Chapter 29 The Villa is full of strange things
Jiang Li's eyes fell on Yun Si, and alarm bells rang in his heart. Yun Si was really capable of doing beastly things.
Yun Si had a smile on his face as he calmly instructed the driver, "Go one mile south, there's a farm there."
Before he finished speaking, he shamelessly moved closer to Jiang Li and lowered his voice with a hint of mischief: "Sister, what were you expecting just now?"
The driver responded and turned his horse. The wheels rolled over the muddy and slippery road, and the body of the carriage shook violently.
Jiang Li subconsciously stretched out his hand to support the car wall. His eyes swept over Yun Si's expression of watching a show with great anticipation. His mind raced, and he simply loosened his grip and let himself fall towards him.
Almost at the same time, the driver's rough and rapid voice mixed with the sound of rain could be heard: "Excuse me, sir! The road ahead is steep!"
Yun Si sat steadily, neither moving nor reaching out to support her, simply using his body to support her weight. The smile in his eyes deepened: "Sister, are you so impatient?"
This is simply flirting with a blind man! I will never do such a foolish thing on a whim again.
Seeing that the generous young man ignored him, the coachman became even more frightened. He was afraid of disturbing the noble person in the carriage again, so he had to drive the carriage with extra caution.
As expected, the carriage drove a mile south and then stopped. The driver's voice was full of surprise: "Sir! There really is a farm ahead!"
Yun Si glanced at Jiang Li, who was huddled in the corner looking unhappy, and called out softly, "Sister, we're here."
Jiang Li glared at him angrily, grabbed her umbrella, and was about to get out of the car. However, just as one of her feet was in the air, her waist suddenly tightened and she was pulled back by a force.
Yun Si's voice rang out beside her ears, leaving no room for doubt: "The water is deep. Sister, please wait in the car first."
"A Si is indeed... considerate." Jiang Li said sarcastically, pushed his hand away, and sat back in his original position.
She looked out of the car and the rain seemed to be lighter than before.
The rain reminded her of her childhood. The huge raindrops hit her face painfully, yet she still had to brave the rain and go up the mountain...
Since Tu Niang's death, she had taken over her business: reselling a unique flower. The flower, grown on the mountaintop, was extremely difficult to grow. It was both highly poisonous and medicinal, a detoxifying agent, so there was always demand for it. It needed to be exposed to the sun when the weather was fine and shaded when it rained, making it extremely delicate. She had tried transplanting it to her own yard, but strangely, only Tu Niang's barren mountain soil could support it.
If Hua died, she probably wouldn't be able to survive.
While she was lost in thought, Yun Si had returned to the car door and extended his hand towards her: "Sister, come down, the owner of the manor has allowed us to stay overnight."
Jiang Li came to her senses, ignored the hand, and was about to jump down. But Yun Si stopped her with his long arm and picked her up without saying anything: "Be careful not to stain my dress with mud."
Jiang Li looked down at the muddy water on the ground, but he was too lazy to struggle. He hooked his neck and said, "Don't fall on me."
If someone is willing to be your vehicle, why not?
"Don't worry, sister."
However, Yun Si carried her all the way into the house and had no intention of letting her go.
"What are you going to do?" Jiang Li asked with a frown.
Yun Si glanced at the figure approaching in the courtyard and whispered softly in her ear, "Sister, pretend to be asleep first. This owner of the manor seems a little strange. I'm afraid he won't let us stay."
Although full of doubts, since it was related to whether he could have a good night, Jiang Li immediately closed his eyes obediently and leaned into his arms to take a nap.
A man approached, looked at Yun Si, who was holding the person, and the coachman beside him, and said politely, "The servant has reported it. Since you are a passing guest, please make yourself at your own convenience."
Yun Si nodded slightly: "Sorry to bother you."
The man's eyes fell on Jiang Li's face, and he asked inquiringly: "Who is this..."
"My wife is weak and has fallen asleep after the bumpy journey." Yun Si said it calmly and naturally.
The man hurriedly said, "I see! Sir, please quickly take care of the lady!"
The servant led Yun Si into a side room and whispered a few words to him, saying that the owner of the manor liked quietness and went to bed early, and asked them not to walk around in the yard at night. Then he hurried away.
Yun Si looked around the house. The furnishings were simple and elegant, and it was clean and tidy.
Hearing the footsteps fading away, Jiang Li immediately opened his eyes and struggled to get up: "A Si, why do you want me to pretend to be asleep?" This reason sounded fake!
Yun Si said seriously, "The owner of the manor has a green face and fangs. I'm afraid he'll scare my sister."
"I'm not that timid." Jiang Li said this, but he also understood his previous caution. After all, he had indeed gone too far in pretending to be weak in the past.
Yun Si didn't respond. His vigilant eyes swept across the room again, and his voice lowered even more: "Something is wrong here..."
Jiang Li didn't notice anything unusual: "What's wrong?"
"It's too deathly heavy." Yun Si said in a serious tone.
Jiang Li rolled her eyes inwardly: No matter how many dead people there are, they are not as scary as this madman in front of her! She leaned to the side and followed his words and asked, "How did Ah Si know?"
His energy quietly recovered, and he was able to find this remote village thanks to his poisonous insect.
He was about to speak when there was a knock on the door: "Master, are you resting?"
Yun Si quickly gave Jiang Li a wink, indicating her to lie down, then turned around and opened the door.
Outside the door was the servant who had led the way earlier, holding something in his hands. "Sir, my master said that if you find it inconvenient, he can take you to another quiet room to rest."
