Seeing that the old woman was already half buried, the captain of the guards didn't want to embarrass her. He hadn't captured her to kill her, but as long as she could help them through this difficult time, that was enough.
So, the captain of the guards threw his purse at the old woman, knocked her unconscious, and carried her on his shoulders before leaving: "All of you, clean up the mess. If anyone leaks the news, they will bear the consequences."
After returning to the villa, the first thing the woman did when she woke up was to pick up anything nearby that could be used as a weapon and attack the captain of the guards:
"You, you bandits, robbers, shameless scum, what have you done to my grandma!"
The captain of the guards dodged the sneak attack and warned, "Little girl, don't blame us. Blame Princess Qingliang. If she hadn't left, you wouldn't be able to enjoy this place!"
After that, a group of masked women appeared in the room, holding all kinds of tools of unknown use in their hands and surrounded her.
The woman trembled and huddled in a corner of the room, the only thing on her mind was revenge: "You, you will definitely get your comeuppance!"
The captain of the guards glanced at her, then turned and strode out of the room, leaving behind only one sentence: "Hahaha, well said, but we are not afraid of retribution. If you know what's good for you, stay here obediently. Otherwise, you will regret it."
...Tang Chen counted the time she had spent on the Bugui Peak with her fingers. As she counted, she found that her hands were not enough, so she added her toes. It was not until she used Li Xinzhai's hands that a voice different from theirs appeared in the courtyard.
As usual, everyone gathered together boredly to talk about dark history and eat melon seeds. Mo Yu told the bad things that happened to Li Xinzhai during his childhood over and over again, and in the end he was the only one left reminiscing with relish.
Just when Tang Chen couldn't help but want to stuff his shoes into his mouth, Bai Jiujiu appeared out of nowhere and was leaning against the door, watching them leisurely: "Hey, this guy looks like nothing happened. I admire you, I admire you."
“Who is it?”
As a killer, after instinctively discovering that someone was eavesdropping, Li Xinzhai's first reaction was to go up and fight with the person, regardless of whether the person was an enemy or a friend.
After Tang Chen took a look at the woman in front of him, he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly called Li Xinzhai: "Slow down, the person coming is Madam Jiang, white wine!"
"How do you know it's me?" Bai Jiujiu shifted her gaze to Chen Xin intentionally or unintentionally while speaking. When Chen Xin heard the name, she also froze in her place.
Now that she has admitted it, don't blame Tang Chen for fawning over her: "Madam, such a beautiful woman, Tang Chen can naturally see through it at a glance!"
Baijiujiu smiled and said, "Sister, you have such a sweet mouth. Wangjiu will go back to the Jiang family to take care of the housework first, so I will come to see this legendary figure first."
Everyone's gaze gradually shifted to Chen Xin along with Bai Jiujiu. Although there were thousands of assumptions in their minds, no one dared to speak out until Chen Xin opened his mouth.
Bai Jiujiu hadn't expected that after all these years, she could still spot him and Jiang Wangjiu in a crowd. She'd heard people coming down the mountain mention him before. Looking at him now, he was indeed living well, just as the rumors said. "What? After all these years, Brother Shen, you've forgotten me, haven't you?"
Chen Xin came back to his senses and smiled lightly: "It's been many years since we last met, I really didn't think we would meet again."
"...", Tang Chen, who was standing aside and observing secretly, said that he seemed to have seen Chen Xin's eyes somewhere before. It seemed that Shangguan Bing'er had the same look when she saw Wang Yanzhou.
After all, they hadn't seen each other for many years, so Bai Jiujiu didn't know what to talk to him about for a moment, so she could only say, "Are you used to living here?"
Chen Xin said with a smile: "There's nothing to get used to. When he comes back, we'll leave."
Bai Jiujiu also smiled and said, "It's better to leave early. After all, you are not welcome here."
"I know."
I knew this sentence would put an end to all the topics Baijiujiu had prepared for. Some things, after all, have become the past, forever buried in time. Now that we are all living in peace, this is the best ending: "...Pack your bags. It will be time to send you off in three days."
"Um."
Bai Jiujiu left, and Tang Chen and the other two immediately started gossiping mode and asked tentatively: "Chen Xin, you, you and this Madam Jiang, are you also childhood friends?"
Chen Xin answered without hiding anything: "To be precise, when I was young and ignorant, I once hoped that this person and I would stay together until we grow old."
Hearing this, Tang Chen suddenly became interested: "Wow, first love, Xinzhai, give me some melon seeds!"
"Don't eat anymore. You'll get a sore throat if you eat more. I'll give you some fruit." After saying that, Li Xinzhai handed her a plate of fruit and put a chair behind her.
After Tang Chen sat down, he quickly asked, "Well, since you admitted it so openly, aren't you afraid that I will tell Shuyi?"
Shen Xin said calmly: "Of course I'm not afraid, she knew about this a long time ago."
Tang Chen couldn't help but clap his hands and said, "That's amazing! Even my old Wang might not be as frank as you. It's really hard for me to say bad things about you behind your back."
He looked at the scenery outside the courtyard carefully, took a long breath, and then slowly said, "Baijiu was a dream of my youth. But it was Shuyi who accompanied me through the ups and downs and made me feel the warmth and tenderness when I woke up from the dream."
Tang Chen didn't know who Chen Xin was talking to. She only knew that from then on, a small space suddenly became empty in Chen Xin's heart. That space was filled by Liang Shuyi and Xiao Shuang'er in the next moment. From today on, Chen Xin's heart was completely given to his wife and daughter.
Three days later, the four of them packed up and, led by Jiang Wangjiu, quietly prepared to descend the mountain. While they were going down, Tang Chen took advantage of a break to pull Jiang Wangjiu aside, asking in a low voice, "Now that we're ready to leave, why don't you just tell me what you want?"
Li Xinzhai, standing behind the two of them, suddenly interrupted, "What do you want?"
"None of your business. Go and cool off." After Tang Chen had driven the eavesdropper aside, Jiang Wangjiu said, "Qingliang Valley is currently experiencing turmoil. Bugui Peak doesn't want to meddle in other people's affairs, but we won't do anything to take advantage of others' misfortunes. Tell the King of Qingliang that he owes Bugui Peak a treasure. Tell him to prepare it well. Once the war is over, we will come and get it."
"Can I ask a question first..."
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