After provoking the holy maiden of Miao territory, she was infected with a love curse.

He carefully observed the two people in front of him.

Yin Huaixi's initial excitement quickly vanished. These two people looked like Miao people no matter how you looked at them, even their short jackets indicated they were genuine Miao people.

It wasn't a spy sent by her elder sister.

"Brother, that woman looks blind. Could it be a trap?"

"When the young chieftain left, he didn't say that the other party was blind."

Gripping the hilt of the curved sword tightly, the other person kept a close eye on the bottles and jars hanging from the silver chain at Sang Che's waist, as well as the delicate little bells that swayed back and forth.

"What's there to be afraid of? Wouldn't it be better if he were blind?"

"If this woman, who is so weak she can't even kill a chicken, is truly the person the young chieftain is looking for, then we don't need to waste any more words here."

"Just take the person there directly."

Watching the two men in front of him openly plotting as if no one else was around, Yin Huaixi fell silent.

She thought to herself that there are all sorts of birds in a big forest, and they weren't afraid of encountering the situation where they had been blinded by the Gu worms.

With her hands on her hips, Yin Huaixi planned to offer some kind words of advice.

Don't overthink it.

This isn't a case of her being overly compassionate.

She simply didn't want these two people to cause any big trouble, so that she wouldn't be interrogated on her very first day in this bandit stronghold.

At that point, where would we find the spies of our elder sister, or leave a message for her?

Before she could even speak, Sang Che took her hand and stepped forward, showing no fear whatsoever.

Sang Che: "Please leave."

Tell Lü Panshan that I will not see him.

Yin Huaixi: "???"

Wait, what's going on here!

She looked on in surprise and turned to stare at Sang Che in astonishment.

Could it be that Sang Che doesn't take these two people seriously because he can't see them?

Saying things like that on someone else's turf, won't you get beaten to a pulp in the street?!

Sang Che doesn't want to live anymore, but she does!

Could you please consider the feelings of this fragile little girl?

wrong.

Sang Che is not like that.

In the original work, Sang Che was just a bit naive and innocent in the early stages, but he wasn't "stupid".

These two were clearly acting on Lü Panshan's orders to kidnap people. If they didn't go, at most Lü Panshan would settle scores with them later.

But if you just swagger over there, you'll be like a fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others.

The young chieftain's order was rejected, and when they returned, they would be the ones who had been skinned alive.

The man raised an eyebrow and drew his curved sword.

The path that stood in front of them was blocked.

He said coldly, "We dare not disobey the young chieftain's orders."

"Please forgive me, young lady."

He gave them a severe threat.

The two originally thought that Sang Che and Yin Huaixi would be sensible enough to back away and surrender with their hands raised.

Unexpectedly, Sang Che walked towards the man's curved blade without any fear.

Worried that Sang Che would be injured by the sharp blade, Yin Huaixi panicked and reached out to grab Sang Che. This time, she didn't care whether she grabbed his sleeve or his wrist, losing all sense of proportion.

"Ah Che, be careful..."

Being in an unfamiliar place, Yin Huaixi was worried that if something happened to Sang Che, she would have to die with him.

To be cared for in this way.

Sang Che smiled slightly, turned around, and gently stroked Yin Huaixi's hand with her thumb to comfort her.

This indicates that she will be fine.

Seeing that these two were refusing to listen to reason and were about to be punished, they realized they were going to fail the young chieftain's instructions and would be forced to carry goods at the dock.

The men planned to swarm forward and forcibly take Sang Che and Yin Huaixi away.

Suddenly, he felt a soft, gentle touch on his back. Thinking someone was patting his shoulder, the man became quite impatient and turned around.

A huge black spider was seen crawling on his neck, its long, hairy legs raised high, its countless eyes twitching – as if it were about to take a bite!

The man's face turned pale instantly; he was scared half to death!

It wasn't just this one spider.

The group turned their heads and saw countless things writhing in the dark mud, in the cracks of the street, and in the shadowy places.

This is not a Gu worm...

It's thousands of poisonous insects!

This woman in front of me actually has the ability to command poisonous insects?

Could she really be the "saintess" that Liu Bai was talking about?

As river bandits, they had been smuggling with the Han people for many years. The real Miao people looked down on them, let alone this "holy woman" who was regarded as a savior by the Miao people.

Even the powerful Miao king had to lower his head and restrain his temper to greet her.

It is said that the "Holy Maiden" possesses the bloodline of Chi You, the ancestor of the Miao people, which is why she can command poisonous insects. Furthermore, there are rumors that she can summon wind and rain and possesses mysterious and unpredictable witchcraft.

So much so that the imperial court was wary of him, and the Miao king revered him.

The frightened bandits retreated, and Yin Huaixi was also startled, quickly taking Sang Che's arm.

She instinctively wanted to close her eyes tightly, but she didn't want to appear so vulnerable and make Sang Che laugh at her, so she could only squint her eyes.

Sang Che noticed that something was wrong with Yin Huaixi, and she said gently, "Don't be afraid, Huaixi. With my orders, they won't hurt you."

"They are all my good children, very obedient."

After this commotion, those unscrupulous individuals who had been eyeing the jingling silver ornaments on Sang Che all gave up their desires.

They knew how unprofitable it was to have a few taels of silver eaten by insects and reduced to an empty shell.

"I...I know."

"But, Ah Che... won't doing this really attract Lü Panshan's men to come and annihilate us?"

Given Sang Che's status and position, even if Lü Panshan were a fool, he wouldn't do anything to her.

However, her identity as a "Han Chinese" would surely arouse suspicion from Lü Panshan.

Yin Huaixi was only worried that she hadn't found the spies her elder sister had sent.

They were the first to be targeted by Lü Panshan, the young chieftain, who was sharpening his knives at the pigs and sheep.

Sang Che raised her hand and touched Yin Huaixi's cheek, wanting to see Yin Huaixi's face clearly through the dark fog.

Unfortunately not.

She is blind.

Sang Che: "With me here, why do you need to worry about these things?"

"This group of people has not lived in the deep mountains for a long time and is no different from the people of the Central Plains. No matter how tall, strong and fierce they are, the venom of poisonous insects can still knock them down in one bite."

That's true.

This group of river bandits had mixed Miao and Han languages, unlike the native Miao people in the deep mountain villages; they had no resistance to poison.

A single bite from a poisonous insect can instantly turn a person upside down.

...

The two people hiding in the shadows saw this scene and got goosebumps all over their bodies.

"Even the young chieftain's henchmen don't dare approach. This woman is so powerful... Will this thing you have be effective?"

The other person suppressed his fear and said dismissively, "Those lackeys didn't have anything to ward off the poisonous insects, so they deserved to be targeted by them."

"With skills like that, you're not even half as impressive as my older sister!"

"I'll light a sleeping incense stick and drug them both. Then we'll see if she can still command poisonous insects... If you don't come tonight, I'll go alone..."

After saying that, he licked his lips again.

His eyes gleamed.

"Did you see that? That green jade ring that the Han woman is wearing is a really nice thing. Han people love it."

"If we can steal it, we won't have to worry about food and drink for the next two or three years!"

...

The quiet street corner was once again noisy and bustling. The vendor, who could clearly see the two people's faces, hurriedly pulled out a crumpled piece of yellow paper from his sleeve.

His rough fingers spread out.

The painting vividly depicted Yin Huaixi's beautiful face, like a lotus emerging from water, lifelike and exquisite.