Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 357 Return
His tone was calm, and his emotions were indifferent, but the look in his eyes couldn't lie. Clearly, he still couldn't fathom Jiang Xian's thoughts, nor did he understand Jiang Xian's motives and purposes in going this far.

In fact, not only did he not understand, but even the two guards did not understand.

The fact that the criminals were incapacitated and unable to harm themselves was naturally advantageous to the three of them, greatly reducing the danger of their return journey. So why bother treating them and creating unnecessary trouble? No one could understand it.

Even if I can't figure these things out, there's no need to think about them anymore. Right now, the most important thing is to go home, to go home safely.

However, with the horses killed and the carriage destroyed, they had no choice but to walk back for the time being. As for what would happen next, they could only take it one step at a time. It would be best if they could find a carriage, but if not, they would just have to expend more effort and grit their teeth and persevere.

Jiang Xian and the two guards from the Jiang family could easily walk back to Yingzhou. The real concern now was the two thugs. It would be difficult to get them to walk back on foot.

This is not just a matter of physical strength, but also because the two of them are too conspicuous in their current appearance. In addition, if they encounter "acquaintances" who recognize them, it will probably cause Jiang Xian and the other two a lot of trouble.

Jiang Xian and his two guards had naturally considered these things before choosing to come out on this trip, and they were not afraid of encountering trouble. However, as everyone knows, when traveling, it is better to avoid trouble. Why create more trouble for yourself? If you have thought of trouble in advance, it is best to avoid it if possible.

"Cover them up, and search the carriage on the road," Jiang Xian instructed the two guards.

As soon as he finished speaking, the two guards immediately went to do what Jiang Xian instructed.

In no time, the two guards had finished "dressing up" the leader and the steward.

"Alright." Guard Li returned to Jiang Xian's side, his eyes still showing a hint of excitement.

“I’m all set.” Guard Liu returned to Jiang Xian’s side, but unlike Guard Li, he showed no excitement whatsoever; instead, he looked somewhat bewildered.

After stopping, Guard Liu turned to look at the leader, and the sight before him left him speechless. He had never seen such a strange "woman"—no, a man…

Realizing this, he suddenly understood that his mind had become somewhat confused. He had subconsciously categorized the person before him as a woman—how absurd! He was at a loss for words. Should he say that Guard Li's "masterpiece" was a success? Or should he say that he was being somewhat foolish?
Jiang Xian had just thoroughly searched the area, not paying attention to the two people disguising themselves, so he hadn't focused on them. However, judging from the excitement in Guard Li's eyes and the subtle, uneasy movements Guard Liu made while standing beside her, it was easy to guess what was going on, even without seeing it for herself.

Jiang Xian looked in the direction of the backbone, only to find that the backbone simply spread his hands, silently expressing his dissatisfaction and helplessness to Jiang Xian.

"Will this work? No one should be able to recognize us now." Guard Li took another step closer to Jiang Xian, his eyes filled with pride as he looked at his leader, as if he were looking at a flawless work of art, and this work of art was made by him. How could he not be excited?
Guard Liu's eyelids twitched. Seeing Guard Li's excited expression, he realized he had misunderstood. It seemed that Guard Li wasn't deliberately looking for fun; he was genuinely satisfied with his skills.

After seeing the leader's attire, Jiang Xian didn't say anything. She looked at the others and then returned to the leader's side.

She examined the two braids that Li, the guard, had tied tightly behind his ears, and looked thoughtful beneath the hood. She slowly walked up to the leader of the group and directly changed the shape of the two braids.

After a few quick movements, the two braids came to life, no longer resembling two dark iron rods that sent chills down one's spine.

"Do you have any cleaner handkerchiefs?" Jiang Xian asked.

“I have one here,” Guard Liu replied immediately. Having witnessed Jiang Xian’s actions, Guard Li was somewhat mesmerized. Only when Jiang Xian spoke did he snap out of his reverie and reply, “I have one too.”

After saying this, the two of them each handed their handkerchiefs to Jiang Xian.

Jiang Xian took the handkerchief, tore off one of the strips along the edge, and repeated this several times, tearing off four thin strips of cloth that were almost the same length and thickness. Then he placed them on another intact handkerchief, wrapped them around it, and tied a knot. A simple face mask was thus made.

"Tie it on for him." With that, she handed the outer garment to Guard Liu.

Upon hearing this, Guard Liu did as instructed and tied the veil over the face of the leader.

After tying it on, he took a step back, looked at it again, and realized that it made sense.

Li Huwei's aesthetic sense wasn't the problem; the issue lay in his practical skills. After Jiang Xian's modifications, he truly saw the difference.

He didn't know what kind of magic Jiang Xian had cast on the backbone. Her braid had only been pulled a few times and covered with a layer of clothing, so how could she look so different?

He couldn't understand the mystery behind it, and he didn't have time to find amusement in such trivial matters; they had more important things to do.

Jiang Xian didn't expect him to dress up his backbone as a woman, but she didn't want to disappoint Li Huwei's expectations, so she could only try to modify him.

Guard Liu truly admired Jiang Xian, or rather, he truly admired a woman as skillful and clever as Jiang Xian. After seeing the leader's appearance, he also thought of ways to modify it, but he couldn't figure out where to start.

Even if he were to change it, he could only restore the main character's attire to its previous state, and then, like he dressed the steward, make him a little dirtier and uglier to reduce his presence. If he were to continue changing it in a more feminine direction, he felt that he wouldn't be much better than Guard Li.

"Let's go." Jiang Xian looked around and, finding nothing else that needed to be restored, said to the two guards.

"it is good."

"Everything is ready."

The two guards replied in turn, and as they spoke, they had already slung all the packages, large and small, onto their backs.

……

Several people in the group helped each other leave the place.

After walking a few steps away, when one of them looked back, the place had returned to its usual calm, without a trace, without any life, as if the life-and-death struggle that had just taken place had never happened.

(End of this chapter)