You've already caught the embroidered ball, and you still say it's not my husband?

"Persistence?" Shen Jinglian, the woman in white, raised an eyebrow, somewhat displeased. "I was just asking you a question!"

She didn't feel like she was bothering Lu Xuan; she was just asking the question as a matter of course.

Moreover...

"The fact that my lord speaks to you so politely is a sign of respect; don't be ungrateful!"

The subordinate dressed in red beside Shen Jinglian was named Hong'er, and she was equally fierce.

Lu Xuan's eyelids twitched violently.

No... do you guys want to listen to what you're saying?

From beginning to end, did your attitude have anything to do with the phrase "polite and courteous"?

Also, what does "your king" mean?

What normal girl would address someone like that?

"Could it be... you're bandits?"

The two women were unruly and disrespectful, which made Lu Xuan very suspicious of their identities.

“That’s not the case!”

The woman named Hong'er's expression changed, and she hurriedly denied it, "My young lady and I were just... strolling down the mountain on market day, we're not bandits!"

A thief wouldn't admit to being a thief, and being a bandit isn't exactly a glorious profession. Who would admit to being a bandit when they're out and about?

That sounds like an excuse!

Moreover.

What are other people's daughters like? He's seen it all! Take Su Qingwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family, for example. Her nominal wife is elegant, well-educated, and she even calls him "husband" sweetly in her ear...

And look at these two in front of you? They're practically oozing arrogance!

The more I look at him, the more he looks like a bandit!

"So what if it is?"

The woman in white, Shen Jinglian, raised her chin and gave a soft snort, actually admitting it directly.

Lu Xuan: "..."

Her subordinate Hong'er was dumbfounded. The king just admitted it so readily? Then all her explanations were in vain.

Didn't we agree before that we'd address each other as "Your Majesty" on the mountain and "Miss" after we came down?

The king himself revealed it first!

It's really not her fault!

At this moment, some people on the street gathered around and tried to persuade him.

"Young master, young lady, you'd better leave quickly! The farther away the better, and never come to Huangshi Town again."

Lu Xuan taught the Huang family's scoundrel a lesson and also saved the old man, which made them very grateful but also very worried.

"It's true that the young master is skilled enough to punish the wicked young master of the Huang family, but behind him is Huangfeng Village!"

"There are over a hundred bandits in Huangfeng Village, all of them fierce and ruthless. The young master Huang has even recognized the bandit leader, Huang Laosan, as his godfather. You taught him a lesson, young master, and he'll definitely hold a grudge. He'll probably be heading to Huangshi Mountain to find his godfather soon... Young master, you'd better hurry and leave!"

It turns out that the reason why the young master of the Huang family was able to bully men and women in Huangshi Town was because he had the bandits of Huangfeng Village as his backers.

He's vindictive and will definitely come back to take revenge on Lu Xuan!

"You were too soft-hearted to kill that scoundrel from the Huang family just now... Now you're having a headache, aren't you? Regret it, aren't you?" The woman in white crossed her arms, her tone slightly gloating.

If it were her, she would have taken the "violence against violence" approach to the end, killing the wicked young master of the Huang family and those wicked servants, and perhaps there would have been no further trouble.

Lu Xuan's expression didn't change at all, and he completely ignored her.

He asked the people around him, "Since there are bandits here, has the government sent anyone to suppress them?"

"We've tried to suppress them twice..." the people sighed. "But Huangshi Mountain has rugged terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the bandit leader Huang Laosan is incredibly skilled in martial arts. The government can't do anything about it... In the end, it's just us ordinary people who suffer. Alas!"

"Thank you all for informing me." Lu Xuan nodded, having roughly understood the situation.

"snort!"

The woman in white beside her suddenly snorted, her face full of disdain. "The Qingyang County government office is full of good-for-nothings who only know how to collect their salaries and sleep with their wives at home. How can they possibly suppress bandits?"

There is a bandit stronghold called Huangfeng Village on Huangshi Mountain in Huangshi Town. The bandit leader is called "Huang Laosan". So, who is this white-clothed woman, Shen Jinglian, the bandit leader?

"What kind of gang do you belong to?" Lu Xuan asked her.

The woman in white nodded slightly, her expression carrying a hint of arrogance. "White Lotus Peak, Shen Jinglian!"

Bailian Peak is in the next town and has no connection with Huangfeng Village in Huangshi Mountain.

"Oh, that's all." Lu Xuan ignored her again.

