The next day, when Yu Jiao woke up, Yu Qizhe had not gone to the Dali Temple. After accompanying Yu Jiao for breakfast, he packed the luggage and asked the servants to load it into the car. He personally sent Yu Jiao and Meng Fei out of the city.

When they reached the official road outside the city gate, Yu Jiao said goodbye to him, "You should go back soon. I will be back in Beijing in a month at the least, or a whole month at the most."

They are not taking the water route this time, so the journey may take some extra time. Once Liu Sanniang's funeral is over, she will take Meng Fei back to Beijing and should not stay in Changkui for too long.

Yu Qizhe pulled out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Yu Jiao, "You take this letter to County Magistrate Gao. I was grateful to him for taking care of me. I have never been back to visit my family since I came to Beijing. He has been very kind to me."

Yu Jiao put the letter away and said reluctantly, "No matter how busy you are, don't forget to eat."

Yu Qizhe replied, "Okay." He glanced at the Jinyiwei who were assigned to escort Yu Jiao, and said, "If you encounter danger on the road, your safety is the most important. I will wait for you at home. Come back early."

Yu Jiao nodded, "I don't need to." She couldn't help but raised her hand and hugged Yu Qizhe, "Then I'll leave."

Yu Qizhe held her tightly, deepening the hug. He closed his eyes slightly, and his angular jaw rested on Yu Jiao's forehead. After a long while, he loosened his arms and said, "Go."

After Yu Jiao got on the carriage, she lifted the curtain, her eyes fell on Yu Qizhe's handsome face with longing, and waved at him.

The carriage moved forward slowly, and Yu Qizhe's figure gradually became blurred, until he disappeared in the yellow dust raised by the horse's hooves. Only then did Yu Jiao lower the curtain.

Yu Jiao and Meng Fei rode in the same carriage, with Jian Jia serving them closely, and Bai Lu rode on horseback with the entourage.

"Miss, do you want to read some medical books? Your husband is afraid that you will be bored on the road, so he asked me to pack up a lot of medical books from the study and put them in the car to cheer you up." Seeing that Yu Jiao was in a bad mood due to separation from Yu Qizhe, Jianjia opened the mezzanine in the car and said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Yu Jiao looked up and saw that the interlayer in the wall was filled with medical books. A smile appeared on her face unconsciously. She flipped through them casually and found that there were several rare and unique books in it.

Jianjia tried to cheer her up and said with a look of presenting a treasure: "Our son-in-law is very thoughtful. He brought these rare books back from outside yesterday."

Yu Jiao picked up a rare book about the Eight Extraordinary Meridians. The pages had turned yellow. She gently opened the cover.

Seeing this, Meng Fei moved closer. The journey was long and he also wanted to read medical books with his sister.

Yu Jiao placed the medical book on the low table in the carriage. The brother and sister sat together, reading it seriously, which helped to pass the time.

Half a day later, a carrier pigeon landed on the window of a bamboo house on Bodhi Mountain in Xianyang. As the sound of flapping wings began, the bamboo window was pushed open by a large hand with distinct joints and as white as jade, and the pigeon was obediently caught in the palm of that hand.

Pulling out the note, Cheng Ying loosened his palm. The pigeon flapped its wings and disappeared into the lush forest.

The handwriting on the note was just a few strokes, and it was easy to read at a glance, but Cheng Ying held the note and looked at it for a long time before placing it on the table.

Jiaojiao actually left Beijing? Or was she going back to Changkui? Cheng Ying suddenly felt an irresistible urge, and he twisted the Buddhist beads on his wrist faster and faster.

Changkui is the place where he missed his junior sister, the same place. So, does he have a chance to start over and get to know Jiaojiao properly?

Perhaps never returning to the capital is also a good choice. Staying away from the people and things in the capital, he is just a Yu Qizhe. As long as he can find a way to make Jiaojiao forget him, he may be able to depend on his junior sister and be close to her like before.