C81 081 Inequality of the Road

The morning of the next day, Xia Yi woke up early.

She simply helped Xiao Linmu and a few other people in the courtyard prepare breakfast. She didn't even eat and prepared to go home.

Leaving Xia Yang and Xia Yue alone at home for the night, Xia Yi was still a little worried for them.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he left the kitchen, he met Wei Chu.

He covered his face with the cloth and stood still in front of the door.

"I've prepared some food. Just bring it to your son when he wakes up." Your food has been prepared as well, so don't forget to eat. " Xia Yi said.

Wei Chu said: "Young Master has gone out."

Xiao Linmu left early in the morning for the palace.

"Out?" Xia Yi was surprised. It was still early in the morning, so she reckoned that the shop should have opened earlier on the street. "Just wait until he comes back and tell him."

"No."

"What's wrong?" Xia Yi could not understand what Wei Chu meant by that.

Wei Chu said: "Young Master ordered me to send young lady back to Lingshan Town."

"No need to trouble yourself. I'll go back by myself." Xia Yi rejected her, but just as she was about to circle around Wei Chu and leave, a sword suddenly appeared in front of him.

Although the sword had a sheath, Xia Yi was still shocked by the sudden movement and retreated a few steps.

Wei Chu followed Xiao Linmu for a long time, and rarely came into contact with women. Seeing Xia Yi's shocked expression, he realised that the person in front of him was a guest invited by Xiao Linmu.

Naturally, he could not be as strong as he was in the past.

He bitterly retracted his sword, and somewhat regretfully slapped his forehead. Only then did he say, "This is the order of the young master. Please forgive me."

"Alright, I'll be troubling you then." Xia Yi finally realised that this person's brain did not know how to change direction. Everything was according to Xiao Linmu's orders.

Wei Chu extended his hand and made a "please" gesture, "Miss, let's go."

Xia Yi thought for a moment, then said: "You can leave after eating. Since you haven't come home for the entire night, there's no need to rush."

If Wei Chu sent her back and then returned, there would be no time for him to eat.

Wei Chu said: "Don't worry Miss, Young Noble had already sent someone back to deliver a letter yesterday."

Xia Yi was startled, she had never heard Xiao Linmu mention this matter before, how could she not know that under his cold outer appearance, there was actually such a meticulous heart?

Xia Yi originally wanted to ask Wei Chu a few things about Xiao Linmu when he ate with him.

Unexpectedly, Wei Chu disappeared while carrying the bowl of rice, and it wasn't until he had finished eating that he reappeared again. The mask on his face was still tightly concealed.

With regards to the mask on Wei Chu's face, Xia Yi did not care too much about it. Everyone had their own unwillingness to show off to others, so if wearing the mask could make him feel more comfortable, there was no harm in wearing it.

It was still early, and the capital was not bustling with noise and excitement. There were only a few shops open on the Zhuque Street, and the people walking on the streets were in groups of two or three.

There was no need to avoid the people on the street. The horses seemed to be having fun as they galloped down the street.

At this moment, a person suddenly rushed into the street, blocking the front of the carriage.

Wei Chu anxiously pulled the reins of the horses, the horses whinnied, and raised their horses' hooves, allowing the people who were running into the street to avoid being trampled by the horses.

With how fast the horse was, even if it didn't die, it would at least be injured.

Xia Yi was also affected by the sudden pause in the carriage, she slipped from the middle to the innermost part of the carriage, and her back heavily crashed onto the carriage wall.

The horse stopped, only then did Xia Yi regain her balance, she opened the curtain and asked Wei Chu: "What happened?"

Before Wei Chu could reply, he saw the person that fell in the middle of the road quickly run to the front of the horse carriage. Only then could he see that it was a delicate and pretty lady, she was dressed in men's clothes, with her hair in a mess in front of her head.

The woman's face was flustered as she said, "I beg you, please save me!"

As she spoke, she looked in the direction of the street corner.

Sure enough, he saw a few people. All of them were tall and strong, and in their hands were sticks as thick as a person's wrist.

"Please, save me!"

The closer they got, the more flustered the woman became. "Putong!" She kneeled in front of the carriage.

