where are Young Master Zhou and the Third Miss? What happened? What's going on?"

Gu Hui's eyes lit up: "Do you have any rope in your car?"

Having exhausted herself and not having drunk any water yet, Gu Hui's voice was a little hoarse, but it couldn't hide her joy.

Coincidentally, to prevent Xie Nanfeng from escaping halfway, Madam Xie actually prepared ropes for the two guards, a total of four bundles, specifically for binding Xie Nanfeng.