Huoyan Nan suddenly threw Shan Xiaoya away as if casting off a plague… Shan Xiaoya, losing her balance, became a projectile and made intimate contact with a stone table, crashing onto the table and then falling to the ground… At this moment, Shan Xiaoya had blood at the corner of her mouth, disheveled, with her wrinkled clothes stained a striking and shocking bright red…
Huoyan Nan glanced at Shan Xiaoya, whom he had thrown, with a thoughtful look, and then leaped away with a somewhat chaotic gaze…
Shan Xiaoya stood up with difficulty, hands on her hips, glaring in the direction Huoyan Nan had disappeared, and shouted through gritted teeth: “Scoundrel! Inexplicable scoundrel!
As she spoke, she brought her hands to her chest and began punching and kicking in his direction, as if she were actually hitting Huoyan Nan.
As she was hitting, Shan Xiaoya stared at her left hand and stopped moving. She blinked in disbelief and moved her left hand again. She saw her hand moving up and down, clenching into a fist and then spreading open. Then Shan Xiaoya laughed happily and jumped with joy.
It turned out that when Huoyan Nan had attacked Shan Xiaoya earlier, her dislocated arm had been put back in place, without any after-effects.
Discovering her arm had recovered, Shan Xiaoya was happy but also realized this was a place of trouble. She couldn’t stay a moment longer. She changed into an old, worn-out outfit, covered her ear-length short hair with a square cloth, disguising herself as a poor little girl. As night fell, she leaped over the wall, leaving the courtyard where she had been staying for three days.
Huoyan Nan lay in his room, thinking of Shan Xiaoya trapped in the desolate courtyard, and his body reacted. Feeling hot and uncomfortable, with a troubled mood, he suddenly sat up and strode out the door.
Shan Xiaoya wandered through the mansion, trying to find a way out. She realized the general’s residence was enormous, with courtyards looking identical.
As she walked, she saw someone leading a horse approaching. This late at night, it must be a servant of the mansion – perfect, she could ask how to get out. Shan Xiaoya quickened her steps towards him.
Huoyan Nan, leading his horse and feeling frustrated, wanted to leave the mansion to relax. Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure approaching. Recognizing her as Shan Xiaoya, whom he had imprisoned in the courtyard, his expression darkened. This bold woman dared to ignore his words and sneak out – was she trying to escape? The thought of her escaping enraged him.
This time, he would make her understand the consequences of trying to escape from him. Huoyan Nan’s physical needs transformed into anger. He mounted his horse swiftly, and the horse raced towards Shan Xiaoya. The speed was beyond imagination, too fast to dodge. It seemed Shan Xiaoya was about to become a victim under the horse’s hooves.
Just as he was about to collide with Shan Xiaoya, Huoyan Nan skillfully pulled the reins to the left, leaned down, and caught her with his arm, laying her horizontally on the horse’s back. Then he squeezed the horse’s belly, and they sped away.
Dan Xiaoya was thrown out by Hu Yannan, flying out… Closing her eyes and waiting for the pain to arrive, cursing Hu Yannan N times in her heart… Suddenly she discovered she had stopped, but the expected pain had not come. She quickly opened her eyes to find herself hanging on a large tree…
Her clothes were caught on a protruding dry branch, swaying dangerously. Looking down, her feet were far from the ground – if she fell, she would definitely be hurt. The culprit sat on horseback, watching her intently.
Dan Xiaoya tried to reach out and grab the tree trunk to stabilize herself, but she couldn’t reach it. She could only watch helplessly as her body continued to slide with the swaying branches…
Hu Yannan coldly watched Dan Xiaoya hanging on the tree. He was curious and wanted to see if she, who seemed fearless, would still hold her head high in such a passive situation, or let herself be badly injured. He hoped she would beg him for help; if she pleaded, he might generously rescue her. His gaze burned as he looked at her.
Dan Xiaoya sensed the malicious intent radiating from him. His gloating expression and eager eyes proved his sinister motives.
Even if she were to fall to her death, she would do so without showing weakness, never bowing to such a despicable person. Her misfortunes were exactly what this shameless man hoped for.
Dan Xiaoya stopped moving, coldly looking at Hu Yannan on horseback, revealing a dismissive smile. Her optimism and stubbornness involuntarily made Hu Yannan’s heart tremble, his brow unconsciously furrowing, anger flickering in his eyes.
Hu Yannan said with sudden kindness: “If you beg me, I might let you down.”
Dan Xiaoya disdainfully replied: “I’d rather die than be saved by you.”
“You… ungrateful woman…”
“Even if I become disabled, I won’t need your fake sympathy…” Before finishing her sentence, Dan Xiaoya felt her supporting force suddenly disappear and began to fall.
Seeing her fall, Hu Yannan was startled and instinctively reached out to catch her. But just before touching her, her series of movements made him withdraw his hand, letting her fall to the ground, looking at her bewilderedly.
Dan Xiaoya reflexively protected her head with her hands, curling her legs to her chest, forming a ball. The moment she touched the ground, she quickly rolled away. When Dan Xiaoya stood up unharmed, Hu Yannan’s anger erupted.
Hu Yannan narrowed his eyes dangerously, not angry but smiling. “You say it exists, then it does! Tormenting you? I tell you, this isn’t torment, this is teaching you a lesson.”
The fact that you can still say this proves you haven’t learned well enough, so I need to help you understand deeper.” Saying this, he grabbed the rope tied to Shan Xiaoya and leaped onto the horse’s back, turning back to Shan Xiaoya who had barely steadied herself after stumbling: “These feet of yours will now listen to me. Watch carefully, when I tell her to go forward, she will definitely go forward.” He squeezed the horse’s belly with his legs, and the horse’s hooves began to move forward…
Shan Xiaoya had never suffered such humiliation and knew she was no match for him. She grabbed the rope and quickly ran forward, trying to jump onto the horse’s back to avoid being so passive. Hu Yannan saw her intention and slapped the horse’s rear when she jumped, causing the horse to quickly run forward in pain.
Shan Xiaoya jumped up, realizing mid-air that her landing target had changed speed, making it nearly impossible to land on the horse’s back. She could only adjust her landing posture to land on her feet. Unfortunately, the moment her feet touched the ground, the rope suddenly pulled her forward, leaving her no space…
Shan Xiaoya barely stabilized herself, running forward to avoid falling. “Hey! Stop! What’s wrong with you? I’m a person, not an animal! How can you tie me up? Quickly let me go! If you’re a man, let’s have a one-on-one fight, don’t use such low tactics against a woman. Do you hear me? Quickly let me go!”
Hu Yannan sat leisurely on his horse and turned to the woman shouting behind him: “How can you be so overconfident? A one-on-one fight with me? Are you my match? Tell you what, shut your mouth, or don’t blame me for being merciless.”
Shan Xiaoya continued shouting as if she hadn’t heard him: “Quickly let me go! If you don’t dare to fight me one-on-one, don’t find excuses!”
Hu Yannan looked back at Shan Xiaoya’s defiant face, feeling an inexplicable good mood. He particularly wanted to see just how capable she was, always challenging him. He had seen her agile skills that day but wasn’t sure of her true abilities. Trying her out might be interesting.
“Fine! I’ll give you a chance. What if you lose?”
