strictlysupreme Chapter 70 Rebellious Officials of the Former Dynasty 2
Chapter 70 Rebellious Officials of the Former Dynasty 2
Some thin servants nervously stood in front of their master, their faces blustering but their voices weak: "How dare you rob our young master! Do you know who our young master is?"
A tall, elegantly dressed young man peeked out from behind him. In the bright moonlight, one could see that his overly delicate, fair-skinned face, with its red lips and white teeth, was full of curiosity and surprise.
"That's right, do you even know who I am!"
The bandits burst into laughter at his antics. The bandit leader, after laughing so hard he was doubled over, suddenly turned cold and said, "I don't care who you are! After I kill you, everyone's corpse will be used to fatten their fields!"
"Guards! Chop those two up! Strip them of their clothes and money and sell them for cash!"
The bandits, armed with rather dull weapons, charged forward yelling, scaring the once arrogant master and servant couple into running around in panic.
Ling Yi watched the scene below with a smile in her eyes, watching the handsome young master casually dodge the bandits' attacks, and even pull his servant back to prevent him from drawing his sword.
His beautiful fox-like eyes were full of laughter, as if he was extremely satisfied with the chaotic scene.
It was clearly a different body, yet Ling Yi could still recognize him at a glance—it was her man.
but……
He's being a bit too mischievous.
Just as the bandit leader lost patience and prepared to attack the master and servant separately, Ling Yi unleashed a hidden weapon from her fingertips, striking the bandit leader directly in the throat.
The next moment, she flew into the crowd like a graceful black goose.
The jet-black longsword, like the scythe of death, reaped lives one by one.
The young master stared in surprise at the woman who had suddenly appeared, his fox-like eyes wide open, and murmured, "Lu'an, she's so beautiful."
After the woman appeared, Lu An became even more vigilant in protecting his master. This woman was highly skilled, and he might not be her match.
Hearing his master's words, he could only sigh helplessly: "Master, she is in danger."
Moreover, his face was excessively sharp and cold, inferior to his master's, and even less than one ten-thousandth as beautiful as the empress.
Lu An couldn't understand why his master, who was used to seeing beautiful women, would praise this stiff face.
"You don't understand!" The young master looked at Ling Yi, who was weaving through the crowd and reaping lives, with bright eyes. He took out a white jade fan and fanned himself in a flamboyant manner. "She is as graceful as a startled swan and as agile as a swimming dragon. There is no one more beautiful than her in this world."
Ling Yi, who was dealing with the enemy, couldn't help but twitch her lips. The idiot didn't come to help her kill, but instead praised her beauty.
No matter how beautiful they are, these people wouldn't willingly commit suicide to show her, okay?
The long sword coldly sliced across the throat of the last man. Ling Yi bent down and tore open the cloth covering the bandit's body, coldly wiping the long sword. Her eyes fell on the master and servant watching the commotion in the distance.
Lu An's heart tightened, and the next moment his master leaped over the corpses lying on the ground like a rabbit and ran towards the murderer.
"What skill you possess, heroine!" The young master bowed, his eyes shining as he looked at Ling Yi. "I have no way to repay your life-saving grace, so I can only offer myself in gratitude."
He blinked, a blush creeping onto his face: "I wonder if the lady is married?"
Ling Yi paused in wiping her knife, glancing at the overly extroverted young master: "What if there is?"
"Divorce him and marry me!" The young master's voice was firm and resounding, echoing loudly in the night.
Ling Yi's lips curved into a smile, and then her eyes curved into a smile as she was amused by his strange thoughts.
Seeing her smile, the young master's eyes also crinkled, and he smiled shyly while clutching his white jade fan.
Sheathing her long sword, Ling Yi bent down to search the bandits for their money and said calmly, "Young master, please have some self-respect. We are complete strangers; how can we so easily discuss marriage?"
The young master tucked his fan into his waistband and, without caring about getting his robe dirty, helped Ling Yi scavenge her spoils.
"My name is Xiao Yao, I am from Lanling, and I have just come of age this year. I have never married or taken a concubine, and I am still a virgin." Speaking of this, he was not ashamed at all: "I have several brothers, my parents are alive, and I have some family property."
Xiao Yao poured out all his possessions, then held the few loose silver coins he had found in his palm and handed them to Ling Yi, his eyes full of expectation: "Now that we know each other, can you marry me?"
A smile flashed in Ling Yi's eyes as she took the loose silver from his palm: "No."
"Why?" Xiao Yao circled around Ling Yi's trouser leg like a puppy: "Am I not pretty enough, or is my family background not good enough, or is there something you're not satisfied with?"
Ling Yi's ears were ringing from his nagging. She picked up the bandit leader's money bag and said lightly, "You're too noisy."
Xiao Yao immediately covered his mouth, not daring to utter another word, and simply became a quiet follower.
He fell silent, which Ling Yi found unusual: "Your surname is Xiao?"
When the royal family of the Great Qi Dynasty was surnamed Xiao, this surname became a sensitive one.
Xiao Yao nodded frantically behind her back, but still obediently kept her mouth shut.
Ling Yi turned around helplessly: "Speak!"
“That’s right, my surname is Xiao, the same as our Emperor’s. But there are plenty of people with the surname Xiao in Lanling. One more or one less won’t make a difference. I have more than a dozen brothers with the surname Xiao!” With permission, he started speaking in a loud, booming voice.
Ling Yi's temples throbbed, wondering why he talked so much in this lifetime.
She took a preserved plum from the sachet at her waist and put it in his mouth. Seeing him wrinkle his brows and puff out his cheeks from the sourness, Ling Yi smiled with satisfaction.
Pretending not to notice the servant's sudden panic in the distance, Ling Yi continued to plunder the property while saying, "With more than a dozen brothers, you won't get much of the inheritance, will you? I'm afraid I'll be at a disadvantage if I marry you!"
Xiao Yao swallowed hard and mumbled, "How could that be? My father loves me very much, and my current family fortune is more than that of my brothers. I can live a carefree life without any problem!"
His father named him Xiao Yao, which showed his expectations for him.
Xiao Yao's life of happiness was simply his destiny.
Aside from the right to rule the world, there was nothing Xiao Yao couldn't obtain, including the Emperor's favor, which his other brothers craved but could not have.
He was always the first to choose all the rare and exotic treasures from foreign lands, and he always received the most gifts during festivals.
As long as he doesn't want to get involved in that position, he will be the object of all his brothers' efforts to win him over. No matter who gets to the top, they won't mistreat him, this brother who poses no threat.
Therefore, he will never be broke!
So, this heroine should really consider him!
Seeing him so innocent for the first time, Ling Yi couldn't help but tease him: "So everything you have now is given to you by your father. If your father stops liking you one day, won't you become penniless?"
"So I need to find someone to marry me off!"
Xiao Yao was already very happy as long as Ling Yi spoke to him.
He didn't care at all about these almost provocative words, and said in a sticky, slurred voice, "Would you marry me because I'm handsome, and give me a bite to eat?"