Song Huan lowered his eyes. A layer of moss had grown on the stone ground under the eaves, and the gate was also mottled. It looked like no one had taken care of it for a long time.
Pei Yan raised his hand and knocked twice on the gate - "Dong, Dong".
With every knock on the door, Song Huan felt his body stiffen and tense.
The hand holding hers was also covered in cold sweat.
Song Huan placed his left hand on Pei Yan's wrist.
The burning warmth of her palm relaxed Pei Yan's tense body slightly.
After a while, the sound of hurried footsteps was heard from the courtyard gate.
Song Huan's eyes flashed. Pei Yan's words about cutting off Madam Lin's feet must be true. Then the sound of footsteps... maybe it was from the people serving Madam Lin?
As she was thinking this, the footsteps suddenly stopped and the gate slowly opened a crack.
Song Huan looked inside through the gap, but when she looked inside, she saw a flying knife flashing with cold light flying towards her face!
Her pupils suddenly dilated, and countless alpacas ran through her mind in an instant.
What the hell? Is life in this world so difficult?
Is she going to die just by meeting someone?
In a flash, Song Huan was filled with thoughts.
She wanted to hide, but her body's reaction obviously couldn't keep up with her brain...
But Pei Yan is just the opposite of her.
The moment he saw the flying knife, he exerted force with his big hands and protected the person in his arms.
Then he realized what the people in the yard had done. A hint of anger flashed in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.
"Go." Pei Yan opened his thin lips and said to the maid who opened the door, "Tell her that I am here."
The maid nodded in agreement and was about to turn around to report when a cold female voice rang out from the courtyard: "Come in."
When Song Huan heard the voice, his body trembled unconsciously.
"Master System, will my life be in danger if I go in?"
"I want to buy a 'Dangerous Event Warning' ticket."
System: "Okay dear, this coupon will cost you one day's worth of life. Please..."
Song Huan quickly replied, "Sure, sure."
One day's life value can be earned back with two kisses.
System: "OK, dear, please wait."
"Ding—"Dangerous Event Warning" coupon has been purchased successfully. Would you like to use it now?" "Yes or No."
Song Huan: "Yes."
System: "Using the 'Dangerous Event Warning' ticket, please wait..."
"Ding—the system has detected three dangerous sources within a three-kilometer radius."
"Three?"
Song Huan's mind instantly tensed up. "What are they? Tell me quickly."
The system began to broadcast the details of each dangerous incident to Song Huan: "...Danger Source - First: Twelve assassins are hiding outside the southeast wall of Pei Hou Mansion..."
"The reason for the danger—if you leave the house, you will be hunted by twelve assassins."
"Solution—please don't leave the house."
"Second source of danger: Pei Hou Mansion..."
"Wait..." Song Huan interrupted the system for a moment, "Can you screen it? If I don't leave the house, will these three dangerous events still happen?"
The system was silent for a second, and then the electronic voice continued to sound: "Dear, the three danger sources are all outside Pei Hou's mansion. If you do not leave the mansion, your life is safe."
Song Huan's heart, which had risen to his throat, slowly subsided. "Okay, that leaves two more danger sources. I'll check them later."
System: "Okay, dear."
"...Huanhuan? Huanhuan?" Pei Yan's voice became increasingly panicked.
Song Huan looked lost in thought, and no matter how he called her, she didn't respond.
"ah?"
Song Huan closed the conversation with the system before hearing Pei Yan's voice.
She rolled her eyes, looking at the flying knife that was deeply embedded in the willow tree not far away, and explained, "It scared... a little, but I'm fine now."
Pei Yan's eyes darkened: "That flying knife was meant to test me."
After a pause, he continued, "Huanhuan, if you are afraid, I will take you back."
Song Huan shook his head, "No, I'm not afraid. See you now."
She had been frightened by a flying knife, and had used her health points to buy a "Dangerous Event Warning" coupon to check it out. It was a pity that it was gone now.
And she knew that Pei Yan would not let her see this Madam Lin for no reason...
Pei Yan's voice deepened, "Are you really not afraid?"
Song Huan nodded hurriedly, "Last time in the military camp, you said you would take me to meet someone, but I still haven't seen him. Now that we're at the door, there's no reason for me to go back. Husband, you're not going to go back on your word again, are you?"
Pei Yan: “…”
How could Huanhuan still remember such a trivial thing...
With a low cough, Pei Yan immediately took Song Huan to the courtyard.
Song Huan curled his lips and kept silent, then followed him into the yard.
The courtyard was truly small, with the gate facing the main hall. Outside the door, a woman in dark clothes was waiting for them in a wheelchair.
As soon as Song Huan entered the room, her eyes fell directly on Song Huan, and she looked at him without any concealment.
For some reason, under the gaze of this woman, Song Huan suddenly felt a little uneasy.
“Is this Sister Shen’s daughter?”
Madam Lin suddenly spoke, as if murmuring, "She does look somewhat like Sister Shen."
……Um?
Is this Madam Lin an old acquaintance of my original mother?
Song Huan was stunned for a moment, and countless fragments of her original body and her mother flashed through her mind. She tried to recall if she had any memories of Madam Lin.
At this moment, the person in the wheelchair smiled and said in a much gentler tone: "Were you scared just now? Don't be afraid."
Mrs. Lin's laughter became even more hearty. "It's all Pei Bushou's fault for not explaining clearly. I thought Pei Yan was the only one here. If I had known he was bringing the little girl with him, I wouldn't have used the flying knife."
After hearing this, Song Huan looked up in surprise, blinked at Madam Lin, and didn't know whether to laugh or cry...
She turned and glared at Pei Yan, asking him with her eyes what was going on.
Pei Yan turned his head away and snorted coldly, "I'll fine Pei Bushou a year's salary when I get back."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.
The door was half open, and Butler Pei happened to hear Pei Yan's words clearly.
Butler Pei had a look of heartache on his face, but there happened to be a servant from the kitchen following behind him to deliver food. He was unable to speak for a moment and could only swallow his pain.
"Master." Butler Pei forced a smile and said, "I have brought the food here."
Pei Yan looked at him coldly.
Pei Yan looked at the housekeeper until his scalp tingled, and then he said, "Send it inside."
Butler Pei hurriedly nodded his head and walked quickly with the servant into the main hall to set the table.
Song Huan: "..." Is this an illusion?
The atmosphere seems... quite harmonious?
But she had seen Mrs. Lin's trouser legs early in the morning...there was nothing inside.
If her feet were really chopped off by Pei Yan, then does this current atmosphere really exist?
After Butler Pei set the table, he led his men out of the house. Pei Yan waved his hand and asked them to leave.
Butler Pei agreed verbally, but when he left, he kept looking back, his eyes full of nostalgia.
It’s a year’s salary, at least let him know why!
The author has something to say: Butler Pei: I don’t know either, and I don’t dare to ask.
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