Chapter 944 Madam Mei (1)

Shen Miao and Luo Tan returned to the thatched cottage where they had just been. Fennel and Bajiao stood under a locust tree, looking out, while Cong Yang and Mo Qing sat under the tree, holding their swords, their brows furrowed tightly.

Fennel suddenly said, "Here they come!" Bajiao also hurried to meet him, and saw that the strange Taoist priest was followed by Luo Tan and Shen Miao, walking towards this side. Luo Tan was fine, but Shen Miao seemed to have fallen somewhere, with mud all over her body, her hair a little messy, and there was a strange smell.

Fennel and Star Anise exchanged a glance, both with the same thought in mind. Star Anise asked, "Madam, what are you doing..."

Luo Tan was about to speak when Shen Miao pulled her sleeve. She looked up and saw Shen Miao shook her head almost imperceptibly, then swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

Shen Miao said, “Let’s go.”

Taoist Chi Yan said, "Since you are in a hurry, you don't have to take the same route you came from. I'll show you a shortcut." He led a few people around and arrived at a place where they suddenly saw endless fields. Among these crisscrossing fields, there was a clearly visible path.

Ben Yue once said that the path the brother and sister took was a path through fields and paths, and now it coincides with what is before their eyes. It seems that the brother and sister did not take the same path that Shen Miao and the others took when they came, but this one.

Chi Yan said, “Just keep going along this road and you will reach the exit.” He then looked at Shen Miao and said with a smile, “I once told Madam that she would have a calamity.”

Shen Miao looked at him calmly: "Master, are you trying to say that the calamity is about to appear now?"

"Calamity is born out of destiny, and its secrets must not be revealed." The Taoist smiled mysteriously. "However, it won't be long before Madam and I meet again. When that time comes, I hope Madam will be able to remove all the insects from the red sleeve grass, just like she did last night. Only then will there be a chance of averting the calamity."

His words were ambiguous and unclear, leaving everyone else bewildered, and Shen Miao didn't quite understand either. However, there wasn't much else to do right now to stay here. If nothing went wrong, including the time they left and the night they spent here, today would already be the sixth day. The Guiyuan Pill would only last ten days at best, and the old doctor said Xie Jingxing's poison had already begun to spread, and he would be dangerous in about seven days. There was simply no time to linger.

After bidding farewell to Chi Yan, Shen Miao and the others walked onto the path in the fields. This path was indeed as Taoist Chi Yan had said, much easier than the forest they had walked through the day before.

When they were about to get on the carriage, Hui Xiang couldn't help but ask, "Madam, what on earth did that Taoist priest ask you to do? What happened last night?" She looked at Shen Miao's disheveled appearance and refused to believe that nothing had happened.

Shen Miao said, "Nothing, it's more important to go back first." She got on the carriage first. Seeing that Shen Miao was unwilling to talk more, although Hui Xiang and the others were suspicious, they were helpless. In addition, Xie Jingxing's injury really could not be delayed, so they also rode back at full speed.

In the carriage, Luo Tan asked Shen Miao, "Little cousin, why didn't you say anything?" In Luo Tan's opinion, Shen Miao's suffering for Xie Jingxing was touching no matter how hard it was. Even ordinary couples could go this far for each other, a rich lady condescending to kneel down and work as a herbalist for an entire night. Not everyone could do that. Shen Miao suffered so much but didn't tell anyone, instead hiding it. What good was that?

“We’re not doing this to show off to others.” Shen Miao said, “Besides, if it gets out, it will only damage the reputation of Prince Rui’s Mansion. This matter ends here, and you must not tell anyone else.”