Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 133

Chapter 133 Mission
Qin Mubai had been running for two days and two nights without resting, but she had actually fallen asleep until the middle of the night when she woke up. The soldiers didn’t dare to call him. In fact, they were all exhausted and most of them were hiding in their own rooms to rest.

Actually, Chen Yan was more tired than anyone else. She had not closed her eyes peacefully for more than a month, and she had lost a lot of weight. After removing the heavy burden from his heart, he finally fell asleep peacefully. When he woke up, his entire body was aching, but he had a feeling of rebirth.

“It’s finally over …” She muttered silently and scooped up the water in the wooden basin to wash her face. When he saw himself in the reflection, he couldn’t help but feel a little sad, “Women grow old so quickly …”

Dudu Dudu, the door was knocked.

“Who?”

“Qin Mubai.”

Chen Yan was slightly stunned. She wiped her face with a towel and looked at herself carefully in the bronze mirror. Suddenly, she felt a little panicked.

“Why am I so bad now? How can I meet people?” Her face reddened slightly, and she suddenly felt her heart beating faster.

Ever since she arrived at Jishan from her hometown two to three months ago, she had not dressed up carefully and had even forgotten that she was a woman. Now, she realized that she was haggard enough. Apart from the darkness in her eyes, even her gaze was somewhat distracted from exhaustion.

“It really is time to have a good rest … otherwise, she will soon become a yellow-faced woman.” Chen Yan knitted her brows and walked over to open the door. She saw Qin Mubai holding a wooden plate with a whole steamed chicken and two bowls of vegetables on it, as well as wine cups.

“Aren’t you inviting me in?” Qin Mubai smiled and raised his arm to signal.

“Is a grand general here to deliver food? How dare he?” Chen Yan opened the door with a rare smile and welcomed Qin Mubai into the room.

“I see you’ve been asleep without disturbance. It’s already midnight and the inn is closing. You’ll be hungry if you don’t get up.” Qin Mubai put the wooden plate on the table and said to her, “Come, let’s eat together. I didn’t eat either. Fortunately, the brothers had the intention to buy these things first and put them in the hot water in the kitchen. They were still warm.”

“Your subordinates are truly loyal to you.” Chen Yan glanced at the table full of food, and her stomach let out a cooing sound. She couldn’t help but giggle, “I’m really hungry, thank you!”

“Actually, you look pretty good when you laugh. Why do you have to keep a straight face all day, as if everyone owes you ten million dollars?” Qin Mubai smiled and poured two glasses of wine. “Come, let’s drink a toast! To the accomplishment of our respective missions. Cheers!”

Chen Yan silently picked up the cup and drank all the wine in it. She remained silent.

“Why aren’t you talking?” Qin Mubai continued to pour wine from the wine jug and asked casually.

“I don’t know what to say.” Chen Yan sighed softly and said, “I’ve let down too many people.”

“Who did you let down?” Qin Mubai asked.

“Zhu Chengwen, Your Highness, and you.” Chen Yan said.

“Where did you let the three of us down?”

“Too much.” Chen Yan sighed softly and said leisurely, “Zhu Chengwen, in fact, the two of us used to be together.” Back then, I was young and playful. I only wanted to learn martial arts and wander around the world with my master, so I didn’t have the mood to marry someone and have children to be a laundry woman for the rest of my life. Zhu Chengwen knew what I was thinking and never said anything. I didn’t regret it until he got married. Later on, his wife died of illness. I wanted to turn back, but it was already irreparable. As a result, I would never be able to find a way to separate Yin and Yang today. “I was young and ignorant, and I had forfeited a good marriage. I also failed him in his deep affection for me.”

“Jiang Xia King … Actually, I have something to do with him. At first, I was confused that he was the one who killed Zhu Chengwen. So I went looking for him. He’s such a hero! After hearing about Zhu Chengwen, he was filled with grief and indignation. He asked me to stab him with my sword to relieve the hatred in my heart and the pain in his heart … I was too impulsive at that time, I really stabbed him! ”

At this point, Chen Yan took a deep breath and said, “Didn’t you notice that his left shoulder was somewhat inconvenient when he was dancing the sword today?” That was the wound left behind by my sword strike. After I stabbed him, he didn’t have the slightest resentment towards me. Instead, he continued to dispel me and console me. I was … crying in front of strangers for the first time in my life. This man was truly broad-minded and open-minded. His bearing and elegance were so impressive. I immediately became his foster husband and swore that I would treat him like my own father from now on. He happily accepted me and treated me as his own daughter. You said that the greeting gift I gave to my foster father was a sword piercing through his shoulder bone. Am I worthy of him? ”

Qin Mubai nodded and smiled, “The King of Jiangxia is a great hero, and you are a hero among women. You two have formed a father-daughter pair, so you are kind and loyal to each other.”

“As for you … I won’t talk about it anymore.” Chen Yan turned her head slightly and whispered, “I’ve lied to you too many times. Even I feel a little embarrassed to you. Actually, that’s not what I thought in my heart. I’ve told myself more than a hundred times that I have to trust you and tell you the truth … But I didn’t do it in the end. Am I really despicable, shameless, and sinister?”

