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"Miss, where are you going?"

"Hey! Jin'er, can you please stop calling me 'Miss'? It sounds really irritating to me!" Du Peiru exclaimed.

"What should I call you?"

"You can call me Pei-ru, Xiao-pei, or Xiao-ru!"

"Pei...Pei...Miss, I really can't bring myself to call her that!" Jin'er said, looking at Du Peiru with difficulty.

"Why?" Du Peiru asked curiously.

"Because when I see you, it's like seeing my young lady. And you are also my young lady's sworn sister. I really can't bring myself to call you by your name."

"Forget it! Forget it! If you can't say it, then don't!"

"Alas! I wonder how Miss and her husband are doing!"

twenty one)

"Don't worry! With Shen Lang protecting her, she'll be fine! Sigh! Hearing you say that makes me miss her a little too! I wonder if they've found a place to live in seclusion yet?"

"I really miss Miss!"

"Don't think about it anymore. From now on, just treat me like she is!"

The two women walked and talked, completely unaware that someone was following them.

"Miss, where are you going?"

"I don't know either! I'm looking for the lake I came from!"

"Lake? What lake?"

"I'm not quite sure either. That lake is called Yingyue Lake where I'm from!"

"Moon Reflection Lake? We have a Moon Reflection Lake here too!"

"Really? Then... then is there a White Robe Nunnery?" Du Peiru excitedly grabbed Jin'er's hand and asked.

"White Robe Nunnery? Yes, there is!"

"Where? Where? Take me there quickly!" Du Peiru cried, shaking Jin'er's hand desperately.

"Okay!"

So the two of them headed toward the White Robe Nunnery.

As they were walking along the road, suddenly two burly men jumped out of the woods, brandishing large knives and saying menacingly, "These trees are mine, and this road is mine. If you want to pass, leave your toll."

"Wow! Robbers!" Du Peiru exclaimed excitedly. She'd only ever seen robbers on TV before. Now she finally saw real ones! It was pretty good, quite exciting! If a hero could rescue the damsel in distress, that would be perfect! The only downside was that the two robbers were completely unoriginal, still spouting the same 101 lines of robbery. How boring!

Compared to Du Peiru's excitement, Jin'er was terrified. Trembling, she hid behind Du Peiru. Suddenly, she realized that she should protect her mistress, so she resolutely jumped out and stretched out her arms to shield Du Peiru behind her.

Du Peiru truly admired Jin'er. Although Jin'er was trembling like a leaf in the autumn wind, she still managed to jump out and protect herself, who resembled her master. Alas! Why hasn't a hero appeared yet! She'd been fantasizing about a hero rescuing a damsel in distress! It seems she has no choice but to save herself! Those two bandits look so foolish; they should be easy to fool!

While Du Peiru was pondering how to deal with the robbers, Jin'er turned back to Du Peiru, trembling, and said, "Miss, you...don't...be afraid! I...will protect you!" Then she hurriedly turned around, took out her purse, and handed it to the robbers, saying, "I...we only have this much money!"

(twenty two)

Seeing this, the two robbers immediately snatched the purse. They emptied it and saw only a few pieces of silver. They cursed, "Pah! You filthy woman! Do you think we're beggars? Looking at your clothes, how could you only have this little bit? Are you trying to trick us?"

"We...we really only have this much!" Jin'er said pitifully. "Two heroes! We've given you all the money. Please let us go!"

"Leave? There's no way it'll be that easy!" One of the robbers rolled his eyes and continued, "He's quite good-looking, why don't you play with us for a bit, maybe we'll consider letting him live!"

"You...you..." Jin'er wanted to say something, but Du Peiru pulled her behind her. Du Peiru whispered to Jin'er, "Don't make a sound! Let me deal with them!" Then Du Peiru turned around and said to the two robbers with a fawning smile, "Oh! So you two gentlemen have taken a liking to us sisters! You two gentlemen are so handsome and dashing, it's our good fortune that you've chosen us! Actually, I've admired you two for a long time, but I've never had the chance to meet you. Seeing you today, you are indeed extraordinary!" Ugh! How disgusting! I can't believe I could say such disgusting things without even blushing or panting. I'm quite impressed with myself! Although Du Peiru felt a chill run down her spine, she had to endure it in order to escape!

When Jin'er heard Du Peiru say this, she was puzzled, but because of her loyalty to her mistress (Jin'er had completely regarded Du Peiru as her mistress!), she dared not disobey Du Peiru's orders, and she was also afraid of the two bandits, so she hid behind Du Peiru and remained silent.

