Lu Clan Woman

Green Cliff Stronghold isn't large, with a total of only thirty or so people; building it too big would be a burden.

It can be expanded later when there are more people.

After searching, there wasn't much to be gained.

Until Da Bao suddenly stopped, seeming to sense something, and flipped over a pile of junk, exposing the entrance to a cellar.

Chu Danqing observed briefly and saw that the marks were fresh.

"From inside, locked." Da Bao tried to open it but couldn't open the cellar door.

A fierce glint flashed in Da Bao's eyes, and with the enhancement of Rending Claws, it continuously clawed at the entire cellar door.

Before long, the cellar door was broken, and Da Bao rushed inside.

The sounds of fighting came from the cellar. After about ten seconds, Da Bao crawled out, grabbing a person in each hand.

They were a man and a woman, both young.

"What's the situation with you two?" Chu Danqing asked.

The man's face was full of fear, and he had obvious claw marks on his body, clearly injured by Da Bao.

The woman, on the other hand, looked calm. Apart from being a little dirty, her clothes and accessories indicated that she wasn't from an ordinary family.

"He, hit me." Da Bao threw the man on the ground, saying with dissatisfaction.

The woman was still being held in Da Bao's hand.

"Lu Qiaoyun, eldest daughter of the Yangxian Lu Clan." The woman spoke first, then her gaze fell on the man, "As for him, just a heartless fool blinded by greed."

Hearing this, Chu Danqing thought there might be some melodramatic story here.

Then he asked, "So, what's his relationship with the bandits of this stronghold?"

The Lu Clan should be the aristocratic Lu Clan of the three factions, but Chu Danqing wasn't very interested.

He actually wanted to join the government or the Way of Peace more.

As someone with a different surname, entering a force based on blood ties wouldn't leave much room for advancement.

"A strategist, I guess." Lu Qiaoyun offered a description.

"Bitch!" the man cursed, "You're clearly the Green Cliff Stronghold's leader's wife, yet you dare to slander me."

"This brave warrior, don't listen to his nonsense; I was kidnapped by them."

Chu Danqing didn't listen to just one side of the story but chose to use Appraisal.

The target was this man, for no other reason than that he hit Da Bao.

[Green Cliff Second-in-Command]

"Da Bao, kill him." Chu Danqing didn't look at the rest of the information; the name was already out, and who was right and wrong was obvious.

With Chu Danqing's words, Da Bao directly killed the man, and an Excellent-grade Treasure Box appeared.

Da Bao picked it up and handed it to Chu Danqing.

Chu Danqing didn't open it but put it into his Storage Space, waiting for a suitable time to open it, since there were still outsiders present.

"Coincidentally, I'm also going to Yangxian County; I'll take you back on the way," Chu Danqing said.

Lu Qiaoyun gently shook her head, "I won't go back."

Saying this, her tone carried self-mockery, "Returning in such a disheveled state would only bring shame to the Lu Clan; it's better to end it all."

Chu Danqing didn't understand at first; what was so shameful about being kidnapped?

But he quickly realized that this wasn't the modern world but ancient feudal society.

When a woman was kidnapped, the world's first thought probably wasn't whether she was a victim but her chastity.

This wasn't just her personal problem but also a matter of the family's reputation.

Chu Danqing thought about offering the comfort that living was better than dying, but his tongue was a sharp sword.

The world was like this, and it couldn't be changed by human power.

"When were you kidnapped?" Chu Danqing asked. If it hadn't been long, there was still a chance to salvage the situation.

Chu Danqing thought that saving a life was saving a life.

"I wasn't kidnapped; I eloped with him of my own accord, only to realize afterward that he was just after the Lu Clan's wealth." Lu Qiaoyun only hated that she couldn't recognize people.

"???" Chu Danqing was full of doubt; so you're a love-struck fool.

Looking at her appearance, she seemed to have woken up, but Chu Danqing didn't know how long it would last.

He only knew one thing: after saving her, stay far away from her.

Saving someone and staying away from them weren't contradictory.

"Actually, I'm not interested in your love-hate drama."

"It's easy for you to die, but have you thought about your parents? They painstakingly raised you; what will they do if you die?"

"Only by living can you..."

Chu Danqing started playing the sympathy card, and Lu Qiaoyun's face showed hesitation.

"I was tricked here early this morning, and my disheveled appearance is obvious at a glance, it's just..." Lu Qiaoyun was saying, when she saw Chu Danqing take out a large, square iron box from who knows where.

He also took out a bunch of things she didn't understand.

"You can change into Da Bao's clothes first, and then I'll wash and dry your clothes. It'll take half an hour at most, a quarter of an hour." Chu Danqing knew that an hour was two hours, but he wasn't sure how to describe half an hour.

As for the big iron box that Lu Qiaoyun saw, it was a small washing machine, generator, and so on.

His Storage Space wasn't small, and he didn't really have anything to store, so he put in a lot of daily necessities, food, clean water, and so on.

"Who is Da Bao?" Lu Qiaoyun's suspicious gaze fell on the unbelievably large clothes, and then she looked at the burly monster next to Chu Danqing.

"That's him. You definitely wouldn't want mine. Da Bao is only five years old, and these clothes are new and haven't been worn before, so you don't have to worry about it so much," Chu Danqing explained.

Da Bao disliked clothes because they interfered with combat; fur was enough for him. However, Chu Danqing still prepared them for him.

Lu Qiaoyun was dumbfounded when she heard the words "five years old." How could that be five years old?

"Then thank you, Da Bao," Lu Qiaoyun said, finding a room to change her clothes, and then stuffed the clothes she took off into the washing machine.

Da Bao silently hand-cranked the generator, while Chu Danqing poured in the laundry detergent and set it to wash and dry.

As for water, the stronghold had it, so there was no need to worry.

"Sir is a remarkable person. Why would you suddenly want to go to Yangxian County in this heavy snow?" Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit stagnant, Lu Qiaoyun took the initiative to liven things up and, by the way, inquire about Chu Danqing's plans.

"Just trying to find some food," Chu Danqing said, according to his persona, and then combined it with his actual situation: "Da Bao has congenital deficiencies and needs all kinds of natural treasures."

"I'm just a Wandering Taoist, with a bit of superficial knowledge. It's enough to make a living, but it's quite difficult to raise Da Bao."

"Therefore, I can only wander around. I heard about Yangxian County before, so I came here."

Chu Danqing understood the principle of knowing when to stop, so he changed the subject: "What about you? How are you going to explain things when you get back?"

"I originally had a flimsy excuse, but now I have a better one."

"It's only natural that I would invite a remarkable person like you to my residence as a Lu Clan retainer," Lu Qiaoyun said.