Chapter 28028 Haruyuki Meets Chaoyang
Chapter 28
Meng Yuning looked up when she heard Su Yang's words, somewhat surprised: "Your Highness, these people are not here to kill you, but to kill Su Yang."
Qi Jingyan: “Yeah.”
Meng Yuning listened to the noise outside and found that the arrows that had been whizzing endlessly just now had stopped at this moment.
Yi'er, who was lying on the ground, raised his little head and said, "A Ning, can you get up now?"
Meng Yuning didn't know either, so she looked at Qi Jingyan, asking for his opinion with her eyes.
Qi Jingyan raised his lips and said, "The arrows can't penetrate, but if you prefer to lie on the ground, that's fine."
Who likes to lie on the ground? Meng Yuning and Yi'er both got up, but they didn't dare to go forward. The big and the small just squatted beside Qi Jingyan's wheelchair, quietly sticking half of their heads out to watch what was happening outside.
After Su Yang shouted that sentence, the arrows stopped and the river bank became quiet.
Not long after, a man dressed very similarly to Su Yang emerged from the woods. The man looked to be in his early twenties, and his facial features were about 40% similar to Su Yang's.
Everyone was a little surprised. They thought the "bastard born by a wild woman" that Su Yang mentioned was younger than Su Yang, so how could this person appear to be older than Su Yang?
Meng Yuning was also puzzled. She squatted down and moved towards Qi Jingyan, whispering to him.
"Your Highness, this guy you're talking about looks so much older than Su Yang. What's the relationship between his mother and Su Yang's father? Is he Su Yang's father's biological son?"
"Also, when Su Yang's mother and Su Yang's father were together, did they know about the existence of this woman?"
"Could it be that Suyang's mother was deceived by his father?"
When Yi'er saw An Ning move over, he moved over too. Seeing An Ning looking up at her brother, he also tilted his little head to look at his brother.
Qi Jingyan looked at the two faces, one big and one small, filled with curiosity. He was silent for a moment before saying, "I don't know."
Meng Yuning didn't want to get an answer from him, she just wanted to find someone to gossip with. After hearing this, she said "Oh" and continued to watch the movement outside.
The millet merchant on the shore stared at Su Yang with a familiar tone, "Ayang, you're already so old, why are you still like a child, running away from home at the slightest disagreement? Your father misses you so much that he asked me to come and take you home."
The voice was extremely cold and made people feel extremely uncomfortable. Meng Yuning couldn't help rubbing her arms.
Su Yang was filled with rage and started cursing, "Su Shang, you bastard, stop trying to be nice. Tell that damn old man that I don't have a father as heartless and disloyal as him."
"Also, stop calling me 'Ayang'. You don't deserve it."
Su Shang's face was gloomy, his eyes dark. "Su Yang, you said you don't want me to learn my mother's ruthless tactics. Well, I kindly advise you not to learn from your mother's verbal prowess, because it's useless."
This sentence angered Su Yang. He took out a flute from his belt and started playing it.
Soon, a rustling sound was heard from the forest on the shore, and colorful snakes emerged from the woods one by one and swam quickly towards the millet merchant.
"A mere trifle." Su Shang sneered and took out a flute to play. The tone was similar to Su Yang's flute, but sharper.
The snakes that were originally crawling towards him seemed to have lost their direction and began to crawl around in all directions, and some even started to spin in circles on the spot.
Su Yang swung the flute in the air, cursed, and stopped playing.
Seeing him stop, Su Shang also stopped, and the snakes turned around and swam back into the forest.
The two looked at each other in silence for a moment. Su Yang sneered and raised his head to howl like a wolf.
Countless wolves howled in response from afar.
Su Yang raised his arms and said, "Su Shang, I advise you to get out of here right away, otherwise when the wolf comes, it will bite you to death. Don't say I didn't warn you."
Su Shang's expression changed, and he pointed at the guards on the boat: "Su Yang, do you know who you've hooked up with? If you get involved with him, you'll get into trouble."
Su Yang: "It's none of your business, get out of here right now."
Listening to the wolf howls that were getting closer and closer, Su Shang turned around and left with a gloomy face, flicking his sleeves.
Mu Yun glanced at Qi Jingyan, "Your Highness?"
Qi Jingyan nodded.
Mu Yun gave the order: "Release."
Except for Mu Shan and Mu Feng who were holding weapons and on guard, the other guards had been drawing their bows and arrows, ready for battle. When they heard the order, they all let go, and several arrows flew straight in the direction where Su Shang had left.
