Qin Kou'er really couldn't understand what Lan Linxue was thinking.

Frowning, Qin Kou'er pointed outside with an incredulous look on her face. "The rain hasn't stopped yet! And it's still at least an hour and a half until dawn. Are you sure you're hungry?"

"Yes! I'm hungry!" Lan Linxue raised an eyebrow, her willful fox eyes filled with determination. "Steamed buns! We have to eat them now! And they have to be freshly steamed, piping hot, and smell of earth!"

"Pah!" Qu Ling'er finally couldn't take it anymore. She walked over to Qin Kou'er and glared fiercely at Lan Linxue. "Sect Leader! This guy is utterly useless. Besides being unreasonable, he's completely worthless. Why don't we just kill him and hand him over to Lan Xiuyuan? Lan Xiuyuan is a hundred times better than him, and he and Sect Leader are a perfect match! There's no need to waste time on this idiot!..."

Before Qu Ling'er could finish speaking, Lan Linxue suddenly stood up, grabbed a chair, and flew out.

Qu Ling'er dodged the attack and smashed the chair to pieces with a single blow.

Taking advantage of this moment, Lan Linxue pulled Qin Kou'er to her side and also sprinkled sulfur on Qu Ling'er!

"I'll burn you to death, you terrifying, ugly monster!"

After saying that, he grabbed Qin Kou'er and quickly walked towards the door. There were rumors all over the place that were bad for him, and he had to get Qin Kou'er away quickly, lest this damned woman also believe the slander and dump him!

Qin Kou'er's head was starting to ache from Lan Linxue's tugging. "Lan Linxue! It's really pouring rain outside. If we encounter a landslide, we..."

"Even if it's raining knives from the sky, we're still going to eat steamed buns!" Lan Linxue stopped in her tracks, turned around angrily, and shouted at Qin Kou'er, "Are you planning to kill me and hand me over to Lan Xiuyuan, intending to become adulterers and live happily ever after?"

Qin Kou'er stared at Lan Linxue and immediately knew that he was being petty. Qu Ling'er's words earlier had upset him, which was why he was acting so willfully.

Knowing Lan Linxue's style of doing things, Qin Kou'er suppressed her anger and calmly instructed Qu Feng'er, "Keep a close eye on the situation here. If anything changes, notify me immediately! Also, tell Yan Nuo to keep an eye on the situation in the city and maintain contact!"

"Yes!" Qu Feng'er nodded slightly.

After giving the instructions, Qin Kou'er turned around and looked helplessly at Lan Linxue, "Let's go eat some steamed buns!"

Lan Linxue snorted and grabbed Qin Kou'er's hand tightly as she walked out.

The only way Lan Linxue knew was the way he came, but it was hard to say whether Lan Xiuyuan's men were still guarding that place. After spinning around three times, Qin Kou'er finally couldn't take it anymore and led him out of the secret room through a back exit.

Sure enough, the night was pitch black and the rain was pouring down.

Lan Linxue frowned and looked around, asking in confusion, "Is this the back mountain?"

"What back mountain? This is far from Yangzhou City, it's in Lianjiafang behind the Temple of Heroines. The forest here isn't exactly dense, but it's quite high and remote. It will take us at least a day to get back to Qijiamiao. However, if we continue south, we should be able to reach Sunjia Town before sunrise. Then you can have hot steamed buns! But you'd better think it over carefully, with this heavy rain, if we go, we'll have to cross a cliff, which is a bit dangerous. Don't complain if your clothes and shoes get wet and dirty, Your Highness!"

"Sunjia Town?" Lan Linxue seemed to remember something and murmured to himself. But when Qin Kou'er finished speaking, the thoughtful expression on his face changed again, and he impatiently pulled at Qin Kou'er, "Why are you so long-winded?! Just leave when I tell you to!"

As he spoke, regardless of how heavy or light the rain was, he grabbed Qin Kou'er and stepped out.

Qin Kou'er felt like she was going crazy!

She could understand Lan Linxue's antics; this young master was never normal for a single day.

But she, the head of Qin Tian Pavilion, actually joined in his foolish antics, something that had never happened in her eighteen years of life. Heaven knows what got into her, that she would risk her life running with him in the pouring rain.

The two of them were completely soaked by the rain after walking for a short while.

While battling the rain, Lan Linxue turned around and shouted at Qin Kou'er, "Isn't there a raincoat or something in the secret room?"

Qin Kou'er remained elegant, and although she was drenched in the rain and could barely open her eyes, she showed no sign of panic.

Hearing Lan Linxue's question, she nodded: "Yes! The secret room has everything!"

Lan Linxue immediately shouted angrily, "Then why don't you take it out? Look at the state we've become after being soaked!"

Qin Kou'er turned to look at Lan Linxue calmly, and raised her voice, saying, "You have to bear the consequences of your decisions! If you want to be willful, you have to accept the results! This is to teach you a lesson!"

Lan Linxue stared wide-eyed at Qin Kou'er as if she were a lunatic: "But you're getting soaked too? You're suffering like this just to teach me a lesson? Are you crazy?"

Qin Kou'er smiled slightly and said loudly to Lan Linxue, "I'm not afraid of any storms because I chose to follow you! Even if I get struck by lightning, I can bear it myself! So, Lan Linxue! If you want me to suffer less next time, you'd better control your willful temper!"

Lan Linxue looked at Qin Kou'er for a while, then suddenly pulled her into a tight embrace.