newbobooks Chapter 311 Another Parting
Chapter 311 Another Parting
It was around the same time last night when the two of them quietly sneaked into the courtyard.
Wen Zixun remained guarding Wen Luozhi's door. When climbing through the window failed, Helian Yue had no choice but to climb down from the roof.
Carefully lifting a few tiles, one could hear faint breathing sounds inside the house.
He leaped lightly and landed steadily on the ground, without even the candlelight in front of him trembling.
The same person was still on the bed, with a beautiful face and eyelashes that trembled slightly, like two little butterflies fluttering their wings.
He watched as the person on the bed turned over, the blanket slipped off, smacked their lips twice, and continued sleeping.
Helian Yue shook his head helplessly, bent down to pick up the blanket from the ground, and was about to cover Wen Luozhi with it.
He looked up and met a pair of smiling almond-shaped eyes.
Wen Luozhi tilted her head, moved her lips, and then pointed to the door.
At that moment, Helian Yue's heart pounded. He was caught off guard and didn't know how to react.
Wen Luozhi sat up and stretched out her hands to him. Helian Yue was stunned for a moment, then gently pulled her into his arms.
He rested his chin on Wen Luozhi's head and greedily took a deep breath, finally letting out the tension that had been building up.
Wen Luozhi looked up at the large hole in the roof, then playfully shook Helian Yue's arm.
Helian Yue smiled and nodded, then gently leaped up with his arm around her waist.
Once they were on the roof, before Wen Luozhi could even speak, they were already far away from the courtyard in the blink of an eye.
"Amazing!"
Although it wasn't her first time experiencing the feeling of flying, Wen Luozhi still found it incredible, and she gave a thumbs up with starry eyes.
The two of them landed on the roof of Baiweizhai. Wen Luozhi raised an eyebrow and asked, "Hmph, you know what I did, don't you?"
Helian Yue panicked immediately, grabbing her hand and explaining, "Luo'er, I'm just afraid you're in danger."
The shadowy figure always stayed by Wen Luozhi's side, and would write letters and send them to him as quickly as possible whenever anything happened.
He knew almost everything that happened during his last visit to the prefectural city and this time.
Wen Luozhi raised her hand and gently tugged at his handsome face, which was the envy of many, and whispered, "I'm not blaming you, I'm just worried you'll be distracted."
Upon hearing this, Helian Yue pulled her into his arms, his deep voice ringing out above Wen Luozhi's head, "I missed you so much."
Wen Luozhi fell silent and gently patted his back with one hand.
After a while, Helian Yue took out a large stack of silver notes from his pocket and placed them in Wen Luozhi's hand:
"That's all I brought this time. I'll have the shadowy figure go and fetch some later."
"There are many places to spend money outside, I don't want Luo'er to work so hard."
"I'll send a group of people over in a few days; just leave any business matters to them."
"Wu Yazi was a good teacher; he was a renowned Confucian scholar in the capital when he was young."
"Sixth Brother has a good foundation, but his skills are still lacking. He can practice with Shadow and the others on a regular basis."
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"Helian Yue, why are you acting like a nagging old woman after you've been out for a while?"
Wen Luozhi was listening quietly at first, but she started to feel sleepy.
Helian Yue saw the tears welling up in her eyes and chuckled softly, "It was my fault for nagging. Look how annoyed my Luo'er."
Wen Luozhi stuffed the silver note back into his hand and gently shook her head. "Send it to the Southern Wilderness. I haven't spent the money you gave me last time," she said with a wry smile.
Sometimes having too much money is a problem. When you don't have money, you want everything, but when you have money, you don't know what you need.
Helian Yue didn't accept it. Instead, he took out a butterfly hairpin, still warm from his body, and gently pinned it in his hair. "I've already taken care of things with Mother and the others; there won't be any problems."
Wen Luozhi raised her hand to touch the thing on her head, then took it off. Looking at the exquisitely crafted little object, she wailed, "Don't send it anymore, darling! My box is already full!"
She is usually very busy and rarely has time to dress up, so many of her jewelry pieces gather dust and may never be used.
Helian Yue was extremely fond of her calling him affectionately, and he was also extremely fond of her appearance at this moment.
He gently brushed a stray hair from her temple and said with a smile, "Mother likes Luo'er very much."
"I'm loved by everyone," Wen Luozhi chuckled, pointing to the tip of her nose.
The two talked for a long, long time, until Wen Luozhi yawned several times and her voice grew softer and softer before he finally let go of the person in his arms.
"Luo'er, I'm going to the Northern Frontier," Helian Yue said suddenly, touching Wen Luozhi's face, his words filled with deep reluctance.
Wen Luozhi's head, which had been nodding, snapped to attention upon hearing this, her eyes widening in shock. "But in the capital..."
Helian Yue shook his head at her. "I've arranged for people to look for evidence."
"I've already brought the teacher out, but if this continues, the old general of Longxi will surely not be able to hold on."
And his Iron-Willed Army—he'd been gone so long, he didn't know how they were doing; he had to go see them.
Wen Luozhi pursed her lips and remained silent. Helian Yue's situation was so dangerous that if people found out she had gone to the frontier, she might be framed.
Wouldn't that confirm treason?
There's that wicked prime minister's nephew in the military camp; if he's discovered, we're finished...
Seeing the determination in Helian Yue's eyes, Wen Luozhi knew he had no choice but to go and didn't say anything more.
"Where is Mr. Gu now?" she asked.
Helian Yue raised his finger and pointed to the small inn next to Baiweizhai, looking a little guilty.
"Hmph, you've got a clever plan."
Wen Luozhi thought about it and felt it was still not appropriate. How could they stay in the inn forever? They needed to find a place.
"We have some empty rooms in our courtyard. If Mr. Gu doesn't mind, please come over."
Helian Yue hesitated, while Gu Yunqi suddenly appeared, extremely excited, "General's wife is so righteous! I thank you in advance!"
Since the big white wolf wasn't with him, Gu Yunqi became much bolder.
Helian Yue's face darkened. How did this guy find his way here?
Gu Yunqi shrank back sheepishly, "I just arrived, I've only just gotten here."
Wen Luozhi chuckled softly, "The prefectural city should be safer. With the Shadows around, there's not much to worry about."
"If Mr. Gu is willing, he can return with us after some time."
Gu Yun's eyes welled up with tears; his biggest worry was that old man.
Wen Luozhi is reliable, and he knows that this girl is far more complex than she appears on the surface. With her around, he feels at ease!
Helian Yue coughed lightly, and Gu Yunqi belatedly rummaged through his sleeves and touched his chest.
Finally, a huge pile of silver notes of various denominations was dumped in front of Wen Luozhi. "This is all I have this time."
"Next time, definitely next time!"
Wen Luozhi suppressed a laugh, symbolically taking two bills and pushing the rest back, saying, "Keep them, I don't need anything."
"Mr. Gu and the others can rest assured and leave it to me."
It was time to say goodbye again, and Gu Yunqi hid far away, afraid that Helian Yue would beat him up.
Looking at the object that had suddenly appeared in his hand, Helian Yue's eyes darkened. He knew that the little girl in front of him had a big secret.
"You must have witnessed the power of this thing from Xiao Yan, so be careful not to hurt your own people."
Helian Yue reluctantly touched her face and nodded gently. Seeing that it was almost dawn, he sent her back.