Night Owl lowered his eyes and said in a sullen tone, "Don't you want me to stay a little longer?"
"Really? Brother, are you willing to continue being my sister's bodyguard?" Yan Miaoling was overjoyed. She had never expected that before she could even think of a solution, he would offer to continue.
As the head of the Assassin's Chamber and the eldest son of the mysterious Ye family, he shouldn't lack anything. She couldn't think of any reason to entice him to stay. In the original book, he fell in love with the heroine within a month, so there was no need for persuasion.
Ye Xiao raised his eyes and focused on Yan Miaoling's beautiful face. He couldn't understand why he fell in love with bean sprouts when there were all kinds of girls in Yecheng.
He lowered his gaze and, "Ahem!", clenched his fist and looked away. Actually, it wasn't bean sprouts, it was probably a large meat bun.
Seeing Ye Xiao in a daze, Yan Miaoling asked, "Brother! Is this true?" with a bright smile, eyes full of anticipation. After asking, she suddenly remembered the system's warning, saying that this person was a love-brained person...
Her smile faded considerably.
Well...
Don’t!
Feeling something strange in her seven orifices, she quickly returned to the carriage and lowered the curtains. "Brother, my sister has already gone far away. Can you please... chase her quickly?" The spiritual consciousness contact system gave her a blood-restoring pill.
"Okay, then be careful!" Night Owl touched his nose, and disappeared on the spot after a few jumps.
Watching him retreat, Yan Miaoling felt a turmoil in her heart. She felt like he was taking advantage of her. As the carriage slowly set off, her eyes became confused.
Night Owl, how can I repay you?
It was only thirty miles in total, and it was broad daylight. With a driver and six guards assigned by the Shen family, there shouldn't be any accidents.
Who knew that something unexpected would happen not long after we set out.
Dozens of bandits came rustling down from the surrounding hillsides. Without asking for names, they quickly subdued the guards and the coachman. They didn't kill them, but simply knocked them unconscious and threw them onto the grass.
Yan Miaoling, observing the situation from inside the car, understood that the people coming were friendly and didn't want to harm anyone. So she gave up the idea of hiding in the space and confirmed with the system, "System, are these people the survivors of the heroine's maternal family?"
A young voice rang out from outside the carriage curtain, "Miss, I'm Chen Yi, the young leader of the Tianma Gang. My father and you have a connection, and I'd like to invite you to the mountain to chat."
The useless system finally responded, "That's right, it's someone from the heroine's maternal family. This is her cousin Chen Yi. He suddenly intercepted them to find out about the heroine's background and come to recognize her. Alas, why did he come so early?"
"It's not about going in advance. The book says that we should go up the mountain first and burn incense later. It was all your bad idea. Now everything is messed up!" Yan Miaoling had an impression of the plot here.
The heroine was supposed to be abducted in the capital to meet her uncle's family, and then learn that her grandfather and mother died because of hatred towards her enemies.
Who knew that because the system had moved up the temple incense-burning plot, the bandit hijacking scene was also moved up. The only difference was that the location was changed to the outskirts of the capital.
Oh my god, but the heroine is not here. What's the point of telling her? She already knows the heroine's background, but it's just not convenient to disclose it.
Yan Miaoling was also very aggressive. She pulled aside the curtain and said, "Hello, sir. Our young lady is not here. Could you please wait two hours before kidnapping her?"
Chen Yi, who bowed and saluted, was confused by the words and looked up.
He was instantly attracted to the woman in front of him. Her appearance was simply stunning. At least, in his twenty years of life, he had never encountered such a woman. At that age when one's energy and blood were at their peak and one was full of vigor and vitality, it was easy to be moved.
Chen Yi was thus prejudiced.
Besides her beauty, Yan Miaoling's opening was even more important. She wasn't afraid of the bandits and was able to negotiate calmly. No, "Miss, what did you say? Wait two hours before coming back?"
The brothers didn't know this was the eldest brother's relative and thought it was just a normal robbery. He glared at them with his eyes crossed, threatening, "I say, you little girl, are you crazy? We are bandits, bandits know what they are! Don't doubt our professionalism! Wait two more hours, why didn't you say you'd wait until after the New Year?"
Yan Miaoling ignored him and looked at Chen Yi, "Sir, please don't misunderstand me. I'm not a young lady, just a maid. The young lady was summoned to the palace temporarily, so I asked you to wait a moment."
Chen Yi wears a black headband. He wears a white robe with a red netting over it, giving him a somewhat unconventional look. Although he's not the male lead, objectively speaking, he's also a handsome, well-mannered man.
Moreover, this man and the heroine were betrothed to each other since childhood, and they were cousins. Although the book did not elaborate, Yan Miaoling guessed that there was always some ambiguous feelings between them.
Upon hearing this, Chen Yi immediately stepped aside and said, "Okay, then please make yourself at your leisure, young lady!"
Yan Miaoling hadn't expected this guy to be so naive and easy to fool. She stuck her head out and started crying, "Oh my God, you knocked my coachman unconscious. Who's going to drive me?" She didn't know how to drive a carriage!
Chen Yi felt guilty and admitted his mistake in a good manner, "It's my fault, then I will personally escort the young lady."
Yan Miaoling didn't refuse because she was in a hurry. She had a strong sense of time and didn't want the master monk to wait for her.
Chen Yi told his bandit brothers to lurk nearby... After waiting for the heroine to arrive and taking care of the coachman and guards, he jumped on the carriage and set off.
Along the way, Chen Yi naturally asked questions. He had reason to suspect that the person in the car wasn't a maid, but rather a young lady who was deliberately lying about being caught. She was always on the alert for someone to punch her in the back and try to escape.
As a result, the girl was very cooperative and told him everything she knew, which made him feel good about her.
Half an hour later, Yan Miaoling arrived at Tai'an Temple.
This temple is so big!
It truly is a temple dedicated to the protection of the nation. Its exterior boasts yellow walls and red tiles, while its interior is lush and verdant. The entrance is bustling with pilgrims and traffic, including many magnificent carriages and dignitaries.
Yan Miaoling bid farewell to Chen Yi, and with the help of the visiting card, she successfully arrived at the door of the abbot's meditation room under the guidance of the young monk.
"Please come in, benefactor. Abbot Xuyou is waiting for you inside." The young monk raised his hand in a gesture of invitation, took two steps back, turned around and left.
The door of the Zen room was half-open, but Yan Miaoling was not in a hurry to go in.
Because the system just prompted that a disciple would come to report to the abbot that a distinguished person had suddenly visited, and then the abbot would ask the disciple to take her to the residence of his junior brother Nanjia to perform divination on his behalf.
But she didn't want to see Nanga, so it would be better to leave the first meeting to the heroine.
Oh no, they're coming! She heard the footsteps of the disciple coming to report. She hurriedly slipped into the space, and when the disciple passed by, she drugged him and threw him into the space.
Then he confidently pushed the door open and walked in...
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