The Peasant Wife: The Prime Minister's Beloved

Chapter 148 The heroine spares her life

After paying the bill and leaving the house, Chen Xi walked home with a light but firm step. However, a subtle sense of uneasiness gradually spread in his heart.

She sensed an unusual presence behind her, as if a pair of eyes were following her closely.

Chen Xi was quick-witted, sometimes speeding up his pace, sometimes deliberately slowing down, changing his pace skillfully, trying to test whether there was really someone following him.

As expected, two burly men followed closely behind him. Although their movements were concealed, Chen Xi had everything under control with his keen perception.

She made plans in her mind and deliberately led the route to a remote alley where few people went, which was a good place to solve the trouble.

When the surroundings became completely quiet and even the sound of the wind seemed particularly clear, Chen Xi suddenly stopped and the two strong men followed closely, completely unaware that they had fallen into the other party's trap.

"Tell me, who sent you here?"

Chen Xi's voice was as cold as ice, his eyes were sharp, staring directly at the two strong men in front of him.

A sturdy man pretended to be relaxed, with a contemptuous smile on his face, as if he didn't care that his whereabouts were discovered. "Oh, young lady, you have sharp eyes, but in this town, being sharp-eyed is not necessarily a good thing."

"In that case, come and play with your brothers!"

Before the other man finished speaking, he strode forward and stretched out his strong arms, intending to grab Chen Xi's shoulders.

However, Chen Xi dodged lightly and easily avoided the man's attack.

"Haha, young lady, do you like this kind of game? Do you think that if you can escape once, you can escape the second and third time?" The two strong men exchanged glances, and then pounced on Chen Xi at the same time with great force.

But they never expected that Chen Xi's daily Sanda skills were not in vain. Facing these two opponents who only relied on brute force, she seemed to be at ease.

She stepped back slightly, kicked her feet, and kicked a strong man in the chest with a fierce kick. The man fell to the ground and was kicked several feet away. Blood gushed out of his mouth, and he was obviously seriously injured.

The other strong man was afraid when he saw this, but his face and mission drove him to not give in. He roared and rushed towards Chen Xi with his fists waving, trying to overwhelm her with his absolute strength.

Chen Xi sneered. Facing this reckless attack, she just waved her hand lightly and punched the man's nose accurately.

Suddenly, blood from the man's nose stained his clothes red, and pain and fear were intertwined on his face.

"Want to give it another try?" Chen Xi slowly walked in front of the man, and raised the fist that had just left a deep mark on his face.

"You, you..." The man covered his nose. The severe pain made him incoherent, as if his nose had been broken by the punch and the pain was unbearable.

"Humph, you should have expected this consequence when you followed me." Chen Xi's words were cold. She had no mercy on the two guys who dared to follow her.

At this time, the other strong man had already collapsed to the ground, spitting blood, unable to get up. The only remaining strong man became the target of Chen Xi's questioning and venting of dissatisfaction.

Another punch hit the man's eye squarely, causing swelling and bruising instantly. The pain made his cries for mercy even more shrill.

"Lady, please spare me, please spare me..." The man finally realized that the seemingly weak woman in front of him was actually a master who was difficult to mess with, and he begged for mercy quickly.

But is Chen Xi someone who gives up easily?

There was a cold flash in her eyes, and it was obvious that she was not going to let them go.

The sounds of groans and wails echoed in this desolate place, sounding particularly harsh.

"Okay, tell me, who told you to follow me?" After a fight, Chen Xi sat on a cold stone without caring about her image, looking down at the two embarrassed men in front of her, and began her interrogation.

"Lady, I'm telling you, stop hitting him. If you continue, he'll die."

The man almost cried for mercy. Seeing this, Chen Xi was too lazy to waste any more energy. He took out a sweet and sour fruit from his sleeve and chewed it leisurely while waiting for his next words.

"We are brothers, trying to make a living in this town. A few days ago, a woman came to us and gave us one penny of silver, asking us to ruin your reputation. She would give us another penny after we succeeded..." The man's voice trembled, full of regret.

"Lady, we know we are wrong, please forgive us!" He knelt on the ground, his forehead touching the dust, and kowtowed repeatedly for mercy.

Chen Xi secretly wondered in his heart, when did he provoke such a cruel and ruthless woman?

"Who is that woman?" she demanded, the doubts in her heart growing.

"Well, lady, she didn't say her name, so we really don't know." The man answered hurriedly, fearing that he would anger the lady in front of him again.

"By the way, lady, after giving the money, the woman kept holding her stomach and walked away."

Holding your stomach?

This detail made Chen Xi imagine a figure in her mind, a figure she had never thought would have a conflict with her.

……

A breeze blew by, gently swaying Chen Xi's hair, and her eyes were firm.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it must be her..." This thought lingered in my mind.

"Lady, we have told you everything we know. Can you let us go?"

The two men knelt on the ground, dust staining their clothes, and raised their heads cautiously with a mixture of uneasiness and pleading in their tone.

"Sure." Chen Xi's answer was concise and powerful.

"Thank you, lady. Thank you, lady!"

Upon hearing this, the two of them had a glimmer of relief in their eyes and hurriedly supported each other, preparing to flee this place of trouble. Although their steps were hurried, they could not hide their inner joy.

“Wait, did I let you go?” Chen Xi’s voice sounded again, cold and a little playful, causing the two who were about to leave to pause and look back, their eyes full of fear and confusion. Could it be that the previous forgiveness was just a joke?

Seeing the two people's confused expressions, Chen Xi sighed and decided not to keep it a secret any longer: "The money you used to cause trouble for me..."

Before he could finish his words, the two of them suddenly realized what had happened and a look of embarrassment appeared on their faces.

"Lady, they are all here, please take a look." The two men hurriedly took out the silver coins that were shining with cold light from their pockets and presented them with both hands.

"Okay, let's go." Chen Xi waved his hand gently, indicating that they could leave.

In the sunlight, the half ounce of silver reflected a cold and hard light in her hand, and a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of her mouth...

……

As the setting sun shone, Chen Xi walked into the house carrying a heavy medicine box.

Inside the house, two children had just woken up from a nap and were sitting around Xie Tianyi. Their tender voices intertwined with Xie Tianyi's steady voice as they recited the "Three Character Classic".

"When humans are born, their nature is good. Their natures are similar, but their habits are far apart..."

Chen Xi gently put the medicine box aside and took out the newly bought paper and candy from his arms.