Chapter 772: Dangers

It was getting dark.

Most of the scholars in Qingshan Poetry Society brought servants with them. Together with the maids and servants brought by Xingxing and her companions, they built a stove among the broken walls, made a fire, boiled water, and cooked. They had prepared everything.

Qiu Yuansang came over with her maid and said with a smile, "Princess, the maids outside have cooked some food. This night on the top of the mountain is quite interesting. I wonder if the princess would like to eat outside or in her room?"

There was nothing to do in the house, so Xingxing took Qingshuang and Qiu Yuansang out.

Luo Qingrou just happened to come out. Her face was a little pale and the maid beside her also looked a little frightened. She said that a big rat came out of the house and it was very scary.

Xing Xing said, "I brought some insect repellent powder. It should be effective against rats. You can have someone spray it outside the house later."

Luo Qingrou was very moved and bowed: "Thank you, Princess."

Xing Xing waved her hand: "It's nothing."

The place for eating is that pavilion.

Probably because they knew Xingxing was going out to eat, the scholars of Qingshan Poetry Society just sat down nearby with their bowls and ate their meals, leaving the pavilion to a few young ladies. No one crossed the line and offended anyone.

Qiu Yuansang couldn't help but praise him, saying "He has the demeanor of a gentleman."

There were dishes of food on the stone table in the pavilion. The old woman brought bamboo chopsticks. Just as Xingxing was about to pick up the chopsticks, Luo Qingrou said "wait".

Luo Qingrou said with a hint of sorrow: "The person who poisoned the princess has not been caught yet. If that person attacks the princess again... I am willing to test the poison for the princess."

Having said that, Luo Qingrou didn't wait for Xingxing to refuse, and used her chopsticks to take a piece of food from each of the plates in front of Xingxing.

Xing Xing: “…”

She didn't tell anyone else that An Zhenzhen poisoned herself.

However, Luo Qingrou's behavior...

Qiu Yuansang smiled and said, "Sister Luo is really sincere to the princess. But, Sister Luo forgot? The man who poisoned the food this afternoon only picked out one snack, and the others were not poisonous. Could it be that Sister Luo wants to try all the dishes?"

Luo Qingrou's expression changed slightly.

Fortunately, the moonlight blocked it and no one else could see it.

Luo said softly, "I'm sorry to make you laugh, Sister Qiu. This is the only stupid way I can do. Otherwise, I will feel bad if I don't do anything for the princess."

Qiu Yuansang was choked by Luo Qingrou's words.

Qiu Yuansang felt that Luo Qingrou seemed to be saying, although it was a stupid idea, I at least did something for the princess, what about you?

Qiu Yuansang no longer paid attention to Luo Qingrou, and turned to Xingxing and said, "Princess, when the maids were cooking just now, I and the maids were watching separately. We ensured that those with ulterior motives did not have the opportunity to poison. In addition, I also asked the maids to test the poison with silver needles, and the silver needles did not change color. Princess, feel free to eat it."

Xing Xing really wanted to tell Qiu Yuansang that the method of testing poison with silver needles was not always effective. There were many poisons in the world that could not be detected by silver needles.

What's more, An Zhenzhen, who "poisoned" the girl, has already been discovered by Xing Xing, and is now lying in the house recuperating.

However, Xing Xing was unwilling to reject the kindness of others, so she smiled and nodded: "It's thoughtful."

After hearing Xingxing's words, Qiu Yuansang could not hide her pride. She stroked her hair with her hand and glanced at Luo Qingrou lightly.

Luo bit his lower lip softly.

After dinner, Xingxing and Qingshuang decided to take a walk to help digest the food in the area where there were still some cobblestone roads nearby.

Qiu Yuansang said almost immediately, "What a coincidence, Princess. I also want to digest my food. I'll accompany you."

What Luo Qingrou wanted to say was interrupted by Qiu Yuansang. She bit her lower lip and looked at Xing Xing: "Princess..."

Xingxing didn't mind, but the path on the top of the mountain wasn't particularly wide, and it was night, so the unsafe factor increased greatly. Xingxing looked at Luo Qingrou and Qiu Yuansang who seemed to be competing for favor, and said, "Then...why don't you two go first? I'll have time to take a walk later."

Qiu Yuansang and Luo Qingrou both froze.

After Xingxing finished speaking, she took Qingshuang away. Qiu Yuansang and Luo Qingrou looked at each other with a fake smile. One said, "Sister Luo, please" and the other said, "Sister Qiu, please." They each had their own thoughts, but they slipped away together.