Shen Jinglian: "..."

Just now, when Lu Xuan attacked the young master of the Huang family, the system triggered an order.

[Saving Yao's Order: Annihilating Yellow Wind Village (Purple)]

[Order Details: The bandits of Huangfeng Village have committed numerous atrocities, including arson, murder, and looting. The host is requested to eliminate the bandits and save the people of Huangshi Town from their suffering.]

Since it's a purple order, it must be quite difficult.

The bandits of Huangfeng Village, especially their leader Huang Laosan, must have some skill; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to withstand the government's two encirclements.

However, for Lu Xuan, who is invincible below the Refining Spirit Realm, wiping out a band of bandits should not be a big problem.

He didn't let the young scoundrel from the Hu family go just now, but rather he wanted to... follow the clues and catch them all in one fell swoop!

Snapped!

Lu Xuan snapped his fingers, and Bao Bulu immediately rushed over, half-crouching with a fawning expression on his face.

"Master, please mount the donkey!"

It even smiled slyly, deliberately revealing a wisp of its cultivation aura.

Lu Xuan mounted the donkey, and the two of them walked forward.

Shen Jinglian and her subordinate Hong'er, who were behind them, stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief.

"A seventh-rank donkey demon!"

They were both taken aback.

Unexpectedly, Lu Xuan's mount was a seventh-rank donkey demon!

Hong'er's throat bobbed, and she suddenly felt a bit dry-mouthed!

She was Shen Jinglian's deputy, the second-in-command of Bailian Village on Bailian Peak, and possessed an eighth-rank cultivation level. She could easily beat up the Huang family's wicked young master and his gang of thugs.

but!

He's not even as good as Lu Xuan's donkey!

Furthermore, how high is Lu Xuan's cultivation level to be able to make a seventh-grade demon beast willingly become his mount?

She should at least be at the same level as her queen, at least at the sixth rank (Qi Refining Realm)!

Ironically, this nobody, who's not even as good as a mount, dared to speak to Lu Xuan so arrogantly.

Fortunately, Lu Xuan was "of high quality" and "good-tempered," and didn't stoop to her level. Otherwise, that sleazy seventh-rank donkey demon would have kicked her away!

Hong'er stood there, stunned, feeling like a clown...

Shen Jinglian stared blankly at Lu Xuan's departing figure, lost in thought.

The young man who stood up for her when she saw injustice seemed to be quite capable!

However, because of her poor attitude, I didn't give her a very friendly look...

"Your Majesty!"

Hong'er snapped out of her daze and pointed in the direction Lu Xuan had gone, saying, "That looks like the direction of Huangshi Mountain. Did that guy take the wrong path?"

Didn't Lu Xuan listen to the people's advice and intend to leave Huangshi Town on a donkey? Why is he heading towards Huangshi Mountain?

"Hey! You're going the wrong way!" Shen Jinglian shouted instinctively from behind, "That's Huangshi Mountain! You should turn around and go back!"

But Lu Xuan seemed not to hear her words, and walked further and further away, soon disappearing at the end of the street.

"You bastard!"

"He definitely heard it, but he's pretending not to hear!"

Shen Jinglian stomped her feet in anger. Lu Xuan was most likely at the Qi Refining Realm, or at the very least at the peak of the Seventh Grade Body Refining Realm, so he could definitely hear her shouting, yet he remained unmoved by her well-intentioned reminder.

He's clearly deliberately ignoring her!

In all these years, no one has ever dared to treat her like this. She felt that she had been polite enough to Lu Xuan!

However... now is not the time to sulk; her worry for Lu Xuan outweighs her anger.

"He wouldn't be planning to go to Huangfeng Village on Huangshi Mountain alone, would he? That's incredibly reckless!"

After hesitating for a long time, Shen Jinglian gritted her teeth, snatched a horse from a passerby on the street, and mounted it.

"I'll go after him, you go back to the mountain stronghold and get reinforcements!"

The dashing white figure chased after Lu Xuan.

Hong'er stood there, stunned, her expression blank.

"Your Majesty is in such a hurry to chase after a man?"

"Your Majesty...could it be that you've taken a liking to that guy?"

She muttered to herself, then counted on her fingers, "The King is almost twenty this year, and it's not easy for him to meet such an excellent man... Hmm, that's normal!"

She nodded, indicating that she understood.

Then, she tossed a silver ingot to the coachman and left...