Chapter 125 Brothers Fight
Cheng Gongjin's low growl made Yu Qinghuan feel puzzled, but within a moment, she realized something and felt extremely embarrassed.
She leaned forward slightly, trying to get away from Cheng Gongjin behind her, but the horse jolted and her entire back slammed back, pressing tightly against Cheng Gongjin's burning chest.
Just as she tried to move forward again, her entire shoulder was pressed down, and Cheng Gongjin's voice, which was no longer able to bear it, came to her ears, "Stop moving, you're hitting my wound."
Yu Qinghuan was silent. It turned out that he was injured by a collision. Why didn’t you tell me earlier? It was caused by my misunderstanding. I thought something was wrong.
She immediately sat back and asked Cheng Gongjin, "If someone asks me what happened yesterday, how should I answer?"
Yu Qinghuan was asking about the assassination yesterday. She didn't know what was involved, but she had a hunch that it was not a simple matter, otherwise why would Cheng Gongjin run out of the hunting ground for no reason.
She was afraid that she would say something wrong and get into trouble.
Cheng Gongjin said in a deep voice, "Just tell the truth."
Yu Qinghuan frowned, "Those who want to kill you won't target me because of this, right?"
I was so busy saving people yesterday that I didn't think about this at all. What if those who wanted to kill Cheng Gongjin knew that I saved him and turned to hate me and attacked me?
Hearing this, Cheng Gongjin said indifferently, "Are you scared?"
Yu Qinghuan curled her lips, "I'm not afraid, I just don't want to die."
She had died once and was not afraid of death, but now that she was living well, who would want to die? What's more, she died because of someone else's involvement, which was so unfair.
Yu Qinghuan didn't hear Cheng Gongjin's response for a long time, and felt that this man was really frugal with words, as if saying one more word would cost him a lot of money.
Just when she thought the people behind her would no longer care about her, Cheng Gongjin spoke, "I will protect you."
Hearing this, Yu Qinghuan's heart skipped a beat and her ears felt hot. This was the first time someone said they wanted to protect her, although there was a reason for it.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Lord."
Cheng Gongjin wanted to say something, but when he heard the sound of horse hooves and shouts coming from not far away, he stopped talking.
Hearing the faint voice, Yu Qinghuan's eyes lit up, "Someone is coming!"
"Yeah." Cheng Gongjin's face turned pale due to excessive blood loss, and his expression was indifferent, unlike Yu Qinghuan who was in high spirits.
Before Yu Qinghuan could break free from Cheng Gongjin's arms and dismount, the people who came to look for her had already ridden up to her. She was very familiar with the person leading the group.
Xie Zhili searched for the whole night. There were many birds and beasts in the mountains. He had even encountered a wolf last night. When he thought of Yu Qinghuan's delicate body, which was unable to even protect herself, he didn't dare to stop.
He blamed Xie Zhiwen for bringing Yu Qinghuan to Jiuchong Mountain but not being optimistic about her.
He also blamed Mu Huaian for having won Yu Qinghuan's heart but not daring to break up with Xie Zhiwen, and even left her alone with Xie Zhiwen.
What he blamed even more was that he was too cautious. If he had snatched the person away earlier, this situation would not have happened now!
Seeing Xie Zhili, Yu Qinghuan was overjoyed. He immediately broke free from Cheng Gongjin's arms and dismounted, waving at Xie Zhili, "Thank you, Zhili!"
His arms suddenly felt empty, and without support, Cheng Gongjin felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
The moment he saw Yu Qinghuan, Xie Zhili's eyes turned bloodshot. He dismounted and walked quickly towards Yu Qinghuan.
Without caring about the presence of so many people, he suddenly embraced the person in front of him with his arms, resting his chin heavily on the top of her head, his hands still shaking.
Seeing so many outsiders around, Yu Qinghuan instinctively wanted to struggle, but was stunned when she felt Xie Zhili's body trembling slightly. What happened to him?
Xie Zhili's hoarse voice was muffled in her shoulder, and he murmured: "Fortunately, you are okay..."
All night long, he didn't dare to think about anything else but to find someone. It wasn't until this moment that the huge rock hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground.
Yu Qinghuan caught a glimpse of dozens of astonished eyes around him, and his ears felt a little hot. It was really inappropriate.
She raised her hand and patted Xie Zhili on the back, "I'm fine. There are so many people watching. Let me go first."
Xie Zhili's eyes darkened. Let go?
Impossible, he will never let go of the person in his arms again.
Xie Zhili suddenly exerted force with his knuckles that were wrapped around Yu Qinghuan's waist, and lifted her up horizontally in a hugging position.
Yu Qinghuan screamed in surprise, but before she could react, he had already carried her onto the horse.
Xie Zhili put his arm around Yu Qinghuan's waist and put his lips close to her ear, "I'll take you back."
Yu Qinghuan was so scared that she grabbed his hand, "Are you crazy? There are so many people here, let me down!"
Xie Zhili ignored her, held her in his arms, squeezed the horse's belly, and drove the horse forward.
The flying horses' hooves kicked up a cloud of dust, leaving a crowd of people stunned, looking at each other in bewilderment. Why did the second son of the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion seem to be more worried about the Ningyuan Marquis' wife than the Ningyuan Marquis himself?
Hugging each other and riding on the same horse, aren't these two people a little too affectionate?
Cheng Gongjin was no longer surprised by this scene. People only care about appearances, and everyone wants to pick beautiful flowers.
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Yu Qinghuan couldn't stop Xie Zhili, so he could only pray secretly that he wouldn't run into any acquaintances on the way back.
It would have been fine if it was just the imperial guards, but if they were acquaintances, their constant barrage of spit could have drowned her and Xie Zhili.
What made Yu Qinghuan happy was that he didn't meet any acquaintances.
What made him collapse was that he met Xie Zhiwen and Mu Huaian who were also looking for him.
"Ah Huan!"
Seeing Yu Qinghuan being embraced by his brother, Xie Zhiwen felt relieved. "Ah Huan, where did you go all night? I was so worried!"
As he spoke, he dismounted, walked to Xie Zhili's horse, and reached out his hand to Yu Qinghuan, wanting to help him down.
Mu Huaian stopped in his tracks as he was about to approach Yu Qinghuan. He looked her up and down, and was relieved to see that she was not injured. "Brother Xie, have you met my teacher?"
Xie Zhili ignored him.
Yu Qinghuan gave Mu Huaian a reassuring look, "Old Cheng was shot by an arrow, but he's fine now. He's just behind."
As she spoke, the sound of hurried horse hooves came from behind, and Cheng Gongjin and others were approaching this side.
Just as Xie Zhiwen was about to grab Yu Qinghuan's hand, Xie Zhili grabbed his wrist.
Yu Qinghuan's pupils constricted and her face turned pale. Xie Zhiwen was already here, so why didn't Xie Zhili let her go?
Xie Zhiwen finally realized what was happening. Before he could even thank his brother, he immediately said, "Thank you for your help in finding someone. We still have a long way to go back. I'll just take Ah Huan with me."
Hearing this, Xie Zhili's eyes turned slightly cold, and a sneer flashed across his lips. "Since Big Brother has no time to look after her, I'll take her back so that no one else gets left behind on the road."
As he said this, he glanced at Mu Huaian.
There was a look of loneliness and self-blame in the latter's eyes. If he had not intended to compete with Xie Zhili, he would not have left Yu Qinghuan alone outside.
Xie Zhili's provocative and sarcastic words chilled Xie Zhiwen's face. Looking at his brother in front of him, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Xie Zhili, what do you mean?"
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