Even so, Pei Yijian still considerately went to find a water source first.
Squatting by the clear and transparent creek, Lu Lili washed her hands and face, and then cleaned the crumbs from her hair. Finally, she felt much more comfortable.
Pei Yijian leaned against his horse the entire time, standing not far away, waiting for her.
He had a carefree expression with a mouthful of grass in his teeth, which made it difficult to tell what he was thinking.
But Lu Lili had to admit that he looked exceptionally handsome in ancient attire, flawless in appearance.
“Thank you, Pei Yijian.”
Lu Lili sincerely expressed her gratitude as she approached him.
If it weren’t for him coming, she might have been captured and taken to the bandit’s hideout by now.
Pei Yijian threw away the grass in his mouth, smiling on his lips but with a slightly dissatisfied tone, “Hmm? Little Brother Lu Di, did you forget that you should address me as ‘Brother’?”
Lu Lili couldn’t help it and slapped his arm with one hand. “What Little Brother! You clearly knew I was a girl a long time ago!”
“Oh, you actually found out?” Pei Yijian showed a hint of surprise, but then quickly revealed a big smile.
His prank was exposed, making him visibly delighted.
Lu Lili felt speechless: “Everyone else can see that I’m a girl, how come the three of you couldn’t figure it out? Just a casual thought would have revealed the truth.”
Pei Yijian firmly reached out and gently patted her head: “Haha, it seems like your brain is quite sharp.”
“…” This sentence successfully reminded her of the scene not long ago when she deliberately pretended to be mentally retarded.
Oh my, it was truly a black history in her life!
Better not mention it, better not mention it…
“Get on the horse, Little Brother Lu, it’s time for us to leave.” Pei Yijian sat on the horse’s back, reached out his hand to lift her effortlessly, and placed her on the horse.
Lu Lili: “…” Why is this person still calling her Little Brother Lu?
After an unknown distance of riding the horse, they finally arrived at a small town.
The town was sparsely populated, and even riding the horses on the streets felt quite spacious.
Passing by a clothing store, Lu Lili shook Pei Yijian’s sleeve and pointed at it without being polite.
“Brother Pei, I lost my luggage. Let’s go there and buy me a set of clean clothes for changing, please?”
Pei Yijian followed her fair and tender fingertips and saw a women’s clothing store. Inside, two young women were carefully selecting clothes.
“Sure, you can buy as many sets as you want,” Pei Yijian said happily, stopping the horse.
Lu Lili lightly pursed her lips and smiled. This is probably what it feels like to be friends with a wealthy person?
After leaving the clothing store, they found a larger inn to stay in. After Lu Lili took a bath and changed into clean clothes, it was almost dark.
*Knock, knock*
After the sound of knocking on the door, Pei Yijian’s lazy voice came from outside.
“Little Brother Lu, are you ready? Let’s go out and eat something.”
Lu Lili’s long, black, and thick hair was already dry after washing, and she had also styled it in the hairstyle of ancient women. Upon hearing the voice, she responded to the door, “I’ll be right out.”
Even though the truth about her gender had been revealed, Pei Yijian continued to call her Little Brother Lu, seeming to find it amusing.
So, she also followed suit and continued to call him Brother Pei, as it was just a form of address1.
Without delay, Lu Lili opened the door and went out.
Pei Yijian crossed his arms and lazily leaned against the door, looking at her through the open door.
It felt like a warm spring breeze.
That was Pei Yijian’s first impression.
The woman’s dress fluttered, her hair danced, and a faint smile adorned her beautiful face.
She looked up, and in her clear and lively eyes, Pei Yijian saw himself.
Just as he couldn’t help but reach out his hand to do something, another tall figure suddenly appeared and stood between him and her!
- Lu Lili used 兄 (xiōng = brother) which is more commonly used by a man to call another man he respected or regarded as superior. ↩︎