The child Tong Yan Wuji's words made Sima Hong stand up immediately. He looked at Ling'er with sharp eyes, and Ling'er quickly realized that he had said the wrong thing.
Pouting her little lips, Ling'er jumped down from the stool, lowered her head, and stood there, as if she had made a mistake and was ready to be punished by the adults. Seeing Ling'er's pitiful look, Xi Honglei couldn't help but feel a little sad in her heart.
Soft. No matter what, the child is innocent.
Sima Hong didn't say anything for a long time, which made Ling'er turn her head in confusion and look at her secretly. Unexpectedly, she saw Sima Hong's wrist being tightly held by Mu Yunmeng.
"Sit down and eat." Mu Yunmeng raised his eyes to look at Sima Hong and spoke in a calm tone. But to the ears of others, these words could not be violated at all.
Sima Hong took a deep breath, brushed her clothes and sat down. Her eyes never left Ling'er's body, so Ling'er could only stand there without daring to move. Until Mu Yunmeng took her
After hugging the stool, Ling'er obediently picked up the rice bowl, picked up the chopsticks, and ate the white rice in the bowl without saying a word.
With such an episode, the atmosphere at the table was naturally not much better. Although Feng Rusong and Shu Kuang kept talking, trying to adjust the atmosphere, it was obvious that the effect was not very good.
The meal was quickly finished in a dull mood. Xi Honglei wiped the corner of her mouth and watched Ling'er walk past her as if she was about to cry. She wanted to make the child happy, but was hindered by
Because of my own identity and position, I am not able to speak this way.
"Miss Xi." Sima Hong walked slowly to Xi Honglei and said with a forced smile: "Children talk nonsense, don't take it to heart."
Xi Honglei shook her head gently, looking at Sima Hong's beautiful facial features, she felt very complicated.
Sima Hong is a very beautiful woman. She is so beautiful that Xi Honglei, a woman, can't help but want to praise her. But such a beautiful woman is willing to stay by Mu Yunmeng's side for so long.
Years, so many years of waiting.
And that Ling'er. Xi Honglei thought, if Mu Yunmeng didn't come here often, the children wouldn't be so clingy to him. Although the speaker of Ling'er's words didn't mean it, every listener felt it.
They are all intentional.
"If there is a chance in the future, can I still come here?" Xi Honglei suddenly spoke up and asked proactively.
Xi Honglei's words made Sima Hong and Mu Yunmeng stunned, and they looked at Xi Honglei with strange eyes. Xi Honglei glanced at their expressions, and said with a smile: "If possible, I will definitely return it."
Will come again.”
Sima Hong looked at Xi Honglei intently. After a while, she smiled relievedly. She nodded and said, "You are welcome to come at any time."
After eating and drinking, they were ready to continue on their way. Before leaving, Ling'er appeared in the yard again. However, she did not run in front of them, but hid far away.
On the side, he looked at Mu Yunmeng with longing eyes, but did not dare to say a word.
Seeing this scene, Xi Honglei motioned for Mu Yunmeng to pass. Mu Yunmeng had no choice but to walk slowly to Ling'er and squat down.
"Will you come to see Ling'er again?" Ling'er pulled Mu Yunmeng's sleeve and asked in a low voice.
"As long as you obey the master's words, I will definitely come to see you again."
"Not lying?"
"I'm not lying." Mu Yunmeng smiled and touched Ling'er's head. The smile on his face made Ling'er, who had never seen him smile before, dumbfounded.
After saying goodbye to the little one, they got into the car and continued on their way. Sima Hong stood at the door of the yard, watching Mu Yunmeng and others leave. She put her right hand on her chest, feeling the extremely clear feeling of heartache.
Sima Hong slowly raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a sad smile.
If you lose, you just lose.
In his eyes, her years of waiting were still worthless in the end.
Xi Honglei got into the car and rested her head on Mu Yunmeng's shoulder, remaining silent. Seeing her unhappy look, Mu Yunmeng didn't ask any more questions, just waiting for her to take the initiative to speak to him.
After walking for more than half an hour, Xi Honglei finally opened his mouth. Slowly sitting up straight, Xi Honglei asked in a low voice: "Hasn't that Ling'er been out of the mountains?"
"Well." Mu Yunmeng didn't expect that she would ask about Ling'er, "Sima Hong has never taken her out since she brought her back. Ling'er also always felt that the master didn't take her out.
What other reasons are there for expecting an outsider to take her and her master out of the mountains?"
Mu Yunmeng's words made Xi Honglei fall silent again. Sima Hong didn't seem like a nosy woman, so why did she pick Ling'er back in the first place?
Thinking of this, Xi Honglei couldn't help but glance at Mu Yunmeng.
Linger's cultivation of Gu must have been taught by Sima Hong. Xi Honglei could tell that Sima Hong's feelings for Mu Yunmeng were not ordinary. If she wanted to, she could use love Gu on Mu Yunmeng.
