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Chapter 241 Not cut out to be a bad guy

Zhu Yu was stunned for a moment.

She had felt that the woman looked a bit strange, but she thought it was because she saw her wearing the clothes of a woman from Jin Kingdom and riding alone on horseback in the outskirts of Shuo Kingdom, which was quite unusual. She thought that Lu Qing was paying special attention to the woman for this reason.

Unexpectedly, that outfit was something only maids in the Prince Yi's mansion would wear.

Then think about the woman's posture while riding the horse, her hairstyle, and her appearance...

She instantly understood, quickly dismounted, tied the horse to a tree by the roadside, and strode up the hillside.

Lu Qing followed closely behind her.

Rune walked over and helped the woman pull the horse that had fallen to the ground up.

The horse stumbled and was probably quite frightened. With the help of the runes, it managed to get up and immediately took off running, quickly disappearing into the distance.

The woman who had just been riding a horse sat on the ground in a disheveled state, her face showing great pain. She supported her upper body with one arm, while the other hand was pressed painfully against one of her legs. Her clothes were covered in dust and had many tears.

There was nothing Fu Wen could do but stand aside. After all, in the current situation, it was inappropriate for a man like him to offer help, and asking "Are you alright?" would seem like he was asking a question he already knew the answer to.

Fortunately, Zhu Yu had already run over. She saw the woman's posture from afar and guessed that she must have injured her leg from the fall. So she hurriedly stepped forward and gestured for Fu Wen to move aside.

"Young lady, are you alright?" Zhu Yu didn't deliberately lower his voice as he squatted down beside the woman with concern.

The woman was initially wary of them, but unfortunately, she had injured her leg and could barely get up, let alone escape. She could only stare intently at the three people in front of her.

However, when she saw Lu Qing and Fu Wen standing not far away, she turned around and saw only a handsome Taoist priest coming to her. When she heard the man speak, her guarded expression immediately relaxed.

"You...you're a woman?" She looked at Zhu Yu hesitantly, her gaze lingering on Zhu Yu's neck. Unfortunately, Zhu Yu's collar was slightly higher than that of a normal Taoist robe, making it impossible for her to see clearly.

Fortunately, Zhu Yu didn't intend to hide it from her, and nodded: "It's the real deal."

Young lady, judging from your posture, have you hurt your leg? I know a little about medicine, but this is a desolate place, far from any village or shop, and I can't find any other doctors.

If you trust me, why don't I take a look at it for you first?

She wasn't exactly lying.

Who says that forensic medicine isn't medicine...?

The woman was already sweating profusely from the pain, but upon hearing Zhu Yu's words, she quickly nodded and said, "Thank you."

The girl spoke so frankly that Zhu Yu couldn't help but glance at her again, then quickly squatted down and carefully pulled up her trouser leg.

Her ankle was so swollen it was almost as thick as her calf, and her skin was scraped raw by the gravel on the ground when she fell, and it was bleeding.

"I need to check if your bones are broken. Try moving your ankle; it will hurt a lot, but please bear with it." Zhu Yu saw that the wound was not deep and the bleeding was not excessive, so there was no need to worry about it at this point. He gently lifted the woman's calf a little and said to her.

The woman nodded, biting her lip, and moved her ankle slightly. Even those few movements made her tremble with pain, but she only bit her lip until it turned white; not a single tear fell. Zhu Yu gave her a quick check and found that although her ankle bone wasn't broken, it was probably fractured. In his haste, he had no other choice but to untie his own belt and tightly wrap it around the woman's ankle to make sure it was bandaged properly and that everything else was fine. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, straighten her trousers, and turn to Lu Qing and the others, saying, "Alright, turn around now!"

Lu Qing turned around, looked at the woman who had been bandaged, and then at Zhu Yu, whose long robe had been loosened and made her look like she was swaying inside. He quickly suppressed the smile in his eyes, looked at the woman seriously, and cupped his hands in greeting: "I didn't expect to see the princess here. It's really surprising."

The woman's expression suddenly changed. She looked at Lu Qing warily, scrutinizing him, but did not deny it: "Who are you?! How do you recognize me? I don't think I've ever seen you before."

Zhu Yu turned her face away with a hint of helplessness.

Based on her understanding of Lu Qing, this guy might not have been entirely sure that the woman was the princess of Jie Kingdom; it was just a bold guess, and he wanted to trick her.

This guy admitted it way too quickly!

This girl is good; she's straightforward and not the type to do bad things.

But... she likes it!

"That's not important. What's important is why Princess Yi would appear alone in the desolate wilderness of Shuo Kingdom?" Lu Qing stared at her expressionlessly, not only refusing to answer her question but also throwing another question back at her.

"You...you want money? I don't have much on me, but I can give you all of it. Just pretend you never met me, okay?" When the girl heard Lu Qing say "Princess Consort Yi," her eyes clearly showed some panic, but she didn't want to show it. She stiffened her neck and bargained with them in a deliberately forceful tone.

Zhu Yu sighed.

She had only heard rumors about how much the King of Jie doted on his only daughter, and could hardly imagine it.

Now, looking at the words and actions of this Jie princess, it's clear she truly believed it.

If she hadn't been cherished and carefully protected all along, this girl wouldn't have been raised to be so simple-minded, without any scheming or cunning.

If it were someone else, they would definitely try to deny it and try to maneuver around the situation.

As a result, the girl was not only tricked out of her money on the spot, but also revealed that she was carrying money with her...

Luckily, those three weren't really bad people, otherwise...

Thinking about it this way, being a little flower that has been pampered and has never experienced wind and rain might be very happy.

However, it's unsafe.

"Does Lu Zhang know about your escape?" Zhu Yu actually knew the answer to this question without asking, but she was a little mischievous and wanted to test for herself just how gullible this girl was.

As expected, the other party did not disappoint her. Upon hearing her mention the name of Prince Yi, and call him by his full name, her already pale face turned even paler: "You... are here to take me back?"

Running away was my own idea, and it had nothing to do with anyone else.

"I can go back with you, but you must testify for me. No one helped me escape, and my father doesn't know anything about this. Lu Zhang and my father must not be made difficult!"