NOVEL NEXT Chapter 13: [Bonus chapter] I Didn't Expect You To Be So Shameless, Brother
"Your mother and Er Lang found her fainted in the middle of the forest yesterday. After waking up, she couldn't remember anything except her own name. She asked us if she could follow us until she decided where to go, and we said yes." Xiao Yi looked at Xu Xiang calmly as he explained.
Xiao Shao frowned after hearing what his father said. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Can we trust her?"
"You can rest assured. After observing her for two days, I know she didn't have any malicious intent towards us. However, her background must not be simple." Xiao Yi answered him calmly.
Xiao Jing nodded and said, "Elder Brother, father is right. She shared her water with us yesterday and her food today. She has a kind heart."
"It's also her who made the sleigh for you." Xiao Jing added.
"She really helped us a lot." Wen Wan also spoke up for Xu Xiang.
Hearing his family praise Xu Xiang, Xiao Shao couldn't help reminding them. "Remember, you only knew her for two days. With our current situation, we have to be careful and not trust anyone easily. Have you all forgotten how we landed in this situation?"
After hearing his words, the rest of the Xiao family fell into silence. Xiao Shao was right. They couldn't even believe their own clan members. What's more, Xu Xiang is a stranger.
Xiao Yi thought about what his eldest son said and agreed with him. "You're right. Since we don't know anything about her, let's observe her for now."
It didn't take long for the officers to start shouting at the prisoners to start walking.
"Move! We must reach Bei Qiang City before sunset! Hurry up!"
Hearing what the officer said, Xu Xiang woke up immediately. Getting up, she carried the bamboo basket to the sleigh, before walking to the side of the middle-aged officer. Seeing her approaching, the middle-aged officer raised his eyebrows at her.
"What do you want?" He asked before she could speak.
Ignoring his unfriendly tone, she asked, "Sir, after we arrive at Bei Qiang City, can I enter the city?"
"Why do you want to go to Bei Qiang City?" He asked suspiciously.
"Why can't I? I'm not your prisoner. Besides, I just go there to buy clothes and groceries. Can't I do that?" She calmly asked him back.
Thinking that she was indeed not a prisoner, he said, "Fine. But you must listen to my order."
"No problem. Thank you, sir."
After finishing speaking, she walked back to the sleigh, and saw Xiao Han was tying the rope to his tall but thin body, ready to pull the sleigh. Taking the rope from him, she said, "I'll do it."
Xiao Han turned his head and glanced at his eldest brother, only to see that his eldest brother was staring at Xu Xiang. Looking back at her, he said, "I'll do it this time."
'It must have been embarrassing for my elder brother if she pulled the sleigh while he was sitting on it.'
Sensing a sharp gaze from behind her, she turned her head and met Xiao Shao's cold eyes. Thinking for a while, she said, "All right. We'll change later when you get tired."
"Mhm." Xiao Han nodded and agreed to her suggestion.
In order to ease Xiao Han's burden a little bit, she took the bamboo basket from the sleigh and carried it on her back. Walking beside Xiao Han, she could feel the sharp gaze on her back along the way. After walking for a long time, she still felt Xiao Shao's gaze on her back.
She really couldn't stand it anymore, so she looked at Xiao Han who was sweating profusely and said, "Second Young Master Xiao, I'll go search for water on the way. If you're tired, you can call me."
Turning to look at her, Xiao Han wiped his sweat and said, "Mhm. Be careful, Miss Xu."
She glanced at Xiao Shao for a second before saying, "I will."
She didn't look at Xiao Shao anymore when she turned around and left. After being unable to see her figure anymore, Xiao Han sighed, turned to look at Xiao Shao and said, "Elder Brother, you should keep a low profile even when you want to observe her. You make it too obvious to her."
Xiao Shao raised his eyebrows, glanced at his younger brother, and said, "I didn't say anything to her, and I also didn't do anything to her. How can I be so obvious?"
Xiao Han gave his eldest brother an expressionless look, and said, "Even I can sense your gaze. What's more Miss Xu who was the target of your piercing eyes?"
"If she has nothing to hide, she won't be intimidated by the way I look at her." Xiao Shao said while laying down on the sleigh lazily.
Hearing the confident tone of his elder brother, Xiao Han said, "Elder Brother, even your generals can't keep calm when they receive your cold gaze."
After thinking about his young brother's words, Xiao Shao said, "You're right. I won't let her know when I observe her next time."
Hearing what his elder brother said just now, Xiao Han staggered and almost fell to the ground. Turning around, he looked helplessly at his elder brother.
'So you admit that you were indeed staring at Miss Xu blatantly? I didn't expect you to be so shameless, brother.'
"Elder Brother, if you keep staring at her like this, you will be arrested as a pervert." He kindly reminded him.
Xiao Shao looked at the bright sky and said calmly: "Aren't I already a prisoner? There is no difference between being arrested once and being arrested twice."
Unable to refute his words, Xiao Han just shook his head and walked silently. After separating from the two brothers, Xu Xiang went to find the middle-aged officer. She had observed these officers since the morning, and determined that this middle-aged officer was the leader of the group.