Xingxing and Qingshuang were walking among the ruins at the moment. Xingxing studied medicine, so her five senses were very good since she was a child. Qingshuang had practiced martial arts, so naturally she could see as clearly at night as in the daytime.

In addition, the moonlight was as cool as water, and walking among the broken walls was quite a novel experience.

Xing Xing and Qing Shuang were chatting casually. Not long after, Qing Shuang suddenly frowned and lowered her voice: "Someone is coming."

After all, she has some skills and can hear farther than Xingxing.

After Qing Shuang's reminder, Xing Xing heard the slight movement after a while - the sound of someone stepping on the broken tiles on the ground.

Both of them stopped and looked in a certain direction.

The people in that direction also noticed that Xingxing and the others seemed to have not moved for a while. They were frozen in place, not daring to move.

This place was not too far from the crowd, Qing Shuang raised her voice: "Who? Come out!"

The man was quiet.

Xing Xing couldn't help but speak up: "Come out!"

The man then made some slight movements again, and was obviously walking towards the outside.

A person came out from behind a broken wall. He shook his head awkwardly and said, "...Princess, don't be angry. It's me."

Xingxing took a look and found that it was indeed Pang Jinkang.

Qing Shuang stood in front of Xing Xing with a vigilant look on her face.

Seeing Xing Xing's maid being so wary of him, Pang Jinkang's face turned pale and he quickly explained, "...Princess, I, I didn't mean anything else."

Qing Shuang shouted, "You've already followed our princess, and you still say you have no other intentions?!"

Pang Jinkang became more and more embarrassed: "I, I just wanted to tell the princess that there might be snakes in these places... If the princess wants to take a walk, it would be better to go to the stone road outside..."

Qing Shuang looked at Pang Jinkang, analyzing the truth of his words.

Xing Xing was too lazy to tell whether it was real or fake. She just said, "Thank you for your concern, Master Pang." As she spoke, she gently pulled Qing Shuang's clothes at her waist.

Qing Shuang understood and stopped confronting Pang Jinkang. She protected Xing Xing and went to the house where Xing Xing was staying temporarily.

Pang Jinkang stood among the broken walls, watching Xingxing's leaving back, without moving for a long time.

Looks like him, his voice is similar, his figure is similar too.

But one is the shy and lovely sister next door, and the other is the high and mighty Princess Yufeng.

Pang Jinkang was a little confused.

It is obvious that he only has Miss Feng in his heart.

But why did he feel his heart beating fast when he saw the princess?

Even though his parents had warned him to behave well in front of the princess, the princess looked tired of even looking at him for one more moment... Could he really make the princess have eyes for him?

…

Xingxing and Qingshuang entered the house. Qingshuang was still a little unhappy.

Of course, this unhappiness was directed at Pang Jinkang.

Qing Shuang said coldly: "That Master Pang is really ruining the mood."

Xing Xing comforted Qing Shuang: "Just ignore him."

Qing Shuang pursed her lips, her eyes a little cold: "I don't like the way he looks at you."

Xing Xing thought about it and nodded in agreement: "I don't like it either."

Qing Shuang immediately stood up: "Then I will go and teach him a lesson. Princess, don't worry, I will cover my face and no one will notice."

Xing Xing was startled and quickly grabbed Qing Shuang: "...That's not necessary. Let's not make things more complicated."

Qing Shuang still listened to the advice, her face as cold as the moon was covered with frost: "Okay, then let him go this time."

Only then did Xingxing feel relieved.

…

In the middle of the night, when everyone had gone to sleep, there were some strange movements and rustling sounds.

Qing Shuang, who was sleeping in the same bed with Xing Xing, suddenly opened her eyes, turned over swiftly, pulled out the long knife from under the pillow, and protected Xing Xing's bed.

The sound of the long sword being unsheathed woke Xingxing up from her sleep.

Xing Xing sat up suddenly, and seeing Qing Shuang guarding her bed vigilantly, she immediately took out the bag of sleeping pills from under the pillow.

Two thieves broke in through the window. Qing Shuang immediately went up to them and fought with them.

The other party didn't expect Qing Shuang's martial arts to be so amazing, and neither of them could get any good out of her.

Both of them were stabbed several times by Qing Shuang. They knew that they had no chance of success tonight, so they dragged themselves out the window and escaped.

Qing Shuang's face was full of frost and she chased after him.

Xing Xing originally wanted to call out to Qing Shuang to stop chasing her, but Qing Shuang had already jumped up and chased after her, so calling out would be of no avail.

Xing Xing sighed.

But before long, Luo Qingrou stumbled in. She threw herself into Xingxing's arms in panic, "Princess! Princess, are you okay?! I just saw two masked thieves coming out of your room..."

