Lin Shuang ran into the street and anxiously weaved through the crowd, searching for the bag of spirit stones, completely unaware of the stares that passersby were casting at her.
finally!
She saw the black bag!
She ran over frantically, disregarding everything, and amidst the astonished looks of the crowd, she threw herself to the ground and picked up the bag with both hands.
But in an instant, she felt despair:
The spirit stones in the black bag, including the bone whistle, all turned into a bag of dust!
It was only then that she noticed the people surrounding her, pointing and whispering about her with lewd and contemptuous eyes, and realized that she was dressed rather scantily!
Immediately, Lin Shuang let out a mournful scream, scrambled to her feet, and frantically ran back into the inn.
Ji Fengyao, along with Bailu and Xique, happened to come out of the inn and bumped into each other.
Ji Fengyao didn't want to have anything to do with her anymore, and said to Hu Ji, "Stop her."
"Yes, Your Highness," Hu Ji and the other guards replied.
Two of them walked towards Lin Shuang, who was rushing towards them, and reached out to stop her.
"You dog slaves, get out of my way! How dare you block my way?" Lin Shuang was anxious to confront Ji Fengyao about the spirit stones. Anyway, the bandit had said he wouldn't hit her!
By the way, she needs to ask Bai Lu for two sets of clothes, otherwise she might get dragged away by bad guys at any time if she walks around on the street like this!
The two guards showed no mercy, kicking Lin Shuang to the ground and saying in cold voices, "You blind fool! Even the dogs of the Ninth Prince's Mansion are more noble than you. You dare to insult us? You're asking for death!"
Lin Shuang curled up in pain, looking at the cold and ruthless faces of the two guards. Finally, she regained some of her senses and cried out in the direction Ji Fengyao had left: "Your Highness, are you really so heartless and cruel?"
Bailu, when you were sick, I took care of you without taking off my clothes. Have you forgotten all of that?
Can you bear to watch me be humiliated in the street?
The onlookers on the street, upon hearing Lin Shuang's words, knew that she had a connection with the bandit princess. They didn't know what the current situation was, but out of respect for the bandit princess's fearsome reputation, they all kept quiet and watched the drama unfold.
Ji Fengyao did not turn around.
The three of them boarded the carriage. When they passed Lin Shuang, Ji Fengyao said, "Bai Lu, she left her silver at the inn and didn't take it. It's probably been picked up by someone by now. Give her another silver ingot and two sets of clothes to settle your karmic debt with her."
“Yes, Your Highness,” Bai Lu replied.
As instructed, she took a silver ingot and two sets of her own casual clothes from her storage ring, lifted the carriage curtain, and threw them at Lin Shuang. She said coldly, "You have betrayed your master and abandoned your righteousness. You chose this path yourself. I have already repaid you for the kindness you showed me before by covering for you. From now on, our relationship is over and we will never know each other again."
Having said that, Bailu lowered the curtain.
Hu Ji drove away in his carriage.
The two guards who had been blocking Lin Shuang's way turned around and quickly followed the carriage as it drove away.
The onlookers, having heard Bai Lu's words, suddenly understood and began to discuss among themselves:
"So he's a traitor!"
"Although that bandit has a bad reputation, I've heard he's extremely generous to his servants. Even though this lowly scoundrel betrayed us, the bandit didn't kill anyone. This shows that the rumors about the bandit being extremely loyal are true!"
"I heard that the bandit queen brought great glory to our Great Zhao in this war against the Di Kingdom. If all bandits were like that, that would be wonderful!"
"Who can argue with that!"
"No matter what, a lackey betraying his master is just as hateful as a soldier betraying his country, and both deserve to be punished!"
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