Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!-Chapter 89: Mission, Ambush VII

Huh! This person’s voice is quite pleasant, carrying the clear tone of a young man, crisp with a hint of coldness, a contradiction that fits unexpectedly well.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was still marveling at how melodious the man’s voice was.

The system had already begun yelling inside Cheng Xiaoxiao’s head; earlier, being so far away, it hadn’t bothered to expend extra energy scanning this man, but now, there were just too many people within its scanning range.

It only needed to scan for general physical features to report the situation to the host.

Now with this person directly holding a sword to the host’s neck, it gathered additional energy, looked through the hood, and saw the man’s face, then panicked, "Host, host, this person should be that young boy you rescued."

Cheng Xiaoxiao did not respond immediately, "What young boy?"

"The boy who was about to die in that alley, whom you took to Baishan Pharmacy for treatment, have you forgotten?"

Cheng Xiaoxiao suddenly realized, so it was him.

This way of meeting is indeed special, "What a coincidence!"

She couldn’t help but voice it out.

And Cheng Xiaoxiao’s irrelevant reply made Dongfang Xu quite annoyed, "Speak, who exactly are you, what’s your purpose?"

Regaining her senses, Cheng Xiaoxiao was frustrated. This person was ungrateful!

She was his lifesaver, yet he treated his benefactor this way.

The commotion here attracted the people standing guard under the distant trees. They had been informed that Young Master Dongfang was part of their group, though he was proud and not sociable, they were told not to deliberately greet him and just stick to their posts.

Seeing the commotion from afar and not knowing what was happening, they decided to approach and inquire.

As they got closer, they borrowed the moonlight that had just emerged from the clouds, and saw a little girl standing beside Young Master Dongfang, dressed in black, showing only a small head, while Young Master Dongfang was holding a sword against her neck.

"May I ask Young Master Dongfang, what’s happening?"

Cheng Xiaoxiao was still angry, but seeing someone approaching, a plan brewed in her mind.

She immediately put on a pitiful look, with tears glistening in her eyes, and sharpened her pleasant voice to make it sound coy, "Please, forgive me for letting you two uncles laugh at this, my family’s Dongfang is having a tantrum and ran away from home, not coming to save me, I barely escaped from a wolf’s den, and as soon as I got out, I saw him, and he, he, he actually pointed a sword at me..."

Whimper! Whimper!

She said while ignoring the sword that was hindering her neck, took a handkerchief and wiped nonexistent tears anyway; it was nighttime, so they couldn’t see clearly whether she was crying for real or not, as long as the act looked convincing.

Dongfang Xu’s face turned gloomy, unable to comprehend the nonsense the girl was spouting.

Meanwhile, the two night-watch men exchanged glances, with looks of disbelief. What a big juicy gossip, their eyes blazing with the fire of curiosity.

Seeing the two men on board, Cheng Xiaoxiao continued to sob, "Isn’t it just because you looked a bit longer at that young lady, I’ve reminded you that I am your fiancée, right in front of me you looked at another woman, I...I said that because I was jealous, it wasn’t intentional, don’t be angry, alright?"

Cheng Xiaoxiao listened and felt like puking, but maintained an aggrieved but appealing appearance, making listeners feel that she had suffered a tremendous grievance, compromising despite the difficulty, with all words showing concern for the person in front of her who was indifferent, evoking more sympathy and pity from others for the girl.

The man immediately scolded the ungrateful man before him, "Young Master Dongfang, can’t you see your fiancée realized her mistake, and yet you’re still nitpicking as a big man?"

Another man chimed in, "Exactly, the girl wasn’t wrong, with both being engaged, how could you look at someone else’s woman, that would hurt and sadden the girl so much."

Cheng Xiaoxiao cooperated, whimpering!

She sobbed a few more times, "I don’t blame him, it’s just that I’m not as pretty as that young lady! You men always love to look at beauties, right?"

The man did not agree with Cheng Xiaoxiao’s words and disagreed, "That’s nonsense; I, for one, have been wholeheartedly devoted to my wife, never looking at another woman since our marriage."

"Really? Then you, Uncle, are truly a good man," Cheng Xiaoxiao sniffled and praised.

Another middle-aged man straightforwardly walked over, knocked away Dongfang Xu’s sword, and dragged Cheng Xiaoxiao away, "Girl, Young Master Dongfang is too flirtatious, not a good match. Let me tell you, I have a nephew, aged 18, honest and reliable, definitely a suitable match for marriage, I’ll take you to see him."

Dongfang Xu’s face twitched; these two hadn’t figured out the situation and just took a person away, what a bunch of idiots.

Attempting to chase them, he was blocked by the man still in place, "Young Master Dongfang shouldn’t pursue. If the young master doesn’t cherish who’s before him, naturally someone else will."

"Idiots!"

Dongfang Xu did not rashly snatch the person, but instead followed from a distance, wanting to see what the little girl was up to.

Arriving at a patrol point, the man directly pulled Cheng Xiaoxiao forward, still chattering away, "Girl, how old are you now? Haven’t yet reached the age of marriage, right? Don’t worry, my nephew can wait."

Fearing Cheng Xiaoxiao would notice something amiss.

Meanwhile, the other man quickly communicated something to the night patrol there...

After listening, that person hurriedly ran ahead; although Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t hear it, the system did!

"Haha!" Cheng Xiaoxiao just smiled awkwardly, without further comment.

The system burst out laughing, "Host, you sure know how to act, yet these two uncles are also acting experts!"

Hahaha!

After laughing, the system continued, "They worried you and Dongfang Xu truly had a close relationship, hence embellishing the scenario to take you away."

Wat...?

Are these people really playing like this?

So all my acting was for nothing?

System: "Not really, look at Young Master Dongfang trailing far behind, at least he was shocked by you."

Hahaha!

She thought she was performing well.

Alas! Perhaps because she came from the town, not letting people feel at ease, hence fostering suspicion.

Alas! She was just here to save someone, but now she had to be interrogated, they might really take her for a spy.

Passing through several woods, finally arriving at a cave, the man happily said, "Girl, my nephew lives inside, let’s go see him!"

Cheng Xiaoxiao understood the person’s intent and exhibited a frightened look, "No, I still prefer my family’s Dongfang, I don’t want to marry your nephew."

Saying she stepped back several paces, "Dongfang, Dongfang, come save me, they want to force me to marry someone else, sob, sob, sob! Why is my life so bitter?"

Arriving Dongfang Xu also discerned some things, glad that the two weren’t beguiled by the girl before them.

He was in no mood for tender feelings, grabbing the back of Cheng Xiaoxiao’s clothing and swiftly propelled toward the cave entrance, Cheng Xiaoxiao’s feet left the ground, within the blink of an eye, she passed through the slightly illuminated cave by torchlight.

Upon reaching the location, thud!

Cheng Xiaoxiao was thrown to the ground.

Damn!

This feeling, this method, third time now; how come she’s stuck with this recurring joke.