funbook-pk Chapter 146: Congested
Chapter 146: Congested
The three of them went down Shiling Mountain, helped the mute girl onto the horse, and galloped quickly towards Grandma Ye's home.
When the three of them arrived at Grandma Ye's house, the mute girl learned that her husband had died because of the bandits. She sadly hugged the old woman and cried bitterly.
The two cried for a long time before the old woman wiped her tears and asked the mute girl and Mu Jin and Nangong Min to kowtow and express their gratitude.
"My two benefactors, you risked so much to save my daughter-in-law. I will repay you in my next life by working like a slave."
Mu Jin said, "You're welcome. It's just that it's not safe for the two of you to stay here any longer. When the bandits on the mountain find out that their people have been killed and your daughter-in-law is missing, they will come here to seek revenge on you as soon as possible."
The old woman and the mute girl were stunned when they heard what Mu Jin said. Then they reacted and looked at Mu Jin and Nangong Min in panic, asking what to do.
Mu Jin looked at an old woman and a mute girl and couldn't help but frown. The world was so chaotic, where could they find a place to stay?
Mu Jin said slowly: "If you want to escape, we can only send you to the next town at most. For the rest, we can't help you any more."
The old woman said quickly, "Two kindhearted people, you have helped us enough. It is not a pity for me to die alone, but my poor daughter-in-law is still so young, she cannot die. If you can help us leave here, we will be very grateful. It's just that I have troubled you again."
"It's okay. I'm just sending you off for a while. The rest of the journey is up to you two."
Since the old woman was ready to leave, there was no time to lose. The two men helped the old woman and the mute girl pack a few clothes, and then left Liangcheng overnight and rushed to the next town.
The night was as dark as ink. Along the way, Mu Jin and Nangong Min did not dare to stop for even a moment in case of any unexpected events. Finally, at daybreak, they arrived at the next town, Nanyue City.
The four of them rode into Nanyue City. There was nothing unusual in the city. After a night of rushing, the four of them were very tired. Mu Jin decided to find a place to rest for a while before making other plans.
After a while, they found an ordinary inn. Nangong Min paid some silver and asked for three rooms.
The old woman and the mute girl shared a room, while Nangong Min and Mu Jin each had a room.
After settling the old woman and her daughter into the guest room, Mu Jin helped check the old woman's leg injury and found that the wound was slightly swollen due to the bumpy ride on horseback all night.
If it were an ordinary person, they would have probably complained bitterly, but the old woman actually gritted her teeth and didn't ask them to stop, which made Mu Jin admire her.
Mu Jin helped the old woman change her medicine, gave her anti-inflammatory and analgesic pills, and then left the mother and daughter's guest room.
Mu Jin returned to her room and found Nangong Min waiting for her in her room. In the room, bath water and food were prepared for her.
When Nangong Min saw Mu Jin return to the guest room, he quickly stood up and spoke to Mu Jin.
"You must be tired. Come and have dinner soon."
Mu Jin smiled and said, "Did you send it to the mother and daughter as well?"
Nangong Min nodded: "I just asked the waiter to prepare it. I think it has been delivered to their room now. You don't need to worry."
Mu Jin smiled and said, "Why should I worry about you doing things? Can you eat now?"
Mu Jin's words were unintentional, but somehow, Nangong Min felt upset when he heard them.
Ever since that day when Mu Jin found out that Zhao Dazui was a bandit, and in order to find out the whereabouts of the mute girl, Mu Jin lowered himself to negotiate with Zhao Dazui. Since then, Nangong Min has felt a suffocation in his chest.
Nangong Min thought so, but he didn't show it on his face. He shook his head with Mu Jin and said, "I'll wait for you."
Mu Jin felt warm in his heart and walked to the table and sat down. The two sat opposite each other, eating and chatting.
"After you finish eating, take a hot bath and have a good rest. We will leave some money for Grandma Ye and then leave Nanyue City," said Nangong Min and Mu Jin.
What Nangong Min said was also what Mu Jin was thinking, that they had stayed in Liangcheng for too long this time.
Mu Jin smiled at Nangong Min, "Okay! Then let's eat quickly, and then go back to the guest room to have a good rest. Let's leave here before the city gate is closed."
Nangong Min looked up at Mu Jin, who had a tired face. He felt very guilty. After all, it was his momentary weakness that caused the delay of their trip and brought unnecessary trouble and danger to Mu Jin.
Nangong Min suddenly felt like he couldn't eat anymore. He put down his bowl and chopsticks, then held Mu Jin's hand and squeezed it.
"Do you blame me this time? If I hadn't been soft-hearted, you wouldn't have suffered with me~"
This seemed to be not the first time that Nangong Min asked Mu Jin this question.
Mu Jin knew that Nangong Min was blaming himself again. She always knew that Nangong Min was a kind and good-hearted person.
Even if it was someone else, if they were implicated because of him, he would probably blame himself. What's more, he was the one Nangong Min loved.
Mu Jin put down his chopsticks, put his backhand on the back of Nangong Min's hand and smiled.
"If I don't like it, I won't give in. Stop blaming yourself for this, okay? I feel bad when you do this."
Although Nangong Min felt guilty when he heard Mu Jin say this, he still felt much better because of Mu Jin's words.
Nangong Min forced a smile and said to Mu Jin: "Okay!"
After the two finished their meal, Nangong Min returned to his guest room. Mu Jin quickly took a shower, climbed onto the bed and fell asleep.
When he woke up again, Mu Jin looked out the window and saw that it was getting dark.
She quickly got up and walked out of the guest room, only to find Nangong Min helping the mute girl up outside her door.
Seeing Mu Jin's door open, the two of them looked over.
Nangong Min and Mu Jin smiled and said, "Ajin, you're awake."
Mu Jin nodded, looked at them and asked, "What are you doing?"
Nangong Min said, "I just gave some silver to Granny Ye and told her that we would say goodbye today. I wanted to wait for you to wake up at your door, but I didn't expect this person to come and thank us."
There were people kneeling on the ground in Li Quangui's villa in Liangcheng.
Ling Feng said: "Master, 168 bandits on Shiling Mountain have been strangled, and 50,000 grains and 300,000 silver taels have been seized on the mountain."
"What about her?"
Looking at Su Yi's gloomy face, Ling Feng said with gritted teeth.
"Miss Mu, she and Nangong Min should have left Liangcheng with the two mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law last night."
Su Yi sneered and said, "I don't know when she became so kind-hearted! Or is it that she is only indifferent to me and warm-hearted to everyone else?"
Ling Feng glanced at Ling Yu. When they heard Su Yi's sour words, they felt a little sorry for their master.
Last time, when his master Su Yi learned in Lingfeng County that Mu Jin and Nangong Min's relationship seemed unusual, he was furious and said, "Let her be! I don't care whether she lives or dies."
So they asked them to find an inn to rest, and after daybreak they changed course and headed south.
They thought their master had finally figured it out. There were so many good women in this world, so they didn't want to waste time on the married Miss Mu anymore. After raiding for several days and nights, they finally had a good night's sleep with their brothers at night.
Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, the secret guard came to report that his master was full of anger again, as if he was crazy. He left the inn and rode his horse towards the gate of Lingfeng County.
At that time, they had only slept for less than half an hour, and they thought something big had happened. However, they later found out that their master had thought it through and continued to chase Mu Jin.