When Lin Xi woke up, the carriage had stopped.

She got up and lifted the car curtain to look outside. It was already dark. They stopped in an open space. The servants of the Yi Mansion were lighting a fire. From the smell, they must have cooked porridge.

Yi Huaijin was beside the fire, reading a book by the light of the fire.

Lin Xi looked around but didn't see Shen Chen.

"Huaijin, where is my husband-in-law?"

Lin Xi goes out.

Yi Huaijin turned around when he heard the sound, called Aunt Lin, and said: "Uncle Shen, he said he would take a look around and if it is suitable here, he would stay the night and continue setting off tomorrow morning."

Lin Xi walked over and asked, "Which direction did he go to?"

Yi Huaijin pointed to the back.

Lin Xi asked again: "How long have you been there?"

Yi Huaijin calculated and said: "It's been half an hour. Uncle Shen left after dinner. Aunt Lin, please eat quickly. The porridge is still hot, and there are also warm meatloaf. And some hanging flower cakes and cloud roll cakes.”

Yi Huaijin signaled his servants to serve Lin Xi.

Lin Xi took it, thanked him, and started eating.

But not seeing Shen Chen, Lin Xi felt a little uneasy and looked back frequently.

Yi Huaijin noticed it and said, "Aunt Lin, your relationship with Uncle Shen is really good."

Lin Xi said: "We are husband and wife, so naturally we have a good relationship."

Lin Xi was a little embarrassed to say this in front of a child and did not continue.

Yi Huaijin closed the book and looked at the flickering fire. He added firewood unskillfully, and the servant then moved it around to keep the fire burning.

Lin Xi just took a bite of the meat pie when she heard Yi Huaijin whisper: "But not all couples are like you and Uncle Shen. My father and mother don't get along harmoniously."

Lin Xi thought to herself, nonsense, it's strange that your father took advantage of the Wang family and their relationship got better.

She said: "Everyone has their own fate. Maybe they will... um, get along harmoniously in the future." It is really difficult to speak without conscience in front of children.

Yi Huaijin shook his head, "My mother has passed away."

Lin Xi paused and said, "You mean, your late mother."

Yi Huaijin hummed, with a calm look on her face, she clenched the book and said: "Wang is not my mother, my mother is Zhou Ruoyi. I remember that my mother was in poor health and it was difficult to give birth to me. After saving his life, he seemed unhappy afterwards. My father was also very busy at that time and rarely came back. The longest time he stayed at home was the day my mother passed away."

"What happened next?"

"Less than half a year after my mother passed away, my father married the Wang family."

"Ah this..."

Lin Xi felt that it was not enough to eat the cake in her hand immediately, nor was it not to eat it.

She asked: "Do you hate your father?"

Yi Huaijin shook his head and said: "Before my mother passed away, she held my hand and told me that my father could not help himself. I didn't understand at the time and hated my father, but later I understood him. Because at that time I still couldn't help myself. The people I met in Beijing treated me completely differently than they did before, and I heard a lot of bad things about my family. Then I came to Jinling with my grandmother and saw more."

Lin Xi looked at Yi Huaijin and sighed.

Otherwise, the children of wealthy families know things early.

She said: "Actually, there are always some people around you who look down on others and make fun of them today. You don't have to worry about them. Just be yourself. If you care about your friends, friends are actually more valuable than your friends. As long as there are a few people who care about each other, that's enough."

Yi Huaijin nodded seriously, "Aunt Lin, Huaijin understands. Now Huaijin rarely thinks about that. But now..." He looked at the fire and said sadly: "I miss my mother a little."

Lin Xi couldn't bear it and said, "You are too tired. Stop reading and go to the car to rest."

Yi Huaijin took a deep breath, hummed, stood up, took the book and walked to the carriage.

Lin Xi watched him get into the car with heavy steps, sighed, and continued to eat her meal.

Shen Chen didn't come back after eating. Lin Xi used a branch to stir the fire and sat there for a while, then went to the car to find her medical book and read it.

…

the other side.

The moon was sparse, and in the deep silence of the forest, Shen Chen held a long sword in his hand and stared at the man in black lying on the ground in front of him with murderous intent.

Most of them were silent, but there were still two or three alive, but their bodies were covered with bruises and there was only one breath left.

Shen Chenjun also had blood on his face. He raised his hand and slowly wiped it off, then walked to the nearest person with his sword in hand.

When the other party saw him approaching, he was frightened and crawled hard to get away.

The next moment, Han Jian, still bleeding, appeared in front of him.

He froze.

This was their weapon, but it was easily snatched away by this man. In this man's hands, he was as invincible as a dragon. It was astonishing, and he took their lives in just a few breaths.

"Who sent you?"

Shen Chen's cold voice sounded.

The man in black looked up at him tremblingly, gritted his teeth, his eyes suddenly widened, his body stiffened, and he fell down, with black blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Shen Chen's expression changed slightly, and he immediately moved to the others.

Unexpectedly, they had bitten the poison and committed suicide.

Shen Chen tightened his grip on the sword hilt little by little.

After a moment, Shen Chen closed his eyes and said in a cold voice: "If you don't come out of the dark place, you will never see anyone again."

As soon as he finished speaking, there were a few soft sounds behind Shen Chen.

Shen Chen turned around and saw a man jumping from the tree and landing.

The other party bowed his hands respectfully and bowed his back very low: "I have seen General Shen." Listen carefully, there is an unnoticeable fear in his voice.

Shen Chen recognized him as Yi Hong's confidant in Gaohe Tower during the day.

"I haven't heard anyone call you this name for a long time."

Shen Chen raised his sword expressionlessly and took a step forward. The other party noticed and subconsciously stepped back.

"Why retreat? You, a master with sound hands and feet and a military background, do you need to be afraid of a cripple like me?" Shen Chen said lightly while wiping the blood on his sword.

The person opposite glanced at the corpses on the ground and said calmly: "General Shen is so complimentary. This villain is less than one thousandth of you."

"Oh? There are not enough people, so Yi Hong sent more than thirty people?" Shen Chen raised his eyes with a cold look, "So, Yi Hong's people are unexpectedly useless."

"General Shen misunderstood!"

The man immediately knelt down, bowed his head and explained in a trembling voice: "These are not my master's people, they are the rebels in the city. The master is aware that your group may be in danger, so he specially sent a villain to escort you!"

Shen Chen sneered, "Escort? This title is really high-sounding. But, Yi Hong only sent forty elite soldiers, and he wants to threaten me to go back? Is it me, Shen Chen, who is useless now and can't lift the sword, or is it Yi Hongpiao?" Already?"

"It's not a threat." The man said bravely, "Master said that your group has been targeted by the rebels. If General Shen wants your wife to return to Ruyang safely, it is better to go back and deal with the rebels once and for all. Otherwise, I'm afraid that there will always be assassinations along the way. No matter how powerful you are, you are still incapacitated, and we may not be able to escort you. My master is really thinking about you."
Chapter completed!