Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune-Chapter 552: Perplexed (2nd Update)

Chapter 552 -552: Perplexed (2nd Update)

Silly girl thought she should also make a trip to Gaocheng County.

It delays by a couple of days to take a boat to Gaocheng County, as it has to stop along the coast and takes some detours. However, traveling by horse is much faster, taking just five days to arrive.

She was somewhat uneasy about Xie Zhinuan.

When she first came to Fengping County, with the King Han accompanying her, there weren’t many who dared to take action regardless of what they were thinking.

“Who is it!” Silly girl uttered a low shout, flipping herself up and swiftly grabbing her long sword. Without even putting on her clothes or shoes, she opened the door and lunged forward with a stab.

Her moves were fierce, swift, and powerful.

Duobao was startled for a moment. After all, Silly girl didn’t even have the opportunity to spar with him a year ago. Just one year had passed, and she had already surpassed him by a considerable margin.

He parried a few moves before Silly girl pointed her sword at his throat.

“…” Duobao remained silent.

Silly girl looked at him, recognized who he was, and silently sheathed her long sword.

“You, why have you come back?” Silly girl asked.

“…”

Duobao pursed his lips.

He felt extremely embarrassed.

He couldn’t best Yuanbao and his group, and now he couldn’t even win against a maid.

Silly girl, on the other hand, didn’t think so much.

Having followed Xie Zhinuan for almost a year, Silly girl’s nature had changed quite a bit. She was no longer the one to feign madness and play dumb with an icy heart. She had grown somewhat more tender and asked Duobao, “Have you been on the road all this time? Have you eaten dinner?”

“Not yet!” Duobao replied firmly.

“Then you should rest for a while. I’ll have someone prepare some food for you. The young ladies have gone to Gaocheng County, rest up, and the day after tomorrow I’ll go there with you!”

“…”

Duobao looked at Silly girl’s appearance.

She was naturally tall, almost as tall as him, and having grown a bit plumper recently, she looked even more imposing.

He grunted in acknowledgment.

With nothing more to say, he remained silent.

Silly girl didn’t ask further and had someone take him to rest, ordered the preparation of hot water, and kitchen to prepare food.

She then went back to her own room to rest.

“…”

Duobao was quite surprised.

He had never imagined that seeing Silly girl again would be like this.

Her martial arts had improved rapidly, and she obviously didn’t take him seriously. The awe she once felt upon seeing him had vanished without a trace.

Hot water was quickly prepared, considerately allowing him the luxury of taking a bath.

“Young Master, do you have a change of clothes?” the maid asked at the door.

“…”

Duobao, who had been purchasing and discarding clothes at ready-made clothing shops along the way, actually didn’t have any at the moment.

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“No!”

“Then how tall are you? How wide are your shoulders? This servant will fetch some clothes for you!”

Duobao was startled.

He vaguely reported some numbers, and the maid at the door retreated only to return in a moment.

Gently, she pushed the door open.

Duobao was taken aback and reached for the sword set aside.

“Young Master, your clothes are by the door. You can change into them after your bath. This servant will go prepare your meal!” the maid spoke before she took her leave.

“…”

Duobao held his breath and listened. Indeed, there was no one else.

He gently set down the long sword, relaxed, and soaked in the hot water, washing away his fatigue.

After dressing in fresh garments and leaving the bathhouse, the little maid heard movement and came to invite him for a meal. A few others entered the bathhouse to clean up.

On the table lay three small dishes and a bowl of soup noodles.

Somehow, Duobao felt touched.

Having been captured, botching his assignment, and during his time on the Frontier, he didn’t even dare to meet people. Along the way, his heart was exceptionally depressed, carrying a bit of irritability, afraid of being mocked, afraid of the disdain.

Yet, the people of the Xie Mansion didn’t make a fuss over him at all.

Silly girl didn’t ask any superfluous questions, and the maid looked at him indifferently. There wasn’t that kind of intention to flirt and warm his bed for him.