Chapter 18 Waaah... You're bullying me!

Chen Yi frowned; it seemed that wasn't the case.

First, we can be certain that the person who came did not know him, otherwise they would not have asked him that question beforehand.

Secondly, the person who came to him must be related to his wife, Xiao Jinghong.

Who are Miss Xiao's enemies?

Perhaps so, after all, Xiao Jinghong, as a general guarding Shu Prefecture, had many enemies.

Chen Yi frowned subconsciously. How strong must a martial arts cultivator be to be able to bypass the Marquis's personal guards and arrive at Chunhe Garden?

Thinking like that.

Chen Yi slowly moved his feet, leaning against a few purple bamboos, and warily surveyed his surroundings.

Just as he was about to speak and continue probing, he sensed a gust of wind behind him.

At the same time, a clear, cheerful laugh rang out: "Giggle, giggle..."

No need to think too much.

Chen Yi stomped his foot, crouched down, and used his hands to support himself as he flipped to the side. His eyes were fixed on the person who had come, but he could only see a small figure passing by.

Such fast movement.

The moment her consciousness flickered, she saw the shadow close in again, with what seemed to be a bell around her neck, jingling softly.

"Since you call me a heroine, I'll let you suffer less."

As the sound arrived, a gleaming white hand followed closely behind, slapping out.

Chen Yi stared intently, the surrounding sounds vanished instantly, and all he could see was the hand that was attacking him.

His internal energy flowed unconsciously, and in an instant, it was dispersed from his dantian and sea of ​​qi back into his muscles, bones, skin, limbs, and bones.

Then, instead of retreating, he advanced, bringing his wrists together and crouching down to block – the Mountain Collapse and Sky Support Stance!

Snap!

The moment he made contact with that hand, Chen Yi gripped her wrist tightly, intending to break her arm by striking with both hands simultaneously, while using his elbow to deliver a powerful blow.

Before he could finish doing all that, the person seemed to be frightened by him and went limp, hanging on him.

"Stop, stop, stop...it hurts, it hurts, it hurts..."

"..."

Chen Yi's elbow stopped just in front of her chest, his hands still gripping her arm, as he looked her over by the light of the lanterns outside the wooden building.

It was a woman with many small braids as hair ornaments, a round, rosy, and radiant face, and a circle of silver bells hanging around her neck.

She was dressed strangely, much like the people from the mountain tribes I had seen on the road earlier. Her clothes were mainly red and blue, with a low neckline and a slit that went all the way up to her knees.

"Who are you?"

"I, I am Pei Guanli..."

Why did you try to assassinate me?

"Assassinate?"

The woman tilted her head back, looking at him pitifully, her big eyes scanning his wrist. "I didn't mean to assassinate you, I was just playing around with you."

"Pei Guanli?" Chen Yi naturally wouldn't believe it easily. He used both hands to lock her behind her back and pressed his knee against her back.

"You think you can attack me just because you're playing around?"

"If you don't tell the truth, I'm going to hand you over to the manor's personal guards. I'm sure those old men from military backgrounds will really like a delicate little girl like you."

"No, no, no... I'm just telling the truth... I was just kidding with you. I had just met Sister Jinghong when I came here."

Pei Guanli hurriedly offered an explanation, only hoping to get away as soon as possible.

At the same time, she was also wondering – her brother had clearly said that Jinghong's husband was a weak scholar, all show and no substance, a complete idiot.

How can this person be so strong? They must have at least the cultivation level of the upper stage of the ninth rank.

Crucially, his martial arts skills were also formidable; he could not only evade her attacks but also subdue her in an instant.

If Pei Guanli had known this would happen, she would have definitely given him several doses of poison before making her move.

"Have you seen Madam?" Chen Yi asked, half-believing. "Anything else?"

"Also, Sister Jinghong has known my grandmother for many years. Our tribe's life has only improved thanks to Sister Jinghong. In the future, we will establish a trade market with her to exchange goods and services."

