Chapter 123: Disliking Him

Chapter 123: Chapter 123: Disliking Him

“Grill it well and make it tasty,” Qingchen said to the man with a casual glance.

Secret Guard No.2’s mouth twitched.

What does the Young Master mean by ’tasty’? He needs a standard!

However, for the Young Master’s sake, Secret Guard No.2 decided to showcase his best grilling skills.

The Young Master had finally met a woman who could get close to him, which wasn’t easy, so they, as his subordinates, were happy for him. Ever since he was a child, the Young Master would feel nauseous and vomit whenever a woman approached him.

Although this miraculous doctor is married, so what if the Young Master likes her?

Gu Qingli was truly famished. She had only eaten breakfast that morning and hadn’t had a drop of water since; she was so hungry her stomach felt stuck to her spine. Smelling the aroma of roasting rabbit from outside, she couldn’t help but gulp.

Qingchen sat opposite her, watching her intently. Seeing her gulp, he couldn’t help but smile.

That smile was breathtakingly beautiful.

Gu Qingli looked up and her gaze met his smiling face. Her eyes wavered.

This charmer is out to torment people again.

“Am I handsome?” Qingchen asked, his lips curving upwards.

“Passable,” Gu Qingli replied, lowering her eyelids.

“Heh… To earn a ’passable’ from Li’er makes this face worthwhile.”

Gu Qingli was left speechless.

I’d better just keep my mouth shut.

Is this guy narcissistic or just insecure?

A face like his, capable of causing calamities, could charm any woman in the world to death.

But not me. I just think he’s a bit good-looking. The only face that can truly captivate me is my rugged man’s.

Before long, Secret Guard No.2 brought in the roasted rabbit, cut into small pieces and arranged on a washed leaf.

“Young Master, it’s ready.”

“Mmm, put it there,” Qingchen said, pointing to a rock beside him.

Secret Guard No.2 set it down and withdrew.

“Come, Li’er, eat quickly,” Qingchen said gently, picking up a small piece with his slender fingers and offering it to Gu Qingli’s lips.

Gu Qingli smelled the meat’s aroma, opened her mouth, and bit into it, starting to eat.

She had to admit, that man’s roasted meat was actually pretty good.

Seeing her eating with such relish, Qingchen couldn’t help but smile again.

Despite the beautiful man before her, Gu Qingli still devoured half the rabbit in one go, even letting out a satisfied burp.

“I’m full.”

“Mmm, I heard,” Qingchen said, his lips curving into a smile.

The more he looked at Li’er, the more beautiful and adorable she seemed.

He took out a handkerchief to wipe Gu Qingli’s mouth. Gu Qingli wanted to turn her head away but couldn’t move, so she could only let him wipe her mouth with his handkerchief.

“PTOOEY! PTOOEY! PTOOEY!”

Gu Qingli was utterly disgusted.

Qingchen’s brow furrowed. Seeing Gu Qingli’s look of disgust, his heart twinged.

She… despises me?!

Qingchen pursed his lips, a surge of anger rising in his chest. His hand clenched the handkerchief so tightly it almost turned to ash in his grip.

After a long moment, he put the handkerchief away. Ignoring Gu Qingli’s glare, he picked her up and continued their journey.

Afterward, the Secret Guards erased all traces in the cave.

「The next morning.」

Xiao Yunjing received the message. As he read the few words on the paper, it was as if firecrackers exploded in his mind, making his head buzz. He staggered and nearly fell.

“Third, what’s wrong?” Eldest Brother Xiao and Second Brother Xiao exclaimed, startled, rushing to grab him.

They helped him sit down on the ground, and Eldest Brother Xiao picked up the note Xiao Yunjing had dropped.

He read it and was greatly alarmed.

How could this be? They had only been gone a few days, and Third’s wife had been kidnapped! This…

Eldest Brother Xiao looked at Xiao Yunjing, who seemed about to faint.

