In fact, when the girl's family moved in, Liu Qiaoer could tell that they were from the capital.
Due to the turmoil in the capital, many people took their families back to their hometowns to seek refuge.
Originally, Liu Qiaoer didn't want to touch them, as the financial resources these families raised were not necessarily visible.
But that girl was so annoying. Not only did she fancy Tuoba Xiao, but when she found out about Liu Qiaoer's joke, anyone with a brain would think about whether it was credible.
The girl really didn't say anything and looked down on Tuoba Xiao, so Liu Qiaoer taught her a lesson.
Tuoba Xiao could hear the sound of those people arguing and smiled silently.
Liu Qiaoer is just that kind of person. She can afford to make jokes, but she will definitely protect her own people.
She didn't necessarily fancy these jewels, she just wanted to give that shallow girl some experience. She was obviously not valued very much at home, but she acted on her own will.
The carriage continued to move south, but the road was slippery due to the snow, so the carriage moved slowly. By night, the road was still slippery due to the snow, so they could not reach the next post station. There was no inn along the way, so they had to find a dilapidated temple to stay in.
When Liu Qiaoer and Tuoba Xiao entered the ruined temple, there were already three or four groups of people hiding from the wind and snow inside.
It seems that the road is slippery in the snow, and it's not just them who have trouble walking.
But the others were gathered in groups of seven or eight, and here there were only Liu Qiaoer and Tuoba Xiao, which seemed very lonely.
They found a clean place. Liu Qiaoer tidied it up simply, spread weeds on the ground, and spread bedding from the carriage on top. Tuoba Xiao went to pick up some firewood nearby.
The bonfire was lit, and Liu Qiaoer took a pot and put some snow in it to boil water to drink.
At the same time, she put the snacks and roast chicken she brought on the fire to roast. There were sweet potatoes in the space, so she took them out and threw them into the campfire.
After the sweet potatoes are baked, the aroma is everywhere.
After the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill, Tuoba Xiao sat cross-legged and dozed off, saying to Liu Qiao'er, "You go to sleep, I'll watch over you."
Liu Qiaoer originally wanted the two of them to sleep together. After all, Tuoba Xiao had been driving for the entire afternoon and was very tired.
But when she saw the people around her, she felt that she couldn't act too carefree.
"I'll sleep until the second watch, then it'll be your turn."
Tuoba Xiao smiled and ignored her. He couldn't imagine what use Liu Qiaoer would have if she woke up.
He was prepared to stay awake all night.
Soon, it was the second watch. Tuoba Xiao was indeed a little tired and fell asleep without realizing it.
What he didn't know was that Liu Qiaoer was also fast asleep.
However, Liu Qiaoer woke up soon, and was woken up by Long Batian.
"Don't sleep anymore. People are starting to target you. The innermost one is a group of merchants. The second to last family is returning home with their families. There is a group of people over there who seem to be robbers. They are in the ruined temple to see which family they want to rob."
Liu Qiaoer was no longer sleepy: "Robbers, where are we now? Why have we run into robbers?"
Long Batian frowned: "Why do you seem so excited?"
Liu Qiaoer laughed twice: "It's been a long time since we fought. I was afraid you would get bored."
Long Batian was speechless: "Fighting consumes a lot of electricity. It takes a long time to bask in the sun."
Liu Qiaoer: "Then do you know when they will start?"
Long Batian thought for a moment and said, "It should be soon..."
As soon as Long Batian finished speaking, Liu Qiaoer saw a figure walking towards her.
Among the seven or eight robbers, two or three went to other houses and told them not to meddle in other people's business.
The rest walked towards Liu Qiaoer and Tuoba Xiao.
Liu Qiaoer slowly sat up from the ground, opened her bright eyes, and looked at these people quietly.
"What are you going to do?"
The leading robber laughed and said, "Your carriage is nice, and your jewelry is beautiful. If you are willing, you can be our wife."
Liu Qiaoer sighed softly: "In troubled times, use heavy weapons. Kill these people."
Then, everyone saw a man in black falling from the sky with an unknown weapon in his hand. Before they could see clearly, several robbers fell to the ground one after another.
After a while, Liu Qiaoer lay back down: "Now, I can have a good sleep."
The robbers were all killed, and those who were still awake dared not say a word.
Those who were asleep didn't know what happened.
The next morning, these people packed up and left without even having time to eat breakfast.
After Tuoba Xiao woke up, he didn't know what had happened. He just felt that the temple was quiet and there was no one else except them.
"These people run pretty fast. Did we get up too late?"
Liu Qiaoer smiled and made the campfire a little brighter, on which a pot of sweet sweet potato porridge was cooking.
"They left before dawn in a hurry. Let's leave as well after we finish our meal."
Tuoba Xiao always felt that something was wrong. There was a strong smell of blood in the room, but seeing Liu Qiaoer's calm appearance, it seemed normal.
After drinking porridge, eating some bread, and finishing the leftover chicken from yesterday, he wiped his mouth and put out the campfire.
"Let's go too."
Liu Qiaoer got on the carriage. Tuoba Xiao led the horse and drove the carriage to continue on the journey. However, before they had gone far, they encountered someone blocking the road.
"Qiao'er, stay in the car and don't come out."
Tuoba Xiao stood on the carriage and bowed to the people who blocked his way: "I'm just passing by. I don't have much money on me. Please give me some convenience."
As he said this, he pulled the purse off his belt and threw it at those people.
Unexpectedly, the people on the opposite side didn't pick up the things at all. Each of them had a fat face and was carrying a weapon, looking like someone who was not easy to mess with.
The leader was carrying a large circular knife and asked in a deep voice: "Our brother was resting in the temple yesterday, and we haven't seen him since. I heard that you killed him. I don't want your money, but life for life."
Tuoba Xiao was confused: "Your brothers were killed?"
"What's it to us?"
He just took a nap, and when he woke up, everyone in the temple had left and he knew nothing.
Dahuandao thought Tuoba Xiao looked down on them and became even angrier.
"Our people saw it with their own eyes. It was you who killed them. And you still refuse to admit it. Was there a woman with you?"
Tuoba Xiao tilted his head to the side. Could it be that they were talking about Liu Qiaoer
At this time, Liu Qiaoer also jumped off the carriage, slowly walked to the front of the carriage, tilted her little head, and asked with a smile.
"Oh, that's true. They were killed because they were not as skilled as others."
Liu Qiaoer said it lightly, but Tuoba Xiao was shocked beyond compare.
Dahuandao was so angry that he screamed, "You, you killed them all?"
Liu Qiaoer spread her hands and shrugged: "There must be some fish that slipped through the net, otherwise, how do you know that we killed the person."
Now Dahuandao could no longer sit still. He no longer cared about the moral code of the underworld and waved his hand, ordering hundreds of his brothers to attack together.
He was so angry that he wanted to tear Liu Qiaoer to pieces immediately.
Liu Qiaoer simply pulled Tuoba Xiao back a few steps, holding a crossbow in her hand.
With a few "puff" sounds, bows and crossbows fired continuously, and several people running in the front were shot to death.
Immediately afterwards, Long Batian descended from the sky again, and his figure quickly moved through the crowd like lightning.
This group of people fell to the ground in an instant.
Long Batian killed everyone, and drops of blood fell from the knife.
He randomly found a corpse, smeared it on himself, and spoke to Liu Qiaoer impatiently.
"Why not just burn down their cottage?"