It was April, and the flowers were in full bloom. Two carriages with the logo of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion were running slowly on the official road. In the wide carriage in the front, Bai Chuxiao, who was wearing a moon-white skirt and a green gown, was holding a teacup and listening to Qingzhu telling a story. Bai Chuxiao and Lanxiang were laughing so hard that they couldn't stop. They had been away from Dingzhou for more than half a month and had arrived in Qingzhou. In a few days, they would arrive in Kyoto.

"Miss, Lin'an City is just ahead. Stay here tonight and set off tomorrow," Aunt Xu said loudly outside the carriage.

Bai Chuxiao opened the curtain, revealing a face that was not as bright and beautiful as usual. Her entire face and lips were pale and bloodless. She murmured weakly, "I know, Mammy." She coughed a few times while speaking, and looked at the sickly

"Oh, what's wrong with the young lady? She wasn't like this when she was in Dingzhou." Aunt Xu mocked in a sarcastic tone, thinking that she was indeed a wild girl from Dingzhou who had never seen the world. She was gone in a few days. Let's see how she will be punished when she returns.

Bai Chuxiao covered her lips with a handkerchief and kept coughing. "Mammy, I have never been out of Dingzhou. I am not used to the local climate. Maybe I caught a cold."

Seeing this, Aunt Xu couldn't help but laugh secretly. A wild girl is a wild girl, how can she compare to the Second Young Miss? But she was also worried that she couldn't really let this little girl die on the way, so she flattered, "Young Miss, please come down and rest first. There is no need to rush on the road. You can stay in Lin'an tonight."

Lanxiang led the carriage through the woods to rest by the stream. Madam Xu and the others were guarding the outer official road. The master and his servants sat by the stream, playing with the water. Qingzhu asked in confusion, "Miss, why do you have to pretend to be weak? Won't they look down on you?"

Lanxiang knocked on Qingzhu's head and said, "It is widely rumored that the young lady was sent to Dingzhou for recuperation due to poor health. If the young lady returns to the mansion, they will be able to relax their vigilance."

Bai Chuxiao smiled and said, "Lanxiang is right. Now everyone in Kyoto praises my second sister for her extraordinary beauty and talent. My sickness is just what they want. It's a good opportunity to see what other tricks they can come up with."

As she was talking, Lan Xiang suddenly pointed to the right and said, "Miss, there seems to be someone lying there." Bai Chu Xiao looked in the direction Lan Xiang pointed and saw that there was indeed someone next to the big rock.

Bai Chuxiao was alert instantly, "You two stay here, I'll go take a look." As she got closer, she saw a man in black, covered in blood, wearing a silver mask, lying half-dead. Seeing injustice and helping others is not her life creed. At this time, the best choice is to leave when she can't see it, so as not to get into trouble.

But Bai Chuxiao was curious about the face under the mask. After thinking for a moment, she whispered, "If you are good-looking, I will be kind enough to save you today. It is your blessing to meet me."

As she spoke, she raised her hand to take off the mask. Just as she was about to do so, the man's hand suddenly moved and firmly grasped Bai Chuxiao's hand that was on the mask. Feeling the strength in his hand, Bai Chuxiao was slightly surprised, "This kid has such strong internal strength." Then, she used her internal strength to break free from the man's hand. Bai Chuxiao looked at the man and clapped her hands, "If you don't let me see, I won't save you. You can just wait to die here." Bai Chuxiao stood up and turned to leave.

At this moment, the man grabbed Bai Chuxiao's skirt and said weakly, "Wait a minute." Bai Chuxiao turned around again and squatted down to look at the man. At this time, the man opened his eyes with difficulty. The moment Bai Chuxiao broke free from his hand, he knew that this woman's martial arts must be strong, but he didn't expect to see such a pale face. Looking at the man's eyes, Bai Chuxiao's heart jumped. These eyes were deep and firm. They were the most beautiful pair of eyes she had ever seen in this world.

