Qin Qing had just taken a bite of the sausage when the aroma of meat instantly filled her mouth. The hot and crispy outer skin was also very chewy. Suddenly, she heard a noise. She didn't pay attention at first, but the sound stopped not far behind her.
"Madam, my wife and I have wandered into this place by mistake and have not brought any food with us. We are now starving. Could you please give us some food? We would be very grateful!"
As they drew closer, the light brightened, and the man finally saw Qin Qing's appearance. The woman was charming and beautiful in her gauze dress, her skin alluring under the firelight and stars. She was voluptuous yet neither fat nor thin, and she was tilting her head to look at him. This appearance was completely different from Du Cheng'er's, which made his heart flutter slightly.
Qin Qing finally looked at him properly. He was dressed as a scholar, with regular features and a humble temperament. He seemed to have the air of a gentleman. However, the lewdness in his eyes completely ruined this air of honesty!
This also instantly reminded Qin Qing of the two possibilities from before. Tsk tsk! Needless to say, the woman's ultimate fate will definitely be the former!
Faced with the man's shameless and unrequited demands, Qin Qing smiled and uttered two words: "!"
"No! Give it to me!"
The scholar thought he had misheard. After a moment of stunned silence, he realized that Qin Qing had indeed turned back to continue eating sausages, and there were no more left in the pot. His expression immediately turned rather unpleasant!
When he returned to the corner looking dejected, Du Cheng'er saw that his hands were empty and felt a pang of disappointment, but she still smiled and comforted him.
"Actually, Cheng'er wasn't that hungry. She just suddenly smelled this aroma and felt a bit hungry. Let's go back and have Aunt Li's vegetable porridge tomorrow! Although the taste isn't quite there, it's still pretty good!"
These two words of comfort made the man's face darken instantly, and he felt even more embarrassed. He felt that Du Cheng'er was complaining about the taste of his mother's porridge, and even more so about his poor family background!
In the darkness, Du Cheng'er couldn't see the man's face. She rubbed her stomach, which was feeling a bit sore from hunger, and decided to sleep for a while before making any decisions.
The man watched Du Cheng'er fall asleep, his gaze gradually hardening.
After Qin Qing and the others had eaten and drunk their fill, they lay down on the haystack to sleep. The temperature wasn't too cold, and they were only covered with space blankets...
As night deepened and everyone slept soundly, several men once again arrived outside the dilapidated temple.
"Shh... Hey guys, come this way!"
The man hadn't been sleeping. Upon hearing the commotion, he quickly went outside and stopped several men, leading them to the side.
Qin Qing was already asleep, but Xiao Muyue seemed a little cold and clung tightly to her, waking her up!
Helpless, she looked at the little girl in her arms, waved her hand, and took out another blanket to cover her. Just as she was about to go to sleep, she heard those words.
Surprised, she heard a man's voice in the distance.
"It's like this, I brought her here as planned, but unexpectedly another family showed up. If we make too much noise, I'm afraid it might backfire, so perhaps..."
The man's cautious voice was abruptly interrupted by a rough voice!
"What are you afraid of? You useless, good-for-nothing scholars are all timid and hesitant. If all else fails, just kill them all to prevent future troubles!"
The scholar was startled. Looking at their fierce eyes, especially the terrible scar on the leader's face, he was even more frightened and said nothing more.
"So... after we capture Du Cheng'er, if we ask her father for a ransom, may I ask how much... um, how much reward you can give me?"
The burly man scoffed at this, and the others exchanged glances before giving a sarcastic smile.
"Don't worry, you'll get your share! If you hadn't lured that bitch out, we wouldn't have been able to kidnap her! You really deserve credit for that!"
The man chuckled upon hearing this…
Qin Qing frowned as she listened. It seemed this was a premeditated plan. Wasn't Du Cheng'er doomed?
Normally, she might have secretly gone to rescue the person without hesitation, but now…
She glanced at the girl in her arms, and the boy and peony sleeping soundly beside her, and decided to see how things went. If those people dared to lay a hand on them, she would protect her family with her life; if they were just kidnapping for ransom, she wouldn't interfere.
A moment later, several burly men finally entered the dilapidated temple…
The light rain has stopped, and moonlight is shining in through the doorway!
The scars were reflected on the face of the burly man in the lead. Qin Qing calmly took in everything and saw the man's face directly. He was shocked for a moment!
It was him?!
Not long ago, Qin Qing rescued Xiao Muyue from a bandit's den, where he also met Shaoyao, who was determined to die. Before leaving, he set fire to the bandit's den and tied up the bandit leader inside.
The burly man before them was none other than the second-in-command of the bandit den! How come he didn't die in that fire?
The footsteps grew closer, and Qin Qing couldn't help but hold her breath. She remembered that this guy was skilled in martial arts and had extraordinary strength. In addition, the two burly men behind him didn't look weak either. Could she beat all three of them?
Just as she was making plans, the person turned a corner and walked straight toward Du Cheng'er.
"It's just a bunch of women and kids, what are you so nervous about?"
The burly man seemed to look down on them, and even more so on the man who was constantly worried and afraid!
Then, after a scream, Du Cheng'er's mouth was covered. One of the burly men took out a rope and tied her up, while another covered her mouth and restrained all her movements!
Immediately following was an angry curse.
"You're so stupid! Can't you even knock me out?"
It turned out that one of the burly men had initially intended to knock Du Cheng'er unconscious, but he accidentally woke her up, which caused her to scream. Fortunately, the other two reacted quickly, holding her down and covering her mouth.
Du Cheng'er woke up in a sharp pain and couldn't help but make a sound. The next second, before she could even see who it was, she was shoved to the ground. She was completely stunned! She made a series of "coughing" sounds in her throat, but she couldn't see the man who had just been next to her.
After the man tied her up, he yanked her up. The scholar in the corner didn't say a word and just watched them drag the woman away!
Suddenly, the woman, with unexpected strength, spat out the cloth from her mouth and bit one of the burly men's arms. The man cried out in pain.
"ah!!"
At the same time, he released the hand that was holding Du Cheng'er. Du Cheng'er screamed and turned to run away, but accidentally bumped into the scholar in the dark corner...
Before the scholar could react, he was hit squarely and couldn't help but stumble backward, landing right where Qin Qing and the others could see through the firelight, completely exposed to the woman's gaze.
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