"You..." Lu Baohong's forehead veins bulged with anger.
"What about me? You can't even understand plain speech, what else do you want to hear?" Xie Jiang was just as blunt when she decided to be a provocateur.
Lu Baohong wanted to beat her first, to turn her face into a pig's head! Then she'd see if she dared to be so arrogant!
"I said not to harm her even a little, not to touch her. You know what kind of person I am, Lu Baohong, you shouldn't be unclear about that."
Xu Hengyan possessed eyes that could see through everything. Every time Lu Baohong conceived of harming Xie Jiang, Xu Hengyan would promptly extinguish the thought.
Lu Baohong certainly knew what kind of person Xu Hengyan was; otherwise, he wouldn't have repeatedly endured and refrained from killing Xie Jiang at Xu Hengyan's word!
Gazing at Xie Jiang's defiant and arrogant demeanor, as if she was certain he wouldn't dare to do anything to her, Lu Baohong felt a tearing pain in his chest, his throat filled with the taste of rust.
Lu Baohong was unwilling to let Xie Jiang go like this, but when he looked towards Xu Hengyan and met his bright, sharp eyes, he felt as if he had suddenly plunged into an ice river.
Xu Hengyan continued, looking at Lu Baohong, "Xie Gongzi and I are unarmed now, and everyone on the boat is your subordinate. You must be well aware of whether we are complying outwardly but acting contrarily inwardly, or if we have secretly ambushed you. What else do you have to worry about?"
He then turned to Xie Jiang with another gentle expression, "Xie Gongzi's intentions were made very clear from the beginning. She has no other purpose; she simply wants to accompany me."
That simple?
Lu Baohong looked at Xu Hengyan suspiciously, then turned to look at Xie Jiang. He didn't believe a single word Xie Jiang said, but Xu Hengyan's words...
They were now on opposing sides, and by rights, he shouldn't believe Xu Hengyan. However, Xu Hengyan's reputation was too good.
Some people possessed a natural ability to inspire trust, making whatever they said sound like gospel truth.
Xie Jiang also looked at Lu Baohong and said, "Do you understand the meaning of sharing fortune and facing hardship together? My feelings for Xu Shizi are true and sincere; even a blind person should be able to see that, right?"
Lu Baohong: "...Wh-what?"
Xie Jiang said, "Do you have any friends, really close ones? I doubt you do, so you can't understand my seemingly abnormal behavior. It's fine if you don't understand, but you just need to know that your Lu clan members are still in the Dali Temple prison, and you still have to rely on Xu Hengyan. Xu Hengyan treats me like the apple of his eye and absolutely won't let you harm a single hair on my head."
Xu Hengyan's mind was filled with the words "true and sincere." A strange, indescribable feeling suddenly surged within him.
Unexpectedly, the next sentence Xie Jiang uttered was that she was the apple of his eye.
Did she know how to spell "apple of my eye"?
She...
But if he were to say she wasn't the apple of his eye, seeing her fall into the river, seemingly lifeless, his heart felt as if it had been hollowed out in an instant.
He cared about her, valued her, more than he had realized.
To describe it with those words didn't seem excessive.
Xie Jiang said, "I know you desperately want to kill me, and I'm not stopping you from seeking revenge. Aren't your clan members not out yet? Let me be a hostage with Xu Hengyan first. After your clan members are all released, you can consider killing me, alright?"
Before Lu Baohong could decide to endure the humiliation, Xie Jiang immediately added, "Whether you like it or not, you have to endure it for me first."
Lu Baohong gritted his teeth until they bled. Clearly, Xie Jiang had fallen into his hands, yet he was still forced to endure repeatedly!
Xie Jiang looked at Lu Baohong's expression and praised him, "You're enduring quite well now. It's just a few more days of patience. You must believe you can do it."
Lu Baohong warned him fiercely, "If you dare to play any tricks, I will ensure you have nowhere to be buried!"
Xie Jiang impatiently flicked the water off her sleeves, "Got it, got it, no tricks. I'm busy being a pair of ill-fated lovers with Xu Hengyan, I don't have time to mess around with you."
"..."
Lu Baohong doubted his ears. What had he just heard?
Xu Hengyan's head began to ache. He turned his gaze away, completely unwilling to look at that person, who always blabbered without thinking!
Could "mandarin ducks" be used like that!
Xu Hengyan summarized her previous words. He had been overthinking for a long time; it turned out he was worrying unnecessarily. Before she spoke, she hadn't thought it through at all, nor had she meant it.
Whoever takes it seriously...
Lu Baohong's gaze shifted back and forth between the two. He couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "What is your relationship?"
Xie Jiang exclaimed, "You still have the mood to worry about these things?"
Every time that Xie bastard opened his mouth, Lu Baohong wanted to chop her to pieces in minutes.
"Just answer honestly when I ask you, don't worry about my mood!" Lu Baohong's eyes flickered slightly.
It would be best if the two of them had an improper relationship, just as he had imagined.
If Xie Jiang truly was Xu Hengyan's weakness, his chances of rescuing his clansmen would be even greater.
Looking at that world-wreaking face of the Xie surname, and then considering Xu Hengyan's series of uncharacteristic actions just now, the seeds of doubt began to sprout in Lu Baohong's heart.
"Isn't it just as you see? Whatever you see is what it is. Don't complicate simple matters."
He always suspected her of having ulterior motives for boarding the ship. Besides having ulterior motives for Xu Hengyan, what else could she have ulterior motives for? Lu Baohong didn't even consider his own worth.
To Lu Baohong, Xie Jiang's words were an admission!
He knew it! That Xie bastard was being foolish by rushing to court death!
So that was it!
Truly, their love was stronger than gold, flying wing to wing, unwavering!
"Now that things have been said so clearly, can you put away your suspicions?" If she kept babbling endlessly, he'd just twist Lu Baohong's head off!
Xu Hengyan signaled her with his eyes to restrain her temper. When you're under someone else's roof, even if you could break through it, shouldn't you at least pretend to bow your head for now?
Otherwise, even if they could kill Lu Baohong, this large ship was full of Lu Baohong's men. How would they escape safely?
Xie Jiang immediately turned into an obedient baby with a smile.
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Xu Hengyan was completely defenseless. What else could he do with her?
But what nonsense had she just spouted to Lu Baohong? She had led Lu Baohong's thoughts into the gutter! httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Xie Jiang seamlessly switched to an innocent expression.
She hadn't said anything.
Lu Baohong had conjured a whole drama in his mind. Did she have to perform a craniotomy on Lu Baohong?
Let Lu Baohong think whatever he wanted. Who would care what a pig was thinking?
Xie Jiang saw Xu Hengyan's bloody neck, frowned, and walked towards him. A knife was extended, attempting to block her path.
Xie Jiang glanced sideways at the person, raised her hand, and swept him and his knife aside. "Keep your bow-drawing and knife-wielding hands steady. If you so much as scratch me, one person from the Lu family will die. The Lu family has very few people left; they can't afford you being so shaky."