“Ah!” “Ah!” “Ding-dong-dong.”
The screams of two people were heard, accompanied by the sound of metal colliding.
Mu Yun's deep and majestic voice rang out: "Since you know our identities, you still dare to be so presumptuous. This feud is settled today."
Su Shang's sarcastic voice came: "He's just a useless person with broken legs. What's the point of remembering him?"
"How dare you." Mu Yun shouted coldly and shot an arrow towards Su Shang's position. The guards behind him also let go and another wave of arrows were shot in that direction.
In the woods, Su Shang dodged in panic several times, avoiding the rain of arrows in a very awkward manner. With a gloomy face, he led his followers to leave at a faster speed, not even caring about the bodies of the dead.
The guards only saw the branches shaking in the forest but did not hear any human voice, so they knew that the man had escaped. They took out their arrows and drew their bows, ready to shoot again.
Qi Jingyan stopped him: "Forget it, let's get on with our journey first."
Mu Yun and the others responded, sheathing their bows and arrows. The guards rowing the oars quickened their pace and rushed forward.
The storm was finally over without any major incidents, and Meng Yuning breathed a sigh of relief.
But when he looked down, he saw Yi'er clenching his two small fists like steamed buns, gritting his teeth, and his chest heaving violently.
Meng Yuning hugged the little boy and asked, "Yier, what happened?"
Yi'er's eyes were red, and she pointed outward with her little hand: "He scolded my brother."
It was the first time he heard someone scolding his brother, and in front of his brother, calling him a useless person with a broken leg. The little boy couldn't accept it and was afraid that his brother would be sad.
Although he didn't understand much, his brother could run, jump, ride a horse, and even carry him over the wall and onto the roof. His brother laughed so happily at that time.
But now his brother can only sit in a wheelchair and be carried by others. Although he has never heard his brother say anything, he understands that his brother must be sad, otherwise why doesn't his brother smile?
Seeing Yi'er so angry, Meng Yuning was somewhat moved. She hugged him tightly, patted his back gently, and comforted him softly: "Yier, don't be angry, don't be angry."
But Yi'er didn't calm down. She lay in Meng Yuning's arms for a while, then suddenly ran out of her arms, turned around and ran out: "Yier, fight him."
Meng Yuning hadn't expected the three-year-old to be so strong and so fast. He broke free from her arms in an instant. She reached out to grab him, but failed. She shouted anxiously, "Your Highness."
Qi Jingyan reached out his hand the moment Meng Yuning spoke, and hugged Yi'er back. He held the struggling little boy in his arms and stroked his head. "Brother is not angry, nor sad. Don't worry, Yi'er."
But Yi'er was still very sad. With a pout, she leaned on Qi Jingyan's shoulder and choked with sobs as she repeated, "He scolded my brother."
Qi Jingyan said calmly, "It's not worth worrying about what people say."
Such high-sounding principles could not comfort the wounded heart of a three-year-old child at all. Yi'er had tears in his eyes and felt very aggrieved. Meng Yuning felt heartbroken when she saw him like this.
Thinking that that dead thing called Su Shang wouldn't be able to shoot arrows anymore, she clung to the edge of the boat awning, crawled out of the cabin, put her hands on her hips, and cursed at the shore: "Shameless dog, you are the broken-legged loser, your whole family is broken-legged loser."
Qi Jingyan: “…”
Su Yang: "..."
The guards: "..."
Doctor Tang even spit out a mouthful of medicinal wine: "Puff~"
Only Yi'er, with tears in her eyes, felt relieved and stopped crying. She raised her head from Qi Jingyan's shoulder and looked at the tall and majestic Aning on the deck, her eyes full of admiration.
Wow, Aning is so amazing!
The bad guy scolded my brother, and Aning scolded his whole family!
There was no response from the river bank. It seemed that the man named Su Shang had already gone far away.
Meng Yuning looked back at Yier, and sure enough, she saw that the little boy had stopped crying and looked a little excited. It was obvious that her scolding had worked.
So she continued, cleared her throat and cursed a few more times: "Next time you see us, take a detour, or I'll break your dog legs."
Yi'er got down from Qi Jingyan's arms, walked to the deck, stood beside An Ning, and imitated her, putting her two little hands on her waist and shouting towards the shore: "Break your dog legs."
Meng Yuning stamped her foot and said viciously, "I'll beat you up every time I see you."
Yi'er also stamped his feet, and tried to put on a fierce expression on his chubby little face: "I'll beat you up every time I see you."
