The door suddenly opened!
Ji Yunshu stood behind the door, her hands still gripping the door. Clearly, she didn't want them to enter the room. She was still wearing a veil, and she had changed out of her wet clothes from last night. Her green clothes were simple and elegant.
At this moment, she coldly stared at Qiu Shu standing outside the door. That kind of gaze seemed to penetrate through an icehouse, causing people to tremble and their backs to involuntarily tighten.
Qiu Shu had never seen anyone look at her like that. For a moment, she felt a little guilty.
She took a small step back.
Then, she swallowed her saliva and pretended to be calm. Her words were still harsh. "So you didn't die. Since you didn't die, why did you stay in the room for so long? You made us all wait for you here."
Her tone was reproachful.
She was still so arrogant, and hearing it was like hearing a thorn.
Ji Yunshu coldly stared at her as if in a split second, countless silver needles would burst out from her eyes and pierce the person in front of her to death. She said, "I didn't make you all wait for me, nor did I allow you to shout outside my room like this. You even smashed the door without understanding the rules."
"You …"
"If you don't give up, I can't guarantee that I won't treat you with courtesy!" Ji Yunshu's tone was piercing and filled with warning.
Qiu Shu looked at the completely different Ji Yunshu from yesterday. She didn't know why, but Ji Yunshu's gaze seemed to gouge out her heart when she wasn't paying attention. She couldn't help but feel a little nervous. She said, "I was just … just worried that something happened to you in the room, so I called you out of goodwill. Don't bite the hand that feeds you!"
"Okay, you also saw that I'm fine. You can go!"
"I …"
"Is there anything else?"
Qiu Shu was clearly at a disadvantage. If she continued to confront her now, she would certainly not have a good ending. After all, this was Ning 'an Villa. However, she would remember this grudge. For now, she would temporarily endure it. After leaving Misty Peak, she would definitely teach this person a lesson. She raised her chin and said, "It's fine!"
After saying that, she left with her people.
This farce ended before the sun had even risen.
After those people left, Zhu Yao hurriedly asked Ji Yunshu, "Miss Ji, are you alright?"
She slowly pushed away the coldness in her eyes, shook her head and said, "I'm fine."
"Why have you been here for so long?"
"Just a small matter."
Zhu Yao didn't want to get to the bottom of it. It was good to see that she was fine. "Then, shall we go together now? Today is Official Li's birthday celebration, so everyone is rushing over. "
"No, you go first. I'll come back later."
"What happened?"
"I'm fine."
Although Zhu Yao was timid, her heart was as clear as a mirror. She saw that Ji Yunshu's hands were holding the two doors tightly. It was clear that she was trying to prevent anyone from entering. Could it be that there was something inside … Zhu Yao glanced inside before quickly withdrawing her gaze. She smiled sweetly and said, "Alright, I'll go first."
Ji Yunshu nodded lightly.
After Zhu Yao left, there was only her left in the courtyard.
She closed the door and returned to the bedside. Jing Rong was still unconscious, but his complexion was much better. She touched his forehead with the back of her hand and found that it wasn't hot. She sat on the edge of the bed and tightly held his large hands. Her palms were covered with calluses, thicker and more numerous than before.
Last night, she was unable to extricate herself from the two emotions of joy and sadness.
She was happy because she finally confirmed that Li Chuan was Jing Rong.
She was sad because she didn't know what happened three years ago. Why did Jing Rong forget her?
But at this moment, she couldn't care less about those two emotions.
She wanted to wait for Jing Rong to wake up and take him away from Ning 'an Villa.
Although Jing Rong had previously assassinated the Wen brothers, he was wearing a mask. Now that he had taken off his mask, they naturally wouldn't recognize him. They could openly leave the villa as long as the Wen brothers didn't know.
Thus, she could only wait for Jing Rong to wake up.
There was another knock on the door. It was a maidservant. She said, "Miss Ji, General Wen asked me to tell you that if you are not feeling well, you can stay in the room and rest."
She was a considerate person.
She replied through the door, "Okay."
