"My master doesn't like outsiders knowing his name, and he won't let me reveal his identity." Lin Jinghan knew that sooner or later someone would ask about this matter, and she had already thought of an explanation. Seeing the old man looking at her with sparkling eyes, she quickly stood up and said, "Since the old man is fine, I'll take my leave."
Seeing Lin Jinghan about to leave, the old man hurriedly said, "Little girl, you are not going to leave me here alone, are you? In this desolate wilderness..."
Before the old man finished speaking, Lin Jinghan took over the conversation, looking embarrassed:
"It's out in the wilderness, and my horse is shaking so much, I can't take you with me."
"It's okay. I'm an old man and I'm not afraid of bumps. Just use your horse to take me home." The old man looked as if he was thinking about you and supported himself and moved towards Lin Jinghan.
Lin Jinghan had no choice but to help the man onto the horse. She held the horse and asked, "Old man, where is your home?"
"It's not far, in Tai'an Township, Linghe City." The old man turned his head and pointed behind him.
That direction was clearly the direction of the No Return Mountain.
This time, Lin Jinghan became even more wary of him and said in embarrassment, "Old man, we're not on the same route."
The old man thought to himself, "As expected, the little girl is really going to run away." He easily changed his words and said, "It's okay. Just take me wherever you go. When we get to the city, put me in the clinic. When I'm healed, I can walk back by myself."
Lin Jinghan never confronted someone she couldn't defeat, and since the other party hadn't shown any intention of hurting her, she agreed to the old man's suggestion, jumped on the horse, and sat in front of the old man. "Old man, sit tight. Go!"
The horse galloped, and the old man grabbed Lin Jinghan's clothes and said tremblingly: "Little girl, slow down, slow down..."
"Gee!" Lin Jinghan smiled and kicked the horse's belly, making it run faster. "I've already wasted quite a bit of time. If we don't hurry up, we won't be able to reach the next town by night. I don't want to sleep in the open air."
"Oh, little girl, I'm injured, please take it easy..."
In the end, due to the old man's nagging all the way, they were unable to get into the city before dark.
"Cough cough..." The old man held onto the tree and coughed for a long time. After he recovered, he began to chatter again: "Young man, don't be so impatient, my old bones..."
Automatically blocking out the old man's nagging, Lin Jinghan resigned herself to her fate and began to collect firewood. Soon, a small fire was lit. "Old man, you rest here first. I'll go get some food."
Soon, Lin Jinghan shot two pheasants with golden needles. In order to maximize her advantage as a barbecue expert, she took out exclusive seasonings from the medical space and returned to the fire. After some cleaning, the tempting aroma wafted out.
The old man sniffed hard and stared at the roasted pheasant. "Little girl, your method of roasting this pheasant is very unique. Also, what did you just put on it? Why does it smell so good? It's really tempting me!"
"This is a seasoning I developed myself. Old man, if you like it, I'll give you some later." The two of them spent half a day together. Lin Jinghan saw that the other party really had no ill intentions. Facing such an old naughty boy, who was definitely a master, she felt like making friends with him. While carefully roasting the pheasant, she asked:
"By the way, old man, my name is Lin Jinghan. How should I address you?"
The old man continued to stare at the roast chicken without blinking, and said casually: "My name is Furukawa."
"Then how about I call you, Senior Gu?" Lin Jinghan turned the roast chicken over and sprinkled the last layer of seasoning on it.
"Calling me senior is so strange. Just follow my brat and call me Master." After all, you are my disciple's wife. Gu Chuan only had eyes for the roast chicken. For a moment, he didn't pay attention and let the cat out of the bag. When he realized what he was saying, he quickly swallowed the last sentence back. Then he pretended to be calm and looked at Lin Jinghan with a kind smile.
That’s right, this old man is Sikong Zhan’s master, Martial Saint Guchuan.
The fact that Sikong Zhan was poisoned was kept a secret. His master Gu Chuan only learned about it after news spread in the capital that Prince Jingnan was poisoned and dying.
When he rushed over at full speed, he just saw Lin Jinghan carefully detoxifying Sikong Zhan.
Thinking that his icy disciple had a wife, Gu Chuan did not show up in order not to disturb the young couple. After Lin Jinghan left the camp, he was worried about the safety of his disciple's wife and followed her all the way.
Lin Jinghan was puzzled and tilted her head to look at Gu Chuan, "Senior Gu, you, wouldn't you..." want to take me as your disciple?
Although she did plan to find a master, and the old man in front of her should be quite skilled in martial arts, she still felt that a master who fell from a tree was not very reliable!
"Ahem..." Gu Chuan touched his nose and abruptly changed the subject, "Jinghan, these two pheasants are about to be roasted, right?"
The other party didn't want to talk, so Lin Jinghan was very tactful and didn't ask any further questions. She handed a roasted pheasant to Gu Chuan and said, "Senior Gu, you can eat it now. Be careful of the heat."
Furukawa seemed to have completely forgotten what had just happened. He took the roasted pheasant and started eating.
When Lin Jinghan was about to take another roasted pheasant to eat, suddenly a golden thread came out of the air and accurately swept away the roasted pheasant.
Her outstretched hand froze in place, staring at the fire in disbelief. Miraculously, the stick on the grill was swept away, but the bracket underneath didn't move at all!
"Old Gu, good things should be shared with old friends."
A voice came from above. Lin Jinghan looked up in shock and saw a man sitting on a branch. He looked to be in his 30s, with a handsome face and elegant clothes. He looked like a gentleman. He was pulling off a chicken leg and eating it with relish, praising it as he ate, "What a delicacy! Young girl, you have excellent cooking skills."
"Look at you, you're not a child anymore, but you're still snatching food from a little girl. Aren't you ashamed?" Guchuan pulled a chicken wing and started eating it, holding the rest of the roasted pheasant in his arms, and said contemptuously.
Lin Jinghan silently withdrew her hand: The man above, who could control the strength so precisely, needless to say, was another person she couldn't afford to offend.
Helpless, he could only accept his fate, smack his lips, stand up, and plan to get two more little animals.
However, before that, she still had to pretend to defend her rights. No matter if it succeeded or not, she had to give it a try. "Senior above, you took my roasted pheasant, which is a loss of your status. Jinghan suggests that you exchange it for something of equal value."
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