"Let's go to the military camp and ask first. There are too many people here and it's hard to find anything."
The three little ones didn't seem to have any particular feelings. Although they were a little disappointed not to see their father, it wasn't like they would never see him again, so they were okay with it.
Just as the group was about to get into the carriage, Huang Zhong looked up to get a drink of water. In the vast field, the carriage standing there was so conspicuous that he naturally saw it too, and his thick eyebrows twitched in confusion.
Who are you?
Qin Qing's eyes flashed upon hearing the sound, and she immediately picked up Xiao Muxing and got into the carriage! Then she told Shaoyao to drive, and without saying a word, she climbed in herself…
As the carriage was about to leave, Huang Zhong became suspicious. He saw that the man, upon hearing his voice, moved even more decisively to leave.
"Who goes there? Halt!"
The soldier who heard the sound was stunned for a moment. The next second, he raised his hand to rush forward and stop the carriage. The horse was so frightened that it suddenly kicked up its legs, and the carriage shook. Peony, who had just sat down in the driver's seat, fell twice on her bottom, wincing in pain. The other people in the carriage also lost their balance and almost fainted.
Fortunately, Qin Qing managed to pull the others back, but his back slammed hard against the back of the carriage.
Seeing the carriage forced to stop, several soldiers quickly surrounded it, watching them with great vigilance!
Huang Zhong's face darkened upon seeing this, and he strode forward to give them a good scolding!
"I told you to stop the car, not to scare the horse with your bodies! You'll be responsible if someone gets killed!"
Hearing this, the soldiers felt wronged; it was clearly the deputy general who had ordered them to stop the carriage!
After Huang Zhong finished speaking, he looked up at Shaoyao in the driver's seat with a puzzled expression.
"Little girl, why are you running when I call you?"
As he spoke, his gaze immediately drifted into the carriage. Was he perhaps feeling guilty?
Peony didn't know why she ran away. She was also confused just now, but she wasn't stupid. She quickly realized that Qin Qing probably just didn't want to see the big bearded man in front of her. With a flicker of her eyes, Peony immediately revealed a very arrogant expression!
"Hey bearded man, what do you mean by that? Who ran away? We just finished asking our questions, and your soldiers said it wasn't convenient right now, so we were just about to leave. Who knew you were calling for us? Besides, you're being incredibly unreasonable! Your soldiers scared us and didn't even apologize, and now they're just standing here looking around. What's there to see? Haven't you ever seen a woman before?"
A clear, angry female voice rang out. The fair-skinned, pretty young woman frowned, each word condemning the man's rudeness. Huang Zhong, a rough and uncultured man who wasn't good at wordplay, was particularly offended, his face turning red with embarrassment...
"This...this...is this true?"
In his awkward moment, Huang Zhong's eyes involuntarily glanced at the soldier beside him, and after receiving confirmation, his expression became even more embarrassed!
"Ahem... Um... little girl, I'm sorry!"
Seeing him apologize, Peony's tense mood instantly relaxed. She hadn't expected this bearded man to be so easy to talk to! She snorted and was about to leave!
"drive!"
Peony was anxious and was about to pull the carriage when she forgot that the horse had just been frightened. Upon hearing her command, the horse shook wildly and disobeyed her.
During the bumpy ride, Peony accidentally slipped off and a cry of surprise rang out…
"ah!"
Qin Qing, inside the carriage, ignored the noise and lifted the curtain to reach for Shaoyao, only to be stunned by what she saw...
As Shaoyao was forced to fall, Huang Zhong, who was still by the carriage, heard the noise and turned around. He saw her small body falling from the carriage and instinctively rushed over. His strong, muscular arms caught the girl and prevented her from falling flat on her face!
Peony was so frightened that her face turned pale, her muscles tensed instantly, and her eyes were tightly closed. She felt no pain for a long time before she opened her eyes, realized that she had been saved, and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
As she breathed again, a masculine scent of sweat and an inexplicable sense of security washed over her, startling her so much that she quickly looked up and met Huang Zhong's gaze...
Huang Zhong felt a pang of anxiety the moment he caught Shaoyao. After all, girls are naturally beautiful, and if she fell and bruised her face, the little girl would cry her heart out!
He looked down, about to ask if Shaoyao was injured, but saw that the girl had her eyes tightly closed, her body was trembling slightly, her muscles were tense, and her face was pale. She was completely different from her arrogant demeanor just now, and was just an innocent little girl who didn't know the ways of the world...
The girl's petite body was almost weightless; he even felt it was lighter than his longsword! Being so close to a woman for the first time, Huang Zhong felt a mix of nervousness and bewilderment.
Don't be fooled by his complaining and worried tone when he talked about Wang Yan being single for thirty years. He himself is also unmarried and finds the pampered young ladies of the capital rather troublesome! But at this moment, the soft body and delicate fragrance of the girl in his arms made him... restless! Yes! That's the word!
Startled, the girl suddenly raised her head, and the two stared at each other blankly...
It wasn't until Peony realized what was happening that her face instantly turned bright red, enveloped by a feeling of shame and anger. She screamed, quickly pushed Huang Zhong away, and instinctively slapped him!
"Smack!"
Before Huang Zhong could recover from the disappointment of the girl's sudden departure, he was slapped across the face, the crisp sound stunning everyone...
He was completely dumbfounded. He'd saved someone and then been beaten—what kind of logic was that? Frowning, he turned to look at the girl, about to say something, when he suddenly saw her face, flushed crimson, her eyes darting around anxiously, and her small hands…
Suddenly… he realized it didn't really matter. He was thick-skinned anyway, and he didn't feel much from the slap. But what he wondered was whether the girl's delicate hands would be hurt by his shamelessness!
Qin Qing watched this scene... and inexplicably wanted to laugh. Two words flashed through her mind: "simp!"
When Peony realized what she had done, she felt a pang of regret and nervousness. He had saved her, and she should have thanked him. Why had she hit him?
But then she thought, she was a young, unmarried woman being held like that by a grown man, so it was understandable that she was a little nervous. So her behavior just now was forgivable... right?
Are you alright?
"sorry…"
The two of them said the same thing at the same time, and for some reason, Peony felt even more embarrassed, wishing she could dig a three-bedroom apartment out of her toes!
Huang Zhong felt a sudden stirring in his heart; he hadn't expected the young girl to apologize to him! How could there be such a gentle and lovely woman in the world?!
In his excitement, his gaze grew increasingly intense, and he couldn't help but take a step forward, which startled the girl in front of him, causing her to retreat in a panic and stop right next to the carriage. The horse, too, recovered from its fright at this moment!
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