Sun Miao'er was puzzled as to why her master was so certain that they were safe. She asked, "Master, the villains haven't even shown their faces yet. How can you be so confident?"
Seeing that the girl was questioning him, Fu Yuchi looked confident and said, "What, don't you trust your master?"
Sun Miao'er shrugged and raised an eyebrow. "Whether you believe it or not, I have to believe it. Compared to my master, I believe him even less."
After saying that, she pointed to Shan Qiu, who was walking ahead with his head down. He was walking so fast that he didn't seem to need his master at all. If that was the case, why did he ask his master to come along?
Sun Miao'er suddenly understood; it was still because of a lack of self-confidence.
The bamboo grove on the other side of the official road was much sparser than the poplar grove we had just passed through. The bamboo was about the thickness of a bowl, growing tall and lush, but it was far from being able to block out the sun.
Suddenly, a woman's voice could be faintly heard coming from the woods.
"Help—Help!"
Dan Qiu suddenly turned around and ran into the bamboo forest, with Sun Miao'er following closely behind. They waited until they entered.
They discovered that several burly men were surrounding a woman.
"How could we brothers have run into such a beauty? We must enjoy ourselves to the fullest today!"
The most burly of them had already torn off the woman's clothes at the chest, revealing a large expanse of her fair skin.
Dongli Xiaoxiao huddled under the bamboo, her eyes filled with terror, and cried out, "Don't come any closer! If you take another step, you'll regret it!"
"Brother, I've never seen such a beauty in all my years of life. Am I dreaming or have I accidentally wandered into the Heavenly Palace?"
The person behind was clearly stunned by Dongli Xiaoxiao's appearance and could hardly believe their eyes.
The burly man cursed irritably, "Pah! You ignorant fool! If she were a fairy, would you be allowed to molest her here? This is a beauty sent to us by the heavens because they've had such bad luck lately!"
"What are you doing?"
Dan Qiu raised his knife in one hand, his cold voice cutting through the bamboo forest, startling the group of people who suddenly turned around.
Upon seeing that it was a man in official robes, the men were so frightened that they dared not raise their heads and knelt on the ground in terror, pleading, "Sir, spare our lives! Sir, we are law-abiding citizens!"
Would law-abiding citizens threaten respectable women?
Dan Qiu strode forward, placed the scabbard against Chen San's neck, and questioned him sternly.
If he had arrived even a moment later, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Sun Miao'er stood at a distance, but she saw the face under the bamboo forest—a face that was enough to make her applaud. That day, the face was veiled, which could only show seven-tenths of its beauty, but now that the veil was gone, it was absolutely stunning.
If she were a man, she would definitely be moved at this moment.
Thinking of this, Sun Miao'er glanced sideways, secretly observing her master's expression, which remained unchanged.
Could it be that Master could remain unmoved by such a beauty?
Fu Yuchi turned around and caught her peeping red-handed: "What are you looking at? I've seen even prettier girls than this."
Sun Miao'er quickly turned her head away, continuing to fix her gaze on the beautiful woman. Who could be even more beautiful than Dongli Xiaoxiao in front of her...?
Of course, this was beyond the atmosphere she could imagine. Dongli Xiaoxiao was the most beautiful woman she had ever seen in this dynasty.
In the woods, several men knelt on the ground, trembling.
Dan Qiu used his scabbard to lift the hemp rope on the ground, revealing his one-inch sword. The blade was gleaming and sharp. "Why are you all here?"
Chen San stammered, "Reporting to your question, sir, I am a hunter from the mountains. I came here today to check on my catch, but instead of catching any prey, I saw a girl lying unconscious in the woods."
He pointed to the official road not far away, saying, "That's where we saw it."
"Is that what I asked?" Shan Qiu's voice became even more chilling.
Chen San bowed his head to the ground and hurriedly explained, "Sir, please forgive us this time. This girl is just too beautiful. We are naive and thought she was a fairy descended from heaven, which is why we had evil intentions. But sir, I assure you, we did not succeed, absolutely not!"
He held up three fingers, as if about to swear an oath to the heavens.
Suddenly, Shan Qiu raised his leg and kicked out, sending Chen San rolling three times on the ground. Then, a voice rang out: "Get out of here!"
Sun Miao'er stood by and watched. Shan Qiu had actually let them get away?
Even the incorruptible and impartial Chief Constable Shan seems to have his moments of lapse in judgment.
Although the woman under the bamboo had cried out pitifully, she did not actually weep. To be precise, she was deliberately calling for help in an attempt to attract attention.
When Shan Qiu approached her, her eyes reddened, and she covered her chest with one hand, trying to protect her exposed skin.
Realizing something was wrong, Shanqiu untied his outer robe, turned around, and casually tossed it on the ground. "Put this on."
Dongli smiled and raised her head, her beautiful eyes filled with a pitiful look. She said in a sweet but not annoying voice, "Thank you, sir."
Both pure and lustful.
The moment she opened her mouth, Sun Miao'er thought this.
Seeing that she had put on a robe but was still sitting on the ground, Shan Qiu asked coldly, "Aren't you getting up?"
Dongli smiled and lowered her head, staring at her exposed ankle, remaining silent for a long time.
Her ankles were as white and smooth as snow, like solidified fat; any ordinary man would surely be captivated and unable to look away.
But Shan Qiu was a well-known, incorruptible constable, so he turned his head away, pretending not to see him.
"My leg is injured."
After a moment of silence, Dongli Xiaoxiao finally revealed the truth in a hesitant voice.
Dan Qiu slowly turned around. For a moment, his gaze lingered on the woman's snow-white skin, but he quickly looked away, muttering to himself, "Why isn't Xiao Wu back yet? He's so slow at calling people. It seems he doesn't want to keep this job!"
Seeing this, Sun Miao'er stepped forward in a few steps and said with a smile, "Captain Shan, do you still think I'm here to cause trouble?"
"Master, medicine."
Fu Yuchi responded by taking out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and handing it to Sun Miao'er.
Sun Miao'er held Dongli Xiaoxiao's ankle. The touch was indeed like caressing a piece of beautiful jade, hard to forget. Her tone softened slightly. "Miss Xiaoxiao, bear with it, it might hurt a little."
A look of embarrassment crossed her pitiful face, then she bit her lip and nodded.
Sun Miao'er strained her hand; she had twisted her ankle.
"hiss--!"
Her red lips parted slightly, letting out a soft cry of pain. Sun Miao'er felt her hands, which were holding her ankle, go limp.
Moreover, there were two men present.
As expected of the top courtesan of Duhuan Tower, even a woman like herself couldn't tell whether it was intentional or unintentional.
After twisting her delicate ankle a few times, Sun Miao'er poured out the medicine from the porcelain bottle and tore off a piece of silk from her skirt to wrap it around her ankle.
Dongli Xiaoxiao still bit her lip, not letting go, but her expression was much calmer. After a long while, she said softly, "Thank you for saving me, young lady. May I ask how you are called?"
The voice was so sweet and gentle, it seemed to melt your heart, and it lingered in your ears.
"My surname is Sun, and my given name is Miao'er. You can choose any girl from Dongli."
Sun Miao'er was startled by the voice and only answered after a long pause.
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