… … … … .Five years later… … … … … ..
"No, child, my child, I will kill you, Tian Ji..."
Hearing the sound on the bed, Ning Jiuwei hurriedly put down the medicine bowl, walked to the bedside, took Long Yurong's sweaty palms, and shouted softly: "Mom, wake up."
"...Jiu Wei?" Long Yurong slowly opened her eyes, barely supported her body, and shouted in a soft voice.
Ning Jiu nodded slightly, picked up the handkerchief on the side and wiped the sweat from Long Yurong's forehead, then handed her a glass of water and said, "Are you having a nightmare again?"
"Well, it's still the same dream. I don't know why, but it's just like reality." Long Yurong took a sip of water, barely suppressed her thoughts, and then said.
"When I first met Chu Tianyi, I heard him and Qi Yun say that you once had a child. Maybe... it's true." Ning Jiuwei thought of that time on the carriage, and then He spoke.
Long Yurong glanced at Ning Jiuwei in surprise, then shook her head and said, "It's impossible, my constitution is very weak. Uncle Qi said that I can't get pregnant at all, and I won't have children. You must have heard wrong."
“…..”
Ning Jiuwei frowned when she heard Long Yurong's words. She recalled that time on the carriage again. She clearly heard it with her own ears, how could she be wrong.
But looking at Long Yurong's affirmative look, she still stopped talking. Maybe there was something she didn't know about. Ning Jiuwei took the medicine and fed it to Long Yurong while saying, "I have packed my things." , set out today, you can recuperate in the valley and wait for me to come back."
"Leaving today?" Long Yurong paused while taking the medicine, her voice a little worried.
Ning Jiu nodded slightly and said, "Well, it's been five years. I can't wait any longer. Moreover, I have made repeated inquiries in the past few years, but there is no news. It was a rainy day, with lightning and thunder, and all traces were washed away. I think only Gu Qingchen knows what happened that night."
"Didn't Gu Qingchen already ask?" Long Yurong said.
"No, Gu Qingchen hasn't been in Mu Mansion at all in the past few years. I just got the news some time ago that he went to Tianshan to study under a teacher and only returned to the capital half a month ago." Ning Jiuwei said.
Long Yurong nodded and said, "So you want to go back to Dali now?"
"Yes, and he was killed in the east city of Dali back then. I'll go take a look. Maybe there may be any clues." Ning Jiuwei nodded and said.
"Mom, let's go with you. I'm not worried about you being outside alone." Long Yurong grabbed Ning Jiuwei's hand and said.
Ning Jiuwei felt warm in her heart, and said with a smile: "Aren't you worried about how powerful the daughter you taught is? Besides, you don't know about your body, right?"
"You dislike me?" Long Yurong curled her lips and said aggrievedly.
It came again, Ning Jiu touched her forehead slightly. What she was most afraid of was not being reasonable, but fearing that she, a mother, would act coquettishly, act cute, be wronged, and not know whose daughter was whose.
"I don't dislike you, I'm worried about you." Ning Jiuwei said.
Long Yurong waved her hand and said: "You are alone outside, please pay attention to your safety, don't hold on if anything happens, you must tell us, you know?"
"I understand. Just take good care of your health in the valley. I'll come back after I investigate this matter. It won't take long." Ning Jiu nodded slightly.
"Well, let me take you out. Now I only have you, mother. You must come back safely, understand?" Long Yurong got out of bed and took Ning Jiuwei's hand and said.
"I know." Ning Jiu nodded slightly.
The two people walked forward. As soon as they left the yard, they heard a crisp sound behind them. Ning Jiuwei turned around and looked at the broken orchid pot on the ground, silently.
"It's over, I got into trouble." Long Yurong curled her lips and said aggrievedly.
"What should I do?" Ning Jiuwei asked a little funny.
Long Yurong looked around and then said: "Hurry and help me bury it. If Le Xuan sees it, she will definitely scold me. This is her favorite orchid."
"If she really knew it, she would definitely talk endlessly according to her temper." Ning Jiu put the broken flower pot aside with a smile, covered it up, and said.
"Long Jie...ah, my orchid?" Qi Lexuan picked up the orchid on the ground and looked at Long Yurong aggrievedly.
Ning Jiuwei hurriedly pulled Qi Lexuan up and said, "Why are you here?"
"I heard you were leaving, but you didn't even tell me when you left. It's really annoying." After hearing Ning Jiuwei's words, Qi Lexuan remembered the purpose of her coming.
"I originally planned to leave quietly, but I have caused you a lot of trouble over the years." Ning Jiuwei said.
"It's no trouble, I'm your aunt." Qi Lexuan said.
As soon as Ning Jiuwei heard these two words, her face suddenly darkened, and she immediately got on the horse and said without looking back: "Auntie, you are so old, why haven't you found someone to marry?"
"How old am I? Ning Jiuwei, stop here." Qi Lexuan was furious when she heard this and got on her horse.
"Sister Long, I'll go with Jiuwei, don't worry." Qi Lexuan turned around and gave Long Yurong a reassuring look, and then chased after her.
Long Yurong watched the two people leave, then looked at her weak body, and shook her head. If Jiuwei hadn't been with her all the time in the past few years, she would have followed Tian Yan.
"Why are you following me?" Ning Jiuwei reined in the reins and turned around and asked.
"I also want to go out and have a look. Anyway, my father agreed. Besides, you have the nerve to leave alone." Qi Lexuan said with great contempt.
Ning Jiuwei shrugged noncommittally, straightened the guqin on his back, nodded and said, "Since you want to follow me, then let's go."
"I haven't been to Dali Capital City yet. How is the capital city? Is it fun?" Qi Lexuan asked with a smile while sitting on the horse.
"A place that eats people without spitting out their bones." Ning Jiu opened her red lips slightly and said.
When Qi Lexuan heard Ning Jiuwei's words, she curled her lips and said nothing. Anyway, she was going to the capital. I heard that there were many interesting and delicious places, so she wanted to take a good stroll.
"Let's go quickly. If it gets dark soon, you will have to sleep in the wilderness." Ning Jiuwei said, lightly holding the horse's belly and running forward.
"Wait for me." Qi Lexuan said as she raised her whip and chased after him.
The two of them chased each other all the way, and they were not slow when they arrived. When the sun went down, they came to the vicinity of Lincheng. Ning Jiuwei reined in the horse and said to Qi Lexuan: "We'll walk for half an hour and we'll be there." We can enter Lincheng."
"Okay, I'm going to the city for a big meal. I'm starving to death. This dry food is too hard." Qi Lexuan said with bright eyes.
Ning Jiu smiled, and suddenly heard a slight noise coming from the woods. She suppressed her smile, stepped back, and said, "Le Xuan, don't make any sound."
"How...ah~, who...are you?" Qi Lexuan exclaimed as she looked at the man covered in blood who suddenly rushed out of the woods.
"Take me away, cough... hurry up." The man grabbed Ning Jiuwei's reins, climbed onto the horse, put the dagger on her waist, and said coldly.
Ning Jiuwei withdrew his gaze, took a deep breath, and without any further pause, the horse's belly clamped lightly, and he rushed forward quickly like a galloping arrow.