Xuan Yuan Jue stood still, and the figure he had just seen suddenly popped into his mind. No wonder he felt as if he had seen this person somewhere before. That day, in the back mountain of Pufa Temple, it was the maid of Shen Li who was good at martial arts.
Although the person he saw just now was dressed in men's clothing, he decided to go back to verify his suspicion.
With a turn of his feet, Xuan Yuan Jue actually turned back. But unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he saw a person huddled up against the wall behind, wishing to hide themselves.
He gave a cold snort in his heart. There was no need to verify. It was Shen Li! She even dared to hide from him!
Although it was only six or seven steps away, Xuan Yuan Jue walked extremely slowly.
Shen Li, who was hiding behind, had already closed her eyes and kept praying in her heart that the scoundrel Xuan Yuan Jue hadn't seen her!
Unfortunately, things didn't go as she wished. Shen Li felt the light in front of her brighten. The fan she had been clutching in her hand to cover her face was snatched away by someone, and she had no choice but to open her eyes.
What came into view were a pair of black embroidered boots. Putting on a bright smile, Shen Li quickly looked up and greeted, "Hehe! What a coincidence!"
Xuan Yuan Jue grabbed Shen Li by the collar and lifted her out from the corner. He lowered his head and sized up her face, then suddenly showed a charming smile, "What a coincidence! I didn't expect to meet such a handsome young man here!"
Shen Li was stunned by his words and didn't react for a moment.
"It seems that this young master and this young gentleman are really destined. In this vast sea of people, we can still meet. It's really rare!"
As he said, Xuan Yuan Jue lifted Shen Li's chin with his folding fan. "How about this young master being the host today and inviting the young gentleman to have a couple of drinks?"
Two blushes quickly crept up on Shen Li's face. In her two lifetimes, she had never been flirted with like this!
This Xuan Yuan Jue was really going too far!
However, what did his words just now mean? A young man?
Right, she was still dressed as a man now. Didn't he recognize her?
But, it couldn't be, could it?
She had looked at herself in the mirror. Although dressed in men's clothing, she looked more handsome like a man and less gorgeous like a woman, but her appearance remained the same.
She had just thickened her eyebrows a bit today and hadn't even stuck on a fake beard!
Could Xuan Yuan Jue not even recognize her like this?
A lot of thoughts flashed through Shen Li's mind for a moment.
But Xuan Yuan Jue didn't care about the stunned Shen Li standing still. He simply spread out his arms and pulled Shen Li into his arms, affectionately putting his arm around Shen Li's shoulder.
He still spoke in the tone of a good brother and looked down at Shen Li, who only reached his chest.
"Don't be polite, young gentleman! Since we've met, it's fate. If we don't have a drink, we'll be sorry for this fate!"
Shen Li's mind was a bit dulled by Xuan Yuan Jue's series of actions just now. She just stood there stupidly and didn't react.
Jiao Yue watched Shen Li anxiously. She rushed in front of Xuan Yuan Jue, spreading out her arms to stop him. "Our young master won't go. You guys can leave."
Ming Yue also rushed over immediately and shouted loudly, "Let go of our young master!"
Shen Li also came to her senses. Looking down, she saw Xuan Yuan Jue's hand on her shoulder. She was startled and wanted to shake it off, but found that Xuan Yuan Jue's big palm still remained firmly on her shoulder.
She was so angry that her face turned red. She exerted force on her left leg and wanted to step on Xuan Yuan Jue's foot to escape.
Unexpectedly, Xuan Yuan Jue was so sly that he quickly dodged. They exchanged several moves with their legs like this, but Shen Li still couldn't escape from Xuan Yuan Jue's grasp.
Ming Yue didn't recognize Xuan Yuan Jue. She just regarded him as a bad guy with evil intentions. Seeing that his martial arts were not weak, she attacked him without mercy, but all her attacks were easily dodged by Xuan Yuan Jue.
But fortunately, taking advantage of the situation, Shen Li bent her waist and managed to shake off Xuan Yuan Jue's control.
"Xuan Shu, deal with these two!" Xuan Yuan Jue focused on going after Shen Li.
Princess Luo Ning of the Ninth Princess looked at the people fighting together and frowned in entanglement.
"How could the heir of the Prince of Li be such a person? In front of so many people, he even flirts with Sister Shen!"
Luo Ning pulled Rui Zhu over and whispered to her, "The heir of the Prince of Xuan knows me. Now he's fighting with Sister Shen again. Should I go up and help or not?"
Rui Zhu didn't know martial arts, but she could see that the three of Shen Li were no match for Xuan Yuan Jue at all. Glancing at the expression on her princess's face, she tentatively said, "The heir of the Prince of Li is very good at martial arts. Miss Shen and the others may not be able to defeat him! How about we help?"
Before her words fell, she saw Princess Luo Ning frown slightly. So she directly said, "If we help... then your identity as a young master will be exposed!"
Considering that they were still on the street and there were many innocent street vendors here, everyone restrained themselves when they made their moves.
Although outsiders thought that Shen Li and Xuan Yuan Jue were fighting fiercely, only Shen Li herself knew that she was suffering in silence!
She knew that Xuan Yuan Jue was good at martial arts, and she had even thought about having a match with him. By accident, they had fought today, and she didn't show any mercy.
But after a few moves, she found that Xuan Yuan Jue was simply teasing her on purpose.
Xuan Yuan Jue always aimed at her shoulder. While his hands kept making moves, he still flirted and said, "It's just a glass of wine. Young gentleman, you don't need to be so nervous!"
Shen Li's face looked ugly. Ignoring his flamboyant smiling face, she cursed him hundreds of times in her heart.
Princess Luo Ning naturally knew that it was a serious matter for her to sneak out of the palace. The more people who knew about it, the more dangerous it would be. With Xuan Yuan Jue's character, who knew how he would threaten her in the future.
But now the situation of Shen Li and the others was not optimistic either. After weighing the two, she still chose to stand up.
"Stop! Stop fighting! Don't fight anymore!" Princess Luo Ning rushed out and shouted, "Xuan Yuan Jue, let go of Young Master Shen quickly!"
Hearing the voice, the five people all stopped and looked at her.
Princess Luo Ning quickly rushed forward and blocked Shen Li behind her.
Xuan Yuan Jue glanced at the Ninth Princess dressed in men's clothing and asked in a slightly surprised voice, "Luo Ning? Why are you here?"
"I... this young master is out to observe the people's livelihood!" Princess Luo Ning's eyes flickered back and forth as she found a fancy excuse for sneaking out of the palace.
"Humph! Observing the people's livelihood? I'm afraid you sneaked out secretly, right!"
"You... Anyway, I'm not afraid of you reporting me now. I've already got hold of your handle!"
Xuan Yuan Jue was stunned. He didn't know what the handle in Princess Luo Ning's mouth was, but he didn't care much. He turned his eyes to Shen Li behind her.
"I really offended this young gentleman just now!"
Shen Li gave a cold snort and looked at him disdainfully. "Xuan Yuan Jue, what are you pretending for? You clearly recognized me just now!"
"Oh? Then this young gentleman also saw me just now. Why did you hide and pretend not to see me?"