Not following the expected path? Reborn and unexpectedly married to a demon.

"That's true. When I came back, the Regent's men were looking for someone, conducting strict searches everywhere. They checked me every time I came across someone. I was afraid of being delayed, so I ran in a hurry and aggravated my wound."

When Chu Luo lies, she always tries to convince herself that the lie is true so that the whole story can be coherent.

Jin Wuchen already knew that her elder sister from her maternal family had never treated her well, so he didn't suspect anything. "Next time you go out, bring guards with you."

Chu Luo was completely opposed to these words; having guards with her made it inconvenient for her to act.

But she couldn't find a reason to refuse Jin Wuchen. She didn't bring her maid or guards, and he even noticed that she had aggravated her wound.

She remained silent, neither agreeing nor responding.

Jin Wuchen took in Chu Luo's awkward expression and couldn't help but want to laugh.

Jin Wuchen understandingly conceded, "If you feel uncomfortable with them, I'll have them pretend to be deaf and dumb and keep a certain distance from you."

Chu Luo remembered that he had promised the old gang leader that he would protect her, and sending someone to follow her was probably his way of ensuring her safety. If there were other ways to guarantee her safety, she could refuse his offer to send someone to follow her.

After all, ever since he frankly admitted that he hadn't saved her in time, she felt that she could discuss it with him.

"Is there a way to guarantee my safety so you won't send anyone to follow me?"

Jin Wuchen wanted to hear what ideas she had. "What's your best solution that satisfies both sides?"

"They all say that the people of the imperial court don't easily provoke the Canal Gang. If I say I'm from the Canal Gang next time, will they stop causing trouble?" If possible, Chu Luo really wanted to use the identity of the Canal Gang to act.

Jin Wuchen was both amused and exasperated by her words, thinking she had come up with some clever trick. "Your wound has split open, not here," Jin Wuchen pointed to his head.

Chu Luo thought there was nothing wrong with it. "Why not?"

Jin Wuchen pointed to his face and said seriously, "Look at my face, see what words are written on my face?"

Chu Luo looked at it carefully, but couldn't make out anything after a long time. She rubbed her eyes and leaned closer to look, but still couldn't see anything. She didn't know where the words on Jin Wuchen's face were.

Following her usual habit, she almost reached out to touch him, but when her hand reached Jin Wuchen's alluring face, she realized it was inappropriate and withdrew it.

Chu Luo couldn't find it, and wondered what little words were written on his face. "Why can't I see them? What do they say?"

“Of course you can’t see it, because it doesn’t exist at all,” Jin Wuchen replied with a raised eyebrow and a smile.

"You..." Chu Luo, realizing she had been tricked, hesitated, her face flushed with anger.

She couldn't be too presumptuous, so she pouted and sat back down to wait for his explanation.

Jin Wuchen looked at her and said, "The young master of the Canal Gang doesn't even have the words 'Cao Gang' written on his face. How can others believe you based on just a few words from you?"

Chu Luo knew that many sects and armies had some kind of identification. "So as long as there is something to prove that I am a member of the Canal Gang, wouldn't that be enough?"

This was the first time Jin Wuchen had explained this to someone, and he was thinking about how to put it more appropriately.

"They avoid provoking the canal gangs because they know they won't benefit from taking action. Their temporary avoidance of the gangs is a calculated move after weighing the pros and cons. This status won't be a shield; once they realize you don't have enough deterrent power, it will only be more dangerous."

"It's useless against people in the imperial court and others. As for the Grand Canal Gang, their shops and people are everywhere in Jiangzhou. If I were in danger, would they help me?"

Chu Luo wanted to see how much help the position of the young mistress of the shipping guild could give her.

"They all have their own things to do, they don't know you, and they won't readily trust or protect you, so that won't work. It would be even more dangerous if they thought you were an imposter."

In fact, if the members of the canal gang knew her identity, they would protect her, but he had to put an end to Chu Luo's idea as soon as possible.