‘”No, if you really told me everything in advance, it would make you look frivolous and ignorant. Officials are like battlefields, filled with killing intent and traps, knowing people’s faces but not their hearts. Even I sometimes don’t believe in myself.” Qin Mubai raised the corners of her mouth and smiled helplessly. “Your cautiousness is right. After knowing that I was deceived by you, I was indeed more angry. But after that, I calmed down and thought that if I were you, I might have cheated even more fiercely than you. So it’s not your fault. To put it in the most understandable terms, it’s called’people in Jianghu can’t help themselves’.”

Chen Yan’s eyebrows knitted slightly, and her gaze became somewhat blurry as if she had fallen into endless memories of the past. She leisurely said, “Yes, I studied martial arts with my master when I was six years old, and both my parents died when I was ten years old. From then on, I lived with him and traveled around the world frequently.” With more places to go and more people to see, they would come into contact with darkness and ugliness. It’s hard for me to completely trust a person. Other than my master, Zhu Chengwen is the only one. In front of him, I have always maintained the face of childhood. No matter how I change, even if I have killed someone before, I will always be the little girl next door who doesn’t grow up in front of him. Unfortunately, Master died two years ago, and now he is dead … I really don’t know what I can do or where I can go in the future. Which place belongs to me? ”

“The King of Jiangxia accepted you as his foster daughter. Don’t you live with him?” Qin Mubai asked.

“No.” Chen Yan shook her head. “After all, he is the prince of Kai Huang noble and has his own daughter. After all, I am just a wandering warrior in Jianghu. It’s easy to meet each other. If we really live together for a long time, we might not be able to adapt to each other. I think I’m destined to wander around the world for a lifetime. I don’t have a home or a home.”

Qin Mubai toasted her and the two drank together.

“Let’s go to Chang’an.” Qin Mubai suddenly said.

“What?” Chen Yan was a little surprised, “Why would I go to Chang’an for no reason?”

“In Chang’an, there is a place that is especially suitable for you.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “There, you will find your relatives and boundless happiness.”

“Relatives? Happy?” Chen Yan was puzzled, “You’re not talking about your home, are you? You took advantage of me?!”

“Chivalrous woman, don’t misunderstand me, and don’t pull out your saber. I’m afraid!” Qin Mubai laughed loudly, “Trust me, you will be reluctant to leave even if you stay there for two or three days. Even if someone kicks you out, you may not be willing to do so.”

“… You’re not talking about those lecherous places, are you?”

“You’re not a man, why should I introduce you to such a place?” Qin Mubai smiled mysteriously. “There’s no need to ask now. At that time, you’ll naturally know. Anyway, you don’t have a fixed place to live and you don’t have a destination. Why don’t you follow me to Chang’an? Are you afraid that I’ll sell you out?”

Chen Yan laughed, “It’s hard to tell who will sell who!”

“Then it’s settled?”

“Go, go, go. Why bother!”

The next morning, Qin Mubai and his group left the inn and set off for Jishan County at dawn.

Qin Mubai’s horse was fast, so she deliberately slowed down a bit and waited for Chen Yan. The two of them walked side by side, and the horse did not run fast either.

“Your Highness must have already arrived in Chang’an by now!” Qin Mubai asked.

“Almost.” Chen Yan said, “He left yesterday afternoon. His highness is used to galloping on the battlefield. He rode a horse. His horse is very fast.”

“That’s good.” Qin Mubai couldn’t help but laugh, “You are very good at deceiving people, and Your Highness is even better at acting. If I didn’t think about it a few more times, I would have been scared by him, and I would have even been angry at him and scolded him for not knowing what’s good for me.”

“Your Highness said that you are a smart person, so you will definitely understand what he meant! You men who are in charge of official affairs, don’t say anything clearly in front of you, you must hide it, are you tired or not?” Chen Yan said while riding her horse.

“There’s nothing we can do about it! Those who have explained everything clearly are most likely to be the ghosts before a high official becomes a prince.” Qin Mubai laughed loudly, “Jianghu has its own rules, and officialdom has its own rules. It’s all like this!”

“In my opinion, they are all the same!” Chen Yan said, “Either you step on someone else’s body and move forward, or you will never be able to get up under someone else’s feet!”

“Zheng Jie!”

On the way back, everyone’s mood relaxed a lot, and they weren’t in such a hurry to get there anymore. After resting for an hour in a town of Zhentian, he returned to Jishan County’s military camp in the evening.

Qin Mubai and Chen Yan went to see Li Ke together.

“How did it go?” Li Ke immediately asked, obviously, he had been waiting for a whole day in a somewhat anxious mood.

“Your Highness, everything has been done!” Qin Mubai grinned, “This time, we can finally relax a little and catch fish!”

“That’s great!” Li Ke clapped his hands and let out a long sigh of relief. “Right now, we only need to wait for His Majesty’s imperial decree to give us the order to catch fish and destroy this group of corrupt officials in Jiangzhou!”