The maidservant then left.
Ji Yunshu stayed by his side.
…
The villa was bustling with noise and excitement. The sound of firecrackers rang continuously. In the morning, there was an endless stream of people coming to congratulate Lord Li on his birthday. Round after round of treasures were presented.
Naturally, Lord Li was beaming with joy.
How lively was the sixtieth birthday?
At this moment, there was an abandoned courtyard in the backyard of the villa. This place had been abandoned for many years and the houses had already been flattened. Only a few old wooden stakes were still nailed in place. It was surrounded by large trees, each taller than the last. Thus, the place was covered with piles of dead leaves. As the cold wind blew past, layer after layer of dead leaves were blown away. It was fine in broad daylight, but once night fell, it would be eerie. No one would even pass by this place. Occasionally, someone would come to sweep the leaves. Today, there was a joyous occasion in the villa, so the manservant came early in the morning to sweep the leaves to prevent them from flying everywhere.
The manservant was sweeping the surrounding dead leaves into a pile with a broom when he heard a few dog barks coming from behind the wall. It was very intense, as if a few dogs were fighting over something to eat, and the sound of biting was getting louder and louder.
"Damned dogs, barking here again!"
Thus, the manservant took the broom in his hand and went behind the wall. Sure enough, he saw four dogs in the villa fighting over a piece of meat.
It must have been given to them by one of the chefs in the kitchen today!
"Shoo shoo shoo, go somewhere else!"
"Woof woof woof …"
"You still dare to bark!" The manservant took the broom and went to beat them.
It was strange to say that these dogs had always been very docile in the villa. There had never been such a situation where they fought over meat. When the manservant came closer to take a look, he found that the piece of meat was still covered with blood and even tendons. While it was being torn by the dogs, the bright red blood was still dripping down. It was terrifying and eerie, making people's hair stand on end!
However, the manservant still hit them with the broom.
The dogs barked wildly and finally gave up the bite and hurriedly fled in all directions.
"Strange, strange!"
The piece of meat fell to the ground, and there were bite marks all over it. It was very disgusting. It didn't look like pork, beef, or mutton.
The manservant was curious and simply squatted down to check. He stared at it with his eyes wide open and even poked it a few times with his hand. The meat was very elastic, and there were very clear lines on it.
This doesn't seem to be … animal meat!
His heart tightened. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew in the courtyard, blowing away the surrounding pile of dead leaves. Something seemed to be exposed underneath. The manservant slowly turned his head to look.
When he saw it clearly …
"Ah!"
There was a scream.
It shook away a few birds on the treetops.
At this time, in the reception hall in the front yard of the villa, the distinguished guests had already taken their seats. Lord Li, the birthday god, was sitting at the head of the table. He was raising his wine glass to toast everyone.
"This old man has not been involved in state affairs for many years, and I no longer care about the affairs of the Jianghu. I didn't expect so many people to come to celebrate my birthday today. Everyone, please do me the honor. This old man would like to toast you all."
"Thank you, Lord Li."
Everyone raised their glasses.
At this time —
A voice came from outside, "No … bad news!"
The manservant who had been sweeping the leaves just now rushed in from outside and directly knelt on the ground. His head was covered in sweat, and his eyes were filled with endless fear. He was very flustered, and his body was also trembling.
He lay on the ground, his face pale, and his lips trembled as he said, "Bad news!"
The surrounding people did not know what was going on, and they all put down the wine glasses in their hands.
Everyone looked at each other. The originally lively hall fell silent at this moment. Almost everyone held their breath and looked at the manservant.
Seeing this, the housekeeper of the villa quickly stepped forward and slapped the manservant in the face, reprimanding him, "Xiao An? Why don't you know the rules? Is this a place where you can yell? Get out! "
"Uncle Zhang, I …"
"I what!" The housekeeper immediately called for someone to come in. "Take him away."
Two manservants came in from outside and helped Xiao An up from the ground. Lord Li suddenly said, "Wait!"
So, the two manservants let go of him.
He sat on the ground, still trembling all over.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
