Yao Chen smiled and said, "I've been here for quite some time now. I've been staying in the cave and I'm getting a little restless. I want to come out and get some fresh air."
Xihe sighed slightly. After all, she couldn't live here forever. She had to think carefully about her future destination. It was unlikely that she could go down the mountain now. She had to wait for the right time.
"This cave is indeed a little simpler than our Wuming Mountain, but it's not bad to live in. Don't worry, we will probably be able to leave Shouyang Mountain before you are completely accustomed to this place."
After saying this, Xihe seemed to suddenly think of something. She stopped the people who had just been counting the bills with her and said, "Although we have enough food stored, we will eventually get tired of it. We don't know when we can leave. Please take some time to buy some seeds. We can go to the mountains to find wild vegetables to improve our meals."
The guard closed the account book and replied with a smile, "Okay, then I'll take care of the shopping. It's the perfect time of year, there should be a lot of delicious food on Shouyang Mountain!"
After Xihe accompanied Yaochen to bask in the sun on the big rock at the entrance for a while, she decided to help him back into the cave. Yaochen gently tugged at her, indicating that he didn't want to go back yet, and said, "Actually, I just heard what you said. Did I get you into trouble because of me?"
If she had known Yaochen was going to say these things, Xihe would have preferred not to have kept it from him. "What are you talking about? We're all on the same boat, aren't we?"
Yao Chen continued, "I know I can't help you much right now, but I hope you won't hide anything from me. Don't you know better than anyone what the consequences of my uncontrolled thoughts will be?"
Thinking back to what Yao Chen had done earlier, Xihe still found it somewhat unbelievable. Speaking of which, she used to occasionally wish Yao Chen's face could be as normal as Wang Yanzhou and Chen Xin's. Now that she thought about it, their faces, one with burn scars and the other with sword marks, were truly a perfect match.
Xihe held onto the little thought in her mind and smiled, "That's right. If you let your mind wander and dare to kill anyone, it's really dangerous."
"Why don't you report the truth?"
Xihe organized her words and said, "It's not a big deal. We were too weak to save you, so we had to wander around the capital. By chance, we ran into the Northern Desert Khan who had just emerged from the capital. After a conversation, we reached a consensus: I would teach them medical skills, and their people would secretly help me enter the Forbidden Palace."
Yao Chen's expression darkened, and he said, "I think this deal is no longer enough to feed these hungry wolves."
Xihe then added, "The new Khan of the Northern Desert seems humble and approachable, but compared to the previous one, he's more scheming. After rescuing you, we originally wanted to end our cooperation, but I don't know how they learned what happened in the palace that day, so they used the cooperation with Qingliang Valley to threaten me."
Yao Chen then said, "He truly has wicked ambitions. However, if he hadn't had such ambition, he wouldn't have been able to seize the Khan's position from Haodu."
"I originally wanted to secretly reveal this to Qingliang Valley, but on second thought, it seemed unnecessary, so I gave up." Xihe's concerns were not without reason. Wang Yanzhou wasn't a god, and neither was anyone in Qingliang Valley. Just because Hu Du had such thoughts, could he be sure that no one in Qingliang Valley was planning to unify the world with a single battle today? After all, in the political arena, no one can escape the mud and remain untainted.
Seeing that Xihe seemed to have made a plan, Yao Chen also asked, "So what are you going to do next?"
Xihe looked up at the Queen Mother and smiled playfully: "Of course I can't hand over the formula, but it's really difficult to have the best of both worlds. Why don't you help me think of a solution?"
Yao Chen straightened his chest and said, "Just now you were hiding it and didn't want to tell me, why do you want to ask me for help now?"
Xihe lowered her head slightly, and said with a look of grievance: "If you don't want to, then I naturally won't force you. After all, I am just your savior. There is no reason for you to do anything for me."
From the time Yao Chen saw Xihe again until now, even when she was playfully laughing, there was always a deep, unnoticed look on Xihe's face. In front of him, she tried hard to maintain her usual expression, but the scar on her face made it impossible for her to remain the same.
Yao Chen gently stroked the long scar on Xihe's face, his brows drooping, pity and sadness gushing out of his eyes: "...My Xihe, how many hardships have you gone through to become what you are today."
Xihe gently held Yaochen's hand and leaned her head on his hand. This feeling, as always, made her feel very warm: "Maybe, I lived too comfortably and casually in the first half of my life, and God felt that it was unfair to others."
"Does Tang Chen know that you are still alive?" Yao Chen was not very good at dealing with girls. The atmosphere that had been brewing with great difficulty was pushed back to the original point by his words.
Xihe let go of Yaochen's hand, shook his head slightly, and said, "Probably, I don't know."
Hearing her say this, Yao Chen was genuinely happy. Tang Chen was Xihe's only friend in this world, but after she escaped danger, she was so focused on herself that she even forgot to tell Qingliang Valley the exciting news that she was still alive.
God is always fair. When there is something happy, he will also find something sad to neutralize it, so that people will not be too happy.
Wang Ruo's death was naturally something Yao Chen couldn't let go of. Wang Ruo had rescued him from the fire, taught him with care, and put his distorted life back on track. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was his adopted parent. Yet, this unfilial disciple couldn't even be there for his master when he passed away. Even after Wang Ruo's passing, he hadn't even visited her grave to pay his respects.
"...By the way, do you know where Master is now? I want to go and pay my respects to her."
Xihe sighed softly and said, "I haven't found out, but if my guess is correct, she should have been taken back to the Bugui Peak. She was originally the bride of the Bugui Peak, so it was natural for her to go back. Hua Wuxin, the owner of the black market, has been her good friend for many years and seems to have a good relationship with the Bugui Peak as well. Maybe he sent her back. During the time I was preparing to rescue you, I don't know if the black market knew my identity, but whether intentionally or unintentionally, they always secretly helped me in times of crisis."
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