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Shen Qingyao shrank back silently. As a cannon fodder, it wasn't appropriate for her to meddle in others' affairs.

But upon second thought, she still felt uneasy. That girl looked delicate and frail. It would be too tragic if something really happened to her! So she turned her head to look at Lu Zhao again. He remained unchanged in posture from start to finish, looking incredibly composed.

"Elder Brother Lu Zhao, did you hear that?" Shen Qingyao asked foolishly. If even she could hear it, how could Lu Zhao not hear it?

Lu Zhao raised an eyebrow, not directly answering her, gesturing for her to continue.

Shen Qingyao puffed her cheeks, feeling the brilliance of the red scarf1 on her chest shining particularly bright at this moment, the radiance of human nature awakening. She reached out and tugged on Lu Zhao's sleeve, whispering, "Elder Brother Lu Zhao, aren't you going to do anything?"

Logically, someone with Lu Zhao's high moral character should be righteous and hate evil, right? Shen Qingyao calculated, and concluded that turning to him must be the right move!

Lu Zhao chuckled, thinking that the girl had misunderstood him deeply. He was never the kind of person to intervene in every injustice he saw.

"Hmm?" Shen Qingyao tilted her head, wondering what his laughter meant.

Seemingly unwilling to refuse her request, Lu Zhao turned his face to glance out the window through the crack, but after a moment, he turned back lazily, "No need to intervene."

The brilliance of the red scarf dimmed. Shen Qingyao pursed her lips, somewhat puzzled why there was no need to intervene. She just felt sorry for the girl outside, but since Lu Zhao said not to intervene, she didn't have the ability to intervene either. She could only sit quietly and wait to enter the city.

Just as their carriage entered the city gate and passed by the group of people from earlier, Shen Qingyao heard a scream, followed by the sound of someone falling heavily to the ground.

She couldn't help but peek again, only to see the 'big shot' lying in a sprawl in front of her carriage, while the delicate and proud girl, without a speck of dust on her skirt, walked away briskly.

...The development of the situation was somewhat unexpected for her. But she finally understood why Lu Zhao said there was no need to intervene.

How could he have guessed this? Lu Zhao is really something! Shen Qingyao sighed in her heart, and when she looked at Lu Zhao again, there was already a hint of admiration in her eyes.

On the other hand, Lu Zhao seemed indifferent. When he received the admiring gaze from the young girl, his lips couldn't help but curl up involuntarily.

Neither of them paid any further attention to this little incident. They entered the city smoothly. Although Ning City was not far from the capital, the scenery of Ning City was quite different from that of the capital. Shen Qingyao was quickly drawn to the novelty on the streets. If it weren't for Lu Zhao holding her back, she would have wanted to jump off the carriage and explore!

Lu Zhao took her to the largest inn & restaurant in Ning City. The innkeeper was a lean middle-aged man with narrow eyes that couldn't hide his shrewdness. At a glance, one could tell he was a very successful businessman.

Seeing the two of them entering hand in hand, the innkeeper subtly sized them up from head to toe. Apparently, Lu Zhao's demeanor was indeed extraordinary, and the innkeeper immediately realized that these two must be of noble origin. So he waved off the young waiter who was about to approach and personally greeted them with a smile.