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In the carriage, Dongfang Hao said to the Little One in his arms, "Dear, are those people lying in ambush nearby?"
The Little One lightly nodded and replied, "Hmm, how do you think we should play with them?"
"Hehe, dear, whatever you want to play, we'll play it that way."
"Great! Then let's get started!" As soon as she finished speaking, she extended her hand out of the carriage and waved it, signaling An Ruo Ran behind them to begin.
Seeing the Little One's gesture, An Ruo Ran and the hidden Shadowless quickly darted into the dense forest on either side, with Shadowless disappearing without a trace.
The carriage continued to leisurely travel along the Official Road while An Ruo Ran and Shadowless had already quietly approached the assassins lying in ambush in the mountains.
After locating all the assassins on their side and confirming there were no loose ends, the two began to take out the specially made masks from Luo Bingbing.
Then they pulled out some firecrackers that Luo Bingbing had given them earlier.
These firecrackers were made by Luo Bingbing a couple of days ago when she was bored in the carriage. She had her subordinates gather materials to create them. Just as she finished using up all the materials, she received intelligence that someone was planning to assassinate them in these mountains.
Thus, she came up with a countermeasure.
That was to add a bit of special powder into the already prepared firecrackers, allowing Shadowless and An Ruo Ran to quietly sneak up beside them and then suddenly ignite those firecrackers, causing the assassins to inhale the special scent in their surprise.
It should be noted that this special scent was not ordinary; it was specifically made by Luo Bingbing to control their brains and thoughts.
However, the effect would only last for a month.
Following Luo Bingbing's earlier instructions, Shadowless and An Ruo Ran ignited the firecrackers and hurled them towards the assassins.
Since this backward ancient era lacked explosives or similar items, when the assassins hiding in the mountains heard the sound of the firecrackers, they were greatly startled.
But when they saw the sparks around them, they thought a fire had broken out.
Since An Ruo Ran and Shadowless had both thrown firecrackers at them, the sounds and flashes of the firecrackers erupted around them.
The sudden panic caused them to lose their composure, forgetting their purpose for being there.
They all rolled on the ground, but during the "extinguishing" process, they inhaled a large amount of incense.
Once they extinguished the "fire" on their bodies, their minds went blank, and they knew nothing.
At that moment, Shadowless and An Ruo Ran called them together and injected the information given to them by Luo Bingbing into their minds.
As for Luo Bingbing, this time she was very kind; she neither instructed them to kill nor to set fires.
She only asked them to secretly note down the map of their location and everyone's names after returning home, and then return to this place in half a month to submit the information they had recorded.
After An Ruo Ran and Shadowless finished instructing them, they let them leave quickly. Once they departed, Shadowless and An Ruo Ran returned to Luo Bingbing's side.
However, An Ruo Ran returned to her Back of the Horse, while Shadowless continued to remain hidden in the shadows as Luo Bingbing's protector.
The carriage slowly made its way down the mountain and entered the territory of Silver Moon Kingdom. The mastermind behind the assassination attempt on Luo Bingbing realized that she had safely entered Silver Moon Kingdom upon receiving news of it, immediately understanding that their assassination mission had failed.
Since training an assassin was not easy, he only punished those who returned without taking their lives.
This also led to Bing Bing's plan succeeding, resulting in his stronghold being completely wiped out by An Ruo Ran and her companions.
However, despite this failure in his assassination plan, he did not give up; he still intended to send someone to assassinate them before Dongfang Hao and his group entered Silver City.
For the next assassination attempt, he arranged it even more secretly, sending only an unparalleled expert to carry out the mission.
The unparalleled master was a reclusive figure, known as the Western Demon from a century ago, who had always been a bully in the martial world.
However, the relationships among the Four Great Empires were extremely tense. Murong Shang knew that Dongfang Hao and Luo Bingbing were about to return to the palace, so he deliberately spread the news that Dongfang Hao had already left the palace and was on his way back.
Using others to do his dirty work, this idea was truly malicious!
Once the news spread, the widows of the Witch Clan received it and planned to ambush them on their way, seeking revenge for those who had died from the Witch Clan.
