Chapter 151
A country lane.
Yingning and Yan Chaoji bid farewell to Granny Jin yesterday, which saddened the elderly Granny Jin greatly. She held Yingning's hand tightly and said to her:
"Ning girl, why did you and your brother go to the mountains in the neighboring village to collect herbs?"
"Stay here with this old woman."
"We don't seek great wealth, we just want peace and stability."
"I'll find you another match, and you and your brother can stay in Jinhe Village." Grandma Jin said, tears welling in her eyes, unwilling to let go of her hand.
"Grandma, we will meet again."
Yan Chaoji looked at the young girl who was still saying goodbye to Granny Jin at the door. Just as he was thinking of making a slight movement to give the two of them some time, he heard her speak again:
"As you know, my brother is very upset about being cuckolded. He insists on going into the mountains to collect herbs to earn some money to build a big house, so that my ex-sister-in-law can see his abilities."
"He's so defiant, what can I do?" She sighed.
"It's a pity I don't know when I'll be able to find a good family in the mountains." Her phoenix eyes were filled with longing and regret.
Grandma Jin was getting anxious. What was going on with this young girl spending her days gathering herbs in the mountains, living a life that was neither human nor ghost?
She quickly walked a few steps to Yan Chaoji's side and grabbed his sleeve: "Zhaowa, just listen to your mother's advice and don't go to the mountains to gather herbs."
"Or... you could go and gather herbs."
"Let Ning stay at home. It's not good for a young girl like her to encounter danger in the mountains."
Before Yan Chaoji could speak, he noticed the girl's charming smile not far away.
I feel quite helpless.
She was making up a story again, but Yan Chaoji could only go along with her words: "Mother-in-law, it's alright."
"I will protect her."
His words made Granny Jin so angry she jumped up and down.
"You little rascal!"
Finally, it was Yan Chaoji's promise to bring Yingning back again that made Granny Jin let go of their hands.
The two had already boarded the carriage, and could still see Granny Jin's trembling figure waving her hand incessantly toward the carriage.
Just as Yan Chaoji was about to have the coachman start the horse, he suddenly heard a voice:
"Miss Ning!"
"Miss Ning! Brother Yan, wait a moment!"
A scholar's figure suddenly rushed from the village entrance, past Granny Jin, towards this place. Yan Chaoji's face darkened when he saw Chen Sheng's figure.
"Let's go." He gave the coachman the order, and the carriage beneath him began to move.
Yan Chaoji lowered the heavy carriage curtain and sat back on the hard couch.
Yingning raised her hand, about to lift the curtain to look out: "It sounds like someone is calling me?"
Her fair wrist was instantly enveloped by his palm, and Yan Chaoji said in a deep voice, "Perhaps you misheard."
"Yeah?"
"But I think I heard Chen Sheng's voice."
"Please allow me to say goodbye."
She flipped her hand over and broke free from his grasp.
Yan Chaoji was domineering by nature. Now that he knew her feelings and had developed desires for her, he had no intention of letting Chen Sheng appear in front of her again.
He made another move, instantly stopping her hand.
You misheard me.
"I heard you right," she said to herself, and swung her hand out again.
"I misheard."
Yan Chaoji did not back down.
......
The driver suddenly sensed that the ground was becoming uneven, so he quickly tightened his grip on the reins.
What's going on with the road today?
Never before has this road been so rugged as it is today.
He didn't think much of it and could only concentrate on driving carefully and being cautious of the road conditions.
Inside the carriage.
On the hard bed, there seemed to be an overlapping area.
But then a woman's voice suddenly rang out: "Yan Chaoji, you're cheating?"
The man's strong frame pressed against her back, his palm resting on her lower abdomen, his arm encircling her waist without leaving any room for her. He lowered his head and nestled into the crook of her neck. If there were a third person in the carriage at this moment, they might mistake it for an extremely intimate scene.
But only the two of them knew that the other was tense, waiting for the next moment to change the situation.
She was looking for a moment to retaliate.
He was wary of her counterattack, yet longed to have her completely under his control.
Yan Chaoji knew that if he lost his strength at this moment, she would immediately retaliate.
She is highly skilled in martial arts; if she had a suitable weapon, she would probably be virtually invincible.
However, here she could only fight with her own strength, and he took advantage of her size to restrain her in time.
"Bai Yingning".
"Do you have a weapon you like?" His breath sprayed against the nape of her neck, clearly causing her to shudder, but Yan Chaoji resisted the urge to look at it.
"Why are you asking this?" Yingning, having failed with her elbow strike, was about to make another move.
Her attack was too fierce, and she instantly moved forward!
Yan Chaoji saw the splinters protruding from the wooden planks of the carriage and shouted sharply, "Watch out!"
He instantly released her, allowing her to break free. Then, realizing what had happened, he quickly and gently pulled her back to his position, preventing her from getting hurt.
But the moment he let go, he gave her a chance to retaliate.
Before long, Yan Chaoji lost most of his earlier confidence, but he wasn't angry. Instead, a rare glint of triumph appeared in his hawk-like eyes as he gazed at her with a meaningful look.
Just as her knee strike was about to hit his side, Yan Chaoji reacted in an instant and barely managed to block it:
"I have no chance of winning now," he said casually, seemingly indifferent to victory or defeat.
"But I don't have a chance of winning either."
Ying Ning withdrew her attack and saw that he seemed to smile slightly upon hearing her words. Yan Chaoji looked extremely handsome, and even his usual cold and aloof expression had already stirred the hearts of many officials and their wives in the capital.
Asura, the regent, with a jade-like face concealing an arrogant spirit.
He gained fame at a young age and was known as the "Jade-Faced Asura".
At this moment, a smile appears, and suddenly the snow melts, revealing jade branches. On the delicate branches, the water's essence is broken, but in an instant, a gust of wind blows away the scenery.
According to the play, the Asura race is a race of ghosts and gods, abandoned by the gods, and thus they have no choice but to fight their way to survival in the hellish arena.
At this moment, the Asura fell to earth, losing his killing spirit.
Like a compassionate blessing descending upon the world, allowing people to glimpse an unparalleled beauty.
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