The woman who broke in was about twenty years old. She was wearing a white silk satin top and a plain long skirt. Her slim waist was held by a jade-colored belt, and her black hair was slightly messy.
, but it is difficult to cover up her beautiful face and fair skin.
The woman's breathing was rapid, her chest was heaving, and her pretty face had a look of panic. When combined with Liu Fufeng's weak figure, she looked even more pitiful, which made people feel a desire to protect her.
is her?
The moment he saw the woman in white, that slim white figure suddenly appeared in Ghost Mandrill's mind.
While he was thinking, several more figures broke into the house from outside.
There were five people in total who came after them, all of them were sergeants wearing armor with weapons hanging on their waists. When Gui Mandrill released his consciousness a little, he could sense that these people were of low cultivation. They were just ordinary soldiers and were completely incompetent to him.
Threatened, I felt relieved.
However, when she saw these five soldiers, the face of the woman in white showed a look of sadness: "Why do these military masters have to push each other so hard and embarrass a little girl like me?"
"The emperor's orders are on my side, please forgive me, young lady." One of the five sergeants replied coldly.
"The little girl is willing to live in seclusion here and never leave this village again." The woman in white begged softly, "I hope some of you will be noble enough to let me go."
"Although Miss said so, we don't dare to risk our lives." The sergeant refused mercilessly, "It's better to follow us obediently. As soldiers, we don't want to be rude to women."
Hearing the words "Da Qian soldier", Ghost Mandrill's eyes suddenly shone brightly, anger arose in his heart, and evil grew in his courage.
The person who killed Li Tianfeng was not a Daqian soldier, but the fundamental reason why Master Lao Gui died was because he was involved in the struggle for hegemony between the Xiao and Li families.
In his mind, the Daqian soldiers were loyal lackeys of the Li royal family and one of the indirect murderers who caused the death of Master Lao Gui.
Li's lackeys should all die!
His eyes were glowing red, and a cruel smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Come with us!" A sergeant stepped forward and stretched out his hand to pull the arm of the woman in white.
Suddenly, a slender figure appeared in front of him, blocking the sergeant's path.
"Who are you? Dare to hinder us from capturing imperial criminals?"
The sergeant was startled when he saw the man in front of him with red eyes, pale face and extremely ferocious expression. He took a step back and asked loudly.
"I am the Lord of Hell!"
Ghost Mandrill grinned, reached forward with his right hand, grabbed the sergeant's neck, and lifted him up effortlessly.
"The bold villain dared to attack my army of soldiers!"
The remaining four sergeants were horrified and drew out their weapons from their waists, surrounding Demon Mandrill.
"The ones who were killed were the lackeys of the Li family!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a ball of black flame spread from the demon's palm to the soldier. Along with a shrill scream, the soldier was instantly swallowed up by the flames, his skin and flesh turned into ashes, and his charred bones were scattered on the ground. The horrific scene could be seen.
The four people around him were frightened. They clearly had the numerical advantage, but they didn't even dare to take a step forward.
The already desperate woman in white suddenly saw someone coming to help, and she felt happy. However, when she caught a glimpse of the violent look on the mandrill's face, she felt endless worry.
This meddler doesn’t seem to be a good person!
The woman in white couldn't help but think like this.
Just when she was feeling uneasy, Ghost Mandrill raised his arms, and several black fireballs shot out from his palms, hitting the four sergeants accurately. In just two breaths, the four of them stepped away from the previous soldier.
The sergeant's footsteps turned into a pile of charred black bones, which "crackled" scattered on the ground.
Amazing!
The woman in white looked at the majestic figure of the ghost mandrill, feeling both fear and admiration, with mixed feelings and uneasiness in her heart.
Five sergeants were easily dealt with. The ghost's eyes swept over the woman in white. She felt her heart skip a beat. She suddenly felt like she was being targeted by a beast. Her whole body was tense and she didn't dare to move, for fear of accidentally making a move.
What you did wrong made the other person angry.
Neither of them spoke, and there was silence in the room.
"Did you rescue me?" I don't know how long it took, but Ghost Mandrill suddenly said, with a rare lack of murderous intent in his voice.
The woman in white was stunned, not understanding what Ghost Mandrill meant, and didn't dare to speak for a while.
"I hate owing favors to others in my life." Ghost Mandrill seemed to have determined that the woman in white was the "fairy" who took care of him, and said to himself, "I will repay you for your life-saving grace. Is there anything you need me to do?"
Even if you say it, I will definitely make it happen for you."
He seemed to have mistaken me for his savior?
This man has a high level of cultivation. If he gets help, he might really be able to avenge his father.
The woman in white suddenly realized, her eyes flickered, and there was a trace of hesitation on her pretty face.
After staring into Demon Mandrill's bloodshot eyes for a long time, she finally summoned up the courage and said, "Can you kill someone for me?"
"Very good!" Ghost Mandrill opened his mouth, revealing a pair of shining white teeth, "I'm good at this, that's it. Where is the person you want to kill?"
"I, I don't know." The woman in white shook her head, "Maybe in the imperial capital."
"Let's go." Ghost Mandrill turned around cheerfully and opened the door, "I lost my weapon. I need to buy a new one on the way to the imperial capital."
After that, he took big steps and rushed out of the door.
Seeing that he acted so roughly, the woman in white was not used to it. She frowned slightly, then came back to her senses, moved her jade feet, and followed closely.
…
The water of the Luo River is very clear, and you can see through the bottom of the river at a glance. The afternoon sun shines on the river, showing green and gold sparkling waves. From time to time, there are small silver and red fish swimming and playing in the water. The woods on the shore
There were melodious sounds of birdsong, and the surroundings were filled with the joyful and peaceful atmosphere of nature.
