After nightfall, Shen Qingtang wanted to explore the outskirts of the villa, but Pei Wuwang stopped her as soon as she got up: "I'll go with you."
“No need,” Shen Qingtang shook her head and pointed to the sleeping Pei Nian’an. “You stay here to take care of him. He’s closest to you. If he wakes up and can’t see anyone, he’ll be scared.”
She paused, then deliberately moved closer to Pei Wuwang, bracing herself against the wall behind him with one hand, pinning him against the wall. "If anything happens to him, I will hold you responsible."
The two were very close, and Pei Wuwang could clearly smell the faint herbal fragrance on Shen Qingtang's body.
Her cheeks instantly burned, her ears turned bright red, and even her breathing became erratic.
Looking at him like this, Shen Qingtang felt a strange sensation. She realized that Pei Wuwang was actually exceptionally handsome, with sharp brow bones and a high nose bridge. He was especially alluring when his eyes softened.
"Have we met somewhere before?" Shen Qingtang suddenly asked.
A blurry image inexplicably flashed through her mind, as if she had seen a similar look in her eyes up close a long time ago.
Pei Wuwang paused for a moment, then gently shook his head: "This is the first time we've met on the road to exile."
But he had barely finished speaking.
A clearer image suddenly flashed into Shen Qingtang's mind: a dimly lit room.
A well-built man stood with his back to her, his broad shoulders and narrow waist revealing clearly defined abdominal muscles.
As if possessed, she reached out and ripped open Pei Wuwang's collar.
His muscular chest and well-defined abs were revealed, instantly coinciding with the scene in my memory!
Shen Qingtang's heart skipped a beat, then she suddenly realized something was wrong; she remembered that the person in that memory was Lu Jin.
She immediately shook off the distracting thoughts in her mind, loosened her grip on Pei Wuwang's clothes, and coughed awkwardly, "Sorry, I just... suddenly got a little distracted."
Pei Wuwang was stunned by her sudden movement, his clothes were open.
The exposed skin still retained the warmth of her fingertips.
He quickly pulled his clothes up, his voice slightly hoarse: "Be careful, call me anytime if anything happens."
Shen Qingtang nodded, turned around and climbed out of the window, her mind in turmoil.
Why does seeing Pei Wuwang's abs remind me of scenes related to Lu Jin?
Could it be that the shadow of being entangled with Lu Jin before is too deep?
She shook her head, forcing herself to focus on the investigation, and temporarily suppressed her doubts.
Shen Qingtang quietly sneaked into the mansion where Zhou Bowen and the others were gathered, and peered through the window, overhearing their conversation clearly. It turned out that these officials had long since defected to the Northern Desert and even helped the Northern Desert people establish a stronghold in Qinghe County. The previous assassination attempt and refusal to call for reinforcements were all part of the story.
All of this was to get rid of her, this thorn in the side who "ruined Bei Mo's plans."
What surprised her even more was that there was a hidden force behind the Northern Desert. They used the refugees to create chaos, but in reality, they were secretly plotting a bigger conspiracy.
"I see." A cold glint flashed in Shen Qingtang's eyes as she quietly made her way to the backyard of the mansion.
He took out a tinderbox from his spatial storage and lit the pile of dry hay.
The flames quickly spread, carried by the night wind, and soared to the rooftops, billowing thick smoke. Taking advantage of the chaos, she sneaked into the storeroom and used her mental power to collect all the gold, silver, grain, and secret messages from the Northern Desert people into her spatial storage, emptying the entire storeroom.
As she was about to leave, Shen Qingtang saw more than a dozen kidnapped women locked up in the woodshed in the backyard and was about to open the door to rescue them.
A little girl who looked about ten years old suddenly rushed over, tugged at her clothes, and said timidly, "Sister, did you come to save us? Thank you..."
Shen Qingtang's heart softened, and she was about to nod when the little girl suddenly raised her voice and shouted, "Help! Thief! Catch the thief!"
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