Before she could finish speaking, the man suddenly grabbed her left shoulder!
"What do you think?"
He easily controlled her, his voice trailing off with a light, airy tone, as if Fu Zhen were a mantis he could pinch and play with at will!
The man's speed was beyond Fu Zhen's expectations. Her light weight seed to also surprise him...
He frowned with so disdain: "Turns out, you're a useless person."
——Only the useless can't steal and can't earn a al. Without food, you naturally don't gain weight.
No wonder she didn't jump down from the tree just now, but climbed down like a monkey.
Fu Zhen looked at him in disbelief!
Could such insulting words really be used to describe her one day?
Initially, she hadn't planned to resist because she practiced the Liang family's martial arts. If this person was so familiar with the Liang family, a duel might reveal her identity, causing further complications. Her current situation was already ssy enough, she didn't want it to get worse.
She struggled to turn her head, wanting to see just how formidable he was.
The moonlight just happened to illuminate his face—at first glance, she thought his aura was excessively sharp and cold. On a second glance, he seed sowhat familiar, but she couldn't recall where she'd seen him. At the third glance—just as she wanted to get a closer look, he leaned back with apparent disdain, clearly trying to avoid her coming closer.
——Interesting!
A face that looks like it could cause trouble and a body that could attract admirers, yet he upholds gentlemanly virtues.
She joked, "Your family's discipline is quite strict, isn't it?"
A big grown man, shouldn't he have children by now?
Having seen many philanderers, those who still know to avoid suspicion after marriage and having kids, besides Liang family n, he'd count as one.
But if he had the ability, let him release her without even touching her hem!
Thinking of this, she touched her face, and without a word, wiped her rouge-stained hand on his lapel!
A faint fragrance wafted into the man's nose, causing him to retreat indeed! His grip on her shoulder also loosened a bit! But in an instant, he tightened it even more!
"What are you doing?!"
"So when you go back, your ferocious wife can treat you the sa way!"
The man glanced at her, and Fu Zhen inexplicably felt he actually wanted to roll his eyes.
"n and won should maintain distance, let go."
The man stood motionless, looking down at her: "Honestly, why are you targeting the Liang family?"
The General Mansion is a stately domicile with high walls and large courtyards, it's beyond most people's ability to traverse, and she looked even less capable!
If she lacked the ability but still acted suspiciously here, she was either overestimating herself, or she had more sinister motives.
Fu Zhen found him troubleso.
With the strength he used to grab her, it was clear he was much more powerful than her current self. Not only was his physique robust, but even his reactions were agile; with her frail body, she was no match for him.
The experienced her had to find another way to leave!
She eyed him: "You should know Liang Ning, right?"
Sure enough, the man's body paused, and the previously icy gaze showed a faint ripple. But in the next mont, his fingers seed to dig into her shoulder: "Who are you?!"
Fu Zhen winced in pain: "I'm her friend!"
Are you kidding !
Bullying a sickly person, what kind of man does that make you?
"Shut up! She's been dead for six years! Six years ago, how old were you?!"
When he said shut up, Fu Zhen actually felt a bit chilled.
Who exactly was he?
Reacting so strongly to the Liang family, were they close?
"Six years ago, when she was alive, we beca friends across generations, isn't that possible? There's a red birthmark shaped like a peach blossom behind her ear that most people wouldn't see. That's why she liked peach blossoms most. Before she t her fate at Baihe Temple, her fondness for those old peach trees led her to stay in the Zen temple next to the chapel!..."
She was proving it all at once; these words could naturally prove she was Liang Ning's "friend," but whether it worked on this damned man, she wasn't sure.
Because she really couldn't rember who he was; she didn't even rember his face. Could she count on him to be familiar with the Liang family? Did he know Liang Ning? Let alone information about Liang Ning.
But before she could finish speaking, her shoulder was released.
The man withdrew his hand, looking at her steadily under the moonlight, his eyes were as deep as the sea.
Fu Zhen waved her hand in front of his eyes with her palm. His eyes showed no reaction, but his hands moved quickly, slapping her hand away with a smack.
"Tell , why did you co to the Liang family?"
He didn't say he believed her, nor did he say he didn't, still clinging to the reason for her being here.
"I missed her, ca to see the place she lived, to alleviate my longing."
Not exactly a lie, right? But it still sounded sowhat awkward.
What else could she say?
If only she had reincarnated into a man's body, then she could claim she admired Liang Ning, missed Liang Ning, loved her house and her things—though that sounded even more far-fetched. Even Xu Yin, to whom she opened her heart, had no affection for her and would rather kill her than fulfill the marriage promise; how could any man outside the Liang family think of her?
"Is that so."
The man seed to be looking at her but more like he was looking through her, his expression giving no indication of his thoughts.
Fu Zhen pondered the possibility of escaping right then, but he suddenly lowered his eyes and reached to remove her veil!
Fu Zhen's heart trembled, blurting out: "Ah Zhao, co quickly!"
Ah Zhao was Liang Chen's childhood na. After his marriage, few people called him that, and since becoming the mighty Great General, even fewer knew that na, and even fewer would call him that.
Now, this na that should be avoided by most flowed so smoothly from her lips, sothing that theoretically should never happen!
The man's eyes widened abruptly, his gaze fixed on her, then subconsciously glanced towards the side door of the Liang family!
Fu Zhen was also startled by her own shouting!
But seeing the man's shocked look, she seized the chance, swiftly spinning and sprinting off into the night towards the street!...
Out of instinct, the man turned his feet but stopped halfway.
The guard who arrived imdiately upon hearing her shout asked, "General, should we pursue?" After speaking, he frowned, his nose unconsciously moving closer to the man's collar.
The gatekeeper of the Liang family also ca out to look around, seeing them, he approached quickly: "General Pei? May I ask what happened? I vaguely heard soone calling my family's master and madam's nas just now?"
The man frowned, gazing distantly, then withdrew his gaze, went under the camphor tree, and wiped the engraved "Taiping" on the stone several tis with his sleeve. His indifferent voice sounded again: "This person has skill, is adept at disguise, and seems to have inquired thoroughly about the Liang family. She must have a significant background.
"Go and report to your master and madam, ask them to order enhanced security."
A woman so frail, being an accomplished martial artist with decent skills, he had clearly underestimated her!
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