After infiltrating the main characters' group, I became the most beautiful woman in the world.

Can you ride a horse?

Lou Xianyue looked at the dressed girl in front of him. She had put her veil back on, and only then could he take a good look at her.

Su Ning shook her head, not even glancing at the horse Kong Qing was leading, but instead looking at the carriage behind Lou Xianyue.

The meaning is self-evident.

Lou Xianyue noticed her scrutiny and instinctively asked, "You want to ride in my carriage?"

"Does Young Master intend for me to walk back?" Su Ning's tone was direct, staring straight at him.

"Of course not, you are a woman, and men and women should not touch each other."

Lou Xianyue's heart began to race after being stared at by Su Ning for a while, and she quickly looked away.

Su Ning took a step forward, her light blue skirt brushing against the fallen leaves on the ground, but the young man in front of her seemed to have seen a ghost, quickly taking several steps back. "What are you doing?"

Seeing the young man's strong reaction, the veiled girl chuckled softly, her voice gentle as water, "Since you are so concerned about the proper distance between men and women, why don't you ride the horse yourself?"

She blinked slightly, her thick, curled eyelashes trembling slightly, looking utterly innocent.

Lou Xianyue was almost amused by her. "The carriage is mine, the horse is mine, and you've arranged everything so clearly, young lady."

"Could it be that what you said last night about sending me back to Lingzhou City was a lie?"

"What a joke, I never lie," Lou Xianyue retorted.

"That settles it then. I'm not one of the four maids serving the young master. If I really had to walk all the way to Lingzhou City, it would probably be dark by then."

As she spoke, Su Ning lifted her skirt and boarded the luxurious carriage.

Kong Qing had not received Lou Xianyue's orders, so he naturally dared not stop them, and he felt that the young master did not seem to have any intention of stopping them either.

Lou Xianyue watched helplessly as the woman of unknown origin got into his carriage.

But he couldn't bring himself to pull her down. Torn between anger and frustration, he lashed out at Kong Qing beside him, "Why didn't you stop her and let her get into my carriage?"

Kong Qing: "Huh?"

You didn't say it wasn't Young Master.

Lou Xianyue was furious at Kong Qing's dazed look and punched him, then snatched the reins from his hand.

Kong Qingbai, having just taken a punch, was rubbing his shoulder when he saw Lou Xianyue's actions and quickly asked, "Young Master... are you really going to ride a horse?"

Lou Xianyue had only taken a few steps when he became increasingly angry. How could he be led around by a girl of unknown origin? The carriage was his, and the horse was his.

Since the other party doesn't care about the proper distance between men and women, what does he, a grown man, have to be afraid of?

He tossed the reins back into Kong Qing's hand and quickly boarded the carriage.

Kong Qing, left on the ground, scratched his head in bewilderment.

Could it be that the young master actually has feelings for the other party?

Last night he carried her into the tent, and this morning he rode in the same carriage with her. The young master is usually very composed, but why does he act like a child when he's with this girl?

Fortunately, it was only a brief encounter, and after sending the person back, the young master should have no further thoughts, so Kong Qing was not worried.

Inside the carriage, Su Ning was sitting on a soft cushion covered with cloud patterns. The carriage was furnished with a rosewood table and a silver incense burner burning in the corner, mingling with the refreshing fragrance of brocade and wood.

Lou Xianyue snorted coldly as soon as she got into the car, "You certainly know how to enjoy yourself."

Su Ning rested her chin on her hand, looking at the young man in red who had entered, her eyes crinkling with a smile: "Young master, you are kind-hearted. Not only did you save me, but you also took care of me. Once I find my friends, I will certainly express my gratitude."

Lou Xianyue, upon hearing this, glanced at her and asked, "Your name is Su Ning?"

Her fair wrists, like frost and snow, suited her perfectly.

Su Ning then seemed to realize something and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I forgot, I haven't asked your name yet."

Lou Xianyue leaned against the carriage, glancing at her casually upon hearing this. "My surname is Lou, and my given name is Xianyue."

"What a fine name! You exude an air of nobility, and this name suits you perfectly. However, I feel that another character would be a better match for you, 'Young Master.'"

"Oh? What word?" Lou Xianyue seemed to be interested, her bright gaze falling on the girl.

"When I first met you, sir, I felt that you were of noble birth and that jade was precious; you should be wearing jade in your hair."

As Su Ning finished speaking, the young man before her raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement flickering across his face as he glanced at her. "Jade may be precious, but it's just a common thing, ordinary to me. But there's only one moon. Isn't the bright moon far more valuable?"

"So that's how it is." Su Ning seemed to understand.

The young man glanced at the girl beside him, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the hem of his clothes. His Adam's apple bobbed, but he ultimately didn't say anything.

What he didn't tell the person in front of him was that Ayu was his nickname.

After the matter of names was discussed, no other topics were discussed in the carriage.

They left early, so they didn't know that after they left, a group of people searched all night and happened to arrive at the spot where they had left.

If it had been any later, Su Ning might have met Tang Xi and Pei Yunlian.

Although the Lou family lived far away in Dongjian, when the carriage bearing the Lou family crest entered Lingzhou City, it still attracted the attention of many people.

Not to mention, there was such a grand spectacle.

After Su Ning mentioned the name of the inn, Lou Xianyue decided to take her all the way to the inn.

The carriage moved smoothly across the cobblestone road. Lou Xianyue looked at the noisy crowd outside, then glanced at the silent girl. Her mind was far from at peace.

He wanted to ask her how many days she would stay in Lingzhou City, since he would be heading back to Dongjian after the martial arts tournament, but then he thought that since they had only met by chance, why should she ask about her future plans?

Su Ning lifted a corner of the carriage curtain and looked at the still bustling Lingzhou City, wondering if there was anyone else in the inn.

Do you have a man you like?

A clear, melodious voice was suddenly heard inside the carriage.

Su Ning: ?

Su Ning subconsciously turned to look at him, but he avoided her gaze.

He casually toyed with the flower branches in the jade vase on the table, a few strands of his dark hair falling down to his cheeks, making his face look even more delicate than jade.

If there weren't only two people in the carriage, Su Ning would have thought it was someone else talking, rather than the young man in front of her.

"Young Master Lou... what did you just say?" Su Ning asked hesitantly.

Lou Xianyue looked up at her, her earlobes slightly flushed, but her dark eyes remained unblinking. "Did I speak? Miss Su must have misheard."

Just as they were about to reach the inn where Su Ning had stayed the previous night, Kong Qing turned back and called out to the two people in the carriage, "Young Master, we're almost there."

Lou Xianyue, as if receiving a timely rain, quickly lifted the curtain and said to the attendant driving the horse, "Let's stop here."

After the carriage came to a complete stop, the boy stretched out his long legs and got off the carriage.

"Miss Su, please get off the bus."

Lou Xianyue took over the servant's job and lifted the carriage curtain for Su Ning.

This set of movements was incredibly smooth and fluid, even Su Ning thought to herself: "Such a tsundere."