C37

Chapter 37 - Descending of the Cicada

At the city gates, two short men blended into the crowd, waiting for the guards to investigate.

"Let's go!" The guard took the portrait of Wei Qing and Die'er and pushed them away impatiently without even comparing them, "Don't get in the way!"

After the two men left the city gate, one of them stretched his body and raised his head to look at the blue sky and white clouds, breathing in the fresh air without restraint.

"Eldest young miss, we just ran out like this and haven't returned to the Prime Minister's Estate. Would the old master be worried?"

The two men who had just left the city were Wei Qing and Die'er.

Originally, after leaving the Prince Chu’s Mansion last night, Wei Qing wanted to return to the Prime Minister's Estate. However, after thinking about it, if she was Xiao Qingqian, she would definitely run over to the Prime Minister's Hall to denounce her.

If Prime Minister Wei was the one who hid her, even if she was a scheming person, Xiao Qingqian was not an idiot. He would still be able to find some clues.

Thus, it wouldn't be appropriate for him to return.

And if she were to follow Die'er back to the Prime Minister's Estate now, it would definitely not be appropriate. Because Xiao Qingqian would definitely be watched by the hidden guards. Once they showed their faces, they would definitely still be caught and brought back.

After considering it over and over again, Wei Qing decided to follow Die'er out of the city, and hide outside for a while.

"Let's find a place to stay for the time being!"

He had left the Prince Chu’s Mansion in a hurry last night, and the small amount of silver was given to him by the man last night.

"I'll leave it to your clever young miss!" Wei Qing pinched Die'er's lips that were as thick as a bottle, and said, "Don't be like that!"

Die'er forcefully pulled the corner of her mouth, revealing an extremely ugly smile.

Wei Qing followed Die'er and walked forward, arriving in front of a three-way fork.

Wei Qing frowned, thought for a bit, then pulled Die'er and walked towards the small road on the left.

"Eldest Miss, why did you choose the left path?"

"But this servant saw that the right path was relatively flat."

"Hmm, a relatively flat road means that there are many people walking on it. Once that scum sends someone out to look for us and makes some inquiries, he will find us."

Die'er suddenly understood, "This servant is so stupid!"

Wei Qing laughed, and in her mouth, she hummed a small tune.

The two of them walked for a long time, but they still didn't see anyone. She frowned and couldn't help but think, could it be that her luck was that bad?

Did he choose a road that was devoid of people?

"Bear with it for a moment, let's move forward."

Dia, who had always been understanding, nodded.

Wei Qing's eyes moved quickly around the area, thinking that it would be good if she could find a few wild fruits!

However, not even a single fruit tree could be seen, let alone a wild fruit.

With the cool air blowing against his face, Wei Qing's eyes lit up, "In a while, your house's clever young miss will make roasted fish for you to eat!"

Die'er stiffly smirked. "Eldest Miss, where is the river?"

Wei Qing strongly patted her shoulder, "Trust your young miss, there's meat to eat!"

The two continued to walk forward for another ten meters before a small river appeared in front of them.

Die'er's face was filled with disbelief, "Eldest Miss, how did you know there was a river here?"

Wei Qing raised her eyebrows and tail, "Your young miss can calculate!"

With that, Wei Qing told Die'er to sit down and she would go find a tree branch.

When he took out the dagger, Wei Qing's gaze froze for a moment, and the man's handsome face quickly surfaced in her mind.

If they could meet again, she would definitely ask him what his name was!

After sharpening the branches, Wei Qing took off her shoes and socks and entered the river.

Die'er nervously clenched her hands, "Eldest Miss, be careful and don't fall down!"

"Don't worry!" Beneath the sunlight, Wei Qing's smile was abnormally bright and beautiful. The man guarding not far away smiled.

Suddenly, Wei Qing felt the gaze that was fixated on her, and her stabbing movements suddenly froze.

She turned her head and saw that the surroundings were extremely quiet. There was nothing out of the ordinary about it.

He tilted his head and smiled, then continued to stare at the fish swimming back and forth in the river.

One of the fish swayed and soon stopped.

Die'er was pleasantly surprised. Her smile was exceptionally happy. "Eldest Miss, you are too awesome!"

"Put it on the grass first, and we'll have another one later. We'll start eating fish!"

Die'er nodded, took the fish from her, and jogged to put it on the grass.

Wei Qing continued, and very quickly, she caught another fish.

She stepped barefoot on the soft grass and told Butterfly to find some rocks and dry wood to roast the fish.

When everything was ready, Wei Qing just realized that she was too sad to have a fire piston!

Looking at the branch, she smiled helplessly.

Were they really going to drill through wood to obtain fire?

Just as she was feeling vexed, a fire piston flew into her arms.

She was stunned. When she turned around, the man had already disappeared.

This kind of man was a good man, he was at least a few hundred times better than that trash Xiao Qingqian!

With a fire piston, he easily lit a fire, and before long, the fragrance of roasted fish filled the air.

Die'er took a few deep breaths, "How fragrant! Your servant is about to drool!"

Wei Qing was all smiles as she pinched the fish, "It should be ready in a while!"

Die'er swallowed hard and waited quietly.

Just as they were about to enjoy their lunch to their heart's content, they suddenly saw a few children laughing as they ran into the river to bathe.

Wei Qing frowned, "Since we have children, then it means that there must be a village nearby. After we eat and drink our fill, let's continue forward."

Die'er nodded her head heavily. Initially, she was still worried about how she should live her life in the future, but now, she was full of hope for the future.

A few children caught a whiff of the fish and blinked their eyes as they stared at the grilled fish in Wei Qing's hands.

Wei Qing was really unable to endure those eyes that were filled with "yearning". She passed the half-eaten grilled fish to the few children, and also asked them how to get to the village. After that, she extinguished the fire and headed back to the village with Die'er.

There weren't many people in this village, and the life of the villagers weren't rich either. Wei Qing pondered for a while, and felt that she should be able to get a room to rest in with a little bit of silver.

Just as he was about to inquire about the location of the Village Chief's house, he suddenly heard mixed footsteps, "Aunt Zhu, Big Brother Titan fell into the water!"

A little girl with a ponytail was running out of breath. It was the group of children who had just come to the river to bathe.

Wei Qing was startled, she anxiously pulled Die'er and ran towards the river.

When Aunt Zhu heard that, her eyes rolled over and she almost fainted. With a wail of grief, she ran for her life towards the river bank.

The people of the village were warm-hearted. When they heard this, they also ran towards the river.