Chapter 215: Chapter 210: Blessing or Bad Consequence?
In a somewhat narrow room, steam rose, and the sound of water splashed.
Amidst the constantly dispersing steam, a middle-aged woman emerged from behind a screen, carrying a set of coarse cloth clothes which she placed on a low stool beside the bath barrel, and said rather curtly, "I’ve placed the clothes here, dress yourself."
After speaking, she muttered and turned to leave.
Once the door was closed, the room was left only with Shang Ruyi in the bath barrel. She slowly raised her head, her eyes full of alertness and gravity.
Last night, after several brushes with death, she ultimately couldn’t escape the pursuit of that group of men lurking in the darkness and was captured and taken away.
Luckily, these people treated her relatively courteously and not only did not harm or imprison her, but seeing her covered in blood, they prepared hot water for her to bathe and provided her with a change of clothes. After these days of long journeys and last night’s life-and-death struggle, she indeed needed a thorough wash and a moment of relaxation right now — but even so, she didn’t dare let her guard down entirely.
After all, this was Xingluo Warehouse City!
Thinking of this, even though the warm bath had brought on a little drowsiness, Shang Ruyi forcefully shook her head to clear her mind.
At this moment, voices of conversation drifted in from outside the door—
"Sister-in-law, is that person in the room the General’s wife?"
"Yes."
"Strange, aren’t those who fight us just the court’s running dogs? Why not kill her and bring her back?"
"Who knows? The Store Manager gave these instructions."
"In my opinion, there’s no need to bother, her husband has been causing us trouble these days. Even now, Brother Lu and the others are out there looking for him."
...
Shang Ruyi couldn’t listen to the rest.
Looking for him?
The people of Xingluo Warehouse are also searching for Yu Wenye?
Unease filled her heart, and as the bath had also cooled a bit, she hurriedly stepped out of the barrel. Without anyone to assist her, she had to wipe her body with a dry towel herself and reached for the clothes the woman had brought.
As she stretched out her hand, she found that a pair of earrings was placed on top of the clothes.
Strange, these people already treated her quite kindly by giving her a change of clothes, yet why did they also provide things for dressing up? Even for dressing up, what could a pair of earrings add?
Moreover, she was not in the mood for that at the moment.
So she set the earrings aside and put on the clothes — just ordinary blue cloth attire, washed until faded, obviously worn by someone else before, but she had no choice at this time, carefully tidying up the collar and belt, prepared to walk out.
However, just as she reached the door, she heard footsteps from outside.
These footsteps were very steady, sounding unusual compared to ordinary people.
Shang Ruyi instinctively paused within the door, holding her breath to listen, and heard a young man’s voice, "Are things ready on your side?"
A middle-aged woman’s laughter sounded, "Brother Hua, why have you come personally? It’ll be ready soon, hum, that official lady is so troublesome, dawdling for a bath, I’ll go hurry her up."
"No need."
"Zi Ying, why not imprison this woman?"
"Indeed, we don’t have time to attend to the court’s hounds."
"Go tell the Store Manager to have her killed, it’s settled."
Upon hearing the word "kill", Shang Ruyi couldn’t help but shiver, but next she heard the young man’s firm voice, "Even though we’ve left Wanggang Village, do you still remember the village rules? No killing the old, young, women, and children. It is a strict rule! Do not make me hear such words again in the future!"
Though young, his words carried undeniable authority, immediately silencing those around.
And then, the voice addressed the tightly closed door, "Madam, if you are ready, please come out."
"..."
Shang Ruyi’s heart skipped a beat.
Unexpectedly, although this person was talking to those outside, he had sharp ears and had likely already sensed her standing by the door. She took a deep breath and pushed the door open to walk out.
Outside the door stood two guards and the middle-aged woman who had earlier brought the clothes to her.
In addition, there was the young man.
He was dressed in blue combat attire with an arrow tube and a longbow on his back, with sharp, handsome features, and despite looking about twenty, carried a calm aura. He was evidently the Divine Archer who rescued her from Kou Junliang’s camp with arrow after arrow and drove her towards Xingluo Warehouse.