Chapter 336 Why, you like him?

When the officers and soldiers from Penang were searching everywhere, Ye Wuque and his companions had already settled down in an inn in a small town.

There was a roaring fire in the warm lobby, and the boiling mutton soup pot was emitting waves of tempting meaty aroma.

Ye Wuque held up his wide sleeves with one hand, and with the other hand, he picked up a piece of mutton as thin as a cicada wing, rolled it in the hot soup, and gently placed it in the bowl in front of Xie Zhuoning, "Try it?"

The whole action is done in one go. It doesn't seem like he is eating shabu-shabu, but more like he is making tea and sipping it. It is indescribably elegant.

Xie Zhuoning's mouth twitched. "They're looking for you everywhere. Why don't you run away quickly? Why do you still have the mind to eat shabu-shabu here?"

But after all, she picked up the chopsticks and started eating without any hesitation.

If you don’t eat enough, how can you have the energy to escape?

Ye Wuque paused, raised his head and looked at her, his peach eyes curved, "Xiao Cao'er, are you concerned about me?"

"Then you really think too much." Xie Zhuoning said slowly, "There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. I just want to see if you are not in a hurry to leave. Are you harboring evil thoughts in your heart again?"

This time the incident was so serious, and it was related to someone from the Sima family.

Once the news reaches Kyoto, their whereabouts will no longer be hidden. |

When the time comes, there will be checkpoints on the way back to Xichu. Will they be able to get back smoothly?

But the fact that Ye Wuque still had the leisure and elegance to slowly eat mutton hotpot here at this time was the biggest problem in itself.

Ye Wuque chuckled, "Xiao Cao'er and I are really getting closer and closer. She even knows what I'm up to. Yes, I did use some tricks to leave some clues that belong to the Northern Qi people along the way."

Whether it was the martial arts and weapons he used, or the luggage that was left in the Penang Inn, he even specially sent a group of shadow guards to the direction of Northern Qi as a distraction.

Therefore, those pursuers will never come here.

Xie Zhuoning suddenly realized, no wonder he was so calm, it turned out he was well prepared.

But if that's the case, then wouldn't it be meaningless for her to deliberately make a big deal out of it?

When she thought of this, she couldn't help but rub her cheeks and say, "How insidious and cunning!"

"Thank you for the compliment." Ye Wuque nodded slightly, happily taking this as a compliment to himself.

"But don't be too happy too soon. The more evidence there is, the more flaws there are. Xiao Jinxuan is not that stupid to follow your lead."

Perhaps it was because of his unconditional trust in Xiao Jinxuan that Xie Zhuoning always had a hunch that he would definitely find himself!

Ye Wuque said nonchalantly, "I didn't expect to be able to hide it from him, but being able to delay it for a while is enough."

When they reached the border of Western Chu, no matter how powerful Xiao Jinxuan was, he could do nothing.

As he spoke, steam came out of the wine pot. He smiled and said, "Oh? That's great. The wine is hot now."

He picked it up with tweezers and poured two glasses. He handed one to Xie Zhuoning and said, "Madam, would you like a drink?"

Xie Zhuoning reached out to take it, but his hand slipped and the hot wine spilled all over him.

She raised the corners of her mouth with a fake smile, "Oh, I'm so sorry, my hand slipped. You are a big man, you won't hold it against a little girl like me, right?"

Seeing her baring her fangs and claws, Ye Wuque smiled even more beautifully. "It's okay. Your clothes are dirty. Just change them. How can I bear to blame you, Madam?"

The word "Madam" rolled around on the tip of his tongue again and again, lingering and sad.

Xie Zhuoning suddenly got goosebumps all over his body and stood up and said, "I'm full. I'm going upstairs."

Looking at her leaving back and chuckling softly, Ye Wuque brushed his robes, regained his normal expression, and said to the other side, "Come out."

Thirteen immediately walked forward with the woman they rescued and bowed, "Master, Miss Xiaolian's father has been buried."

Xiaolian had changed into plain clothes at this moment. After all, walking in mourning clothes was still quite eye-catching.

They had been back for a while. She saw the two of them talking from a distance. She wanted to go forward, but was stopped by the one called Thirteen.

Now walking in front of Ye Wuque, Xiaolian tugged at the corner of her clothes nervously and bowed, "Xiaolian has met you, sir."

When she lowered her head, she revealed a slender, white neck, which looked like a flower branch bent by the dew.

Ye Wuque glanced at her casually, "Has Thirteen told you everything I should have said?"

Xiaolian quickly replied, "I've said it all."

After burying her father for her, Thirteen gave her two choices.

One is to give her some money, and then find a small town to live a simple life in anonymity.

The other is to follow them.

Ye Wuque knocked on the table and asked lazily, "Then how did you choose?"

Xiaolian's voice was soft and full of sorrow. "Xiaolian is now helpless, like duckweed floating on the water. Even if I was lucky enough to escape from Wang Ba today, the same thing will definitely happen again in the future. So Xiaolian wants to follow the young master and the lady, even if I have to be a slave, work like a cow or a horse, it is better than being alone and miserable and being bullied by others."

Hearing this answer, Ye Wuque waved his hand nonchalantly, "Then stay."

After saying that, he got up and went upstairs.

Seeing this, Xiaolian hurriedly followed him and asked cautiously, "Sir, are you having trouble with the Madam?"

Ye Wuque turned around and glanced over lightly, and it seemed like there was a cold wind and air.

She shivered and lowered her head to explain, "Xiao Lian saw that you were all wet. In this weather, if you don't change quickly, you might catch a cold. If you are sick, I'm afraid your wife will be worried."

Feeling distressed?

Ye Wuque thought about it.

If I want to thank Zhuoning, that heartless boy, for feeling sorry for me, I'm afraid I'll have to wait till the end of time.

He suddenly lowered his head, approached Xiaolian, raised his eyebrow, and said in a devilish and demonic way, "Madam doesn't feel sorry for me, but you do."

The distance was so close that Xiaolian's heart skipped a beat.

Her face flushed, shy and timid, "Young Master is Xiaolian's savior, Xiaolian naturally hopes that Young Master is well."

Ye Wuque didn't believe this. Although the corners of his lips were curled up, the smile did not reach his eyes.

He stood up and said, "Okay, I understand. Go and serve the lady."

Perhaps because Ye Wuque was so easy to talk to, Xiaolian became a little bolder, "Sir and Madam, don't you live together?"

Ye Wuque looked at her with a half-smile, "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask, understand?"

Xiaolian responded obediently, "Xiaolian understands."

Only when she heard the footsteps fade away did she raise her head, a determined smile appearing on the corner of her mouth.

When I turned around, I was startled.

I saw Xie Zhuoning open the window at some point, sticking his head out, and leaning on the windowsill to watch with interest. I don't know how long he has been watching there.

She came back to her senses and explained, "Madam, please don't misunderstand me. There is nothing wrong between Xiaolian and the young master."

Xie Zhuoning smiled and said, "Look at the way you said it, it seems like you are afraid that I will misunderstand you. Why, do you like him?"