Ruan Ning found him impossible to communicate with and removed all her rings, stuffing them into her sleeve pocket as she continued to limp forward. After a while, the pain in her foot became unbearable, and she stopped to sit down, grimacing as she rubbed her foot. Suddenly, someone patted her shoulder—it was the young man. “Is the injury serious? Let me take a look,” he said.
Ruan Ning quickly pulled her foot back and glared at him, retorting, “Have you heard of propriety between men and women?”
“Hey, isn’t someone over there calling for Princess Le?” the young man suddenly said.
Ruan Ning was startled and turned to look, but he quickly grabbed her ankle and twisted it. Ruan Ning screamed, “Hey, I injured my right foot, not my left foot!”
When he put down her left foot, Ruan Ning was shocked to find that now both her feet were in the same condition—both limping.
So angry, she didn’t want to speak. Would killing him make her feel better?
The young man scratched his head, looking embarrassed. “I made a mistake. Do you have something to eat? I smell a fragrance.”
Before she could answer, he grabbed the corner of a pastry package from her chest and pulled it out, instantly devouring it. He puffed out his cheeks like a white bamboo rat and mumbled, “It’s too sweet. Don’t you find it cloying?”
Ruan Ning: …
That was her entire day’s ration. She really wanted to strangle him!
Half an hour later, Ruan Ning was leaning against a roadside tree, glaring fiercely at him. If looks could kill, he would have been turned into a hedgehog long ago.
Now, she had no food, no drink, and both feet were useless. All she could do was sit and rub her feet.
“Do you have money?” the young man seemed completely oblivious to her murderous intent.
“No, yes!”
Ruan Ning gritted her teeth, enunciating each word.
“Then there’s nothing we can do. I was going to buy you some food and drink, and get a couple of medicinal patches for your foot, but you have no money. Alas, what can I do?” The young man shook his head regretfully.
Ruan Ning laughed coldly. In this desolate place, could anyone really buy food, drinks, and medicinal patches? If she believed him, she’d be foolish.