There are many in Dazheng Jiangzhou who are afraid of him and want to take action but dare not. However, she has no martial arts skills. Her identity as the young mistress of the Cao Gang will attract people to protect her, but it will also expose her to more dangers.

Even tigers have their moments of weakness; there's no need to take unnecessary risks.

Jin Wuchen concluded that "having guards with me is simpler and safer."

Seeing Chu Luo's displeasure, he thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll give you two truly deaf and mute guards who can't hear or speak, and who will only be responsible for your safety. How about that?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Luo was alarmed. His eyes lit up, and a wicked idea immediately came to her.

Chu Luo thought he was trying to turn a perfectly good person into a deaf-mute. She shook her head vigorously, afraid that if she spoke too late, he would immediately turn her into a deaf-mute.

"Don't hurt them. They can't hear or speak; they're so pitiful."

Jin Wuchen saw that Chu Luo's bright eyes were now filled with anxious waves, she was truly worried.

Jin Wuchen suppressed a laugh as he looked at the person in front of him, becoming increasingly curious about how the old man had found such a kind-hearted person who constantly reminded him that he was a villain.

"But they can no longer hear or speak."

As Jin Wuchen spoke, he was slicing rabbit meat. Chu Luo, seeing him slicing the meat with swift, precise strokes, immediately thought of how he had harmed others.

"You..." Chu Luo was very angry because Jin Wuchen had harmed two people for no reason.

Chu Luo couldn't do anything about him, so she turned around and stormed back into the house. Xing Zhu followed with the meat at Jin Wuchen's signal.

Xingzhu reassured her, "Young Madam, we all know you don't like people following you, but it's dangerous for you to go out alone. The two people the young master mentioned are very sensible and will definitely not reveal anything about you, so you can rest assured."

"I'm not angry about that, I'm just... wait, you just mentioned those two people, do you know them?" Chu Luo sensed something was wrong.

Xingzhu nodded. "Yes, they are good-looking, have good temperaments, and are skilled in martial arts, but unfortunately, one is deaf and the other is mute. It's always a pity, and it's hard to forget them."

Chu Luo realized that she seemed to have misunderstood Jin Wuchen. "You mean their disabilities were congenital, and not something Jin Wuchen created?"

"Otherwise what?" Xingzhu hadn't yet realized what Chu Luo was thinking.

When she finally realized why Chu Luo was angry, she blinked and stared at Chu Luo.

"So you're angry because you mistakenly believe that the young master easily crippled someone for your sake?"

Realizing she had misunderstood, Chu Luo nodded sheepishly. In her subconscious, Jin Wuchen was the kind of person who would do such a thing.

"Haha, this is so funny! Young Master probably didn't expect you to be angry because of a misunderstanding. I'm going to tell him!" Xingzhu said and ran out in a flash.

Chu Luo had no choice but to follow her out, trying to stop her from saying anything, but it was too late.

After listening, Jin Wuchen simply looked at her and asked with a smile, "Are you really angry about this?"

Chu Luo said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood."

Jin Wuchen smiled as he looked at Chu Luo, who was deep in thought, pondering what to do. "Among the rumors about me, some say I was born a bad seed, utterly wicked, but I don't think anyone says I'm sick, do I?"

Chu Luo quickly replied, "No, I didn't say you were sick. The other rumors are all just made up and shouldn't be taken seriously."

Upon hearing this, Jin Wuchen smiled meaningfully, laughing at Chu Luo for not learning her lesson. He said that people's hearts are unpredictable, nothing is entirely true, and nothing is entirely false.

"Since I'm not sick, why would I cripple my subordinate for no reason? In your mind, are all those who are utterly wicked heartless?"

Before this, Chu Luo really thought Jin Wuchen was capable of doing such a thing. Bad people don't have any rules or reason to follow, especially since he gave off a feeling somewhat similar to Feng Zhe.