After hearing what Xie Yuancheng said, I felt a little happier. He was right. We could only help her for a while, not forever. The woman would still be beaten after we left. I hope she can be strong on her own.
"Luckily, I married a good man." I snuggled into his arms and acted spoiled. Xie Yuancheng followed suit and pinched my cheek from time to time.
"Ying'er, we're on our way."
"You go on your way, I won't bother you."
I reached over to touch his belt, and just as I was about to move it upwards, Xie Yuancheng leaned in.
"Ying'er, there's no one around here, I think..." He stopped my hand and leaned closer to say.
"It hurts, you can't think about anything, let go first, I really won't bother you anymore."
"How can that be? I like Ying'er, so I want you to make a fuss so I can do other things."
That bastard Xie Yuancheng pulled me into his arms and kissed me. I had just patted his shoulder when I heard someone fly over. Xie Yuancheng let go, straightened my clothes, and even took out his Xuan Tie sword.
"You're pretty fast." I buttoned up my shirt, but his fingers were so nimble that he took off my shirt in no time.
"Ying'er, be good. I'll deal with them in a bit, then I'll play with you."
I rolled my eyes at him. The people in black robes walked over. Each of them had something painted on their face, so they didn't look like ordinary people.
"My lord!" There were more than a dozen of them, kneeling directly in front of the horse. I was almost stunned.
"Who are you?" Xie Yuancheng's voice was devoid of any emotion, and a chill ran down my spine.
"My lord, the clan chief requests your presence." The person kneeling in front brought over a wooden plaque, which Xie Yuancheng took and looked at, a smile spreading across his face.
"Please lead the way." His change of heart was so sudden that I turned around and asked him. Xie Yuancheng said it was an old friend from before.
"Where did you get so many old friends? I had no idea."
“Ying’er, I know a lot of people, but I can’t tell everyone. This time, you’ll be able to see some of them.”
I saw his eyes were almost squinting with laughter, so I sat down properly. We took another path, went into the mountains, and came across a suspension bridge. The bridge was difficult to cross, so Xie Yuancheng helped me dismount and led the horse across.
We walked for a while longer and then arrived. Although it wasn't far, it still took us almost half an hour to walk there.
This is a village where everyone likes to wear a piece of cloth draped over their shoulders. The men's hair is all loose, so it's hard to tell the difference between men and women.
Xie Yuancheng put the horse down and then led me to a bamboo house, but the owner of the bamboo house only wanted him to go inside.
"Ying'er, wait for me outside. Don't wander off, and don't talk to the girls."
"Okay, I know, I don't need you nagging me."
Xie Yuancheng leaned in and kissed me on the cheek before going inside. I stood outside, not knowing where to go, so I squatted down and stared at the grass.
"Hello." A beautiful young woman approached, carrying a basin on her head. "Are you the Marquis's younger brother, Yingdi?"
He actually spread the news. I always thought Xie Yuancheng was lying to me, so why didn't he say that Yingdi was a woman?
"Yes, that's me. Come and sit down." I made room for her. This girl seemed nice to me; she must be a good person.
But the girl laughed: "Now that you have a marquis, you can't flirt with girls anymore. I just came to see if he really looks exactly like the portrait."
"What portrait?"
The girl tossed me a piece of cloth with my portrait on it: "This kid's portrait is quite lifelike."
"Many of them are familiar with the Marquis. Everyone envies you for having him like you."
I tossed the portrait back to the girl, saying, "It's alright, I like him too." I wonder what their expressions would be if they knew I had three children with Xie Yuancheng.
"Young man, let's go sit over there." A few more men came and told me to go to the fire. I saw that Xie Yuancheng hadn't come out yet, so I followed them.
The girl left with the basin. The people here all covered their heads with a cloth and draped their bodies with cloth, looking very carefree.
I sat in the middle, and they were all looking at me. I smiled shyly, and they smiled back.
"Just like the rumors say, he's a handsome young man."
"That's right, even the girls here are being outshone."
"No wonder the Marquis ran away back then; it turns out he wanted to be with this young man. He's truly blessed."
I asked around and found out that the clan chief's daughter had taken a liking to Xie Yuancheng. She wanted to recruit him as her son-in-law, so he and Meng Anshi ran off overnight. Six months later, they sent me my portrait.
Later, everyone in the martial arts world knew that Xie Yuancheng had a 'man' by his side, whom he doted on, and he even married this man's sister, and the family lived together.
He really knows how to make things up. It's all about me no matter what. Why doesn't he mention that I turned into a woman later and gave birth to three beautiful children for him?
I listened to them talk, and although some of their words weren't very pleasant to hear, they were simple-minded, so we started chatting.
"Where are you from? Your attire is quite different from that of people from the Central Plains."
“We came from the Western Regions because the Western Regions are too arid, so we settled here.”
"Why not go to the capital? The environment there is better, and you don't have to rely on the weather for your livelihood here."
"Haha, young man, we are from the Western Regions, and we will naturally return to the Western Regions in the future. It's just that the Western Regions are a bit chaotic right now, so we came here. We've already come quite far."
I looked at their skin, which was so fair, and out of curiosity, I compared myself to them. They all said I had a fair complexion and was even more delicate than a young girl.
"I was raised in the backyard since I was a child. I was only able to come out after I got married, uh, and got together with Xie Yuancheng."
“We know you’ve had a long journey. The clan chief just wanted to talk to the Marquis. She saw you just back from Asha. She used to wait for the Marquis, but now she probably won’t. We all have a chance.”
These people are so funny! It turns out that girl was the clan chief's daughter; no wonder she had my portrait. But you never know, Xie Yuancheng likes me, which I'm a little confused about. Anyway, I like him too, and I definitely won't let him go to someone else.
"The journey was indeed dangerous; we even encountered a black bear."
"Black bear!" The people around me were stunned. I started to tell them about what happened on the way, vividly and embellishing the story.
I thought people would look at me differently, not just as a 'man' who only relied on Xie Yuancheng. But they admired Xie Yuancheng even more, saying that he had worked hard all the way and brought me here.
I really shot myself in the foot, and I still wanted to correct my position, but the more I talked, the more off-topic it became.
"Young man, let's go archery, do you want to come?" the young man next to me asked. I looked at the arrow in his hand. I had learned mounted archery, although I wasn't very good, but it wouldn't be a problem to play around with it, so I went with them.
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