"So how...did you end up in their hands?"
“I am from Ningzhou. I was sold to a wealthy family in Ningzhou as a maid when I was seven years old. Half a year ago, the wealthy family was preparing to move to Huzhou, but they encountered bandits on the way.”
"They abandoned me to save their own lives. Later, I was fleeing for my life when I encountered that mother and child. I thought I had met kind people... but who would have thought..."
Xiaoxue choked up several times as she said this, unable to continue.
Liu Yingying knew what happened next, and a look of pity appeared on her face. She put her arm around Xiaoxue's shoulder and gently patted her back to comfort her.
"Alright...it's all in the past. You have to look forward. You're still young..."
Xiaoxue felt a warmth in her heart, and then her emotions burst forth like a dam breaking, and she simply lay down on her lap and cried loudly.
Liu Yingying did not try to stop her, and just let her cry.
When a person's emotions accumulate to a certain point, they always need to be released...
When Xiaoxue was tired from crying, he lay down on her lap.
Okay, I originally wanted to ask her what her plans were for the future...
Sigh... Liu Yingying sighed softly and took a coat to cover Xiaoxue.
She lifted the carriage curtain again and looked outside. It was still drizzling. She asked Xue Ye again.
"At this speed, can we reach Jeju City before dark?"
Jeju City is located at the border of Jizhou County and Ningzhou County. Jeju City is the first stop after leaving Ningzhou County.
Xue Ye glanced down at the blueprints in his hand; "It shouldn't be a problem."
"Okay, you've worked hard. When we get to the capital, your aunt will treat you to something delicious!" Liu Yingying said, lowering the carriage curtain.
Xue Ye;...
Their journey was destined to be anything but smooth. Just as the carriage was about to enter Jeju City, a chaotic commotion of fighting broke out not far ahead of them.
Xue Ye abruptly stopped the carriage.
Xiaoxue also woke up suddenly, and asked in a fright, "What happened?"
"Don't be afraid!" Liu Yingying gently patted her hand twice.
Judging from the noise, there seem to be quite a few people fighting ahead.
When encountering such a situation while traveling, one should naturally remain indifferent and not concern oneself.
"Let's rest here by the roadside for a while, and then we'll go over after they've finished fighting."
"Alright!" Xue Ye stopped the carriage by the roadside.
Liu Yingying then took out some toast from her bundle and shared it with the two of them.
I didn't sleep well last night, and I haven't had a drop of water this morning, so I'm really hungry.
Bread alone wasn't enough, so Liu Yingying reached into her bag and secretly exchanged two bottles of blueberry jam and condensed milk from her spatial storage.
She demonstrated it herself first.
"It will taste even better if you add this!"
As he spoke, he spread blueberry jam on the bread and took a bite.
Mmm, the taste is indeed much better!
"What is this?" Xue Ye asked curiously.
Liu Yingying introduced to him: "This is blueberry jam, made from a fruit called blueberry. This is condensed milk, made from milk. You can choose your favorite flavor."
In the end, Xue Ye chose condensed milk, while Xiao Xue took the jar of blueberry jam…
After finishing her meal, Liu Yingying asked Xiaoxue, "How was the taste?"
Xiaoxue nodded shyly; "Delicious, so delicious! I've never eaten anything so delicious before. Did you make this yourself, Sister Liu?"
Liu Yingying nodded proudly; "Yes, besides this, I can make many, many more delicious dishes. I'll make them for you when I have the chance!"
When the topic turned to the future, Xiaoxue's eyes dimmed instantly. Could someone as filthy as her really have a future?
Liu Yingying knew that she was getting sentimental again, so she quickly comforted her;
"Don't overthink it. What man in this world doesn't have multiple wives and concubines? Nobody calls them dirty!"
Why should women be nailed to the archway of chastity and humiliated?
"Xiaoxue, we only have one life. We should use our lives to fully enjoy the beauty of the sun, moon, heaven, earth, mountains, and rivers, instead of being obsessed with the word chastity!"
She spoke each word clearly and forcefully, each word striking Xiaoxue's heart like a hammer blow.
Xiaoxue felt a warmth in her heart and looked at her, saying, "Don't worry, Sister Liu, I won't try to kill myself again!"
"It's good that you can think positively!" Liu Yingying rubbed her hair and smiled with relief.
At that moment, the fighting ahead seemed to have stopped.
As the light rain began to fall outside, a flurry of hurried footsteps approached them.
Xue Ye immediately drew the short knife from his waist, looking ready for battle.
Liu Yingying took a deep breath and said to Xiaoxue, "Stay in the carriage and don't go out. If anything happens to Xue Ye and me, remember to seize the opportunity to run, understand?"
"Sister Liu..." Xiaoxue also realized the sense of crisis at this moment.
Liu Yingying grabbed an oil-paper umbrella from the corner, used it to get off the carriage, and found that four men in black were blocking their way with knives.
These people clearly have ill intentions!
"We are just ordinary people who happened to be passing by. Could you please do us a favor?"
The men in black seemed to have no intention of discussing things with her. They raised their knives and slashed at her, startling Liu Yingying into quickly dodging to the side.
At the same time, the sound of horses' hooves came from ahead.
Liu Yingying probably guessed something; these people must have been at a disadvantage in the fight earlier and now wanted to take them hostage.
Xue Ye also joined the fight. He had never studied martial arts, and every strike was just an instinctive fight, but each one was fatal, never giving the opponent a chance to retaliate.
After several rounds, Xue Ye killed one of the men in black with a single slash to the throat.
Blood, carried by the rain, instantly stained a large area of land red...
The men in black were also startled; they had only intended to take a few hostages to escape.
I never imagined that even hostages on the street could be so ruthless these days…
It seemed impossible to take hostages now, so they simply abandoned the idea.
There's no point in trembling any longer; it's better to get away as soon as possible.
Liu Yingying dodged the sword thrust from the other party, and she could also see that these people had no will to fight.
They wanted to run...
Should I grant their wish?
Liu Yingying hesitated for a moment, but the next second she broke out in a cold sweat!
She saw countless arrows shooting towards her from the grove of trees ahead!
Damn it!
They're going to shoot them and all those men in black to death!
Faced with a barrage of arrows from the opposite side, the man in black lost all will to fight and focused only on self-preservation.
After reminding Xue Ye to be careful, Liu Yingying rolled away and hid behind a large rock.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" After a burst of arrows, the surroundings quickly fell into a deathly silence.
"Clatter, clatter, clatter!" The sound of horses' hooves was already approaching.
Liu Yingying stepped out from behind the rock and glanced at Xue Ye. She breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw that he was still alive!
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