Chapter 714 I May Like You

Because of Feng Qingqing's portrait, Ye Wenyan was even more anxious to get on with his journey. Shi Liyuan had no choice but to cast a spell on the horses pulling the cart to relieve their hunger and fatigue, so that they could pull the cart for a few more days.

In this way, the carriage traveled for three days and two nights. On the third night, Shi Liyuan said, "We can't cast spells anymore. The horses can't bear it. We must find an inn to rest."

Outside the carriage, Tianya poked his head in and said, "Emperor, I'm afraid the inn is no longer available. We have passed the nearest city, and the city beyond is too far away. We can't get there before dark. We can only find a place to stay along the way tonight."

Shi Liyuan frowned and asked Ye Wenyan: "Can you do this?"

Ye Wenyan said: "It's okay. The city ahead is too far away. We have to go even if we can't."

"We can go back." Shi Liyuan said, "Return along the same route and find an inn to stay in the previous city."

"What's the point?" She laughed. "I'm not a delicate young lady. Why should I stay in an inn?"

He sighed, "Ayan, when will you pay more attention to your own affairs? Have you forgotten? After tonight it will be the 15th."

"Fifteen?" Ye Wenyan was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "I really forgot. In fact, I had been remembering it since I left Beijing, but maybe because I have been with you all these days, I always thought that no matter what happened, you would be there to help me, so I didn't take it to heart. So you see, people should not always live in a comfort zone, because that would make them relax their vigilance."

He opened his arms and embraced her, "Relax if you want. It's okay, I'm here. But you will definitely feel uncomfortable."

The carriage stopped at the entrance of a dilapidated temple. Tianya said, "We have checked the temple. It is a little run-down, but there is nothing wrong with it. Even the roof is in good condition and can keep us out of the rain. Let's stay here for one night and continue our journey tomorrow morning."

Everyone had no objection and got off the carriage. Feng Zhaolian slipped when getting off the carriage, and Quan Qinghua subconsciously reached out to catch her, but Feng Zhaolian dodged. Instead, Yun Xiao reached out his hand to catch her, causing Quan Qinghua to look at him several times.

Shi Liyuan cast a magic circle around the ruined temple, which formed a protective shield that could ensure that the people inside would not be disturbed or attacked by anything from the outside world. He even added a little temperature to the inside of the shield to prevent people from catching cold on rainy nights.

Of course, Lord Emperor is not so kind as to care about everyone he meets. The reason why he does this is entirely for his wife. He is afraid that his wife will lose all her spiritual power and feel uncomfortable when she reaches childbirth, so he set up the magic circle and increased the heating. As for other people, what does their life and death have to do with him?

But other people didn't know about this. They just thought that the Emperor was a kind-hearted god and lived happily in the dilapidated temple.

Ji Rong started a fire, put the wet raincoat not too far from the fire to dry, and then distributed the dry food they brought to everyone. Ji Rong was very considerate and handed Ye Wenyan a few steamed buns, all filled with meat, still warm, which she bought for Ye Wenyan when she went to buy supplies alone when passing through Shangzuo City.

Ye Wenyan ate with great relish, Feng Zhaolian was so greedy that she could not bear it any longer and came over to ask her, "Can you give me one? It doesn't make sense for you to eat it while I smell it! We are still in Northern Qi territory, and I am considered a guest of Northern Qi. How can the host eat meat buns and give dry buns to the guests? There is not even a sip of soup, I am about to choke to death."

Ye Wenyan glanced at her and said, "I thought you didn't want to talk to anyone and only wanted to talk to your guard! Feng Zhaolian, given our relationship, you should have come to grab the bun as soon as it was taken out. You wouldn't have waited until I had the last one left before you came to complain. Tell me, are you abnormal? Are you sick?"

Feng Zhaolian sat next to her, looking annoyed, "I'm just not in a good mood. There are two more people in the car, and I always feel awkward."

Quan Qinghua glanced at her and said nothing, but Tianya couldn't help but said, "So it's me and my master who are getting in your way? Princess Zhaolian, why didn't you feel awkward when you were pestering my master before?"

"The past is the past, and the present is the present. I told you, my memory was confused before, and I mistook him for someone else. If I had known earlier that he was not the one, I would not have bothered to care about him and let him die in Guiyue."

"So my master received your favor on behalf of someone else?" Tianya rolled his eyes in anger. "It's your own fault in the end. What reason do you have to dislike my master? He has always been passive and has never taken the initiative. Why are you so upset?"

"I didn't say he took the initiative. I was angry with myself!" Feng Zhaolian stood up while speaking, and didn't want the buns anymore. She patted her skirt and walked to the door. Ye Wenyan reminded her not to go too far. The range of the magic circle was not large, and she didn't seem to hear it.

Seeing the man rushing into the rain and disappearing after turning a corner, Quan Qinghua also stood up and followed him out.

Ji Rong asked: "Master, do you want to chase after her and take a look? Princess Guiyue's martial arts skills are not very good, so don't make any mistakes."

