After bewitched

Chapter 9

Cheng Zhifu sat in the front hall and sighed worriedly.

Li Zhaoyue had already gone back to her room, but he was not worried at all. This aunt would run away every now and then, which made his hair turn gray a lot.

"Master," the servant stepped into the door, followed by Mu Qingyan and Xiao Lincheng, "The two young masters have arrived."

"Nephew, Young Master Xiao," Cheng Zhifu felt rather guilty, "It's all my fault just now, I made you feel wronged."

"Uncle is serious." Mu said softly, "You came back to find us, but what's the matter?"

"Come on, sit down first." Cheng Zhifu asked the servants to go down, then pulled Mu Qingyan and Xiao Lincheng to sit down, and then said, "To be honest, I have a merciless request. In two days, Miss Yue is going to Returning to Beijing, although the old man arranged for an escort, but the journey is long, the old man is a little worried after all."

He raised his eyes and looked at Mu Qingyan earnestly, "I have the cheek to ask, can I ask my nephew and Shaoxia Xiao to secretly escort Miss Yue back to Beijing?"

"This..." Mu Qingyan hesitated for a moment.Of course he is fine, he just needs to go to the capital once.But he wanted to avoid Xiao Lincheng, so how could he avoid him?

He turned to look at Xiao Lincheng who was at the side, only to see him lowering his head to stir the tea on the table without speaking.

"I know I'm going to trouble my nephew and Xiao Shaoxia," Cheng Zhifu took out a brocade box from behind, "This is a little wish from this old man, if..."

"No." Xiao Lincheng said suddenly.

Cheng Zhifu was a little embarrassed, and smoothed things over: "It's okay, old man..."

"How dare this junior refuse what your lord has entrusted you with?" Xiao Lincheng raised his head and said with a smile, "Why do you need these vain gifts? Don't worry, my lord, Qingyan and I will definitely send him to the capital safely."

Mu Qingyan: "..."

"Thank you so much," Cheng Zhifu said with a smile on his face, "I'm relieved to have two virtuous nephews seeing me off."

So, Mu Qingyan didn't even have time to say a word, so she agreed to the matter in a daze.

Before leaving Cheng's mansion, Cheng Zhifu still gave Mu Qingyan the brocade box, which contained two wild ginseng with long beards and round reeds.

"Master Cheng is willing to take out such a good thing." On the way back to the inn, Xiao Lincheng pondered, "It's really not easy for the girl this month."

Mu Qingyan glanced at him helplessly, "Then you just agreed?"

Xiao Lincheng: "Anyway, no one wants me anymore, so what are you afraid of?"

Mu said lightly, "Don't talk nonsense."

Xiao Lincheng: "Then you want me?"

Mu Qingyan: "You can look back at Lanshan, I am alone..."

Xiao Lincheng immediately covered his mouth, "Stop talking, I don't want to hear it."

Mu said softly, "Mmmmmm..."

Xiao Lincheng: "It's okay to pretend to be pitiful, don't say it."

Mu Qingyan struggled to pull his hand down, and said, "Pass, turn left to go back to the inn."

Xiao Lincheng: "...Oh."

Two days later, the chariots and horses that escorted Li Zhaoyue back to Beijing left Qinzhou City, Xiao Lincheng and Mu Qingyan followed closely behind, secretly seeing each other off.

But along the way, Li Zhaoyue stopped and stopped, either busy looking at the flowers and trees, or saying that she was tired and wanted to take a rest before leaving.

The accompanying guard: "..." It's only traveled so far, and it stopped a dozen times!And you are sitting in a carriage, why do you get tired after just a few steps? !

But Cheng Zhifu told her to take good care of this girl, not to be rude or neglectful.

So the guards could only stop and go, and didn't go far for several days.

At night, the girl refused to stay in a clean inn, but insisted on eating and sleeping in the open, saying that she wanted to watch the stars.

Xiao Lincheng and Mu Qingyan had no choice but to find an open space nearby to spend the night.

That night, Mu Qingyan woke up suddenly, and saw that the night was dark, the surroundings were quiet, and the firewood beside him had been extinguished.

The sleeping Xiao Lincheng hugged him tightly as if he was afraid that someone would snatch him away, and then woke him up.

He looked at Xiao Lincheng's furrowed brows, and couldn't help raising his hand to caress between his brows.

Had a nightmare?Mu Qingyan thought, what did you dream about?

He suddenly felt bitter in his heart---even though they were so close that they could even hear their breath, they had such different thoughts.

If Xiao Lincheng knew about it, what would he think of him?

Let's go when we get to the capital, he thought, even if he left without saying goodbye, he should go.

He shouldn't let himself sink deeper and deeper like this.

Xiao Lincheng, who was sleeping, suddenly frowned even deeper, and the hand around Mu Qingyan's waist tightened even more, causing him pain.

"Xiao Lincheng?" Mu Qingyan pushed him, "A Xiao, wake up?"

Xiao Lincheng woke up suddenly, gasping for breath, his heart palpitating.

"Are you okay?" Mu Qingyan was a little worried.

Xiao Lincheng shook his head, "It's okay, did it scare you?"

Mu Qingyan paused, and asked, "What did you dream about?" Why were you so scared?

"You want to know?" Xiao Lincheng smiled and said, "I dreamed that when I was in the ruined temple, my sleeping mat was snatched away."

Mu Qingyan: "..." So you just regarded me as your mat?

"It's okay." Xiao Lincheng rubbed his hair, "Go to sleep."

Mu Qingyan looked at him, then suddenly raised his hand to hold his face, and took a closer look.

Xiao Lincheng was confused, "What's wrong?"

"Do you think..." Mu Qingyan thought for a while and said, "The girl Gu I met earlier seems to be somewhat similar to you?"

Xiao Lincheng was startled, "Gu Linglong? Does it look like that?" Why didn't I see it?

"Didn't you say that you were picked up by Master Xun," Mu Qingyan murmured, "Maybe Miss Gu has something to do with your life experience?"

Xiao Lincheng: "Is she my mother?!"

Mu Qingyan: "..." Can you be more serious?

"Don't think about it," Xiao Lincheng said with a smile, "how can it be such a coincidence? There are many similar people in this world, and they may not all be a family."

Mu Qingyan whispered: "But aren't you curious?"

Xiao Lincheng shook his head, put his hands behind his head, looked at the night and said, "Besides, my mother has passed away a long time ago, and the master also said that my father, whom I have never seen, is dead, and I have no other relatives. Could it be that the master is lying to me ?”

"Ah-choo!" Xun Yinbai, who was hiding in his room drinking in the room with uneven silver hair, sneezed suddenly on Wanglan Mountain, scaring the fat cat who was snoring by the table so cleverly that he almost fell off the table.

He rubbed his nose, and suddenly remembered that a few days ago, his disciple Xiao Lincheng sent a letter back, saying that he wanted to go around with Mu Qingyan, but he didn't know where he went?

What are these two bastards running around?It's hot and stuffy today, what should I do if it's raining heavily?I don't know if I have enough money?Don't you have to beg for food when you run out of money?

"Hey," he slapped the table hard, cursing himself, "Drink as long as you drink, what are you thinking about?!"