The Haotian Kingdom, which had the most strained relationship with the Silver Moon Kingdom, was overjoyed upon hearing this news, believing it to be the best opportunity to kill Dongfang Hao.
Thus, they also sent people to ambush Dongfang Hao and Luo Bingbing along their route.
Unexpectedly, they chose their assassination location near the entrance of Silver City.
They believed that Dongfang Hao and his companions would be exhausted from their long journey and would surely let their guard down just before reaching Silver City.
Three days later, Luo Bingbing's carriage slowly entered a small town and stopped in front of an inn under Poetic Language Villa.
At that moment, Li Jingshan happened to be patrolling near this inn. As Dongfang Hao stepped out of the carriage, he saw Li Jingshan walking out of the inn.
Li Jingshan also spotted Dongfang Hao and quickly approached him, asking, "Is my master inside the carriage?"
After nodding slightly, Dongfang Hao replied, "Yes, she is about to get off!"
Upon hearing that his Little Master was in the carriage, Li Jingshan immediately shouted loudly, "Master! Master! It's me, Little Li! It's been years since we last met; I’ve missed you dearly!"
Inside the carriage, Luo Bingbing responded to his words, "Yes, Little Li, it has indeed been several years since we last saw each other."
Mink lifted the curtain of the carriage for Luo Bingbing as she stood up and stepped out. Seeing her come out, Dongfang Hao reached out to help her down from the carriage.
Seeing that Little One had already gotten off the carriage, Li Jingshan hurriedly welcomed them into the restaurant and had the Keeper personally attend to them.
Over the years, Luo Bingbing had been living in the palace. Every time she finished a clothing design, she would send Mink to deliver it to Li Jingshan.
The clothes designed by Luo Bingbing were not only stylish and well-made but also very beautiful, which made their ready-to-wear shop extremely popular.
Now, Luo Bingbing had placed a limit on the clothes she designed, and at the same time, she also created some matching accessories.
After finishing their meal, Li Jingshan settled the accounts of the past few years with Luo Bingbing and handed over all the silver from her properties to her.
Due to the vast amount of wealth under Luo Bingbing's name, Li Jingshan had no choice but to transfer several Money Exchanges under Poetic Language Villa entirely to her.
Luo Bingbing knew that Li Jingshan did not care much for money, but he treasured poetry greatly.
Thus, when Luo Bingbing was leaving, she gifted Li Jingshan a poem titled "Little Pond" by Yang Wanli.
"The spring's mouth silently cherishes the fine stream; the shade of trees reflects on water loving the gentle sun. The small lotus has just revealed its pointed tip; a dragonfly has already perched on top." After reading it once, Li Jingshan repeatedly praised its brilliance!
Dongfang Hao, upon hearing this, secretly admired his wife's knowledge.
As for Luo Bingbing, she merely smiled at their compliments but did not take them to heart; after all, it was not her own work.
Just as Li Jingshan was about to hang the poem in the restaurant's hall, Shadowless suddenly appeared before Luo Bingbing and respectfully said, "My lord, I have received intelligence that the Haotian Kingdom plans to assassinate you and His Majesty outside Silver City."
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Hao coldly remarked, "Is that so? If they want my life, they probably don't have the capability!"
"Monitor them secretly without alarming them. As for how to deal with them, I will instruct you," Luo Bingbing said to Shadowless calmly.
Shadowless quickly replied, "Yes, my lord. I will obey." With that, he swiftly left the room and returned to the shadows.
Afterward, Luo Bingbing and the others parted ways with Poet Sage Li Jingshan, and after leaving the restaurant, they continued on their way toward Silver City.
The peaceful days always passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, two days had gone by. Dongfang Hao and his group were just over fifty miles away from returning to Silver City.
However, it was lunchtime, and the place where Dongfang Hao and his companions found themselves was remote, with no village nearby. Therefore, they had no choice but to roast meat in a small grove in the mountains.
The game and wild fruits remained unchanged, but the person doing the roasting had changed; now it was all Dongfang Hao who was cooking the meat without any help from Luo Bingbing.
