There were three mule carts when they came, but one more was added when they left.
The guards had purchased a lot of grain, and were worried that three carts wouldn't be enough to carry it all. Seeing someone selling mules at a low price, they decided to buy two mules and a cart.
As we left the city, it gradually grew dark.
The guards lit torches and sped up the mountain.
After a long and tiring day, Qianwu, disregarding the bumpy journey, fell asleep against Lin Yinan not long after leaving the city.
It was nearly midnight when we were almost at the foot of Mount Chian.
As the mule cart was about to turn onto the small road leading to Chian, it nearly collided with several horses galloping towards it. Fortunately, the rider was an excellent horseman and managed to control the horses in time.
The galloping horse was stopped, snorted in dissatisfaction, and the clear, mellow voice of the rider came from behind.
"Anan, is that you?"
In the darkness, Lin Yinan saw a pair of dark eyes that twinkled like stars in the night sky; it was Yun Mo who had come to pick her up.
"It's me." Lin Yinan's cool voice carried a hint of gentleness.
Yun Mo rode forward, and soon the man and his horse appeared in the range of their torches, with two guards following behind him.
"master."
Yun Shiyi and the other guards got out of the car and bowed to him.
Yun Mo nodded slightly to them, his gaze fixed on Lin Yinan on the mule cart.
"Did something happen on the road?"
There was a minor mishap, but thankfully everyone is alright.
"We'll talk about it when we get back."
Qianwu was awakened by the voices. She opened her sleepy eyes and asked, "Madam, are we home yet?"
"It'll be a little while longer, you should continue sleeping," Lin Yinan said softly.
Once she could see Yun Mo on horseback ahead, Qianwu jumped off the mule cart.
"The son-in-law has come to pick up the wife. I just wanted to go horseback riding."
Seeing how cooperative she was, Yun Mo's lips curled slightly, and he nimbly dismounted.
Qianwu mounted Yunmo's horse, accompanied by her bodyguards, and walked at the head of the group.
Yun Shiyi, being sensible, handed the whip to Yun Mo, then turned and got into the mule cart behind.
"Was Eleven a good boy/girl today?" Lin Yinan asked softly, looking at his profile as he focused on driving the train.
“When you weren’t there, she made a fuss at noon and when she was about to take a nap. It took Qianxia a while to calm her down.”
Ever since that incident, Yun Shijiu has been particularly clingy to her. It's fine when he goes out to play during the day, but he has to see her when he's mindful of his surroundings.
Lin Yinan's eyes showed deep worry, and Yun Mo comforted her, "Don't worry, Nineteen only cried for a short while. You'll see her when you get back."
Half an hour later, everyone returned to the mountain stronghold, where Lin Shuo and Zhao Mang, along with many villagers, guarded the entrance.
It was late at night, and Lin Yinan didn't let them unload the things from the mule cart. He told them to go back and rest first, and to come back early the next morning to deal with it.
The titmouse carried its sleeping mate on its back, and by the firelight, Lin Yinan could still see its swollen and red face.
"Mountain Sparrow, why don't we ask Doctor Guo to find some herbs to apply to Mountain Sparrow's face?"
The sparrow looked tired, but said respectfully, "It's nothing serious. Doctor Guo and the sparrow are both asleep. We'll see about it tomorrow. You've had a long day, Lord Lin, you should go back and rest early. Nineteen must be missing you."
If anything happens, come find me immediately.
Zhao Mang listened to the conversation between the two and then carefully looked at her daughter, but found nothing amiss.
When he got home, after the titmouse put down the sleeping titmouse, he held up the oil lamp and took a closer look, and was immediately taken aback.
"Mountain Sparrow, what happened to Mountain Sparrow's face? Did someone hit her?"
The titmouse left its mother's back and rolled restlessly on the bed, muttering something under its breath and kicking its arms and legs wildly in fear.
"I'm going out for a bit, I'll come back and talk to you."
After chasing away the mosquitoes and lowering the mosquito net, Sparrow Girl went to the kitchen, grabbed a handful of rice, lit three incense sticks, and hurriedly went out.
She hurried to the entrance of the mountain stronghold and saw that Shi Tu Niang was even faster than her. The two understood each other without saying a word, and Shi Tu Niang handed her the still-burning tinderbox.
The titmouse lit the incense, then took a handful of rice from its pocket and scattered it into the air, shouting, "The titmouse is back!"
As soon as she stopped, Shi Tu's mother also threw a handful of rice into the air and shouted, "Shi Tu is home!"
As they walked home, they scattered rice and called out to each other. When they reached their door, they scattered the last handful of rice and then stuck the unburnt incense sticks at the doorway.
The titmouse clasped its hands together in the soil and murmured, "The titmouse is going home with its mother!"
Upon seeing his wife return, Zhao Mang hurriedly came out from the inner room.
Sparrow's mother hurriedly asked, "Father, how is Sparrow?"
"You're all settled now! You must be tired after a long day, go wash up first."
The mountain sparrow girl breathed a sigh of relief.
After washing up, Sparrow Lady saw that her husband was still waiting for her. Although she was tired after a long day, she was not sleepy at all, so she simply told her husband about her experiences in Changyi County that day.
"It's all thanks to Lord Lin, otherwise we Sparrow would never have been found!" With her emotions released, Sparrow Girl felt much more relaxed.
She didn't dare to think that if the titmouse wasn't found, she wouldn't be able to survive.
Zhao Mang pulled his wife to sit on the edge of the bed and comforted her, "We still have some cured meat stored at home. I'll take it to Lord Lin tomorrow morning. We really owe a lot to her for what happened today."
"Just cured pork won't do. Take the mushrooms I dried this year, and the dried vegetables I dried too..."
Relaxing, Sparrow Girl felt sleepy and leaned on Zhao Mang's shoulder, falling into a deep sleep.
Meanwhile, Lin Yinan went back and promptly washed up and changed her clothes.
She spent a lot of time in the dungeon during the day, and in such a harsh environment, she dared not be careless, fearing that it might contain bacteria.
When she came out after washing up, Yun Moyi also came in from outside, still damp from washing up.
He picked up a cloth and helped Lin Yinan dry her hair. "I've already heard about what happened today from Eleven. From now on, I'll take you out."
Lin Yinan said, "It's not like we encounter this every time."
“Even in the past, in the bustling capital, such things were quite common,” Yun Mo said seriously.
"Was Yun Shiyi rescued by you under these circumstances?"
"No, he was so frightened that he stopped breathing. The traffickers thought he was dead and threw him into a mass grave. I found him there, but his brother had been mutilated and killed. After I saved him, he killed all the people who had framed him and his brother, and then he voluntarily gave up his own life and swore to follow me for life."
Considering Yun Shiyi's reaction today, everything makes sense.
Yun Mo said that every member of the Yun family's secret guards had a shameful past, but Lin Yinan did not intend to delve into it.
Since it's all in the past, let it be the past forever. Every time it's mentioned, it will tear open the healed scars again, leaving them bleeding.
One painful experience is enough; there's no need to constantly bring it up and torment yourself.
The next morning, as the sun rose, the crowing of a few roosters echoed throughout the village.
At the first crow of the rooster, Yun Mo had already left home.
Yun Shijiu, who was used to waking up early, saw Lin Yinan's sleeping face as soon as she opened her eyes, and sat up nimbly.
He jogged up to her face, his mouth watering, and planted a wet kiss on her cheek.
Seeing that she was still asleep and showed no signs of waking up, Yun Shijiu leaned down and lay on Lin Yinan's chest, occasionally patting her mouth and lifting her eyelids with her small hands.
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