Chapter 158: Journey West to Resolve Doubts
Long Qi and Xin Yi only stayed in the City Lord's Mansion for two days before they forcibly took Zhao Wuyang away from the Mansion on the pretext of training in the sect.
As soon as they left the city, Xinyi couldn't help but feel a little confused. Long Qi had told him before that he wanted to go south to visit the old residence of the Long family, but he led the two of them out of the city through the west gate of Guyang City. Did he want to walk half a circle around the entire Guyang City?
Thinking of this, he asked, and Long Qi smiled when he heard it:
"Since we are brothers together, naturally one person cannot be missing, right?"
Hearing this, Xinyi immediately understood that Long Qi was going to look for Liu Xia first and then go to Nanhuai.
It was not bad to say that, since they entered the Yuanqing sect, the four of them had been together all the time, so it was not an exaggeration to say that they were brothers. Furthermore, during the second martial arts performance that time, they experienced life and death together, so it could really be said that they had a friendship of life and death.
But how does Long Qi know where Liu Xia lives?
He naturally didn't know that Long Qi and Liu Xia had known each other before in Cangzhou City. After Long Qi's explanation, Xinyi finally understood. No wonder Long Qi and Liu Xia were so familiar with each other when they first entered Yuanqing Sect. It turned out that there was such a thing.
While the two were chatting in front, Zhao Wuyang walked behind with his head down. It was unknown what he was thinking about. He looked up and muttered from time to time, with a confused expression on his face, as if he had encountered something he couldn't figure out.
Long Qi talked for a long time but Zhao Wuyang didn't respond. He turned around and saw Zhao Wuyang frowning and looking up at the sky. He immediately felt something was wrong and nudged Xinyi with his elbow, signaling him to talk to Zhao Wuyang.
Xin Yi saw Long Qi's eyes and immediately knew what he was thinking. She slowed down her pace and waited for Zhao Wuyang to come in before asking, "What are you thinking about so intently?"
Seeing Xin Yi speak, Long Qi immediately followed suit and joked, "Could it be that you have never been out to explore the world since you were a child? This is the first time you have been away from your parents?" He then put his arm around Zhao Wuyang's neck and smiled to comfort him, "Don't worry about that. With your two brothers here, they will definitely not let you get hurt."
But Zhao Wuyang still frowned when he heard this, and he pondered for a long time before speaking: "My two brothers don't know, this time when I saw mother, I always felt that she was a little strange, a little different from usual, but I couldn't figure out what was different for a while."
Hearing this, Long Qi and Xin Yi looked at each other. The latter gave a look, indicating that Long Qi should say something to divert Zhao Wuyang's thoughts.
"Different? What's different? Has her appearance changed? I think the city lord's wife is very beautiful. She looks like a young girl. Not to mention that she is our elder, even if she is treated as a sister, that's ok."
Zhao Wuyang shook his head and said, "Of course they look the same, but I just feel a little strange. Mother has always been a calm woman. Even when she encounters big things, she always looks calm. But this time when I went out, my mother looked very worried. It's really different from before."
Hearing this, Long Qi immediately shook Zhao Wuyang and said, "How old are you? How can you understand your parents' thoughts? As the old saying goes, a mother worries about her son even when he is thousands of miles away. You have never been out of the house before, and you stayed in the mansion all day. The city lord's wife naturally wouldn't worry about you. But now you are going out to gain experience, and you may encounter some dangers. Naturally, she will be a little worried."
Xinyi also hurriedly echoed, "Yes, if you have never been a parent, you naturally don't understand these things. There is no mother in the world who doesn't worry about the safety of her children. When you become a father, you will naturally understand these things."
The two of them spoke in unison, and Zhao Wuyang felt that there was some truth in what they said, but he still felt a little strange in his heart. He thought it was because he hadn't seen his mother for a long time, so he felt a little unfamiliar. But...
Seeing that Zhao Wuyang still seemed confused, Long Qi quickly said, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand. You will understand when you see Liu Xia's parents. Instead of thinking about these things, why not think about where we should rest tonight? With our current speed, if we don't hurry up, we will definitely not be able to reach the post station before dark. Do you want to sleep in the wilderness?"
Zhao Wuyang smiled when he heard this: "Since we are going out for training, what's wrong with living in the wilderness? Could it be that Brother Qi thinks that I have been living a life of luxury since I was a child and can't stand such hardship?" Seeing that Zhao Wuyang no longer thought about other things, the two of them immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Long Qi quickly said: "It's not that I think you can't stand hardship, but now my stomach is rumbling, and I really should find a place to settle down and have a good meal."
Zhao Wuyang smiled and ran with Long Qi and Xinyi, while behind them, a black cat followed from a distance.
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Lingxiang was staring at the remaining prescription in Xianyunju when Adao suddenly jumped in from the window. Lingxiang was so scared that she quickly put away the prescription. She only breathed a sigh of relief after she saw who was coming.
"I've told you so many times that you are now a serious practitioner of Taoism, so don't climb through the window like you did before. I left the door open, so why don't you go out through it?" Lingxiang had just calmed down when she started to blame it.
But Ah Dao seemed to be unconcerned. He just shook off the dust on his body, then stood up and said to Ling Xiang: "The city lord's son and the person who bit you have already left the city..."
Hearing what Adao said, Lingxiang couldn't help but blush. Just as she was about to open her mouth to scold him, she saw Adao pick up the chestnuts on the table and then continued, "Grandma asked me to tell her that she always felt that the city lord's son seemed to have noticed something, and she was a little worried. Could it be that he was exposed?"
Lingxiang frowned upon hearing this, lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "This matter will be discovered sooner or later, but with Wuyang's current intelligence and cultivation, I'm afraid he doesn't understand what it means to possess someone else's body, and he would never have thought that the city lord's wife is no longer the original Madam Qiao, but..."
He then let out a long sigh.
"Well, we can hide it for a while. When the time comes, I think he will definitely understand Mrs. Qiao's good intentions. Besides, she has Ah Jin by her side, so I think nothing will go wrong."
After hearing what Lingxiang said, Adao turned his head and stared at her for a while, then he held the chestnut and started to chew it.
It really didn't understand why grandma would accept this difficult task, and it didn't understand why Lingxiang also wanted to deceive the city lord's son. But since it was grandma's decision, there must be a reason for it.
Looking at Adao who was still chewing chestnuts, Lingxiang smiled and touched his head.
After all, he is still a child who has not experienced much of the world. How can a little monster who has just entered the Tao understand something as complicated as the human heart? Unlike A'qu, who has been worshipped and seen many mortals coming and going, he can naturally understand the hearts of mortals better.
Lingxiang smiled and shook her head, then took out the incomplete prescription and started looking at it again.
(End of this chapter)
