After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

Lu Ruo's eyes darted around. "My dear husband, you wouldn't be feeling sorry for me, would you?"

Lin Beizhen shook off his hand, "Nonsense."

As soon as Lu Ruoyi was freed, she wanted to blow the whistle, but Lin Beizhen snatched it away.

Lu Ruo: "..." Why does this jerk always have to pick on him!

The whistle was crushed into dust by Lin Beizhen's internal force.

Lu Ruo gritted her teeth in hatred, "This whistle of mine is made of ivory!"

"Oh." Lin Beizhen nodded.

Lu Ruo said, "You pay for it."

Lin Beizhen nodded again, "Okay."

Lu Ru blinked. "Give me five hundred... a thousand taels!"

Lin Beizhen began to feel for the silver notes on his body.

Just before he left, his stepfather slipped him a lot of money.

These silver notes are all of a considerable amount; a rough calculation suggests they amount to over three thousand taels.

Lu Ruo reached out her hand, "Give it all to me."

Lin Beizhen nodded, "Okay."

Then he handed over all the silver notes he had to Lu Ruo.

As Lu Ruo held the money, she still felt a strange sense of unreality.

That's all he got?

That must be worth several thousand taels, right?

This young master is truly oblivious to the hardships of life.

"Are you really going to give me all of it?" Lu Ruo had just said it casually, simply wanting to vent her frustration.

I never expected Lin Beizhen to actually do it.

Lin Beizhen nodded. "Take this to treat your injuries."

"Injury? What injury?" Lu Ruo suddenly remembered her arm, and smiled as she rolled up her sleeve. "Are you talking about these?"

His arms were covered in bruises. Seeing Lin Beizhen's surprise, he simply lifted his skirt, revealing a pale, white thigh.

His movements were so sudden that Lin Beizhen was caught off guard and saw the young man's fair and slender legs.

"You..." Lin Beizhen was so shocked by the scene before him that he was speechless.

Lu Ruo's exposed legs were covered in bruises, just like his arms.

With such dense bruises, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the person had rolled around in a pile of rocks.

Lu Ruo lowered her skirt to cover her thighs and said, "I have some on me too, do you want to see?"

"...What exactly happened to your injury?" Lin Beizhen remembered that this young man was dressed provocatively when they were at the inn.

His skin was very fair, and at the time there were no visible scars.

How come he suddenly has so many scars on his body in just a few days?

Could it be that someone in the caravan was bullying him?

The thought of this possibility made Lin Beizhen's expression darken even further.

Lu Ruo said pitifully, "It's all because these clothes are too rough, they've rubbed my skin raw and it's all red and swollen."

"Clothes?" Lin Beizhen found it strange that someone's skin was so delicate.

The world is truly vast and full of wonders.

No wonder he always wore sheer fabrics before; that's why.

"Then go buy some soft fabric, and don't wear linen clothes anymore." Lin Beizhen paused, "If you don't have enough money, just tell me."

"What's the point of telling you? You're not going to take care of me forever," Lu Ruo muttered under her breath.

Lin Beizhen didn't hear her clearly. "What did you say?"

Lu Ruo said irritably, "I'm telling you, you're an idiot. How much do you get paid for a delivery? You just randomly meet someone and hand over all your belongings."

He thought to himself: If you're not a fool, then there are no fools in this world.

Lin Beizhen said, "Money is an external thing."

"That's because you haven't experienced the hardship of being broke," Lu Ruo said. "Young Master, you wouldn't say that if you experienced hardship for a few days."

Lin Beizhen asked, "Do you want it?"

"Of course I want it, why wouldn't I?" He's a bandit! A thief never leaves empty-handed!

With a man around, he can forget about getting his hands on the Qian family's goods; he definitely won't be able to.

Anyway, the man gave him the money voluntarily, and with this money, they can renovate the village before winter comes.

Just as Lu Ruomei was happily rolling up the banknotes and stuffing them into her waistband, Lin Beizhen suddenly asked, "What's your name?"

Lu Ruo was utterly stunned. They had been spending several days together, and the man still didn't know her name.

Lu Ruo felt utterly defeated. "We've been together for so long, and you don't even know my name?"

Lin Beizhen tilted her head. "You never told me, so how would I know?"

Lu Ruo was speechless and choked with emotion. Upon reflection, it seemed that she really hadn't said it.

"I am but a mountain bandit, and I am not on the same path as you, young master. There is no need to remember my name."

Lin Beizhen didn't press further, and said, "My name is Lin Beizhen, Bei as in the northern border, and Zhen as in 'pillowing the sword to the end'."

"What a strange name. Could it be that someone in your family serves in the army in the North?"

Lin Beizhen nodded, "Mm."

Lu Ruo suddenly smiled. "My lord. If we are destined to meet again someday, I will tell you my name then."

Lin Beizhen nodded seriously, "Okay."

After Lu Ruo left with the silver notes, Lin Beizhen closed his eyes to rest.

Once we cross this mountain, and deliver the goods at the dock at 9 PM tonight, this deal will be considered complete.

The group groggily woke up, and some of the more alert people had already noticed that something was wrong.

If it was just a lunch break, there's no reason why I would feel so weak and sleep until evening.

There were no casualties or lost goods, and the matter was dropped.

When asked about his husband, Lin Beizhen simply said, "I sent him home first."

The town was right next to the dock, so no one thought it was unusual.

After the goods were handed over, Lin Beizhen received his reward.

Back when he was at home, he never worried about money, so he truly didn't know the hardships of the world.

It turned out that after trekking nearly a hundred miles through mountains and rivers, all they received was a paltry five taels of silver.

This is only possible if the customer is generous.

Lin Beizhen was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

The head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) wanted to recruit him, but Lin Beizhen had no interest in that and politely declined.

He didn't know what to do and felt a little lost for a moment.

After leaving the dock, he went to the market and wandered around aimlessly.

Meanwhile, after returning to the mountain stronghold, Lu Ruo quickly gathered herbs and began taking a medicinal bath.

After the redness and bruises on his body had mostly subsided, he changed back into that sheer dress.

After Lu Ruo used Lin Beizhen's money to renovate the mountain stronghold, she still had a lot left over, so she simply hired craftsmen to build a gate.

It could be considered a defensive fortification to some extent.

These several thousand taels were spent like water, and Lu Ruo felt extremely distressed.

There is definitely no other fool like Lin Beizhen in this world.

Just as he was thinking about the man, his men came to report that the Qian family's carriage had been spotted on the nearby official road.

"Brothers, grab your weapons! We can't afford to fail again this time!" Lu Ruo shouted, and the group of men grabbed their swords and rushed down the mountain.

The people the Qian family hired this time were from the same security escort agency as last time.

However, without Lin Beizhen this time, it's uncertain whether these people will be enough for him to have fun with.