When he asked about his family, Lin Shuang thought of Ji Fengyao and realized how foolish she had been at this dangerous moment!
She quickly found a handkerchief to cover her face, and hurriedly curtsied to Shang Beiyu, saying, "Thank you for saving me, young master. I have urgent business to attend to and must go now; if we are destined to meet again, I will repay your kindness."
After saying that, Lin Shuang lowered her head, covered her face, and turned to walk back quickly in the direction she had come from.
Shang Beiyu didn't care about her repayment at all. He smiled happily and locked his divine sense on Lin Shuang, following her slowly from a distance where Lin Shuang couldn't see him.
He originally intended to follow Lin Shuang all the way to find the little female bandit;
But then I thought, what good would it do to find the little bandit now?
Could he possibly kidnap the little bandit girl and send her back to Kyoto safely?
Moreover, the young female bandit is incredibly clever. If she discovers that he forcibly abducted her, given her temperament, their relationship won't be about developing feelings, but rather about cultivating hatred.
"It seems I can't let this girl go back yet," Shang Beiyu thought, quickening his pace as he approached Lin Shuang.
Just then, the magpie, who was searching the whole street for Lin Shuang, also saw her back.
And the magpie was not far in front of Shang Beiyu.
"Sister Lin...!" Xi Que called out to Lin Shuang joyfully from the crowd and quickened her pace to catch up with her.
But there were just too many people on the street, and Lin Shuang didn't hear the magpie chirping at all.
Shang Beiyu, who was catching up, heard it.
Shang Beiyu glanced at the disguised magpie's back a few times. With Lin Shuang's disguise being exposed first, he quickly recognized her.
Xi Que was a maid that Ji Fengyao brought from the Vulture Village. Everyone in the capital knew that she was Ji Fengyao's true confidante and someone Ji Fengyao valued highly.
Compared to Lin Shuang, Xi Que held a much higher place in Ji Feng Yao's heart.
Shang Beiyu immediately changed his mind and gave up on chasing Lin Shuang;
He quietly approached the magpie from behind, knocked the unaware magpie unconscious with a karate chop, hoisted him onto his shoulder, and quickly disappeared into the bustling crowd.
Lin Shuang knew that Fengxiang City was prosperous and that there must be many various forces stationed there.
She wasn't foolish enough to go straight back to the inn.
She first entered a very popular restaurant, asked for a private room on the second floor overlooking the alley, and ordered a large table of food and wine; then she gave the waiter a silver ingot, exchanged clothes with the waiter, and then left through the back door of the kitchen with her head down.
When Lin Shuang returned to the inn, Wu Hen and Wu Zhong arrived one after the other.
At this moment, Shang Xiye, Ji Chenhai, Ji Fengming, and Hei Xiao had just returned from their "secret meeting" with Chen Xiaoyi and Jiao Da.
Lin Shuang dared not look at anyone else, much less at Hei Xiao.
She walked up to Ji Fengyao, offered her tea, and bowed her head in apology: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, this servant..."
"It's alright, I'm just glad you're back safe and sound." Ji Fengyao didn't intend to blame her. Seeing a bruise on her face, she gently brushed it away and asked, "What happened? Who did this?"
"No, it's nothing. I accidentally bumped into a few thugs on the street, got into an argument with them, and got into a fight," Lin Shuang answered truthfully.
Ji Fengming knew that of the three maids serving his sister, Lin Shuang was the most gentle and calm. He was quite surprised to hear that she had been fighting with someone: "That's strange. What happened today? Why did she run out and fight with someone?"
Hei Xiao tugged at Ji Fengming's hand, signaling him not to say anything more at this moment.
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