Chapter 176: Car Rear-end Collision

When this maidservant was sent once again to summon Baili Xian and Liu Ling'er for their meal, a creeping terror began to grip her heart. What should she do if the two of them were in the middle of something scandalous? If that truly were the case, would she be silenced to cover up the deed? *Sob, sob.* She was so terrified.

*Hark,* why was the room so deathly quiet? The little maid thought with suspicion: Could it be that these two are still fast asleep? Should she really go in and wake them up?

The young general's orders had to be carried out. Gritting her teeth, she stepped directly inside. Heaven only knew how utterly reluctant every single one of those footsteps was.

As she walked into the silent chamber, a voice in her mind warned her to stop walking at once and turn back. But the mere thought that the young general would strip the skin right off her back if he found out she had failed in her duty drove her forward.

With almost forced courage, the little maid rounded the folding screen, only to be greeted by the deeply discordant scene on the bed: Baili Xian was pinning Liu Ling'er beneath him, looking every bit like a beast committing an atrocious act.

The visual impact was simply too immense, instantly rendering the little maid speechless. When had a maid of such pure innocence ever witnessed a spectacle like this? In all her fifteen years of life, everything she had ever experienced combined could not compare to the worldview-shattering nature of this single moment.

Frightened out of her wits, the maid covered her eyes with both hands and let out a piercing shriek. That single cry panicked Baili Xian, who had already been accidentally pressing down on Liu Ling'er.

Baili Xian, who ought to have gotten up smoothly, was so startled by the shrill scream that his masculine frame shuddered, causing him to collapse right back onto Liu Ling'er. Liu Ling'er, initially startled by the scream as well, was soon in pain from Baili Xian's weight pressing down on her.

Exerting her strength, she shoved Baili Xian to the side and gasped, "Baili Xian, what are you doing? Why do you keep crushing me?"

Coming to his senses, Baili Xian was just about to explain when he saw the little maid turn her back and say, "Prince Xian, Your Highness, the young general sent me to call you both for dinner."

Baili Xian acknowledged with a murmur, "Don't misunderstand what just happened. Things actually aren't the way you—*mph, mph...*"

The maid, with her back turned, was trembling all over. To her ears, Baili Xian's words sounded suspiciously like coercion and threats. She let out a strange cry and, like a startled rabbit, bolted out of the room on her legs as if the chamber were a den of vipers and lingering for even a moment would leave not even her bones behind.

Baili Xian pried away Liu Ling'er's hand, which had been clamped over his mouth, and complained with displeasure, "Why did you cover my mouth? What if that maid goes out and chatters nonsense?"

Liu Ling'er rolled her eyes at Baili Xian. "Pleease, Lord Prince Xian. Don't you think the more you explain, the more it sounds like cover-up? The more you try to explain such things, the more misunderstood you become. The best approach is simply not to say a single word. That little maid is timid as a mouse and will avoid you like the plague; how could she possibly run around running her mouth? Alright, let's hurry over."

With that, she took the lead and walked out the door. Baili Xian listened to Liu Ling'er's reasoning and figured it made a lot of sense. Yet, since you have so much vigor, why are your ears flushed a bright crimson, practically dripping with blood?

The meal itself was, of course, enjoyed by both host and guests to their hearts' content. Afterwards, the carefree Young General Huli was swept out the door by the Grand General of Ping State. Even more tragically, the master accustomed to ordering others around was instantly transformed into someone at everyone else's beck and call. And thus, the young general found himself magically transformed into a humble coachman driving the carriage.

Having already crossed Mount Wutuo...