Let Mu Yunmeng fall in love with her. But, she didn't. Is Sima Hong afraid of Mu Yunmeng and the people around him, or does she not want to use this method on the man she loves?
Xi Honglei was puzzled by this problem, so she left it alone. But she never thought that in the days to come, her guess would become a reality.
Traveling day and night, they arrived at a fairly small town in the early morning of the next day. Because they wanted to investigate the affairs of Yuan Ruobing and others, Mu Yunmeng and Xi Honglei decided to stay here for a few days before leaving.
We found an inn and opened four rooms. Because Mu Yunmeng and the other three had changed their appearance overnight, there were no accidents along the way.
Xi Honglei entered the inn and went directly back to the room. After lying on the carriage all night, she was not as comfortable in bed after all.
Xi Honglei rolled on the bed and saw Mu Yunmeng standing in the middle of the room with a smile in her eyes, staring at her. Xi Honglei sat up awkwardly, smoothed down her messy hair, and asked
: "Don't you have something to do?"
"Won't you go with me?"
"No, I want to take a rest." Xi Honglei shook his head, smiled and waved to Mu Yunmeng. "Go early and come back early."
Mu Yunmeng walked out of Xi Honglei's room, and Xi Honglei's body relaxed. He fell on the bed, Xi Honglei touched the human skin mask on his face, sighed, and closed his eyes. In his mind,
And Ling'er's appearance emerged involuntarily.
Slowly brushing his hands on his lower abdomen, Xi Honglei bit the corners of his lips, his mind in confusion. But soon, Xi Honglei calmed himself down and clarified his thoughts.
Xi Honglei took a nap for an hour. After waking up, Mu Yunmeng had not come back yet. Xi Honglei had nothing to do, so he had no choice but to stay with Shu Kuang when he couldn't find Feng Rusong. The two of them lay bored by the window.
, watching the people coming and going below.
After so many days of getting along, Shukuang has become accustomed to Xi Honglei being as strong as Mu Yunmeng. So Xi Honglei is suddenly so quiet, and Shu Kuang can't adapt.
"Are you worried?" Shu Kuang struggled for a long time and finally couldn't help but ask.
"Where did you see it?" Xi Hong looked downstairs with tearful eyes and asked.
"Face." Shukuang answered Xi Honglei's question succinctly, and then suddenly lowered his voice and asked: "Did Leng Xiao bully you?"
The rude and treacherous voice finally made Xi Honglei look at him. "Brother Xuan, don't you hate him?"
"Who do you hate? Leng Xiao?" Shu Kuang didn't expect Xi Honglei to ask such a question. After being stunned for a moment, he shook his head and asked, "Why do you hate him?"
"Without him, wouldn't you still be living a stable and peaceful life in front of your great benefactor?"
"People like me live a life of today and no tomorrow. It's the same everywhere." Shukuang walked to the table, sat on the chair, crossed his legs, looked like he had gone through many vicissitudes of life, and sighed with tears.
Talking eloquently. "No matter what the reason is, I came here with Leng Xiao. In short, I am not at a disadvantage. Moreover, I also want to see with my own eyes what kind of life a person like him leads."
.”
Following Mu Yunmeng and running around, you still haven't suffered a loss?
Xi Honglei thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled slyly and asked: "Brother Xuan, you must have stolen a lot of good things before, right? Where are they all hidden?"
"Why are you asking this..." Shukuang looked at Xi Honglei cautiously, always feeling that Xi Honglei's smile was a bit chilling to the back.
"It's just a casual question, why are you so nervous?" Xi Honglei rolled his eyes at Shukuang, "Look at your potential!"
After saying that, Xi Honglei continued to lean against the window and look at the scenery outside the window.
The town they are currently in is located in the middle of Xuanxuan Kingdom. However, although it is still some distance from the border, the war between Xuanxuan Kingdom and Zizi Kingdom has inevitably affected this place.
A war between the two countries will definitely hurt people and money. In addition to taking from the national treasury, the food and clothing needed at the border must also be snatched from the hands of ordinary people. This is something everyone knows.
Xi Honglei narrowed his eyes slightly and watched a group of soldiers and horses approaching slowly not far away. Xi Honglei suddenly remembered something.
Fingers kept jumping on the window sill. Xi Honglei originally wanted to ask Mu Yunmeng something after he came back. But Mu Yunmeng left for a whole day. Xi Honglei didn't even think about it until he was getting ready to go to bed at night.
Seeing Mu Yunmeng's figure, neither Feng Rusong nor Shu Kuang knew where he had gone, so Xi Honglei had no choice but to go to bed to rest.
Late at night, there was a knock on Xi Honglei's door. Xi Honglei opened his eyes drowsily and looked in the direction of the door, feeling quite awake.
Who could it be at this time? Mu Yunmeng? He usually enters the room without saying hello...
Xi Honglei cautiously picked up the dagger beside her pillow and sat on the bed without moving. After a while, the knock on the door disappeared and the person outside seemed to have left.
Xi Honglei sat on the bed with a frown on her face, wondering who the knocker was.