At the same time, the fourth in command flashed by like a black shadow, as fast as a ghost, and disappeared from their sight in an instant.

Qiye immediately used his Qinggong skills to chase in the direction he disappeared.

His throat felt like it was burning with pain. Lingzhi couldn't even make a sound as he watched the Fifth Boss, who had escaped with the remaining bandits.

Xiao Qingyun didn't pay any attention to that at all. He took out a small white porcelain bottle from his arms, poured out the fine powder inside, and sprinkled the Ganoderma lucidum evenly on the wound on her neck. He criticized her with a stern face:

"You're like a wild and unruly beast in the mountains. No matter how powerful your opponent is, you still dare to show your claws. Now you know how powerful you are!"

After applying the medicine, he tore a piece of gauze from the hem of his clothes and wrapped it around her wound.

Lingzhi wondered if this would be unhygienic.

After hesitating for a moment, he didn't dare to say it out loud.

The main reason was that she was afraid that he would strangle her to death if he exerted too much force.

After bandaging Lingzhi's wound, he placed the small porcelain bottle in her hand and said, "This is top-quality gold medicine. A wound like yours will be almost healed in three days and shouldn't leave a scar."

Lingzhi doesn't care whether or not there will be scars, but she values her life.

Hearing this, he immediately stuffed the porcelain bottle into his arms: "Thank you."

Xiao Qingyun nodded slightly to her.

Lingzhi rubbed his hands enthusiastically: "Anything else?"

Xiao Qingyun: "..."

"You're welcome."

"I can't help it. I like good things to come in pairs."

As she spoke, Lingzhi stroked her neck and tried to stand up, but because she did not stand firmly for a moment, she fell into Xiao Qingyun's arms.

Xiao Qingyun took the opportunity to embrace her, his lips brushed against the tip of her ear, and his hot breath blew her hair.

Lingzhi felt an itch near her ear and couldn't help but shrink her neck, and was about to push him away.

Xiao Qingyun's big hand suddenly moved to her waist, and his rough thumb slid across her skin through her coat, and suddenly a tingling sensation spread throughout her body.

Lingzhi gasped in shock and couldn't help blushing.

But Xiao Qingyun chuckled, "So your waist is so thin..."

boom!

Lingzhi only felt that reason exploded into brilliant fireworks in his mind.

Her mentality was broken.

Is this still the cold and aloof Xiao Qingyun who never gives her a good face?

Why was he suddenly so flirtatious with her?

Lingzhi couldn't help but point her finger at him and stammered: "You, you, you..."

He smiled and held Lingzhi's fingers: "Let's go down the mountain!"

That’s right, I almost died just now. I must seize the time and enjoy myself in time. No, I must get down the mountain in time.

Lingzhi composed herself and left with Xiao Qingyun.

Xiao Qingyun found a horse and pulled Lingzhi onto its back, asking, "What should we do with Qiye?"

"Don't worry, he will catch up."

Xiao Qingyun seemed to be in a good mood tonight and seemed particularly easy to talk to.

Thinking of his dirty behavior just now, Lingzhi couldn't help but become active.

She asked tentatively, "The prince is away from home, is he in need of someone to serve him?"

Since setting out for Beijing, Xiao Qingyun no longer concealed his identity, so she also readily called him "Prince".

Xiao Qingyun's brows slowly furrowed under Lingzhi's gaze: "Why? Are you going to introduce me to another girl?"

In front of him, Lingzhi was like a scheming student of the teacher, and her IQ felt crushed.

She said with a weak heart: "It's been a tiring journey. Why don't you hire a concubine to serve you? It will make the journey more comfortable."

The main reason was that she still remembered the miserable fate of the young lady she had seen. If Xiao Qingyun took someone else as his concubine and broke the fate destined for the two of them, she would be completely at ease.

Thinking of this, Lingzhi added: "I think Miss Xia is not bad. She is good-looking and the daughter of the Shangshu family. It would not be a disgrace to the Regent Palace if she became your concubine."

She said this sincerely. These two people are indeed quite suitable for each other. One is ruthless and the other is immoral. They are a perfect match.

But for some reason, every time she spoke, Xiao Qingyun's face became colder.

His cold and arrogant eyes narrowed slightly, and he parted his red lips: "Since you like to help people match up so much, how about I arrange for you to enter the palace as a matchmaker, in charge of all the marriage arrangements for the unmarried princes and nobles in the palace and the capital?"

Acting as a matchmaker for a prince or noble? You'd be in danger of losing your head at any time.

I’m afraid she will be buried as soon as she enters the palace.

Lingzhi waved her hands repeatedly: "Entering the palace is not something a small servant like me can dream of. Your Highness, please stop joking."

Xiao Qingyun snorted coldly, "If you have self-awareness, you should think twice before doing anything. Some consequences are not something you can afford."

"Yes, yes, yes."

Under his high-pressure majesty, Lingzhi could only smile ingratiatingly, feeling so humiliated that she couldn't even raise her head.

However, it doesn’t matter if you can’t hold your head up. It’s better than having no head to hold up at all.

Throughout the rest of the journey, Xiao Qingyun had a cold face and didn't say a word. The air around him was gloomy, as if he would throw Lingzhi down if she dared to say another word.

Lingzhi remained silent, but rolled her eyes in her heart:

You pretend to be a gentleman with a pure heart and few desires. If you were really pure, you should not have taken the young lady as your concubine in your previous life, causing her tragic death.

What a hypocrite!

…

Qiye quickly caught up with Lingzhi and Xiao Qingyun, and as expected, the fourth in command escaped.

Lingzhi instinctively sensed a conspiracy.

Since these four leaders knew Xiao Qingyun's identity, they either had some grudge against Xiao Qingyun in the past, or someone was behind it, otherwise it would be impossible for them to instigate Black Wind Village to attack Xiao Qingyun for no reason.

Xiao Qingyun was very calm, as if he already knew who was behind the incident.

But at this point, the matter has come to an end.

The Black Wind Village's lair was raided, but although the roots were not completely eradicated, the female bandit from the fifth leader managed to escape with a few other bandits.

However, the big fish are all dead, and the few remaining small shrimps are probably not able to cause any more trouble.

After they returned, the team found an inn along the way to rest for the night.

Xiao Qingyun took Lingzhi directly into his room and asked her to have dinner with him.

This inn is not big, but I have to say that the food is quite delicious.

However, Lingzhi has always been accustomed to chatting with people while eating.

However, Xiao Qingyun chewed slowly the whole time, without looking around, as if the six words "Don't talk while eating and don't talk while sleeping" were written on his forehead.

Lingzhi had no choice but to suppress her urge to speak and eat in silence.

Xiao Qingyun ate very slowly. Even after Lingzhi was full, he was still chewing slowly.

Lingzhi wanted to curry favor with him, so she picked up some lettuce for him with chopsticks.

Make money.

I also gave him a piece of lotus root.

Evening.

Finally, I picked up a piece of broccoli for him.

Happy New Year.

Unexpectedly, he didn't even say thank you. Not only did he not eat a single bite of her dish, he also picked up a piece of chicken and started chewing it hard.

He chewed and looked at her angrily, as if he was chewing her flesh.

Lingzhi nodded to him, indicating that she understood.

Really, he is such a grown-up but still acts like a child. He doesn’t eat much vegetables and only likes to eat meat.