The mysterious man who had been following Du Peiru and Jin'er turned ashen-faced upon hearing Du Peiru's words. He had originally planned to leap in and rescue them at the crucial moment, both to demonstrate his heroism and to punish Du Peiru for refusing to leave him behind again. Wait, who is this mysterious man? I think you've guessed. That's right! It's Ouyang Han! Just as he was about to leap in to save the damsel in distress, Du Peiru uttered something shocking, making him tremble with rage. Fine! She actually praised those two bandits! The most hateful thing was those two bastards; even he, Ouyang Han, hadn't received her praise yet, and you two scoundrels had already taken it! I'll kill you both! However, to teach that blind woman who couldn't recognize his worth a lesson, he decided to spare them for now. Let's see if she dares to praise any other man besides him again.

(twenty three)

As the saying goes, flattery will get you everywhere! Who wouldn't be happy to hear praise? Just as Du Peiru had predicted, the two robbers grinned foolishly and said, "Hey! Hey! Really? Are we really that handsome?" The two robbers scratched their heads awkwardly.

"Of course! Why would I lie to you?" Hmph! Yeah, right! Du Peiru added in her mind, "But...but...sigh!" Du Peiru forced out two tears. It's really not easy! Being an actress is exhausting! Although she couldn't control her tears, at least she could squeeze out two, which was not bad! "But when Peach Blossom was at the Red Chamber, I don't know which gentleman passed on this venereal disease to me. I haven't been intimate with a man for half a month!"

"Vegetarian disease...Vegetarian disease?" The two robbers were so frightened that they started to stutter.

"Yes! I'm sure you two gentlemen won't run away in fear like other stinky men, will you?" Du Peiru smiled seductively and took two steps forward, then poked one of the robbers in the chest. The robber was so frightened he stumbled back three or four steps, while Du Peiru used her body to lean against the other robber. That robber quickly pushed Du Peiru away and turned to run. The other robber, seeing this, also ran. Good heavens! Venus! They'd been touched by a courtesan with venereal disease! Could they have caught it? No! They had to go back and wash their hair, wash their hands, no, their whole bodies, even their clothes and the knife. As the saying goes, better to be safe than sorry.

Du Peiru continued to call out behind them, "Grandpa, Grandpa, don't go! Grandpa..." Du Peiru's voice was like adding fuel to the fire, making the two robbers speed up, speed up, and speed up again! They wished they had two more legs so they could run even faster.

The two robbers' figures grew smaller and smaller, but Du Peiru continued to shout with all her might, "Grandpa! Grandpa..."

Jin'er snapped out of her shock and tugged at Du Peiru's sleeve, saying, "Miss, they can't hear us anymore! You don't need to shout anymore!"

Hearing Jin'er's words, Du Peiru breathed a sigh of relief, then collapsed to the ground. "Oh my god!" Du Peiru patted her chest, still shaken. Although it had been exciting and fun, she was still a little scared afterward. She could only blame the lack of a hero to appear at the right time and stage a "hero is beautiful" scene.

Jin'er looked at Du Peiru with admiration and said, "Miss, you were so amazing just now! You actually scared away those two robbers!"

Du Peiru rolled her eyes at Jin'er, then stood up, patted her bottom, and said, "So impressive! I was almost scared to death just now! Enough talk, let's go!"

"Go? Where to?" Jin'er asked blankly.

"Let's go to Yingyue Lake and Baiyi Nunnery!" Du Peiru couldn't help but roll her eyes at Jin'er again, as if to say, "Are you an idiot?!"

(twenty four)

Jin'er said fearfully, "Miss, let's not go, okay? Those...those two robbers..." Jin'er couldn't help but shudder when she mentioned those two robbers.

Upon hearing the word "robber," Du Peiru involuntarily stopped in her tracks and said, "Uh... um... let's go back!"

However, Ouyang Han, hiding in the tree, was still in shock and couldn't recover. She...she...she just got rid of those two robbers like that? Ouyang Han's jaw almost dropped to the ground. Suddenly, a smile appeared on his face. What a clever woman! His days wouldn't be so boring anymore! Suddenly, his face turned ashen again. (I think even a Peking Opera master would be impressed by Ouyang Han's ability to change his expression!) Those two rotten eggs actually bumped into his wife. Uh! Although it seems like his wife bumped into them, it's all the same! And they even frightened his precious wife. So they're doomed! Ha! Ha!

So—that night, two naked men, their faces bruised and swollen from being beaten, clutched their private parts and stealthily made their way home. Good heavens! What bad luck they'd had today! They'd been robbed by a woman with venereal disease, they'd been beaten for no reason while bathing, and to make matters worse, they hadn't even seen who it was. Their clothes had been stolen, leaving them squatting in the water for ages. They didn't dare emerge until dark. Good heavens! How could there be soldiers…?

