Mu Tangchun naturally wanted her daughter by her side, as it would be inconvenient for a girl like her to be alone in Black Wind Stronghold. "Alright, thank you for your trouble, Chief. If it weren't for you, my daughter would probably be dead by now."
At this point, I am naturally more grateful.
"You're too kind, my lord. Let me offer you another bowl."
Li Ruo glanced at Xie Xiao, who put down his wine bowl and turned to look at her. She quickly ate her food.
The meal was very enjoyable, and after the banquet, Li Ruo was slightly tipsy from the wind, but it was just right, and her eyes were brighter than usual.
After Xie Xiao and she saw General Zhao and Marquis Xinyang off, he took her hand and put a fluffy cloak on her, saying, "Let's go for a walk upstairs."
He was referring to the top of the waterfall.
Li Ruo looked at the cloak she was wearing. "Where did this come from?"
"I had Madam Miao make these fox furs for you before I left for Xuzhou. Do you like them?"
Li Ruo touched it. It was fox fur, and a white fox at that. Even before the flood, it would have been a luxury. She had no reason not to accept it. "It's alright."
Because she had been drinking, her eyes were like stars, and her face was a little red. Against the backdrop of the white fox fur, she looked even more fair and delicate, like a weeping crabapple in early spring.
Xie Xiao's Adam's apple bobbed slightly.
Li Ruo thought about his injuries and said, "You should go back and rest properly, lest your wounds reopen and cause trouble."
"It's almost healed." Someone's large hand, which was turned away from the crowd, enveloped her hand, the palm burning hot.
Laughter and whistles followed.
"Don't think we didn't see it. You two, watch your behavior." "Are you two abusing each other? It's like everyone has a woman," Xu Dafu shouted. "Don't you have any shame?"
Li Ruo suddenly remembered that he had a younger sister. "Hey, what's your sister's name again?"
She had barely finished speaking when she felt someone squeeze her hand, their gaze dark and menacing as they stared at her.
Xu Dafu scoffed, "Oh, poor Wan Ting is still floating on the water."
"Sure, let's take it," Li Ruo said. You can't just separate someone's family, can you? Would subordinates work wholeheartedly for a leader like that?
Xu Dafu's eyes widened in surprise. "You agreed! I'll go pick her up tomorrow!"
Xie Xiao shot him a murderous glare. "Even if we bring them here, they can only go to Baiyun Peak." Who knows if that jealous person will occasionally throw a tantrum.
Li Ruo looked at him, "Are you nervous?"
Xie Xiao: ... "I'm not nervous at all. I'm just afraid you'll get jealous and be hard to appease."
He hasn't recovered from what happened last time, and he doesn't want anything else to go wrong.
Seeing Xie Xiao's worthless appearance, Xu Dafu laughed loudly, "Oh dear, Xie Xiao, you've finally met your match! Boss, you should hurry up and marry him to teach him a lesson. I'll keep an eye on the soldiers of Ziyang Peak for you."
"Are you sure you can do it?" Li Ruo already had a plan in mind.
Xu Dafu instantly bristled, "Don't underestimate me! I guarantee I'll bring out a battalion of fierce warriors on land and sea!"
Li Ruo's eyes sparkled. "It's a deal."
I wanted to say a few more words of encouragement to Dafu, but someone impatiently pulled me away.
Upon reaching the waterfall, Li Ruo asked, "Why did you send Mu Sisi back to the Marquis of Xinyang?"
Xie Xiao narrowed his eyes. "Don't you know why I did this?"
Li Ruo said, "I do have some questions."
"Don't understand what?" Xie Xiao scoffed. "Don't understand my feelings for you?"
Li Ruo dared not look into his murderous, arson-like eyes. "Are they having any difficulties settling in Baiyun Peak? If needed, I can provide them with some tents for emergency use."
While reading the book, she quite liked the female lead; she was gentle, considerate, and had excellent medical skills. If she were a man, she would want to marry someone like that.