This place is in the middle of nowhere; there isn’t even a spot for him to lie down for a while.

“Eldest Brother, what should we do?” Second Brother Xiao asked, supporting Xiao Yunjing.

Eldest Brother Xiao shook his head; he didn’t know what to do either. The note only said that Third’s wife had been kidnapped, not by whom.

With no leads, how are we supposed to find her?

The two brothers had no other choice but to channel some of their internal energy into Xiao Yunjing, hoping it would help him feel better.

Xiao Yunjing took a long time to regain some clarity. When he did, his entire aura had changed, becoming like a sharpened sword—lethal to the touch.

He exhaled slowly. “Eldest Brother, Second Brother,” he said in a heavy voice, “you two head to Beijiang first. Yun No.1 is there. If anything happens, send word by carrier pigeon. I must go back and find Li’er. I’m sorry to burden you.”

Xiao Yunjing clapped Eldest Brother Xiao and Second Brother Xiao firmly on the shoulders, tossed his bag to Eldest Brother Xiao, then grabbed his horse’s reins, leaped on, and galloped back the way they had come.

Eldest Brother Xiao and Second Brother Xiao exchanged a look, then also mounted their horses and galloped towards Beijiang.

With trouble at home, they couldn’t afford any more problems in Beijiang. They had worked so hard to secure it; they couldn’t let all that effort be for nothing.

Meanwhile, Qingchen carried Gu Qingli, not daring to linger. He stuck to remote paths, knowing full well how formidable Gu Qingli’s companions were.

He wouldn’t feel secure until he was back on his own territory.

However, in the middle of the night, they found an isolated farmhouse and stopped. Gu Qingli said she was very sleepy and also needed to use the outhouse, so Qingchen had no choice but to pause.

The Secret Guards herded the occupants of the house into another room. Only then did Qingchen place Gu Qingli on the bed and instruct the woman of the house to bring in a chamber pot to tend to her.

He wouldn’t release Gu Qingli’s acupressure points. He knew very well how superb her medical skills were. For people like her, medicine and poison were often inseparable, and concocting some poison would be child’s play. He had gone to great lengths to capture this woman; it wouldn’t be worth it if she escaped midway. Finding her again would be harder than ascending to the heavens. Once they reached Red Leaf Villa, it would be his domain. Never mind being skilled with poisons; even poison gas would be useless there.

The woman of the house was about fifty years old. Trembling, she carried a chamber pot with a handle into the room.

Qingchen frowned as he looked at the handled chamber pot. “Is this the only type you have?”

The woman, not daring to look up, stammered, “Y-yes… We… farm families… all use this kind.”

“Release my points! I’ll do it myself,” Gu Qingli quickly said, having heard their conversation.

I’m about to burst! This psycho only knows how to rush. I’ve been hungry and holding it in this whole journey! And he even found an old woman to attend to me! I can’t move like this. Does he expect that old woman to help me like a child? Damn it! This Qingchen is a complete psycho!

Qingchen stepped forward, looked at her, and said, “I can help you, or she can. You choose.”

“I…” Gu Qingli’s expression soured. “It doesn’t matter who it is, I won’t be able to go. You can’t possibly intend for me to hold it until I die, can you?”

Qingchen was taken aback.

He hadn’t realized Gu Qingli could be so… unladylike.

He covered his mouth and coughed a few times. He then released Gu Qingli’s acupressure points, leaving the old woman in the room to watch her. He withdrew and ordered the Secret Guards to surround the room.

“Ugh, I’m so stiff,” Gu Qingli exclaimed once she was free, stretching her arms and kicking her legs.

Once she felt more comfortable, she said to the woman, “Ma’am, please turn your back.”

The woman lowered her head, nodded, and turned away.

Only then did Gu Qingli attend to her urgent bodily needs.

She sighed in relief. Afterward, Gu Qingli felt much lighter. However, she didn’t get up immediately, instead starting to survey the room.

The room has only one door, and Qingchen is right outside it.

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