215: Help those in need

The carriage halted with a horse's whinny. Lu Xiaofeng, wearing a mask, leapt down from his horse, his eyes fixed intently on Li Qingluo.

Li Qingluo stared at the approaching Lu Xiaofeng in terror.

"Y-you, who exactly are you? I have no grievance or enmity with you. Why are you kidnapping me?"

"Hmph, blame Wang Shihua. He killed my brother. Since I can't beat him, I can only take revenge on his woman."

"Why did you have to marry Wang Shihua, of all people?" Lu Xiaofeng casually offered this excuse to brush off Li Qingluo.

Upon hearing the man was Wang Shihua's enemy, Li Qingluo inwardly cursed her rotten luck.

How could she be so unlucky as to encounter such a thing?

"I'm telling you, you'd better let me go. M-my mother is the Empress of Western Xia. If you dare lay a hand on me, my mother will never let you get away with it." Li Qingluo looked nervously at Lu Xiaofeng, revealing her family background.

Lu Xiaofeng was taken aback. He truly hadn't expected Li Qingluo to be the daughter of the Empress of Western Xia.

This made things a bit tricky. He didn't know if what Li Qingluo said was true.

But now, at this point, there was no turning back. Everything would have to be left for Duan Zhengchun to handle later.

"Hmph, if I kill you here, no one will ever know. Even if your mother is the Empress of Western Xia, it won't matter." As he spoke, Lu Xiaofeng began walking towards Li Qingluo.

Seeing her threat had failed, Li Qingluo immediately felt a surge of panic.

How she wished someone would come to her rescue right now.

"Little beauty, such a lovely girl... what a waste it would be to die just like that." Lu Xiaofeng's words were flirtatious, his voice utterly lecherous.

Just then, an angry shout rang out.

"Audacious flower thief! How dare you commit such a vile act in broad daylight? You deserve to die..."

Following the shout, a figure stepped in front of her.

"Kid, you want to stick your nose in other people's business?" Lu Xiaofeng looked at the newcomer, instantly growing tense.

"Hmph, where there is injustice, someone will intervene; where the road is uneven, someone will level it."

"You dare to do such a thing. I definitely cannot let you go today."

"Hmph, that depends on whether you have the skill." Lu Xiaofeng snorted coldly and charged forward directly.

Duan Zhengchun didn't hold back either, immediately making his move.

Both men were suppressing their true strength; otherwise, they would reveal flaws, and things would become difficult later.

After exchanging several dozen blows, Duan Zhengchun winked at Lu Xiaofeng.

Lu Xiaofeng immediately understood. Right then, the two clashed palms forcefully. Lu Xiaofeng was directly sent flying back by the impact of the palm strike.

As he flew back, Lu Xiaofeng hurled out a Thunderclap Bomb.

"Boom..."

A deafening blast echoed, and smoke immediately billowed up.

By the time the smoke cleared, Lu Xiaofeng's figure was nowhere to be seen.

Seeing this, even Duan Zhengchun felt some admiration for this guy, Lu Xiaofeng.

He really had the makings of a flower thief; his preparations were indeed thorough.

"Miss, are you alright?" Duan Zhengchun turned to look at Li Qingluo.

Li Qingluo raised her head to look at Duan Zhengchun. When she saw him, her entire person froze in place.

"So handsome... How could there be such a handsome man in this world?"

This was the first thought that popped into Li Qingluo's mind.

When Duan Zhengchun saw Li Qingluo, although he was mentally prepared, he was still struck by her beauty.

She indeed bore a sixty to seventy percent resemblance to Li Qiushui, but she was younger than Li Qiushui, full of youthful vitality.

Duan Zhengchun felt a wave of emotion, but it lasted only a moment before he returned to normal.

"Miss? Miss?" Duan Zhengchun called out several times before Li Qingluo snapped back to reality.

"Ah? You... what is it?" Li Qingluo came to her senses, her pretty face slightly flushed, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"I was asking if you're alright? Are you injured?" Duan Zhengchun almost couldn't hold back a laugh.

He hadn't expected Li Qingluo to be a sucker for good looks too. Well, he was one himself.

"Ah? M-my arm seems to be injured." Li Qingluo suddenly grabbed her arm, wearing an expression of pain.

However, she soon realized something was wrong.

"Let me take a look for you..." Duan Zhengchun reached out to examine Li Qingluo's arm.

"Hey, miss, what are you doing? Calm down?" Duan Zhengchun was bewildered. What was going on?

She was fine just a moment ago? How did she suddenly become like this?

That thing the bastard threw down when he escaped contained poison.

And it was the kind of poison women despised the most.

If Duan Zhengchun didn't realize Li Qingluo was poisoned now, he would be truly foolish.

"Damn it, that scoundrel, he actually drugged her as he left..."

At this point, it was no longer suitable to find a doctor. The best method was for him to personally administer the antidote to Li Qingluo.

He immediately urged the carriage towards the Wang Residence.

Midway, Li Qingluo opened her eyes. Just as she struggled to sit up, she immediately felt a wave of pain, making her involuntarily suck in a sharp breath.