1584: Chapter 1577: Cannot Forget 1584: Chapter 1577: Cannot Forget Because the avenue was paved with stones and pebbles and was repeatedly crushed under the wheels of passing carriages and horses, even though thick layers of rotting leaves had accumulated, the traces of the road were still very distinct, with hardly any signs of grass or vegetation growth.
It had only been a day and a night, yet the traces here had been mostly cleared.
Flipped-over leaves faintly revealed mottled bloodstains, but the bodies were gone without a trace.
“Was it like this when you ca yesterday?” Cheng Ziang, holding Ah Yang, turned his head and asked Ah Si.
“Eh, there were so many bodies yesterday, how co they are all gone today?” Ah Si also appeared very surprised.
“They must have been collected by their companions,” Cheng Ziang mused.
“What should we do next?” Ah Si asked.
“In which direction is the Rainbow Governnt?” Cheng Ziang inquired.
“That way.” Ah Si pointed approximately in one direction.
“Hmm, there seems to be no clue to find here; we might as well follow the road and we may encounter them,” Cheng Ziang nodded and said.
No sooner had he lifted his foot, than Ah Si was right behind him.
He turned back and asked her, “Are you still going to follow ?”
“What, planning on ditching after crossing the river?” Ah Si said, teasingly revealing a playful smile.
“No, it’s just that we might encounter danger on our journey,” Cheng Ziang explained.
“It’s fine, I can take care of myself, you just watch out for yourself,” Ah Si waved her hand and said.
“Are you really the daughter of a hunter?” Cheng Ziang couldn’t help but ask.
“What else would I be?” Ah Si asked back, smiling and tilting her head.
“I feel like…
I’ve seen you sowhere before…
lem think, Lingyun Governnt?” Cheng Ziang pondered aloud.
“Have you really seen in Lingyun Governnt?” Ah Si beca excited, her face full of anticipation.
“Must be my imagination,” Cheng Ziang shook his head.
“I see…” Ah Si pursed her lips, slightly disappointed, and her eyelids drooped.
“Whether we’ve t or not, don’t you know yourself?
Why co and ask ?” Cheng Ziang posed the question.
“Hmm, how should I put this, let’s call it fate,” Ah Si said, smiling once more.
“What do you an?” Cheng Ziang inquired.
“Let’s go, find your companions,” Ah Si said, not elaborating but urging him to move on.
Ah Si hopped along cheerfully, the bells on her person jingling incessantly.
Cheng Ziang noticed the bells on her waist and pointed at them, asking, “Why do you hang bells?”
“Because that way you’ll rember ,” Ah Si replied.
“What, are you a bell that beca sentient?” Cheng Ziang asked with a slight frown.
“Hehehe,” Ah Si was amused by his deadpan joke and, waving her hand, said, “When you hear the sound of the bells, you must rember my na.”
“Your na…
Ah Si?” Cheng Ziang hesitated as he asked.
“Correct answer,” Ah Si said with a smile.
“Why are you so happy about that?
Are you that afraid I’d forget you?” Cheng Ziang asked doubtfully.
“I have many friends…
no, that’s not right,” Ah Si shook her head and looked up at the sky, saying, “I consider them friends, but they have never thought of as one.”
“Why is that?” Cheng Ziang asked.
“Because…
they always forget , forget my na,” Ah Si continued, her eyebrows raised, revealing a hint of lancholy, “Every ti I et them, it’s like the first ti; each ti I have to re-introduce myself.
I hate that kind of life, so I figured I didn’t need friends; hence, I’ve been alone.”
“Why does it happen like this?” Cheng Ziang asked, puzzled.
“There must be a loss for every gain, I suppose,” Ah Si did not answer directly but closed her eyes, revealing a resigned smile.
“So I am your first friend?” Cheng Ziang asked.
“I suppose so,” Ah Si shrugged.
“Alright then, Ah Si, right,” Cheng Ziang took a deep breath, determinedly speaking, “I will tell you my real na.”
“Really?” Upon hearing his words, Ah Si raised her eyebrows, showing an expectant look, clearly delighted.
