Chapter 8 So Today, I Don’t Dare to Gamble [Seeking Follow-up Reading]

The signboards beside the post road fluttered in the wind. Amid the rustling sound, an untimely hiccup suddenly interrupted the sound.

"belch--"

Li He covered his mouth tightly and looked around in disbelief with his round eyes.

Prince Langya, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

Is this the drama of a big shot recognizing his relatives as told by the storyteller in the teahouse? One day, it will actually happen to someone she knows!

Wei Mingqi, this fool, is still standing there! If it were her——

Li He's excitement suddenly dissipated.

She turned her head to look at Wei Mingqi, her expression became depressed. He was probably going to leave. He couldn't just give up his good position as a prince and wander around with her and the master, right?

"Do you really recognize me as the prince?"

Wei Mingqi walked out from behind Xie Beiling.

Seeing him, the leading soldier's expression flashed, and he bowed and said, "The king has ordered that I come here overnight just to bring back the prince. Your Highness, please follow us to Lu to fulfill the king's love for his son."

Love for your son?

Wei Mingqi wanted to laugh in his heart, but he put on the airs of a prince: "I am going to Qingzhou with my master to visit the masters. You go back and report to my father first. I will be back to Lu in a month at most."

"I'm sorry, I can't obey your order—"

The leading soldier clearly had no respect for the so-called prince, and did not even try to politely refuse him. His tone was cold and hard:

"Your Highness, please don't play around. Come back to Lujing with me as soon as possible."

"..."

Wei Mingqi looked up at Xie Beiling.

Although her strength was not lower than that of a martial arts master, it was almost impossible for her to escape with their two children from the encirclement of elite soldiers.

At least one of them must be abandoned.

At this point, the fate of the three people seemed to be back on track.

He is going to Lu to be with his good father, who is kind to his son and filial to his father. It is natural for the master and apprentice pair of Li He and Xie Beiling to come together.

anger?
Not willing?

These emotions should be a good thing for him, because he is a destined villain. The despair at this moment will provide him with strength in the future.

"Master."

He was too lazy to pretend to be a child anymore, and turned to Xie Beiling and said half sincerely: "You can still kill me with one sword now."

"..."

Xie Beiling stared at him, expressionless as usual.

Who can enter her heart?

When Wei Mingqi was thinking about this question, Li He beside him hit him and said with a tearful voice: "Just go! What discouraging words are you talking about!"

The little white tiger couldn't hold back his tears after all.

The two had only known each other for three days, but she would never forget the day when Wei Mingqi wiped her face and turned around to tell her to run away.

"Take this—"

Little White Tiger stuffed something into his hand, choking with sobs: "In the future, if my master and I pass by Luzhou, I'll bring this to you and you must not turn your face against me!"

She still doesn't know anything about it.

Maybe they also think that Wei Mingqi is going to enjoy life as the Prince of Langya.

"Stop crying, it's not pretty at all."

Wei Mingqi wiped her face with a sour nose, and said half-jokingly: "Don't hit me if you meet me again in the future. If you have to, be gentle. We are in the same group."

This sentence is very unpromising.

But who made the little white tiger his destined enemy?

"Let's go!"

He waved his hand in a pretentious manner.

Going to Luzhou, he would have to compete with the father and brother who already knew his background. Just thinking about it gave him a headache. He might have to be humble and modest.

Wei Mingqi suddenly stopped.

It was Xie Beiling who grabbed his hand from behind, and before he could turn around, a breeze blew past his ears.

Oops!
The leading soldier drew his sword, and in an instant sparks flew from the blade. Then he kept that action strangely until scarlet blood dripped and plum blossoms bloomed in the snow.

"Uh-huh!"

The near-death reaction from the shattered Adam's apple didn't last long.

Plop—swish, swish, swish!
The sounds of swords being drawn were heard all around, and the cold light of the swords was so bright that it seemed as if it were daytime in front of the door at night. Before the tide surged, Wei Mingqi was picked up from behind, and before he could react, he heard the sound of whips being cracked beside his ears:
"drive!"

The warm embrace became bumpy.

Wei Mingqi was stunned for a moment, and instinctively stuck his head out to look back: "Hehe!"

"..."

At this moment, Xie Beiling had already rushed into the chaotic army with him in his arms. In the gaps between the flashes of swords and armor, he saw Li He standing alone at the door of the food store, staring at this side with a blank expression.

"He He! Go into the room and don't come out!" Wei Mingqi shouted at the other side at the top of his lungs.

The little white tiger's figure was quickly submerged.

boom!
Wei Mingqi's mind exploded at that moment, and he shouted desperately at the back:

"Don't hurt the girl at the door! Her name is Li He! Tianguan Li He! She is the only one in the world who can defeat me! If you hurt her, when I grow up——"

"I chop all the earthworms in Luzhou vertically!"

"..."

There was no response from the front.

Wei Mingqi buried his head in Xie Beiling's arms again, his mind still in a mess.

The sound of weapons breaking,
The sound of horse hooves,
The sound of an arrow entering flesh.

The shouts of killing and the neighing of horses were deafening in his ears, and Wei Mingqi was also experiencing a life-and-death struggle in his mind.

He didn't know why Xie Beiling chose him, nor did he know whether his "crazy words" as a child could reach the ears of that group of people.

He just wants to grow up, and grow up quickly.

Until the world must listen carefully to everything he says.

After thinking like this,

He hugged Xie Beiling's waist tightly and closed his eyes.

…………

At night, in a cave in an unknown wild mountain.

Wei Mingqi came back with a pile of firewood, lit the bonfire and looked across. While he was away, Xie Beiling's injuries looked the same as if they had not been treated. His face was as pale as paper, but he looked calm.

The two of them haven't said a word until now.

It was not until Wei Mingqi walked behind her and tried to take off her bloody shirt that Xie Beiling held his hand and said, "I've done it."

"What's going on? You didn't care about the wound after the arrow was pulled out?"

"..."

Xie Beiling lowered her head and said no more.

Wei Mingqi took the opportunity to take off her tattered Taoist robe from behind, only to see that her originally smooth back was now covered with pale, protruding knife sores.

Wei Mingqi was silent for a moment and said:

"You rest here tomorrow morning. I'll go out and buy some medicine. I'll bandage you first."

"No extra—"

Tear!

Wei Mingqi tore off a strip from his coat.

At this moment, he couldn't care whether it was hygienic or not. If he didn't bandage it, he was afraid that Xie Beiling would be dead by the time he woke up early tomorrow.

Xie Beiling quietly accepted his care.

She didn't seem to be surprised at all why Wei Mingqi suddenly became so "mature", which was completely different from the shameless child he usually acted in front of her.

Maybe she knows everything?

This woman has always kept her heart well closed.

Wei Mingqi was lost in thought when Xie Beiling in front of him suddenly spoke:
"Your father asked my master to tell your fortune."

"..."

"The Azure Dragon will bring prosperity and destruction. This is the advice my master gave him."

"..."

"Your father's behavior over the years tells me that he believed this very much."

"..."

"So today, I don't dare to gamble."

Xie Beiling lowered his head and whispered.

(End of this chapter)