Ye Wenyan shook his head, "No, she can't get out of the magic circle, and inside the magic circle, there is no other way to get out except getting wet in the rain. Besides, didn't the Fourth Prince chase them out? Give them some space. Some things must be talked out."

Tianya muttered, "I don't know what's worth talking about. Princess Guiyue is just sick."

Ye Wenyan ignored him and leaned in Shi Liyuan's arms with her eyes slightly closed. It was almost midnight, and she had better fall asleep first, so that she wouldn't feel the discomfort when her spiritual power was drained. She still had to travel early tomorrow morning, so she hoped it wouldn't affect her pace.

Shi Liyuan used magic to conjure up a straw mat, and gently placed the little girl in his arms on the mat, letting her head rest on his legs until he adjusted her to a position that Ye Wenyan found most comfortable. Then he stopped, covered her with his wide sleeves, and said softly, "Go to sleep. We won't be traveling tomorrow. Rest for one more day before leaving."

Ye Wenyan shook his head dazedly, "No, we need to hurry up and get to Ping County as soon as possible. After dealing with things over there, we still have to go to Chiyun City! The earlier we get there, the more chances I have to see Qingqing. Only when the master leaves the abyss, the five meridians gather, and the heaven and earth are calamity, can the life span of mankind be improved. Although it is useless to gather only the two of us, at least we can talk and think of solutions together."

She fell asleep while talking. Jiang Xiu heard the word Ping County and asked Ye Wenyan why he brought them to Ping County.

Ye Wenyan had already fallen asleep, but was woken up by the noise and frowned tightly.

Just this frown made Shi Liyuan feel so distressed that he quickly freed up one hand to stroke her forehead, and with the other hand, he made a gesture of silence and hit Jiang Xiu.

Jiang Xiu was speechless, and after a while of humming, he stopped making a fuss. Fan Pingxian, on the other hand, remained silent. He ignored Jiang Xiu's fuss and just sat there without saying a word. Jiang Xiu was so angry that she cursed him in her heart as a waste, but it was a pity that the waste would rather be a waste.

Outside the ruined temple, Feng Zhaolian was caught in the rain. The wind was strong tonight and the weather was quite cold. But she was not afraid of the cold. Her ability to resist the cold was brought from her previous life. For the people of Qianzhou, this temperature was more comfortable than the warm bed at home. There was no such thing as cold.

Quan Qinghua didn't know that she had such a past life. Although he had seen her wearing a thin gauze in the middle of winter when she returned to the moon, he still subconsciously felt that she would be cold, so he casually advised her: "Go inside, what are you doing here in the rain?"

Feng Zhaolian didn't even turn her head and casually said, "Leave me alone."

Quan Qinghua was not annoyed, she just presented the facts and reasoned with her: "First, I didn't provoke you, and second, I traveled with you for serious matters. Third, Feng Zhaolian, I thought our relationship would not be so bad. We were fine in Lin'an City, but how come you became a different person after leaving Lin'an? I remember when we were in Guiyue, you once got drunk and asked me why I was so indifferent even though you were so proactive. So now I ask you, why I have let down my guard, but you are getting further and further away? Feng Zhaolian, this doesn't make sense." "What reason is needed for this? I said that the past is the past, and the present is the present. What I thought in the past does not mean that I will always have the same thoughts in the future. What's more, I have made it clear that the reason I always pestered you in the past was because I mistook you for someone else, and I am very sorry for that. As for you letting down your guard, I am very happy for you, but you should not let down your guard only to me, but to everyone, and get back into life."

"Feng Zhaolian." Quan Qinghua laughed, "Two months ago you wrote to Ye Wenyan, asking her to help me."

"Yes, because I can't help you, so I asked her to help you. Facts have proved that she helped you very well. Look at you now, you are much brighter than when you were in Guiyue, at least you look like a normal person. When I first came to Lin'an, I heard that the fifth daughter of the Ye family liked you. At that time, I told Ah Yan to persuade her sister not to like you no matter who she liked, because you are too dark in your heart. Being with you would be dark and gloomy, and it would completely lose the joy of life.

But now it's all right. You are different now. Next time I meet Ye Chulian, I will let her pursue me boldly."

Quan Qinghua looked at her for a while and said nothing. The two of them stood in the rain until Feng Zhaolian turned around to leave. He suddenly reached out and held her back. When he looked at her again, his eyes were full of questions.

Feng Zhaolian was helpless, "Quan Qinghua, you are not wrong, I am wrong. Just like you said, there is no conflict between us. I was still concerned about you two months ago, and even at the Yanhua Palace banquet, I still pestered you habitually. Also, when I said I didn't want to treat you as the person I had mistaken before, I was actually deceiving myself, because when the earth dragon turned over, I already remembered some things and knew that you were not him. But I still lived in your house, still pestered you, and asked you to carry me on my back.

It's not because of those things. I just feel awkward. When I was leaving Lin'an City, I saw you standing on the city wall looking down. It's nothing special, but I just felt uncomfortable. Quan Qinghua, I might...maybe I like you..."

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