Xueying followed behind the two, looking at the two figures in front of her, and suddenly felt an indescribable harmony and warmth between her master and the prince.
Lin Yuxin was unaware of what her subordinates thought of her and Li Xiaochen; if she had known, she would have stood up and roared:
Are you blind? Can't you see I'm pretending to be a dog to protect myself? Where's the warmth in this?
"Why is the passage blocked? What happened?"
"I don't know? But something must have happened, let's go."
The three hid behind the eaves and waited until the two bandits finished speaking and left before coming out.
"Shall we go all out?"
Lin Yuxin watched the two figures disappear and then spoke to Li Xiaochen.
Li Xiaochen raised an eyebrow but remained silent.
With Li Xiaochen by her side, Lin Yuxin safely evaded the sentries and headed straight for the kitchen's water source.
Hehehe!
Lin Yuxin stood in front of the water tank, holding a packet of medicine powder, and smiled in a very lewd way.
Li Xiaochen couldn't bear to look and turned his head to the side.
Xueying also looked up at the sky. "Master, something's not right."
After Lin Yuxin sprinkled the powder into the water, she pulled Li Xiaochen and the others to hide.
A short while later, someone came over from the kitchen.
"Hey! Qiang, why are you cooking so early today?"
"Don't talk nonsense if you don't know. If they hear you, I can't save you."
The man called Qiang Ge scolded in a low voice.
The two of them were captured and forced to stay here to cook for them, and they've been doing that for over a year.
Having stayed in this village for a while, I've learned some inside information.
"Brother Qiang, I know, I was just curious. I won't do it again."
The younger man shrank back in fear and explained.
"Alright, hurry up and cook, or you'll get beaten again."
Qiang Ge spoke up to remind him.
The young man stopped talking and focused on cooking.
Hehe! I've wiped you all out tonight, I'm a genius!
"Let's go! I'll take you to get the treasure first."
Lin Yuxin saw that cooking was already underway in the pot, and knew that they definitely couldn't escape today.
So he pulled Li Xiaochen away quietly.
The three of them traveled to the back of the village, where there was a cave, the entrance of which was heavily guarded.
This must be where they stored their looted gold and silver treasures, but there are too many guards here, making it a bit tricky.
Lin Yuxin frowned as she looked at the dozens of bandits at the cave entrance.
"Don't act rashly, wait a bit!"
Li Xiaochen shielded her, and seeing her unusual expression, he spoke to comfort her.
Yes, we can't rush it. Haste makes waste. The medicine she just applied hasn't worked yet! Let's wait a little longer.
Lin Yuxin calmed down after being comforted by Li Xiaochen, and the three of them found a place to hide. Li Xiaochen and Lin Yuxin hid together, while Xueying hid by herself.
Time passed slowly, and it was getting dark. Finally, the people started eating. Lin Yuxin was hungry, and she rubbed her stomach, getting impatient.
[These people are so slow eating, I'm freezing! If I'd known it would take this long, I would have just thrown some poison into the wind and killed them all.]
Oh! My legs are numb too. I wouldn't have come to suffer like this if it weren't for the money involved.
Lin Yuxin felt extremely uncomfortable and began to stretch her legs to relieve the discomfort. Because she and Li Xiaochen had been squatting in a big tree for a long time, the blood circulation in their legs had become poor.
Lin Yuxin kept trying to stretch her legs to relieve the discomfort.
Seeing that she had been wriggling there for a while, Li Xiaochen was afraid that she would fall. He had no choice but to dodge and jump onto the branch where she was, grab her and put her next to him, placing her legs on his lap so that she could feel a little better.
"Stretch your legs out to relieve the discomfort."
As Li Xiaochen spoke, he reached out and massaged her thigh.
Lin Yuxin was stunned from the moment he hugged her. It wasn't until she felt a hand massaging her leg that she realized what was happening and quickly pressed the hand down! Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she said softly and comfortably:
"Um, Your Highness, I... I can do it myself!"
[Good heavens! What's wrong with Li Xiaochen? Why is he touching me like that? Before, it was just an accidental hug at most, but now he's even touching me? Doesn't he know that men and women shouldn't touch each other? Something's not right! This Regent isn't exactly known for his womanizing, is he?]
[Could he like me? How could that be? Such a cold and ruthless person, would he like a woman? No, no, no, it must be my imagination! He's only being nice to me because of our previous collaboration, yeah! That's right.]
After some self-comfort and self-explanation, Lin Yuxin finally suppressed the strange feeling in her heart and began to massage her legs with peace of mind.
Li Xiaochen glanced at Lin Yuxin, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. Was this girl's brain filled with mush? She might as well be stupid!
Li Xiaochen doesn't want to talk right now!
Lin Yuxin massaged for a while, and then she saw someone come to relieve her.
"Old Zhao, we're here to relieve you."
"Okay, be careful, the exits are closed today."
"Know!"
After they changed shifts and the group left, the person standing at the cave entrance remained motionless.
Lin Yuxin smiled and silently counted in her mind.
One, two, three... ten!
"Bang!"
When Lin Yuxin counted to ten, everyone at the cave entrance collapsed.
Looks like the medicine's working. Hmph, I'll make sure you all sleep for three days and three nights!
Li Xiaochen's lips twitched.
Lin Yuxin quickly pulled Li Xiaochen aside and said:
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