Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 212 - 210: Eat it All

Xiao’er was truly at a loss for words. Who had she provoked? She was called an idiot out of the blue and yet she let it slide. Now she even had to apologize for things done by Shangguan Xuanyi!

What kind of logic was this!

"No! You must eat everything up, and swallow it down. Even if you vomit it out, I’ll stuff it back into your mouth! You have to eat even what I vomit out!" The woman in green clothing took advantage of a moment when everyone wasn’t feeling nauseated to say these disgusting and vicious words.

"Yes, eat everything! You really think you can just stir up trouble without considering who we are! Today, not only will you have to eat all of that stuff, you will also have to crawl from between my legs. Only then will I let you go!" A man with a short, squat stature, slanting eyes, and a garlic-like nose added.

Shangguan Xuanyi threw a pebble into his mouth, knocking out quite a few of his teeth!

Then, with a swift kick, he stepped on him, "Very well! Then you will eat everything she mentioned! Then kneel down and kowtow as an apology! Don’t think of leaving unless you knock your head until it breaks!"

Shangguan Xuanyi was furious. Of all the people to bully, they chose to bully someone he held dear!

Shangguan Xuanyi was a man of few words. This was the longest sentence he had ever spoken!

He had been trying to think of a way to cheer up Xiao’er, but these people are causing her such turmoil!

They kept calling her a fool — it was irritating and offensive! They even wanted her to eat something vile. If it came to it, he would rather get his hands dirty than let her touch it! It was absolutely unforgivable!

"Ah, it hurts so much, how dare you step on me, you’re done for!" The man, even with his teeth fallen out and speech leaking air, still didn’t learn his lesson!

"Only seeking your own death, why are you still not arresting these two? Feed them all of that stuff. And bring that woman back with me, she is such a beauty, I’ll nurture her for a few years before putting her in my chambers!" A man, who obviously overindulged in carnal pleasures, was calling his servants into action from behind.

A few servants all rushed forward upon hearing the command.

Hearing this, Shangguan Xuanyi’s anger flared up even more. With a single kick, he hit the man’s jaw, sending the man flying out with several teeth and a mouthful of blood.

He extended his right hand and snapped his fingers, and a hidden guard suddenly emerged from unknown whereabouts, fending off the four approaching men with four palm strikes.

"Master!" The hidden guard knelt on one knee and saluted.

"Do as I said!" Shangguan Xuanyi coldly ordered.

"Yes."

Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t want to bother with them, nor did he want to waste more time, lest it disturbed Xiao’er’s eyes and ears!

Over half of the noon time had passed, and he was worried that Xiao’er might be hungry. The most important thing was to quickly roast the fish.

Shangguan Xuanyi leaned over and said to Xiao’er, "Let’s go and gather some firewood."

"Okay!" Xiao’er smiled at him, nodded her head. The feeling of being protected by someone was so wonderful.

The hidden guard kicked the man in front of him to his knees, "Kowtow!"

The voice was as cold as if it came from the depths of hell.

One young lady remembered what her father said about hidden guards — they were usually trained by royal families. The person who just emerged must be a hidden guard.

That in turn suggested that even if the person was not a prince, he was certainly someone she shouldn’t mess with.

The man had a noble and elegant demeanor and utterly disregarded them.

She realized she was looked down upon by him so much that he didn’t even think questioning their identities was worth his time.

If he wasn’t of high social status, he’d at least show some restraint towards them. After all, they were not ordinary civilians, but people from affluent families!

"Sir, Miss, please wait!" With these thoughts in mind, the young lady dressed in yellow called out hastily.

But Shangguan Xuanyi blatantly disregarded her, not even pausing to pay her a glance, and continued walking towards the forest with Xiao’er.

"Sir!"

Nobody paid her any mind.

"Miss, our people have offended you just now. I, on behalf of them, apologize to you!" The lady in yellow, in a moment of wisdom, kneeled and bowed, offering her apology.

She noticed that the man was very protective of Xiao’er.

Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t acknowledge her, but Xiao’er turned her head to look. She had clearly seen that this lady in yellow hadn’t said a word from the beginning and presumably had no intentions of causing trouble with them.

She seemed to be an innocent victim caught up in all this mess, and she was the first to voluntarily offer an apology.

Xiao’er wasn’t the type to judge the entire group based on a few individuals.

"Brother Shangguan, this woman in yellow hasn’t spoken a word."

This was a suggestion to spare her.

"Then let her be! Are you hungry, Xiao’er?" Shangguan Xuanyi wouldn’t go against Xiao’er’s wishes. All he cared about right now was whether Xiao’er was hungry.

The girl was at the age where she was growing and certainly should not go hungry.

The others who originally wanted to resist, were kicked to their knees by the man in black as soon as they moved.

The moment they tried to stand, another forceful stomp came down, forcing them to apologize.

They were relying on their four servants, but after one slap, they couldn’t even stand up.

They were panicked, scared, and quickly apologized.

This time, neither Xiao’er nor Shangguan Xuanyi turned around.

Shangguan Xuanyi’s words were to be carried out faithfully by his servants.

Xiao’er held no sympathy for such people. What was that saying? The one who provokes first is deserving of scorn.

Neither of them looked back again.

The woman in yellow bit her lip and sighed in relief, but unfortunately it did not earn her a single glance from him.

She shook her head; some people just weren’t worth her foolish hopes.

After their apologies, the hidden guards grabbed them by the collars and threw them in front of the pile of fish guts, "Eat!"

The woman in green resisted!

"You’re going too far! Do you know who I am? My uncle is the current prime minister, and my cousin is the imperial consort. You dare treat me like this, I’ll see to it that you have no place to be buried!"

The hidden guard grabbed her hair and shoved her face into the pile of filth.

The imperial consort’s cousin, she was the perfect candidate for this!

The poison that afflicted his master was delivered by this imperial consort. Now, unable to take action against her, they would vent their anger on her cousin!

The master was as significant as a mountain to him, his master’s order was his command!

Poor things, they were so frightened they even vomited their bile. From then on, they would feel nauseous at the sight of fish and meat and had to eat only vegetables.

Shangguan Xuanyi took Xiao’er to a more remote location, lit a fire, stuck the fish on bamboo skewers, and started grilling them.

As the fish slowly cooked, a savory aroma wafted through the air.

Xiao’er had brought a small bundle containing a few small ceramic pots of seasoning and a pair of bowls and chopsticks.

"Add some seasoning, it’ll definitely enhance the aroma." Xiao’er took out the seasoning.

"I got it, sit back a bit. Be careful of the heat." Shangguan Xuanyi took the seasoning.

"I’m not worried, I often grill food. Let’s each grill one and see whose is tastier!"

"I can handle it." Shangguan Xuanyi sprinkled some salt on both fish.

"Add some cumin powder too."

Shangguan Xuanyi found the bottle labeled ’cumin powder’ and sprinkled some on the fish.

"Also add some pepper salt powder and chili powder, add more chili powder to one of them, I love spicy."

Xiao’er was constantly murmuring on the side, pointing and instructing.

"Alright." Shangguan Xuanyi was not annoyed and did as instructed.

When it was time to eat the fish, he meticulously picked all the meat into the bowl, not handing it over to Xiao’er until no bones could be found.

Xiao’er happily accepted it and began eating contentedly.

Shangguan Xuanyi elegantly ate his fish.

As Xiao’er ate, a feeling of unease crept over her. She felt that Shangguan Xuanyi’s whole fish, no matter how she looked at it, seemed tastier than a pile of fish fragments!