We've been on the move, stopping and running along the way.
The four of them had become much more in sync. To avoid attracting attention, they even changed their forms of address, now simply calling each other "Miss" and "Son-in-law."
At first, Jiang Jiaojiao wasn't used to it and would blush every time she heard it. But after hearing it so many times, she got used to it. At least some ordinary women gave up when they heard this address.
Of course, the magistrate's daughter was an exception.
If they hadn't set up obstacles along the way and run fast, they would have been caught long ago. They were originally planning to leisurely stroll around, see the sights, and taste the local delicacies.
Looking at the beautiful scenery and the beautiful women, and eating delicious food, Jiang Jiaojiao felt completely comfortable.
Especially... watching beautiful women eat.
Because of her frail health since childhood, Li Yan ate exceptionally slowly, elegantly, and in a way that was pleasing to the eye.
Jiang Jiaojiao only snapped out of her daze when the handkerchief touched the corner of his mouth, her face turning red. "You...you have soup stains on your lips."
After saying that, he quickly wiped his face, which was completely red.
Before she could retract her hand, he grasped it, took out a handkerchief, and used it to wipe the soup stains from the corner of her mouth. "Jiaojiao, you've suffered following me."
Jiang Jiaojiao shook her head.
"I have never traveled far from home; it is thanks to you that I am able to do this."
In her past life, the farthest place she went was the road where she ran away from her arranged marriage, and she continued to wander in Kyoto even after her death.
This trip was supposedly to find medicine, to avoid the dangerous places of Kyoto and the relentless pursuit of the Brahma King, but now, along the way, a different mindset has emerged.
Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles.
Everything I saw and heard along the way was unlike anything I had ever seen before: kind hunters, fierce farmers, women chasing after men with fervor, and arrogant and brutal villains.
They even almost got surrounded and unable to escape just because they asked for a bowl of water while passing through a village.
They realized that the world was not as peaceful as they had seen in the capital, and that farmers were barely making ends meet.
However, after entering Shu Commandery...
In the fields, I saw crops growing abundantly and farmers working diligently.
I was being chased so closely that I didn't have time to stop and truly experience it.
"Miss, the fish is ready. Be careful, it's hot."
Xiangling brought over grilled fish, sprinkled with spices, which made everyone's mouth water.
suddenly--
A sudden, unexpected neighing of horses rang out, followed immediately by a woman's piercing scream.
"Damn it! Stop it right now!"
"I'm so angry! When I get back, I'm definitely going to kill that damned horse!"
"What kind of lousy road have you taken! If we don't get back to the capital tonight, I'll make you pay!"
"Smack—"
"Quick, let's go—wait, someone's there?"
The woman spotted Jiang Jiaojiao and her group picnicking by the lake. Smelling the aroma of food, her eyes lit up, and she arrogantly shouted at them, "There's food! Bring it over here!"
Jiang Jiaojiao was taken aback.
Everyone says that women from Sichuan are gentle and kind, but this person... how come he's even more arrogant than me?
So she silently rolled her eyes and ignored her.
Li Yan's gaze swept over the totem on the carriage behind the woman, then he sat obediently, took the fish that Jiang Jiaojiao had selected, and chewed it carefully.
The woman's eyes flashed with jealousy when she saw the plump and beautiful Jiang Jiaojiao.
I've never seen such a soft and plump woman before. She's voluptuous, but doesn't look bulky at all. Instead, she exudes a unique charm. Her round face radiates a captivating glow, and her skin is as smooth as silk, so delicate that it seems like you could squeeze water out of it. She looks like she was raised in a pampered environment.
Seeing that Jiang Jiaojiao dared to ignore her, the woman was instantly enraged.
With a flick of the whip, he spurred his horse straight at Jiang Jiaojiao, without giving way at all.
Jiang Jiaojiao stood there stunned, unable to believe it.
This person... actually intends to trample them with his horse?
What an arrogant and domineering woman!
No!
What a vicious woman!
"hiss--"
"boom--"
With the horse's mournful cry, Dao Hong struck, ending the horse's life with a single blow. The splattered blood splashed onto the woman's face, and she screamed in terror. Seven or eight guards quickly rushed forward from behind her.
"Zheng—"
A true expert's skill is immediately apparent.
With just one strike, the guards staggered back dozens of steps, their faces filled with horror. However, Dao Hong remained as steady as a mountain, unmoved, his face contorted with rage, like an enraged lion, staring intently at the woman who had rolled to the ground.
Fearing that Dao Hong might suddenly attack and harm someone, the guards quickly surrounded the woman, shouting at her:
"Who are you? How dare you offend my young lady!"
"My young lady is the prefect's darling daughter!"
After identifying themselves, the guards stood ramrod straight, exuding an air of lawless arrogance.
The governor's daughter, her face and hands covered in blood, looked exceptionally ferocious. Her screams echoed through the mountains and forests, "Kill them! Kill them for me!"
Jiang Jiaojiao's eyes have truly been opened.
Once you leave the capital, all sorts of monsters and demons come out, ready to kill without even asking who they are. Can the daughter of the governor really be so ruthless with human life?
"Could she be the daughter of the Prefect of Shu Commandery?"
Li Yan spoke slowly.
The governor's daughter looked in the direction of the voice and her eyes widened instantly: What a handsome man!
Guan was as if sculpted by a master sculptor, every feature perfectly proportioned: a high, straight nose, well-defined lips, and especially those phoenix eyes, slightly upturned, gleaming with a hint of cold light, yet resembling a celestial being from the heavens, making one dare not look directly at him, for fear of profaning this unparalleled beauty.
A long white robe, flowing gracefully, made her appear like an immortal descending to earth.
The governor's daughter was mesmerized. She had never seen such a handsome man before, as if he had stepped out of a painting. Her heart began to race involuntarily.
Just one glance.
The governor's daughter fell for him, finding all the men she had ever met ugly, vulgar, and reeking of artificiality.
When the guard met Li Yan's gaze, he instinctively wanted to bow, but quickly looked away, not daring to look directly at her. However, when he looked down, he saw his young mistress's infatuated eyes, and his heart skipped a beat. Oh no!
Jiang Jiaojiao's expression darkened further, and almost instinctively she shielded Li Yan behind her, blocking the woman's view.
She scoffed, "Does being the daughter of a prefect give you the right to run rampant and disregard human life?"
No matter how willful and capricious Jiang Jiaojiao was in the past, she would never have harmed anyone's life so casually.
After the governor's daughter was blocked, when she looked at Jiang Jiaojiao, her eyes were no longer just filled with jealousy; she directly transformed into a rival in love, extremely envious.
If looks could kill.
Jiang Jiaojiao was now completely torn to pieces.
"You can't just say things like that! You're the ones who startled my horse and even killed it!"
"This is my most beloved steed! It's priceless! Heh... You killed my steed, so use it to pay off your debt!"
The prefect's daughter arrogantly pointed at the handsome man behind Jiang Jiaojiao.
A triumphant smile appeared on his blood-stained face!
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