8. Chapter 8 Thinking of You

Pei Xiuhan was indeed leaving. He had been here for quite a long time and there were many things in the capital that needed his attention. It was inevitable that he would be unable to reach his destination if he only sent a letter by carrier pigeon.

Thinking that she had to take care of herself at such a young age, Pei Xiuhan's eyes moved slightly, and he simply suggested: "Go with your brother, and your brother will take care of you in the future."

Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, then curled her lips and said, "Thank you, brother. I can't leave. Grandma is here, and I have to wait for brother to come back."

Pei Xiu Han had already guessed that she would refuse. The little girl looked good-tempered, but in fact she was very stubborn at heart.

Pei Xiuhan didn't say anything more.

Looking at his handsome profile, Xiaoxiao felt a sense of loss in her heart. Although he was sometimes fierce, she felt at ease when he was around. Finally, the day came when he had to leave.

Xiaoxiao tried hard to suppress the disappointment in her heart and put on a smile. "Brother, before you leave, can you please write a few more pages of calligraphy? I will continue to copy your calligraphy from now on."

Pei Xiuhan didn't refuse. His eyes hurt every time he saw her illegible handwriting. He turned his wheelchair and went to the desk.

Xiaoxiao followed him like a little tail, rolled up her sleeves and helped him grind the ink. The first time she ground ink, she didn't know how to do it at all and made a mess. It was only after Pei Xiuhan demonstrated it to her that she learned it.

Unconsciously, she had studied it more than ten times. When she saw the little girl's skillful movements, Pei Xiuhan's eyes moved slightly. She felt that this girl had a terrifying learning ability.

Not only did she grind ink, but her calligraphy also transformed in just one month. Pei Xiuhan felt a little regretful again that he couldn't recruit her.

Pei Xiuhan wrote several letters, and at the end he left an address, saying to Xiaoxiao, "When you encounter difficulties, you can write to me, don't be embarrassed."

Xiaoxiao felt warm in her heart and nodded obediently.

She stayed in Pei Xiuhan's room until very late, and then left reluctantly. After she left, Pei Xiuhan called Shi Yu over and said, "Transfer someone from Hongye and have her secretly protect Xiaoxiao."

Shi Yu was a little surprised. He thought his master would leave her some extra money, but unexpectedly, he even asked someone to protect her.

Hongye has a total of twenty girls under his command. These girls have all been trained since childhood. Not only are they outstanding in martial arts, but they also have their own strengths. Any one of them is a talent and has done a lot of things for them. It is really a waste of their talents to use them to protect a little country girl.

"Why? Any objections?"

Seeing that he was stunned, Pei Xiuhan glanced at him lightly.

Shi Yu knelt down quickly and said, "I dare not. I will send a secret letter to Hongye and ask her to send someone nearby."

Pei Xiuhan nodded slightly, "Still no progress in the interrogation?"

They left five people alive and interrogated them separately. These five people were tough guys and refused to say anything even if they died. Cheng Ming even tried to commit suicide repeatedly.

Among these people, only Cheng Ming is a familiar face. Cheng Ming works under Li Qing and is Li Qing's right-hand man. He has helped Li Qing get rid of many people in private. However, it is also possible that he has already defected to other people.

Pei Xiuhan pushed the wheelchair and walked towards the door, "Lead the way."

Knowing that he wanted to interrogate her personally, Shi Yu quickly responded.

When Xiaoxiao heard the noise, she couldn't help but get up. After their figures disappeared, she sneaked to his residence. Seeing that his clothes were still there, Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief.

She was really afraid that he would leave without saying goodbye like her brother.

Xiaoxiao didn't go back to sleep. She couldn't fall asleep, so she simply went to the kitchen. Tomorrow is August 15th. She originally wanted to make mooncakes tomorrow night, but she was afraid that he would leave early tomorrow morning, so Xiaoxiao planned to make them in advance.

While she was busy, Pei Xiu Han followed Shi Yu to a deserted house at the south end of the village.

The night had deepened and all the lights in the houses were off. Only the moonlight emitted a faint glow. The soft moonlight enveloped the entire Zhangjia Village. The village was quiet, with only the occasional barking of a dog coming from the distance.

When Pei Xiuhan arrived, Xiaoqi, the seventh of the Xuanbing Eighteen Sons, was interrogating Cheng Ming. Cheng Ming's collar was covered in blood, and the corner of his mouth was cut. He made a sound of "Pooh" and remained stubborn when he spoke, "That's all you can do?"

He is clearly at the end of his strength, yet he still dares to provoke.

