Gu Xiaoxi pretended to be weak, lazily lifting her eyelids and looking sideways at Zhao Zilong, "I’m injured now and can’t walk. It’s probably not going to work if you want to take me back."
Zhao Zilong didn’t lift his head, chuckling lightly, "Can you really not walk?"
Gu Xiaoxi’s legs gave out, and she plopped to the ground, "Can’t walk?" Her expression carried a touch of rascal-like insolence.
She just didn’t believe that he would carry her back.
Zhao Zilong looked at Gu Xiaoxi’s impudent demeanor, the corners of his mouth twitching, "Women are such a hassle."
Especially, the cheeky ones are even more troublesome.
This guy looked rather serious, but who knew he was such a rogue.
"How about we rest here for a bit? When I’ve regained my strength, you can capture me and take me back?" Gu Xiaoxi sat on the ground, looking relaxed.
Zhao Zilong raised an eyebrow, she’d taken a punch from him and yet managed to appear so nonchalant.
Was she really injured and just pretending to be relaxed, or was that punch before not enough to hurt her?
Zhao Zilong was uncertain, but suddenly, he saw Gu Xiaoxi stealthily exhale a breath of murky air. A gleam flashed in his eyes, and he realized that she was indeed injured. She was just pretending to be nonchalant in front of him.
"If that’s the case, then I won’t be polite," Zhao Zilong abruptly pulled Gu Xiaoxi up and, carrying both her and her belongings on his shoulder, strode back the way they had come.
Gu Xiaoxi, slung over his shoulder like a huge sack, instantly turned a deep shade of red. This guy would rather carry her back than let her rest for a while.
A cold smirk played on Gu Xiaoxi’s lips. She hadn’t expected him to be so easily deceived.
"I heard Li Jing is your type! Are you two dating?" Gu Xiaoxi changed the subject, trying to divert his attention.
If he wanted to capture her, he would have to see if he was capable enough.
"Didn’t expect you to like gossip!" Zhao Zilong’s mouth twitched, his gaze turning profound.
"Don’t be like that! Gossip is a woman’s nature. I like oddities, especially, I want to know, who’s prettier between me and Li Jing?" Gu Xiaoxi continued to spout nonsense.
She and Li Jing were two different types, incomparable.
Without changing his expression, Zhao Zilong walked through the bushes and along a small path back to the camp. Hearing what Gu Xiaoxi had said, he couldn’t help but scoff, "I just want to ask, do you even count as a woman?"
Gu Xiaoxi’s face darkened.
He actually said she wasn’t a woman.
"Zhao Zilong, look down on women and you’ll regret it," Gu Xiaoxi clenched her teeth. It was one thing for Quan Shaoqing to say such things about her.
But for him to dare say she wasn’t a woman.
Could blindness be contagious?
"I don’t look down on women, just those who are neither male nor female."
"Fuck!" Gu Xiaoxi could no longer hold back, and at that moment, she suddenly made a strong effort to struggle, flipped over from Zhao Zilong’s shoulder to behind him, and quickly threw a punch, hitting him hard in the back.
That punch, she had used all her strength, and it was something she had been plotting all along.
Zhao Zilong hadn’t expected Gu Xiaoxi to suddenly come alive, caught off guard, he was punched and fell to the ground, feeling as if a large stone had hit his chest, a dull pain throbbing.
He flipped over trying to stand up, but all of a sudden felt a blockage in his chest, a sickly sweetness in his throat, and he vomited a mouthful of blood.
Gu Xiaoxi had already retreated ten meters away, waving at him from a distance, giggling, "I told you not to underestimate women. You can heal at your own pace, I’m off. Just don’t follow me; I’m afraid I might accidentally hurt you again."
Zhao Zilong watched Gu Xiaoxi’s fleeing figure, his aura as cold as ice. He quickly sat cross-legged and began to perform feats of strength to heal his injuries. His face turned from green to white, then to purple.
This woman, she hadn’t used her full strength from the beginning, just putting on an act in front of him, all for a deadly surprise attack, how cunning!