Chapter 258 Regret
"Yun Fu, Third Brother..."
Qi Xu knew that he had caused them trouble again, and his pale and sickly little face was full of apology.
The first thing Yun Fu wanted to do was naturally to ask what happened to her injuries.
"What happened to you in that woods?"
Logically speaking, no matter whether these people are from the ninth or eighth district, they should not dare to attack Qi Xu.
"I went to collect herbs, and suddenly it started raining heavily, so I hid in a cave..." Qi Xu's voice was weak, and he slowly recounted what happened in the woods.
Her thoughts were the same as Yun Fu's.
"Those people are probably not from the eighth or ninth districts. They don't know me. Furthermore, they are all quite skilled, and the weapons they use are sword styles not commonly seen in the eighth and ninth districts."
Qi Xu observed carefully, not missing any small details that he could remember.
"Is that all? Don't you have anything else you want to tell us? Have you forgotten something?" Yun Fu raised her watery eyes, her gaze fixed on the half of Qi Xu's face that was swollen from being beaten.
"No, no more."
Qi Xu did not tell them that he had met Jin Lu in the woods, and did not deliberately hide it from them.
However, she lost to Qi Zhen and was humiliated by her.
Qi Xu felt so ashamed.
Yun Fu curled her lips. "Are you sure? Hmm? Then what about the wound on your waist and the slap marks on your face? Were they also caused by those people?"
Qi Hanzhou's expression suddenly darkened, and he said in a cold voice, "Qi Xu, what exactly is going on? You're hiding this from even the two of us?"
"I, it's not..." Qi Xu's eyes were slightly red, and he hurried to explain, but his voice became increasingly weaker. "I'm not trying to hide it from you. I, I just feel that it's too embarrassing to talk about this."
Yun Fu: "You look so miserable now, are we still going to laugh at you?"
How could Qi Xu resist the oppressive gazes of these two people? He told everything without reservation.
However, when talking about Jin Lu, Qi Xu's emotions could not be controlled and fluctuated.
When Yun Fu heard her say that the wound on her waist was caused by Qi Zhen, she took a few deep breaths.
"Is Jin Lu blind? Qi Zhen stabbed you, and he beat you to protect her."
"Yun Fu, are you disappointed in me? You thought you were smart, but you came up with a crappy plan that failed to reveal Qi Zhen's true face, and ended up like this." Qi Xu lowered his eyes guiltily.
She felt that she had brought shame to Yun Fu.
Yun Fu couldn't bear to blame her and only felt sorry for her.
"You've done great! Take care of your injuries and don't overthink it. Leave the rest to me and your third brother."
She was able to come back after suffering such a serious injury. What kind of willpower did it take for her to support herself?
Yun Fu is so protective of her, so of course I have to avenge her.
When he turned around to leave, Qi Xu grabbed the corner of his clothes.
"Yun Fu, can you please not go looking for Jin Lu? I don't want to have anything to do with him anymore. I've already made it clear to him. We're even now. He saved me before, so I'll just consider this as paying him back, okay?"
Qi Xu knew that if Yun Fu and Qi Hanzhou went to find Jin Lu to vent his anger, they would definitely start fighting.
Because Jin Lu would not sit idly by and watch Qi Zhen being bullied.
…
"Okay, let's not go look for Jin Lu!" Yun Fu was afraid that she would think too much and it would affect her physical recovery, so she nodded in agreement for the time being.
They went to the woods first and dealt with that group of people.
As for Jin Lu and Qi Zhen, they can't escape for a while, so there's no need to rush.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Yun Fu and the others left Qi Xu's house, they saw Jin Lu's tall figure appear in Nanhuozhai from afar.
Yun Fu was holding back her anger and had no place to vent it, so she went straight to meet him.
"What are you doing here? You're not welcome here!"
"Princess? Has Miss Qi Xu returned?"
Jin Lu was worried about Qi Xu.
Even though Yun Fu came up and spoke to him in a bad tone, he didn't care.
After Qi Xu left, he was always uneasy, always feeling that something was going to happen. Several times, he wanted to rush out to find someone.
But Qi Zhen's condition was not very good either, and he couldn't leave her behind, so he went to find a traveling doctor to help take care of the fainted Qi Zhen, and he rushed to Nanhuozhai without stopping.
"So what if she comes back? So what if she doesn't come back? What does it have to do with you, Lord Jinzhai?"
"I..." Jin Lu was once again tongue-tied and could only repeat what he had said before, "I just want to know if she has come back."
Yun Fu sneered. What’s the point of belated concern?
"When you told her to get lost, when you slapped her for that strange woman who just showed up, did you ever consider that she was the one who had fought shoulder to shoulder with you, back to back, against the enemy together?"
To be honest, Yun Fu didn't care whether Jin Lu liked Qi Xu or not. After all, as an outsider, it was not easy for her to interfere in matters between men and women.
Who Jin Lu likes or dislikes is his choice and his right.
What made Yun Fu angry was that Jin Lu was foolish enough to attack a partner he once trusted.
"I..." Jin Lu wanted to explain, but found that any explanation seemed pale and powerless.
He did do something wrong. He shouldn't have hit Qi Xu.
Yun Fu was anxious to avenge Qi Xu and was too lazy to continue talking to him.
When he left, he said the same thing as Qi Xu: "Don't worry, one day you will regret it."
But there is no need to wait until later, Jin Lu regrets it now.
Although Yun Fu did not directly answer his questions throughout the whole process, Jin Lu knew that Qi Xu should have returned, otherwise Yun Fu would not know so many things.
It's good that you're back.
Jin Lu felt that Qi Xu probably didn't want to see him now, so he prepared to return to Xijinzhai.
On the side, an acquaintance from Nanhuo Village couldn't help but come forward and tell Jin Lu, "Don't blame the princess for being so angry. When Miss Qi Xu came back this morning, she was in such a miserable state, covered in blood, and collapsed directly into the princess's arms. If the princess hadn't intervened, she would probably be dead by now."
"What did you say?" Jin Lu excitedly grabbed the man's collar and lifted him up.
"Ahem, Mr. Lu, please put me down first."
Jin Lu put the man down and asked about Qi Xu's condition.
"What do you mean by almost died? How did she get hurt? Did she encounter a wild animal in the woods?"
After Qi Xu fainted, Yun Fu carried him into the house. The man heard about this on the way and had no idea what the injury on Qi Xu's body was like.
"I don't know either. Why don't you go and see for yourself?"
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