Chapter 46: Rescue

  En Ren lightly pinched Liu Qingqing's nose. Liu Qingqing angrily pushed his hand away, and was about to pinch his nose back when En Ren suddenly grabbed her hand, "Shh, something's wrong! He actually predicted it, someone really is after you!" He reached out and lifted the curtain on the front of the carriage.

  The people and horses outside had been blocked, stopped, and the ones blocking the way were two men. They wore night-traveling clothes, with their faces masked, and under the dim light of night, it was hard to make out their features clearly. Riding horses, standing in the middle of the road, Liu Qingqing saw them at a glance, but recognized them. Although the newcomers had their faces covered, and were in the dark of night, Liu Qingqing still recognized that they were Feng Yun's two ghosts.

  Not bad, it's Cloud Granny and Wind Grandpa. Isn't Wind Grandpa already dead? I saw him with a knife in his belly and a lot of blood flowing out. Feeling suspicious, he shouted loudly: "Wind Grandpa, aren't you dead? How can you appear here again?" It's too strange, do the ancients all have elixirs that can revive the dead?

  "Green willow, get off the car and die, you dare to disguise as me, tease me, I must take your life today!"

  Yun Popo was furious and said harshly. This yellow-haired girl actually dared to give herself medicine, and almost killed her husband. If it weren't for her sister sending the embroidered needle, and the rescue of Ren Shen Xian, her husband would have died. Today, even if her sister hadn't given the order, she would still catch Liu Qingqing and tear her into pieces.

  Feng Gonggong hadn't even had time to speak when his benefactor spoke up, "Feng Gonggong, Fengbao, is this how you repay kindness?"

  The two men over there heard the words of Mr. Ren and knew that he was here, so they quickly got off their horses and kowtowed on the ground. "We are grateful for your kindness, sir, and we dare not forget it. We didn't know you were in the carriage, so we will leave now. Please don't be angry with us, Mr. Ren!" The two men knocked their heads three times in the direction of the carriage and then mounted their horses and galloped away quickly.

  Mr. Ren? Not bad, the person who came was indeed Ren Zhonghu. Ren Zhong calmly gave an order to the coachman: "Continue moving forward." The horse carriage started to move slowly. Liu Qingqing grasped Ren Zhonghu's hand, "Big brother, I simply admire you to death, how did you do it?" Being able to make two notorious thieves lose their nerve, isn't that impressive?

  "What's wrong? Has your heart moved a little? Want to lower the standard of choosing a partner, no longer disgusted by my ugliness, and plan to marry me?"

  Liu Qingqing giggled: "Yes, my heart is a little excited? Big brother, you quickly say something!"

  Ren Zhong Hu said, "It's a long story, but the truth is, I saved this old man because of my aunt. To be precise, it's because Feng Yun and the two ghosts have my aunt's micro-embroidered needle."

  "What is a micro-embroidery needle? Is it very small?" Liu Qingqing guessed.

  "Hmm." Ren Zhong Hu nodded slightly and continued, "My aunt is living in the Youyin An of Hongcui Mountain Villa, which is the ancestral temple of the Hu family. She rarely goes out, and it can be said that she has never stepped out of the mountain villa half a step."

  Liu Qingqing said: "So it was her!" Although her voice was soft, Ren Zhonghu still heard it.

  "Have you seen my aunt?" asked Ren Zhonghu.

  "Ah, I remember when I was at Hong Cuishan Manor, one evening I went to Yang Liuqing's room to ask him something, but unfortunately he had gone out. So I and my maidservants, Yingying and Yanyan, ended up sleeping in his room. Originally it was supposed to be the three of us sleeping on the bed together, but when dawn broke, I found myself lying on the same bed as Yang Liuqing! He was still snoring away, but Hu Zhongren was already staring at me with a face full of anger. Haha!" Qingqing chuckled lightly, clearly mocking her own carelessness.

  "A pair of adulterers!" Ren Zhong Hu said.

  Liu Qingqing said: "Do you think so too?"

  "Everyone thinks so, but I choose to believe you."

  Liu Qing let out a sigh, "It's good if he thinks so too."

  "Is he Chinese? Who are you referring to?" Ren Zhong Hu asked.

  "Who else could it be? I'm suffering from a mental illness, he can't be blamed, as a result, Yang Liuqing was beaten until his skin was torn and flesh was exposed, it's unbearable to look at."

  "If he wants to take drastic measures, no one can stop him." Ren Zhonghu's voice carried a tone of finality.

  "That's right, I argued with him, he got even angrier, no one could stop him. Old Lady Hu was far away in the Hu Manor, distant water can't solve the current thirst, Yang Liuqing is dead for sure." Liu Qingqing recalled at that time and still felt that Hu Zhongren was ruthless enough, that guy brought out the same energy as when he interrogated the underground party members in the Zha Ti Cave, truly ruthless! A real frame-up, anyway!"

  "Wasn't it my aunt who came up with the idea and saved Yang Liuqing?" Ren Zhonghu was as if he had been present at the scene, which made Liu Qingqi feel amazed. "You can even guess what's going on?"

  "I'm not good at calculations, but I understand Hu Zhongren. To save Xiulian's face, he will also show mercy." Ren Zhonghu sighed softly.

  "You're saying that Hu Zhongren still can't forget your sister Xiulian? I've thought so all along. At the time, Xiaolian asked me if I would fall in love with..."

