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Chapter 587: Encounter with Sun Shangxiang

When the soldiers guarding the city saw Sun Shangxiang with blood on her body, they immediately stepped forward and stopped her.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you covered in blood?"

"Sir, I encountered bandits on my way here. Thanks to a hunter who came to my rescue, we were able to get here safely. This blood was left by the hunter when he killed the bandits."

When they heard that they were robbers, and that the two women in front of them looked very weak, the soldiers did not make things difficult for them, but instead comforted them.

"The world has been in turmoil lately, so the two girls should not wander around. As for those bandits, King Lie will definitely send someone to deal with them once things are settled. You two can go in."

Sun Shangxiang nodded and took Xiaodie into the city.

After entering the city, Sun Shangxiang took Xiaodie and found an inn and booked a room.

The two then started walking down the street.

Just then, someone bumped into Sun Shangxiang.

Sun Shangxiang frowned and was about to get angry, but then she remembered that this was Liu Bei's territory in Jiaozhou, so she should not be too high-profile. She just looked at the person who bumped into her and didn't say anything.

Xiaodie on the side was pointing at that person.

"What are you doing? Don't you have eyes when you walk?"

Xiaodie, who was about to say something, was stopped by Sun Shangxiang.

After the man left, Sun Shangxiang looked at the sachet on the stall in front of her, liked it, and was about to take out her wallet.

It turned out that the purse was missing.

That's all his wealth.

Sun Shangxiang immediately remembered the person who had just bumped into her, and quickly took Xiaodie to chase after him.

The man also reacted and turned and ran.

"Catch the thief! Catch the thief!"

Sun Shangxiang ran and shouted.

Gu Rubing was walking on the street with Zhao Yun.

At this moment, Gu Rubing was calculating the time in his mind.

According to Gu Rubing's judgment, Sun Shangxiang should have entered the city yesterday, but until now, no information about Sun Shangxiang has been received. This really doesn't make sense. Did something happen on the way?
Just as Gu Rubing was thinking, a voice came from a distance.

"Catch the thief!"

Immediately afterwards, Gu Rubing saw a man with a shifty look running towards him holding a purse.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun immediately stepped forward and stopped the thief.

"Get out of my way."

The thief pushed Zhao Yun casually, but found that Zhao Yun did not move at all. He himself took a few steps back because he had used too much force.

"Hey, kid, get out of here right now, or I'll skin you alive."

Zhao Yun did not answer him, but turned around and looked at Gu Rubing behind him. After all, he was traveling in a low profile, and he would definitely not be able to take action without Gu Rubing's order.

Seeing Gu Rubing nodded, Zhao Yun no longer hesitated and kicked the thief away.

When the thief landed on the ground, he rolled right in front of Sun Shangxiang who had arrived.

The thief stood up from the ground and felt severe pain in every part of his body, but now was not the time for him to care about these things.

There was quite a commotion here, and more and more people were gathering over.

The thief looked at the people around him and finally set his target on the woman named Sun Shangxiang.

The thief pulled out a dagger.

"Girl, I stole a purse from you and was caught by people all over the street. If that's the case, I'll just let you suffer a little."

After saying this, the thief stretched out his hand and was about to grab Sun Shangxiang by the collar.

Zhao Yun frowned slightly when he saw this and was about to rush over.

The originally weak woman was seen grabbing the thief's hand with one hand, then exerting force with her waist to throw the thief to the ground, and then stepped on the thief's wrist holding the knife with one foot, applying a little force.

The thief let out a scream and the dagger in his hand was thrown out.

After Sun Shangxiang tidied her hair, she took the purse in her hand, checked it, and then put it away with satisfaction.

Sun Shangxiang walked up to Zhao Yun and bowed to him.

"thank you!"

When Zhao Yun saw the scene in front of him, his eyes widened.

What kind of etiquette is this? Isn't the person in front of me a girl? Why do you have to clasp your hands when you meet?
Xiaodie, who was standing by, also reacted and quickly pulled Sun Shangxiang's hand down.

"Miss, they helped you, you should be grateful!"

Fluttershy said, blinking.

Sun Shangxiang also reacted immediately and quickly changed it to the Wanfu Li.

Gu Rubing was watching the scene from the side. He always felt that the person in front of him should be Sun Shangxiang, whom he was looking for.

"May I ask your name, young lady?"

