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I rushed into the room, and Jiang Hanyue was applying medicine to his shoulder injury.
I threw the pouch in front of him, and he stared at it for a long time, looking at me in confusion.
"Stop pretending!"
Forgive me for not realizing how much Jiang Hanyue's bare upper body and my flushed cheeks might suggest to others.
After a long while, Jiang Hanyue still did not respond.
I suddenly realized that perhaps he did not see it as important as I did.
"Are you the person from my childhood?" I asked hesitantly.
The pouch was the first piece of embroidery I made when I was eight years old.
Later, I sneaked down the mountain and met that handsome boy, as beautiful as jade, whose nosebleed stained his snow-white clothes.
He said that outfit was very expensive and threatened to tell my father.
I told him my father was a wealthy bandit leader with many villagers to support, so it would be better for him to take this pouch and come find me when I became successful in the future.
My father said that a girl should not casually give tokens to a boy, as it would plant the seeds of promise in his heart.
But clearly, my seed did not sprout. Years passed, and I never saw that boy again.
Just when I thought he had been scared away by my identity as a bandit’s daughter, Jiang Hanyue appeared.
But this time, I intended to take his life.
I instructed my brothers to take a few items from Jiang Hanyue as food expenses, but I didn't expect him to recognize the token.
Jiang Hanyue remained silent; he neither confirmed nor denied being that person.
Although many years have passed and his style has changed somewhat, I firmly believe he is still that unfortunate kid who I splattered with blood back in the day.
I felt annoyed and thought, "Jiang Hanyue, knowing that I want to harm you, why don't you escape?"
Jiang Hanyue casually glanced at me and shrugged on his outer garment, saying, "The food and drink here are great; why would I want to escape?"
Could it be…? I immediately jumped back three steps, clutching my clothes tightly. "You see me as beautiful and have ill intentions, wanting to stay here as my captive husband?"
Honestly, I watched as Jiang Hanyue spat out the tea he had just swallowed. He cleared his throat as if trying to calm himself down. "You're overthinking it."
I still didn't believe him and replied seriously, "Although my family has been robbers for generations, I don't want my children to be robbers too..."
Perhaps I had some inexplicable affection for Jiang Hanyue, but if we were together, our child would surely be a master thief among thieves.
That said, if someone from the court came in the future, could I really hand Jiang Hanyue over without feeling guilty?
I didn't expect that future to come so quickly.
I also didn't anticipate that for a question I thought was unthinkable, my answer would actually be "no."
That was a chance worth a thousand taels of gold along with a chance to clear my name.
Ah!
I held the Broadsword across Jiang Hanyue's path and said, "You need to leave now," while silently shedding tears in my heart.
"Why?"
"I've changed my mind."
I awkwardly turned my head, afraid he would see the suspicious blush on my face.
"It was I who violated the code of the martial world, so I must clean up this mess myself."
Outside Lingbo Stronghold, for a hundred miles, there were officials coming to capture Jiang Hanyue.
The archers' flaming arrows surrounded the Village, casting an unusual red glow over the Lingbo River.
Wasn't this situation something I brought upon myself?
Officials and bandits have always been enemies; how foolish of me to expect a return for my kindness.
Noticing that Jiang Hanyue was still hesitating, I rested the Broadsword on my shoulder and said, "If you don't leave now, I'll slit my throat."
Jiang Hanyue's figure swayed, and I only had time to hear a "I'm sorry" before everything went dark.
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