After the two robbers were thrown into jail, they suddenly realized that today was an inauspicious day, unsuitable for anything. They decided they would have to choose a good day for their next robbery! Yes, that's settled! the two robbers thought to themselves. Unfortunately, they probably wouldn't have a future...

As soon as Du Peiru and the others returned to the Ouyang residence, Jin'er disregarded all etiquette between mistress and servant and plopped down on a stool. Jin'er asked the still energetic Du Peiru curiously, "Miss, aren't you tired?"

"You'll get used to it!" Du Peiru said. Back when Xiao Qing dragged her shopping and mall-going, the distance they walked was probably more than twice as far as this!

"Miss, I'm so tired! I want to sleep!" Jin'er said pitifully.

"Eat this before you go to sleep! You don't need to serve me tonight!" Du Peiru said, placing a plate of pastries in front of Jin'er.

"Thank you, Miss!" Jin'er said, quickly finishing the plate of pastries before moving back to her room.

Just then, Ouyang Han walked in from outside and asked Du Peiru, who was leisurely eating her snacks, "Why are you back so early?"

Volume 4

(25)

"I was worried about my husband's poor health, so I returned early!" Du Peiru said, emphasizing her words.

"Have you seen your father-in-law? Could you please give him my regards?" Ouyang Han probed her for her opinion.

"I saw him! Father even urged me to come back soon to serve my husband!"

"Oh! Nothing special happened?" Still not telling the truth! Hmph! I was going to forgive you, but now I have to reconsider! Fine! I'll give you one more chance to tell the truth. Ouyang Han thought to himself.

"Nothing special has happened! It's just that the family asked about the situation at the manor!" Du Peiru thought to herself. That money-grubber Li Fugui only has gold and silver in his eyes! He doesn't care about his daughter's life or death at all!

Hmph! They still won't tell! There seems to be a secret hidden in the conversation between those two, master and servant, this morning. Hmm! I'll have to get Han Yufeng to investigate!

In the suburbs at night, a man in white and a man in black stood there like ghosts.

"Junior brother, what do you want with your senior brother?" the man in black said.

"Pah! Who's your junior brother?" said the man in white, Ouyang Han.

"Of course it's you!" Back then, Ouyang Han was poisoned with a slow-acting poison. Han Yufeng's father, Han Songhe, was invited by Ouyang Hai to treat that damned Ouyang Han! On a whim, his muddle-headed father, Han Songhe, secretly took Ouyang Han as his disciple. But that rotten egg, Ouyang Han, refused to call him, Han Yufeng, the handsome Han, "senior brother," saying he would never call someone with inferior martial arts and terrible medical skills "senior brother," claiming it was a disgrace to him. How utterly despicable! Although Han Yufeng's martial arts were slightly inferior, he was still one of the best in the world! While he couldn't cure minor ailments like colds and flu, he was a master at treating difficult and complex diseases—otherwise, how could he have become a legendary doctor? However, Ouyang Han's temperament suited him quite well; otherwise, Han Yufeng wouldn't bother being friends with that rotten egg!

"Damn it! I'm not your junior brother!" Ouyang Han roared.

"Why are you yelling so loudly? That's really rude! But I won't hold it against a boor like you!" Han Yufeng said slowly.

Ouyang Han fell silent upon hearing his words. Han Yufeng always had a way of making him lose control of his emotions.

"Hey! You called me here in such a hurry, you didn't just want me to come and catch up with you, did you? If that's the case, then forget it, I need to go back and catch up on my sleep!" Han Yufeng said, yawning.

(26)

"Could you help me investigate Li Yushan's background? And while you're at it, get me an old portrait of her!"

"Isn't she already married to you? Aren't you spending every day with her enough? Why do you still need her portrait? You don't suspect she's an imposter, do you?"

“Hmm!” Ouyang Han did not deny it and nodded in response.

"So you're not planning to take this opportunity to divorce her, are you?" Han Yufeng said, looking like he was enjoying a good show.

"No! I want her to be my wife forever!" Ouyang Han said resolutely.

"I think you're out of your mind! But I'll still help you! Don't worry!" Suddenly, Han Yufeng added, "Hey! Isn't she very pretty and charming?"

“She…she’s very intelligent!” Ouyang Han’s face flushed a rare blush when he talked about Du Peiru.

"Heavens! You actually blushed! Ha, ha, ha... You actually blushed! How hilarious!" Han Yufeng laughed without any regard for his image. While laughing, he used his lightness skill to escape! Fortunately, his lightness skill was superior to Ouyang Han's, otherwise he would have died a terrible death!