Duan Xiaolou sat up instantly with his eyes full of tiredness and surprise. He looked at He Danggui and asked in a hoarse voice, "What do you mean by that?"
"I mean," He Danggui told him the truth calmly, "I didn't intend to commit suicide. I just pretended to cut my neck with the dagger to lure you out but I didn't expect that you would be so rash and grabbed the blade of the dagger directly. I'm really sorry. I didn't know it was made of dark steel that could cut everything effortlessly, or I wouldn't play that trick on you." She looked at Duan Xiaolou with a smile and her canines were shown lightly as the portrait on the dagger did. "Xiaolou, you're a generous man so you won't blame me, will you?"
Duan Xiaolou remained silent for a moment and then, collapsed into the pillow while laughing wildly. A while later, he said, "That's the way Qingyi is. You're always crueler, more calculating, and more sedate than men. It was me who wasn't calm en
Three unforeseen events happened. First, a glossy cinnabar mole showed between He Danggui's eyebrows just after the Virginity Mark on her forearm disappeared again.Second, Xue Xiao, the Nihon man, seemed to have been severely injured. Tottering into the icehouse, he shouted in a hoarse voice for help and asked Duan Xiaolou to run at the same time.The third one was the worst.Happily finishing the Laba Congee made by He Danggui, Duan Xiaolou squinted at the slim figure behind the corner and couldn't help smiling. Suddenly, Xue Xiao rushed in with his blue robe covered in blood. Duan Xiaolou was frightened and immediately got out of the bed to hold him while he knelt on the ground. Then, Duan Xiaolou asked, "Are you all right? What happened? Tell me in detail!"He Danggui didn't notice the man at first. She was still looking into the blade of the dagger to confirm she got a mole between her eyebrows. "Thud!" She heard
He Danggui cleared her throat and chatted with Xue Xiao in Japanese about the customs in Nihon, including people's diet, costumes, furniture, and decoration in their courtyards.She knew she could speak the language fluently and had ever talked to some men from Nihon in the Wuying Tower successfully in her previous life. However, one day Qing'er heard that she could speak Japanese and kept asking her to show it. She did that but after hearing what she said, Qing'er rolled in the aisles. Thus, she got a psychological shadow and never told anyone she could speak Japanese again. She wouldn't say "Ohayou" or "Konnichiwa", which meant "Good morning" and "Good afternoon", again if she didn't have to.Xue Xiao looked at her aghast after she just said four or five sentences. He thought, "This woman can speak my mother language! Is she also sent here by the authorities in Nihon?" But after she said more, he found many mistakes in her wording and gramma
After thinking for a while, He Danggui continued to make things up. In order to prevent Duan Xiaolou from understanding them, she spoke in her broken Japanese again, "Sir, don't be afraid. I won't hurt you (Her true thought: Actually, I want to). I felt sorry for what you've been through. And as a native person from the Central Plain, the reason why I knew your secret was that one day when I was gathering herbs in a mountain, I saved an old man and found he was from Nihon later. He knew he would die soon so he told me the things about your secret. It was also him who taught me Japanese."Xue Xiao remained silent for a moment before he got outraged with his hair standing up. He roared, "What are you talking about? Don't you think the story you made up is too absurd? I don't believe anyone in our team would leak the secret because that was closely connected to our safety. Even though he was about to die, he would never tell a young woman about it."
"Hahaha. Miss He, you won't be able to run this time..." Xue Xiao smiled viciously and took a step forward.He Danggui reproached him again and analyzed the situation for him, "I understand what a position you're in and what you intend to do but you really have made a stupid decision. It will do more harm than good to you and trap you in a dilemma if you abduct Duan Xiaolou. Except for his noble status, his easy-going personality must've enabled him to make lots of friends in Jianghu such as people in the Imperial Guards and where he learned his kungfu. If you want to escape to the cities on the coast with him, it will take you four or five days and bring you countless ambushes. Thus, you'd better run away alone."Hearing this, Xue Xiao stopped and became hesitant. Her words seemed to make sense. Except for people in Imperial Guards, Mr. Duan also had acquaintances in the Wujianmen School. It wouldn't be easy to deal with them.He
The mechanism was started and it rumbled. He Danggui sensed the ground was shaking. She almost fell so she reached out unconsciously to try to grab something but she failed. With the light coming from the crevices, she found where Xue Xiao and she were standing was just a square iron board about one zhang wide. Outside of it, there was only darkness. She couldn't figure out how deep it was but just thought it looked like the big mouth of a ferocious and greedy beast.He Danggui felt dizzy and was about to fall because her legs began to be slightly weak. Thus, she quit standing and squatted. They should be going up but the speed was too slow and the board shook fiercely. Seeing this, Xue Xiao sneered and asked, "Are you okay, Miss He? I wanted to hold you but you refused. Do you need my help now?" He thought, "Women are always as timid as hares. No matter how fierce they look at ordinary times, they will still be cowards and quiver when thing
He Danggui looked up at Xue Xiao and asked calmly, "What do you mean by that, Xue Xiao? Are you going to hold me as your hostage and threaten Lord Ning? Are you looking down upon the Lord or me?"Xue Xiao blinked his eyes and replied while laughing, "No wonder Lord Ning thinks highly of you. You're only 15 but you always look calm whatever happens. I should learn from you, ha, ha, ha! When I was 15, I always dug sweet potatoes in the field. If I saw a hare or a vole, I would be excited but if I failed to catch it, I would be so upset that I didn't want to go to the field in the next three or four days.""So..." He Danggui looked at him and asked, "Do you take me as a hare or a sweet potato?Shaking his hands, Xue Xiao said with a smile, "How would I dare to do that? My Lady, you've misunderstood me. Lord Ning is a hero and I respect him so I would never offend you. I just want you to offer me a ‘guarantee' or a ‘special amnesty' t
He Danggui recognized it was Meng Xuan's voice and she thought, "You're finally here to save me. Although it's a bit late, I'll still forgive you. You should come to me earlier next time..." She was also worried about Meng Xuan's injury.But if he saw the way she looked now, she would have to spend much time explaining it to him. Before she could ask him why he hurt Duan Xiaolou, he would keep hurling questions at her first. Thus, she couldn't meet him for now. Was Meng Xuan one of the people of the two unknown groups Xue Xiao had talked about? Did he have anything to do with the attack on Lu Jiangbei and other Imperial Guards? If he did, she would be able to discuss with him Lu Jiangbei's intention to arrest her.While thinking about this, He Danggui put one finger on her lips and told Liu Sui to stay silent. Then, she pointed at her clothes to show what she wanted. Liu Sui was a smart girl and she immediately understood what He Danggui meant
"Miss? Miss?" Liu Sui gently called He Danggui who was in a daze and asked, "Are you really not the person the man outside is looking for? Let's ignore him, then. Anything strange can happen in the Baisha Mountain Villa and I've been used to it." Liu Sui started to introduce herself while keeping combing the hair for He Danggui, "My name is Liu Sui and I'm from the capital. My family earns a living by growing melons. My parents are healthy and my brother and his wife call the shots at home. They thought I was idling away my time because I didn't do farm work. Thus, they sold me to Ling's Family as a maid 11 years ago and since then, I haven't been at home.""Oh? Don't you want to go back home?" Hearing her words, He Danggui got interested in the topic so she neglected Meng Xuan for now and asked, "Do you need to go back and visit your parents first before you go to Yangzhou City with me?"Liu Sui sighed indifferently and replied, "Miss, you're