Yun Si's brows furrowed, his tone suddenly turning cold. "My wife and I are newlyweds, and we're in love, but your master wants us to sleep in separate rooms. What's the logic behind this? Does he have some ulterior motive?"
The servant was frightened by his sudden and fierce aura and hurriedly explained, "I, I am just asking out of kindness..."
Yun Si snorted coldly and threw a piece of silver over: "We only want to stay for one night and don't want to owe you a favor." After that, he slammed the door shut with a "bang".
Jiang Li, lying on the couch, heard everything clearly, and his suspicions grew even deeper: Yun Si always kept his emotions to himself, so why would he get angry over such a trivial matter? What was he up to?
Unexpectedly, when Yun Si turned back to face her, the frost on his face melted away instantly, and he put on his usual, somewhat devilish smile again: "Tonight, I will inconvenience you, sister."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was another commotion outside.
Jiang Li curiously opened the door and peeked in, but was stopped by Yun Si: "Sister, what do you want to see?"
Jiang Li looked at him and said, "Didn't you hear someone talking outside?"
Yun Si raised his index finger, signaling her to be silent: "Sister, did you hear it wrong?"
Jiang Li was puzzled.
But Yun Si continued, "Sister, go to bed early today. We have to travel tomorrow."
Full of doubts, Jiang Li slept on the same bed with him.
Not sure if he was going out or if there was something strange going on here, but Yun Si just kept his arm against him without making any excessive movements.
It was already dark, the sound of the rain outside had stopped at some point, not even a trace of wind could be heard, and the whole house fell into a suffocating absolute silence.
Jiang Li was not asleep, and Yun Si's breathing was very light in his ears.
At this moment, an extremely slight sound of cloth rubbing against the ground came from the corridor outside the door, coming from far away.
rustle……
The sound was slow, dragging, and sticky. It didn't sound like the footsteps of a living person, but rather like something heavy being dragged across the ground. The sound stopped outside the door.
Jiang Li's heart tightened, and her fingers unconsciously clenched the mattress beneath her. She stood up gently, not wanting to disturb anything outside, and reached out to pull Yun Si to wake him up.
"Yun..." The moment she opened her mouth, Yun Si suddenly opened his eyes.
At the same time, Yun Si covered her mouth with one hand and pressed her hard on her back with the other. She was forced to press against Yun Si's heart.
"Go to sleep." The voice was very soft, close to her ear.
He had been awake the whole time and heard the noise outside.
Jiang Li breathed a sigh of relief. Since Yun Si said so, it meant that the noise outside was not a problem. She didn't want to die in this unfamiliar place.
Closing my eyes, I could hear the sounds outside more clearly.
Perhaps it was because she was too alert, or perhaps it was because she was not used to the unfamiliar environment, but she couldn't fall asleep.
Yun Si naturally noticed it. He just tapped the air three times with his fingers, and the person in his arms fell asleep.
The noise outside stopped. He touched the person lying in his arms and chose to close his eyes and sleep!
The next morning, it was raining heavily outside again.
Jiang Li looked at her own posture. She had been lying on Yun Si all night...
She pushed herself up with both hands and quickly turned over.
With this commotion, Yun Si naturally woke up.
Jiang Li looked at the window: "It's still raining outside."
"Yeah." Yun Si didn't seem to want to get up.
"Aren't you going on the road today?"
Yun Si's eyes lit up, and he smiled: "It seems that my sister is also anxious to go back to Miaojiang with me..."
Jiang Li was used to his shamelessness: "You said something was fishy here, why don't you leave?"
She remembered something again: "Also, what happened last night?"
His eyes were cunning, as if he was holding back evil: "Sister, do you want to know?"
Jiang Li hugged him and said, "Hurry up and tell me!"
"Ah... that's too perfunctory..."
Before Yun Si finished speaking, Jiang Li reached out and punched him in the stomach: "Shut up."
She stood up angrily, and Yun Si quickly grabbed her: "Sister Ali, don't be angry, I'll tell you right away."
Jiang Li was helpless. After spending so much time together, Yun Si still had the temperament of a child! However, he was becoming more and more like his former self.
Just as Yun Si was about to speak, there was another knock on the door: "Sir, my master invites you to dinner."
Jiang Li said: "Let's go eat first."
The servant took the two men to a room where there were several strangers besides the groom.
The servant said, "Those people are the same as you, the young master, who also stayed here last night."
Jiang Li wasn't one to talk much, and even if she had something on her mind, she would avoid talking to anyone. Most importantly, she was afraid Yun Si would go crazy, afraid that if she spoke to the servant, Yun Si would just kill her.
She doesn't want to cause trouble...
Yun Si glanced around: "Where is your master?"
"He has already used it. Please do as you please." The servant said, then stood up and left.
Jiang Li sat down and looked at the steaming soup on the table. Everyone around him was eating.
Yun Si looked at her without moving the spoon.
Jiang Li glanced at the soup, then looked at Yun Si and asked quietly, "Do you also think there's something wrong with this soup?"
Yun Si smiled happily: "It's not a feeling, it's just the way it is."
"That?"
Yun Si picked up the spoon, took two sips and put it down.
Jiang Li was stunned. He still wanted to drink even though he had a problem?
Unexpectedly, Yun Si said, "What are you afraid of if you are calm?"
Jiang Li was about to explode when he heard him say, "Sister slept so soundly last night, there's no need for her to drink this tranquilizing soup."
Yun Si was teasing her again, but Jiang Li was no longer angry.
The servant came again and said to the crowd, "Everyone, my master wants to see you."
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