The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

Who is this woman? She's with the King of Bohai!

The woman in red frowned slightly before finally speaking, "It seems someone wants you dead."

Upon hearing this, both An Mi and Bai Yi were taken aback. Someone wanted them dead? Who was it?

At this moment, An Mi not only wanted to know who was trying to kill them, but she also wanted to figure out why the bandit leader had taken the initiative to tell them!

Is it because of these bandits?

No, Anmi felt it wasn't just that.

"Thank you for reminding us, young lady. But why did you let us know? If you wanted to kill us, with the backing of your stronghold, it might not be impossible. That way, you could happily rob us of our silver and get the reward for killing us. Wouldn't that be a good thing?" An Mi carried Liu'er down from the carriage and slowly walked towards the woman in red.

The woman in red paused, a hint of admiration creeping into her gaze as she looked at An Mi. This woman had seen through her behind-the-scenes deal with An Xinlian so quickly! No wonder she was qualified to stand beside the King of Bohai; she truly was a clever woman.

No wonder An Xinlian wanted to kill someone!

Thinking of An Xinlian's motives for killing, the woman in red raised the corners of her mouth beneath her veil. "I'm a bandit, I mostly do things according to my own whims, why ask so many questions? I'll tell you if I want to, who can do anything to me!"

"Hehe, that's straightforward!" An Mi said loudly. "However, since you're such a straightforward person, why don't you show your true face?"

An Mi kept a close eye on the woman in red's expression and clearly noticed that the woman in red glanced at Bai Yi. As shrewd as An Mi was, she immediately understood why the bandit leader was wearing a mask: was it because he thought it was Bai Yi?

So these two know each other? And the bandit leader doesn't want Bai Yi to recognize her?

Because they knew each other, the bandit leader warned them that someone wanted their lives!

Because they knew each other, the bandit leader posed no threat to them!

Having understood this, An Mi's eyes darkened. She turned to Bai Yi and said with a smile, "Your Highness, it will probably take some time to move these stones and clear a path. How about this, let's rest at the young lady's mountain stronghold for a while, and continue on our way once the road is cleared?"

An Mi's words surprised not only Uncle Ji and the others present, but also Bai Yi and the woman in red.

This is a bandit's den, not an inn or a place to rest.

"Your Highness, let's do it this way. Miss, you wouldn't mind taking us in for a while, would you?" An Mi made the decision forcefully, turning to smile at the woman in red, clearly noticing the unease in her expression.

This time, even Bai Yi noticed it. He glanced at An Mi, seemingly understanding something, and a smile appeared on his lips. "This young lady shouldn't mind. Uncle Ji, tidy up and put all these things from the carriage here. Let's all go up to the mountain stronghold for a cup of tea."

Having said that, without waiting for the woman in red's consent, he walked to An Mi's side, took Liu'er from her hands, and, holding Liu'er and An Mi's wrist, started walking forward. After a few steps, he suddenly stopped, frowned, and said, "How do we get to this mountain stronghold? At least show us the way, young lady?"

The corners of the woman's mouth twitched slightly beneath her veil. This Bai Yi was indeed as domineering and powerful as the rumors had said!

She remembered that he wasn't like this before. Thinking of something, the woman in red sighed inwardly. The current Bai Yi was no longer the little boy who followed Princess Yun, and she was no longer the same as before. So what about him?

Has that person changed over the years?

Pushing aside her thoughts, the woman in red glanced at her subordinates on the ground and shouted, "Get moving! Clear this road now!"

As soon as the woman in red gave the order, the bandits immediately perked up. If their leader got angry, they would suffer greatly. But what was wrong with their leader today?

Normally, she would never tolerate anyone being arrogant in front of her.

Today, that so-called prince, and the woman beside him, actually wanted to rest at the bandits' den in the mountains, seemingly without any fear of them. And the leader…

The bandits were so astonished that they couldn't close their mouths when they saw their leader leading the way to the prince and the woman.

At this moment, the woman in red was far from calm. She had always known that Bai Yi was shrewd, and she also felt that the woman beside Bai Yi was no small character either. The longer she spent with them, the more easily what she was trying to hide would be exposed.

Now, all she wanted was to clear the road as soon as possible so that Bai Yi and the woman could leave quickly.

Now, she was starting to regret it. It was all that An Xinlian's fault. If it weren't for her, she wouldn't have met Bai Yi!

Not only could she not kill Bai Yi, she couldn't even rob him of his belongings!

Once An Xinlian has seen Bai Yi and this woman off, she'll make sure she knows the price of hiding things from her!

Her eyes narrowed, and the woman in red seemed to have regained her ruthlessness. However, when she came to her senses, she saw that Bai Yi and the woman had already entered the house. She couldn't help but be startled. Thinking of something, the woman in red immediately rushed in.

"Here..." The woman in red had only uttered two words when she saw the sword in Bai Yi's hand inside the room, and all the words she was about to say were stuck in her throat.

His hand clenched into a fist unconsciously, but Bai Yi eventually saw through his act.

"Bing'er, I didn't expect to see you here!" Bai Yi looked at the woman in red at the door, his expression becoming more solemn. When he entered the room and saw the sword, he had already guessed her identity. "Why don't you take off your veil? Do you want me to do it myself?"

Frustrated, Yan Bing tore off her veil and threw it on the ground in displeasure. "Brother Bai Yi, how can you be so domineering!"

Her tone was harsh, but it sounded like a younger sister whining to her older brother. As if something was blocking her heart, she ignored Bai Yi, sat heavily in the chair, and her face was gloomy.

Bai Yi stared at the face for a long while before finally speaking, "Bing'er, do you know how many people have been looking for you these past few years? And you... you've become a bandit leader in Lingfeng Pass! Haha, those people probably never expected this!"

Thinking about the news about Lingfeng Pass over the years, he thought, "Ha! You've even been robbing government officials all these years. If your father knew about this, he'd be furious!"

Yan Bing glanced at Bai Yi, "Brother Bai Yi, just pretend you've never seen me before. The old Bing'er is long gone. The current me is just the bandit leader of Lingfeng Pass, and I have nothing to do with you!"