After Luosa and Li Ying left Haicheng, they proceeded along the imperial highway. Along the way, they passed some traveling merchants driving horse-drawn carriages, who rubbed their eyes in disbelief at the sight of the two young people walking past, thinking it was a mirage.
As they entered a stretch of mountain forest, several masked ruffians suddenly jumped out. The leader barked harshly, "I opened this mountain, and I planted these trees! If you want to pass this way, leave your toll money behind!"
Seeing these vicious bandits, Luosa initially intended to hand over some silver to send them on their way. But unfortunately, these fools lacked eyes and demanded that Li Ying stay behind to be their bandit chieftain's wife. If that wasn't outrageous enough, one of the ruffians even insisted on taking Luosa back to be his male concubine...
Chapter 57