After the wedding, the lively atmosphere gradually faded with the departure of the newlyweds. After experiencing this busy and festive period, the Xie family members were finally able to take a breather. Life gradually returned to its previous rhythm, and they returned to their respective posts.
Xie Songlin sat in the backyard of the cafeteria with a frown on his face, feeling a little worried. In recent days, he had clearly felt that the business of many shops in the town had become much quieter. Although his own milk tea shop had not been particularly affected, this did not make Xie Songlin feel at ease, because the grain that the government had been restricting purchases of was suddenly stopped from being sold.
He had a feeling something was about to happen, but with Mr. Zhao missing, he had no way of getting any information. However, he did receive a very strange message from Liu Yi. The owner, who had always insisted on only short-term leases, had suddenly taken a 180-degree turn. Without warning, he sent a message clearly stating that he wanted to sell the shop to Xie Songlin and his group. He also emphasized that the transaction had to be done in cash, urging them to move as quickly as possible.
This is so strange! Xie Songlin kept muttering in his heart, there must be something fishy here, but he was confused and had no idea what was going on. He could only use the excuse of going to raise money to let Liu Yi hold on for a while to see how things went.
Wu Wei still lived in the Xie family and taught the boys in the Xie family martial arts every day. Xie Wanxing still did not go to the shop in town, but only studied the box of medical books left to her by Cheng Fei at home every day. She also asked Wu Wei about Cheng Fei's whereabouts once, but Wu Wei didn't know where his young master was doing. He just told him to stay in the Xie family and would call him back when necessary.
Xie Wanxing sat quietly at the table in the backyard, supporting her head with one hand, with a medical book spread out in front of her. However, her eyes did not fall on the book, but just stared blankly at the door. Her thoughts were like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins, constantly drifting to those complicated and suspicious past events.
Sometimes she couldn't help but think of Lu Zhou who disappeared without a trace in the capital, the relief grain that Old Zhao mentioned disappeared after entering Yongzhou, and Cheng Fei who was being hunted in Yongzhou.
She always felt that there seemed to be some subtle connection between these things, like a thread hidden in the dark, stringing them together one by one. However, no matter how hard she tried to think and piece them together, she felt as if she had overlooked some crucial information, or there were some situations that she simply did not understand.
She was always feeling uneasy, as if a huge storm was about to come and she was not ready to deal with it. However, she could not prepare anything. She was just a six-year-old child and it was not her turn to take care of any big things.
She sighed softly and was about to lower her head to continue reading when she saw someone she didn't expect appear at the door.
"Cousin!" Xie Wanxing's eyes lit up instantly and he immediately jumped off the chair and ran over.
Cheng Fei came riding at full speed. His usual calm and composed appearance, where he spoke slowly and leisurely, had long since disappeared without a trace. At this moment, he looked extremely anxious, with beads of sweat the size of beans rolling down his forehead, sliding down his cheeks and wetting his collar.
He didn't even bother to calm his rapid breathing. As soon as he reached Xie Wanxing, he suddenly bent down and held Xie Wanxing's shoulders tightly with both hands. The strength was so great that Xie Wanxing was stunned.
He spoke very quickly, "Axing, listen to me. This matter is extremely urgent and we can't waste a moment. Go find your aunt and have your uncle and the others pack up their things. All of you, leave here immediately."
"Cousin, what's wrong with you?" Xie Wanxing widened her eyes in shock at Cheng Fei's sudden words. She was stunned. At this moment, she suddenly felt that the big stone in her heart seemed to have fallen to the ground. The storm that she had been unable to see clearly had really come.
"The Yongzhou magistrate committed treason and colluded with foreign enemies to capture Yongzhou. Now Yongzhou has been completely thrown into chaos by the Xiongnu. Their next target is to attack Miaozhou."
After hearing what Cheng Fei said, Xie Wanxing's face turned pale instantly.
"I, I'll go find my mother right now." Xie Wanxing finally came back to his senses, his voice filled with obvious panic and fear.
"Axing, this is for you. Hold on to it and don't lose it." Cheng Fei took out a jade pendant from his arms. It was the one that Xie Wanxing and Xie Songlin had studied together for a long time. Cheng Fei put the jade pendant into her palm and then held her hand tightly. "Take this jade pendant and go to the capital with your aunt and uncle. The capital will take in refugees. When the time comes, have your uncle take this jade pendant to the person in charge. He will know how to arrange for you."
Xie Wanxing clutched the jade pendant tightly, her palms full of sweat. She looked up at Cheng Fei, her eyes filled with both fear and trust. She nodded vigorously and said, "Cousin, I'll remember."
"Axing, you are a smart child. I believe you can do well. You must leave Qingshui Town within two days. Remember my words, we will see each other again." After the words fell, Cheng Fei did not hesitate for a moment, turned around and ran out with big strides.
Xie Wanxing stared blankly at Cheng Fei's departing back, and it took her a while to come back to her senses. She hurried to the door, only to see Cheng Fei had already mounted his horse, and he and his followers raised their whips, and the horses' hooves raised clouds of dust. They rode away like an arrow from a bow.
The receding figure became smaller and smaller in Xie Wanxing's eyes until it disappeared at the end of the road.
"Miss, was that Mr. Cheng just now?" Li also saw Cheng Fei leaving in a hurry and asked uncertainly. After all, Cheng Fei's current appearance was too different from what she had seen in the past.
Xie Wanxing asked anxiously, "Aunt Li, where is my mother? Where is my mother now?"
Li said, "Madam is in the room trying to coax the young master to sleep."
Xie Wanxing was extremely anxious. She did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately turned around and ran towards the room. As soon as she entered the room, she saw Cheng Hui had just coaxed Xie Yao to sleep. She hurried forward, held Cheng Hui's hand, and breathing heavily, repeating to Cheng Hui word for word what Cheng Fei had just hurriedly told her.
Cheng Hui was also stunned and panicked. She had never thought that after traveling to ancient times, she had originally thought that she could do some business peacefully and live a simple life, but she never expected that she would encounter such a terrible thing as war.
"This...what should I do? How could this happen so suddenly?"
"Mom, don't panic. We still have time to leave. Let's go to the space first to see if Dad is there. If not, we must go to the town to inform him." Xie Wanxing was still calm. She comforted Cheng Hui and then pulled Cheng Hui into the space in a hurry.
Xie Songlin happened to come in anxiously, and the family of three met at the gate of the villa. Their eyes met for just a second.
"Pack your things quickly..."
"Pack your things quickly..."
Xie Songlin and Xie Wanxing spoke almost at the same time. They were stunned at first, then their eyes widened at the same time. They looked at each other in astonishment and asked in unison, "How did you know?"
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