PNB Chapter 123 Leaving overnight
Chapter 123 Leaving overnight
She groggily opened her eyes, rubbing them, and shook her head vigorously to force herself awake. "What's going on? Is there some emergency?"
I wondered if An Wuhen was chasing me.
She wanted to tear him apart immediately.
Dongfang Qingmo quickly walked to Qian Shuishui and recounted the whole story in concise and clear words.
After listening to this, Qian Shuishui's originally hazy mind immediately became clear. She realized the seriousness of the matter and did not dare to delay any longer.
So the three of them began to pack their clothes in a hurry.
However, just as they had packed up and were about to step out of the room, they were surprised to find someone standing at the door.
Looking closely, it turned out to be Dongfang Qingshui.
He scratched his head and said with a hint of apology on his face, "Mo'er, are you finally awake? Actually, I wanted to wake you up a long time ago, but I was worried that I would disturb your sweet dreams."
Hearing this, Qian Shuishui couldn't help but roll her eyes and replied unhappily, "Humph, by the time you come to call us, I'm afraid the flowers will be cold!"
But even though they complained, time was running out and everyone didn't have time to say anything more. They hurriedly urged them to set off quickly.
After leaving the room, everyone saw that Dongfang Ti and others had already led the horses out from the old woman and found a shabby cart.
After a lot of hard work, the makeshift carriage was finally ready.
Afterwards, the group boarded the carriage. It was a bit crowded inside, but no one cared about that at the moment.
After everyone was seated, Qing Liu, who was driving the car, raised the whip in his hand, swung it vigorously, and shouted, "Gee!"
As the crisp sound of whips and horse hooves resounded through the sky, the carriage galloped away like an arrow, raising a cloud of dust along the way.
"Second uncle, why haven't I seen Huangfu Yi?" Dongfang Qingmo hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but ask.
She thought to herself that since Huangfu Yi left with the man named Mu Yinchen, he seemed to have not appeared again.
Haven't they come back yet?
Should we wait for them?
"He has other things to deal with." Dongfang Ti replied expressionlessly, without any intention of explaining too much.
"Oh... so that's how it is." Dongfang Qingmo nodded slightly, indicating that he understood, but in fact he felt a little lost deep down in his heart.
This is really in line with Huangfu Yi's usual decisive style of action.
At this moment, Dongfang Ti suddenly stared at Dongfang Qingmo with a suspicious look, as if he wanted to see through her.
He slowly said: "Mo'er, why are you so concerned about the affairs of Young Master Huangfu? Could it be..."
Everyone looked at Dongfang Qingmo's face, trying to find the answer from her expression.
Hearing this, Dongfang Qingmo started coughing violently like a cat whose tail was stepped on.
Qian Shuishui, who was standing by, hurriedly helped her smooth her back, trying to make her feel better.
After finally stopping his cough, Dongfang Qingmo blushed and stammered, "Second Uncle, please don't talk nonsense! I just asked casually because I saw that there were fewer people around... I really didn't mean anything else!"
As she spoke, she avoided Dongfang Ti's sharp, hawk-like eyes, fearing that the secret in her heart would be easily discovered by him.
It has to be said that Second Uncle's eyes were too sharp. Just being stared at by him made Dongfang Qingmo feel uncomfortable all over, and even his heart began to feel a little uneasy.
"Is that so?" Dongfang Ti asked suspiciously.
Dongfang Qingshui gently patted Dongfang Qingmo's shoulder, then held her head high and said confidently, "Of course! With a handsome, dashing man like me as a comparison, how could Mo'er possibly be interested in Huangfu Yi, that ugly, unremarkable guy?"
Qian Shuishui, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but widen her eyes after hearing this. She stared at Dongfang Qingshui as if she were a fool. Then she quietly leaned close to Dongfang Qingmo's ear and said in a low voice, "Qingmo, is there something wrong with your brother's eyes?!"
You know, Huangfu Yi is a recognized handsome young man. If even Huangfu Yi can be called ugly, then Dongfang Qingshui can be said to be ugly to the point of being ugly.
However, faced with such exaggerated remarks, Dongfang Qingmo just twitched the corners of his mouth slightly, and finally chose to remain silent and did not say much.
Fortunately, Dongfang Qingshui successfully attracted everyone's attention and at least took over this embarrassing topic.
At this moment, Dongfang Ti suddenly raised his hand and mercilessly slapped Dongfang Qingshui again, shouting angrily, "You are so shameless! You dare to speak so shamelessly!"
Master Xiao, who had been watching all this, couldn't help but smile slightly and said to Dongfang Ti, "Brother Dongfang, I have to say, your nephew is really interesting!"
Dongfang Ti smiled awkwardly, feeling that Dongfang Qingshui had embarrassed him so much!!!
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Huangfu Yi returned to the courtyard, and the courtyard that was originally bustling with activity now seemed unusually deserted.
Except for his group of well-trained and loyal men who were still standing in an orderly manner, everyone else had disappeared without a trace, as if this place had just experienced a sudden storm.
"Young Master." A subordinate came forward respectfully and bowed his head.
Huangfu Yi frowned slightly, his eyes swept around fiercely, and asked in a deep voice: "Where are the people?"
The subordinate showed a trace of guilt on his face and replied cautiously: "Master, they are gone."
Huangfu Yi's face darkened, and his voice was filled with obvious dissatisfaction: "Why didn't you catch up?"
The subordinate quickly explained: "Master, it's not that we don't want to follow, but they simply won't allow it!!"
After saying this, he felt uneasy and cautiously stole a glance at Huangfu Yi's stern face. Then he swallowed his saliva and mustered up the courage to continue: "Young Master, they are so bold that they took away the only two horses in the stable..."
After saying this, he lowered his head nervously, not daring to look directly into Huangfu Yi's eyes, for fear of seeing his frightened expression.
Huangfu Yi pursed his lips tightly and said nothing. His handsome face seemed to be covered with frost, emitting bursts of coldness.
Time passed minute by minute, and the air around them seemed to freeze. Finally, after a long time, Huangfu Yi slowly opened his mouth, squeezing out two words from between his teeth: "Let's go."
Before he finished speaking, he raised his leg and took a step forward.
However, at this moment, an old and majestic voice suddenly came from inside the house: "Wait!"
Huangfu Yi paused and stopped where he was.
Then, an old woman came out of the room tremblingly.
Although she was old, her eyes were still as sharp as an eagle's, staring at Huangfu Yi closely.
As she got older, her sleep became very little and very light, and she could immediately notice the slightest movement, so she was always paying attention to what was happening in the yard.
She knew that there was an uninvited guest, so she did not show up rashly. She also knew that Huangfu Yi had taken that person out.
Later, Dongfang Qingmo and others took their horses and left.
When she learned that Huangfu Yi was also leaving, she slowly walked out.
The old woman slowly walked up to Huangfu Yi, holding a package respectfully in both hands, and handed it to Huangfu Yi, saying softly, "Mr. Huangfu, please be sure to pass this on to Ayu. It will be considered as returning it to its original owner."
As she spoke, she sighed softly, and an indescribable loneliness and vicissitudes of life appeared on her face.
Huangfu Yi raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at the package in confusion, and asked, "What is this?"
The old woman hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and replied vaguely, "These are just some old things that Auntie placed here."
In fact, these so-called "old things" have special meaning to the old woman.