"Chu Bin?" Hongtai recited the name silently, and then listened to Fang Zilan continue talking to herself, "Hong He is the one who knows everything, and saving you is the deal between me and her."
"Know everything?" Hongtai snorted coldly, "Is that what that little girl Honghe told you?"
Fang Zilan didn't speak as if she was acquiescing. Hongtai gently stroked her cheek with his fingers and said teasingly: "I didn't expect that Tangtang Zixiu would be deceived by bandits."
Fang Zilan pursed her lips and said, "It's not important anymore. Anyway, I don't want to know anything now."
Her unwavering look made Hongtai lose interest in teasing. He released his hand holding her chin, "Little beauty, don't you want to live?"
"I..." Fang Zilan opened her mouth, as if Hongtai's words had revealed her thoughts, and she felt panicked for no reason.
"What a pity." Hongtai took a step back, distanced the two of them, and sighed: "This beautiful little girl who excels in everything has actually reached a desperate situation."
Hearing this, Fang Zilan's expression froze, but she heard Hongtai say directly: "Little beauty, you saved me, and I will pay you back."
"How to pay it back?" Fang Zilan asked subconsciously, Hongtai said seriously: "I will return to Feiling Mountain no matter what, but after that, I will accompany you to wander around the world and never care about worldly affairs again."
Fang Zilan frowned slightly, "Hongtai, you and I are just meeting for the first time today. It would be too early to talk about the future..."
"If you don't say you don't want to, it doesn't count as rejection." Hongtai intercepted Fang Zilan's last words, raised his eyebrows and raised his lips and said: "Although it is the first time we have met today, you and I know very well that we are not good people, so we might as well get along. Let's live together. From now on, if you kill someone, I'll hand you the knife, wouldn't it be just right?"
"I have a knife myself, I don't need anyone else to hand it to me." Fang Zilan said, holding the plum sword in front of her to separate the two of them.
"The little beauty's temper is really to my liking." Hongtai held Fang Zilan's wrist, his eyes filled with endless affection, "Let's go back to Feiling Mountain."
"Hongtai, you and I are not from the same place." Fang Zilan's expression grew colder, "The sky is high and the sea is vast, how can a mere Feiling Mountain keep me?"
"Little beauty, I have no intention of keeping you." Hongtai held Fang Zilan's hand a little tighter, "It's just that you're worried about it to begin with, aren't you?"
"You brothers and sisters, you are really..." Fang Zilan gritted his teeth unconsciously and said: "You are clever with your words and tricks."
"Don't you, little beauty, just like people who are clever, charming, and scheming?" Hong Tai's smile became even brighter, "otherwise, how could you be entangled with Ji Ningtian, the most eloquent, charming, and scheming person in the world?"
"Don't mention this name in front of me." Fang Zilan shook off Hongtai's hand, but Hongtai was not annoyed at all, "Okay, just listen to the little beauty."
Still looking cynical and frivolous, Fang Zilan was so angry that she had to calm down and said, "Since you promised me, you can't go back on your word."
"It's a deal." Hongtai stretched out his hand, but Fang Zilan ignored him and turned to leave.
Hongtai followed quickly, "Little beauty, you are still injured. Why are you walking so fast? Wait for me..."
He was muttering behind him. Fang Zilan was very annoyed and said angrily: "If you raise your voice a little louder, you can attract everyone from the government."
"Is the little beauty worried about me?" Hongtai said nothing serious, and Fang Zilan was too lazy to talk to him. He stopped after a while, and the two of them returned to Feiling Mountain in silence.
The moment Wan Jun and Zhen Mier saw Fang Zilan, they both breathed a sigh of relief. Hong He on the side jumped directly into Hongtai's arms, eyes red with excitement, "Brother!"
"Lan'er." Zhen Mi'er helped Fang Zilan and looked at the injury on her shoulder. A look of worry flashed in her eyes, but before she could say anything, she shook her head.
"Miss Honghe, now Zixiu has brought your brother Hongtai back." Wan Jun stood in front of Fang Zilan and Zhen Mier and said calmly: "Please hand over Miss Awan."
"Miss Awan?" Hongtai held Honghe's shoulder, "Who is that?"
Hong He ignored Hong Tai's question and glanced back at Wan Jun. His eyes finally fell on Fang Zilan, "You are too easy to deceive. She is dead."
"What did you say?" Fang Zilan's plum sword in her hand went straight towards Hong He. Seeing this, Hong Tai protected Hong He, "Little beauty, my Xiao He's temperament is unstable. You put away the sword first and ask clearly... …”
Fang Zilan had no intention of stopping, so Hongtai could only reach out and hold the plum sword that was very close at hand, and even though his palm was cut with blood, he remained motionless.
"Brother..." Hong He couldn't help crying, Hong Tai looked at her sideways, "Little girl, tell the truth."
"I won't say it! Life or death, I won't say it." Hong He shook his head heavily, "Brother, let them go as far as possible, don't..."
"Don't you want to have anything to do with you bandits?" Fang Zilan interrupted Hong He with a cold voice, "Miss Hong He, don't you think it's too late to push me away now?"
"As long as you can leave safely, it's not too late." Hong He wiped away her tears with a look of determination on her face, "The imperial troops are already on their way, Uncle Sun and the Wolf Army The old team couldn't stop it, and we brothers and sisters may not be able to either, but at least we can fight for a glimmer of hope for you."
Hongtai was stunned, as if looking at a stranger, "Xiaohe, what on earth are you talking about?"
Hong He looked at Fang Zilan intently and said slowly: "Or...this time, Princess Wuqing chose Li Shengxuan and wants to take credit from our brothers and sisters?"
"Princess Wuqing?" Hongtai looked at Fang Zilan in disbelief, "Aren't you Zixiu?"
"Zixiu, Princess Wuqing, she is the first Duke of Yue Kingdom, Fang Zilan." Honghe took a deep breath, but her voice couldn't stop becoming astringent, "Brother, we were deceived by Ji Ningtian. After many years, there is no turning back.”
Hongtai's face was shocked at first, then turned to relief, and finally calmed down, "Xiao He, from the day we fell into the trap and became bandits, there was no turning back."
"Tell me where Awan is, and I will leave a way for you to survive." Fang Zilan pulled out the plum sword from Hongtai's palm and returned it to its sheath. "If not, I will die with you."
"Little beauty, you just don't want to live. Why do you need to say it so affectionately?" Hongtai's eyes were filled with smiles, but he was not any less frivolous because he knew Fang Zilan's identity.
Fang Zilan was stunned for a moment, and then heard Hongtai say again: "However, I prefer the affectionate appearance of the little beauty. Even if it means death, it is worth it."
