Female Supremacy and Rise to Power: Lin Shu's Imperial Examination Adventures

Upon hearing this, Li Huanzhi suddenly looked up, his fox-like eyes, blurry with tears, staring straight at Lin Shu, and asked incredulously, "Miss Lin, do you also have feelings for Huanzhi?"

Lin Shu nodded in agreement, "That's right."

“But…but that day at the inn…I clearly heard you say…” Li Huanzhi hurriedly covered his mouth before he could finish speaking, and secretly glanced at Lin Shu several times out of the corner of his eye. After all, eavesdropping on other people’s conversations was not the behavior of a gentleman.

Lin Shu finally came to her senses. The footsteps she heard when she was talking with Li Yun'er at the inn that day must have been Li Huanzhi's.

Thinking of this, she sighed softly and then said, "I am in love with you, Huanzhi. When the time is right, I will come to propose marriage."

Li Huanzhi's expression shifted constantly, but his eyes, as bright as twinkling stars, shone with dazzling light at that moment.

Looking at his tear-streaked face, Lin Shu wanted to take the handkerchief that had been handed to him to wipe away his tears. But as soon as she reached out, he stuffed the handkerchief into his clothes and said, "This is what you just gave me, I can't take it back."

Just as Uncle Lin was about to speak, he was interrupted by a voice coming from the carriage.

Looking up, they saw a group of bandits appear out of nowhere, wielding sharp blades and surrounding Su Mu, Li Yun'er, and the others, while making wild, savage-like roars.

Seeing this, Lin Shu first hid Li Huanzhi in the dense reeds by the river and whispered, "Don't be afraid, wait for me here."

Seeing that Li Huanzhi, though pale, nodded firmly, he turned and walked over there.

There were probably more than twenty robbers, all of them burly women. The woman in charge had a face full of scars and a ferocious appearance. She was sitting on a tall horse, watching her subordinates drive the people to the center.

"Third Master, everyone's here. What a fat sheep! Look, there are two handsome young men over there! Hehe!" A pockmarked henchman beside her was bowing and scraping as he approached the woman in charge to report the situation.

The third leader followed her gaze, and when he saw Su Mu and Song Yun, a greedy glint appeared in his eyes. He then ordered his men, "Sisters, first take stock of today's spoils. Tonight, we'll treat everyone to drinks and meat, and have a good time!"

"Third Master is wise!" the subordinates responded in unison, quickly getting to work and checking the supplies. They might not have a chance with the two most handsome young masters, but there were still several servants they could enjoy!

The third leader then strode up to Su Mu and Song Yun, reaching out to grope them. Xue Wen, Song Ling, and the others were too far away to stop him, but Li Yun'er quickly grabbed the third leader's hand, her face full of obsequiousness, and stood in front of Su Mu and Song Yun'er, saying, "Sister, please be merciful and let us go! You can take all our belongings, and all our money is yours..."

"Oh? Let you go? Give me everything?" The third leader repeated Li Yun'er's words, then laughed maliciously: "Tch... If you die, won't everything belong to me? Trying to bribe me with my things? Who taught you that kind of logic? Get out of my way right now."

After saying this, he was about to raise his hand to strike Li Yun'er. Li Yun'er was terrified and quickly closed her eyes.

"Ah!..." After a long while, a scream was heard from the person in front of her. Li Yun'er opened her eyes and saw that the third leader's raised hand had a tree branch stuck in it, and his palm had been pierced. This showed how strong the person who had just attacked was.

In an instant, chaos erupted. The robbers who had surrounded Li Yun'er and the others drew their knives, cautiously surveying their surroundings, and retreating steadily towards the third leader. Xue Wen and Song Ling also rushed to Su Mu and the others, continuing to retreat and maintain their distance from the robbers opposite them.

"Who goes there? Come out now! Don't hide!" The third leader clutched his injured hand and looked around.

At that moment, several pebbles shot out, and six or seven bandits in front of the third leader fell instantly, all of them hit in the temple and died on the spot.

"I don't know who this expert is here. I am the third leader of Black Mountain Stronghold. I have no intention of offending you. I beg you to show mercy." The third leader panicked for a moment, and his tone became slightly more respectful.

Before she could finish speaking, several more leaves flew out. The third leader reacted quickly, taking a step back. The leaves grazed her cheek and embedded themselves deeply in the tree trunk beside her with a thud. Her seven or eight henchmen were not so lucky; their carotid arteries were all severed, and they slowly collapsed to the ground, clutching their necks.

In a short while, the bandits were all in danger and kept retreating. More than ten of their sisters had already lost their lives, but they still did not know how the other side had done it.

The third leader wiped the blood from his face, somewhat annoyed, and threatened, "Do you know who the master behind our Black Wind Stronghold is? If you want to live peacefully in Mengzhou Prefecture, you'd better be ready to back down...!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Shu, who was hiding in the shadows, knew that the person behind the Black Wind was probably not simple, so she stopped hiding and went out.

"Shu'er!"

"Wife master!"

"sisters!"

Everyone felt relieved to see Lin Shu appear, wondering why she possessed such abilities.

Lin Shu nodded slightly to them.

The third leader saw that the woman who came out was a handsome young woman with a beautiful and ethereal appearance, like a fairy. He stared at her intently, thinking to himself, "If I were to offer this woman to that man..."

Lin Shu felt disgusted by her gaze and said coldly, "Look again, and I'll gouge your eyes out."

The third leader was intimidated by her cold voice and began to make a plan. He might not be able to defeat this person now, so he decided to lure her to the mountain stronghold and, together with his eldest and second sisters, he was sure he could capture her...

Thinking of this, a ruthless glint flashed in the third leader's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure and said to Lin Shu, "You, come back to the stronghold with us, and we'll release the others. How about it? Although we are no match for you now, the people behind us are no ordinary people. Miss is intelligent; you should know what to choose!" Once we're back in the stronghold, I'll see how I get my revenge!

Unexpectedly, this was exactly what Lin Shu wanted.

"can!"

"no!"

Lin Shu and Xue Wen said in unison.

"Shu'er, this..."

"Father, I have my own ideas." Xue Wen was interrupted by Lin Shu before he could finish speaking.

Seeing the unwavering expression on Lin Shu's face, everyone knew they couldn't dissuade her, and could only look at her with worried expressions.

Lin Shu approached Li Yun'er and whispered, "Huanzhi is in the reeds by the river. Take good care of them." After speaking, she glanced at Su Mu and Song Yun, and without waiting for Li Yun'er's response, she walked towards the Third Master.

The third leader actually tied Lin Shu's hands with rope, saying, "Even if all of us combined, we're no match for you. It's better to tie her up. Sisters, let's go!" After saying that, he turned back and glanced reluctantly at Su Mu and Song Yun in the crowd. What he was thinking was that after he handed Lin Shu over to that person, he would capture them and humiliate them at will.

Lin Shu naturally saw her subtle look, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in her eyes.

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