The two walked a few steps quickly and saw Cui'er and Grandpa Li.
Bai Tuantuan frowned slightly and looked at Ning Nanxiao, saying, "It must be the Emperor's intention."
"Um."
Ning Nanxiao responded calmly, "Let's go around to the side."
Just as the two were about to leave, Cui'er saw them and ran towards them quickly, crying, "Princess! Princess! Please, save me!"
"ah!"
Cui'er fell to the ground. Bai Tuantuan turned around and looked over. She bit her lip lightly, but still walked over.
"Princess," the assassin bowed to Bai Tuantuan, "we are also acting on imperial orders."
"I know." Bai Tuantuan squatted down, looking at Cui'er's face covered in snot and tears, and said calmly, "Now you know how to crawl? Why didn't you go before?"
"You really think the royal family is so easy to get into? You haven't been reading enough storybooks!"
Cui'er cried so hard she couldn't make a sound. She clutched Bai Tuantuan's skirt tightly, opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
Old Master Li, who was lying on the ground, had long since fallen silent.
"My father was killed while protecting me... Princess, please, save me..."
Cui'er finally found her voice and uttered a complete sentence with trembling hands.
Bai Tuantuan glanced at Cui'er, then said to the assassin sent by the Emperor, "I'm taking Cui'er with me. I'll explain to the Emperor."
The assassin hesitated for a moment, then nodded, considering how much Bai Tuantuan was valued by the Emperor.
After the assassin left, Cui'er burst into tears. She then crawled to Old Master Li's side and lay on his body, crying.
Bai Tuantuan walked over, took Old Master Li's pulse, and said calmly, "He's not dead yet."
"Don't try to comfort me. I know my father is gone..." Cui'er took a deep breath and raised her red eyes. "I was wrong, I was really wrong. I shouldn't have messed with you... We're just ordinary people..."
Bai Tuantuan glanced at Cui'er but didn't say anything. Instead, she took out a pill and put it into Old Master Li's mouth: "He will wake up in an hour. Don't go back to Hero Town. Go live your own lives."
As he spoke, he took out some silver from his waist and placed it beside Cui'er: "Be careful in the future, and don't be so arrogant again."
Cui'er looked at the silver coins in her hand, then at Bai Tuantuan, her expression complicated: "Why did you save me?"
"The crime does not warrant death."
Bai Tuantuan said calmly.
Cui'er pursed her lips and lowered her eyes: "Thank you. I will take my father far away and live my own life well."
Bai Tuantuan responded and walked to Ning Nanxiao's side, leaving without looking back.
Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Cui'er burst into tears again. An hour later, Old Master Li slowly woke up, and Cui'er wept with joy.
After learning that it was Bai Tuantuan who had saved him, Old Master Li sighed heavily: "Back then, I shouldn't have been greedy for small gains, Cui'er, I regret it!"
"Father, it's all Cui'er's fault. If it weren't for Cui'er, our family would still be alive and well in Hero Town, but now..."
"Alright, that's enough. It's good enough that you're alive. Let's go back to our hometown." Old Master Li stood up, and Cui'er quickly helped him up.
Bai Tuantuan and Ning Nanxiao had already reached the street. Seeing each other's disheveled state, they first found an inn, tidied themselves up, and then went to have a meal together.
"We have news!"
The spoon emerged from the spatial dimension and trotted into the hall: "Tuan Tuan sent word that they're out of danger!"
Tangshao ran inside shouting and handed the letter to Bai Han: "Grandpa Bai, look!"
Bai Han, who was deep in thought, looked at the letter in his hand and quickly opened it.
"Alright, alright, the two children are fine now..."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The Emperor sighed and said, "These two children are really... sigh. Prepare everything. They'll have a good meal when they come back."
"Indeed, those two children must have suffered."
Ning Chengzhu came running back, panting: "Any news?"
"Everything is safe now. We should be back in about three days," Chen Luo said with a smile. "I can finally relax."
Eunuch Cai clasped his hands together and said, "Thank you, Heaven! We've finally welcomed the princess and the prince back! Amitabha! Amitabha!"
Everyone felt relieved and was in the mood to explore Jinzhou.
Bai Tuantuan and Ning Nanxiao also received news that everyone was safe and sound, so they were not in a hurry to go back.
Ning Nanxiao took Bai Tuantuan around, and seeing Bai Tuantuan's happy smile, Ning Nanxiao's lips couldn't help but curl upwards.
"Ning Nanxiao, look!"
That night, the two went out to stroll through the night market. Suddenly, fireworks exploded, and Bai Tuantuan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Ning Nan looked up and smiled: "Beautiful."
"Today is the day that Master Qian in our town was blessed with a son. There will be a three-day banquet starting tomorrow. If you two are interested, you can come and join the celebration tomorrow!"
"Master Qian is a really good man. He not only pays for the repair of roads and bridges out of his own pocket, but he also helps us out from time to time. By the way, do you know why there are no beggars in our town? It's because Master Qian hires them to work and they support themselves!"
"Yes, Master Qian is such a good man!"
As the crowd began to murmur, Bai Tuantuan also became interested: "Shall we go take a look?"
"Okay." Ning Nanxiao smiled indulgently.
Bai Tuantuan blushed and glared at Ning Nanxiao: "Let's go over tomorrow and buy some gifts tonight."
After all, Bai Tuantuan isn't that shameless to eat for free!
"Esteemed guests, your sweet dumplings are here!"
Bai Tuantuan and Ning Nanxiao found a small stall and sat down to eat. The vendor, an old man, was selling glutinous rice balls. He smiled and brought the rice balls over, saying, "Young master, madam, eat them while they're hot."
The word "Madam" made Bai Tuantuan's eyes widen. Just as she was about to retort, she heard Ning Nanxiao say, "Thank you, sir."
"Ning Nanxiao, you actually took advantage of me!" Bai Tuantuan stared wide-eyed at Ning Nanxiao, who was all smiles, her face flushed with anger.
Upon hearing this, Ning Nanxiao raised an eyebrow: "You took advantage of me when I was injured."
White Dumpling: ? ? ?
"How can that be called taking advantage!"
"Why doesn't it count? You took off my clothes and saw my body. What, Tuantuan doesn't want to take responsibility?"
"boom!"
Bai Tuantuan felt like her head was about to explode!
What exactly is Ning Nanxiao saying?!
"You, you, you!"
Bai Tuantuan's face was flushed, her eyes filled with panic and a hint of shyness.
There was no resistance.
This conclusion put Ning Nanxiao in a great mood: "Just kidding, eat up."
Bai Tuantuan quickly lowered her head, eating glutinous rice balls to hide her rapidly beating heart.
This feeling is so strange, but she seems to really like it...
Is this what love between a man and a woman is like?
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