Comparing yourself with others will only make you angry.
"What's wrong with Quecheng? You chose to come here. Now that something has gone wrong, if you don't think about yourself, you should also think about King Xuanyuan. If he knew that something happened to you..."
"What? Are you afraid that father will punish you if he finds out?" Su Pingchuan suddenly spoke, the cold sarcasm in his voice undisguised. "Don't worry, he won't. My good concubine is already several months pregnant, and the doctor said it's a boy. Even if I die outside, he won't be without an heir."
She was caught off guard by the resentment of the family and didn't know how to react for a moment, so she just handed the other person another steamed bun.
Su Pingchuan took the steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth with a grunt: "You are so leisurely and have the leisure to laugh at me."
Xiao Nanhui knew that the other party thought she was in the way, but she also felt a little wronged: "It's not that I enjoy being squeezed into this damn place with you, it's just that it's still early."
Su Pingchuan glared at her: "It's the middle of the night, how can it be still early?"
Xiao Nanhui blew away the dust in the corner and shifted his hips. "I told the guards I wanted to have some fun with you and reserved half an hour. If I leave before the time is up, wouldn't that be unnecessary trouble?"
Su Pingchuan was stunned for a moment, then realized what the other party was saying, and the steamed bun in his hand instantly changed shape.
"You woman, you have no shame!"
This time she finally couldn't control herself and rolled her eyes.
She had been seeing Hao Bai all the time these past few days, and had learned some of the essentials of rolling her eyes from him. This eye roll could be described as a perfect one.
"You're a grown man, yet you need a woman to save you? And in the end, you still accuse me of being shameless? If it weren't for the fact that you're my colleague, I would have thrown you to those Southern Qiang people and taught you a lesson about shame."
These words were like a loud slap in the face, making Su Pingchuan's face turn red.
He lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.
She waited angrily for a while, and when she turned around, she saw that the other person's eyelashes were dewy, and he was holding back tears as big as beans.
"I'm useless. My mother is gone, and my father won't care for me anymore. After this capture, even if I survive, returning would only bring humiliation. If it's too difficult for you, just hand me over to them."
She was most afraid of people crying, let alone men crying. Although she thought his sudden hypocritical and dejected behavior was childish, she still couldn't bear it.
"How could that be? You're overthinking it."
Su Pingchuan looked up at her faintly and said, "You really don't know how to comfort people."
Xiao Nanhui was speechless, but the other party continued talking to himself.
"They say the battlefield is the most dangerous, but in my opinion, it's not even half as dangerous as the backyards of aristocratic families. I witnessed the skills cultivated in the backyards when I was a child. My mother died when I was three. I was raised by my aunt. Before I was nine, I only knew how to recite poetry, paint, and appreciate flowers and beauties. I despised those who wielded spears and sticks, thinking they were extremely vulgar."
Xiao Nanhui suddenly realized something: "No wonder you couldn't even beat a little girl like me back then, but now you've become a warrior? Did I hit you in the head with that punch?"
Su Pingchuan's mouth twitched. This woman was really always bringing up things that were not relevant. He took a deep breath and spoke calmly, "My father found out about the punch you gave me back then, and he realized that my aunt had bribed my riding and archery teacher. My martial arts training was just a pretense, and I couldn't do anything with riding, shooting, or swordsmanship. But I did learn the skills of fighting crickets and composing folk songs. That night, she beat me up severely. The next morning, she sent me to Zhongtian Taozhi Mountain to become a disciple of the Liusha Zhejian Sect. I practiced hard on the mountain for five years before my father took me home."
Hearing about Taozhi Mountain, Xiao Nanhui became interested: "Did you learn your swordsmanship in Taozhi Mountain? No wonder your moves are so beautiful. However, I think your muscles and bones are not suitable for learning swordsmanship. You can try the Mo Dao. When we get back, I will introduce you to some powerful masters..."
"I am from the Zhejian Sect, how can I take someone else as my master?!" Su Pingchuan was furious and felt that today's conversation itself was a mistake. He turned around fiercely and refused to look at Xiao Nanhui again.
If you don't want to bow, then don't bow. What are you so angry about? How did you stay in the army with such a bad temper?
"Forget it, forget it." Xiao Nanhui was frustrated and rolled her eyes at the other person, thinking to herself: Since you are younger than me, I will just treat it as your youthful recklessness. As a senior, she certainly can't argue with the younger one. "It's almost time, I'm leaving first. This is a bandit's nest after all, and the Bai family's people will probably be here in a few days. Be careful, I'll find a way to get you out."
After Xiao Nanhui finished his instructions, he stood up and prepared to leave. Halfway through, he remembered something and turned back.
Su Pingchuan was sitting facing the wall when he was suddenly turned around by someone grabbing his shoulders. The woman, who had left, grabbed his shirt with both hands and pulled hard, revealing half of his chest. He was stunned and hadn't reacted when the "devil's claws" reached out to his belt and yanked hard, breaking the only belt on his body in two.
Xiao Nanhui looked at it from a distance and felt that it was still not embarrassing enough, so he was about to go forward and grab Su Pingchuan's hair. The other party finally came to his senses and slapped Xiao Nanhui in the face.
"what you do?!"
Xiao Nanhui touched the red mark on his forehead, his eyes growing anxious. "If you're being humiliated, you have to act like you're being humiliated! I can't stay here for so long and you're still so clean and tidy. Wouldn't that give you away?"
Su Pingchuan, on the other hand, had probably never suffered such a great humiliation since he was born. His eyes were red with anger. He was born with a handsome appearance, but now he looked like a wronged rabbit, looking extremely pitiful.
Xiao Nanhui suppressed the anger in his heart.
She knew very well that the Duke's legitimate son must be a very proud man. He must have suffered a lot to be reduced to this state. She lowered her voice and comforted him, "You've been hungry for so many days, and you're not as strong as I am. I know you're upset and can't do this on your own. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about what happened today." She paused and added, "Being alive is more important than anything else. Don't go against your fate."
After saying that, Xiao Nanhui turned and left.
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