bookcurios Chapter 467: Zhuangzi? The maid with unfriendly eyes
Chapter 467: Zhuangzi? The maid with unfriendly eyes
Yao Qingnian then noticed that he was not pretending, and hurried to check him. She found that he was really injured internally. She punched him twice, but this guy refused to say a word. She took out the medicine and gave it to Lu Huaijin to take. "Those people seem to be quite skilled, even more powerful than those in Ziye Pavilion. Who are they?"
"He is a killer trained by the remnants of the former Purple Night Pavilion."
"The remnants?"
"Well, I became the Pavilion Master of Ziye Pavilion temporarily by chance. Now Ziye Pavilion no longer kills people for money, but mainly searches for various intelligence. Ziye Pavilion has a huge intelligence network, so the court has to be courteous to it. The most important goal is to find the young master of Ziye Pavilion. Once I find the young master of Ziye Pavilion and hand over Ziye Pavilion to him, my mission will be completed. This is why I want to become a lieutenant and stay in the capital. The position of lieutenant is to conceal the identity of the Pavilion Master. When I find the person, I will go back to Taoxi Village to accompany my parents, Yinuo, and... you."
"As far as I know, the people in Ziye Pavilion were not so powerful before. Why do they seem to have endless energy today?"
"Yeah, I also noticed that they are like puppets."
"Puppet?" Yao Qingnian had never heard of such a person.
"Yes, they took drugs and have unlimited physical strength. They will keep fighting until they explode and die," Lu Huaijin explained.
"Now I understand. I read in a book before that someone captured ordinary people for experiments. After taking a special drug, their fighting power would increase dramatically for a while. However, there is no antidote to this drug. Once it loses its usefulness, it will be discarded as waste."
"Yes, it is like that."
"Where did they come from so many people?" So many people will die in this mission, and there is no solution after using the medicine.
"They are all civilians, so the court is now sending people to investigate and is preparing to wipe out the remnants of the Purple Night Pavilion."
"Will you be innocently implicated?"
"Yeah, so they want to kill me so they can regain control of the Purple Night Pavilion."
"These beasts don't even spare the civilians."
"So, the less you know, the safer you are. I don't want to involve you in this, so I show myself in another identity." Lu Huaijin said lightly.
"Okay, I understand. I'll bandage your wound first. I don't care what you want to do. My only request is that you save your life." Yao Qingnian took out medicine to treat his wound.
"Thank you for your concern, ma'am." Lu Huaijin pulled her into his arms. Yao Qingnian paused what she was doing and they looked at each other. It was so quiet around them that only the crackling sound of the burning fire could be heard.
Just when the atmosphere was extremely subtle, Xuanfeng rushed in: "Miss..." Seeing the two of them hugging each other, he immediately covered his eyes and continued: "I... I didn't see anything, you guys continue."
After saying that, he was about to go out when Yao Qingnian called him: "Stop, what did you want to say just now?" Yao Qingnian pushed Lu Huaijin away awkwardly.
Only then did Xuanfeng remove his hand and lowered his head to reply, "Miss, I just checked the surroundings. The group of people are searching in the mountains. It is not advisable to stay here for long. We must go down the mountain as soon as possible to meet up with our people."
"Well, let's go." Lu Huaijin put on the mask again, stood up, took Yao Qingnian out of the cave, and continued to run in one direction. Sure enough, not long after they left, the man in black caught up with them.
The three of them ran for a whole night, exhausted and out of breath. After dawn, they finally found the people from Zi Ye Pavilion who came to pick them up. Yao Qingnian hadn't slept the whole night and didn't care about anything else. After jumping into the carriage, he leaned on Lu Huaijin's shoulder and fell asleep.
When she woke up, she didn't know what time it was. It was already dark. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and saw Lu Huaijin squinting beside her. Although he was wearing a mask and his face couldn't be seen clearly, his beautiful eyes and long eyelashes reminded people of his handsome face. Yao Qingnian stared at him for a long time, and his eyes suddenly opened: "Madam, have you seen enough? How about we go back and take a closer look?"
"What are you talking about? I just wanted to see if you were awake!" Yao Qingnian was caught again and immediately withdrew his gaze and glanced elsewhere.
"woke up."
"Where are we now?" Yao Qingnian asked.
"We are near Yan'an City. The city gates are closed. We will stay at a farm outside the city tonight and leave for Beijing tomorrow."
"Well, have you sent someone to deliver a letter to Shan Wei and the others?"
"Yes, they left ahead of us and should have arrived in Yan'an City by now." Lu Huaijin said softly.
As they were talking, the carriage had already stopped outside a farm, and Lu Huaijin and Yao Qingnian got off the carriage.
"Master, you are here! We received your message and have prepared hot soup, waiting for you." A man who looked like a butler and a neatly dressed girl were standing at the door waiting for Lu Huaijin. The butler bowed politely and looked to be about 40 years old. The girl was wearing a light blue dress and exuded a haughty temperament, but after seeing Lu Huaijin, she immediately softened her attitude.
"Well, thank you for your help, Uncle You."
"Master, you are too polite. This is what I should do. Who is this?" The butler asked after seeing Yao Qingnian beside him.
"This is Miss Shen. I met her by chance in Tonglai Town and returned to Beijing together. Wanmei, take her to her room to wash and change into clean clothes. Then prepare some food and send it to her room." Lu Huaijin ordered.
The two had agreed in the carriage not to reveal their relationship for the time being in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, and Yao Qingnian had no objection.
"Yes, Pavilion Master." The two of them responded.
After following Lu Huaijin straight into the farm, they parted in a garden. Lu Huaijin told her that he was in the yard next door and if she had any problems, she could ask the maid to come find him.
Yao Qingnian discovered that this girl named Wan Mei had been looking at her unfriendly since she came in. Along the way, she had been intentionally or unintentionally asking about her relationship with Lu Huaijin. Only when she heard her say that they had only met a few times did her attitude soften a little.
After bringing her to the prepared courtyard, she ordered the servants in the courtyard like a hostess, "This is the guest of the Pavilion Master. You must serve her well and do not neglect her. The Pavilion Master is back. I will go to see if he needs any help."
After she finished speaking, she bowed to Yao Qingnian and left with a smile on her face.
Yao Qingnian remained calm, thinking, let's go see if Lu Huaijin needs any help? Isn't there a housekeeper there? This girl has been trying to find out about her master since she came in. Don't be too obvious.