If Gu Fei knew what Su Chen was thinking, she would have certainly retorted, 'Heh, men only slow down my sword arm!'
The real reason she was avoiding Su Chen was because he was too handsome, and she was afraid she wouldn't be able to stop herself from developing feelings if she looked at him too much.
Since they weren't from the same social class, it was better to keep a respectful distance from the very beginning.
As the saying goes, any romance that doesn't aim for marriage is just messing around.
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They set out again the next day. There were basically no more refugees on the road, and the inns were all open. The rest of the journey was just about making good time, and it went very smoothly.
After another half a month of travel, the group, with their mule carts, finally arrived at Ping'an City one evening.
There was no fee to enter the city, which immediately gave everyone a favorable impression of Ping'an City.
