I muttered to myself, having grown accustomed to talking alone, to speaking to the sky by myself.
I knew that even those who knew me would hardly recognize me now. My once fair skin had darkened from six months of hard labor, and I hadn’t bathed in who knows how long. But these days would be over after today, and everything would be fine.
I looked at the green trees ahead. Today they seemed so lush.
Just as I was lost in thought, footsteps approaching from behind broke my reverie: “Come here!” The footsteps sounded like a horse’s. A rough voice with a foreign accent called out behind me.
After six months, I didn’t want to pay attention to this unfriendly person.
I continued to stand leisurely, looking at the scenery.
“I told you to come here!” The voice behind me suddenly rose, almost cracking.
Probably because I ignored him, he swung the riding crop at me viciously. I wouldn’t resist because of the agreement between Cang Lian and me, but this person had no right to hit me.
I turned and reached out, grabbing his whip and pulling hard, unexpectedly pulling him off his horse. I had only meant to snatch the whip but didn’t expect to pull him down as well.
His body rolled to my feet.
Upon closer look, he was injured, with a large, blood-red patch clearly a knife wound.
I didn’t immediately help him up; I carefully examined him. His deep eyes showed he wasn’t from the Cang country, with messy, slightly curly long hair and an eagle-like, overly high nose revealing he was a foreigner. His attire was also strikingly out of place.
After observing him, I turned to leave. Yin Can had taught me that sometimes it’s best not to meddle, or you’ll get burned.
But before I could take a step, he grabbed my foot: “Save me!” His voice was weaker now, clearly more injured from being pulled down and thrown.
I reached to remove his hand gripping my foot. But as soon as I stepped, his hand grabbed my leg again.
“Sir, I can barely save myself. I truly have no ability to save you!” I said flatly, again trying to pull free. But he seemed determined, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t pull away.