Meng Yuning was amused. She squatted down and raised one hand. Yi'er clapped her hands skillfully. Meng Yuning praised, "Yi'er, you scold really well!"
As long as it was safe, she felt that tit for tat was the most satisfying way to get relief.
Yi'er cursed a few times, then his anger subsided and he finally smiled: "A Ning also cursed well."
Qi Jingyan covered his eyebrows with his hands, shook his head and laughed.
Everyone couldn't help laughing.
Su Yang's boat caught up with them. He looked at Meng Yuning with sparkling eyes and said, "Sister Meng, you are so majestic when you scold people, and your scolding is also beautiful to hear."
How could you praise someone like that? Meng Yuning chuckled, looked at the young man squatting on the next boat, and said modestly, "Thank you very much."
Then he asked curiously, "That guy just now, can he control snakes too?"
That day, in front of the wooden house, Su Yang blew a flute twice, and the snakes moved according to her fingers, like shadows following her. She was shocked.
I didn't expect that Su Shang could actually control snakes today, and he even fought Su Yang to a draw. Just now, those snakes were spinning around in place, and I didn't know who was listening to them.
Thinking of the scene just now, Su Yang's face turned unhappy: "Yes, so it's useless to use a snake against him."
Meng Yuning asked again, puzzled, "But then you called out to the wolf, and he looked quite frightened. Why did you tell him to get lost? Why didn't you wait for the wolf to come?"
Su Yang shook his head: "He can't drive the wolf pack, but he knows a lot of vicious things. Even if my wolf brothers are powerful, they won't get any advantage against him, so it would be best if we can get him out."
Meng Yuning pressed on, "What sinister things does he know?"
Su Yang's face showed disgust. "They are all disgusting and vicious people. Sister Meng, please don't ask. If you meet him in the future, try to avoid him. Brother Qi, you too, try not to confront him."
Then he added, "But I'm here. I won't let him hurt you."
Mu Feng said bluntly: "But it seems to me that you can't do anything about him."
Su Yang admitted frankly: "I can't kill him right now, but he can't do anything to me either."
Meng Yuning thought of those horrible poisonous insects in those novels about young people from the Miao border areas that she had read before, and she immediately felt extremely regretful. "It's over, it's over. I just scolded him. Will he hold a grudge against me and come back to deal with me?"
Su Yang: "It's okay. When you scolded him, he had already walked far away and couldn't hear you."
Meng Yuning was a little skeptical: "How can you be sure?"
Su Yang was silent for a moment before he said, "He is also the son of that old man, so he is considered a member of my tribe. Within a certain range, I can sense the presence of my tribe members."
Everyone was surprised. How could such a thing exist in the world?
Qi Jingyan's expression remained calm. "I've only heard that some animals can sense the presence of their own kind. I never thought you Miao people could do the same."
Meng Yuning was shocked, but suddenly thought of a question and quickly asked, "Can Su Shang also sense you?"
This question expressed what everyone was thinking, and they all looked at Su Yang.
Su Yang waved his hands quickly, saying firmly, "That's impossible. He doesn't have that ability."
Then he further explained: "Not everyone can do it. In the entire village, only the previous high priests and their successors can do it."
Qi Jingyan: "So you are the Young Master of Miaojiang?"
Su Yang laughed at himself: "Just the former young master." Now he is just a poor homeless guy.
Meng Yuning breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, otherwise he would follow us like a ghost, which would be troublesome."
Su Yang was worried that everyone would be reluctant to take him with them, so he quickly clarified, "No, it won't be that easy for him to find me."
Mu Feng leaned on his long sword and asked the question in his heart: "Then how did he find me just now?"
Su Yang: "This is where my mother used to live. Even our old man knows about it, so it's not surprising that the bastard knows about it."
Then he raised his hands to the sky: "But I swear, I absolutely did not leave any traces."
After seeing Su Yang's abilities, everyone believed this. Meng Yuning asked again, "Are there many people in this world who can drive a wolf pack?"
Su Yang: "Probably not many."
Meng Yuning speculated, "That millet merchant chased us here and clearly knew your Highness's identity. Could it be that because you used wolves to chase people away that day, the news got out, and then they followed the clues and found us here?"
Qi Jingyan glanced at Meng Yuning with admiration, thinking that this girl could be quite thoughtful at times.
Su Yang scratched his head: "That's also possible."
After saying this, he looked at Qi Jingyan with an apologetic look: "Brother Qi, I'm sorry, it's me who has implicated you and caused you trouble."
Qi Jingyan waved his hand: "It's not your fault. You were trying to help us that day."