  Suddenly, she felt that she had slightly gone off topic and inadvertently revealed her own thoughts. Liu Qingqing hastily slammed on the brakes and turned to ask: "That, Master Feng is already dead, how did you bring him back?"

  "He indeed had stopped breathing for a long time, but not enough to be three days, besides, he was just bleeding too much, that knife wasn't inserted into his heart, the killer was too flustered, thinking they had killed him. If he really didn't have any life left, I'm not a great god, I wouldn't be able to save him." Ren Zhong Hu said in an unimpressed tone, Liu Qing Qing secretly thought, wow, even if it's just three days, you can still save him? That's too amazing! Ren Zhong Hu, even if he were born in modern times, would still be a brilliant doctor. For people who have lost too much blood, modern medicine also has no way to help."

  "We should actually thank the first person who saw him, that person sealed his acupoint in time, otherwise he would have lost too much blood and I wouldn't have been able to save her." Ren Zhonghui seemed to know what Liu Qingqing was thinking and revealed the answer with one sentence.

  "It turns out that's the case, so Blue Maiden is quite something! " Liu Qingqing exclaimed: Hidden dragons and crouching tigers, mysterious and confusing, what on earth is going on? She had always been self-conceited, thinking she was extremely intelligent, but now even she was confused. Did Blue Maiden know or not that her senior brother could save her? How did Cloud Granny know not to cremate, and find Ren Zhonghu instead? It's all so confusing."

  "Everyone has her own purpose, you need to observe carefully and be more careful when doing things. You know, I won't always be able to arrive at your side in time." said Ren Zhong Hu.

  "Thank you." Qingqing suddenly felt disheartened and lost all her courage. She realized that she had unknowingly put herself in a dangerous situation, thinking she was great when in fact she was nothing, just like an ant that anyone could crush to death.

  "In fact, you should thank someone else. It was him who let me arrive at the fireworks building one step ahead to protect you." Ren Zhong Hu patted her shoulder: "You are very lucky, you will be happy, I hope that you can also help him get rid of his pain and feel happiness!"

  Willow green as if falling in five miles of fog, what is this?

  "My mission to protect the flower has ended, the real protector has arrived. Take care of yourself, we will meet again!" Ren Zhong Hu flashed out from the left window and disappeared. A person lifted up the board at the bottom of the carriage and climbed in. Liu Qing Qing almost screamed, but the person covered his mouth. "Alright, I know you're excited to see me, but please keep quiet, we are about to enter the palace gates of the Hanhai Kingdom."

  Liu Qingqing was shocked and muttered. The person who came let go of the hand covering her mouth. "Is it you?" Without the light, Liu Qingqing felt the familiar breath of the newcomer, he was Hu Zhongren, really, what's going on now, acting out a big change in life? "How did you come?" Liu Qingqing unconsciously lowered her voice.

  "Can't I not come? If I don't come, my wife will really be taken away by someone else, you know that. Once you become a courtesan, you'll become a princess, and once you're a princess, you'll be married off to some royal or wealthy nobleman, those are the kind of people the emperor wants to win over." Hu Zhongren whispered in his ear, his hot breath making Qing's skin itch.

  "Was it you who told Ren Zhonghu to protect me?" Although she knew that Ren Zhonghu's words wouldn't be false, Liu Qingqing still asked.

  "Of course, he has been living in the country of Hanhai for a long time, and is the closest to me, I also trust him the most, so he is naturally the most suitable candidate." Hu Zhongren said with an air of matter-of-factness.

  "Living in the vast ocean country for a long time? Then how could I have met him at the Hu family estate?" Liu Qingqing found it strange, as he had always been appearing in the Tian Dynasty's Hu family.

  "When I need his help, he will show up." Hu Zhongren's tone had a hint of self-satisfaction.

  "He's your servant? No. Is he your best friend? Not quite. Ah, I remember, he's your brother-in-law! How could I forget that Xiulian is your beloved?" Liu Qingqing didn't notice the slightly sour tone, but Hu Zhongren did, and felt a few parts joyful, it seemed his unrequited love wasn't in vain, after all his efforts to chase her for thousands of miles weren't wasted.

  "Don't mention others, here, it's just the two of us. Do you know how worried I am about you?" Hu Zhongren grasped Liu Qingqing's hand accurately and kissed her on the lips. Liu Qingqing wanted to pull her hand back, but in the end didn't. She could hear the worry and eagerness in Hu Zhongren's voice. For once, she didn't show her sharp claws, instead meekly leaned her head on Hu Zhongren's shoulder, savoring this moment of warmth. Women are better off being gentle sometimes.

  The two people hadn't spoken in a long time.

  When Hu Zhongren wanted to speak, he found that some people had fallen asleep. He reached out to touch them and found they were all drooling. Someone's snot had even flowed onto his own shoulder.

  Hu Zhongren took out his handkerchief and gently wiped away the saliva from Liu Qingqing's mouth. This rough and careless girl could actually sleep so soundly in such a dangerous place, he didn't know whether to say she was heartless or thank her for trusting him. He carefully placed Liu Qingqing on his lap, allowing her to sleep more comfortably. In his heart, he laughed at himself, "Hu Zhongren, you're almost thirty years old, how come you've only now developed a tender and affectionate heart? For this person, you traversed mountains and rivers to get here, knowing full well that it's not suitable for you."