He knew that Ruan Ruan was afraid of thunder and lightning, but even though they were so close, they were separated by a tightly locked courtyard gate.
He could only listen intently as she cried in fear.
The sleeve must be torn; I feel a slight stinging pain in my arm.
However, Mu Bai didn't care at all.
They kept trying to climb over the wall.
But when he fell to the ground again.
A voice, tinged with reprimand, rang out from behind.
"What are you doing?"
Mu Bai got up from the ground and casually wiped the rainwater that had blurred his eyes.
A thunderclap resounded, and two bolts of lightning flashed simultaneously.
In an instant, Mu Bai saw the appearance of the person who had come.
He was tall and wore a straw raincoat; his face was cold and aloof.
There seemed to be a scar near his eyebrow, but the rain had blurred his vision.
As Mu Bai sized him up, Huo Yan also got a clear look at his face.
He thought it was a petty thief committing the crime on a rainy night, but he never expected it to be him!
The scholar who chased after Su Ruanruan's retreating figure at the city gate.
That person is named Mu Bai, a talented student at Tianhong Academy.
Even Bai Bai praised him, saying he was a rare scholar.
Huo Yan sighed inwardly, it was just a pity that such a person, who should have been detached from worldly affairs, had been tainted by Su Ruanruan.
Mu Bai glanced around warily and asked, "Who are you?"
Now that he knew the man's name, Huo Yan's attitude was no longer as forceful and sharp as before.
"I am Huo Yan, the head constable of the county government. I recognize you! Is this your home?"
"Yes!" Mu Bai pondered whether to ask him for help, but the people in the county government were a mixed bag, and he didn't know what kind of person this man was.
It was a dark and windy night. He himself was fine, but he couldn't leave Ruan Ruan in danger.
Should we ask him for help?
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