"Xiao Lu, you've come."
Xuan Yi said, his voice hoarse.
The visitor was none other than the attendant by Tong Xiaoye's side, and also the male beauty of the heroine Nian Zhenzhen - Xiao Lu.
In the past few days, it was thanks to him that Xiao Lu secretly applied medicine to Xuan Yi after Tong Xiaoye left. Otherwise, Xuan Yi would probably have lost the strength to speak.
Xiao Lu skillfully applied the medicine, comforting him, "Don't worry, I see that my young master has lost interest in you. At most, you'll get beaten up again and he won't bother with you anymore."
Xuan Yi didn't care about this problem. He quickly grabbed Xiao Lu's arm, and the chains clinked with his vigorous movements. "Do you know, is what Tong Xiaoye said true? My two younger brothers are really missing... was it him..."
Xiao Lu hesitated for a moment, then said, "My young master didn't send anyone to kidnap them."
This was also the truth. However, even though he didn't send anyone to kidnap them, Xingyun's disappearance was related to Tong Xiaoye sending people to abandon them in the wilderness. But Xiao Lu wouldn't tell Xuan Yi this. Although he was treating Xuan Yi's wounds, he wouldn't betray his young master.
After applying the wound medicine to Xuan Yi, Xiao Lu was tidying up the medicine bottles when Xuan Yi suddenly asked, "Can you tell me why you are helping me?"
Xiao Lu stopped what he was doing and said after a long pause, "Although my young master was a bit spoiled before, he wouldn't kill people at the slightest provocation. Although he has locked you up now, I think deep down he doesn't want to kill you, he just wants to vent his anger. I don't want him to regret it later, so don't hate him. I've been with my young master since I was little, he is also... pitiful... Forget it, why am I telling you all this? It's fine if you hate my young master, at least you'll have the will to live when you're locked up here alone."
In Xiao Lu's eyes, Xuan Yi was destined to be imprisoned in this place for life.
...
Rong Wan Alley.
The Nian Family.
It was two days later when Nian Jiaojiao woke up again. Seeing that it was pitch black outside, even the most dull-witted person would know something was wrong. Could it be that she slept for a day and a night? Nian Jiaojiao, not being woken up, just thought she had slept through the day. Even if she was tired, she wouldn't have slept through without waking up, right? Nian Jiaojiao found it a bit strange. She stood up and stretched her arms, feeling her body was completely unhindered and without any discomfort. It shouldn't be a serious illness... Suddenly, a foul odor assaulted her. Nian Jiaojiao almost vomited upon smelling it, and the source of the smell was coming from her own body. Ugh~ (⇀‸↼‶) She touched her arm and felt something sticky coming out of her. One would think she hadn't bathed in a hundred years! After lighting a lamp, Nian Jiaojiao finally saw a layer of black mud floating on her body, as if it had enveloped her entirely. After changing water three times to wash herself, Nian Jiaojiao finally cleaned off the dirt. When Nian Jiaojiao saw her own palm, which was as fair and delicate as top-quality mutton-fat jade, she immediately found a bronze mirror. Bone washing and marrow cleansing! Nian Jiaojiao suddenly had this thought. How could this be? Why? Nian Jiaojiao couldn't understand it at all. In novels, this kind of situation only happened to peerless martial arts masters. She hadn't practiced any martial arts... Wait... Although she hadn't practiced martial arts, where did her previous ability to split a wolf with her bare hands come from? To verify her guess, Nian Jiaojiao strode into the courtyard. She took a deep breath. Then she exerted force. Puff— Ugh... It wouldn't fly... Nian Jiaojiao shook her head, and her gaze fell on the stone mill nearby. She walked towards it without much hope and gave it a casual push. Bang— With a loud bang, the stone mill toppled. Nian Jiaojiao was startled, and after patting her chest with lingering fear, she looked at her own hands. So... so powerful. ... The night was dark and the wind was high. All the residents of the town were fast asleep. Nian Jiaojiao, who had styled her hair into a bun and tightly wrapped her face with a scarf, was now "leaping over eaves and walking on walls." She didn't know about other things. She, Nian Jiaojiao, now possessed "immense strength." Therefore, she only needed to use hard objects and exert downward force with her legs and feet to make her body "fly." In less than half an hour, Nian Jiaojiao had reached her destination—the Tong Mansion. Carefully avoiding the Tong family's patrol, Nian Jiaojiao began to search quickly throughout the entire Tong Mansion for her target—Tong Xiaoye. The Tong family was too large. Nian Jiaojiao searched for two full hours before finding Tong Xiaoye's courtyard. Open the window. Enter the window. She was becoming more and more adept at these movements. When she gently lifted the bed curtain and confirmed that the person was indeed Tong Xiaoye, whom she had met at the county office before, Nian Jiaojiao gritted her teeth. If it weren't for this guy, would so many things have happened? Nian Jiaojiao pinched Tong Xiaoye's cheek fiercely. Tong Xiaoye was awakened by the sharp pain on his face. He opened his sleepy eyes and sat up, dazed, not understanding what had happened, thinking he had just had a nightmare. Then he quickly rubbed his reddened cheek. That's not right! Why was the pain so real? At this moment, Tong Xiaoye discovered the figure standing by his bed. Just as he was about to exclaim, his mouth was covered by the quick-handed Nian Jiaojiao. Nian Jiaojiao deliberately lowered her voice, pretending to be a cat burglar, and said provocatively, "Are you so eager for me to marry you?" Tong Xiaoye glared at her, not understanding what nonsense she was talking about. Nian Jiaojiao chuckled, "Look, here we are, a single woman and a single man alone in a room. If you scream, and people find out, it will be you who is in trouble. Then you, the young master of the Tong family, will have to marry me, someone who wanders around and lives by the sword." After saying that, Nian Jiaojiao let go. Tong Xiaoye calmed down and thought. That's right. In this world, a man's reputation is of utmost importance. Even if the other party is caught, they shouldn't be in his room! Realizing this, Tong Xiaoye whispered back, "You, what do you want to do? I, I am a weak man who can't even lift a chicken, why are you doing this to me?" *Chop Wood Pavilion* Heh, weak? Nian Jiaojiao glanced at him mockingly, not exposing him, but pretending to be troubled and said, "Actually, I don't want to make things difficult for a little man like you. We in the Jianghu are always forthright and value loyalty. I wouldn't do this if I weren't forced..." Tong Xiaoye secretly scorned him. Everyone in the Jianghu was just a brute who only knew how to fight and kill, yet they thought of themselves as great heroes. However, even though he thought this, Tong Xiaoye said, "Great hero, is there anything you need my help with? Just say it." Nian Jiaojiao continued to speak in a rough voice, stating her purpose, "Ahem, it's like this, the family of my sworn sister is being pursued by an enemy. A few days ago, when my sworn sister came to our Shanshui Town to find me, she had already been stabbed several times and was dying..." Speaking of this, Nian Jiaojiao seemed to be getting emotional, her voice choked as if she were about to cry, making Tong Xiaoye nervous. "Great hero, please don't cry, tell me what happened first." Tong Xiaoye worried that if the other party's voice was too loud, it would attract the servants, and he, the threatened party, would have to awkwardly comfort the other.