Whoever it is, it's definitely not Zhou Renjiang. Even if he's discovered, there's no way the poison in his body can be cured.
But apart from him, Su Ruojin asked herself if she had any enemies in the capital.
"Whoa~~~" the coachman called out, and the carriage stopped.
Then silence fell, with only the sound of horses panting in the background.
Su Ruojin lifted the carriage curtain and jumped down, looking around.
The carriage stopped in the middle of a grove of trees. It was already getting dark, and the wind was blowing through the trees, making a whistling sound.
In this situation, most ordinary little girls would probably be terrified and cry.
Su Ruojin took out a silver needle and placed it on her fingertip, keeping a watchful eye on everything around her.
Alas, the decision to stay away from the capital was indeed the right one. Ever since she met Xiao Yanchu, a powerful figure in the capital, and after arriving in the capital, her consumption of silver needles has increased day by day, using up what she used to consume in a year in a short period of time.
Poison can deal with a few people without any problem, but if there are more people, it's impossible to protect them all.
Looks like I'll have to prepare more poison powder when I get back, just in case.
Once things are settled in the capital, she must return to Yanyang as soon as possible. This chaotic capital is no place for anyone who wants to stay.
At this moment, Su Ruojin really didn't want to be the young lady of the General's Mansion anymore. What if she was betrothed to someone else? She couldn't very well poison the Emperor or her betrothed to someone else, could she?
But if the General's Mansion needs her, she will do her duty without hesitation to protect the General's Mansion and fulfill this blood bond.
Suddenly, six filthy beggars appeared around them, their clothes ragged, their hair filthy, and their bodies reeking of a foul stench.
An old beggar with one eye looking at Su Ruojin let out a lewd laugh: "Brothers, we're really lucky to have met such a top-quality girl."
"Zhang Laosan, stop dawdling, I can't wait any longer, I'll go first!" A slightly younger beggar, dragging his lame leg, rushed towards Su Ruojin with an impatient look on his face.
"Hehe, little lady, don't be afraid, I will take good care of you."
After seeing what the people looked like, Su Ruojin put away her silver needles. These beggars, who were so thin and weak from hunger, obviously didn't know any martial arts.
With her skills, she could easily handle them, so there was no need to waste the poison needles.
In this deserted forest, how could there possibly be beggars under normal circumstances?
That means someone deliberately brought these beggars here!
Compared to the beggars themselves, she was more worried about the person hiding behind them.
If she wasn't mistaken, that person should be somewhere waiting to see her humiliated.
The beggar rushed towards Su Ruojin, but was kicked away by her in the next second. He fell to the ground, clutching his chest, unable to speak from the pain.
Seeing this, the five beggars put away their lewd smiles and looked at each other, realizing that this little girl seemed more difficult to deal with.
But they still have five people left, five against one, and the other party is a delicate young lady, so what's there to be afraid of?
They've been paid; if things don't go smoothly, they won't get away with it either.
Thinking of this, Zhang Laosan's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he called to the others: "This little wench has some skills, let's all go at her together, five against one, we can't be afraid of her!"
The other four nodded and surrounded Su Ruojin.
A few breaths later, the beggars lay on the ground, wailing.
Su Ruojin stepped on Zhang Laosan's chest and coldly asked, "Speak! Who sent you?"
Zhang Laosan clasped his hands together and said, "Hero, spare my life! No, no, auntie, spare my life! Auntie, spare my life! We are just doing things for people who are paid to do things for us."
The girl who was looking for us was wearing a veil, so we really didn't know who she was. She gave each of us ten taels of silver and told us to wait there; a carriage would bring a girl. All we had to do was rape her, but not kill her.
They were just beggars who couldn't even get enough to eat, so how could they possibly refuse such a good deal where they could have fun and get paid at the same time?
But unexpectedly, they encountered a tough opponent.
Looking at the female demon who was trampling on him, Zhang Laosan regretted taking the job.
Life was tough for him as a beggar, but at least his life wasn't in danger. Now, his life is in someone else's hands.
"Girl, we were just doing this for someone else, we didn't mean to make things difficult for you, please have mercy and let us go," Zhang Laosan pleaded.
As a beggar, he naturally knew how to be opportunistic and get through this immediate crisis first.
At worst, he can just leave the capital and beg in another city; saving his life is the most important thing.
Su Ruojin's gaze swept over the beggars lying on the ground. Each beggar nodded repeatedly, just like Zhang Laosan, and looked at her with pleading eyes.
"Yes, yes, young lady, please let us go."
Su Ruojin's eyes turned cold.
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