Seeing Pei Xiuhan coming in person, Cheng Ming's pupils couldn't help but shrink.

Pei Xiuhan didn't even look at Cheng Ming. The dirt in the room made him frown unhappily. He said directly to Xiao Qi, "Shut his mouth."

After Xiao Qi covered his mouth with a cloth, Pei Xiu Han pushed the wheelchair closer to him.

Cheng Ming's eyes unconsciously revealed a trace of fear. The next moment, he saw the man slowly cutting open his chest with a dagger. His strength was not great, the wound was not fatal, and his movements were very slow, as if he wanted to torture him to death with each cut.

Cheng Ming's body was stiff with pain, and beads of sweat dripped down his forehead. Pei Xiu Han's hands did not stop moving. The feeling of his skin being cut made Cheng Ming's hair stand on end. He stared at Pei Xiu Han with provocation in his eyes.

Pei Xiuhan chuckled, "He's quite a tough guy."

When Cheng Ming was convulsing uncontrollably in pain, Pei Xiuhan slowly said, "I wonder how long Yunniang can last if these methods are used on her?"

Cheng Ming's pupils suddenly shrank and he looked at Pei Xiu Han in disbelief. He was doing a business on the edge of a knife and was afraid of bringing trouble to his family. He had never announced his marriage and few people knew he was married.

Thinking of the man's promise to help him take good care of Yunniang, he managed to calm down. Unexpectedly, the next moment, he heard Pei Xiuhan say calmly: "Her belly is already eight months big. It really took a lot of effort to abduct her. By the time we reach the capital, your child should be almost born."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Ming struggled violently and kept whimpering.

Pei Xiuhan's eyes were sinister. He used a knife to pry open the cloth from his mouth and threatened coldly, "My patience is limited. I will only give you a quarter of an hour. If you can prove your worth, not only can I promise not to touch her, I can also consider reuniting you."

A quarter of an hour later, Pei Xiuhan came out. The moonlight shone through the branches, and his handsome face was shrouded in darkness. Perhaps because his hands were stained with blood, even though he looked lazy, he was still extremely terrifying.

He used a handkerchief to wipe the blood off his hands bit by bit, and Ren Shiyu pushed him back.

Shi Yu couldn't help but ask, "When did the master catch Yunniang?"

Pei Xiuhan glanced at him with a half-smile. Shi Yu then realized that he had been cheating again. True, torture wouldn't work against someone like Cheng Ming. This was the only tactic that would work.

When Pei Xiuhan came back, he found that the light in the kitchen was on. He pushed his wheelchair to the kitchen door and saw the busy figure of the little girl.

Xiaoxiao learned cooking skills from her grandmother. On August 15th last year, she helped her grandmother make mooncakes. She still remembers the steps. When she put the round mooncakes into the pot, she found that Brother Pei had come.

Pei Xiuhan stopped at the door and asked, "Why aren't you sleeping yet?"

She blinked, a smile playing on her lips, "I'll go to bed after I finish making the mooncakes."

She had just finished one drawer and was planning to make another.

Pei Xiuhan glanced at the sky and said decisively: "Go back to sleep, it won't be too late tomorrow morning."

Every time he looked serious, Xiaoxiao felt a little intimidated. She had no choice but to wash her hands. When she was about to go back to her room, she looked up at the round moon and said regretfully, "I originally thought I could celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with my brother tomorrow night and enjoy the moon together."

The bright moonlight gently sprinkled down and hit Xiaoxiao. Her facial features were soft and her clear eyes were full of loss.

August 15th is a day for family reunion, but her brother couldn't come back and Brother Pei was about to leave. She was in a bad mood and was afraid of affecting him. She tried hard to keep a smile on her face all afternoon, but it was not until this moment that she failed.

Pei Xiuhan saw her disappointment clearly. In his entire life, when had he ever admired the moon? This kind of pretentious thing was something his royal brother loved to do. He had never expected that this little girl and his royal brother were of the same ilk.

Pei Xiuhan frowned in disdain, not understanding what was so good about admiring a broken moon. Seeing the little girl looked sad, he scoffed, "It's not too late to appreciate it now."

Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up.

Pei Xiuhan asked Shi Yu to move the table out of the room. Xiaoxiao actively moved the benches and brought out three freshly baked mooncakes.

She took a bite and her face wrinkled immediately. "It's not as good as grandma's."

Pei Xiuhan also took a bite and said insincerely, "You are still young, it's okay."

Xiaoxiao stuck out her tongue, nibbled at the mooncake, and while admiring the moon, she stole a few glances at Brother Pei.

