Thirteen years later, Xuanbeicheng.

This border town that once had constant wars has now become a lively and prosperous trading city. There are teahouses and restaurants just a few steps down the street. At dusk, the whole street is brightly lit, with children singing in the teahouses and guessing games in the taverns.

The sound of the peddler carrying the burden and shaking the rattle are intertwined, and they are all the fireworks of a peaceful and prosperous age.

Since the unification of the world, Emperor Duanmu Chen has vigorously implemented the New Deal, reduced taxes, promoted the planting of new food crops in the barren north, and developed silkworm breeding in the south. Nowadays, the days when the people have no food to eat are really over.

However, peace is real, and there are still bad people.

A tall girl wearing coarse clothes was carrying a small bundle, her hair was wrapped in a cloth, only revealing her small face without makeup, fair skin, big eyes, beautiful nose and cherry lips, she walked alone from the North City Gate before dark.

After entering Xuanbei City, not long after walking on the street, I was stared at by a man.

The man was an ordinary-looking man with an honest face. He was walking forward in a hurry. When he saw the girl walking alone at night, his eyes flashed and he stopped a salesman beside him who was about to carry a load home.

He held up a round fan and pretended to be looking, but in fact his eyes were following the girl who was walking by not far away.

Seeing the girl enter an inn, the man frowned, and the salesman asked impatiently, "Do you want to buy it or not?"

The man threw down his fan and said, "I won't buy it!"

The salesman waited for the man to walk away, then cursed and picked up the load and continued walking forward.

The man approached the door of the inn and saw the girl coming out again with her eyes lowered. A voice came from the inn, "How can you stay in an inn if you don't have money? Go to the west of the city quickly. There is a charity hall where people do charity!"

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The man almost bumped into the girl, and quickly apologized and reminded her to watch people when walking. Seeing the girl's lonely expression, he asked with concern, "Little girl, it's so late, why are you out alone? Where are your family members?"

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The girl glanced at the man and said in a low voice, "Everyone in my family has passed away. I want to go to the capital to join my distant uncle. I lost my money on the way and haven't eaten in three days..."

The man sighed deeply, "It's so pitiful. My home is in this city, not far from here. My wife is preparing a meal and waiting for me to go back. If you don't mind, come to my house tonight. I also have a daughter, just like you.

big."

The girl hesitated when she heard this, "Thank you, uncle, but no need. I'll go to the charity hall that person mentioned."

The man looked around and lowered his voice and said, "You are from out of town. I don't know, but the Charity Hall is not a good place. If you don't work, you won't be given food. You will be beaten and scolded at every turn. Once you go in, you won't be able to leave."

.You little girl is gone, how can you bear it?"

The girl was stunned for a moment, and the man said some bad words about the Charity Hall. Finally, the girl nodded and followed the man in the same direction.

After a while, a waiter ran out of the inn and looked outside, "Hey? Where's that little girl just now? I went to get her two steamed buns! I'm afraid she'll faint from hunger before she reaches the charity hall. Where is she?"

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Looking left and right, there was no one there. The waiter shook his head and went back with the steamed buns.

At this time, the man had already led the girl into a deserted dark alley, saying that his home was here.

"Uncle is really kind-hearted." The girl seemed to let down her guard, "I really met a good person!"

The man's smile showed a bit of evil in the night, "I can help you with small things. Seeing you is like seeing my daughter, but you are prettier than my daughter."

"Really?" The girl smiled innocently.

The two of them have reached the middle of the alley. If they go further, they will find a dead end. The man suddenly reaches out and grabs the girl's shoulder, "Really, but your parents never taught you, don't trust strangers when you go out."

.No, a beautiful little girl like you shouldn’t go out alone!”

The girl fled in horror, "You...what are you going to do?"

The man sneered, "Of course I'm sending you to a good place so that you can have a good time and drink spicy food in the future. With your beauty, you can definitely sell it for a big price!"

Before he finished speaking, the man turned around. He was clearly a practitioner, and he reached out and grabbed the girl's slender neck.

Under the night, the girl's face was half-dark, her eyes were slightly narrowed, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her lips, like a fairy, "My family is not short of money. If my parents hear you say this, they will

Very angry.”

The next moment, when the man realized something was wrong, he heard a click, and the hand he stretched out had been broken, and he didn't even see clearly how the girl took action. She looked obviously weak, so how could she have such great strength?

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The girl snorted softly, "It's true that people die for money. No matter how strict the law is, there will always be people who risk their lives." She said a few quick blows, which made the man scream in agony, but the expression on her face hardly changed, and she always had a smile on her face.

With a careless smile, he was obviously young, but he was cold and commanding, and his strikes were clean and neat, showing a domineering attitude that looked down upon everything.

After a while, the man lay on the ground vomiting blood and his screams became much weaker.

The girl waved her hand, and two tall and tall young men appeared behind her, one wearing a bold red robe and the other wearing a blue suit.

The two of them stepped forward in unison, standing next to the girl on the left and right, looking at the man who was beaten to death on the ground.

"Little sister, why are you acting alone again?" The young man in blue smiled helplessly, "It seems like we accomplished nothing on this trip."

The young man in red raised his foot and kicked the man on the ground hard in the heart, "You dare to plot evil against my sister, you are so brave!" Then he smiled at the young man in blue, "Elder brother, you are the one who has accomplished nothing, but

It’s not me, I’ve just made a move, oh no, it’s my feet! But it’s true, little sister, you always fight alone, leading us like a spoiled child in a golden house, and don’t let us work, in case you

If a hair falls out, the master will hang us up and beat us when we get home!"

