Zheng Quchi's current posture and position are quite awkward.
She guessed that she had been picked up by Liu Fengmian in a princess carry, but for some reason she was being put down. However, she suddenly woke up during the process of being put down, so one of her legs was still stuck on his waist, while the other leg was used as a fulcrum to support her on the ground.
Don't do that pose.
From this angle, she couldn't see Liu Fengmian's entire face, but she could clearly see Li Shi's cold, stiff expression.
His expression was shifting when she interrupted him, and he could only manage half of his retreat, leaving him awkwardly stuck there.
She was pressed against Liu Fengmian with her back against him, and half an arm's length away from him, facing Li Shi. The two of them were in this strange position, looking at each other in silence.
"What...no, what are we...doing?" she asked curiously.
When did Liu Fengmian and Master Li become so close?
He even brought her along?
Yuwen Sheng had just noticed that a stone bullet had hit her foot. Fearing that someone might continue to throw hidden weapons, he planned to put her down, cover her with his thick fur robe, and then kill Li Shi in one fell swoop.
He didn't expect her to wake up so quickly. He realized that she might witness his killing, so he stopped his murderous act.
Li Shi wanted to take a step back and launch a counterattack, but when he suddenly met Zheng Quchi's open, light brown, innocent, and watery eyes, his heart felt like it had been gently pinched, both sour and soft, and he couldn't carry out his killing move.
Yuwen Sheng withdrew his hand and helped her stand up straight. His dark and unsettling gaze seemed reluctant to leave Li Shi. A cool and soft hand gently touched her jawbone, turning her face so that she could only look at him.
"You're awake?"
He twisted her head around with what seemed like gentle force, almost twisting her short neck into a pretzel.
Hey, hey, hey, can't you be a little gentler? Do you really think she's some kind of rabbit? What if the rabbit gets hurt? Twist its neck to the right and take it back for treatment?
She had to turn her body towards him, and asked suspiciously, "How...how did I suddenly faint?"
Yuwen Sheng's expression immediately became somewhat dejected and apologetic: "It's my fault for not protecting you well, which is why that old woman succeeded."
He's lying through his teeth.
Teacher Li: "..."
Does he really think everyone is blind?
This cunning man is quite the actor.
However, Master Li did not expose him.
He was now certain that the man named Liu Fengmian could definitely see, and the decisive, violent, and bloodthirsty aura he exuded when he killed someone, coupled with his terrifying martial arts skills, all indicated that he was no ordinary person.
Teacher Li couldn't understand why such a dangerous and unfathomable man would stay in the Sang family, pretending to be a harmless, kind, and sickly man, and become the husband of the third sister of the Sang family.
What is he after?
What is it that you are after?
Although he doesn't know for sure right now, he can guess that the other party is definitely up to something.
In order not to arouse the suspicion of the third sister of the Sang family, he knew that the ground in front of him was covered with hidden weapons, but he still stepped on it without hesitation.
Even if the third sister of the Sang family had some doubts due to his people's influence, she certainly wouldn't have any more doubts now.
After all, no normal person would do this without hesitation. Even if they did, under the constant pricking of their feet with sharp needles, they would be unable to control the body's instinctive pain and choose to miss their step or deviate from their original trajectory.
But he didn't. Every step he took was a real ordeal, like rolling steel needles or scraping flesh with a knife, as he walked that distance.
He had to admit that he had lost.
This man's ruthlessness is indiscriminate; he treats others the same way, and he treats himself the same way.
Such people usually have an extremely difficult personality to provoke, are vengeful, and are extremely stubborn.
Upon hearing Yuwen Sheng mention the old woman who had threatened him with a dagger earlier, Zheng Quchi frowned deeply: "It was her? Where is she?"
Master Li then spoke up, reminding everyone of his presence: "Third Sister Sang, are you alright? I didn't expect so many things to happen just now. I was pushed aside by the chaotic crowd and tried to rush over but didn't have time. Do you know why that woman kidnapped you and threatened Young Master Liu?"
Hearing what Li Shi said, she was naturally full of doubts. She was about to turn around and say a few words to him when Yuwen Sheng suddenly turned her head and pressed her against his chest.
The reason was that, behind her, besides the standing Master Li, there was also a corpse lying diagonally on the ground.
Li Shi gestured for her to turn her head, and he stared at Li Shi, a smirk playing on his lips, his eyes narrowing, filled with a dangerous warning: "Just now, we happened to run into the patrolling constables. When they saw the blood all over my feet, they immediately rushed over to chase after the suspect. The old woman saw that things were not going well, so she ran away..."
Zheng Quchi felt that everything that had happened was strange, but now, instead of investigating those so-called "truths," she was completely clear-headed and remembered Yuwen Sheng's previous injuries, which made her heart clench.
She didn't care about anything else and hurriedly said, "By the way, how is your foot now? Is it still bleeding? Let me take a look!"
Yuwen Sheng was delighted that her attention was now entirely focused on him. Like a wolf in sheep's clothing, he smiled gently and said, "It's alright."
Isn't this a problem?
He probably can't see it and doesn't know how much blood his feet have lost; there are bloody footprints everywhere, almost covering the entire street! (Exaggeration)
She felt a little uneasy and didn't dare to be too confident. Just to be on the safe side, she said, "No, I... I don't know how to treat this either. I'll take you to a pharmacy or clinic first."
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