[Look, look, how hard I’m working to stay alive!]
[Why hesitate when you see someone as adorable as me? Hurry up and agree!]
[Hmph, once I get the chance, I’ll ask my sister to back me up. (This novel’s female protagonist) ****, aren’t you scared?!]
Chu Wujin listened to the little girl’s inner voice and curled his lips into a smile.
Excellent.
Fearless in the face of death, skilled in beauty traps, exceptionally clever, immediately pledging allegiance, and… settling scores afterward.
Two-faced doesn’t even begin to describe her—she’s got five, six, seven, eight faces.
So this is how complex a person’s inner thoughts can be.
Chu Wujin, who was accustomed to calculating people’s minds, had always believed he could see through anyone. But… this little girl before him truly shattered his perception.
Watching the girl’s hands twitch restlessly and her eyes ‘yearning for his legs,’ Chu Wujin sighed.
“Don’t worry, I don’t intend to kill you.”
“Ah? Really?”
Jiang Yueyao lowered her head, feeling slightly disappointed.
[I worked so hard, yet I didn’t even succeed in clinging to his thigh? That’s unscientific!]
[Has my skills as the drama club backbone deteriorated?]
[Or is it because I didn’t use the tearful eyes ultimate move in time?]
[What a pity, I didn’t bring any onions or garlic today, so tears won’t come easily.]
With the assurance that her life was safe, Jiang Yueyao relaxed considerably and began entertaining random thoughts.
“Big brother, whatever you say next, I’ll follow your lead completely!”
Jiang Yueyao didn’t forget to reaffirm her stance.
She still needed to cling tightly to this thigh.
After all, they were up in a tree—what if she fell?
“Really? You’ll follow my lead no matter what I ask you to do?”
“Well… big brother, I have to admit I’m just a weak little girl who can’t take care of herself. Murder, arson, ambushing people, passing messages, being a spy… these are skills I haven’t exactly mastered.”
[I’m a good person, an upright person, a noble person!]
[In short, making me be a spy is absolutely impossible!]
[Speaking of which… although this person appeared here suddenly, he doesn’t seem like a Northern Liang spy]
[After all… good-looking people can’t be bad people. Ah no, I mean someone this handsome would have no future as a spy. He could easily use a honey trap to get important information, right? I heard the old emperor has several princesses… ehehehe~~]
[Ahem, Jiang Yueyao, snap out of it!]
[So, could this person not be a Northern Liang spy but rather from Great Chu?]
[Someone specifically sent here to investigate Northern Liang spies?]
[Then how should I explain why I’m here?]
Jiang Yueyao blinked.
“Actually, I’m just a lost little girl. If it’s convenient for you, big brother, could you take me home?”
Chu Wujin raised an eyebrow in surprise.
“So… may I ask your name, miss? And where is home?”
Jiang Yueyao: “My name is Daiqing. My sworn brother is the young marquis of Loyal Marquis Manor, Xie Yanqing.”
[Heh, like I’d give you my real name? So you can come bother me later?]
[Little Green Tea, I’ll be borrowing your name for a bit.][I wonder if the name Loyal Marquis Manor can intimidate this big guy in front of me. If he really dares to send me to Loyal Marquis Manor… I’ll have the braised pig trotters arrest him!]
Chu Wujin: …
“Daiqing… Since you’re from Loyal Marquis Manor, that’s even better… Come on, jump down.”
“What?!”
Jiang Yueyao’s eyes widened like bronze bells.
[You want me to jump down? Do you have any idea how tall this tree is?]
[This is blatant murder, murder, murder!]
The tree they were standing on was the tallest old locust tree in the courtyard, the kind that makes you dizzy when looking down from it.
If she really jumped, today next year would be Jiang Yueyao’s death anniversary!
Without another word, Jiang Yueyao immediately wrapped her arms around Chu Wujin’s waist.
Mainly because… the current Jiang Yueyao, who was about 150cm tall, could just reach the waist of Chu Wujin, who stood over 180cm, when she stretched out her arms.
The perfect height difference.
“Wah wah, I’m so scared~~”
[You little rascal, if you dare make me jump, I’ll use you as a cushion!]
[Wait… speaking of cushions, why does this person’s physique feel familiar?]
[I feel like I’ve encountered him somewhere before]
Chu Wujin: …
When Jiang Yueyao hugged him, Chu Wujin instinctively raised his hand to strike.
However… Jiang Yueyao’s Inner Voice immediately made his hand tremble.
Had she… recognized him?
Wasn’t it said that this young girl injured her eyes in the snow?
In that moment of hesitation, Jiang Yueyao had already clung tightly to Chu Wujin like a koala.
“Ahem, let go.”
“No, no, I won’t let go! I’m so scared~~”
[If I let go, I won’t be a Jiang anymore!]
[Making me let go now means taking my life!]
“Fine, in that case…”
Jiang Yueyao felt a large hand on her waist too. She was about to scream instinctively when she suddenly felt a numbness throughout her body, and then… she lost her voice!
[Ahhh, Baojuan, my voice, what’s happened to my voice?]
[Why can’t I make any sound?!]
[Ah, am I going to become mute so young?]
[No no no, I think I can still be saved!]
[Oh shit!!!!]
A feeling of weightlessness washed over her, with the whooshing wind in her ears.
Jiang Yueyao blinked and found she had left the old locust tree, and then…
The handsome guy beside her was holding her, landing lightly by the window next to the locust tree. The handsome guy gently pushed open the window lattice, silently slipped into the room with Jiang Yueyao, while supporting the window lattice with his hand, leaving a crack.
Through this crack… Jiang Yueyao used her 20/20 vision to see.
Several figures had suddenly appeared in the courtyard, and… they were quickly engaged in combat.
This…
[What kind of extreme action movie is this… ahem, the proper kind of action movie!]
[This is so clean and efficient]
[So martial arts can be this cool? I really want to learn, but I wonder if it’s too late at my age… Never mind, even if it’s not too late, it would be too exhausting. I’d better work hard to earn money and hire some handsome young guys with martial arts skills]
[Then I’ll have powerful protectors on both sides, how awesome would that be]【Why are these people still jumping around up there? Wait… if I hadn’t jumped down earlier, would they have discovered I was hiding in the tree?】
【Close call, close call. I almost got caught in the crossfire.】
【Come to think of it, did that handsome guy make me jump down because he noticed these people approaching?】
【Well now, well now. Turns out he’s actually quite considerate.】
【Would’ve been even better if he didn’t get handsy with me though.】
【Listen here, you brat! Even though you’re good-looking, that doesn’t mean you can keep your hand on my waist!】
【I’m only fifteen this year, you know! What you’re doing is illegal! Do you hear me?!!!】