As soon as the man in black woke up, his memories returned. But now he felt he couldn't bring himself to harm Xiao Li; instead, he felt an overwhelming sense of affection for this girl, and no one could hurt her.
"Who is Miss?" The man in black felt he had never been so gentle before.
"Who are you? Who is that boy in white? Tell me everything you know." Xiao Li was expressionless. He had just tried to kill her; she shouldn't even think about giving her a pleasant look.
The man in black didn't want to hide anything and told everything.
It turns out that the young man in white is named Shen Qi, the eldest grandson of Marquis Wu'an. He was tricked by his stepmother and half-brother in the struggle for the position of heir apparent and fled to this deep mountain forest.
The man in black was Shen Qi's bodyguard, Shen Shisan. Originally, there were twenty of them, but now only he remained.
Xiao Li initially thought they were assassins, but knowing they were all in cahoots, and now that the man in black, Shen Shisan, was no longer a threat, she decided to leave it at that. Xiao Li then told Xiao Ban to continue down the mountain.
Shen Shisan quickly stopped her, "May I ask your name, Miss?"
Xiao Li glared at him. "Get out of my way, and don't ever show your face in front of me again. Humph~"
Xiao Ban leaped forward, and Chen Shisan quickly stepped aside. Staring blankly in the direction Xiao Li had left, he wondered if he was really that kind of person. How could he have been so presumptuous as to ask a young girl's name? But why did that girl seem so agreeable...?
Seeing that Shen Qi was still lying on the ground, Shen Shisan quickly picked him up and followed Xiao Li down the mountain. If they kept going around in circles, something bad would definitely happen to the young master.
Following the trail, Shen Shisan finally saw the village. He didn't enter the village, but went to the town along the main road.
That evening, Shen Qi finally checked into the inn. He slowly woke up and found that he had changed into clean clothes. At that moment, the door opened and Shen Shisan came in carrying a bowl of noodles.
"Young master, you're awake. I just cleaned you up and reapplied the medicine. How are you feeling?" He put the noodles down, walked to the bedside, and touched Shen Qi's forehead. "Luckily, you don't have a fever. That girl's medicine is really effective. Your wound has already started to heal and hasn't worsened."
"who is she?"
"Huh? Oh, I don't know who she is either. She applied medicine and bandaged your wound, then left." Shen Shisan scratched the back of his head.
After feeding Shen Qi noodles, Shen Shisan left. He needed to gather information, as it wasn't very safe yet.
Shen Qi thought about the girl's features; she didn't look like a country bumpkin at all. She had fair skin and bright, lively eyes. If she changed her clothes, she would definitely be no less beautiful than a noble lady.
And the girl fed her a very delicious water, which healed most of her internal injuries; it wasn't just the wound medicine that Thirteen said had healed her wounds. Thinking about this, she fell asleep.
In his dream, he came to a vast grassland, where it was warm as spring, quiet and peaceful. He lay on the grass, feeling a peace he had never experienced before, and fell asleep peacefully.
The next day, Shen Qi insisted on returning to the capital, so Shen Shisan had to make arrangements quickly, buying a carriage and provisions. He didn't hire a driver; Shen Shisan drove himself, while Shen Qi sat in the not-so-spacious carriage, looking at the pile of supplies, and closed his eyes. The carriage slowly left Kaiyuan Town.
When the carriage jolted Shen Qi awake again, he decided not to sleep and began fiddling with the jade pendant at his waist. He was actually somewhat conscious when the girl tugged at his jade pendant, but why didn't she take it away afterwards?
Upon closer inspection, the jade pendant, which is translucent and warm to the touch, appears to have a shimmering light, but upon closer inspection, it seems to have disappeared.
"Young Master, we're about to enter the capital; the city gate is just ahead," Shen Shisan's voice came from behind.
"Um."
Shen Qi didn't believe that his good older brother would tamper with things at the city gate, but when they got there, they realized he had been naive.
"Take off your hat, lift your head... walk, walk, walk." The soldiers at the gate were clearly not city guards; Shen Qi even spotted a guard who often appeared beside his elder brother, Shen Yu.
The carriage was now stuck in the middle, with nowhere to retreat. Shen Shisan also noticed something was wrong. "Young master, find a chance to get off the carriage. We'll meet at the Ten Mile Pavilion outside the city." But it was too late; the guard had already arrived.
Who's in the car?
Shen Qi was filled with rage. He had barely escaped from the deep mountains with his life on the line, and was only a few miles from home, seriously injured. Was he really going to surrender?
Although he was disguised, anyone who knew him would definitely recognize him. Thinking of his father's ruthlessness, his stepmother's cruelty, and his half-brother's relentless pressure, he felt that it was all meaningless.
In this vast world, where can one ever find a place to truly stand? The grassland of my dreams flashes before my eyes. If only such a place truly existed—a world entirely of my own.
"Bang!"
The next second he was sitting on the grass, still in the same position as in the carriage. He'd fallen on his backside—a rather unseemly position—so he quickly stood up. Where was he…?
Shen Qi snapped out of his resentment. This was the place from his dream last night. Was he still dreaming? He pinched himself.
"Hiss~" Ouch!
This is real. He smelled the fragrance of soil and grass. Could it be that the immortals heard his plea and brought him here?
This is great! But there's no one around. What am I going to eat? I looked around and saw only the river flowing silently. I went over to take a look and, hey, there were fish and shrimp, quite a lot of them. Now I don't have to worry about going hungry.
Shen Qi simply lay down on the grass and even rolled around. He hadn't considered how he would eat without fire, firewood, or salt.
Before the coachman could answer, the guard lifted the carriage curtain. Shen Shisan kept a close eye on him, ready to strike immediately if anything unusual happened, and then escape from there.
"Empty? You brat, why didn't you say anything when no one was there? Humph~ Get lost~" The guard glared at Chen Shisan and went to check the next carriage while cursing.
Shen Shisan dared not look back and drove the carriage into the city. Shen Shisan drove east and stopped in an alley full of locust trees. This was Locust Blossom Alley. The young master had a small courtyard with two courtyards here. Shen Shisan drove the carriage into the courtyard, closed the gate, and lifted the curtain to take a closer look.
Shen Qi didn't know how long he lay there until he got a little hungry, then he got up and went straight to the river to catch fish. When he caught some, he realized that they could only be eaten raw, which left him dumbfounded.
"When did the young master get out of the carriage? I didn't feel it at all," Shen Shisan muttered to himself.
Isn't that Thirteen's voice? Shen Qi looked around, "Thirteen, where are you?"
Shen Qi shouted loudly, but no one answered. He was anxious to find an exit, but this strange place seemed to have no exit. How could he get out?
In a daze, he found himself standing in the carriage again, holding the plump fish in his hand.
"Ouch!"
Shen Qi sat down abruptly, realizing that she had hit her head on the roof of the car.
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