On the other side.
After the failed plan and injuries, the three siblings from the Xu family went their separate ways outside the city gate. Xu Xiang went to Jin Qi’s cave to seek an antidote from her.
For Lu Xingjiang’s sake, Jin Qi, who was usually aloof and difficult to approach, quickly developed an antidote and successfully cured Xu Xiang’s poison.
Instead of returning to the inn, Xu Xiang rode a horse and followed the direction of Lu Xingjiang and the Four Beauties of the Martial World. She quickly found them.
Perhaps feeling guilty, Xu Xiang was particularly diligent in this treasure map search, even risking her life to save Lu Xingjiang when he was stabbed.
Fortunately, the injury was not fatal, just a significant amount of blood loss. There was no immediate danger to his life.
This deeply moved and worried Lu Xingjiang, who swore in his heart never to mistreat her! Even though he learned that she had planned to capture his own sister and make his sister the wife of her younger brother, Lu Xingjiang felt that he could forgive her.
After all, Xu Xiang’s plan had already failed, and his sister was safe and sound in Huan’yang, wasn’t she?
Xu Wu returned to the mountain stronghold and recovered from his injuries. His body noticeably grew stronger at a visible pace.
He continued to live as the Second Master and enjoyed his life of intercepting and robbing with his group of underlings.
As for Xu Rui, he was attacked by Pei Yijian and received a powerful kick to the chest, breaking two of his ribs.
People naturally fear the strong, especially Xu Rui, who grew up in the mountain stronghold and was well protected by his older brothers and sisters. He realized the gap between himself and a master after experiencing very little of the outside world.
The princess, he really can’t get her. It’s time to give up…
Because of the influence of his older brothers and sisters since childhood, Xu Rui has always thought that snatching a girl back to the mountain stronghold to become his wife is something that can be taken for granted.
He never realized that he was actually doing something wrong, which would ruin the girl’s life.
Xu Rui no longer enters the city gates of Huan’yang. He aimlessly goes in the opposite direction of Huan’yang, hoping to meet another girl he genuinely likes and wants to snatch back to the mountain stronghold.
After walking for who knows how many days, he has arrived at a bustling town wearing his white clothes.
Upstairs, there is a graceful girl wearing a veil, preparing to throw embroidered balls to find a husband. Downstairs, there are men crowded together, wanting to catch the embroidered balls and marry the beautiful lady.
Even the beggars on the street have thrown away their begging bowls and run over, raising their hands ready to catch the embroidered balls at any time.
It’s the first time Xu Rui has seen so many men gathering together, and he curiously walks over, wanting to know what they are all looking up at.
However, as he approaches, a red and finely crafted embroidered ball suddenly falls in front of him, and he instinctively reaches out and catches it.
When he realizes that all the envious and jealous gazes of the men are focused on him, Xu Rui holds the embroidered ball in his hands, his pure eyes showing a hint of confusion.
Then, he lowers his head and studies the thing in his hand, wondering, “Why does everyone want it? Could there be some treasure inside?“
At that moment, someone upstairs laughs and says, “Congratulations, young lady. The man who caught the embroidered ball looks like a very handsome scholar!”
The girl nods in satisfaction, stands up, and casually takes off her veil, tossing it aside without looking back, instructing, “Bring him inside, clean him up, and put him in my room. Tonight, I want the bridal chamber!”
Being pulled into the house by a group of servants calling him ‘young master,’ Xu Rui can’t help but be bewildered.
He looks utterly confused.
It seems that he originally came out to pursue a girl and bring her home, but now the situation has unexpectedly reversed, and the girl is trying to bring him home instead.
He wants to find out who this ‘like-minded’ girl is…