I dress up as a poor noblewoman, and I bring my whole family home with my literary talent.

Chapter 16: The Third Encounter with Lu Jing
Flames shot up to the sky on the river bank, and the fire spread from the deck to the entire ship. It took less than an incense stick of time for the villagers of Shili Village to spontaneously organize to put out the fire. Even Ergouzi from Aunt Li's family picked up a wooden barrel and rushed into the battle.

Under the fire shadows, the villagers methodically threw water at the boat, but their strength was too small and they could only control the fire from spreading to the forest on the shore.

Thick smoke billowed, dark clouds covered the moon, layer upon layer

Song Lingyi was carrying a hammer and an axe that she had just borrowed from her neighbor, and was walking back against the flow of people. The river breeze ruffled her skirt.

Passing by a farmer's yard, there was no one around and it was very dark ahead, so dark that she couldn't see the road at all. She paused for a moment.

Suddenly, an arm locked her neck from behind and pulled her into his arms. Before she could come to her senses, she was leaning against a warm chest. "Nice to meet you again, Miss Song." She tried her best to remain calm and composed, but her disordered breathing revealed the truth.

It's him! An inexplicable chill surged through Song Lingyi's body like a tide. At the same time, countless questions popped up in her mind. Why was he here?
The hand holding her shoulder revealed a little weakness, and a mixture of blood and sweat, a rust-like smell filled her nose. Song Lingyi did not struggle, even though she had tools to resist in her hands.

I slowly raised my head to look, and I didn't expect the man to change his style of clothing. The first time he was a duck, the second time he was a scholar, and this time he looked like a mysterious black-clad killer in a martial arts drama.

The other party's sharp eyes, like an eagle's and a wolf's, were like invisible arrows, aimed firmly at her neck, as if he could kill her at any time, and she had no way to escape.

Song Lingyi lowered her eyes and saw the wound on his shoulder that was bleeding. She frowned slightly and asked, "Doesn't it hurt?" He actually still had the strength to hold her hostage.

Lu Jing's arms, which were tightening more and more, stopped.

Suddenly, he curled his lips, and the fleeting smile was enough to overturn a city and hide the surrounding noise. I don't know if this little girl has no sense of crisis, or is too smart, she can always dispel the murderous intent in his heart with just one sentence

Just like the first time I saw you...

Song Lingyi half-supported and half-dragged Lu Jing back to the ancestral house, and even gave him the wooden bed. However, she didn't know how to heal injuries, and she didn't dare to ask for help easily.

The person on the bed didn't move for a long time. Song Lingyi was frightened and slowly walked closer, touching his warm, wet and sticky wound with her fingertips.

Hand suddenly grabbed
In the dim candlelight, she met those eyes full of vigilance and threats. She couldn't help but stutter: "I... I want to see... to see if you are dead."

"Don't worry, I, Lu Jing, have nine lives. It's not that easy to die."

Lu Jing... So his name is Lu Jing

Lu Jing sat up from the bed and opened his shirt. There was a half-inch long wound on his shoulder, and blood was oozing out. He turned his gaze to the bewildered little girl beside the bed: "Hey, do you know how to bandage it?"

"……"ha?

After a night of frantic work, Lu Jing's bleeding was finally stopped and the wound was bandaged.

By daybreak, the fire on the river bank had been brought under control, but the ship was burned beyond recognition.

Perhaps because we were too tired from putting out the fire last night, the village was unusually quiet this morning.

Song Lingyi went to the kitchen with two dark circles under her eyes to make breakfast. After nearly half an hour of grinding, she brought out a bowl of noodle soup that didn't look very good. Of course, this was not for Lu Jing, but for her own consumption. She hadn't slept all night and was starving.

A ray of sunlight shone in through the window and onto Lu Jing. The person on the bed opened his eyes hazily and looked at the strange and simple house. The memories of last night slowly emerged in his mind.

Chi Yao's poisonous fog trap was really powerful. All the people he led were wiped out, and even he almost died at the hands of Fei Chao who was poisoned, but Chi Yao escaped unscathed.

The circulation of opium in Chang'an City was not simple.

