PNB Chapter 118? !
Chapter 118? !
Mu Ning looked at Zhong Tian and said, "My wife, I will definitely wait for you to come back!"
Zhongtian gently touched the stray hairs at Xia Muning's temple and said softly, "Muning, I will come back."
"No matter how difficult it is, I will come back! Remember, Mu Ning, I only have one thing to tell you: remember, nothing is more important than you. At any time, anything that threatens you can be abandoned! Remember, remember."
Zhong Tian left temporarily, and the wealthy Zhong family mansion was seen by others as a piece of fat meat that anyone could come up and take a bite of.
Xia Muning did not answer, but looked at the child in her arms and said, "My lady, kiss the child."
Zhongtian kissed her child's soft forehead. The child had grown a little older and knew that the woman in front of him was his mother. He grinned and smiled, revealing two white baby teeth.
Looking at the child's smiling face, Zhongtian's expression became even more sorrowful.
She looked at Xia Muning: "After kissing the child, how can I not kiss my Muning!"
Zhongtian kissed Xia Muning's forehead briefly, then pulled away. Xia Muning's tears fell in a stream, landing on the child's face, and the child burst into tears.
Xia Muning didn't want to cry; if he did, it would only make Zhong Tian more heartbroken: "Even after a thousand miles of farewell, we must eventually part ways!"
As Zhongtian turned to leave, Xia's mother grabbed his arm. She seemed to have made up her mind and said with difficulty, "As long as Lan'er comes back alive, I will follow you no matter what you do."
Nakata's eyes suddenly lit up!
Parting is melancholy. Zhongtian's eyes swept over the crowd, but he didn't see the person he wanted to see. He was led away by the jailer, looking rather lost and dejected.
Not far away, behind a large tree, the tall tree completely obscured Le Xingxi's figure.
Le Xingxi watched Zhong Tian's departing figure with a touch of melancholy, her handkerchief stained with tiny teardrops.
The young monk beside him felt a pang of pity and said to Le Xingxi, "Master Le, why don't you go and see Madam Zhong off? Madam Zhong's expression just now clearly indicated that she was looking for you!"
"It's not the right time to meet now!"
His Majesty and Prime Minister Jiang are watching this place from somewhere, so she can't appear openly like Xia Muning on the road to see Zhong Tian off!
But it's okay, they will meet! They might even meet sooner than Xia Muning.
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There were three constables escorting Zhongtian and Xia Lan. They were three tall and strong women. The eldest was named Qiantang, the youngest was named Guo Mao, and the third was named Du Chen, who always had a cold face.
The three women, each carrying a sword, looked at Zhong Tian and Xia Lan with considerable impatience!
When Xia Muning left, she carefully bribed Zhong Tian with silver and treated him quite politely. However, she was rather impolite to Xia Lan, whose home had been ransacked and who had no money to bribe.
Xia Lan was shackled and forced to carry heavy luggage. The luggage was extremely heavy, and the journey was extremely long. Xia Lan was so overwhelmed that she was like a heavy old ox, panting heavily.
Xia Lan had never suffered like this before, and several times she couldn't help but want to rebel.
But without her mother's protection, she could no longer act arrogantly. Looking at the sword in the constable's hand, even though she was filled with hatred, she dared not be arrogant in the slightest, just like a docile kitten.
Xia Lan was not feeling well, and Zhong Tian hadn't been feeling very comfortable either.
Even though the officials didn't deliberately make things difficult, the journey was still quite arduous, as the entire route to exile had to be walked, step by step.
Moreover, the time it takes for prisoners to be escorted to their destination is fixed. If this time is exceeded, the constables will be punished. Therefore, they have to travel day and night on the road, and can only eat a few dry steamed buns along the way.
After a few days, Nakata felt completely exhausted.
One day, when Nakata and her friends were walking on the road, someone stopped them!
A middle-aged woman named Li Liang said she worked for Shun Ning Express. She had heard of her client's misfortune and was passing through the area, so she was very hospitable, bringing them wine and meat, and even booking a hotel for the weary travelers to rest temporarily.
Everyone on this journey was terrified and tried to avoid them. The sudden kindness was very heartwarming, but the eldest sister of the three constables, Qiantang, was quite wary. She suspected that the unsolicited kindness was either a trick or a theft.
The man repeatedly assured them that there would be absolutely no problem before they entered the restaurant. Xia Lan was extremely excited. Although she couldn't get out of her shackles, she could at least have a cup of hot tea and a hot meal.
Under his somewhat excited gaze, Li Liang stopped Xia Lan and said coldly, "The master has ordered that there is no share for you!"
Xia Lan immediately wilted like a frostbitten eggplant!
Qian Tang's face darkened: "What if she runs away if we don't let her in?"
"Don't worry, sir. There's nothing to worry about. Just tie Xia Lan up outside. We have people to watch over her. If she runs away, I'll risk my life for her."
The stakes were quite high, and Qian Tang was skeptical. Three constables sat in the main hall, ensuring that Xia Lan remained within their sight.
As Li Liang passed by Zhong Tian, he secretly slipped Zhong Tian a small note.
After a hot meal and a warm bath, all their fatigue vanished. The three constables relaxed after their meal.
Zhongtian excused himself to go to the restroom and glanced at the note! It was Xia Muning's handwriting: the note was small, probably written in a hurry, and its general meaning was: "My lady, Le Xingxi has gone to look for you!"
what? !
Nakata's body, which had been feeling somewhat comfortable, suddenly became uncomfortable, and a sense of anxiety and unease welled up inside him.
According to the date written by Xia Muning, Le Xingxi must have secretly slipped away three days after Zhongtian left. Zhongtian and the others traveled day and night without stopping, and even the adult women felt very tired, let alone Le Xingxi, a weak man.
Zhongtian knew they had to stop. Otherwise, Lexingxi would be exhausted from running all the way and something bad would happen to him.
Zhongtian's gaze shifted to Xia Lan, who was squatting outside, and a malicious smile appeared on his lips.
"Sir, I'm going to deliver some food to Xia Lan."
"You're being so kind?" the constable asked, disbelieving.
Nakata said sincerely, his tone full of deep emotion: "I am an old friend of her mother, and I can't bear to see her suffer too much."
Zhong Tianchong gave Li Liang a wink, and Li Liang nodded in understanding. He immediately began to warmly welcome the three constables: "Gentlemen, please try the famous Red Crispy Hands!"
Zhongtian took the opportunity to see Xia Lan, who was squatting there like a dog. Her stomach was rumbling, and she smelled the aroma of food wafting from the house. She was extremely thirsty and hungry, and her face was full of sorrow!
But when he saw Nakata approaching, he took a few steps back warily, his voice trembling slightly: "What are you doing here!"