A few traces of coldness on Ming Li's face eased upon seeing Bai Xue's unharmed figure. She spoke in a low voice, "Come here."
Hearing this, Bai Xue obediently nodded and quickly ran to Ming Li's side.
Looking at the large iron hammer that Ming Li was still holding, Bai Xue swallowed and said timidly, "Sister... he didn't bully me..."
Upon hearing this, Ming Li raised an eyebrow, cast a cold glance at the middle-aged man in front of her who was trembling like a sieve, and after a moment of silence, she finally put away the large iron hammer in her hand and turned to leave with the young girl.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed onto the ground, unconsciously wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
After an unknown amount of time, the Prince finally regained his senses. When he saw a group of women standing not far away, he shivered instinctively and shouted, "Guards! Quickly! Throw these women out of the palace!"
Damn it! He finally understood now, the more beautiful the woman, the more dangerous she was! He would never touch women again, damn it!
...
Soon, Ming Li and the girl left the country and continued eastward.
One day, as Ming Li and the girl were resting in the forest, an old woman, hunched over, leaning on a cane, wearing a black cloak and carrying a basket, walked towards them.
Upon seeing Bai Xue, the old woman's steps faltered. Her eyes narrowed, and with a kind smile, she reached into her basket and pulled out an apple, half green and half red. She looked at Bai Xue and said, "Beautiful little girl, are you hungry? Would you like an apple?"
Bai Xue: "..."
Ming Li: "..." Before saying that, could you at least put away the ill intentions on your face? Do you really take me for a fool?
System: "..." Why does it feel like this plot is a little bit familiar...
Seeing that Bai Xue did not speak, the old woman smiled and asked, "Little girl, are you afraid this apple is poisoned?"
System: "..." I wasn't thinking that way originally, but now I'm successfully starting to doubt...
Seeing that Bai Xue still did not speak, the old woman directly broke the apple in half with her bare hands. She then handed the red half to Bai Xue and said, "If you don't believe me, we'll each have half. Poor child, eat it quickly."
Saying this, she took a bite of the green apple in front of Bai Xue and then stared intently at the little girl in front of her.
Bai Xue felt very uncomfortable being stared at by her. She frowned and instinctively looked at Ming Li, "Sister..."
Ming Li: "..."
After a long moment of speechlessness, Ming Li walked towards Bai Xue, expressionlessly took the half-red apple, and then, in front of the old woman, burned that half of the apple into ashes with a black flame.
Old woman: "...Who are you?!"
Ming Li said expressionlessly, "It's none of your business."
The old woman narrowed her eyes dangerously. She glanced at Bai Xue standing beside her and suddenly, without warning, pulled a sharp dagger from her basket and stabbed towards Bai Xue!
Seeing this, Ming Li frowned. In an instant, a large iron hammer was swung towards the old woman.
The hammer struck the old woman, directly shattering her disguise magic.
Looking at the enchanting woman in front of her, Bai Xue's eyes widened and she instinctively said, "Queen..."