"Then why didn't you say so when you came up here?"

"She, Sister Jinghong, wouldn't let me attend the old Marquis's birthday celebration, so... so I thought I'd play a trick on you and make her angry..."

After saying that, Pei Guanli struggled to turn her head to look at him, her eyes glistening with tears as she sobbed, "Brother-in-law, I know I was wrong, sob sob..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi's lips twitched slightly, and he had already believed her words.

"Get up."

However, after releasing her, Chen Yi cautiously took two steps back, just in case.

Pei Guanli rubbed her arm, which was sore from being grabbed, and got up. Looking at the bruises on her wrist, tears streamed down her face.

"You wait, I'm going to tell Sister Jinghong that you bullied me."

"I'm going to tell my brother and grandma, and have them come and beat you up, boohoo..."

Chen Yi looked at her crying and sobbing, feeling a headache coming on.

It wasn't because of the crying or anything like that, but because he suddenly realized—

If this girl knows Xiao Jinghong and they have a good relationship, wouldn't that mean his hidden martial arts skills and techniques are about to be exposed?

"Stop crying, get up and talk."

"No... Huh? Huh? Where are you taking me?"

Chen Yi had no patience to coax her. He pulled her directly into another of Xiao Jinghong's wooden rooms and threw her onto a stool.

Pei Guanli looked at the dark room, then at Chen Yi's agitated expression, and finally felt a surge of fear.

"Sister, brother-in-law, what... what are you going to do?"

"Don't do anything reckless, I...I'm telling you, the girls in our tribe are infected with a special kind of Gu worm from a young age. If you do that to them, you'll suffer a terrible fate."

Pei Guanli, forgetting her tears, frantically threatened, "What I said is true, and Sister Jinghong won't let you off the hook if she finds out."

"..."

What's going on?

Chen Yi glanced at her; although she was beautiful, she was clearly not someone he could disrupt his peaceful life for.

Thinking it over, he sat down to the side and said calmly, "How about we make a deal?"

Pei Guanli crossed her arms over her chest, asking warily and fearfully, "Wh-what kind of deal?"

"I can let bygones be bygones for what happened tonight, but you must not tell anyone about what happened tonight."

"It's...it's that simple?" Pei Guanli looked at him cautiously.

Chen Yi nodded. "It's that simple. Let's pretend this never happened."

I won't tell anyone, I just won't tell anyone...

Pei Guanli thought of the rumors she had heard before, and a flash of inspiration struck her.

"You're afraid people will find out you know martial arts? You want to keep it from Sister Jinghong, right? So you're intentionally hiding it, are you planning to harm the Xiao family?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi shook his head helplessly. What an idiot.

"If you don't agree, I will hand you over to the Marquis's personal guards right now on the pretext of assassination."

"Then your martial arts skills will also be exposed."

Who would believe that?

“Sister Jinghong will believe me.” Pei Guanli saw his calm appearance, but she was still a little scared, so she moved her bottom a little further away.

Chen Yi said seriously, "I've only been practicing martial arts for a little over ten days. Who would believe that?"

"More than ten days...impossible!" Pei Guanli suddenly stood up, pointing at him: "You, you, you...you're lying to me, aren't you?"

No one can cultivate martial arts to this level in just over ten days.

If it were that simple, then what's the point of her being stuck at the upper stage of the ninth rank for so many years?

Chen Yi glanced at her. "That's the truth, believe it or not."

"In short, if you don't agree, then we'll part ways. Perhaps one of the guards will take a liking to you, and we can consummate our marriage tonight."

"..."

Pei Guanli stared at him for a long time, as if she were looking at a monster.

After a while.

Her eyes darted around a few times, she moved slightly closer, and a smile appeared on her round face as she said ingratiatingly:

"Brother-in-law, how did you do that? Can you teach me?"

(End of this chapter)