Xie Wanqing was somewhat restless, eager to go out and do heroic deeds.

Having read countless storybooks, she actually had a dream of being a hero.

In her previous life, her deep affection for Lu Ziyuan was not just due to her youthful feelings but also because he was a young general who never lost in battle, defending the country. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

The admiration of a young girl for the strong, the Lu Ziyuan of her previous life was cold and unruly, but in her eyes, he shone brightly.

He was too formidable.

He was great at fighting, his martial arts were superb, everyone respected, feared, and was in awe of him.

Xie Wanqing’s love for him carried a sense of admiration, feeling that he was capable of anything, unbreakable.

Even after being reborn, during those days when she was most annoyed with him, she never denied his abilities.

And now, she had no father or brother by her side, no Pei Yuqing, no Lu Ziyuan.

There was only her.

Next door was a mother and daughter being bullied, and she knew a little bit about fighting...

Maybe... maybe if she was just a bit braver, she could save the two of them.

Xie Wanqing gritted her teeth, sat up, but what was faster than her was the sound of the door being kicked open.

With a loud ’bang’, two men with shifty eyes and gaunt frames walked in.

Seeing the woman sitting on the bed, they showed a sinister smile.

"Been watching you for a while, a lone old woman, aren’t you an escaped slave from somewhere?"

The room door was opened, one of them chuckled darkly, shaking the dagger in his hand fiercely, "Hand over all your money and valuables, or else..."

Xie Wanqing noticed that the two men were disheveled and had a satisfied look on their faces, suggesting that they had already done something next door before coming over here to scavenge for money.

Four people, two came, so there were two more accomplices not done yet.

Her heart went cold, and she shrank her neck, pretending to be timid and scared, but said nothing, fearing that once she spoke, they would realize she was a young girl.

Those two must have done this kind of thing many times, not having the slightest defense, exchanged a glance, and approached the edge of the bed.

Xie Wanqing reached for her bosom, taking out all the jewelry she wore when she left that day.

A hairpin with a dangling Ruby, a gold bracelet engraved with a cloud pattern, a Jade Pendant for pressing down her skirt, and... and the ring Ming Feng had retrieved that could command all of Lu Ziyuan’s personal soldiers.

The moment she took out these four items, the two men’s breaths caught, their eyes filled with greed.

Xie Wanqing tossed the items aside, and without any defense, they pounced over to grab them.

At this moment, while their attention was completely diverted from her, she drew the hidden dagger from her bent leg, pounced over, and slit the throat of the nearest man, while hot blood splattered across her face.

Since she planned to escape, how could she not prepare any self-defense weapons? Lu Ziyuan never lacked such things by his side.

There was no need for her to ask for them, seeing her always love going out, he had given her the dagger that was a pair with Cai Yue.

No matter how evil, these were just local hooligans and scoundrels, with likely no martial arts skills at all, only taking advantage of chaotic times and unstable court power to specifically target easy-to-bully lone women.

This was Xie Wanqing’s first time killing, but she was extremely calm. After killing one, the sharp dagger swung again.

But this time, it only managed to wound the other man’s arm.

Perhaps due to doing too much evil in chaotic times, the adversary’s reaction was unexpectedly fast. Seeing his companion killed, he widened his eyes and screamed in pain.