Xie Xiao said, "White Cloud Peak is covered with lush trees, and the previous family heads also left behind thatched huts, so we don't need them for now. As for those extraterrestrial items, you should use them less recently. The chicks and ducklings can be said to have come from here, but what about the others?"
What are you worried about?
"I heard that all the statues of gods on Qinghua Mountain have disappeared. Did you move them?"
Li Ruo: "Are these two things related?"
Xie Xiao's pupils narrowed slightly. "The Prince of Jiangning is an old fox. How will he guess? The more unpredictable it is, the more interested he will be in you. He's also a madman. Besides, when the news reaches the capital, those princes are no pushovers either. They will do everything they can to capture you."
"Is it that serious?"
"Better safe than sorry." A cold glint flashed in his eyes. "A-Chang told me that he found out about that cave from last time. It was Song Zhijing who found it in the first place."
"It really was him."
Xie Xiao said, "I heard that Zhang Shu'er woke up, but was kidnapped again. Who do you think this person is?"
The image of those resentful eyes flashed through Li Ruo's mind. "It was him. I think I saw him when I went to Huaning Temple that day."
"What do you think was the purpose of taking Zhang Shu'er away?"
“Perhaps it’s true love? Or perhaps it’s a way to control the Prince of Runan?” Li Ruo said, “The latter is more likely. With Zhang Shu’er in his hands, the Prince of Runan wouldn’t dare to do anything to her, or he could even use her.”
Xie Xiao stared straight at her. "Then think about who took him in?"
The answer is obvious: the Prince of Jiangning.
"So it's because the Prince of Jiangning wants to annex the Prince of Runan. If I'm not mistaken, it'll be within the next few days," Xie Xiao said.
“The reason why the Prince of Jiangning knew about the granary in Xuzhou was because he had connections in the Ministry of Revenue. Not only that, he was also very familiar with the Northern Army, which had 100,000 men. It seems that General Fu and your father did not get along.”
Li Ruoxin thought, no wonder the Prince of Jiangning is so difficult to deal with, he has too many resources, "so my situation is very dangerous?"
Xie Xiao said, "Why don't you and your grandmother move to my Black Wind Stronghold? We'll guard it tightly, so they'll be safer, and you'll have even less to worry about."
Li Ruo glanced at him. "You said so much, you weren't just waiting to say this, were you?"
Xie Xiao straightened his expression and said, "It's because I want to protect you." From a long time ago.
They looked at each other.
Li Ruo paused for a moment.
A gust of wind blew, and a stray strand of hair from beside her ear was blown onto her face, clinging to her glistening red lips, adding a touch of soft and charming allure to her in the hazy night.
Xie Xiao felt a slight itch in his throat, and his hands moved before his mind could process it, pulling her close and making her press tightly against him.
"When you came to General Mountain, you believed I wouldn't harm you. Why was that? Everyone else avoids my Black Wind Stronghold like the plague, but you calmly became my neighbor. Why?"
The two were very close. His breath, carrying a faint scent of alcohol, brushed against her nose, and his melodious voice was slightly deep and seductive.
Li Ruoxin thought he was the real male demon, "Why else? Because you're rich and stupid."
Xie Xiao was taken aback. "Stupid?"
Li Ruo laughed, "That day you stopped us halfway up the mountain, your face covered in an ugly beard, and you came to settle accounts with me for stealing the weapons from the government office. In the end, you didn't get any benefits. Later, you even agreed to split the profits 50/50 and rob the Prince of Runan's mansion together. Aren't you stupid?"
Xie Xiao also recalled the scene at that time, and his face, which was thicker than a city wall, couldn't help but turn red. "I was really stupid. But stupidity has its own kind of luck. If I wasn't stupid, how could I have kept you on the mountain, and how could I have gotten you?"
Suffering a loss is a blessing; the ancients were right.
"..."
"Hey, marry this idiot."
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