I feel hot
"I knocked one man out and my wrist ached from exhaustion, so I need to pay five hundred taels of silver. I chased another one for two blocks and my legs ached from exhaustion, so I need to pay another five hundred taels of silver. I spent half a day interrogating and keeping an eye on these two men, so one thousand five hundred taels of silver shouldn't be too much. Considering my good relationship with your young master, I'll give you a small amount, two thousand taels of silver." Fugui repeated Bai Miaoke's original words to Lu Yu.
Lu Yu was initially surprised and then helpless. She really deserved to be the young master of the Bai family. Her ability to settle accounts was probably unmatched. He almost forgot that she was a liar with her mouth.
"Sir, she was the one who stabbed our secret guard first, and now she is asking for too much. I will go and refuse her now." Fugui said indignantly.
"No need, I have a way." Lu Yu said and picked up a pen to write an IOU.
I now owe you two thousand taels of silver, which I will return upon my return to Beijing.
The signature was written in powerful and vigorous characters: "Lu Yu".
Fugui was puzzled: "Sir, we carry a lot of money when we go out, so we can still afford two thousand taels."
"Nothing, there's no need to distinguish so clearly in the future."
Fugui was a little confused after hearing this. He wanted to ask again why, but he saw that his master had already walked away.
He also put the IOU away safely, preparing to give it to her in person tomorrow.
next day
When it was bright outside, Bai Miaoke slowly went out and saw that Lu Yu and his group had already packed up.
"Good morning, Mr. Lu." Bai Miaoke greeted with a smile.
She felt very satisfied. She was very contented. She was able to wake up and get up, and as soon as she went out, she could see this pleasing face.
"It seems you had a good rest last night." Lu Yu smiled at her.
Bai Miaoke nodded, took the reins from Chun Xing, and jumped on the horse.
Lu Yu followed closely behind, and the group set off.
When walking out of the Changzhou city gate, Bai Miaoke sensed some movement behind her. She looked back suspiciously, but found nothing.
She thought she was dazzled and did not pursue the matter any further.
Following the route agreed upon last night, the group turned onto a small road shortly after leaving the city.
The path winds endlessly, with towering forests on both sides, making it almost impossible to enter.
Bai Miaoke looked around in amazement, wondering how Lu Yu found such a remote and hidden path.
The path was only wide enough for two people to ride side by side on horseback. Lu Yu came to Bai Miaoke's side as if unintentionally and pushed Chun Xing, who was beside her, to the back.
Seeing him coming, Bai Miaoke suddenly remembered that they had not yet settled their accounts, so she asked: "Fugui told you, right? I knocked off five hundred taels of change for you." Bai Miaoke thought she was being very fair.
"I told you, this is for you." Lu Yu took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it over.
Bai Miaoke didn't expect him to be so straightforward. She took it and unfolded it, only to find out it was an IOU. She was speechless for a moment.
The prime minister can't even come up with two thousand taels!
She changed her mind and thought that it was more likely that he would become her son-in-law.
Then Lu Yu saw her expression change from gloomy to bright.
He said calmly, "I'm away from home and can't take out two thousand taels at once. I owe you that."
Bai Miaoke heard him say "I owe you money" and for the first time she felt that it was a good feeling for someone to owe her money. So she waved her hand generously: "It's okay, I believe in your character."
"You can call me by my courtesy name, Zicheng." Lu Yu felt that she was being too distant by calling him "adult" all the time.
Only people who are very close to each other would address each other by their courtesy names. Even though he had expressed his feelings last night, Bai Miaoke still felt that they were not that close.
An idea suddenly occurred to him, and he said, "Zicheng isn't special enough. I'll call you Chengzi, it's more catchy."
Then he blinked his big eyes and shouted, "Orange, orange!"
Hearing her innocent tone, Lu Yu smiled bitterly, "That's... okay."
The half-day journey passed quickly with the two of them laughing and joking.
After a short rest, everyone continued on their way.
The journey became more difficult in the afternoon. The rugged path could only accommodate one person and one horse, and there were steep cliffs on both sides.
Rong Qing lined up the guards in a row, with Lu Yu in the middle, and protected in front and behind by the guards with the best martial arts in the team.
Bai Miaoke and Chun Xing stood aside and watched him make arrangements, then asked, "What about us?"
Rong Qing pointed her to a position at the back of a line.
Bai Miaoke was very dissatisfied and rode to the position in front of Lu Yu, "I want to be next to you."
Rong Qing wanted to say something, but Lu Yu waved his hand to stop him.
"Okay, you walk in front of me." Lu Yu said to Bai Miaoke.
Bai Miaoke nodded, and glanced at Rong Qing teasingly when she passed by.
Then we set off. In order to reach the city before dark, we sped up significantly in the afternoon.
Galloping on the horse, Bai Miaoke leaned on the horse's back and listened to the sound of the wind in her ears. The early autumn wind was neither cold nor hot. She just felt comfortable and wished she could run faster. It would be best if she could fly to the sky.
Lu Yu behind him was not so comfortable. Looking at Bai Miaoke's flying hair in front of him, he wanted to get closer to her, but the horse under him was not obedient, and there was a distance of ten steps between them.
When they reached a gentle slope, the guards leading the way were suddenly tripped by the trip ropes and fell off their horses one after another.
Then several men in black rushed out from behind the slope and killed Lu Yu in an instant.
Rong Qing shouted, "Protect the young master!"
Bai Miaoke quickly recovered from the sudden change, immediately reined in her horse and turned back, only to see several people coming towards her with knives.
