In addition, Li Ruo also asked Xu Dafu to recount what happened at Huaqing Temple.
"I think it's a bit too fast for the Prince of Jiangning to know about us; it's not normal."
Could there be any connection between these two things? If so, we can follow the clues to find the source.
Mu Sisi looked at Yuan Hao and said, "Yes, I think I saw you arguing with someone, but I was too far away to see who it was."
Yuan Hao looked at Xie Xiao, somewhat hesitantly, "Boss, should I talk to you privately?"
Xie Xiao told Li Ruo, Uncle Luo, the third leader, and the fifth leader to stay, while the others went out.
"Speak," Xie Xiao said coldly.
Yuan Hao said with a bitter face: "The boss is your older brother, Xie Heng."
The people inside the room looked at each other in bewilderment. "Xie Heng?"
Xie Xiao's eyes darkened. "Him? What did he say to you?"
Yuan Hao repeated Xie Heng's words from that day verbatim, "It was also my fault. I was provoked like that and ran away." But thinking about it, something didn't seem right. How could it be such a coincidence?
"Heh, Xie Heng." Xie Xiao chuckled self-deprecatingly, "My older brother is quite interesting."
Li Ruo looked at him and said, "Let's not jump to conclusions. Xie Heng may not necessarily be a spy. He could be a smokescreen used by our opponents to sow discord between you two brothers."
Xie Xiaoshen glanced at her. "That's right. Fifth Brother sent someone to keep an eye on him and see who he associates with."
His older brother is cunning but simple-minded; he might easily be used as a pawn.
"Yes, Boss." The Fifth Boss left.
Yuan Hao looked guilty. "Boss, are you really not angry with me anymore?"
"What do you think? How could I not be angry!" Xie Xiao picked him up and said to Mu Sisi, "Please take good care of him, Miss Mu, and help him recover quickly so he can atone for his sins as soon as possible."
Mu Sisi glanced at him, suppressing the emptiness in her heart, and said, "Okay."
Everyone went about their own business, as they still had to distribute porridge to the people on the mountain today.
Li Ruo was about to leave when Xie Xiao stopped her.
"What?" Li Ruo glared at him. "Are you bored?"
Xie Xiao looked at her intently, "I think one of my wounds has reopened. Can you take a look?"
"Don't you have Physician Sun? Or you can have Mu Sisi."
“Master Sun is still sick, and Mu Sisi’s heart is with the Fourth Master. Didn’t you notice that just now?” Xie Xiao held her hand. “She was willing to go to Xuzhou to be a military doctor because she was worried that something might happen to the Fourth Master.”
Li Ruo turned her head away, saying, "You don't need to explain to me anymore."
Of course she saw it.
But that's a different matter from him lying to her.
Xie Xiao looked at her, gritted his teeth, and said, "Fine, then let's talk about Xu Manniu."
"Xu Manniu?"
"Xu Dafu".
Li Ruo's lips twitched slightly. This guy had quite a few nicknames. "What's wrong with him? Did he offend you?"
Xie Xiao's eyes widened: "You only met her for the first time, and you dare to take her in?"
"Why wouldn't I dare?" Li Ruo said, "When I first came to General Mountain, I only met you three times, and we even fought. Didn't I still stay next door to you?"
Xie Xiao paused for a moment, it seemed so.
"How can I be the same? Although I am a bandit, I do not indiscriminately kill civilians. Xu Dafu, on the other hand, is a different story when he robs people on the water. Who knows how many lives he has taken? Aren't you afraid?"
But then again, how did she know that Black Wind Stronghold hadn't indiscriminately killed innocent people? Everyone was terrified of Black Wind Stronghold.
Li Ruo said, "Born in chaotic times, how many people are truly clean? And who sets the standards for judgment? Neither you nor I can say for sure. I only think Xu Dafu still has some backbone, because he helped Li—"
"Helped me?" A look of doubt flashed in Xie Xiao's eyes. "When did he help me?"
Li Ruo choked for a moment: "He helped you transport goods on the water once, the Third Master said. He also said that Xu Dafu hit it off with you at first sight, fell in love with you upon second sight, and wanted to marry his sister to you."
Xie Xiao: ...This third leader probably wants to go and collect manure.
The third-in-command of the next room: Suddenly his soul trembled.
"Boss Xie has so many suitors, I'm impressed."
Xie Xiao almost exploded again, "Nonsense, you're the only one with peach blossoms. My transaction with Xu Dafu was a clean deal, and I only met his sister once back then."
"Oh, so she fell in love with you at first sight." Li Ruo smiled insincerely: "Xu Dafu came to General Mountain because Xu Wanting met you on the waterway and asked you to ask her brother for help. Although you didn't agree, the girl was worried about you and still told Xu Dafu. That's definitely a sign of affection."
How did you know she ran into me?
"That's what Xu Dafu said. But Xu Dafu wanted to take advantage of your absence to negotiate terms with the Third Master, offering to stay at Baiyun Peak as payment before helping you."
Xie Xiao said, "This Xu Dafu dared to take advantage of the situation. Next time I see him, I'll beat him to death. No, I'll go and beat him to death right now."
We need to run quickly.
Li Ruo grabbed him, "Wait, who started this? Let's get this straight before we fight! You ask me why I trust Xu Dafu, but what about you? You met Xu Wanting on the way, and she knew you were going to Xuzhou. Why didn't you kill her? Weren't you afraid she'd tell others and ruin your plans?"
Everything came back to that question that had been puzzling her: "You dreamed about her too?"
Xie Xiao: ...
"Did I hit the nail on the head?" Li Ruo felt another wave of shock, no less than yesterday, but the more shocked she was, the calmer her expression became. "Dreaming that she likes you means she won't harm you?"
Xie Xiao felt a chill run down his spine. He should have known better than to ask about Xu Dafu's affairs; he had shot himself in the foot.
"I'm not that narcissistic. Xu Wanting in my dream did help me once, and when I asked Xu Dafu to transport the goods, I also carefully investigated the siblings. Xu Wanting is straightforward and not the kind of person who would stab someone in the back."
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