The market was in complete chaos because of the batch of runaway horses. For a moment, the screams of the common people and the neighs of the horses filled the air, so when Song Yihuan heard Ji Lingchuan's familiar voice, she thought she had misheard.
She turned around and saw a sight that almost stopped her heart.
Ji Lingchuan shielded her with his own body. The front hooves of the rampaging mad horse stomped heavily on his shoulder. The man's sharp phoenix eyes stared straight at her, and his eyebrows never wrinkled the slightest bit.
The next moment, he turned around and struck the mad horse behind him with a palm. That strike seemed to carry a thousand jun of force. The horse let out a painful neigh, its body soared into the air, and it crashed ten zhang away with a loud "bang". It was unknown whether it was dead or unconscious.
Ji Lingchuan stood there proudly, his figure tall and imposing, as if he could block all dangers.
This scene won the cheers and applause of the panicked common people who were dodging around.
Song Yihuan suddenly came to her senses. The feeling of surviving a disaster made her heart beat violently. Without having time to think about how all this had happened or why Ji Lingchuan would appear here, she quickly let go of the child in her arms and lowered her head to check on his condition.
The child was so frightened that he just stood there stupidly in her arms and didn't respond no matter how she called him.
Just as she was about to take the child to the medical clinic, a woman's wailing came from the side: "My son! My son! Are you okay?"
The woman rushed forward, snatched the child from Song Yihuan's arms, and cried as she felt the child all over. When the child heard his mother's voice, he finally came to his senses and hugged his mother, crying loudly.
When the woman saw that the child had regained consciousness, she exclaimed thank goodness and quickly left with the child in her arms. She didn't even say a word of "thank you" to Song Yihuan.
All this happened in the blink of an eye. By the time Song Yihuan came to her senses, the woman had already walked away with the child in her arms.
A shadow fell on her, and a somewhat unfamiliar male voice came from beside her ear: "Tsk tsk, miss, you kindly saved that person's precious child, but it seems that they don't appreciate it."
Song Yihuan looked at the person who was speaking. He was an ordinary - looking man. The style and fabric of his clothes were not expensive, but there was an air of nobility about him. It was obvious that he was not an ordinary person.
At this moment, he was looking at her with great interest, his eyes full of curiosity.
Who was this person? Song Yihuan frowned slightly.
The next moment, Ji Lingchuan appeared in front of her, blocking the other person's gaze on her.
"Song Yihuan, are you even willing to risk your life?"
Song Yihuan looked up. Ji Lingchuan was looking at her with a gloomy face. His upturned phoenix eyes were now full of cold anger.
"Brother Chuan, don't be so harsh on this young lady. She just did a chivalrous deed and saved a child. Such a kind - hearted person should be rewarded." Behind Ji Lingchuan, the strange man said with a smile.
Actually, Song Yihuan could guess why Ji Lingchuan was angry. She picked up the veil hat that had fallen beside her at some point, stood up, and looking into Ji Lingchuan's furious eyes, she said very calmly:
"I'm afraid the young master has misunderstood. I didn't follow you. I went out shopping with my eldest sister today. I came here just to buy desserts from the Sweet Flavor Workshop to take back for Xuan'er. If the young master doesn't believe me, you can ask my eldest sister."
Not far behind her, the words "Sweet Flavor Workshop" were clearly visible, as if to prove that she was not lying.
Hearing her explanation, Ji Lingchuan was actually stunned for a moment.
Looking into Song Yihuan's frank and innocent deer - like eyes, his anger in his heart increased instead of decreasing.
Did she think he was angry because he misunderstood that she was following him? What he was really angry about was -
Remembering that she had exposed her entire back in order to save the child, and the hooves of the mad horse were about to step on her thin back the next moment, his fingertips were still trembling at this moment.
Ignoring the sharp pain coming from his shoulder, he blurted out without thinking:
"Don't you know your own limitations? Why do you have to act like a hero here? Can't you think about the consequences before you act so recklessly?"
"Should I just watch that child get hurt?" Song Yihuan retorted. "He's the same age as Xuan'er. How could I just stand by and do nothing?"
"How do you know I wouldn't step in?" Ji Lingchuan said.
How could she have known that she would run into him here by such a coincidence? He always said that she deliberately inquired about his whereabouts, but in her opinion, the one who was always haunting was actually him!
Song Yihuan felt wronged in her heart. She also had a temper. Biting her lower lip, she turned her face away and didn't say a word.
The other strange man spoke up again: "Alright, alright. Everyone was just trying to save the child. Don't let this ruin your relationship. She wasn't hurt, after all. Just learn your lesson. Brother Chuan, I saw you get kicked by that mad horse just now. Are you okay?"
Ji Lingchuan's face stiffened. He looked to his side and saw the other person winking at him non - stop.
Reminded by this person, Song Yihuan finally remembered that Ji Lingchuan had blocked the mad horse for her just now. There was a hint of urgency in her tone:
"Yes, young master. You're injured on your shoulder. You must go to the medical clinic immediately."
Ji Lingchuan said with a cold face: "You don't need to worry about my business. Didn't you say you came out shopping with your eldest sister and were going to buy cakes for your younger brother? Why don't you go quickly?"
How could Song Yihuan just leave like this? Ji Lingchuan had really saved her just now. She owed him her life!
She took a step forward and said seriously: "The young master was injured because of me. I can't just sit back and do nothing. Otherwise, I would have wasted all the books of sages I've read."
Ji Lingchuan's face became even colder than before: "Song Yihuan, don't think you can get close to me like this."
Song Yihuan held her breath in her chest. Seeing his aloof and indifferent look of drawing a clear line from her, she bit her lower lip and finally turned around and was about to leave with a bit of anger.
Ji Lingchuan said again: "Don't tell your eldest sister about what happened just now."
Song Yihuan paused for a moment, replied "Naturally", and then ignored him.
At the Sweet Flavor Workshop.
While waiting for the waiter to pack the cakes, Song Yihuan calmed down and the anger in her heart faded.
Recalling what had just happened, she finally realized that she had indeed been too impulsive.
She had rushed up to save the child without thinking. If she had really been injured because of this, what would happen to Xuan'er?
Her drooping eyelashes trembled. She didn't want to admit it, but Ji Lingchuan was right this time.
Thinking of the moment when she was saved by him, she felt a faint worry in her heart.
The horse had a saddle and reins, which meant it had belonged to someone before. There were iron blocks on the bottom of the hooves of such horses. When they kicked a person out of control, it was enough to break bones and shatter internal organs.
But Ji Lingchuan seemed to be fine. He could even turn the tables and knock down the horse. Was this the rumored commander of the Black Armored Army and the young master of the Prince Ning Mansion?
Could it be that he was really okay?