Seeing that he still looked remorseful, Mu Yun also said: "Brother Ayang, we are all in the same boat now. There is no need to think too much. If we encounter anything in the future, we can discuss it."
Su Yang readily agreed: "Of course, I will listen to Brother Qi in everything and never make decisions on my own."
Seeing that he listened to his advice, Mu Yun patted his shoulder across the side of the boat: "Good brother."
Meng Yuning was very curious about the disputes in Su Yang's family, but when she thought about how the boy always got upset when he mentioned those things, she finally decided not to pry into other people's private affairs.
Besides, Su Yang is a kid who can't keep secrets. If he wants to say something, he can just say it another day. If he doesn't mention it, it means he definitely doesn't want to mention it. She'd better not talk too much with him and make him feel annoying.
Su Yang was silent for a moment, then added, "That bastard won't be out looking for me all the time. He has to guard the village, win over the people, and also protect that damn old man, lest some bastards show up from nowhere and compete with him for his inheritance."
Hearing this, Meng Yuning almost dropped her jaw in shock: "Why do you say that?"
Su Yang snorted coldly: "The old man is not a good person. I feel ashamed to talk about it. Sister Meng, I will tell you in detail later."
After saying that, the young man turned sideways, not knowing what he remembered, and stared blankly at the bow of the ship.
Meng Yuning stopped asking and sat on the stool with Yi'er in her arms, touching his little hand: "Yi'er, are you hungry?"
Yi'er touched his little belly and nodded his head, "Yier is hungry."
"Come, let's eat eggs." Meng Yuning said, and took out a handkerchief from the pouch on her waist. When she opened the handkerchief, there were four pheasant eggs inside.
She threw this into the dying fire last night and dug it out from the ashes this morning when the guards got up to prepare breakfast. She wrapped it up while she was having breakfast, to give to Yier on the way.
Looking at the baked egg that suddenly appeared, Yi'er clapped her hands with sparkling eyes: "A Ning, where did you get the egg from?"
"I baked it last night and brought it with me." Meng Yuning spoke the truth and did not try to fool children.
She put her arms around Yi'er and peeled the egg for him. After peeling half of the shell, she handed it to him: "Here, take the shelled side and peel it while you eat."
Yi'er agreed, stretched out his little hand to take it, took a bite, and then fed it to Meng Yuning's mouth: "It smells so good, Ning, have some too."
Meng Yuning shook her head: "A Ning is not hungry, Yi'er eats."
Yi'er agreed and started eating in small bites. When he finished, Meng Yuning tried to peel another one, but Yi'er held her hand and said, "Yi'er is full."
"Are you really full?" Meng Yuning confirmed with him, and Yi'er nodded again: "I am full."
He saw that there were only four eggs in total. His brother, Aning, Uncle Tang, and Mu Yun had not eaten them yet. He couldn't eat them all by himself.
Meng Yuning guessed that the little boy wasn't full, but he insisted that he was. She didn't expose him, wrapped the remaining three baked eggs in a handkerchief, and put them back in her waist pouch: "Then keep them for now and eat them later when you're hungry."
Yier licked his lips and said, "Okay."
The rest of the journey was smooth sailing. The two boats drifted down the river for about two hours and arrived at the confluence of the two rivers.
On the wider river, there were three passenger ships, one large and two small, moored along the shore.
A row of people stood on the bow of the large ship, looking eagerly in the direction of this direction. When they saw the two black-sailed boats appear in their sight, they all waved excitedly: "Here, here."
Mu Feng and the others also laughed and waved in response: "Coming."
Compared to these two black-sailed boats, the large passenger ship could be called a luxury cruise ship. Meng Yuning stood up excitedly, holding Yi'er in her arms: "Your Highness, should we change to that boat?"
Qi Jingyan smiled slightly: "Yes."
Meng Yuning thought it was just a transfer, so she asked, "How many days will it take?"
Qi Jingyan: "Take a boat all the way south to Lin'an, and then take a carriage."
Meng Yuning thought about it. According to historical records, Lin'an was the ancient name of Hangzhou during a certain period. She didn't expect that there was a place called Lin'an in Daxing, which did not exist in history. She just didn't know if it was the Hangzhou of later generations.
But it doesn’t matter. After all, traveling on such a luxurious cruise ship is also a kind of tourism.
The guards' hands were rowing so hard that they were almost leaving shadows. The two black-sailed boats quickly approached the big ship, and wooden steps were placed on the big ship.