Looking at Gu Rubing who was walking over, Sun Shangxiang looked into Gu Rubing's eyes and found that his eyes were very clear.

If someone else asked such a question, there would be something else in their eyes, which was what Sun Shangxiang disliked the most, but the person in front of her was different.

"I am... a young lady named Sun Qiuju. Sir, you can just call me Qiuju."

"Qiu Ju?"

It sounded like a fake name, so Gu Rubing just smiled and didn't care, but he had already confirmed the other person's identity in his heart.

Sun Shangxiang was afraid that Gu Rubing would become suspicious, so she nodded quickly.

Looking at Sun Shangxiang's appearance, Gu Rubing smiled.

"Girls, Jiaozhou is not peaceful right now. It will be inconvenient for you two girls to stay here. Why don't you come back with me? With me here, I can at least guarantee your safety. What do you two girls think?"

"You are so rude!"

Before Sun Shangxiang could speak, Xiaodie on the side looked at Gu Rubing with dissatisfaction.

No matter what, they are two girls. It is obviously impolite to casually invite two girls to your home.

Xiaodie also felt that Gu Rubing was not a good person, at least anyone who spoke to them like this was not a good person.

Gu Rubing didn't care about Xiaodie, but looked at Sun Shangxiang.

Sun Shangxiang looked at Gu Rubing. She didn't know why, but when she saw the clarity in Gu Rubing's eyes, she always felt like she had believed it.

It may be that everyone who has come into contact with Sun Shangxiang has a purpose, and they are the kind of people who can't hide their thoughts. Sun Shangxiang is very good at capturing such emotions. After seeing so many people like that, when she meets someone as clean as Gu Rubing, it makes it easy for Sun Shangxiang to trust Gu Rubing.

Just when Sun Shangxiang was about to agree.

Among the people watching the excitement, someone suddenly recognized Gu Rubing.

"King Lie, isn't this King Lie?" A merchant knelt down after recognizing Gu Rubing.

The people around finally reacted at this time and knelt on the ground.

Gu Rubing had not expected such a big reaction. He originally wanted to find Sun Shangxiang in a low-key manner, but he did not expect these people to reveal their identities first.

When Sun Shangxiang heard that the person in front of her was Liu Bei, her face turned pale and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

When Xiaodie mentioned Liu Bei before, Sun Shangxiang didn't care. In her opinion, Jiaozhou was so big that it was impossible to meet Liu Bei by chance.

But I didn't expect that it was such a coincidence that I really met Liu Bei.

Gu Rubing saw that his identity had been exposed and it was no longer possible to hide it. He waved at the kneeling people, signaling them to stand up.

"Everyone, go and get busy. I'll take care of things here."

After hearing this, the people nodded and turned away with a smile.

After all, King Lie is here, what else do we need them for?
"I didn't expect you to be Liu...Uncle!"

After Sun Shangxiang finished speaking, she saluted Liu Bei again, then turned around and prepared to run.

How could Gu Rubing let the people he had caught with great difficulty escape so easily?
Gu Rubing nodded at Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun immediately understood and quickly appeared in front of the two women.

"My dear ladies, King Lie has invited you to his house."

"No need. We are just common people. How can we stay in King Lie's house? Let's just go to our inn. King Lie, we'll leave first."

After Sun Shangxiang finished speaking, she grabbed Xiaodie and turned to run.

"Really? It seems that the two girls are determined to leave. I definitely can't stop you. But I am curious, if I catch the two girls, I wonder how much I can get in return?"

When Sun Shangxiang heard the name of Sun Jian, her expression suddenly changed, and she stopped completely as she was about to run.

He turned to look at Gu Rubing and looked at him with a somewhat unfriendly expression.

"King Lie, are you threatening me?"

"That's indeed the meaning. The two girls can understand it that way."

"Humph, I never thought that the great Han Yi Zi Bing Jian Wang, King Lie, the uncle of the Han emperor, would actually use two women to threaten others. If this matter gets out, isn't King Lie worried that it will be bad for your reputation?"

Sun Shangxiang gritted her teeth and looked at Gu Rubing, mentally ready to run.

However, just as Sun Shangxiang was preparing to attack, she found that her retreat had been blocked by Zhao Yun.

At this moment, all the murderous aura in Zhao Yun had been released, and Sun Shangxiang even felt that the temperature around her had dropped a few degrees.

She knew in her heart that she would not be able to escape.

