Chapter 442: Bad Words

Hu Xiner felt a lot more relaxed because she saw an acquaintance.

After Erdong finished recounting his experience, he looked at the speechless expressions on everyone's faces and rubbed his nose a bit embarrassedly. "Actually, I originally wanted to take the water route so I wouldn't leave any traces and prevent others from tracking me. But who knew the river outside would be so turbulent?"

Hu Xin'er pointed at the owl on his shoulder and asked, "What's going on? Do you have the ability to tame animals?"

Erdong touched the owl's head, but was pecked lightly instead.

"Choo!" The owl stared at Erdong with its bright eyes, and the call from its mouth echoed in the night, which was extremely creepy.

Erdong didn't take it seriously, but the others looked at him with increasingly strange eyes.

He quickly explained, "I found this owl on the roadside! I was washed up here, and after I managed to climb ashore, I passed out. When I woke up, this owl wouldn't leave me alone, even if I chased it away."

Halfway through his words, the owl hooted in protest.

The night wind blew across the cold river, bringing with it a biting chill.

There were cliffs all around, and the wind swirled between the cliffs, making a humming sound. Combined with the strange cry of the owl, the atmosphere became even more terrifying.

Hu Xiner couldn't help but shrink into her husband's arms, partly because of the cold and partly because of fear.

She had heard an old saying before, that where an owl hoots, someone will die.

In modern times, when she heard this statement, she just laughed it off. After all, under the hammer of science, how could there be any feudal superstition?

But after coming to ancient times and witnessing many bizarre things, she couldn't help but feel a sense of awe for unknown and mysterious events in her heart.

Especially the Lingyin Temple behind me...

Erdong also shivered in the cold wind and leaned towards the crowd, as if he could get some warmth this way.

But what he didn't expect was that everyone took a step back. Except for Hu Xiner, everyone looked at him with a wary and vigilant look.

He was a little helpless: "Everyone, I don't have any bad intentions. I've just been trapped here for a few days and can't get out, so I want to work with you to find a way out."

Just at this moment, as if because of his approach, the bell in Hu Xiner's hand rang again.

Mu Qing's eyes became more wary. The little monk once said that when the bell rings, the right fate will appear. Could it be that the right fate is Erdong?

He suddenly felt jealous. No wonder Erdong usually ignored the eldest princess. It turned out that he had evil intentions!

When he was in Shuangxi Village, he felt that Erdong's admiration for Hu Xiner was very unpleasant.

I think that maybe Erdong had already fallen in love with Xin'er at that time, but was later forcibly abducted by the eldest princess, so the opportunity was wasted.

The others thought so too. In fact, ever since the little monk said that Hu Xin'er had Taohua, the Lu family had been taking great care of her, fearing that she would be snatched away.

Even Jiang Yao, who was usually cold, would come to talk to her from time to time, advising her to speak out if she felt uncomfortable, and even to vent her anger by hitting Mu Qing.

After all, between husband and wife, beating is love and scolding is care!

Hu Xiner came back to her senses from the surprise of seeing her fellow villager, and was so surprised by the strange atmosphere that she was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

She pulled everyone aside and explained in a low voice, "Don't think too much. Erdong will definitely not be my peach blossom!"

As for the ringing of the bell, there must be another reason, but the reason is not easy to explain.

Erdong couldn't help feeling uncomfortable when he saw everyone looking at him with strange eyes, but he was really anxious to get away, and for the sake of his fellow villager, he didn't say anything.

He stood there motionless, just looking at everyone eagerly: "Speaking of which, how did you end up here?"

He looked at the messy clothes of the crowd and speculated, "Could it be that they are being hunted? Could it be that the Crown Prince has successfully usurped the throne and ascended it?"

When they mentioned the prince's pursuit and thought of the scene of being forced to jump off a cliff in a desperate situation between life and death, everyone's faces suddenly became more unhappy.

Hu Xin'er said angrily, "You really are bringing up something that is not relevant to the topic!"

Erdong said awkwardly, "Old...Xin'er, don't blame me for taking advantage of the chaos to escape. After all, my fighting ability is not high."

He originally wanted to say fellow villager, but he was afraid that others would find out, so he quickly changed his words.

It would have been fine if he didn't say anything, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Hu Xiner remembered what happened that day and glared at him.

This guy said he had a strategic alliance with her, but when he encountered danger, he ran faster than anyone else.

Erdong expressed his apology with his eyes. The situation that day was too chaotic. His first reaction was to take advantage of the chaos to escape from the capital, so that he could get rid of the constraints brought by his identity as Erdong.

But who could have imagined that they would suffer a Waterloo here at Yitiantian.

If he could do it again, he would never take the water route.

When Mu Qing saw them flirting with each other, he felt like he was about to explode with jealousy.

He felt a little aggrieved and angry. Didn't his wife promise him that she would never accept a man of the same sex? But why was she chatting so happily with Erdong now?

He was too proud to say it out loud, wanting Hu Xiner to discover it herself.

Jiang Yao, however, was displeased and said bluntly, "Xin'er, why bother talking to such a heartless person? He deserted the battlefield, a cowardly act. I don't want to go with him!"

"Who are you calling a rat?" Erdong was a little displeased when she spoke so harshly. "If I didn't run away in that situation, would I be waiting to be killed?"

Jiang Yao sneered, "You were once the emperor's personal guard, yet you fled knowing the prince was planning to usurp the throne. How could that not be cowardice?"

Erdong frowned and said, "Your Majesty has so many people protecting him, what can I do there? Besides, if I miss this opportunity, won't I have to stay in the Princess's Mansion forever?"

In his opinion, Erdong clearly did not want to be with the eldest princess in the past, but the emperor forced the marriage on him and ignored him when he proposed a divorce.

No matter how much kindness the emperor had shown to Erdong in the past, it has been offset.

From the moment he disregarded Erdong's wishes, the relationship between the two as king and subject had almost disappeared.

Besides, what does the prince’s rebellion have to do with him? It’s not him who supports the prince’s rebellion!

It is obvious that the father is more responsible for his son's incompetence. Shouldn't the emperor himself bear the blame?

He did not have the blind loyalty of the ancient people. In his eyes, the emperor was just a boss, and he could run away if he wanted to.

Jiang Yao looked at him with even more contempt: "The Crown Prince is cruel and merciless, yet you turn a blind eye. The Princess is so devoted to you, yet you dismiss her with disdain. Needless to say, you're just a bully who only fears the strong and bullies the weak!"

Erdong was furious: "I believe I have never offended you, why do you keep speaking ill of me?"