Chapter 35 This concludes Chapter 35. (2 more)...
This is a thinly veiled threat.
Zhang Jingxian looked at her biological father, who was trembling with fear, and said sullenly, turning her head away, "I'm not angry!"
"Oh, really? Then I'll kill him to make Ah Xian happy. Then, feel free to put the blame on me."
Xie Yun sympathetically accepted the charge of murder, saying that anyone from Dongshan Village who had complaints could come to him. He then pretended to kill Yang Youhe, causing his parents to roll their eyes and faint.
"No, now I'm not angry." Seeing this, Zhang Jingxian tried hard to force a smile and lowered her voice to stop him.
She couldn't really let Xie Yun kill Yang Youhe. If she did, she and her uncle's family would be caught in the whirlpool of public opinion because of Yang Youhe's death. Not only her, but even her uncle and his family would not be able to stay in Xishan Village peacefully.
Xie Yun stared at the smile on her face with his dark eyes. He moved a little, slowly put away the bow and arrow, and asked her softly if she had seen the bow that was sent to her.
"Yeah, it's very beautiful." The cousin did show it to her, and Zhang Jingxian kept nodding in agreement.
"Why don't you carry it with you?" Xie Yun asked again, his dark eyes watching every change in her expression.
"Because this short bow was given to me as a coming-of-age gift by my uncle when I came of age. It has been with me for almost five years." Zhang Jingxian answered honestly without any deception.
She likes this bow more than any other.
Hearing this, Xie Yun hummed in satisfaction, raised his hand and ordered people to drag the three people lying on the ground away. Since she had given in, he would not push her too hard.
Of course, this was not entirely to force her. At least in the future, Yang Youhe would not dare to harass her again and act arrogantly as her biological father.
The backyard was empty. Zhang Jingxian relaxed her tense body for a moment, and asked Yi Yu indirectly when he would return.
Xie Yun said nothing, just grabbed her wrist again and led her to the original kitchen.
"Open the door." His voice was cold, like an order.
Zhang Jingxian looked up at him in confusion, pushed the door open with her free hand, and found that the place she was familiar with had changed.
She looked over and saw the smooth and delicate floor, the exquisite bamboo windows, the bed covered with silk brocade, and the desk of suitable width and length.
She was even more confused. What did he want to do? After his confidant found her and told her that she was no longer needed, and after she clearly refused to leave with him, he treated her better.
"I decorated it for you like my elder sister's room at home. She's a famous talented woman in Jiankang City, and her room is naturally elegant. Does Ah Xian like it?"
Xie Yun suddenly raised her lips and asked her, her tone slightly gentle.
But when Zhang Jingxian heard this, she felt horrified. She couldn't help but think seriously about what value she still had. Before, she could take care of him and give him acupuncture, but now she was indeed the lowly peasant girl in his mouth.
Useless and ungrateful.
"Your Excellency is a man of great loyalty and righteousness. You did all this for me because you saved my life. I am a little scared, but it is really enough." She only needs him to fulfill his promise and keep her cousin and the villagers safe. She really doesn't need anything else.
Zhang Jingxian had an even more incomprehensible question in her mind: why did he insist that she leave Xishan Village and go to Changling County with him?
In her previous life, it could be explained by her own wishful thinking, but now that she has rejected him, he is lucky that he doesn't have to keep a lowly peasant girl by his side.
She thought about it, mustered up the courage, and actually asked.
After hearing her question, the gentleness in Xie Yun's eyes disappeared completely, and he answered with a condescending arrogance, "Because this place is remote and ignorant, narrow and closed. Ah Xian should have realized that Xishan Village can't accommodate you, a maverick girl."
The world outside is so vast and wonderful, he just doesn't want her to be trapped in a cage.
Zhang Jingxian was stunned. In just two days, he only gave some thank-you gifts and said a few words, which really revealed human nature vividly.
She was safe now, thanks to her uncle who was protecting her. But even so, she was still seen as an ungrateful and unfilial person in the eyes of the villagers, and the village elder was the best example of this.
"Ah Xian, don't you want to go and see the magnificent and beautiful mountains and rivers, the prosperous and bright capital, and the many open-minded people like my sister and uncle. You can fly high, you can make everyone here look up to you, and you can have more friends to talk to."
Xie Yun looked at her dazed look, leaned over and slowly approached her, and whispered a bewitching breath into her ear.
The white jade-like earlobe gradually turned red. He stared at it closely, took a deep breath, and suddenly opened his lips and held it.
The shock that seemed to reach her soul successfully woke Zhang Jingxian up. She pushed the man in front of her hard, but he didn't move at all.
But at the same time, an incredible thought emerged in my mind.
"Your Excellency still hasn't answered why you insisted on taking me away. Whether Xishan Village accepts me or not is all my karma, my destiny. What I want to ask is your own reason."
"Could it be...that the noble man likes me?" Zhang Jingxian clutched his luxurious robe tightly with great uncertainty.
That shouldn't be the case, right? He deceived her and threatened her in both his lives.
After he said in person that he had never been attracted to a lowly peasant girl like her, Zhang Jingxian regarded all the kindness he showed her as a disguise.
Maybe he had been pretending for so long that he was too lazy to get rid of her, or maybe he thought it was funny to see her being deceived, or maybe he didn't care at all whether there was one more person around him or one less person.
In short, he had no true feelings for her, only false ones.
