Because it was still raining heavily outside, Liu Yingying gave up the idea of taking Xiaoxue and Xue Ye out to the street.
The three of them had dinner at the inn.
But Xue Ye said he wasn't hungry and didn't come down to eat.
"Sister Liu, I don't know if you've noticed, but I always feel like Brother Xue Ye has something on his mind ever since we left Jeju City..."
Xiaoxue glanced up at Xue Ye's room upstairs and whispered.
These words reminded Liu Yingying, and she thoughtfully stroked her chin, realizing that it was indeed true...
"But what could be on Xue Ye's mind...?"
Xiaoxue shook her head innocently; "Sister Liu, you've known Brother Xue for so long and you didn't know, how would I know?"
Liu Yingying shut her mouth; she hadn't really expected to get the answer to this question from Xiao Xuena anyway.
For some reason, the words the young master had said in Jeju City suddenly came to mind…
That night, two groups of people came to assassinate them: assassins from Jade Bone Tower and Yun Zhao Kingdom.
She still remembers it clearly: the people from Jade Bone Tower came for her, and the assassins from Yunzhao Kingdom were determined to kill Xue Ye the whole time!
This inevitably reminded her of what happened back in Qiaoyun Mountain…
Xue Ye had been trapped in the deep mountains for several days when he encountered an assassin.
Although she didn't ask about the assassins' identities at the time, now that she thinks about it, it must have been related to the Yunzhao Kingdom...
Thinking of this, Liu Yingying secretly made up her mind that she had to go and talk to Xue Ye!
"Knock knock!" After dinner, Liu Yingying knocked on Xue Ye's door.
With a creak, Xue Ye opened the door and, seeing Liu Yingying, asked, "What's the matter?"
Liu Yingying: "Yes, I do have something I'd like to talk to you about. May I come in and sit down?"
Xue Ye had no idea what she was up to this time. After staring at her for two seconds, he stepped aside to let her in.
Liu Yingying walked to the table and sat down. She picked up the teapot on the table, poured herself a cup of tea, and poured one for Xue Ye as well.
"Please sit down too!"
Xue Ye sat down in front of her with a somewhat solemn expression.
Liu Yingying didn't bother beating around the bush and went straight to the point: "Xiao Ye, we've both known each other since we met that we each have our own secrets."
"I believe you understood my secret the night I saved the young master in Jeju City, so I won't say more. But I've never asked about your secret..."
She paused for a moment, staring intently at Xue Ye without blinking.
Xue Ye avoided her gaze, feeling inexplicably flustered. He guessed what Liu Yingying was about to ask...
"What exactly is your and your mother's relationship with the Yunzhao Kingdom? Why did those people want to kill you?"
Xue Ye's heart skipped a beat, and she finally asked the question.
This problem has been troubling him for days…
He lowered his head, looking somewhat gloomy, and dared not look directly into Liu Yingying's eyes again.
Because he didn't know how to explain it to her...
If Liu Yingying knew the truth, would she also avoid them like everyone else?
He couldn't be sure...
Liu Yingying softened her tone: "Xiao Ye, your mother and I are sworn sisters. Since you call me aunt, I won't abandon you. If you encounter any problems, you should speak up so we can all work together to find a solution!"
Seeing that he remained silent, Liu Yingying sighed with a headache and said, "You should know that from the moment Qiao Yunshan met those people, it meant that your and your mother's peaceful life in Taoyuan Village for the past twelve years was about to end. Those people may not be able to kill you once or twice, but they will not give up!"
"Only when I know what's really going on can I find a way to help you!"
As Xue Ye listened to her voice, his heart began to ache.
That was his nightmare!
But he shouldn't have projected his nightmares onto others...
However, Liu Yingying's actions the next second caught him completely off guard.
She gently took Xue Ye's hand and said, "Xiao Ye, you can trust me!"
Xue Ye was stunned for a moment, then suddenly looked up and stared in shock into her incredibly sincere eyes.
At this moment, it seems a seed in my heart is beginning to stir...
“My mother was the daughter of the chieftain of the Yiyue tribe. If nothing unexpected had happened, she would have succeeded as the new High Priest of the Yunzhao Kingdom at the age of sixteen. The High Priest is forbidden from marrying for life, but she was deliberately tricked into meeting the King…”
“King Yunzhao deliberately concealed his identity, and my mother was unaware that she had become his lover. She only found out about the man’s identity when she became pregnant, but he abandoned her after taking advantage of her!”
“My mother was not accepted by the tribe because she gave birth to me, which violated the tribe’s rules. So at that time, my maternal grandfather was still the tribe chief. He stood up against the opinions of the people and protected my mother and me so that we could live in the Yiyue tribe for eight years.”
"After my maternal grandfather passed away, the position of clan chief fell into the hands of a collateral branch, and my mother and I were driven out of the clan. Later, we were hunted down by the royal family. My mother suffered a lot and fled with me all the way to the Xia Kingdom, where we finally settled in Peach Blossom Village..."
So many years have passed, and we thought the royal family had let us off the hook, but we never expected them to come after us again!
After hearing Xue Ye's story, Liu Yingying couldn't help but sigh, "I never imagined your experiences were so full of twists and turns..."
Xue Ye then said, "Now that you know about my past, if you're afraid I'll implicate you, I can leave right away!"
"Go? Where are you going?" Liu Yingying slapped him on the head in an annoyed tone.
“Your mother is still in Taoyuan Village. She has finally settled down and is living a peaceful life. Can you bear to let her suffer again?”
Xue Ye lowered his head and remained silent.
Liu Yingying already had a plan in mind. "Don't worry, this is the Great Xia Kingdom after all. Yun Zhao's assassins won't dare to attack you too openly... If things get bad, we'll just deal with whatever comes our way!"
Her words seemed to infuse Xue Ye with boundless strength, making him determined to stop running away.
"Thank you!" Xue Ye said, looking at her.
Seeing that he had finally come to his senses, Liu Yingying stretched.
"It's getting late, you should get some rest. We have to keep going tomorrow!"
At night, Liu Yingying felt a chill even under the covers.
—Boom!
A thunderclap, carrying the force of an earthquake, exploded outside.
She was startled awake and sat up in bed, only to find that the window had been blown open by the wind sometime during the night.
Outside, a fierce wind and torrential rain raged, with lightning and thunder, making it hard to breathe.
Liu Yingying felt a little worried. With such heavy rain and Jinling City being in a low-lying area, wouldn't it cause a flood?
The heavy rain continued unabated until dawn.
They had originally planned to depart from Nanjing in the morning.
However, early in the morning, the government announced with gongs and drums that the roads outside the city had been washed away by the rain, and for safety reasons, it was not recommended that people leave the city at this time.
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