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Chapter 465: Sun Xingyu
Chapter 465: Sun Xingyu
Not only was Rong Zhengjie left bewildered, but even the young woman who had lifted the carriage curtain and was about to disembark froze in her tracks.
The two glanced at each other and saw the embarrassment on each other's faces.
Rong Zhengjie wanted to say a few words of persuasion to Tie Kaicheng, but he had been scolded just a few days ago, and had also witnessed Tie Kaicheng effortlessly destroying Hei Sha's martial arts skills. Now, he felt both reverence and fear towards the head guard and had no intention of going against him.
Where Tie Kaicheng led, he would follow.
So when Tie Kaicheng decided to return to the carriage and leave, Rong Zhengjie could only get back into the carriage and urge the horses on, offering an embarrassed smile towards the young woman and reminding her about the post station a few miles back. Then, he drove away.
"Head Guard..." Rong Zhengjie turned back to glance at the battlefield they had just left. From this distance, he could still see the young woman who seemed to have jumped off the carriage and was now hesitating by the side of the road.
"What is it? Do you feel sorry for her?" Tie Kaicheng asked.
"Of course not!" Rong Zhengjie quickly denied, but continued, "It's just that it's only five or six miles, and we'll be there soon. It's just that we don't know if those bandits will come back. She's just a weak woman..."
"If those bandits capture her again, the consequences will be unimaginable," Tie Kaicheng said. "They will definitely take her back to their mountain stronghold, strip her naked, tie her up or chain her, and first offer her to their leader to play with. Then, each of them will take their turn to violate her, right?"
Tie Kaicheng's words made Rong Zhengjie's heart ache. He was an old hand at this, and his heart was as hard as they come, but the young woman from earlier was exceptionally beautiful, evoking a protective instinct in others.
In his heart, although the head guard was cold and solemn, he was always a man of righteousness. How could he possibly...
"So, this is the aftermath of your lack of martial arts skill. If you had captured all those bandits earlier, there wouldn't be any of these subsequent problems, right?" Tie Kaicheng said.
Rong Zhengjie: ???
Tie Kaicheng sighed. "We're heading south, and she's heading north. It's not like we're going the same way. Fortunately, the post station isn't too far away. It's only five or six miles, and she should be able to get there before sunset. As for whether the bandits will return, it depends on their luck."
Rong Zhengjie was left dumbfounded. "So that's why you didn't help that young lady?"
Tie Kaicheng shifted into a more comfortable position in the carriage and replied indifferently, "There's another reason."
"What reason?"
"I'm afraid I'll die by her hand."
Rong Zhengjie thought of the peerless beauty of the young woman from earlier and couldn't help but admire as he turned to look at the tightly closed carriage curtain, "Head Guard, you indeed have self-control. I'm afraid many men would rather die under her than anywhere else."
...
The carriage continued on its journey, and they found a small town to stay for the night.
The next morning, as Tie Kaicheng woke up, he heard Rong Zhengjie shouting and cursing in the inn. It turned out that the horse they had left at the inn had been fed horse beans by someone, and was now suffering from diarrhea and weak legs, making it unable to pull the carriage.
"Is it just our horse?"
"No, all six horses left at the inn have been drugged. This is the third time in two months. The innkeeper has already reported it to the officials, suspecting that the other two inns in town are colluding against him because his business is doing well due to its prime location."
Rong Zhengjie lamented, "It's my fault for not taking better care. This town isn't big, and there's no horse dealer either. Our horse, Qing Cong, is already old, and it might take several days to recover."
Tie Kaicheng nodded. They were neither close to a village nor a shop, and if they wanted to get another horse, they would probably have to go to the next city.
Just then, a carriage slowly approached from the main road and stopped next to their carriage, which was now horseless.
The next moment, the carriage curtain was gently lifted by a tender, jade-like hand, revealing a peerlessly beautiful face that could evoke both joy and anger. Her eyebrows resembled distant mountains, her eyes were like autumn water, her skin was like white jade, and her lips were like red cherries.
Once again, Rong Zhengjie was left stunned. This was the breathtakingly beautiful woman he had seen just yesterday.
"Aren't you heading north?" Rong Zhengjie asked.
The stunning woman explained, "We encountered bandits blocking the road yesterday, so we changed our direction."
Rong Zhengjie felt embarrassed, and then the beautiful woman turned to Tie Kaicheng and asked softly, "If you two don't mind, I would like to share this carriage with you."
However, Tie Kaicheng didn't feel embarrassed at all.
He had already refused her once before. Now that she had caught up with them again, whatever happened next had nothing to do with him.
"Then we won't stand on ceremony." Tie Kaicheng nodded and, after glancing at the coachman, climbed into the carriage. "Old Rong, get in."
Rong Zhengjie quickly instructed the innkeeper to take care of the horses and carriage, saying that they would come back for them later. Then, he got into the carriage but dared not enter the cabin. Instead, he sat in front with the coachman.
Tie Kaicheng sat in the carriage, his nostrils filled with a faint fragrance of osmanthus. Looking around, he noticed that although the carriage was simply colored, it was decorated exquisitely, exuding a delicate feminine charm and a hint of literary elegance.
"May I ask how I should address this young lady?" Tie Kaicheng asked.
The first time he had seen this woman on the Qin Huai River, Tie Kaicheng had been curious about who she was, but his curiosity did not prompt him to seek an answer, as it had nothing to do with him.
The second time, when they had met on the road yesterday, Tie Kaicheng knew that she had come for him. However, he had expressed his refusal, and he believed that she would understand his intentions.
But now that she had appeared before him again, it proved that she had set her sights on him. Refusal was no longer an option, and Tie Kaicheng didn't mind playing along.
Compared to the previous three worlds, Tie Kaicheng felt much more relaxed in the world of "The Sword of the Third Young Master."
Then he heard the woman reply, "My surname is Sun, and my name is Xingyu."
Tie Kaicheng nodded and smiled, "Your name is like the rain on apricot blossoms, and the willow-scented breeze that blows on your face, it's a beautiful name."
"Head Guard Tie is too kind," Sun Xingyu said with a smile, "I always thought my name was very rustic. But since my parents gave it to me, I can't discard it without being unfilial."
Tie Kaicheng's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was filled with emotion.
Sun Xingyu, a background character in "Curved Blade Moon," was the head of the Tianmei Palace, a branch of the Demon Sect, and also the birth mother of Xie Xiaoyu. Although she was often mentioned to create an atmosphere, she had never actually appeared in the main text.
From Jin Shi's praise of Xie Xiaoyu, Sun Xingyu seemed to be a very saintly figure on the surface.
She was able to seduce Xie Xiaofeng, who had transcended his mortal state, and drive him to go to Mount Qilian to fight the Demon Sect leader...
Looking at the gracefully seated Sun Xingyu, Tie Kaicheng could also imagine her mature and enchanting beauty twenty years later. Such a beauty could even make a man like Liu Ruosong take action. It seemed that men who were past their prime truly had no shame.
Tie Kaicheng nodded and shifted into a more comfortable position, watching her performance with interest, "So, what business do you have with me?"
(End of Chapter)
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