The meal finally came to an end amidst hardship, reluctance, and perhaps even a bit of dissatisfaction.
In the afternoon, Li Wenyi still had to handle official business. Although the Lantern Festival was over, the dangers around him were still lurking. In particular, the incident with the stranger served as a warning to him that he needed to pay attention to more than just the daily lives of the people in the county.
After finishing their meal, Li Mantian and Li Shi set off with Ye Shuang, still riding in the rickety oxcart, but with far fewer items on it, and their smiles were much wider.
Ye Shuang curled the corners of her lips. It seemed that they had gained a lot from this Lantern Festival! But that made sense. Those handkerchiefs and purses all contained a trace of her spiritual power, which would naturally attract other people's attention and bring good luck to their owners. Wouldn't it be easy to sell them all?
After a leisurely ride, they finally arrived home as the evening glow painted the sky. Ye Shuang eagerly got out of the car and ran towards the mountain, saying, "Father, Mother, I'm going out for a bit, I'll be right back."
Before Li could even stop her, she could only shout, "Come back early, it's not safe tonight."
"I understand." Ye Shuang's fleeting voice came over, but she had already disappeared without a trace.
"It seems that life in this county is a bit too boring for Shuang'er." Madam Li shook her head, but her face was full of indulgent smiles.
While tidying up the things in the car, Li Mantian replied, "Yes, I told you to come back early. This child still cares about Li Wenyi. I should have known better than to go early. That way, we would have spent less time in the county town."
Upon hearing this, Madam Li simply sighed softly and said, "That's true, but Wen Yi is also right. We'll have to move to the county town sooner or later, so it's good to let Shuang'er get used to life there as soon as possible."
"Hmph, just because he says so, do you think we should listen to him? His father has lived here his whole life, and now that he's in his twilight years, he wants me to go to a completely unfamiliar place?" Li Manqi snorted and pulled the empty oxcart toward the village chief's house. "I'm going to return the cart."
Li sighed helplessly. They all knew that moving to the county town was a certainty. Not to mention now, what if war broke out one day in the future? Could they really abandon their only son and not take care of him?
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Ye Shuang had no idea that her mere presence running away would trigger such a long series of events. She hurriedly ran to a secluded, deserted spot, took off the bell, and skillfully transformed it into her likeness: "Protect them well. In an emergency, it doesn't matter if your identity is exposed. Go."
The bell nodded gently, then turned and ran home.
Ye Shuang turned around and returned to her normal appearance, saying to Yuwen Leng on the treetop not far away, "I'll trouble you to wait for me. We can leave now."
"I thought you would let me stay in this little village with you." Yuwen Leng lightly landed from the tree, his face still bearing the same carefree smile as when they first met, making it impossible to tell what his true thoughts were.
Ye Shuang knew that this man was completely unwilling to stay by her side, and was only restrained by her pressure. He was probably still trying to find a way to get away from her. However, she would not give him such an opportunity: "Of course not. Since we made a promise, now is the time for me to fulfill it. I will protect you and give you the information you want. So, what information do you want?"
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