But the next moment, threatened by the sword qi of the two men, she bent backward again to dodge.
After narrowly dodging several times, Tang Youyou was running out of strength. She grabbed a dusty pastry on the ground and was about to put it into her mouth...
"Don't eat it. It's covered in dust... It's dirty."
The young general reached out and knocked the pastry out of Tang Youyou's hand again...
She endured her temper and looked at the two of them.
"Who are you? What are you doing here? Do I know you? Mind your own business!"
Hearing this series of questions, the young man in the scholar's attire stepped forward to smooth things over.
"We're here looking for someone. We've offended the young lady. It's just that we lost a jade object not long ago and lost track of the person. That's why we've behaved so inappropriately. We hope the young lady will forgive us."
Hearing the scholar speak so politely, the frown on Tang Youyou's face gradually relaxed.
"If that's the case, then don't bother me. I don't have the energy to listen to your bickering."
With that, Tang Youyou bent down again and picked up the osmanthus pastry that had been trampled beyond recognition on the ground. Anger welled up in her heart once more.
However, she still held back...
She reached out and grabbed the food and eggs in front of the Buddha statue and started gobbling them up...
A moment later, she let out a belch, ending her meal.
Only to see that the two who had been bickering just now were now extremely quiet, staring straight at her.
Seeing this, Tang Youyou instinctively stuffed the remaining eggs into her bosom...
"I don't have much food left. Don't even think about taking my food."
Seeing Tang Youyou so protective of her food, the two men's previous assumptions were instantly overturned.
Although the scholar was deeply puzzled, he still politely asked, "Before the young lady came here, did you see any strange people?"
Hearing this, she instinctively thought of the man eking out a living in the cave.
However, of course she wouldn't say it. Maybe it was this man who had offended these two people.
"Never." Tang Youyou shook her head and denied.
On the other side, the young general impatiently pushed the scholar aside and gave Tang Youyou a fierce glare.
"Take a good look at this woman. What kind of a person is she? If she had met Hua Yu, she would have been dead long ago. How could she still be hiding here eating and drinking? It's simply a dream."
Hearing this, the hope in the scholar's eyes instantly disappeared.
He let out a long sigh, pursed his lips, and showed a gentle and elegant smile. He looked at Tang Youyou on the side and said softly,
"Don't be afraid, young lady. We won't hurt you. If you really find that person, please tell us."
With that, he took out a lot of food from his backpack and placed it in front of Tang Youyou. "These things are a token of apology for our rudeness just now. We hope the young lady won't mind."
Looking at these fragrant pastries, Tang Youyou could no longer hold back the rumbling in her stomach. With a shameless smile, she immediately took back her hostile and sarcastic words from before.
"What is this, young master? How could I be so angry? You're a reasonable person. Naturally, I won't argue with you... I'll gladly accept these things."
With that, Tang Youyou reached out to grab the pastries when suddenly there came the sound of pots and pans clattering outside.
Then came the screams and cries of a girl.
The girl was crying heart - rendingly, which really made people feel sorry for her.
"No, please, no. Don't make me get married... Father! Please."
The girl crawled out of her home sobbingly, looking longingly at Tang Youyou and the other two in the distant temple.
She was still shouting with all her might. "Save me... Please."
Seeing this, the young general immediately clenched his fists and was about to rush forward to uphold justice without hesitation.
But he was stopped by the scholar on the side.
"What are you doing? Are you going to stand by and do nothing while someone is in danger?" the young general roared.
The scholar remained silent.
A voice came from behind them. The voice was cynical and full of disdain.
"I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. You can never finish dealing with these people's affairs, and you'll only get yourself dirty. You don't know the whole story. How do you plan to intervene?"
Looking at Tang Youyou lying leisurely on the straw mat on the ground, holding pastries and chatting while eating, the young general's anger was at the boiling point.
"You. Don't think that just because you're a woman, I won't kill you!"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou got interested. She immediately sat up, with a provocative smile on her face. She tilted her head and crossed her legs, and said,
"Come on. I guarantee that I can take your life within three steps."
She said it so calmly, as if killing someone was the simplest thing in the world.
The cries of the girl outside the door grew softer and softer until finally there was only the sound of sobbing left.
The young general frowned and finally couldn't bear it anymore. He quickly rushed out of the door.
Only to see that outside the door, dozens of people were gathered around an old - fashioned house.
Those men were all staring eagerly, waiting for the old man to hand over his daughter.
"Old man, hurry up. You gambled and lost all your money. Don't act like this here."
"That's right. Brothers are waiting to marry a wife today. With so many husbands, she'll have a good life!"
"Yeah. It's not easy to find an unmarried girl. We naturally want her very much."
The girl was pulled back by the old man. When she came out again, her patched clothes had been replaced with a bright red dress.
This was the first time she had worn new clothes, but it was to pay off her father's debt.
Tang Youyou leaned against the door and quietly watched the girl. Wasn't this the young girl who had come to the Guanyin Temple to burn incense and make a wish not long ago?
It turned out that her wish had come true, but in the opposite way.
It was really the tricks of fate and the unfathomable will of heaven.
Thinking of this, she grabbed another pastry and stuffed it into her mouth.
Only to see the young general, with a dark face, glaring fiercely at those wolves and tigers. He spat on the ground.
"You shameless men. You're all bullying a little girl. Do you think God will tolerate you!"
With that, the young general let out a snort and scanned them disdainfully.
Seeing the young general like this, these people didn't get angry but instead laughed. They looked at each other playfully, and then their laughter grew louder.
"Hey, where did this hero come from? Does he want to play the hero saving the beauty?"
"We're just here to collect the money. They gambled, so they have to pay. Otherwise, will you pay for them? Or do you want to gamble with us? Have some fun?"
...
The words from these people were simply unbearable.
The young general had never seen such a thing before and was already blushing with anger.
Just then, Tang Youyou's clear voice came from behind. "Come on. I'll play with you."