Chapter 468: 468. Still so silly

Chapter 468: 468. Still so silly

Translator: 549690339

The capital city was already in the season of spring warmth and blooming flowers.

This day, Gu Ling took Zhengzheng and Ji Xiaoshu, the master and his two disciples went to Wangxiang Mountain to play. There were no others around, and they did not bring Gu Xiaonuan.

Ji Xiaoshu was running at the front, seeing that Zhengzheng wasn’t chasing after him for a race, he found it boring. So he ran back and grabbed Gu Ling’s hand, “Master, are you leaving for a long journey soon?”

“Hmm.” Gu Ling nodded.

“We definitely can’t go.” Ji Xiaoshu was well aware of this, “Is the mistress going, then?”

Gu Ling shook his head, “No.”

“Then when master is away, I will protect the mistress and my sister!” Ji Xiaoshu puffed out his small chest.

“Let’s talk about it when you grow taller.” Gu Ling looked down at Ji Xiaoshu.

Ji Xiaoshu looked at his height, which only reached Gu Ling’s thigh, and couldn’t help but look a bit worried, “I eat meat every day, why am I still growing so slowly?”

Zhengzheng laughed, “We’re still young. When we’re grown up, we’ll be tall.”

Ji Xiaoshu, of course, knew this. He wanted to have the ability to protect Su Liang and Gu Xiaonuan now, but unfortunately, he needed protection himself.

They reached the familiar spot where the ice had melted. The two children spotted tadpoles again and excitedly called Gu Ling over to look.

“The hibernating frogs are awake, and the big bad guys who hibernate should also be coming out.” Ji Xiaoshu sighed.

Gu Ling ruffled Ji Xiaoshu’s hair, “You’re acting old before your time.”

“I’m much younger than you, master!” Ji Xiaoshu huffed, though he was just sensitive to the fact that Gu Ling and Su Liang seemed to have some worries recently.

After viewing tadpoles, the master and his two disciples climbed to the peak. Gu Ling even caught a rabbit for them. They skinned and cleaned it on the spot and had a roast meat meal.

They played happily in the wild. By the time they returned home, it was already late afternoon.

Entering the house, Gu Ling saw that Lian Shun and Ying Ying were visiting. Ying Ye was entertaining Gu Xiaonuan.

“Uncle Ersan!” Zhengzheng greeted Lian Shun as he entered the house.

Lian Shun was grinning from ear to ear, opened his arms wide, and hugged Ji Xiaoshu who was passing him, “Xiaoshu, why didn’t you call me when you went out to play?”

Ji Xiaoshu was a bit dumbfounded, “Apart from accompanying Aunt Ying, is there anything else Uncle Ersan wants to do?”

Lian Shun chuckled, “No one understands me better than you, Xiaoshu.”

Ying Ying was chatting happily with Yan Shiba. Yan Shiba liked cheerful and outgoing girls, Weng Ran was one, and Ying Ying even more so.

In fact, the reason why Lian Shun and Ying Ying came today was because they were concerned about Su Liang’s appointment with Mo Yan on the first day of March. They had asked before, but Su Liang had not made a decision yet. They thought the time was right and came to inquire again about the final arrangements. If Su Liang and Gu Ling were both going to the south, they would be happy to help look after the children.

Su Liang had already said that Gu Ling was going and she had not yet decided.

It was getting late, so Lian Shun and Ying Ying took Ying Ye and left. Weng Ran and others were preparing dinner. Gu Ling went upstairs, changed his clothes, and sat down by the window to watch the children running in the sunset outside.

Su Liang came in, sat next to Gu Ling, and looked down with him, and she couldn’t help but sigh, “If time could reverse, go back to childhood...”

Gu Ling shook his head, “I would accept it if time could reverse back to the day we met. Not any earlier.” If they went back to childhood, they would be from two different worlds.

Su Liang smiled, “Okay, let’s imagine another scenario then, we wake up and find ourselves back in childhood, and we grow up together again. How’s that?” As a couple with unique life experiences, they often have some imaginative topics, which could lead to interesting long stories.

“Not good either.” Gu Ling shook his head, “Children need protection and are prone to danger.” In any case, to ensure their safety together, some scenarios were not feasible for him.

Su Liang nodded. “Yes, there’s been a change in plans, and your master needs to leave earlier.”

“Are you sure you won’t go, Master’s wife?” Ji Xiaoshu asked, looking up.

