Chapter 455: Riding Together

Abu was in a hurry to see his elder sister, so how could he travel quickly and stealthily with a stranger?

But after seeing his elder sister, he had to rush back to Wei.

Then he said with a cold face, "I will take you to the government office, and then the government officials will take you home."

The girl blinked her eyes and tears fell, "My father wants to marry me to an old man who is the same age as him.

That man was extremely cruel. I heard that he had tortured several wives to death. I didn't dare to marry him, so I ran away.

Unexpectedly, we were robbed by bandits again on the road, and they said they wanted me to be the eighteenth concubine of their bandit leader.

I was in their hands for a few days, but the government officials didn't notice. This shows that the government is either useless or in cahoots with the bandits.

Also, my father has absolute power in Pu State. As soon as I enter the government, he will know my whereabouts. With his nature of selling his daughter for fame and fortune, he will soon hand me over to that old man.

Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. I ask for a brave man to save people to the end."

Abu frowned. "According to what you said, your father should be a powerful figure in Pu State. Why would he need to please others?"

"But that old man is more powerful than my father."

The girl was worried that Abu would abandon him, so she wanted to gain sympathy, so she added, "That man is Chi Lie, a big bad guy, a very bad, very bad person."

Abu's eyes flickered slightly, "Chilie?"

The girl nodded heavily, "Do you also know that country, strong man? I heard that they eat raw meat and beat women.

I have little strength and can't run fast. If I were in his hands, my life would be in danger. It's a pity that I have just reached the age of 15 and have not had the chance to experience many wonderful things before I die. I don't want to die... wow..."

She opened her mouth, revealing her white teeth like millet beads, and burst into tears.

Only then did Abu look at her carefully. Her flawless fair face, her fingers so slender that they had almost no joints, and the brocade clothes she wore made her look like a girl who had been carefully raised in a wealthy family.

He is still a spoiled and naive child.

Otherwise, why would she not even disguise herself when escaping from the marriage? She would just be dressed in gorgeous clothes, staring at a bright and beautiful face.

If the bandits didn't rob her, who would they rob?

Abu had a guess in his mind that the woman had a good family background, a powerful father, and could marry into the Chilie alliance.

This girl is either a royal relative or the daughter of a high-ranking official.

His eyes turned, and he said in embarrassment, "But I'm going to the Imperial City, which is a different direction from you."

"You...you want to go to the imperial city?" The girl stopped crying.

Abu nodded.

The girl was silent for a moment, then took off her outer brocade robe and threw it off the cliff. Then, as if she had made a great decision, she said, "I will go to the imperial city with you."

When the old man's men find her clothes at the foot of the cliff, they might think that she fell off the cliff, and feel sad and regretful.

By then, when she appears again, the old man will be worried about losing her again and will probably change his mind.

The experience of being kidnapped by bandits made her afraid to leave Pu State again. The world outside was indeed as dangerous as the old man said.

She had to return to the imperial city.

Even if she wanted to escape from marriage, she had to return to a place she was familiar with and hide there.

But she had previously gotten rid of her bodyguards in order to escape her marriage, and now she was going back alone, and there was a high possibility that she would encounter danger again on the way.

The man in front of me suddenly fell from the sky and beat the bandits to the ground in a few seconds. He is quite skilled. It will be much safer to follow him back.

Although this man looks cold, he saved her and must be a good person.

Thinking of this, the girl became more determined to follow him to the imperial city.

But I heard Abu say, "But it's inconvenient for me to take you with me."

The girl's expression froze, and her abacus shattered to the ground. Seeing Abu's indifferent expression, which seemed to indicate that he might abandon her at any moment, she hurriedly asked, "You're not from Pu, are you?"

Abu shook his head.

"But I am. I am from the Imperial City. You are from another place, so you are definitely not familiar with Pu State."

She patted her chest and said, "I know this, maybe I can help you.

Doesn’t the book say that a drop of water should be repaid with a spring of water? The brave man saved my life, how can I be ungrateful?

Only by following the strong man can I have the chance to repay him."

The bulging chest was trembling when it was slapped. Abu's eyes caught the scene unexpectedly and he quickly looked away.

I became more and more certain that this girl had probably been protected too well in the past and had no sense of danger at all.

The girl thought Abu didn't want to take her with her, so she tried to pull Abu's sleeve and said, "Please take me with you, brave man. I will definitely repay you."

Her tone was pleading, but not humble, and her chubby face showed her innocence and eagle-eyedness.

Abu took a step back and said, "We just met, aren't you afraid that I'm a bad person?"

"Bad guys wouldn't ask me that."

Abu choked, it actually made some sense. Although he had his own reasons for bringing her back, he was not a good person.

Then he asked, "Can you ride a horse?"

Chi Lie's marriage with Pu State at this time must be for food. If it can be disrupted, perhaps my sister's plan will go more smoothly.

Knowing that Abu agreed, the girl quickly said, "Yes."

Only when she really got on the horse did Abu realize that her skills were limited to strolling on the pony. To ride a big horse, she needed someone to hold the reins.

Abu was very upset. He had no time to waste, so he had to put her in front of him, ride on the same horse with her, and gallop all the way to the imperial city of Pu State.

But one day while running, he suddenly smelled a faint smell of blood. His nose moved and he was sure that the smell of blood came from the woman in front of him.

He quickly stopped the horse and found that the girl was pale and her teeth were gritting.

"What’s wrong with you?"

"I've never ridden a horse for so long before."

The girl looked a little painful, her almond eyes misty, "Can we rest for a while before we go?"

Abu glanced at her trembling legs and suddenly realized that the girl must have been riding a horse for too long, causing her thighs to be rubbed and bleeding.

He seldom came into contact with such delicate girls. When his elder sister was very young, she would often ride on horseback for days on end in order to train in riding and archery.

It was normal for him to ride a horse as a secret guard, so he didn't think of this.

Looking at the sky, Abu found an inn in a nearby town and planned to let the girl rest in the inn at night while he went to meet his sister first.

But when he saw the girl dismounting with her legs so weak that she almost fell to her knees, Abu finally went to a nearby clinic and bought ointment for her.

When the girl saw this, her eyes lit up like stars.

She knew that this person was not a bad person, because a bad person would not buy ointment for her.

It was obvious that Abu had no intention of entering the next room and walked straight to the door of the inn. She panicked again and limped after him, "Are you leaving?"

She was worried about being left behind. "I just took a break. If you're in a hurry, I can leave now."

Looking down at her feet, Abu said, "Apply the medicine. Rest in the inn and don't run around. I'll pick you up when I'm done."

"Are you really coming?"

"Um."

The girl smiled, "Then I believe you. I haven't repaid you yet. By the way, my name is Xing'er. I don't know what to call a strong man?"

She wanted to ask while she was on horseback, but the horse was running too fast and the wind blew into her mouth, so she couldn't open her mouth at all.

"Shi Xinglan."

This is the new name given to him by his father.

"But the stars among the myriad stars?"

Abu nodded.

Xing'er was surprised, "What a coincidence! It happened to me too. My father...my old man said that it rained for a month straight before I was born, and the crops in the fields looked like they were about to be killed by the rain.

But the night I was born, the rain suddenly stopped and the sky was filled with stars. The next day, it was clear again. He said I was his lucky star... but he wanted to marry me to a terrible man.

Her voice gradually lowered, and her eyes stared at Abu, "You won't lie to me. You will come to pick me up, right?"