ebookland Chapter 223 The Girl Who Suddenly Ran Out
Chapter 223 The Girl Who Suddenly Ran Out
To everyone's surprise, the little bandit just smiled and said, "Let me tell you, if my future life doesn't include you, I'd rather die."
Ah Xiang quickly covered his mouth: "No! I just want you to live..."
The little bandit's eyes welled up with tears: "Ah Xiang, I'm sorry, I couldn't take good care of you. I'm afraid I'll have to break my promise to you. Please don't blame me..."
As he spoke, he spat out bloody foam.
Its broken appearance made it seem as if it would stop breathing at any moment.
"Okay, please stop talking. I'll stop the bleeding for you..." She hurriedly tore off her clothes and pressed them against the other person's chest to stop the bleeding.
“Useless Ah Xiang,” the little bandit grasped his hand, “It’s good. Ah Xiang, I thought you would really hate me for the rest of your life. Fortunately, I risked my life and finally won the gamble. You still have feelings for me after all. Cough cough cough…”
He coughed up another large amount of blood, then said, "I'm sorry... If, if you were me, even if you had some unspeakable difficulties, would you abandon me?"
Ah Xiang hugged him, crying uncontrollably, "No, no, please, don't die! All my relatives are dead, you're the only person I know left, please don't die, what will I do if you die?"
He raised his hand and stroked Ah Xiang's face, his eyes full of doting and tenderness: "Ah Xiang, me too..."
Ah Xiang: "I..."
She suddenly realized she was wrong, and that her previous feigned indifference was all a lie.
She simply couldn't bear the pain of losing him.
None of that matters anymore.
All she wants now is for him to live.
The little bandit felt that his life was about to be completely lost.
He raised his hand and touched Ah Xiang's cheek, saying reluctantly, "Goodbye, my Ah Xiang..."
"Hey! Ah Xiang, don't cry. He's not seriously injured, there's still hope." Just then, Xia Li rushed to them and fed them a pill.
……
The battle was over, and the little bandit survived.
He could also tease Ah Xiang a few times.
They seem to be doing quite well.
Ah Xiang slapped his hand away and asked, "So now, can you tell me why you did that in the first place?"
The bandit gave a wicked smile: "Have a match with me, and I'll tell you if you win."
"Fine, you!" Ah Xiang said, picking up her sword and thrusting it at him. "Don't think I won't fight you just because you're injured. Take this!"
The little bandit dodged while secretly delighted: "Ah Xiang even knows I was injured; she really cares about me the most."
"You! You're so glib!" Ah Xiang swiftly thrust her sword forward again.
As she continued hitting him, she seemed to get really carried away, or perhaps she genuinely wanted to know why.
Seeing that she was serious, the little bandit's eyes filled with doting affection and care:
"You don't need to be so eager to win, because I never even considered letting you lose."
After saying that, he leaned forward and placed his neck against Ah Xiang's sword tip.
In that instant, those around him felt that the little bandit had suddenly become much more dashing.
"You!" Ah Xiang was so frightened that she quickly threw away her sword.
"Bang!"
The bandit seized the opportunity to grab Ah Xiang's hand and pull her into his arms.
He looked at her affectionately, and Ah Xiang looked back at him; their eyes met.
Xia Li, who was watching the show and eating sunflower seeds nearby, exclaimed, "Oh my god, I know how to do this one!"
Zhao Jihua looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Xia Li explained, "I won the game, but lost my wife."
Li Haifei: "...That makes sense."
Tao Yao excitedly pulled Xia Li along, exclaiming, "They kissed! They kissed! Look!"
But the excited noise was so loud that those watching from behind the tree were exposed.
Ah Xiang rushed over and saw that everyone was looking at her. She stomped her foot and said, "What are you doing!"
The group emerged from behind the tree, laughing, showing no embarrassment whatsoever at being caught.
Li Haifei teased, "Ah Xiang, hurry up and kiss him, let's get a closer look!"
Ah Xiang's face turned red immediately.
The bandit scooped the woman into his arms and turned to them, saying, "Thank you all for saving my life, but please stop making fun of my wife."
Ah Xiang, nestled in his arms, lightly punched his chest: "Who's your wife?"
Ah Xiang noticed that this man had quite firm muscles, so she took the opportunity to touch him again.
The little bandit naturally noticed her little trick and secretly felt smug. He said, "It wasn't a waste of time to practice, was it?"
Ah Xiang gave him a reproachful look: "You still haven't told me why you became a bandit!"
The bandit said, "Didn't my mother die a long time ago? When I was out adventuring before, I accidentally discovered that Black Wind Stronghold seemed to have some clues about my mother. I suspect that my mother is not dead, but was kidnapped by Black Wind Stronghold. So I infiltrated Black Wind Stronghold to investigate my mother's whereabouts..."
"Why didn't you say so sooner? You made me wrongly accuse you for no reason!" Ah Xiang rolled her eyes at him.
He said, "I tried to explain several times, but Ah Xiang, you didn't give me a chance!"
Ah Xiang: "..."
Xia Li quickly smiled and smoothed things over: "Alright, now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, you two should just live your lives well. Living your lives well is more important than anything else."
The little bandit laughed and said, "Although I no longer have a home, I still plan to take Ah Xiang back to get married. After that, we will also be righteous and chivalrous like you."
……
In the evening, Zhao Jihua and his three companions entered an inn.
There were quite a few customers in the store, and the waiter warmly greeted them and led them to a table by the window.
Just as the group finished ordering, a sharp scream suddenly pierced the noise.
"Help me! Help me! I've been kidnapped!" A ragged little girl stumbled out from the side.
She looked no more than five years old, her eyes filled with fear and despair, her voice trembling and choked with sobs.
Tao Yao rushed forward and hugged the person to comfort her: "It's okay, it's okay, don't cry, we will help you."
Almost simultaneously, several men followed aggressively, and they carried a scent of feminine perfume.
The leader, a burly man with a menacing face, said viciously, "This is my disobedient child who ran out and spouted nonsense. Gentlemen, don't listen to her lies, give her back to us immediately."
But their fierce and menacing appearances made them seem nothing like ordinary parents.
Xia Li's intuition told her that what the little girl said was true.
She exchanged a knowing glance with Zhao Jihua without making a sound, and the two understood each other perfectly.
Xia Li picked up the teacup and said with a smile, "Brothers, please don't be in a hurry. This child looks quite pitiful. Why don't we all sit down and have a cup of tea to clear things up?"
As they spoke, Li Haifei quietly circled around behind the men, blocking their escape route while also flicking some powder onto them.
The man retorted without any politeness, "What's there to say? This is my child. She's young and doesn't know any better, she's just making a fuss here. Give her back to us right now, we need to get going after we finish eating!"