Chapter 107 - 107 Chapter 107. Wayward
107 Chapter 107. Wayward
“No matter what it was like in the past? She’s now a member of our Peach Blossom Cove.”
Ji Shuisheng saw that Qiu Yue’s face was slightly distorted from jealousy and warned her sternly.
“She’s a woman whose husband’s family divorced. She’s already married, and her man doesn’t want her anymore.”
Qiu Yue saw that Ji was so protective of Su Qing and angrily shouted at him.
“So what?”
For a lady to expose another woman’s most painful past, this behavior in itself was not kind, especially when Qiu Yue was talking about Su Qing. Ji Shuisheng’s eyes turned cold. Didn’t she want him to know that Su Qing was a s.l.u.t?
Ji Shuisheng looked at Qiu Yue and said word by word,
“Unless I, Ji Shuisheng, don’t get married, my wife will be Su Qing.”
Su Qing said he would make the centipede into medicine, but she would give it to Xiao Qi. She had just thrown the centipede into the system when she heard Qiu Yue talking about her. Her already cold heart became as cold as a piece of iron, cold and hard.
Suddenly hearing Ji Shuisheng’s answer, Su Qing’s cold heart cracked. It was as if the sunlight had broken through an iceberg.
Su Qing leaned against the tree and looked at the bearded man outside the forest. After rebirth, her idea was to find an honest man and live a steady life.
But now, she had a new idea. An honest man couldn’t be compared to this big bearded man full of wildness and manliness.
Ji Shuisheng’s words broke Qiu Yue’s heart. She covered her face and ran away crying.
“Shuisheng, I’m sorry.”
Qiu Yongkang came over and patted Ji Shuisheng’s shoulder, apologizing on behalf of his sister.
“You didn’t do anything wrong.”
Ji Shuisheng shook his head. He and Yongkang were good brothers and would not change for anyone.
Qiu Yue didn’t want anyone to see her sad, so she cried and ran into the forest’s depths. She suddenly had a thought in her heart. If she disappeared, brother Shuisheng would know where she was in his heart.
Su Qing only bewitched him because he had never met such a stunning woman. What was most precious was what was lost. She wanted to let brother Shuisheng know who was the most important in his heart.
Qiu Yongkang saw his sister running into the forest, so he didn’t bother talking to Ji Shuisheng anymore and chased her.
When the villagers of Peach Blossom saw Qiu Yue running away in tears, someone went to ask aunt Qiu. Aunt Qiu only said she had scolded Qiu Yue, and no one asked anymore.
Everyone had already packed up, but the siblings had not returned yet. Too many things were scattered around, and it took a long time to finish packing. Aunt Qiu was anxious.
“Will there be any problems?”
“This troublesome girl.”
Old master Qiu was so angry that he swore and decided to marry Qiu Yue off. Li Daniu and Jiang Laoqi in the village were good young men.
Everyone waited another 15 minutes, but the brother and sister were still not back. Aunt Qiu was so anxious that she cried, and old master Qiu was so nervous that he kept rubbing his hands.
However, they were too embarra.s.sed to come over and beg Ji Shuisheng. Ji Shuisheng saw that this delay could not continue, so he called Zhong Yong to go with him to find the person.
Ji Shuisheng and Zhong Yong couldn’t find them even after searching for a long time. Qiu Yongkang and Qiu Yue seemed to have disappeared into thin air.
“I’ll check for any bandits in the nearby mountains.”
Qiu Yongkang was a very responsible man. He would never be so irresponsible. There was only one possibility; they had been captured.
The first thing that came to Ji Shuisheng’s mind was bandits. Ordinary people wouldn’t capture people casually. It was also possible that it was the military. However, this place was far from Li city, so it was unlikely that there would be any soldiers.
Ji Shuisheng decided to first go to the nearby village to ask people, but he found the village deserted. Out of ten rooms, nine were empty, and no one could be seen.
Ji Shuisheng frowned when he saw this situation. The vegetation on the mountain was dense, and any disaster didn’t hit Li City, so how could there be no one in the village?
As soon as Ji Shuisheng left the mountain village and walked on the official road, he saw Qiu Yongkang returning with Qiu Yue. Qiu Yue’s face was pale, and her eyes were fl.u.s.tered. It seemed like something big had happened.
When Qiu Yue saw Ji Shuisheng, she cried and threw herself into his arms, but Qiu Yongkang held her back tightly.
When Ji Shuisheng saw Qiu Yue’s actions, he had already dodged and said with a cold face,
“Hurry up and go back. Everyone is waiting for you.”
“I’m sorry for delaying everyone’s journey.”
Qiu Yongkang’s eyes were filled with guilt. He was angry that his sister didn’t care about the big picture, so he forcefully pulled Qiu Yue’s hand. Qiu Yue was in so much pain that tears started to fall.
“Shuisheng, we have to leave this place quickly.”
Qiu Yongkang said to Ji Shuisheng with a severe expression.
“What happened?”
Ji Shuisheng asked Qiu Yongkang as he felt that something was amiss.
Qiu Yue was running around just now. I chased after her and saw many bandits killing and s.n.a.t.c.hing things and women on the official road. They were not far from us. I was worried that they would discover us and chase after us.
Qiu Yongkang spoke in a hurry. What he saw was far scarier than what he had described, or Qiu Yue wouldn’t be so scared.
No wonder there’s no one in the village. The bandits here are so rampant.
Ji Shuisheng’s expression was also grave. He had to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.
When Qiu Yue saw that Ji Shuisheng didn’t care about her, her eyes became desperate. Was she not important in brother Shuisheng’s heart?
It was as if she had lost her soul as she was dragged away by her brother, tears streaming down her face.
She wanted to talk to Ji Shuisheng alone, but her big brother blocked her in the middle and did not allow her to get close.
“Let’s hurry up,”
When Ji Shuisheng returned to the resting area, he urged them to hurry up. However, he did not tell them about the bandits for fear of causing panic.
Ji Shuisheng felt that the official road was unsafe, but they had a carriage in the forest and couldn’t move, so they had no choice but to take it.
“Sister, did something happen?”
Ji Xiaoying asked Su Qing in a low voice. Su Qing’s brows were tightly furrowed, and her eyes were alert. It looked like something big was about to happen.
“No matter what, just stay in the carriage and don’t come down.”
Naturally, Su Qing could feel the tense atmosphere. She did not care about anyone else but Xiaoying, so she informed her beforehand.
“Okay.”
Ji Xiaoying nodded obediently. Su Qing turned around and said to the few injured people in the carriage,
“If you can walk, then go down and let those children come back. Their short legs will delay the journey.”
“We can walk,”
Big father Li was the first to express his feelings. They were already very grateful that they had been able to take care of the children in the carriage for a few days. This carriage was Su Qing’s personal property. Furthermore, she chased them out of the carriage so the children could get in.
The others agreed to get out of the carriage. Su Qing parked the carriage by the side of the road. After they left, she called Little Tiger and the children into the car.
Without the burden of the children, the group’s journey was much faster. Ji Shuisheng walked at the back of the group, always on guard against the bandits from catching up.
“Run! The bandits are here!”
Just as Ji Shuisheng thought that they were safe, he heard someone shouting from behind and someone calling for help. It was too late for him to hide in the forest.
“Get your weapons.”
Ji Shuisheng shouted and prepared his bow and arrows. He drew two hands and nocked them on the bow, waiting for the bandits to arrive.