“Why are you so excited just because I’m telling you my na?” Cheng Ziang said.
“Because as long as I can rember your na, I can firmly rember you as a person.” Ah Si spoke.
“Is that so?” Cheng Ziang shrugged his shoulders, coughed lightly, and then gravely said: “Listen well, my na is Cheng Ziang, from another world.”
“Cheng, Ziang…” Ah Si enunciated each syllable of his na.
“What’s wrong?” Cheng Ziang didn’t think there was anything odd about his na.
“Unexpectedly, you are quite the nonconformist,” Ah Si grinned happily and laughed.
“What do you an?”
“Nothing much, Cheng Ziang, right, I’ve rembered it, I will rember it for a lifeti,” Ah Si said joyfully.
“There’s no need to exaggerate like that, making it sound as if we are parting forever,” Cheng Ziang waved his hand, but couldn’t help asking, “By the way, Ah Si isn’t your real na either, is it?”
“From now on, that is my real na.” Ah Si said excitedly.
“Stop kidding, I’ve told you my na, do you still plan to hide yours?” Cheng Ziang asked with slight annoyance.
“What kind of proper na could soone like , a commoner, possibly have.” Ah Si tilted her head and asked.
“Forget it, let’s just continue on our journey, instead of wasting ti in a place like this.” Cheng Ziang let out a soft sigh, waved his hand and spoke.
“I will tell you, but not now… Please believe , I definitely won’t harm you…” Ah Si followed behind him, whispering in a voice only she could hear.
Within the manor, Huayu Ting was issuing orders to his people.
The small courtyard was filled with people, among them cultivators as well as folks from the Nine Streams, their common identity being the troops of the Huayu Family.
“Scatter our spies, find the group with the saintly figure, and arrange for the Nine Thousand Battalion to et them, this should not require my special emphasis.
In any case, within two days, I want to see the group with the saintly figure safely arriving at the villa.” Huayu Ting commanded expressionlessly.
“My lord,” a family trooper saluted, cautiously asking, “What if we encounter people from the Wuting Clan…”
“If they are clansn of the Wuting Clan, drive them away, if it’s the Nine Thousand Battalion, kill them all,” Huayu Ting said coldly.
“Understood!” The crowd responded in unison.
“Disperse now, move out quickly.” Huayu Ting closed his eyes and gestured with his hand.
At his order, the people in the courtyard instantly scattered, leaving him standing alone.
Thinking about the events of the past few days, he couldn’t help but sigh.
After a mont, Uncle Yu rushed into the courtyard.
Seeing only Huayu Ting there, he imdiately showed a look of fear, hesitated for a mont, then cautiously approached.
“My lord…” Uncle Yu called timidly.
“Did you find them?” Huayu Ting showed a delighted expression, excitedly asking.
“There’s, there’s been trouble…” Uncle Yu lowered his head, not daring to look at him.
“What trouble?” Huayu Ting’s expression changed, he asked tensely.
Uncle Yu swallowed, then leaning close to his ear, whispered softly.
As Huayu Ting listened, his anxiety turned into anger.
Enraged, he burst out with a killing intent, grabbing Uncle Yu by the collar, teeth clenched as he said: “Why are you only reporting this now?”
“My lord, it was only at dawn that I discovered…
the residence is already empty…” Uncle Yu’s voice trembled as he spoke.
“Where are they?” Huayu Ting issued an angry roar.
“They, they might have been captured by those guys…
my, my lord, please don’t worry, those people are only after money…
I, I will go and thoroughly check those captured children, I will certainly ensure the safety of the children…” Uncle Yu stamred in explanation.
“For money…
for money…” Huayu Ting released Uncle Yu’s collar, clenched his fists tightly, his body trembling uncontrollably, emitting a hysterical quiver, seemingly enraged beyond reason.
“My lord, I will go right now to check, if the children were indeed captured for money, I will ensure their safety,” Uncle Yu consoled.
“Not only save them, I want the lives of those people, do you hear !” Huayu Ting’s face twisted, squeezing out the trembling words malevolently.
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