September 25th, at noon.
Huaqiao Village, the dining hall in the front yard of Hua’s house.
"Li Ge, tell me the truth, did something happen to Qingcheng? Otherwise, why did she and Erlang and Sanlang go away for so many days and still not come back?"
Despite the delicious food on the table, Feng Lingyan had no appetite. He didn't even touch his chopsticks and asked Mu Lige, who was sitting next to him, with a worried look on his face.
"Dad, it's nothing. Don't think too much about it. It takes at least three days to go back and forth from here to Xuanyi Valley. They have only been in Xuanyi Valley for a little over a day."
Mu Lige concealed his inner anxiety and maintained a calm demeanor. Feng Lingyan felt a little relieved upon seeing this.
It wasn't that Mu Lige wasn't worried about Hua Qingcheng, but he was pregnant, which made it difficult for him to move around. Furthermore, without Hua Qingcheng, Mu Lige was the family's backbone. If he left, the family would be in chaos.
His second and third brothers, who were skilled in martial arts, and Zuo An had all gone out to look for Qingqing, leaving him as the only one with martial arts skills. He had to protect the family for Qingqing. This was especially true for Feng Lingyan and Hua's father, Ye Maochun. One of them was recovering from a leg injury, and the other was pregnant, so they couldn't afford to make any mistakes.
Feng Lingyan was restless because her daughter was gone, and so was Mu Lige. However, for the sake of the child in her belly, Mu Lige forced himself to eat even if he had no appetite.
"Yes, Dad, Qingcheng and the others will be back after they're done. You have to eat and rest well, otherwise when Qingcheng comes back and sees that you've become thin and hungry, she'll definitely be worried."
Although Mu Lige intended to conceal the fact of Hua Qingcheng's disappearance, Si Chengfeng, who was smart enough, could also realize that the matter was definitely not as easy as Mu Lige said. However, when he could not help in any way, he chose not to hinder.
"Dad, after you finish eating, Lao Wu and I will go and massage your legs." Yu Xiaotian also spoke.
During Han Yichen's absence, Si Chengfeng and Yu Xiaotian massaged Feng Lingyan's legs every day. Thanks to Han Yichen's meticulous training, they were now quite skilled at it, and Feng Lingyan's leg rehabilitation treatment never missed a day.
After dinner, Si Chengfeng and Yu Xiaotian pushed Feng Lingyan to the backyard garden to bask in the sun for a while, and then sent him back to the room to massage his legs and feet.
"Master, this is bad! Huang Feifeng and the others are here again asking for the antidote!"
As soon as Mu Lige returned to the study next to his bedroom in the backyard, the housekeeper Qiu Fu came hurriedly to report.
"Just tell Huang Feifeng and the others that the poison in their bodies has been cured and they don't need to come again." Mu Lige was upset and didn't want to pay attention to these people.
"Yes, Master Husband."
After receiving the instructions, Qiu Fu left the study and returned to the front yard to convey Mu Lige's words to Huang Feifeng and others who were waiting outside the gate.
“Knock knock knock~”
After Qiu Fu left, Mu Lige heard a sound similar to that of a woodpecker pecking at a tree.
Mu Lige raised her hand to open the glass window, and then a Saker Falcon flew in with a bamboo tube tied to its leg. Mu Lige pulled out a piece of paper from the tube, which read: Chengnan Charity House.
South City Charity House?
The four highly recognizable crooked characters written by Ying Er's pen made Mu Lige terrified.
However, after Mu Lige flipped through the entire note with slightly trembling hands, he couldn't find any other words except these four words.
What's the meaning?
Could it be that she...
impossible!
Mu Lige frowned, slammed the paper on the desk, and his handsome face looked terribly gloomy.
At the time of Si, Ying Yi, who received the signal flare sent by Mu Lige, came to the study in the backyard of Hua's house.
"Ying Yi, from now on, you will lead the remaining five secret guards to stay here and protect the safety of everyone in the Hua family." Mu Lige gave the order immediately.
"Master, what you mean is..." Ying Yi hesitated to speak.
"I must go to the capital, and I will leave for a few days under the pretext of staying at Jinghuayuan Snack Shop. This is an order, and you must not disobey it!" Mu Lige said firmly.
"Yes, Master!"
Although Yingyi was worried about his master's current health, the first rule of being a secret guard was to be absolutely loyal to the master and obey his orders unconditionally.
At two quarters past four in the morning, after reporting to Feng Lingyan and taking a bunch of bottles and jars that Han Yichen had given him earlier, and after giving a few instructions to Yu Xiaotian and Si Chengfeng, Mu Lige, dressed in flowing white, rode his Xiangyun horse and headed towards the capital.
Watching Mu Lige ride away in a cloud of dust, Si Chengfeng's worry grew even stronger. He was afraid that something had happened to Hua Qingcheng in the capital, otherwise why would this doctor, despite being pregnant, leave home to look for her?
"Brother, it would be nice if you could stay at the shop for a few days to relax."
Looking at the gradually receding figures of Mu Lige and Xiangyunma, Yu Xiaotian pretended to know nothing.
Last night, Yu Xiaotian was suddenly awakened from his sleep by a suffocating feeling. At that moment, Yu Xiaotian was terrified because he could not sense the life of the "Chosen Girl", but he did not say anything to avoid upsetting his family.
After all, Hua Qingcheng was far away in the capital, and apart from causing a few more people to worry and be anxious, they were powerless to do anything. Fortunately, the "Chosen Girl" later reappeared, and Yu Xiaotian's tense heart finally eased a little.
Elsewhere, Mu Lige, galloping non-stop on his Xiangyun horse, arrived at the outskirts of Tianshui City in Wanzhan Province by dusk. Given the lateness of the day, Mu Lige decided to rest at the Yunlai Inn outside the city and continue his journey early the next morning.
"Sir, would you like to stop by or stay overnight?"
Seeing a handsome man coming outside the inn, the waiter immediately went up to greet him attentively.
However, when she saw the silver-maned horse with golden mane that the man was leading, the waiter's eyes widened. When did horses of this rare color become as common as cabbages?
“It’s both food and accommodation.”
After leaving the horse in the care of the waiter and having dinner, Mu Lige, led by the waiter, came to Room 3 on the second floor. Coincidentally, it was the same room Han Yichen had stayed in when he went to the capital to rescue Hua Qingcheng.
The waiter quickly brought two strong women to Mu Lige's room to carry hot water for bathing. After filling the bathtub to eight-tenths with hot water, the waiter and others left the guest room.
At two quarters after the evening, Mu Lige locked the door and went to the bathtub, preparing to undress, but suddenly heard a strange noise.
Mu Lige's bright eyes, beneath his handsome sword-like brows, swept sharply toward the rooftop. He then extinguished the candle on the table with his palm, then calmly lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and pretended to sleep, waiting for someone to come.
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