Since you can't run away, just accept it.

"Your Majesty, since you have invited a girl from Jiangdong, I can only refuse. I hope Your Majesty can tell my father, Sun Jian, that I am safe here with you, right?"

Sun Shangxiang deliberately shouted as loudly as possible so that everyone around could hear her.

Whether it was Gu Rubing, Sun Jian or Cao Cao, the spies of the three parties had long been integrated into the other side's camp, it was just a matter of depth.

Sun Shangxiang's words were naturally known to Jiangdong's spies.

These spies also knew what Sun Shangxiang meant, and they all cooperated to convey this message to all the people.

Gu Rubing couldn't help but smile when he saw Sun Shangxiang's appearance.

Of course he knew what Sun Shangxiang was thinking. Originally, he did plan to capture Sun Shangxiang and threaten Sun Jian, but Zhuge Liang provided him with a better idea, which could bring him the greatest benefit.

"Don't worry, Miss Sun, you will ensure your safety."

Gu Rubing also shouted very loudly, on the one hand to reassure Sun Shangxiang, and on the other hand to mock Sun Shangxiang and tell her that he was not afraid of these rumors at all.

Soon, under the escort of Zhao Yun, several people returned to Gu Rubing's house.

"I have arranged rooms for you. You two ladies can go with Zhao Yun. Also, I would like to remind you that Zhao Yun will be your personal bodyguard from today on. He will ensure your safety. Don't worry, Zhao Yun is a legendary general. No one can hurt you from his hands."

Upon hearing about the legendary general, Sun Shangxiang's escape plan was completely ruined.

She had witnessed the power of the legendary general from Sun Ce.

At that time, I was taught a lesson by Sun Ce. I cursed Sun Ce in a low voice from a distance, and then I was caught by Sun Ce and taught a lesson again.

Seeing Sun Shangxiang nod helplessly, Gu Rubing smiled and returned to the front hall with satisfaction.

At this time, Zhuge Liang was already waiting for Gu Rubing.

"My Lord, how is it? Did you bring Sun Shangxiang back?"

Gu Rubing nodded.

"In that case, we can proceed with our plan, but it's a pity for the lord that he still needs to make sacrifices."

Hearing this, Gu Rubing gave Zhuge Liang a blank look.

"Hehe, but my lord, I have something important to do."

As soon as he heard that Zhuge Liang was talking about serious matters, Gu Rubing immediately put down the teacup in his hand.

"Say it!"

"My lord, Jiaozhou is currently under the joint control of us, Sun Jian, and Cao Cao. In addition, Sun Jian and Cao Cao are getting married, and the gift is Jiaozhou. In this way, Jiaozhou will once again fall completely into Sun Jian's hands, and our efforts will be in vain. So I think it's time for us to use the emperor."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Gu Rubing looked at Zhuge Liang, suddenly thought of something, and laughed out loud.

"It seems that the Prime Minister wants me to use the emperor to control the princes!"

"Yes, the lord is indeed wise!"

Gu Rubing smiled. He was very pleased with Zhuge Liang's flattery.

"I will write a letter right now to inform Zi Jing and others who are staying in Xudu, and ask them to go to His Majesty and ask for an imperial decree!"

After Gu Rubing finished speaking, he prepared to write a letter.

"My Lord, wait a minute. I think you'd better go and talk to His Majesty in person about this matter. I'm afraid that Zijing and the others will make His Majesty dissatisfied. If something unpleasant happens between the two sides, it will also be troublesome for us."

Gu Rubing also felt that it made sense. Currently, Sun Jian and Cao Cao were both busy with the marriage and had no time to take care of him. He could also take this opportunity to return to Xu Du and meet His Majesty whom he had not seen for a long time.

"Well, I'll go back myself."

Gu Rubing made up his mind and left Cangwu County that day.

Sun Shangxiang was surprised when she learned that Gu Rubing had left.

She was a little confused. Since Gu Rubing had no intention of using her for anything, why did he capture her? Was it just to scare her?
Or did he really want to send himself to his father? Was Liu Bei so kind?
The more Sun Shangxiang thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong, so she immediately called Zhao Yun.

"General Zhao, why did you capture me?"

"Miss Sun, I think you may have misunderstood. We didn't capture you. We invited you here. You must remember this clearly. Otherwise, if your father hears about this, he will misunderstand us."

(End of this chapter)