The man uttered a few words with difficulty, "Miss, save me, I will reward you handsomely." Bai Chuxiao looked at him mischievously, "I don't like worthless people, why don't you let me see your face, or exchange your beautiful eyes for mine?"

"Miss, you are joking. Is fifty taels of silver worth saving my life?" Bai Chuxiao thought to herself. He was offering fifty taels. This person must be someone very important. Bai Chuxiao raised her hand and said, "Just based on your eyes, fifty taels of silver cannot buy your life. One thousand taels of gold. Otherwise, forget it." Bai Chuxiao would certainly make money when it was delivered to her door.

The man didn't even think about it and replied, "Okay, I'll give you one thousand taels of gold." Just as he finished speaking, two masked men in black suddenly rushed out from the forest, "So you are here, let's see how you can escape now."

Bai Chuxiao did not bring any weapons with her. She was not afraid of the two men in black rushing towards her with swords in hand. She shouted, "You two thieves, do you think I don't exist? You want to cut off my source of wealth? No way!"

After saying that, she went straight up to them with bare hands. She was good at close combat. These two were at most second-rate masters. Bai Chuxiao dealt with them in just ten moves.

"You are so skilled, young lady." The man lying on the ground praised. Bai Chuxiao looked at him and sneered, "If you dare to lose a cent of my thousand taels of gold, I will kill you."

Bai Chuxiao called Lanxiang and Qingzhu, moved the man to the carriage, and ordered, "Qingzhu, you drive the carriage. Don't let Aunt Xu and the others find out that there is an extra person in the carriage. Anyone who wants to come in will be beaten directly."

After entering Lin'an City and staying at a good inn, Bai Chuxiao ordered, "Lanxiang, go buy some good gold wound medicine, Qingzhu, you stay outside the door."

There were only two people in the room. Bai Chuxiao sat on the bedside, and sent several internal forces to the man's chest with her palm. After a while, she said lightly, "Your internal injuries are quite serious. I helped you sort out your internal forces. You can regulate your breathing tonight. It won't be a problem for you to leave tomorrow."

The man clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, young lady. I don't know what your name is, but we are going to Kyoto."

Bai Chuxiao looked at him and said, "Take off the mask and I can consider telling you my name."

The man smiled faintly, held out a moon-white jade pendant and handed it to Bai Chuxiao, "My name is Xue Wuyun. When you arrive in Kyoto, you can go to Qingyi Pavilion. When you see this jade pendant, the shopkeeper will give you gold."

Bai Chuxiao took the jade pendant and looked at it for a moment. She knew Qingyi Pavilion, which was a famous storytelling teahouse that even the princes liked to go to. It seemed that this man was indeed not a simple person.

After a while, Lan Xiang pushed the door open and came in. "Miss, I've bought everything." Bai Chuxiao took a set of clean clothes and a few bottles of high-quality healing medicine and threw them to Xue Wuyun. "You handle it yourself. I'm going to eat first."

After Bai Chuxiao left, Xue Wuyun held the clothes, his mouth slightly raised, and murmured: Interesting, this is the carriage of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion, he naturally recognized it, the maids were replaced by her young lady, and she didn't sound like she had a Kyoto accent, and she had never seen it in Kyoto, could it be... the one from Dingzhou? Thinking of this, Xue Wuyun smiled even more...

The next morning, when Bai Chuxiao opened her eyes again, Xue Wuyun had disappeared. Lanxiang and Qingzhu came over to help Bai Chuxiao wash up, and couldn't help asking, "Miss, what happened yesterday? Didn't you always teach us not to rescue people on the street casually?"

Bai Chuxiao smiled and tapped their heads. "That man is not a simple person. He said he would not save him in vain. If he can afford the money, then of course he can save him."

After that, he reminded, "After leaving Lin'an, we will soon reach Kyoto. You two must be more vigilant when you return home." Lanxiang and Qingzhu both nodded.

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