Xie Xiao added, "Besides, doesn't Ziyang Peak still have Daoist Liao? I think he's quite capable, and Xu Manniu, who's also been completely fooled by you guys."
Deception?
Li Ruoxin thought to herself that nothing could escape his eyes.
“Our kang (heated brick bed) is warm in winter and cool in summer, I guarantee you’ll be comfortable. If you can’t bear to part with that magic artifact that summons lightning, why don’t you get one for the village too? We don’t lack water there.”
It seems like it's not impossible... Li Ruo glanced at him, "Looks like I really have no worries now."
This feeling of being taken care of was novel for someone like her who never needed to be taken care of.
"Anyway, I can't argue with you." But Li Ruo thought of a very serious problem.
"Have you noticed that I haven't formally met your mother yet?"
I'm dreading the thought of potential conflicts with my mother-in-law after marriage.
She was unaware that she was suffering from premarital syndrome.
But she didn't miss the fleeting sadness in Xie Xiao's eyes. It vanished in an instant, and he smiled and said, "That's no problem. I'll take you to see her when I get back from Beishan tomorrow."
Li Ruowei opened her eyes. "You're going to Beishan? You're not lying to me again, are you?" Before he could answer, she tugged at his sleeve. "Take me with you?"
Xie Xiao frowned. "Tch, I just said I'd let you stay on Ziyang Peak."
“Just this once, and I won’t go out any day after that, okay?” Her tone was quite gentle, but her expression seemed to say, “If it doesn’t work, I’ll go by myself.”
Xie Xiao felt a throbbing pain between his eyebrows.
Li Ruo looked regretful, "Oh dear, that water coaster—"
"Just this once." Xie Xiao took her hand. "After you come back, you'd better stay on Ziyang Peak obediently."
"Okay, I know, stop nagging."
As dusk approached, Xie Xiao led Sun Ergou and others, while Li Ruo led Chen He and Yang Huahua, carrying supplies to Beishan under the cover of night. However, Xie Xiao and Li Ruo traveled in a small boat, while the others traveled in a large boat.
People who are used to petty theft have no fear of the dark.
It was just windy today, but surprisingly, there was no rain or snow.
When people are in high spirits, they drive the water jetcar very fast, saying it's to avoid being discovered.
"Just say you want some excitement." Li Ruo sat behind him, her arms around his waist, a tacit understanding between them. They were both young and full of vigor, and she understood perfectly.
"Hey, aren't you full? Drive faster!" she urged him with a smile.
The next instant, the jet ski's nose rose high and it shot forward. Li Ruo quickly grabbed his waist to avoid being thrown off.
Xie Xiao glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. She wanted something more exciting, and he was willing to accompany her; only he could.
At that speed, they reached the north, while Sun Ergou and his group were still far behind.
"Do you remember the cave we went to before, the one where you rescued me after I was injured, the one where you found six wolf cubs?" Xie Xiao said loudly.
Li Ruo replied even louder, her mouth filled with the wind as she spoke, "Of course I remember, the day I first drove my flying car to find you."
"Would you like to take a look? It's not far ahead."
"Sure." It's still early, let's take a stroll.
The watercraft stopped at the cave entrance. Xie Xiao slung his bow and arrows over his shoulder, and Li Ruo still made him close his eyes. She put the boat away, and the two walked in hand in hand.
The water level at the cave entrance is the same as before.
only……
Li Ruo stopped in her tracks, glanced at Xie Xiao, who had obviously noticed her too, and pulled her into the bushes beside him.
He whispered, "There's a smell of food." A faint wisp of smoke drifted out, but both of them were extremely perceptive.
"Someone lives inside."
"What a pity, I'd love to revisit this place." Xie Xiao pulled her away, but suddenly they heard a sound coming from the mountains outside.
He pulled Li Ruo back to their original spot.
A group of people came down from the mountain. They looked like soldiers. Li Ruo's first thought was that they were Jiang Ningwang's men, but the soldiers were dressed neatly, so it didn't seem quite right.
There are still many people.
“No,” Xie Xiao suddenly said. “They are not soldiers of the King of Jiangning.”
Soon, several more people emerged from the cave. By the faint light of their fire, Li Ruo and Xie Xiao were both startled when they saw the leader.
Song Zhijing.
The man behind him carrying Zhang Shu'er on his back is Zhang Shu'er!
The one carrying Zhang Shuer was none other than Commandant Liu, who had fallen into the water with Song Zhijing!
It was indeed Commandant Liu who saved that corrupt official.
Zhang Shuer is now a cripple, unable to walk, her face swollen and red, and her voice is somewhat hysterical, "Where are you taking me? I want to go back to my father."
Song Zhijing gave a cold laugh, "If you make another sound, I'll kill you."
Zhang Shuer looked incredulous. "Kill me! There's no point in me living. Don't even think about using me to control my father."
“Your father owes me. He took my people and things from Beishan and abandoned my mother and sister, which is why that woman Li Ru killed them. Shouldn’t your father die? Your whole family should die.”
“You…” Zhang Shu’er trembled with fear. “It was Li Ruo who killed your mother. Go find her! What does it have to do with me? She even crippled me. You won’t avenge me, and you’re trying to use me instead. Don’t you care about our past relationship at all? I liked you so much back then, and you said you liked me too.”
"Like? I just find you disgusting." Song Zhijing pinched her chin, completely devoid of his usual tenderness.
“I will find Li Ruo naturally, and you can’t escape either. After I kill your father and your old, bastard grandmother, I will throw you to those vagrants.”
Zhang Shu'er screamed, "I want to see Prince Jiangning! I want to tell him that you appear to be subservient to him, but in reality—"
But before she could finish speaking, Song Zhijing impatiently knocked her unconscious.
Commandant Liu said, "Sir, let's hurry to Huaqing Temple."
Song Zhijing patted him on the shoulder, "Thanks to you, you delivered the letter to the capital. I went to Huaqing Temple. You take the soldiers and hide there. You don't need to show yourself without my orders."
Li Ruo and Xie Xiao, hidden in the shadows, exchanged another glance: the capital city, soldiers.
So these neatly dressed and clean soldiers are not from the Prince of Jiangning, but from the capital?
Song Zhijing was outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant towards the Prince of Jiangning.
They are quite capable.
Xie Xiao took the bow and arrow from his back, bent the bow and aimed it at Song Zhijing. Li Ruo saw his cold gaze, filled with unprecedented hatred and malice, and couldn't help but be stunned.
But just as Xie Xiao was about to fire his arrow, Captain Liu happened to dart past, blocking Song Zhijing's figure.
Xie Xiao muttered a curse under his breath about the "national essence".
Li Ruo pressed down on his arrow, "Forget it, there are too many of them."
The footsteps coming from the dark mountain indicated at least several hundred people; only those with extensive combat experience and excellent hearing could distinguish them.
Xie Xiao had no choice but to reluctantly put away the arrow.
When they could no longer hear the footsteps, they went into the cave and saw signs of life. "It looks like he lived here after he was injured," Li Ruo said.
Suddenly she froze.
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