His facial features are deep and three-dimensional, and every part of him is very handsome. Perhaps because his expression is very gentle, he looks less evil tonight and instead looks like a banished immortal in a dream.

Xiaoxiao vaguely understood what "beauty is a feast for the eyes" meant. Looking at him, she felt that the mooncakes in her hands tasted much better.

The next day, when Xiaoxiao woke up, there was a very grand carriage in the yard. Shi Yu was feeding the horses. Seeing her come out, Pei Xiuhan came out pushing the wheelchair and said to Xiaoxiao, "Take care of yourself."

Xiaoxiao nodded heavily. Seeing that he had no intention of staying for breakfast, she felt a little disappointed. The next moment, she ran back to the kitchen and packed up all the remaining mooncakes for him.

Pei Xiuhan didn't like mooncakes, but he didn't stop him when he saw this.

He didn't let Xiaoxiao see him off. He got on the carriage and left. Xiaoxiao didn't go up the mountain either. She returned to her room in a depressed mood. She was stunned for a while before going to practice calligraphy. He didn't take the paper, ink, brush and inkstone with him. When Xiaoxiao brought the rice paper down, she found that the weight was wrong.

She held a stack of rice paper and placed it on the desk. After turning a few pages, she discovered that there was a pile of silver coins in the middle, a full ten taels. In addition to the silver coins, there were also the deeds to two shops.

There was also a note next to the change, saying that someone would send the shop's profits every month so that she wouldn't have to go up the mountain anymore.

Pei Xiuhan let Shi Yu buy two shops and only gave her the deeds because he was afraid that leaving her too much money would bring her trouble. When Xiaoxiao finished reading the note, she felt her eyes sore.

She pocketed the silver and the title deed and ran out, but she didn't know which direction he went. Xiaoxiao then understood why he didn't let her see him off. She stood at the intersection in a daze for a long time before returning home in a daze.

At this time, Pei Xiuhan and his group had already arrived in Qiyuan Town.

Qiyuan Town is not very prosperous. Pei Xiuhan came to Qiyuan Town this time to meet a man. This man was once the Prince's tutor. He resigned from his official position and retired ten years ago. He now lives in Qiyuan Town.

Pei Xiuhan wanted to invite him out of retirement to teach the young emperor. This man was upright and knowledgeable, and had a good way of disciplining people. Only by handing the emperor over to him could Pei Xiuhan go to the battlefield with peace of mind.

I heard that when he paid a visit, the old man was playing chess with his grandson. Upon hearing this, he was completely stunned. He quickly asked someone to invite Pei Xiuhan in.

When he left Beijing, Pei Xiuhan was only fifteen years old. The young man was full of vigor and arrogance. Seeing that Pei Xiuhan was sitting in a wheelchair at this moment, the old man was shocked.

When Pei Xiuhan came out of Zhang's house, the sun had already set. The old man wanted to keep him in the house to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, but he refused. Knowing that Pei Xiuhan did not like socializing, the old man did not force him.

He had difficulty moving and was not in a hurry to travel, so he stayed in the only inn in Qiyuan Town that night.

This inn is also the largest restaurant in Qiyuan Town. Due to the small number of outsiders, the number of people staying there is far less than the number of people eating there.

When Pei Xiuhan and others came over, the lobby was still very lively, with several tables of guests having dinner.

Shi Yu also ordered a table of dishes. Because Pei Xiuhan had difficulty moving, they lived in the backyard and had dinner in the lobby.

Pei Xiuhan was handsome and was sitting in a wheelchair. When he first came in, he attracted a lot of people's attention, and everyone couldn't help but steal glances at him.

There was only one table that was an exception. They were drunk and reminiscing about the girls in the brothel. They were all talking nonsense. They were all a little drunk. One of them said drunkenly, "Stop bragging. None of you are as good as Zhao Wu. He even doesn't let the girls go."

When people mentioned Zhao Wu, there was some disdain in their eyes, but some were also very excited and gossiped, "Who has he set his eyes on now?"

"I heard this girl is from Zhangjia Village. She seems to be only twelve years old. This old man has been thinking about her for more than ten days. If it weren't for the fact that the tigress at home was so strict that he had no time to harm her, he wouldn't have waited until tonight, when the woman went back to her parents' home, to go. Tsk tsk, this little girl's only relative is still on the battlefield. Who knows, he might really succeed. Judging by the time, she should have started enjoying it by now."

Shi Yu had a bad feeling in his heart and looked at his master. The next moment, he saw that his master clenched the ceramic cup in his hand, and the cup instantly turned into powder.