"Ling'er, has Grandpa Mu arrived?" Qiu Yan glanced at Bai Lu silently, nodded to her, and then saw her retreat and begin to check the surroundings.
Qiu Ling'er: "Sister, the master will be here soon."
Qin Susu nodded. Having never traveled far before, she hadn't prepared much money for the journey. "Little sister, I'm so hungry, I have no strength left."
A whole bunch of adults, none of them are as kind as a little girl.
Yesterday she got some money from her father, but she ended up distributing it to refugees on the road.
She's going to starve to death if she doesn't eat soon.
Although it is said that a hero will not bow down for five pecks of rice, she is not a hero.
Thinking of their previous life, which was almost like that of beggars, Qiu Ling'er felt great sympathy for Qin Susu in front of her. "Sister, please don't sit on the ground yet."
“Aunt Ling’er, she’s a bad woman.” He considered anyone who tried to kidnap Gu Xiaoran to be a human trafficker.
Upon hearing this, Qiu Ling'er was somewhat incredulous: "Really? This older sister looks so pitiful."
"You little brat, don't you have any sympathy at all?" Qin Susu said with a bitter expression, her previous arrogance gone.
Looking at Gu Xiaoran again, she felt that this little girl looked familiar, as if she had seen her somewhere before, but she couldn't remember where.
"How can you not feel sorry for him? It's bad enough that he's being chased and beaten for no reason, but his sword was almost stolen from him." Qin Susu said sullenly, not forgetting to glare at Bai Lu's figure.
Qiu Yan stood to the side, having already sized up Qin Susu from head to toe.
Seeing Bai Lu return and shake her head at her, Qiu Yan felt relaxed.
She glanced carefully at the long sword in Qin Susu's hand and asked:
"You're from the military camp?"
"How did you know?" Qin Susu asked, somewhat surprised.
Upon seeing Bailu's return, the memory of Bailu trying to snatch the sword from her earlier flashed through her mind.
Suddenly remembering something, she stood up abruptly.
Qiu Ling'er clicked her tongue in amazement. This poor sister had just said that she had no strength at all.
Just as she was thinking this, she saw Qin Susu's vision go black, her whole body begin to float, and she fell forward.
Qiu Ling'er gently helped Qin Susu steady herself.
Qin Susu managed to stand up straight and gave Qiu Ling'er a grateful look: "Thank you, little sister."
All the adults around her are no match for this little girl.
Noticing Qiu Yan's cold gaze and the aloof aura emanating from her entire being, she muttered dismissively:
"They're clearly sisters, so how come there's such a big difference between them?"
Qiu Ling'er: "Big sister, what do you mean by that?" Even if this woman is pitiful, she won't stand for it if she says anything bad about her sister.
"..." Qin Susu coughed awkwardly, "Little sister, I was praising you."
Qingyun Courtyard
Qin Susu sat awkwardly at the stone table, gripping the sword hilt tightly in one hand and holding a large steamed bun in the other. Ignoring the questioning looks from Qiu Yan and the others, she wolfed down her food.
"Is there any water?" Qin Susu asked, her mouth full of steamed bun.
"No!" Gu Xiaoran gripped Qiu Yan's wrist tightly with her small hand, her lips pouting.
Qin Susu made a face at Gu Xiaoran, then turned to Qiu Ling'er and said, "Little sister, my throat is sore, can I have some water?"
"Okay, please wait a moment." Qiu Ling'er stroked Gu Xiaoran's hair, smoothing his fur, and then brought him a bowl of water.
"Drink it."
Qin Susu picked up the porcelain bowl and swallowed it in one gulp.
At this moment, Qiu Yan sat down opposite Qin Susu, and they looked at each other:
"Now that you've eaten and drunk your fill, tell me: why is Bailu's sword in your hands? What is your purpose in coming to Baiyang? And why did you try to take my Yu'er away just now?"
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