The slave owner was very good at reading people's expressions. Seeing that she was satisfied, he immediately raised the price and asked for 20,000 gold coins.

Not bad, the original owner still had 100,000 gold coins in the card.

Jiang Zhixia calmly handed over the card.

The slave owner took the card, his eyes practically disappearing with laughter.

He opened the cage and kicked it roughly twice: "Come out! Meet your new master!"

The silver-haired boy struggled to crawl out, knelt on the ground, and remained motionless.

He had heard his introduction clearly; this female must be trying to buy him to be her punching bag.

He secretly hoped that she would hit harder.

It would be best to free myself as soon as possible.

Seeing that he didn't move, the slave owner raised his foot to kick him again.

Jiang Zhixia immediately put her hands on her hips and glared at him: "Who told you to do it?"

Her tone was arrogant: "Who gave you permission to touch my things?"

The slave owner realized what was happening and quickly bowed and stepped back, saying, "Your Highness, please forgive me!"

He picked up the chains binding Lu Jue with both hands and handed them to her along with the key.

"Please take this."

Jiang Zhixia took the chain, feeling a surge of excitement.

It worked!

She looked at the bunch of keys, hesitated for a moment, and then put them away behind her back.

We can't untie it now. What if he runs away? Then the 20,000 gold coins will be wasted.

She picked up the chain and turned around.

"Let's go."

In Lu Jue's view, all he could see were a pair of slender ankles and a swaying skirt.

He bit down on the anti-bite device and followed stiffly with his limbs.

After walking a few steps, the feet suddenly stopped.

Lu Jue froze.

Could it be... that she can't wait to torment him here?

He instinctively tensed up.

Jiang Zhixia looked at Lu Jue kneeling and sighed helplessly, then threw the key to the slave owner.

"Untie all the chains off him."

"Huh? All of them?"

"Yes, except for this on my neck."

The chains came loose, and Jiang Zhixia looked down at him: "Can you stand up?"

Lu Jue vaguely heard the question.

He nodded, stood up unsteadily, and felt a sharp pain in his feet.

Jiang Zhixia breathed a sigh of relief and led him out.

Just as they stepped out of the slave market, a clear female voice suddenly rang out.

"Your Highness, Third Prince!"

Jiang Zhixia subconsciously looked up.

A female with a ponytail was walking quickly toward her, her face showing surprise.

Zeng Wenwen, the original owner's best friend...

She indifferently looked away.

"snort……"

A muffled groan came from behind.

She noticed the person behind her swaying, and quickly turned around to help him.

Lu Jue was simply in too much pain and lost his focus for a moment.

When he came to his senses, he found himself bumped into his new owner's arms!

He stared in astonishment, struggling to stand up, but due to his weakness, he ended up smearing blood on the other person's clothes.

Oops.

He froze, too afraid to move.

The male was naturally tall and large, and it was a bit difficult for Jiang Zhixia to support him, so she simply raised her hand to signal the guards to drive the car over directly.

She also felt that he was trembling violently and thought that his injuries were too severe to bear.

Zeng Wenwen had already jumped in front of her.

"Your Highness, I've finally found you! Why did you come to a place like this?" Her tone was affectionate, but her face was full of disapproval. Her gaze swept over Lu Jue with even more disgust. "This kind of place is so degrading! You even touched this kind of slave. If Brother Bai knew, he would definitely look down on you again!"

Jiang Zhixia glanced at her indifferently.

Encouraged, Zeng Wenwen spoke even more enthusiastically: "If you ask me, you really should learn some royal etiquette, be more dignified and gentle, then Brother Bai will like you!"

Her gaze suddenly fell on Lu Jue's profile.

There, dark tattoos formed the mark of slaves.

She exaggeratedly covered her mouth: "Heavens! This is a slave?! Your Highness, how can you get so close to a slave! Brother Bai will definitely dislike you even more if he finds out!"

Jiang Zhixia's patience finally ran out. "Shut up."

Zeng Wenwen was stunned and didn't react.

Jiang Zhixia ignored her.

This so-called best friend came from a humble background and had the same weak mental strength as the original owner. Because they shared the same plight, the original owner regarded her as a true friend and cherished her very much.

However, this friend used the original owner's name to recklessly seek benefits outside, and would occasionally use Bai Zhiyu, the male that the original owner liked, to manipulate her. Later, when the real heiress returned, he was the first to jump out and kick her while she was down, and to pledge his loyalty to the new princess.

Jiang Zhixia has no interest in maintaining a superficial friendship; her attention is entirely focused on her man.

The guards rushed over and calmly helped the semi-conscious Lu Jue into the carriage.

She was about to get on the bus, but Zeng Wenwen stopped her.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you today! I'm only doing this for your own good! If you don't listen to me, Brother Bai really won't talk to you anymore!"

"Okay, fine," Jiang Zhixia waved her hand impatiently, "Get out of the way, don't block my way."

Zeng Wenwen was shocked.

In the past, Jiang Zhixia would panic and obey Bai Zhiyu's every word whenever she heard that he was ignoring her.

What's wrong with me today?

"Your Highness! Today is Brother Bai's birthday party, we're going to be late! Why don't you hurry up and throw this slave away and come with me?"

Jiang Zhixia didn't even look up: "Then you can go by yourself. Get out of the way!"

Zeng Wenwen was taken aback, a hint of embarrassment flashing in her eyes.

Without the introduction of the royal family, he would not have been qualified to enter Bai Zhiyu's gathering.

Is she deliberately making things difficult for me?!

She gritted her teeth and used her trump card: "You, you won't listen to me... I'll never talk to you again!"

Jiang Zhixia finally looked at her properly.

She pointed to herself: "What did you just call me?"

Zeng Wenwen was stunned: "Your Highness..."

"Yes," she smiled slightly, her beauty radiant, "you dare to point fingers at this princess?"

Zeng Wenwen's face flushed red instantly.

Jiang Zhixia walked past her and bent down to get into the car.

Zeng Wenwen stormed to the car, furious: "Jiang Zhixia! What do you mean?! I'm your only friend!"

The car window slowly rolled down.

Zeng Wenwen's eyes lit up, thinking that she was about to back down.

Jiang Zhixia peeked out with half her head out to look at her.

"Oh, by the way, I don't think you deserve to be my friend. Let's break up. And remember to return all the clothes, bags, jewelry, and money you've borrowed over the years."

"W-What did you say...?"

Jiang Zhixia's smile widened. "If you don't pay, I'll have my eldest brother deal with the Zeng family himself."

The car window rolled up, and the hovercar disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Zeng Wenwen stood there blankly.

She...she's gone mad, hasn't she?

……

Lu Jue thought he was dead.

Otherwise, why would someone caress him so gently?

He felt a gentle force caress his numb, aching wound; though faint, it was a deadly temptation…

Jiang Zhixia silently withdrew her paw.

Back at the villa, she tried to mobilize her mental energy to see if she could help Lu Jue alleviate some of his pain.

Well, the effect is minimal.

The other person didn't even open their eyes.

She sighed, resignedly dug out the first-aid kit, and applied medicine and bandaged him.

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