"Let her into the carriage." Seeing that the few robust men were approaching, Xia Yi immediately spoke to Wei Chu.

Seeing how menacing these people were, if the woman were to be captured by them, it would definitely not be a good thing.

The woman had just gotten on the carriage when the burly man walked over and stopped her in front of the carriage.

The leader pointed his rod at Wei Chu and said: "If you want to live, then hand the person over. When we fight, the rod will not grow any eyes."

Hearing the voice coming from outside, the woman trembled. She looked at Xia Yi and said, "I beg you, please don't give me to them."

Xia Yi shook the lady's hand: "Relax, since I let you get on the carriage, I won't allow these people to bully you anymore."

Then, Xia Yi said to Wei Chu in a low voice: "You will force your way through them later when they are unprepared."

"He barged in? It's just a few small fries, there's no need to go through all that trouble. " Wei Chu said, his hand already holding onto the sword.

Thinking about Xiao Linmu's skill, the person beside him shouldn't be bad either.

"Did you hear that? Quickly hand over the person! " The brawny man began to clamor again, and was already moving closer to the carriage.

Wei Chu turned his head and said to Xia Yi: "Miss, stay in the carriage.

With a slight force from his palm, Wei Chu flew up into the sky.

Before the brawny men could react, one of them was kicked to the ground.

"Scram!" If we were to fight again, we wouldn't be able to move so lightly. " Wei Chu stood in the middle of the few people and said.

Xia Yi saw the fight between the few of them, and felt pain for the few of them on the ground.

Seeing that, Xia Yi slowly covered the carriage's curtain, patted the woman's hands and said: "It's fine, don't be afraid."

The woman kept her head down from beginning to end, only until the horse carriage left the capital did she raise her head. She intended to kneel again, but was quickly stopped by Xia Yi.

"If you have something to say, just say it, no need to kneel." Xia Yi said.

The girl's eyes were red as she said, "Thank you for saving my life. This little girl has no way to repay you. I am willing to be your slave."

"It's just a small task, don't worry about it." Xia Yi asked, "May I know where lady's house is? I'll get Wei Chu to send you there. "

When the woman heard Xia Yi's words, she suddenly shrunk and grabbed onto Xia Yi's clothes, crying as she said: "Please, don't send me back, my father will still sell me to the brothels."

So, this woman was called Jin Tao, her father was a rascal in the Capital who didn't know how to do anything and only knew how to gamble and drink. Because of the gambling debts, the creditors came knocking on his door, and he sold his daughter to a brothel in order to pay off the debts.

Jin Tao swore that she would not obey and was beaten up by the men from the brothel and thrown into the woodshed. She took advantage of the fact that the brothel guards were at their weakest in the morning to escape, but she was still discovered. They chased her all the way to the street.

"If it wasn't for the lady saving me, I would definitely have been captured by them again. At that time, it would inevitably be another miserable beating."

Jin Tao rolled up his sleeves and showed it to Xia Yi. It was only then that Xia Yi saw it, although Jin Tao did not look much on the outside, her body was covered in purple bruises.

Judging from the shape of the wound, apart from the stick that was as thick as the wrist, there was also a whip.

"Please take me in young lady, I can do anything. I can do laundry, cook, chop firewood …"

Xia Yi thought about it, Jin Tao's parents were both in the capital, if nothing unexpected happened, they shouldn't have gone to her home, so she said: "Follow me home first."

"Thank you, my lady! "Thank you, young lady!" Jin Tao said with bloodshot eyes, "Just tell me whatever Miss wants me to do in the future."

She wanted to get up and kneel before Xia Yi, but was pushed back into her seat, "I really hope you can promise me one thing."

"Please speak your mind, Jin Tao will definitely go through fire and water." Jin Tao sat up straight and looked at Xia Yi's eyes.

"You don't have to be so nervous. I only have one request, from now on don't kneel."

Jin Tao did not expect Xia Yi's request to be like this. After staring blankly for a long time, she finally said, "But …"

"But … If you don't agree, then don't come back with me." Xia Yi said.

Jin Tao then agreed, "Alright … "We'll listen to the lady."