“Yes, I’m sure I’m not going,” Su Liang smiled. “We’ll wait for him at home.”

“That’s good then. If Master gets captured by the villain, we can still rescue him.” Ji Xiaoshu’s face was brimming with seriousness.

Zhengzheng quickly covered Ji Xiaoshu’s mouth. “Don’t talk nonsense. It’s impossible for Master to get captured by the villain!”

“Of course, I was just speculating.” Ji Xiaoshu said with a grin, and then ran over to hug Gu Ling’s leg. “Master, you must come back early, or I’ll forget you!”

“That’d be even better,” Gu Ling replied.

Ji Xiaoshu: ...

Gu Ling laid Gu Xiaonuan on the bed and gave each of his two young disciples a hug. He looked at Su Liang. Su Liang walked over, hugging his neck and giving him a small kiss. “Go, you don’t have to worry about the house.”

“We’ll look after sister. Master’s wife, you go see off Master. There’s no need to hurry back,” Ji Xiaoshu kindly offered.

Thus, Su Liang escorted Gu Ling outside.

Cheng Yun brought his package over. Not seeing Gu Ling come out, he assumed Gu Ling hadn’t yet left and decided to wait for him at the entrance of Yuanming Pavilion. Little did he know, Gu Ling was currently saying his goodbyes to Su Liang in the woods.

Zhengzheng and Ji Xiaoshu leaned over the edge of the bed, observing the already sleeping Gu Xiaonuan, they exchanged a glance.

Zhengzheng sighed, “I hope the villain is exterminated soon.”

Ji Xiaoshu climbed onto the bed. “With Master away, we should sleep with Master’s wife.”

Zhengzheng was a bit speechless. “You just want to sleep with Master’s wife, Xiaoshu.”

“I’m also worried about Master, these two aren’t contradictory,” Ji Xiaoshu had already picked a spot and lay down, “if Master’s wife doesn’t want to tell us a story tonight, she will probably miss Master and not be able to sleep.”

Zhengzheng gave it some thought and climbed into bed as well.

When Su Liang returned alone, she saw the three little ones lying on the bed with a spot left for her on the outside.

Zhengzheng rubbed his eyes. “Go to sleep, Master’s wife, it’s very late.”

“If Master’s wife can’t sleep, you can tell us a story or go for a stroll,” Ji Xiaoshu covered his mouth to yawn, “I’m not sleepy, really.”

Su Liang lay down on the bed, dropping the bed canopy, “Let’s sleep. I’m tired too.”

With his eyes closed, Ji Xiaoshu muttered, “Let Heaven’s eye be open, strike down the villain.”

Lightly patting her two disciples, Su Liang also closed her eyes. In truth, she was not tired, she was thinking. If Mo Yan’s space could indeed trap people, how could they cope? The size of the space couldn’t be infinite, otherwise it would be outrageously powerful, and Mo Yan wouldn’t have been hiding for so many years. If he needs to touch someone to trap them, it won’t be much of a problem. They’d just need to maintain a distance. But if he can trap people through a medium, such as a rope or a piece of wood, or even... through the ground...”

Su Liang opened her eyes, looking at the ceiling and then at her sleeping daughter and two adorable disciples beside her. She thought to herself, since their journey thus far, Gu Ling has never let her down. It’s not wise to only think about how powerful Mo Yan’s magic treasure is, they should also remember that her husband’s capabilities shouldn’t be overlooked either.

Su Liang exhaled lightly, deciding to sleep well, to gather energy. There would be plenty to do tomorrow. She had already prepared many medicines for Gu Ling, including truth-telling drugs. Many medicines had been taken away, and the home’s medicine cabinet needed to be restocked.

At dawn, Cheng Yun and Gu Ling had already ventured a fair distance from the capital.

During a brief rest, Cheng Yun compared his height to Gu Ling’s. “Well, I can also serve as your body double now.” He used to be shorter than Gu Ling, but now they were almost the same height.

“Why should you be my double?” Gu Ling asked, his expression indifferent.

Cheng Yun answered solemnly, “If someone tries to kill you, you can’t be the one to take the hit. No matter the situation, I can replace you. Su Liang is my sister, while you are my brother-in-law. I should protect you.”

Gu Ling looked at Cheng Yun’s solemn face in the morning light and lightly patted his head, “You are still as silly. Let’s go, don’t think about unnecessary things.”