Lu Jing reluctantly got up, put on his clothes, and walked out of the house. He happened to see Song Lingyi, who had eaten and drunk enough, wiping her mouth and patting her stomach, and burping without much grace.
"Ah"

The sudden dull laughter behind her interrupted Song Lingyi's comfort. She turned around in surprise and saw Lu Jing leaning against the door frame, looking at her with a playful look on his face:
"I don't know if it's because you're too fast or I can't shake you off, but I can see you everywhere."

"You talk as if I'm obsessed with you, but I don't have the time for that." Song Lingyi curled her lips and rolled her eyes at him.

It was too dark last night and the vision was unclear. Lu Jing only now discovered that she also had injuries on her body. The skin on the back of her hands and the exposed neck showed signs of being whipped.

His eyebrows twitched: "Did the Song family beat you?" After the Dragon Boat Festival, he ordered people to investigate the Song family and Song Lingyi, and learned that she was in a difficult situation in the Song family.

Song Lingyi muttered unhappily, "Why are you bringing up such a topic?"

"I'm hungry, go make me something to eat." Lu Jing folded his arms and ordered as a matter of course. "!"

Facing Song Lingyi's shocked and suspicious eyes, he raised his eyebrows and said, "If I enjoy the meal, maybe I can help you kill someone."

Song Lingyi looked at him like he was crazy: "Who are you going to kill?"

"That depends on you. Who do you want to die?" Lu Jing said.

"Are you sick? I never wanted anyone to die."

"The Song family treated you like that, don't you want revenge?" Lu Jing narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Don't!" Song Lingyi refused decisively, "That doesn't mean you can treat human life as worthless. The Song family is very bad, but I never wanted them to die. Besides, I will avenge myself, so you don't need to worry about it."

bang bang bang-

The gate was knocked

Song Lingyi turned and walked out: "I'm coming, who is it?"

"Sister Lingyi, it's me!" someone answered from outside the door.

It's Er Gouzi's voice.

Song Lingyi turned her head to look at Lu Jing, and waited until he entered the house before unbolting the door and opening the gate.

Er Gouzi was holding a blue and white porcelain bowl, his dark and childish face had a bright and kind smile: "Sister Lingyi, my mother made tofu stuffed with meat and asked me to bring some to you."

Er Gouzi walked into the yard while talking. "Last night's fire was not put out until the late night. It was so tiring... There were still many charred bodies on the boat. I was so scared that I couldn't sleep all night..."

Hearing this, Song Lingyi glanced at the house.
The fire on the river bank last night was probably related to Lu Jing. Who is he? If he is not a prostitute in Suochunlou, could he be a killer?

Er Gouzi glanced at the wood in the yard and the hammers and axes on the side, and asked, "Sister Lingyi, when will your swing be ready? I'm still thinking about playing with it."

"Soon." Song Lingyi answered casually.

"Oh"

Er Gouzi put down the porcelain bowl and walked him out of the yard. When he turned around, he saw Lu Jing had already started eating.

“It tastes pretty good.”

Song Lingyi put one hand on her waist, resisting the urge to kick him out, "When are you leaving?"

Lu Jing raised his eyes and looked at her, curling the corners of his mouth. Although he was smiling, the smile did not reach his eyes, and there was a bit of frightening coldness for no reason: "I thought you would ask me what happened on the ship first."

"I'm not curious."

As the saying goes: Curiosity kills the cat. If you don't ask what you shouldn't ask, danger will not catch up with her.

"But I'm curious."

"What are you curious about?"

"How can you take revenge without asking for my help?" In his opinion, Song Lingyi was young and fragile, like a branch that could be broken with a slight bend. He was very curious about how she would take revenge.

"How can you gain anything by trying to get the skin of a tiger? I don't think I can gain anything by cooperating with you. Even if there are benefits at the beginning, I will definitely be the one who suffers in the end." Song Lingyi said lightly.

In her opinion, Lu Jing was a very dangerous person, a danger beyond her control.

Lu Jing laughed in silence, raised his head again, and met her clear and bright eyes, which were as bright as the moon. He raised the corner of his lips slightly and said, "Song Lingyi, you are very smart."

(End of this chapter)