"Madam, thank you for saving !" You clasp your hands in respect to the lady.
"Your body hasn’t fully recovered yet, you should rest more. Our humble abode is simple, please do not take offense."
"Why say such things, madam? My life was saved by you. How could I be ungrateful?" You replied sincerely, "In a couple of days, when my injuries are healed, I will certainly repay you!"
As you were speaking, a man’s voice ca from outside: "Human life is most important. We are just accumulating virtue and do not expect any repaynt, young master."
Soon after, a tall, rather handso middle-aged man walked in.
You realized that you had truly encountered good people. In this era, people were either extrely evil or extrely virtuous. You knew further words were unnecessary, so you kept the gratitude in your heart. For now, you needed rest.
Afterward, you stayed there. The owner of the house was nad Gan Wu, a hunter; his wife was Zhao, and their daughter was Gan i. The Gan family had lived here for generations. Although their life was impoverished, being far from the city allowed them to live in peace.
In just two days, you expelled all the toxins from your body. However, because the detoxification wasn’t tily, as Cao Pi had ntioned before, your innate ability, Vajra Body, also vanished because of that. To verify this, you purposely used Gan Wu’s knife, ant for skinning animal hides, to cut your arm. As a result, a vivid red cut appeared, and blood slowly flowed out.
"Ah!"
Not far away, Gan i saw this and hurried over, looking at you anxiously: "Brother Li, are you alright?"
Having lost your life-saving skill, your mood was naturally down, but not wanting to worry Gan i, you forced a smile and said, "It’s okay, I just got a bit careless, haha."
"You’re bleeding, let bandage you!"
Gan i turned and ran towards their small house. Watching Gan i’s back, a warmth spread in your heart.
However, you knew you had to leave. You’ve been away from Xuzhou for too long, and the life and death of Xiao San and others were uncertain. This lesson made you cherish the people around you more, while also restraining the last bit of kindness you had.
"Clang!"
"What are you doing!"
At this mont, Gan i’s angry shout ca from not far away.
Your brows furrowed slightly, and you slowly stood up.
"Brother, wasn’t I right? This woman is several tis more beautiful than that Oiran!"
"Third brother, you truly have good eyes! This woman is indeed superb. When we return, our two brothers will enjoy ourselves! Hahaha!"
"You, don’t co over!" Gan i’s voice grew increasingly frightened.
"You beasts, let go of my daughter!" That was Gan Wu’s voice. However, the sounds of a fight followed.
When you erged from behind the small house, you found Gan Wu already being pinned to the ground by three strong n. Zhao and Gan i were tightly holding each other, huddled in a corner, shivering with fear.
"Hey." Your sudden voice drew everyone’s attention.
At a glance, you observed that these ruffians possessed so skills, no wonder a strong hunter like Gan Wu was subdued. These n likely were deserters who turned into bandits to oppress the common people after returning to their hotown.
"Where did this wild boy co from, Old Third, chop him up!" The days of toxin torture had made you much leaner, but nevertheless, when you stood there, you exuded an aura that deterred others from approaching.
Old Third swallowed hard, hesitating for a mont.
You let out a slow breath and said, "While I’m in a good mood, leave imdiately."
The leading man glared fiercely at Old Third beside him, imdiately drawing his waist knife, shouting, "Brat, you seek death!"
As the man raised the knife to strike, Gan i suddenly let out a scream. In your peripheral vision, you noticed Gan i rushing towards you, her face full of fearlessness. Clearly, she wanted to protect you!
In that instant, you were shocked.
Gan i wasn’t far from you. With a swift move, she rushed before you, extending her arms to block the knife for you!
Gan i even closed her eyes, calmly facing the impending death. Then, she waited a mont, realizing the knife hadn’t fallen. When she opened her eyes, she was astounded to see your hand blocking in front of her, where the man’s knife had already cut into your arm, blood trickling down along the blade.
Without waiting for Gan i to react, your other hand swiftly shot out. The man couldn’t evade, and you grabbed his neck. With a "crack!" sound, the man’s neck was crushed and he fell dead.
You seized the knife from your right arm, your body instantly disappearing from everyone’s sight. When you reappeared, the heads of the remaining six bandits simultaneously hit the ground, and bright red blood spilled across the whole grassy field.
The blade fell to the ground. You spun around and appeared in front of Gan i. Without giving her any ti to react, you drew her into your arms and kissed her luscious red lips.
This kiss made Gan i feel like the world was spinning, completely entranced by the tenderness and passion you gave, unable to extricate herself.
As your lips parted, you made a decision to Gan i and her parents, "Co with back to Xuzhou."
"Xuzhou?"
"That’s right. To be honest with you, I am the Governor of Xuzhou."
Gan Wu and Zhao’s eyes t. Although they had suspected your extraordinary background, they hadn’t expected you to be the Governor of Xuzhou, the master of Xuzhou!
"But..." Zhao seed a bit hesitant. Although she was a village woman, she understood the vast differences between poor families and the scholar gentry, and thus appeared hesitant.
You held Gan i tightly, speaking with unwavering determination, "You both should understand the feelings between ier and . For her, I will bring you to Xuzhou no matter what. Also, rest assured, I’m not much different from you; we’re all just simple people."
Seeing the smile on your face, Gan Wu and Zhao exchanged another glance. Looking at Gan i, who was shy but filled with happiness in your embrace, they finally nodded in agreent.
At this point, you suddenly rembered sothing, and you asked Gan Wu, "Uncle Wu, I still don’t know where we currently are?"
"We’re in Xiaopei."
You were taken aback for a mont, then suddenly realized, "Xiaopei, White Jade Beauty, Gan, Lady Gan?"
Looking down at Gan i in your arms, you suddenly burst into laughter, a laughter filled with unspeakable delight.
anwhile, sowhere in Jingzhou, Liu Bei suddenly sneezed and shivered. For so unknown reason, Guan Yu, who was wiping his precious sword nearby, looked at Liu Bei and couldn’t shake the feeling that Liu Bei’s back and head seed green.
"Probably just a reflection from the grass," Guan Yu thought to himself.
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