Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

Su Yang whispered to Linglong through telepathy, "Long'er, if things don't go well later, I'm going to activate the Misty Qi and use the Mist Concealment to leave. I'll leave Anlan to you to take care of her then."

“Yes, Master,” Linglong replied softly.

Lena, as expected of a sixth-tier elementalist, summoned tree roots that formed an extremely sturdy defense. Perhaps it was because the bandits were not strong enough, but despite their numbers, they were unable to break through the defense created by Lena. At this moment, seeing that his men had not been able to break through, the bandit leader led two other men to join the attack.

Judging from the damage caused by the attack, the bandit leader and his two subordinates must be quite strong, at least at the fifth level, and they will soon destroy the defense created by Lena.

Su Yang stared at the detection radar. The group of lights behind him had arrived. He heard a battle cry and saw a group of armored soldiers charging through the damaged gap. They fought the bandits, and soon the bandits fled in panic under their leader.

Lena recognized the soldiers as belonging to the Duchy's army, so she lifted her defenses. A man approached her, knelt on one knee, and said, "I am the captain of the 7th squad of the 3rd regiment of the 4th Army of the Royal City Garrison Guard. I pay my respects to the eldest daughter of the Duke. Please forgive me for failing to protect her."

Lena didn't seem to blame her. With a smile, she said, "Please get up. You've come at just the right time, but..." Lena changed the subject, "It's quite a distance from here to the royal city. The Fourth Garrison Guard should be stationed around the royal city. Why would the captain come to Shuiding Mountain?"

"I am here on a routine inspection of Shuiding Mountain under the orders of the Marquis of Bo'an's mansion."

"Is that so? Was it the Marquis of Bo'an's order, or the order from Young Master Bo'an?" Lena pressed further.

"This...I don't know."

"Alright, thank you for your hard work. You can lead the team back now. We'll set off for the capital."

"The journey is dangerous. Please allow me to escort Miss back to the capital," the squad leader requested.

"No need. Don't you still have patrol duties? Military orders are paramount. Let's complete the mission first."

Lena refused the squad leader's request, but the squad leader insisted that the patrol mission was complete and demanded that Lena be escorted back to the capital. Lena had no choice but to agree. Leaving the waterfall and returning to where the carriage had been parked, Su Yang found the carriage and driver unharmed. He was filled with doubt; the bandits had already reached the spot where he had just viewed the waterfall, so why hadn't they robbed the carriage?

After boarding and taking their seats, the carriage set off smoothly. The squad leader and his soldiers rode alongside, and Lena lost interest in admiring the scenery, so she drew the curtains.

Lin Anlan asked with some curiosity, "You just mentioned Marquis Bo'an, who is he?"

"A marquis of the royal city, who also serves as the Minister of Defense of the royal city in the military. The Duchy of Paison is a neutral trading nation, and the most important department is the Ministry of the Interior. My father is the Minister of the Interior. This Marquis of Boan's son is named Boan Xiu, who also works in the military and is in the same department as his father."

"Oh, so you mean these bandits were arranged by Xiao Bo'an, and then he ordered the garrison guard squad to rescue you and escort you back. It seems Xiao Bo'an is interested in you and staged this whole thing to win your favor." Lin Anlan analyzed with a gossipy look on his face. "I was wondering why the coachman and the carriage were all safely parked there. Turns out no one bothered him at all. But this trick is too childish. Any normal person could see through it with a little analysis."

Lena looked embarrassed and smiled helplessly. She felt helpless because her suitor was such a slow learner. "Well, Marquis Boan and my father were comrades-in-arms and have some relationship. Boan Xiu has been pursuing me for several years, but as you can see, I really can't accept someone who is weaker than me in every way as my life partner. Miss Lin, if it were you, would you be willing to accept it?"

After hearing this, Lin Anlan glanced at Su Yang, leaned back on the sofa, and said, "I definitely can't accept that either. No matter what, he has to be someone stronger than me, preferably someone who knows multiple elements, doesn't like to talk, and looks like a block of wood."

Su Yang felt extremely uneasy after hearing this, as if Lin Anlan was talking about him. He looked up at Lin Anlan, only to see her looking at the ceiling of the carriage as if nothing had happened.

Lena was also completely bewildered: "A person who is multi-talented, doesn't like to talk, and is like a block of wood? Miss Lin, your criteria for choosing a partner... are really quite unique. Other girls yearn for someone who is strong, good-looking, and knows how to please them, but you prefer someone who is dull and reserved."

“That’s my freedom. I can like whatever I want. Besides, just because you like someone doesn’t mean they like you back,” Lin Anlan retorted. Then, feeling a bit awkward, she asked, “It’s getting late. Where are we going to spend the night?”

“Let’s go to the little village we mentioned before and set off again early tomorrow morning. If we can maintain the same speed as today, we should be able to reach the capital by tomorrow evening.” Lena lifted the curtain, glanced out the window, and added, “But at the current speed, I think we’ll probably not arrive until the day after tomorrow.”

That evening, the group arrived at the small village that Lena had mentioned. After checking in, Lena spoke with the squad leader about something, mainly about where the soldiers would stay that night. Then she returned to the inn, made dinner arrangements for Su Yang and Lin Anlan, and went to her room.

Su Yang brought Xiao Ju to his room. His luggage was in the carriage, so there was nothing he needed to bring. He took off his clothes, washed up, and went to bed.

Nothing happened that night. Early the next morning, Su Yang arrived at the inn. He had just stepped out the door and stretched when he saw Lena already up, standing on the grass a short distance away, seemingly looking at something. Su Yang intended to pretend he hadn't seen her and return to his room, but Lena noticed him.

"Good morning, I didn't expect you to be up so early too." Lena greeted Su Yang with a smile.

"Hehehe, yeah." Su Yang chuckled awkwardly and went over to greet them. The two fell silent for a moment before Lena finally broke the silence, "How about we have breakfast at the hotel later?"

"Uh, okay." Su Yang's answer was as simple as ever. He was used to getting up early to exercise, and he thought that no one else would get up so early so he could exercise alone. He didn't expect Lena to get up so early as well. But Lena seemed to have seen through Su Yang's thoughts and asked, "Mr. Su Yang, are you getting up so early to exercise?"

"um, yes."

"Let's do it together then. I was meditating just now, and I've just finished. We can exercise together. I wonder how Mr. Su Yang usually exercises?"

"Oh, I just go for a run, that's all."

"Okay, let's run together then." With that, Lena started running, turning back to tell Su Yang to keep up. The two of them ran one after the other towards the edge of the village.

The winter morning was quite cold. Su Yang was breathing heavily when he came out. After running for a long time, he came to a stream. Lena stopped and invited Su Yang to rest with her. She went straight to the stream, filled her hands with water and washed her face. The cold water made Lena shiver. After getting up, she breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Su Yang, saying, "I really want to live here forever, far away from the hustle and bustle of the world."

Su Yang found a rock to sit on and listened quietly as Lena recounted, "Everyone envies me. I am the daughter of a duke, of noble status, and have no worries about food or clothing. Little do they know that I am like a caged bird, with no freedom whatsoever."

[Publicly Available Information: Six Kingdoms]

Human nations: Kingdom of Delin, Duchy of Paisen

Mixed Nations: Tianyun Empire, Slivia Empire

Orc Nation: Holy Beast Kingdom

Demon Kingdom: Xiluo Demon Kingdom