Peerless Heiress - Chapter 60
I panicked and quickly patted the hand on my waist. "Hey, go save them!"
Although I couldn't see who was behind me, for some reason, I felt a vague sense of familiarity in his arms, so I naturally asked him for help.
He didn't speak, but he gently raised his arm, sending a small pebble flying. Then Cheng Jue jumped up from the ground, and with a wave of his hand, his whip danced, engulfing several men in black in its shadow.
Just as I was about to breathe a sigh of relief, I caught a glimpse of a dark figure approaching Xiao Zheng, who was watching the commotion with great interest. That brat! I didn't have time to grumble to myself; I shouted anxiously, "Xiao Ni, run—"
Xiao Zheng was clearly taken aback, not expecting the war to spread to him. He was stunned for a moment, then shouted and jumped up to run away.
The man in black, wielding a long sword, chased after Xiao Zheng.
Xiao Zheng narrowly escaped, the long sword grazing his hairline before landing on a roadside stall. The stall crashed in two. Xiao Zheng screamed and scrambled over the stall, but in his haste, he accidentally caught the collar of his robe, leaving him momentarily immobilized.
Chapter 127: Escape
The man in black's longsword immediately and mercilessly fell towards Xiao Zheng. I panicked and grabbed the hand of the person behind me, "Quick, help me, help me!"
The person behind him hesitated for a moment, but still raised his arm. With a tearing sound, Xiao Zheng's long robe was suddenly ripped. He fell headfirst to the ground in front of him, narrowly avoiding the blade behind him. Then he scrambled to his feet and dashed away like a rabbit.
Behind him, a large piece of torn clothing fell down, revealing a large expanse of his fair back, where a crescent-shaped, light blue scar stood out prominently.
Xiao Zheng, in a panic, bumped into a pedestrian and slipped past him on the other side. The passersby were terrified and scattered in all directions. The man in black behind Xiao Zheng stopped and paused, as if hesitating. Suddenly, the hand on my waist tightened, squeezing me painfully. I cried out in pain, and then the hand on my waist suddenly loosened, almost throwing me off the roof.
I was so startled that I grabbed his sleeve tightly. Just as I regained my balance, I saw Xiao Zheng disappear into a small alley and vanish without a trace. I patted my chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking again, Cheng Jue and the man in black were already far away.
My face is covered in black lines.
Today's fight was completely inexplicable. Who is this man in black? Who is he after? Could it be me?
By the way, who saved me?
I turned around, wanting to find out what was going on, when suddenly the person behind me grabbed my arm and jumped off the roof. I quickly closed my eyes, and as my feet touched the ground, my hand was released. I opened my eyes and found myself on another street, bustling with people, but there was no one around me.
Everything that just happened feels like a dream.
As I was frowning in thought, the once peaceful and bustling street suddenly erupted into chaos, with people shouting and rushing towards us through the crowd.
My heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Xiao Zheng had escaped here?
They quickly parted the crowd and squeezed through.
The room was filled with a cacophony of voices and curses. A tall, thin figure in a gray robe, head hunched, rushed towards me with lightning speed.
I reacted incredibly quickly, immediately jumping to the side to avoid the oncoming figure, and then I was stunned into silence.
"Book...scholar...?"
Xu Xiaozhi, the scholar who was clutching a picture book and running for his life with his head down, heard my voice, slammed on the brakes, stopped, and came running back with a beaming smile, "Ah, Brother Lin, it's you? That's great!"
The moment the words left my mouth, I regretted them. Before I could even cover my mouth, that damned scholar had turned back, chatting happily. My lips twitched as I glanced at the murderous crowd behind him, their hands wielding clubs, their eyes green as they rushed towards us. I angrily grabbed his hand, turned, and ran. "What nonsense are you spouting? Run!"
The scholar realized what was happening, responded, and dragged me away as fast as he could.
"Why are you being chased?" I asked, my hand still held by the dead scholar, as I struggled to keep up with his incredibly fast pace.
"Because I paint," the scholar replied casually, seemingly used to it having done so many times before.
"Drawing?" My lips twitched.
"Hmm." The scholar, beaming, explained to me, "Lin Ran, you don't know, today I drew half a erotic picture again, this morning..."
Chapter 128: The Backyard
It turned out that this scholar had gotten up early that morning, intending to go for a spring outing in the countryside. As he passed by a courtyard, he suddenly heard some unusual noises coming from inside. Having drawn too many erotic pictures, he immediately became curious and peeked through a small hole in the courtyard wall. What he saw was people having sex in the open in the garden. The scholar was immediately excited. He had been strictly controlled these days and dared not go out, so he hadn't drawn any erotic pictures for several days, and he was itching with desire.
Without saying a word, he immediately took out the Xuan paper and brush that he always carried with him, lay down on the ground, and began to paint.
They had only painted half of it when the two people performing their outdoor sex act suddenly rolled into the bushes.
The scholar was in a great hurry. He jumped around, but still couldn't see clearly. He gritted his teeth, stuck the Xuan paper behind his neck, moved a stone, and tried every possible way to climb over the wall.
Unexpectedly, after much effort, he finally managed to climb onto the wall, but before he could even jump down in his excitement, he was spotted. The scholar panicked and fell off the wall with a thud, wincing in pain as he rubbed his backside. Just then, the courtyard gate swung open, and a group of servants wielding sticks rushed out.
"Brother Lin, I've been running for ages, why are they still chasing me? I'm starving." The scholar's face fell, and he clutched his stomach in pain.
I rolled my eyes and kicked over a roadside stall, scattering all sorts of things on the ground. Passersby were shocked and panicked. The scholar, seeing this, laughed and quickly followed suit, each taking one side and quickly clearing the stall, leaving it scattered all over the ground. They also scattered beans everywhere. The two of them ran away quickly, and their pursuers were gradually blocked by the crowd and debris and disappeared from sight.
I dragged the scholar into an open backyard, quickly closed the door, and hid.
The two of them were panting, yet couldn't help but laugh.
"Brother Lin, shall we go eat?" The scholar's eyes sparkled.
Still want to eat? I'm exhausted.
My legs gave way and I collapsed heavily onto a stone bench, sprawling out without any regard for my image.
"No, I want to see your erotic pictures." I smiled, my eyes narrowed.
"Great!" The scholar was delighted and quickly sat down to the side, spreading out the Xuan paper in front of me like a precious treasure.
I sat up and casually kicked the corner in front of me. "Seriously, I've escaped twice today. I don't know what kind of luck I had. Don't tell me there will be a third time..."
Before I could finish my sentence, a hole suddenly and silently appeared in the ground beside me, startling me so much that I swallowed the rest of my words.
The two looked at each other in bewilderment. A secret passage—