Xing Xing originally wanted to support Luo Qingrou, but when she smelled a certain almost inaudible fragrance emanating from Luo Qingrou, Xing Xing paused slightly, and her hand stopped in mid-air, allowing Luo Qingrou to hold her in his arms.

Luo Qingrou cried and was full of fear.

Xing Xing suddenly spoke in a hoarse voice: "I'm a little thirsty."

Luo Rou paused and came out of Xing Xing's arms: "Okay, I'll go get the princess a glass of water."

Luo turned around gently, picked up the kettle on the table, and poured a glass of water for Xingxing.

The moment she turned around, she didn't see Xingxing quickly stuffing something into her mouth.

Luo turned around gently and handed the cup of water to Xingxing. Xingxing took it, took a sip, and put the cup aside.

Luo Qingrou was extremely uneasy, her voice trembling: "Princess...you, you say, those thieves, are they the same gang as the one who poisoned you?"

Xing Xing thought that it was An Zhen Zhen who poisoned the baby. She didn't know whether An Zhen Zhen was in the same group as them. But Luo Qing Rou, who was obviously not right, seemed more like she was in the same group as them.

Xing Xing thought so in her heart, but her face showed a little confusion: "I don't know..."

Luo Qingrou suddenly said, "Princess, I'm a little thirsty. Can I borrow your cup?"

As she spoke, Luo Qingrou poured herself a glass of water.

Xingxing sat there, not moving, watching Luo Qingrou continue to perform calmly.

After a while, Xing Xing calculated that it was about time, so she pressed her temples and said, "Why do I feel a little dizzy and a little hot..."

A gleam of light flashed across Luo Qingrou's eyes. She suddenly put her hands on her head and began to sway: "Princess, I, I also feel a little dizzy, so hot...what's going on..."

She staggered, fell towards Xingxing, and passed out.

Xingxing pretended to be exhausted and was pressed down on the bed by Luo Qingrou, who then "weakly" pushed her twice, and Xingxing also "fainted".

After Xingxing fainted, Luo stood up after a while and shook her gently: "Princess? Princess?"

Xing Xing pretended to have been "hit" and was still mumbling in a coma: "It's so hot, so hot..."

As she spoke, Xing Xing tore her clothes a little looser.

Luo Qingrou was motionless, as if standing aside and observing how Xingxing was "trapped". After a while, she chuckled and said softly, "Princess, don't blame me. I was living under someone else's roof, so I had to do it. All those things before were to gain your trust... Only in this way can you let down your guard against me... Only in this way can I become a victim with you later..."

Having said that, Luo Qingrou walked out slowly.

The door creaked, opened and closed.

Not long after, another person came in quietly.

The man's steps were obviously lightened on purpose, but his heavy breathing betrayed his mood.

He walked to Xingxing's bedside, looked at her lying on the bed with her hair slightly messy, and said with excitement: "Princess, don't worry, I will treat you well in the future..."

No matter how soft the voice was, Xingxing could hear it clearly. It was obviously Pang Jinkang!

Xing Xing sneered, and when Pang Jinkang pressed down, she instantly pulled out the dagger that had been tied to her leg with one hand, and with the other hand she quickly stuffed a handful of sleeping pills into Pang Jinkang!

Pang Jinkang obviously did not expect that Xingxing was not infected and she was still conscious!

Caught off guard, most of the drug that Xingxing sprinkled on him had already been inhaled by him, and Xingxing's dagger was also across his neck!

"Princess, you..."

Xing Xing looked at him coldly, as if he was garbage.

Pang Jinkang wanted to say something, but the effect of Xingxing's drug was very strong. He twitched and fainted, falling on Xingxing's bed.

Xing Xing was still a little angry. She kicked Pang Jinkang twice and then tied him up tightly.

This dirty, despicable and shameless villain!

Xing Xing was feeling angry, but she heard some slight noise coming from outside.

Xingxing tightly gripped the dagger, her heart rising!

However, the man outside the window paused for a moment, then knocked on the window gently, and a low voice came in: "Xingxing, are you still awake?"

When Xingxing heard the voice, she felt relaxed.

She walked quickly to the window and opened it!

The person standing outside the window was indeed Wei Shiyan whom I hadn’t seen for a few days!

Xing Xing suppressed the bitterness in her nose and hugged Wei Shiyan through the window!

Wei Shiyan's body froze. He didn't expect Xing Xing would suddenly hug him.

"What's wrong?" Wei Shiyan's tone was filled with anxiety that he himself didn't even notice!