Although the room was pitch black, Xiaoxiao could still make out the layout inside, thanks to the light from outside.
The layout was simple, and so were the furnishings.
A small kang the size of a double bed, with the quilt neatly folded on it, and a small kang table placed in the middle.
What caught Xiaoxiao’s attention was the large table on the floor.
Xiaoxiao walked over and was extrely surprised; the table had books, as well as pen, ink, paper, and inkstone on it.
Whose room is this, exactly? Is this really a bandit’s room?
This completely overturned Xiaoxiao’s understanding; literate people are rare here. How could such a person beco a bandit?
Before Xiaoxiao could think further, there was a knock on the door, followed by the sound of it opening.
Xiaoxiao turned her head and saw, by the light, a delicate and pretty face, of a person only in their twenties, not yet thirty.
This? There are won in this bandit den? Could this also be a captive wife?
"Miss, you must be starving. I’ve brought you so food."
The woman said as she placed the food on the small kang table, then lighted the candle, instantly brightening the room.
"Miss, you go ahead and eat first. I’ll be heading out now."
Seeing the woman about to leave, Xiaoxiao quickly shut the door before she could think twice.
Xiaoxiao turned around and gave the woman a slight smile, but that smile made the woman standing in the middle of the room shiver, feeling as if Xiaoxiao might eat her alive.
"Miss, what are you planning to do?" The woman spoke with a bit of fear, her words trembling.
Xiaoxiao realized she’d scared the woman and quickly said, "Don’t get wrong, I don’t an any harm. I’m just really bored and want to chat with you."
As she spoke, Xiaoxiao led the woman to the side of the kang, then pressed her into sitting on it, "Have you eaten? Why don’t we eat together and chat?"
"No need, I’ve already eaten. Miss, you eat by yourself." The woman declined, trying to get up, but Xiaoxiao pressed her back down.
Xiaoxiao felt a bit helpless; she wasn’t so terrifying monster, was there really a need to be so afraid?
Besides, this was their territory; she was the one captured, could it be the woman in front of her was also a captive?
"Alright, then I’ll eat by myself, but stay and chat with !"
The woman nodded in agreent, rembering how her husband had instructed her to serve well; this was, after all, the Big Boss’s woman.
Seeing that the woman finally stayed, Xiaoxiao also sat down.
Xiaoxiao was being cautious; it wasn’t easy to find soone she could glean information from, so how could she let her go?
Sitting down, Xiaoxiao’s stomach growled loudly at the sight of the food, truly hungry after all the turmoil; how could she not be?
Xiaoxiao’s grumbling was loud enough for the woman across to hear, who said, "Miss, you’re starving. Quickly eat while it’s hot."
Hearing this, Xiaoxiao was filled with a whirl of thoughts; it wasn’t that she was overthinking, but in such a dangerous place, she needed to be extra cautious.
Logically, she should eat well to preserve energy and seek escape opportunities, but...
She was brought here by bandits to be a captive wife; could there be sothing nefarious in the food, like sleeping powder, that would leave her at the bandits’ rcy when she awoke?
Would she still want to live after that?
She looked at the woman opposite her, wondering why she was so eager for her to eat. Was there truly a trick?
"Sister, this food won’t be poisoned, right?"
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