While they were busy roasting meat, Luo Bingbing pondered in her mind how to deal with the matter of the assassins from Haotian Kingdom.
After Dongfang Hao took the first roasted rabbit off the skewer, he walked directly to Luo Bingbing's side. After blowing on it to cool it down, he fed the roasted meat to the Little One.
Luo Bingbing had just taken a few bites when she suddenly heard someone approaching them rapidly from not far away.
She raised her eyebrows slightly but said nothing. Dongfang Hao noticed her frown and was about to ask what was wrong when they heard footsteps coming from outside the grove.
Soon, they saw a dirty beggar appear in the woods.
Both Luo Bingbing and Shadowless frowned upon seeing this beggar. They could sense that this beggar possessed high martial arts skills and strong internal energy.
Shadowless knew that his martial arts were not as high as that of the beggar, while Luo Bingbing was well aware that her skills were on par with those of this beggar.
However, both of them understood that among the Beggar Clan, only Luo Yi had higher martial arts skills than this person before them.
Thus, they suspected that this beggar was not a member of the Beggar Clan and that his sudden appearance here must have some purpose.
Dongfang Hao was also very cautious about this person who had appeared before them unexpectedly.
The beggar walked straight toward them and sat down next to the fire. He stared intently at the meat on the grill and said, "It smells so good!"
His words naturally went unheard, and after noticing that no one was paying attention to him, he stared directly at Mink by the campfire and said, "Little Doll, can I have some of your roasted meat? I haven't eaten anything in a long time."
Mink looked at the scruffy beggar in front of her, who was dirty and emanated a sour smell, with black grime even under his fingernails. She couldn't help but cover her nose and took a few steps back.
Luo Bingbing, Dongfang Hao, and An Ruo Ran all agreed with Mink's reaction. Anyone who saw this stinking beggar would instinctively want to avoid him.
The beggar grinned at Mink, revealing a set of yellowed teeth that made him even more repulsive.
Mink glanced over at Luo Bingbing and Dongfang Hao, and after receiving their silent cues, she quickly grabbed two Roasted Mountain Chickens from the grill and tossed them to the beggar across from her while covering her nose. "Take these two Roasted Mountain Chickens and get out of here."
"Yes, yes, I'll leave right away." The beggar scampered off with the two Roasted Mountain Chickens.
However, he didn't go far; he settled down by a large rock nearby and began devouring the roasted meat in big bites as if he hadn't eaten in years.
Since there was some distance between them, Luo Bingbing and the others could no longer smell the foul odor coming from the beggar.
With the stinky beggar gone, they started to eat their own roasted meat. But just as they were about to fill their stomachs, the beggar reappeared before them.
This time, he walked straight up to Dongfang Hao and Luo Bingbing, staring directly at Dongfang Hao.
Dongfang Hao maintained a blank expression as he stared back into the beggar's eyes. He pointed at Mink and raised an eyebrow. "What do you want? If you're hungry, go ask her for some roasted meat."
"Young friend, don't be afraid. I'm just a beggar. I've already eaten my fill and don't need your roasted meat anymore."
Hearing this, Luo Bingbing held back her disgust from the pungent smell and asked, "Then what do you want?"
"Hey, your clothes look so nice. You must have many good things on you. Just consider it doing a good deed and give me a few."
"Ye Feng, give him a few pieces of silver," Dongfang Hao directly instructed Ye Feng beside him.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, the beggar said, "Silver? I don't want that. I hate silver the most. How about giving me something else? Just consider it helping a poor person!"
"Aunt Ran, give him a few Golden Leaves," Luo Bingbing instructed An Ruo Ran to make him leave quickly.
An Ruo Ran took out a few Golden Leaves from her pouch and handed them to him, but he said it was too little and asked for more.
"Give it to him," Dongfang Hao ordered directly.
The beggar smiled as he reached out to take the pouch from An Ruo Ran. However, after receiving the pouch, he walked up to Dongfang Hao and said, "Young friend, you are truly a good person. But Old Beggar would like to ask you for one more thing."
"What is it?"
"Your life!"
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