On the bank of the river, the laundry ladies were squatting or kneeling with wooden buckets beside them. They were using the river water to wash their clothes and chatting about everything.
The voices of the women in the village intertwined with the chirping of birds in the forest. It was really joyful and lively.
"Girl of the Ran family, why don't you wear a straw hat to block the sun?" The person speaking was none other than Liu Cuiqin, the second daughter of Old Man Liu and the wife of Li Bench, the groom on the west side of the village. She was once the "village beauty" of Luohe Village.
No need to worry about sunburned skin.”
"I'm used to it." Ran Sujuan said with a slight smile, "Since I was a child, I haven't had the habit of shade."
"I'm so envious of you." Liu Cuiqin turned her head and looked at Ran Sujuan's creamy white skin, her words were full of envy, "I see you have been exposed to the wind these days, but your skin is still so tender and smooth, I'm afraid even all the people in the city
No lady can compare with her."
"Cuiqin, what you said is wrong." Widow Li from the village laughed and joked, "At first glance, the girl from the Ran family is a noble lady. If she hadn't unfortunately fallen into the water and drifted here, how could she be washing clothes with us?
?If you want to compare yourself with her, then you are being ignorant."
"Sister Li is joking." Ran Sujuan has a gentle temperament and is already familiar with the women in the village. She is not angry even if she is joked about. "My little sister is just a daughter of an ordinary family. If she is really a lady of our family, it will be difficult for her to even go out.
Any chance of falling into the water?"
"That's not necessarily the case." Widow Li is a well-known brawler in the village. She only loves to argue in her life. She immediately retorted, "There are many stories about our young lady falling in love with a poor scholar, being hindered by her family, and finally falling for love.
Did you jump into the river? Maybe the Ran family sister is such a fierce woman who dares to love and hate?"
"Those are just dramas." The sadness in Ran Sujuan's eyes flashed away, and she forced a smile and said, "But they can't be taken seriously."
After chatting with a group of women for a while, Ran Sujuan felt that she was not very interested. After washing her clothes, she hurriedly said goodbye to everyone, picked up the barrel and hurried towards the house in the south of the village.
As she was walking, two figures in front of her instantly attracted her attention.
It's him!
I saw a strange man who was supposed to be lying unconscious on his bed, but walked towards me with vigorous steps.
Beside the man, a beautiful and graceful woman in white clothes was walking side by side with him.
The man walked very fast, and in order to keep up with him, the woman in white had to walk quickly, which seemed quite difficult.
It turns out he is not alone!
Looking at the man and woman walking side by side, Ran Sujuan felt inexplicably melancholy.
After a while, the two of them arrived in front of Ran Sujuan.
She looked at the man's pale face and opened her mouth, wanting to inquire about his physical condition.
"Step aside!"
What greeted her was the man's fierce eyes and cold words.
At this moment, Ran Sujuan seemed to hear the sound of glass breaking in her heart.
The man in front of her had never known her before, and there was no friendship at all. When she rescued him, it was just a moment of kindness and a little sympathy for the same problem.
However, during these days of taking care of the man, her mood changed slightly.
The man just lay quietly on the bed, never opening his eyes or talking to her for a moment.
However, she unknowingly regarded the man on the bed as the only confidant in the world who could understand her situation.
In the dead of night, looking at the man's sleeping face, she would feel that she was not alone.
If he never wakes up, I will take care of him for the rest of his life.
Sometimes she would even have such an idea, as if she regarded the existence of this strange man as a kind of spiritual sustenance.
However, when the man really woke up, it was also the time when her self-hypnosis dream was shattered.
"Step aside!"
The cold words came out of the man's mouth again, bringing Ran Sujuan's thoughts back to reality.
She turned aside numbly and got out of the way.
The man walked proudly past Ran Sujuan and never looked back at her, while the woman in white glanced at her quickly and then quickly chased the man away, shouting in a sweet voice: "Wait for me!"
So am I still alone after all?
Looking at the leaving figures of a man and a woman, Ran Sujuan stood there blankly, feeling a bit bitter in her mouth.
"Women are really troublesome." The man said impatiently, "That's all, for the sake of you rescuing me from the river, I will slow down a little and you should follow closely."
Ran Sujuan trembled all over, as if she understood something.
I am the one who rescued you!
She raised her lotus feet slightly and almost couldn't help but rush forward and loudly told the man that she was his savior.
However, this step has not yet been taken.
Forget it, it's just a stranger who met by chance, so what if he knew?
Could it be that I still want his gratitude?
From the moment he woke up, there was no relationship between us.
For some reason, the contents of Zhong Wen's article "The Daughter of the Sea" suddenly came to mind.
"The prince still loves the girl who saved him in his heart. He has no idea that it is the little mermaid..."
The content of the story was not entirely in line with the current situation, but she suddenly felt a strong resonance with the little mermaid's experiences, as if she felt the same.
"Why!"
Ran Sujuan sighed softly, turned around and walked towards her hut with heavy steps.
The sunlight cast a slanting shadow behind her, making her look infinitely decadent and lonely.
…
"What's wrong?" Demon Mandrill felt that the woman in white had slowed down, and couldn't help but turn around and ask.
"Do you know that woman just now?" the woman in white said inexplicably.
"I don't know." Ghost Mandrill replied without hesitation, "What's wrong with her?"
"It's nothing, maybe I'm overthinking it." The woman in white avoided her eyes, shook her head and said, "I don't know what to call you yet."
"You can call me Mandrill."
"Brother Ghost Mandrill, little sister Sima Rou."
"Sima Rou, who are you trying to kill?"
"He is a famous master in the Daqian Heroes List, called the 'Miracle Doctor and Demon Chef' Zhong Wen."
This chapter has been completed!