The boy in blue couldn't help but laugh, "Xiao Shu, don't talk nonsense. Master has never hit me like that."

The girl smiled, her eyebrows were lively, and her temperament was completely different from the one she had just faced the trafficker. She pulled out a hair and said, "My eldest brother testifies, I am missing a hair. When I go home, my father will hang my second brother on a tree and beat him."

A meal!”

The young man in red lamented, hugged the young man in blue, and rested his head on his shoulder, "Elder brother, little sister, you all bully me! I won't live anymore!"

The man on the ground wanted to turn his face to look at them, but a silver needle as thin as an ox's hair flew out from the fingers of the young man in blue and penetrated into the back of the man's neck. His head hung down and became completely motionless.

This human trafficker is indeed looking for death because he knows nothing about the people he met today.

The girl is Gu Nuan, the only daughter of the current regent Gu Ling and his wife Su Liang, the miracle doctor. She is also the most favored adopted daughter of the current emperor Duanmu Chen, and she has already been named a princess.

The two young men are naturally the close disciples of Gu Ling and Su Liang. The little buns back then have grown up.

The boy in blue is the former Zheng'er, whose name is Wan Zhengyang. He has a dignified face, handsome eyebrows, and a steady and gentle temperament.

The young man in red is Ji Xiaoshu, who occasionally teases the self-proclaimed prince of the subjugated country. His real name is Ji Tianyang. He has delicate features and elegant eyes.

Ji Tianyang is a month younger than Wan Zhengyang, but he was half a head taller than him when he was a child. Now he is still half a head taller and thinner. But Wan Zhengyang stands as tall and straight as a pine, while Ji Tianyang is casual and lazy, and looks about the same height.

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The three brothers and sisters came here to stay for a short stay with the Ji family who settled in the north. Although they said it was a short stay, they couldn't stop Ji Yuebai's kind invitation to stay. They stayed for half a month longer than planned, and now they have to rush back to the capital.

As for tonight, something like this has happened more than once or twice - the three brothers and sisters have often traveled together as early as three years ago. Without an adult to take them, Wan Zhengyang and Ji Tianyang spent most of the time reading in Gu Xiaonuan's space.

Practicing martial arts or sleeping and playing chess, while Gu Xiaonuan is responsible for "fishing".

It is too easy for a beautiful girl who is alone to attract bad guys, but this is exactly the purpose of the three of them. When they go out to play, of course they have to eliminate some scum along the way. Otherwise, what use will it be to learn such high-level martial arts if the world is peaceful?

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Using the same routine, they had lost count of the number of traffickers they encountered all over the world who wanted to take Gu Xiaonuan home or arrest and sell them.

And every time they agreed to work together, Gu Xiaonuan would always put down the bad guys before releasing the two brothers.

"Okay, now we need the eldest and second brothers to do the work, so I'll leave it to you!" Gu Xiaonuan smiled brightly, "Also, I'm hungry."

Wan Zhengyang smiled and said, "Everything is ready. Do you want to eat here?"

Gu Xiaonuan nodded, waved his hand again, and there was a table in front of him, with four dishes and one soup placed on it.

There was another basin on the table. Gu Xiaonuan washed her hands. The basin disappeared again. A chair appeared. She sat down, picked up her chopsticks and started eating.

After tasting a piece of ribs, he nodded, "Brother, your cooking skills are getting better and better, and you are almost catching up with my dad."

Ji Tianyang pointed to a dish with very bright colors, "Little sister, try this, I'm innovating today, stir-fried eggplant with strawberries! Isn't it pretty?"

Gu Xiao warmed her hands and refused, "Please, second brother, please stop innovating. Strawberries are so delicious. Mom finally found the seeds to grow them. Why don't you just eat them?"

Ji Tianyang sighed, "Oh, why does my little sister always dislike the dishes I prepare with all my heart, and is not even willing to take a bite? I am so sad."

Gu Xiaonuan was speechless, it’s this again!

Wan Zhengyang smiled gently, "I've tasted it, and it's not poisonous. You might as well try it, little sister. It tastes very special."

Ji Tianyang blinked at Gu Xiaonuan, "Try it, try it! Maybe it will suit your taste!"

Out of curiosity, Gu Xiaonuan tasted the eggplant but did not dare to try the fried strawberries.

"How is it?" Ji Tianyang asked.

Gu Xiaonuan shook his head, "Second brother, I have told you many times that I don't like sweet and salty things. It's weird. If you like it, eat more."

Ji Tianyang held his forehead, "Okay, okay, then I can only go home and cook it for Master. He will definitely like it."

Gu Xiaonuan was happy when she heard this, "The last time you were hung up and beaten by dad, it was because you picked up the flowers that he had raised for a long time and made a pot of soup. Those flowers were a surprise for mom from dad!"

Ji Tianyang coughed lightly, "Ignorance is not guilty. I thought that little flower was wild in the manor. Who made it smell so fragrant, but it tasted bitter when I drank it. I was simply deceived!"

"Okay, it's time for us to get to work." Wan Zhengyang asked Ji Tianyang to drag the traffickers up on the ground together, and flew up. A few of them jumped up and disappeared.

Gu Xiaonuan sat alone in the dark alley and finished her dinner. As soon as she took back the table and chairs, her two brothers came back.

"How is it?" Gu Xiaonuan asked.

Wan Zhengyang nodded, "After interrogation, both the person and the confession have been sent to the county government."
To be continued...