Sitting on the horse’s back is Wen Qijin and Zhou Yue who had just arrived.
Originally, the two of them couldn’t understand why Pei Yijian, when he heard the sound of a returning carriage from afar, suddenly stopped riding the horse that was perfectly fine and insisted on using light step skills to fly all the way.
As a result, they had to lead his horse while riding their own, which slowed them down quite a bit.
Now, seeing some bodies on the ground and the person standing next to Pei Yijian with a pancake crumbs covering her face, the two of them smirked and exchanged a knowing look, then promptly let go of the horse that no one was riding and walked ahead.
Since they were taking the same road, they weren’t afraid of the others not catching up.
Lu Lili didn’t care whether others saw her current sorry state, so she didn’t have much reaction to the two boys coming and going.
What troubled her now was Pei Yijian, who seemed to have no intention of leaving her behind.
Her current appearance was really not presentable, and with his character, she was afraid he would laugh out loud if he saw her!
Before she could say goodbye, Pei Yijian suddenly took hold of the horse and asked her, “Can you ride a horse, Little Brother Lu?”
“I can’t—”
Before these two words could fully leave her mouth, Pei Yijian had already leapt onto the horse.
Then, he leaned down halfway and his strong and powerful arm quickly encircled Lu Lili’s waist, lifting her onto the horse’s back and placing her in front of him.
This was something Lu Lili really couldn’t have expected, and she stared blankly at the hands that came out from her sides, holding the reins.
His arms were covered by a large black robe, adorned with intricate and magnificent embroidery. As she sat in front, the robe’s sleeves extended down to her thighs, which were clad in men’s trousers.
Feeling the closeness of her back against his chest, and his warm breath seemingly falling on top of her head, Lu Lili couldn’t help but twist uncomfortably, trying to create some distance between them.
“Brother Pei—”
Before she could finish her sentence, he interrupted her.
“Sit still, don’t move, go!”
With his words, the horse began to gallop forward.
Lu Lili gave up struggling.
She discarded the now dirty pancake and spoke with a somewhat helpless tone, “Brother Pei, I am so dirty right now, can’t you see it?”
How could he dare to get so close to her? Normal people would have some cleanliness preferences, right?
For example, she herself no longer dared to touch her own face with her hands. She just wanted to find a water source and wash up properly!
“Hehe, I can see it indeed!”
Pei Yijian’s tone remained unchanged, his clear and pleasant voice tinged with amusement, resounding close to her ear.
“So, this Young Master is now taking you to do something very important to you!”
“What is it?” Lu Lili blinked her eyes in confusion and instinctively asked.
“Find the nearest inn for you to take a bath, Little Brother Lu!” Pei Yi firmly replied as if it were a matter of course, with a big smile on his face. “Once you’re clean, everything will be fine. Don’t worry, no one will look down on you.”
“…,” Lu Lili remained silent.
Listening to Pei Yi’s comforting words, her heart felt like melting at this moment.
But when she remembered seeing him swagger into the brothel just yesterday, Lu Lili’s heart grew somewhat cold.
After a while, she remembered she should express her gratitude, so she reluctantly spoke, “Then, thank you very much, Brother Pei. However, I’ve been robbed by bandits, and I don’t have a single copper coin on me. Could you help me find a clean stream…?”
Seemingly knowing what she wanted to say, Pei Yijian interrupted her, “It’s alright, I have it.”
Lu Lili : “…”