His actions in this life puzzled Zhang Jingxian. The thoughts that suddenly popped up in her mind seemed to be explainable, but they also seemed so absurd.
She asked and immediately regretted it.
And it turned out that her regret was justified.
Xie Yun paused, and without the slightest hesitation, pulled his hand away from behind her ear.
His actions expressed his attitude.
His cold and indifferent answer was also clear and understandable.
"What are you thinking, Ah Xian? I just want to repay Ah Xian's kindness. If Ah Xian insists on staying in Xishan Village, then you can stay."
"I won't stay here for long. When Gong Chengyue and my advisors bring back accurate news, my fate with Ah Xian will end."
That’s it!
These four words kept echoing in Zhang Jingxian's ears. She felt relieved. She didn't care about the wetness and sensitivity of her earlobe and bowed to Xie Yun.
"Then I wish you a safe journey in advance."
After saying this, she felt that she was too impatient and not decent, so she added dryly, "I also thank God for letting me have such a fate with you, my noble lord."
Xie Yun tightened his jaw and sneered in an extremely cold manner.
Sure enough, the peasant girl began to become greedy, trying to get his true heart and force him to admit that he liked her.
wishful thinking!
Xie Yun decided to give her the cold shoulder to wake her up.
Zhang Jingxian was unaware of this. She just thought that she had finally talked things over with Xie Yun, and quietly left the new house.
Although his gentleness just now almost confused her, making her feel as if she was immersed in the happy past together. His gentleness and courtesy were fake, but she truly loved that fake him.
Feelings cannot be severed overnight, so many times, she couldn't help but look at him and be considerate to him.
The appearance of Yang Gou'er and Xie was just in time. They tore apart his disguise and broke her trance.
At this moment, Zhang Jingxian was extremely clear-headed. She did not love the real Xie Yun.
When Gong Chengyue arrived, everything was just as he said, and it ended there.
Before leaving, she will give him a gift as a farewell to the past.
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Zhang Jingxian returned to the village along the stream, and her dejected look caught the attention of the villagers who were secretly watching her.
"Ah Xian, what's wrong with you?" Aunt Qin, who was one of the villagers who treated her most sincerely, asked hurriedly.
"I was driven out by the nobleman. He told me not to look for him again until he left here. He also said that although I saved him, I was too greedy."
Zhang Jingxian finished speaking in a muffled voice, and a group of people surrounded her, asking her how she had angered the nobleman, and whether it was because of the three people from Dongshan Village.
Yang Youhe and his parents were carried to the village entrance. Apart from their pale faces due to shock, they did not have a single wound on their bodies.
The villagers couldn't help but suspect that Zhang Jingxian's plea for her biological father had hurt the nobleman's reputation, and the nobleman was angry with her.
"That's one reason, but there's another reason. I asked you to find and protect my cousin and his family, but you flew into a rage. Although you agreed, you said our fate was over and you wouldn't let me go look for him again."
Zhang Jingxian explained the whole thing loudly, and her uncle and others who came after hearing the news had an indecipherable look on their faces when they heard it.
Zheng Fu's wife, a beautiful and delicate woman, shed tears of joy and delight. "Okay, okay."
"Ah Xian helped the whole village this time."
"Yes, if you are angry, Ah Xian will not benefit from it in the future."
"When will there be news?" Zheng Fu was not easily fooled and asked anxiously.
"The day when the counselor beside you came, he seemed to be called Mr. Gongcheng." Faced with the questioning, Zhang Jingxian did not retreat at all and answered calmly.
Although Xie Yun's character is questionable and he is cruel, he values the counselors and followers around him very much and will not use Yi Yu and Gong Cheng Yue to play tricks on her.
"This person sounds familiar." Zhang Shuanghu said in a deep voice, remembering their first encounter.
After his reminder, Zheng Fu and others also had an impression.
If it was the one, they wouldn't have to wait long.
At this moment, Gong Chengyue, whom everyone was talking about, happened to see Yu riding a horse at full speed.
He flipped through the secret letter sent by Yu, feeling happy at the same time and solemn at the same time.
Delighted to have found the envoy alive, was he solemn? It had something to do with the contents of the letter.
"We are of the same root, why are we so anxious to fight each other? Why are we so anxious?" Gong Chengyue waved the feather fan in his hand and said something meaningful.
Yi Yu lowered his head, not daring to listen any further. Knowing some secrets could cost him his life. However, he had to pass on Xie's instructions, so he didn't retreat far away.
His actions attracted Gong Chengyue's attention, and he asked him if he had anything else to say.
"I suspect it has something to do with the envoy, isn't it?"
Gongcheng Yue revealed the truth in one sentence and teased that Envoy Xie was a difficult person to serve. Not only was his mind unpredictable, but his methods were also deeply hateful.
Yi Yu gave an awkward laugh and whispered Xie's doubts, "Mr. Gongcheng, you may not know that the envoy was rescued by a mountain woman during his misfortune. She carried the injured envoy back home and helped him heal his injuries."
"Girl?" Gongcheng became more interested and asked him to speak quickly.
"The envoy seems to treat her differently than ordinary people, and is very nervous and concerned about her."
“That’s never happened before.”
After Yi Yu finished speaking, Gong Chengyue immediately ordered people to prepare carriages and horses and go to Wuyang County.
It will arrive in three days at most.
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The author has something to say: Muah, here he comes, Gongcheng Yue is an important person!
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