"Can you slow down a bit?" Ye Ningyu followed Xuanyuan Jing's footsteps. It was a bit strenuous for him, as he panted and asked Xuanyuan Jing to slow down.
Xuanyuan Jing suddenly stopped in his tracks. His eyes that carried a smile yet not a smile and a sneer, were now extremely cold. With an extremely indifferent tone, he said, "This king does not care about what you say, but you should be glad. If you were to continue being so noisy, this king would have sent someone to send you back to the capital."
The moment Ye Ningyu heard Xuanyuan Jing wanted to return his to the capital, he frantically grabbed onto Xuanyuan Jing's sleeve. Even though he was still somewhat arrogant, his voice was lowered and he begged, "I understand, don't send me back to the capital. It's not easy to get out here, I don't want to go back. "
"Since that's the case, why aren't you following me?" Xuanyuan Jing said coldly.
Taking the lead, he walked towards the direction of the relay station. Even though Ye Ningyu was crying in her heart, she didn't dare to take revenge against Xuanyuan Jing right now.
The two of them returned to the inn peacefully, but the atmosphere between them was extremely tense and awkward.
Once he returned to the inn, Ye Ningyu seemed to feel a sense of security, as if he had a new lease on life. He complained about Xuanyuan Jing's wrongness, "No matter what, we can still be considered to have formed an alliance. How can you treat me like this?"
", don't forget how you promised this duke in the capital earlier. If you don't remember, this duke can be a little kind and help you recover your memories."
Ye Ningyu naturally remembered how she humbly begged Xuanyuan Jing to bring her out of the capital before leaving, and how she had muddled her way through the imperial guards. If it wasn't for Xuanyuan Chen, how could she humiliate him like this?
He had never expected that not only would he have to suffer Xie Qingrong's anger here, even Xuanyuan Jing would blame her.
With a pale face, tears welled up in his eyes as he complained to Xuanyuan Jing, "Since you don't like it when I bring you out, then don't promise to bring me out."
After saying that, he covered his face with his hands and quickly ran to his room.
Xuanyuan Jing was so angry that he kicked away all the tables and chairs in the inn.
That was why he agreed to let Ye Ningyu bring her out. If not for the fact that Ye Ningyu could secretly obstruct Xie Qingrong and Xuanyuan Chen's path, no matter how foolish he was, he would never have been able to bring Ye Ningyu out of the capital.
However, he did not expect Ye Ningyu to be so stubborn and stupid. Even a fool could see the impatience Xuanyuan Chen and Xie Qingrong had gotten from treating him these past few days.
And yet, Ye Ningyu had even eagerly moved closer to him, done all sorts of tiring and unflattering things in front of Xuanyuan Chen, and then was completely dejected by Xie Qingrong. She even had to blame herself when she returned.
The more Xuanyuan Jing thought about it, the more angry he became. His stomach ached from anger, and he returned back to his room in big strides.
Late in the night, Xuanyuan Chen arrived at the backyard of the relay station by himself. Xuanyuan Jing stood with his hands behind his back and had his back facing Xuanyuan Chen.
When Xuanyuan Jing heard the sound of footsteps behind him, he suddenly chuckled lightly and said mockingly, "This king actually doesn't know when Third Brother has the habit of being unpunctual."
Xuanyuan Chen curled his lips, and said with a bland smile, "A Rong needs this king's coaxing to fall asleep, so she's naturally different from second brother, who is a loner. Whenever second brother takes a wife, he'll know what's going on. "
Xuanyuan Jing tightened his fingers which were hidden tightly under his sleeves, and laughed coldly, "Third brother, this king and you, do not lie openly. From tomorrow onwards, Third brother will leave with Miss Xie and this king will leave with Consolidating Jade. Save time, and quickly complete the mission given by royal father. What do you think? "
Xuanyuan Chen had thought that Xuanyuan Jing would bring it up again in a few days, but he didn't expect that he would lose his patience so quickly. It seems that he despised bringing Ye Ningyu along as a burden.
"This King relies entirely on Second Brother." Xuanyuan Chen said.
"Alright, since that's the case, I'll give you this piece of parchment. The upper section has already circled it, and each county level has to be visited. Tomorrow morning, take Miss Xie and go first. " Xuanyuan Jing took out the parchment from his bosom and threw it over to Xuanyuan Chen, then continued, "We will meet up at the last county."
Xuanyuan Chen brought the parchment to Xie Qingrong's room and sat on the side of the bed with his clothes draped over his shoulders. When he saw Xuanyuan Chen, he asked: "What happened to you just now?"
Xie Qingrong and Xuanyuan Chen's room was at the side of the bed. The moment Xuanyuan Chen made any movements, Xie Qingrong would notice it and sat on the edge of the bed, waiting for Xuanyuan Chen.
Xuanyuan Chen opened up the parchment and placed it on the table. Xie Qingrong noticed that there were a few spots circled in a red circle, but what made Xie Qingrong suspicious was, these places seemed to be a very rich place, and the officials were all extremely rich. With Xuanyuan Jing's personality, how could he split all these points with Xuanyuan Chen?
Could it be a trap?
When Xuanyuan Chen saw Xie Qingrong's puzzled look, his thin lips revealed a faint smile. He picked up the pen on the table, and wrote the names of the county officials at the corners of the pen.
He then circled two of the officials with the surname 'Sun' and said, "These two are branch members of the Changsun family and have a relationship that spans thousands of miles."
When they reached the distant relatives, the eldest grandson was changed to the grandson. Although these two were distant relatives that they had never heard of, the names of these two people really did exist in the Zhangsun family tree.
This was all thanks to Xuanyuan Chen's photographic memory, he had once flipped through the Zhang Sun family's family tree from the very beginning to the very end.
"What are you going to do with these two?" Xie Qingrong frowned, her expression cold.
This Xuanyuan Jing was really disgusting, to be able to mix these two people, it was clear that he had set a trap for Xuanyuan Chen.
The corner of Xuanyuan Chen's mouth hooked up into a cold smile, and his eyes flashed with a carefree and cold glint, as he said indifferently, "I will send a message to uncle like this, informing him of everything. As for how to deal with it, it will not be too late to decide after we understand the situation. "
Xie Qingrong nodded. She had always supported Xuanyuan Chen's way of thinking and practices.
Before Xuanyuan Chen left, he left a light kiss on Xie Qingrong's hair to express her love for her.
The old saying goes, "Men kiss their hair, cherish it; they kiss their forehead, they pity it; they kiss their lips, they love it."
Xie Qingrong touched the spot where Xuanyuan Chen had kissed him before, and an almost drowning feeling surfaced in her heart. This kind of emotion, she had never felt before.
As a hitman in his previous life, he had been living in the rain of blood and the rain of swords every day. He had long forgotten about his instincts as a normal person.
Unexpectedly, in this foreign world that she was unfamiliar with, he had actually acquired something that he had never touched before.
All of this was thanks to Xuanyuan Chen.