So she had no choice but to swung out her long whip, which directly wrapped around a long knife. She exerted force with her hands and pulled the man and the knife to her side.
She did not dismount, but kicked the man in the chest, sending him flying several feet away. Bai Miaoke held the knife in her backhand and rode towards Lu Yu.
Before she arrived, she saw an arrow pointing at Lu Yu's heart. She pulled out the wooden hairpin on her head and threw it hard, hitting the arrow exactly and breaking it into two pieces that fell to the ground.
Seeing that the distance was enough, Bai Miaoke leaped straight from her horse's back to Lu Yu's horse.
At this time, Rong Qing and other guards had also come over, but the place was narrow and steep, and they could not surround Lu Yu in the middle. They could only rely on Bai Miaoke to continuously repel the swords, spears and arrows.
Without a hairpin and coupled with the fierce fight, her hair fell down in wisps. Lu Yu was protected behind her and watched helplessly as a strand of her hair was cut off by the blade.
He pulled out the dagger he used for self-defense and threw it at the man, using all his strength. The man had no time to dodge and was immediately pierced in the chest by the dagger and fell to the ground.
Noticing Lu Yu's actions, Bai Miaoke was still in the mood to praise him: "Master Lu is very accurate."
Looking at the vague figure behind the hillside, Lu Yu gave her a look and said loudly: "Don't hesitate to fight, rush over."
Upon hearing this, everyone fought and moved forward, and soon broke through the siege of the men in black.
Bai Miaoke was still holding a knife and keeping an eye on her surroundings. Lu Yu was pulling the reins from behind, and he stretched out his hand as if to pull the person out of the circle into his arms. The postures of the two were a little ambiguous for a moment.
When the sound of fighting behind her gradually faded away, Bai Miaoke noticed that her back was now pressed against his chest. If she listened carefully, she could even hear the man's strong heartbeat.
"You can lean on me if you're tired." The man's low voice came from behind.
Bai Miaoke leaned on him without hesitation, feeling the warm touch from behind.
Even though she was barely catching her breath, Bai Miaoke still wanted to tease him: "Orange, you're so hot."
Lu Yu's tense nerves gradually relaxed, and he asked softly, "Are you hurt?"
Bai Miaoke shook her head, her hair brushing against the man's neck. She boasted calmly, "What a joke! With my skills, how could I possibly get hurt?"
"That's good." Lu Yu's tone also softened.
Bai Miaoke wanted to tidy up her scattered hair, but when she raised her hand, she felt a pain and discovered that there was a wound on her arm with blood oozing out.
She hissed softly, and Lu Yu immediately noticed her abnormality, staring at the wound with a frown.
Then there was a sound of cloth being torn, and Lu Yu tore off a piece of his clothes, then said, "I'll bandage you."
To Bai Miaoke, this scratch was actually nothing, but seeing his worried look, she nodded in agreement and raised her arm.
Lu Yu carefully bandaged her wound circle by circle, with meticulous and patient movements.
Bai Miaoke looked at his lowered eyes and retracted her sharp gaze. She inexplicably thought of a white-haired puppy she had raised when she was young, which was also so obedient and cute.
When Lu Yu looked up after bandaging his wound, he met her loving gaze and was a little stunned.
He had seen too many people's looks, some with awe, some with fear, some with disgust, but he had never seen anyone look at him like this.
"Does the wound hurt? What are you looking at?" Lu Yu asked.
"It hurts so much, oooh, I think you'll feel better." Bai Miaoke took the opportunity to play the victim.
"Will it not hurt if you look at me?" Lu Yu wondered.
"People say beauty is a treat, but I think beauty can also relieve pain." Bai Miaoke joked with a chuckle.
Lu Yu, who had been tense all the time, also laughed out loud.
The horse under them ran a long distance with the two of them, and its speed gradually slowed down.
"It should be safe now. Let's wait for them." Bai Miaoke said.
Lu Yu let the horse go slowly along the path, waiting for Rong Qing and others to catch up.
"You saved me again today." Lu Yu suddenly spoke.
"Yes, I am your savior." Bai Miaoke was not humble at all.
"But I really don't know how to thank you." Lu Yu said.
"It's okay, I'll remember it, and when the time comes..." Bai Miaoke stopped talking halfway, and suddenly she couldn't stop laughing.
Lu Yu asked for a long time but got no answer. Only Bai Miaoke was humming a tuneless tune in a good mood.
The two of them rode their horses for about a quarter of an hour, and then they heard the sound of horse hooves behind them. Bai Miaoke looked back and saw that it was indeed the others who had come over.
When they got closer, they found that Bai Miaoke was almost leaning on Lu Yu. To those who didn't know, it was really a bit...
Chun Xing walked forward and helped Bai Miaoke down, and asked anxiously, "Little... Is Big Brother injured?"
"Her arm is injured. Fugui, go get some medicine for the wound." Lu Yu said without waiting for Bai Miaoke to speak.
Fugui quickly took out a white porcelain bottle and handed it to Chunxing, then went to report the battle situation to Lu Yu.
"Young Master, we lost two guards, and Lord Rong captured one of the enemies alive." Fugui said in a low voice.
Lu Yu was silent for a moment before replying, "I see."
Although they were specially sent by His Majesty to protect him and had already prepared for the risk of death, they were still friends who had traveled a lot together, so the atmosphere was a little heavy for a moment.
But they couldn't stay here for long.
"Take the living people with you and go into the city first." Lu Yu ordered in a deep voice.
His eyes were fixed on the mountains in the distance, as if he wanted to see through the layers of mountains to the deep courtyard that he was very familiar with.
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