Xi Shi felt a heavy weight on his body. Unable to exert any strength, he fell to the ground, while the woman he caught was suspended in mid-air.
He glanced at her and found that there was a rope around her waist. He didn't check carefully, so it was unnecessary.
However, when Huarong saw Xi Shi fall to the ground, she immediately panicked and shouted, "Let me down."
Zhu Liu loosened his grip, and Huarong fell on Xi Shi with a bang. She didn't feel any pain, but she heard Xi Shi groan.
Huarong struggled to get up, but her hand accidentally pressed on his chest. Her hand was stained with blood. She sat up in a daze. "You … you're hurt?"
"You'd better behave and don't cause trouble. This is the Qilin Mountain, not Jinling." He didn't answer her question and sternly warned Huarong.
Huarong blinked and watched Xi Shi get up. As usual, he left with his left hand behind his back.
If it weren't for the blood on her hand, she wouldn't have noticed that Xi Shi was injured.
"Miss …" Shuxiu looked worried.
Huarong took out a handkerchief from her cuff and wiped the blood on her hand. "It's okay. Let's go back."
After returning to the courtyard, Huarong thought about it and decided to tell her that he wouldn't tell anyone else. He would also tell Shuxiu and Zhu Liu not to tell anyone else. Otherwise, she would be worried. What if she was killed?
After thinking about it for most of the night, she didn't sleep well. The next day, she couldn't help but go straight to Xi Shi's residence.
Xi Shi lived on the mountainside of the main peak, not far from the miracle-working doctor's residence. It took some time to get there from Huarong's courtyard, but Huarong was very anxious and walked quickly.
When she rushed to Xi Shi's courtyard, she was stopped by a pharmacy boy. "Miss Gu, please wait. This is my master's courtyard. Outsiders are not allowed to enter."
"Where's Xi Shi? I have something to say to him. "Huarong was anxious. Since he was already here, he had to see him.
"Miss Gu, please wait for a moment. I'll go and report this." The medicine boy was still polite and did not chase her away.
Huarong didn't want to be unreasonable. She waited for a while before the medicine boy came out and invited her in.
Xi Shi's courtyard was very simple and crude. The courtyard was filled with shelves filled with medicinal herbs, but there was no medicine boy to help take care of them. After entering the courtyard, she could see him standing in the inner courtyard and sorting out the medicinal herbs through the open door.
Crossing the wall, Huarong walked towards Xi Shi. He was tending to the herbs as if he had nothing to do. His black robe seemed to be very heavy, as the mountain wind could not blow it at all.
He gave off the impression that he was as immovable as a mountain, and no one could tell that he was injured at all. Huarong recalled that the Crown Prince Zhenguo Gong was the same. He was obviously injured, but he pretended to be fine, and no one could tell that he was injured.
"I … I'll pretend that I didn't know anything about what happened yesterday. Please don't make things difficult for the Gu family."
Xi Shi tilted his head and looked at her. "What do you have to negotiate with me?"
Huarong didn't expect him to say such a thing. For a moment, she didn't know how to answer. She asked anxiously, "How much money do you want?"
"I don't lack money." His voice was faint, like a soup without enough salt. It didn't taste good after drinking it.
"Then what do you want?"
"Did you come up with the idea of Willow Pond Locked in Smoke?" He suddenly changed the topic.
The change was too fast, so Huarong couldn't react in time. "What?"
"Go back. As long as you don't say anything, I'll let it go." He gently covered his chest and frowned.
It must be very painful for him to frown. It was rare for someone with his character to frown.
"Take care of yourself. If it hurts too much, take a good rest. Don't come out to be exposed to the wind."
Huarong was just being polite, but Xi Shi heard it differently. He turned back and watched Huarong leave. His expression was inexplicable, and his eyes were deep and complicated. No one knew what he was thinking.
After hitting Xi Shi and getting injured, Huarong didn't go out anymore. She stayed in the yard obediently. Even if she was bored to death, she wouldn't go out.
Finally, just as she was about to go moldy, the medicine boy came. "Miss Gu, Second Master Gu is here to pick you up."
Huarong jumped up when she heard this. "Second Uncle is here?"
Just as she finished speaking, Gu Weicong walked in from outside. "You can't bear to leave now that you're here. You're getting more and more naughty. Why don't you go home with me? Go home and see if your mother won't beat you. "
Huarong immediately went up to him. "Second Uncle, you're finally here."
"Okay, okay, I know you can't stay still. Aren't I here now?" Gu Weicong touched her head and turned back to apologize to Xi Shi. "I'm sorry, I'm too naughty. I've caused trouble for you."
"You're too polite, Second Master Gu." Xi Shi didn't say much or have any expression. He was always indifferent.
Huarong's gaze fell on his chest. He wanted to ask if it was better, but he didn't know how to say it. He could only bow and follow Gu Weicong down the mountain.
After leaving the Qilin Mountain and returning to Zhuangzi, Huarong immediately admitted his mistake. He knelt down in front of Gu Weicong. "Anin is guilty. I almost made a big mistake."
Gu Weicong sighed and pulled him up. "Get up. You didn't do anything wrong. It's wrong to leave you in the lurch, silly child."
Huarong got up and said worriedly, "Did the Crown Prince make things difficult for you?"
"No, he only hinted to me not to make it public. He even said to the public that you accidentally fell and were treated at the Qilin Mountain. Remember, you'll say that later." Gu Weicong reminded him with a serious expression.
Huarong nodded. "I know. These immortals are so scary. Isn't it just some secret? I even saved him twice. He doesn't know how to be grateful. "
But Gu Weicong shook his head. "It's good to keep it a secret. If we protect them, we won't cause trouble. Okay, pack up and go to the southwest."
Huarong had no objections. She couldn't interfere in the matters of the nobles.
But at night, Shuxiu had already packed everything. They were just waiting for dawn to set off. Uncle Jinling sent someone over.
When Huarong went over, he heard Uncle Zhong's son, Gu Qing, report. "Second Master, First Master has obtained a position in the Department of Shipping. He wants you to go back and discuss it."
Department of Shipping? Wasn't that the government office that managed the maritime trade?
Gu Weicong was delighted when he heard this. "I couldn't get through to the Department of Shipping. Which family did Big Brother take? It's not easy to get this soup. It's not easy, not easy! "
"I don't know. Second Master, please return to the capital quickly and discuss it with First Master." Gu Qing was only learning from Gu Zhong now and naturally didn't know more secrets.
Gu Weicong also knew that he didn't know and didn't expect him to answer. He just ordered the servants excitedly, "Escort Miss back to the capital tomorrow. I'll leave first."
After that, he didn't say anything more to Huarong and followed Gu Qing back to Jinling.
Huarong sat on the ridge and looked at the sunset. The sunset was picturesque and the clouds moved in all directions. For some reason, she felt that the Gu family was going to be different.
They were going to be rich and noble, or they were going to be in great sorrow.
The next morning, she got up early to wash up. After a simple breakfast, she set off for Jinling.
When she entered the manor, she saw Grandmother, Mother, Eldest Aunt and Second Aunt waiting in the yard. They sighed in relief when they saw her come in. "Don't go to those mountains in the future. Fortunately, you fell on Qilin Mountain this time. If it was anywhere else, you wouldn't be lucky enough to meet a godly doctor.
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