Without saying a word, Mu Yun and Mu Shan lifted Qi Jingyan's wheelchair and boarded the ship first. Mu Feng took Yi'er from Meng Yuning and said, "Miss Meng, go first. Watch your step."
"Okay." Meng Yuning put on her bow, picked up the stick she brought down from the mountains, carefully stepped on the shaky pedals, and slowly walked onto the big ship.
As soon as her feet landed on the deck of the ship, Meng Yuning felt one word: stable.
This large ship with three decks was countless times more stable than the black-sailed boat. Meng Yuning was very happy and stamped her feet: "Your Highness, this boat is really stable."
Yi'er was carried up by Mu Feng, and he struggled to get off the ground. He also imitated Meng Yuning and stomped his little feet: "Brother, this boat is really stable."
Qi Jingyan nodded: "It is very stable."
Meng Yuning saw that Qi Jingyan's hands were empty. He had carried her bag all the way, but now it was nowhere to be seen. She asked curiously, "Your Highness, where is my bag?"
Qi Jingyan: "Send it to the cabin first."
Meng Yuning: "Where is my room? Can I go and see it?"
Qi Jingyan turned the wheelchair and said, "Let's go together."
So Meng Yuning and Yi'er followed Qi Jingyan and helped push his wheelchair. The three of them quickly entered the second floor, which was the same level as the deck, and walked to the door of the room at the end.
At first glance, you can see that this cabin is very spacious. There is a large bed by the window. There are also many furniture in the cabin, including tables, chairs, benches, wooden couches, wardrobes, etc.
Meng Yuning was a little skeptical: "Your Highness, this is where you live, right? It's not mine."
Qi Jingyan walked in, spinning his wheels: "You, me, and Yi'er, we live together."
Meng Yuning was shocked: "Ah? Still living together? Your Highness, can I have a room of my own?"
Yi'er hugged Meng Yuning's legs and said, "Yier and An Ning will sleep in the same room."
Qi Jingyan's tone was gentle, but his attitude was firm: "The brothers are all back. There is no room for so many people."
Meng Yuning: "But, there are so many rooms."
Qi Jingyan: "There's no room for that either."
Then, without waiting for Meng Yuning to speak again, he said, "A Ning, Yi'er can't leave my sight. And Yi'er can only sleep peacefully at night if he sleeps with you."
"When we get to Lingnan, you can choose any house you want. Can you help me on the way?"
After saying that, he glanced at Yier.
Yi'er immediately understood his brother's hint. The key point was that he didn't want to be separated from An Ning, so he hugged An Ning's legs and twisted them: "An Ning, just help your brother."
The little baby's voice was so soft that people couldn't bear to refuse, especially when the two handsome faces, one big and one small, were looking at her eagerly. Meng Yuning's heart, like spring snow meeting the morning sun, slowly melted into a pool of water.
She waved her hand and said, "Alright, alright, let's sleep together. I really can't do anything about you two."
Yier jumped up on the spot: "A Ning, brother and Yier are sleeping together."
Qi Jingyan: “…”
Meng Yuning: "..."
Although this is what happened, it makes people feel a little embarrassed when this child shouts it out.
Meng Yuning subconsciously looked towards Qi Jingyan and saw him looking at her with a smile on his face. Her face suddenly felt hot and she turned around and walked out: "I'll go see if there's anything to eat."
Yi'er jumped up and down happily and chased after him, "An Ning, Yi'er is going too."
As the two walked out of the cabin hand in hand, Mu Yun walked in with a fierce look in his eyes and a hideous scar on his left cheek: "Your Highness, Mu Jiang has something to report."
Mu Jiang knelt on one knee and saluted: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
"Get up." Qi Jingyan said gently, then turned the wheelchair and looked at the river through the window: "Speak."
Mu Jiang: "I'm afraid the journey south will not be peaceful. Not only have many people from the capital set up ambushes along the way, but even people in the martial arts world have offered a reward of 10,000 taels of gold for your head."
Mu Yun was shocked: "Wasn't it only a thousand taels of gold a few days ago? It's only been a few days and the price has increased again?"
Mu Jiang felt strange: "From what I heard, it was always ten thousand taels of gold. I've never heard of a thousand taels."
Mu Yun held his chin in his hand and pondered, "Those people in the mountains, could it be that the middlemen are taking advantage of the price difference?"
Mu Jiang nodded: "That's possible."
After the two of them finished chatting, they remembered to ask their own prince who had been silent the whole time: "Your Highness, what should we do?"
Qi Jingyan's expression remained calm: "What is coming cannot be avoided."
"Since we can't hide, then let's not hide. Hang the flag."
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