Chapter 182 A Feeling of Envy Rises in My Heart
Chapter 182 A Feeling of Envy Rises in My Heart
"I've made it clear! If he finds out, you'll have taken me away by force!" Mother Hua shouted loudly in the direction Xia Mo and the others had left.
Xia Mo and Huangfu Qian, along with the woman, did not leave through the front gate or the back gate, but instead jumped over the wall and went out.
After leaping over the wall, they continued leaping over walls, using a villager's courtyard as a passageway.
After jumping over the wall, they continued jumping over walls before finally walking back onto the street.
The two houses whose courtyards had been used by Xia Mo and Huangfu Qian as a passageway hurriedly came out of their homes.
"I just heard some noises coming from the yard out of curiosity."
The woman said to her husband.
The husband said, "No, there's a red-light district right in front of us. It's probably just that the noise there was loud enough for you to hear."
"Seriously... if you had the money, who would want to buy a house behind Flower Street? Sigh..."
On the streets of the prefecture—
At the end of summer, through the burlap sack, he knocked the woman inside unconscious.
The reason the family who had just passed by someone else's yard could hear the noise was because the woman in the burlap sack moved. Just as she was about to shout, Xia Mo used her divine sense to block out her voice, but she still made some noise, which the homeowner in that yard could hear.
"I didn't expect that, despite his seemingly lifeless exterior, what was he really like?" Xia Mo raised an eyebrow.
If the woman who was rescued still wants to be trampled into the mud, then she will have to use special methods!
The two left directly through the city gate.
With Huangfu Qian's wooden token on display, no one stopped them. Even though the city guards were curious about the burlap sack Xia Mo was carrying, they didn't open it.
Even if Xia Mo dressed up as a man, he was still short. A short man carrying such a large burlap sack probably only contained a few kilograms of light items.
After leaving Lingzhou City, the two headed straight for the deserted mountainside.
When they reached a deserted spot on the mountainside, Xia Mo wrapped her arms around Huangfu Qian's waist and asked curiously, "Do you have eight-pack abs?"
She had put her arm around Huangfu Qian's waist several times, wanting to touch him, but she always felt that if she really touched him, it would be a little... excessive, so she never touched him.
You can't touch her directly, but if she teases you with her lips, it's the same, hahaha...
Huangfu Qian glanced at Xia Mo expressionlessly.
Xia Mo sped up, leading two others, and in a little over an hour and a half, Xia Mo appeared near Jiang Chi and his group's carriage.
Jiang Chi and his group will arrive in Duofu County in a little over an hour.
When Huangfu Qian emerged from the woods, Jiang Chi looked behind him in shock and asked, "Master, where is Miss Xia?"
Jiang Chi had only known about half a day since Huangfu Qian and Xia Mo left, and he never expected that Xia Mo had already taken Huangfu Qian to Lingzhou Prefecture.
“Horse,” Huangfu Qian nodded coldly to Jiang Chi, signaling him to bring his horse over.
Huangfu Qian had just encountered a horse when he realized that something was wrong with the horse he was using.
"Miss Xia left an apple for me to feed to the horses, and I did," Jiang Chi recalled, still finding it unbelievable that a group of horses were staring at a single apple.
"Hmm," Huangfu Qian gently stroked the horse's brown mane, feeling the strength emanating from the horse beneath his hand, and said, "This horse will be my personal horse from now on."
Originally, this horse was only meant for transportation for a short period of time, but after taking a health-strengthening pill at the end of summer, the horse's running and endurance abilities surpassed those of the rare Akhal-Teke horse.
“Yes,” Jiang Chi replied respectfully.
Where is Miss Xia?
Seeing that Jiang Chi no longer inquired about Xia Mo's whereabouts, Lin Fengzhi grew anxious and asked again.
"Don't ask if the master won't tell you!" Jiang Chi glanced at Huangfu Qian.
Huangfu Qian remained expressionless, and his aura remained unchanged. However, based on his experience of following him for over a decade, he felt that his master was unhappy because of Miss Xia's departure.
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at the same time--
Xia Mo, who was being questioned, had already returned to the outskirts of Anning Prefecture. She bypassed Anning Prefecture and continued running towards Anping County.
Another quarter of an hour later—
Eager to return home, Xia Mo appeared outside Anjia Village carrying a burlap sack.
Today, Anjia Village is holding a joyous occasion, and there are people everywhere in the village. Xia Mo quickly scanned the area with her divine sense and got a general idea of the situation.
No matter how strong her spiritual power was, she couldn't guarantee that she could completely avoid everyone's sight and return home.
After stopping in a deserted spot outside the village and changing back into her own clothes, she strode headed home.
"Daddy!"
Xia Mo had seen the whole village by the end of summer, but she hadn't checked on her own home, wanting to preserve the fervent feeling of a wanderer returning home.
When I got to my front door, I found it was locked!
At the end of summer, the auspicious star only swept over the house and did not see anyone. There was a thin layer of dust in the house, indicating that the person had been away for several days.
At the end of summer, he had no choice but to carry the large sack to Gao Lizheng's house.
Gao Li was at home when he saw Xia Moshi, and he was surprised.
Why didn't you go to the prefectural city?
Xia Mo, stunned, blinked innocently.
Gao Li met Xia Mo's clear eyes, which were full of innocence, and his heart softened. He said, "In March, your second brother took the preliminary examination and passed. Today is the provincial examination, so your parents went to the prefectural city together."
Summer's End: "..."
If only she had used her divine sense to scan the area when she passed through Anning Prefecture!
"I guess they're still on their way," Gao Lizheng said helplessly, glancing at Xia Mo. "Here's your house key. Your poultry are being raised by Uncle Gao now. Go home and rest first."
Gao Lizheng took a key out of his pocket and handed it to Xia Mo.
Xia Mo shook her head: "I'm going to find my parents."
"It's getting dark, stop fooling around!" Gao Lizheng said with a dark face.
“I can stay in the county for the night first, and then take a horse-drawn carriage to Anning Prefecture City early tomorrow morning,” Xia Mo explained.
“But it’s getting dark,” Gao Lizheng was still worried.
The Xia family's daughter is beautiful. What if she's alone out there and gets targeted by bad people?
“No, your parents aren’t home, so you have to listen to Uncle Gao!” Gao Lizheng said sternly.
Xia Mo was at a loss. Knowing that Gao Li was worried about her, she softened her expression and said, "How about I ask Brother Gao to drive me to the county in an oxcart?"
Gao Li frowned seriously, his brows forming a deep "川" (river) shape.
“Your brother Gao represented me at the village wedding. Now, the newlyweds should be bowing to each other,” Gao Lizheng replied.
"Where's Brother Gao?" Xia Mo wanted to get out of the village's sight openly and honestly first.
“You… this child,” Gao Lizheng said helplessly.
Xia Mo pretended to rummage through her bag and pulled out a small jar of tanning cream, quickly applying it to her face.
Seeing that Xia Mo insisted on spending the night in the county, Gao Lizheng did not stop him.
"Second!"
Gao Li shouted towards the back of the house.
The refined-looking Gao Lao Er came out from behind the house and called out, "Father."
"You drive the oxcart to take Xia Guinu to Anping County. Remember to check which inn she's staying at before you leave," Gao Lizheng solemnly instructed Gao Lao Er, still worried.
“There’s no need to stay at an inn,” Xia Mo hopped up to Gao Lizheng and whispered, “My third brother follows Young Master Huang, and Young Master Huang gave him a small house in Anping County.”
Gao Lizheng was stunned for a moment, and a wave of envy rose in his heart. A house in Anping County must cost over a hundred taels of silver, right?
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