8mi Chapter 45 Turning Point
Chapter 45 Turning Point
The wheels stopped with a thud.
The carriage stopped in front of a small courtyard.
The sky was now completely dark.
"We've arrived, Brother Li Yuan!"
Qiu Tong jumped off the carriage. "This place is called Red Tree Lane, where ordinary people in the southern district live."
Upon hearing this, Li Yuan nodded.
On the way here, the main street was wide, paved with bluestone slabs, with houses lined up one after another on both sides, and pedestrians were bustling about. It seemed to be unaffected by the outer city.
As they walked further and further, the streets gradually narrowed.
The houses also became smaller.
Until I arrived at Hongshu Lane, with its black-tiled houses and fences, it didn't feel much better than Liushu Lane.
"There are poor people in the inner city too, that's normal!"
"Mom, Ah Jun can get off the bus now."
Li Yuan shouted inside.
"Is that A-Yuan?" A familiar voice came from inside, followed by hurried footsteps and a crisp creak as the courtyard gate opened.
He Qiu appeared before everyone.
Wang Xiulan and Li Jun had just stepped off the carriage.
"Auntie!"
He Qiushi walked over warmly, took her arm, and said, "Since you're in the inner city, you can stay at my house for as long as you like. There's no rush to find a house."
"Then I'll have to trouble you."
Wang Xiulan said gratefully, her heart filled with warmth.
He Qiushi has always been a good woman in her eyes, and she was right about her.
"Auntie, I won't say anything more. I've cleaned the house thoroughly. You and A-Jun will share one room, and A-Yuan will share the other."
"Don't mind that it's a little small."
"Not at all, having a place to stay is already very good. Auntie should thank you, Qiu'er."
Wang Xiulan said with a smile, but she couldn't hide the fatigue in her eyes.
Along the way, from the reluctance to leave Willow Lane, to the fear at the ferry, and finally arriving here, I was already exhausted, but fortunately, Li Yuan was there for me.
If she were a woman, she would have collapsed long ago.
Li Jun, on the other hand, had fallen asleep as the carriage swayed and rocked after entering the inner city. He had just woken up and his eyes were still blurry.
"Alright, let's go inside and talk about it."
"Is dinner ready? I'm starving!"
Seeing this, Qiu Tong quickly spoke up as well.
"Come in, come in..."
He Qiu led Wang Xiulan and Li Jun into the courtyard, while Li Yuan followed behind carrying a suitcase. After a simple settlement, they went to the main room.
A table full of dishes.
"It's a bit simple, please don't mind."
He Qiu said.
There's fish, meat, vegetables, and rice!
Li Jun swallowed countless mouthfuls of saliva, but he held back and dared not make a move.
"This is such a feast... You've gone to a lot of trouble, Qiu girl."
Wang Xiulan felt a little embarrassed.
"Eat, eat, don't be shy, make yourself at home." He Qiu said, putting a piece of meat on Li Jun's plate. "I've heard your stomach growling a few times, hurry up and eat."
Li Jun then looked at Wang Xiulan and Li Yuan.
"Eat!"
Li Yuan patted his head and smiled.
Seeing this, the little guy started eating heartily, he was starving.
"Come on, Brother Li Yuan, let's eat too."
"Little sister, do you have any wine?"
He had truly faced life and death today, and he felt uneasy if he didn't have a drink.
"liquor?"
Although He Qiu was somewhat surprised, she immediately said, "Yes, it's the leftovers from last time. I'll go get it."
During lunch!
He Qiu asked about what had happened along the way, and when she heard that she had almost been captured by the rebels, she turned pale with fright.
But then he comforted Wang Xiulan.
This gradually made her relax.
Li Yuan, meanwhile, subtly nodded his gratitude to He Qiu.
"This must be what they call cause and effect."
Back in Willow Lane, everyone avoided her like the plague, except for her family!
Otherwise, we wouldn't be where we are now.
quickly!
Only Li Yuan and Qiu Tong remained.
Wang Xiulan and Li Jun were led into the house by He Qiushi.
"Why!"
Qiu Tong drank a cup of wine, sighed deeply, and said, "I'm not afraid to tell you, Brother Yuan, but I was really frightened today."
Thinking back on that arrow now, it feels like my heart was gripped.
"Alright, Brother Qiu, it's all over now."
"Isn't there a saying that goes, 'Those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune,' meaning they will surely become rich and powerful afterward?"
Li Yuan comforted him with a smile.
To be honest, today was very dangerous. If the small boat had arrived a moment later, even if he had fully exposed his seventh-rank strength, he could at most escape on his own, but Wang Xiulan and Li Jun would definitely not have been able to protect him.
"Then I'll take your kind words, brother."
After saying that, he stood up and said, "I'm going back first. The government office will definitely be very busy these days. Once it's done, I'll take my brother to find a house."
"You'll stay with my sister for the next few days."
"You can also go outside for a stroll and get familiar with the inner city."
"Okay, I'll follow Brother Qiu's arrangements."
Afterwards, Li Yuan personally saw him off. When he returned to the main room, He Qiu's wife happened to come out. "My brother is gone?"
"Just left!"
Li Yuan replied, "Thank you very much, Sister Qiu."
"If you keep saying that, I'll get angry." Madam He bent down to tidy up. "You know what my sister's situation has been like all these years, so let's skip the polite formalities, okay?"
"Forehead--"
"good!"
Li Yuan nodded heavily.
"That's more like it."
Madam He smiled slightly and cleared away the dishes on the table. "You can go back to your room first. I'll boil some water later. You can wipe them down; consider it a way to cleanse the room and ward off bad luck."
"I'll help."
...
kitchen.
He Qiu was squatting on the ground, washing the bowls in the basin, while Li Yuan was tending the fire.
The firelight from the stove illuminated the small kitchen.
Li Yuan unconsciously glanced at He Qiushi, who had her back to him.
Although she was wearing ordinary coarse cloth clothes, her waist and hips were anything but ordinary.
suddenly!
He Qiu stood up, put the clean bowls and plates down, and tucked the stray hairs from her forehead behind her ear. It was a very ordinary action, but it made Li Yuan pause slightly.
At that moment, He Qiu Shi also turned around, and their eyes met in mid-air.
"Ah Yuan..."
They stopped abruptly as they opened their mouths, their gazes meeting in mid-air.
He Qiu's face flushed red instantly.
Li Yuan's face was already red from the heat of the stove.
"What happened?"
Why did I lose my composure so easily today?
"It must be because today's events made me too tense."
Li Yuan reassured himself and immediately returned to normal, "Sister Qiu, you go back to sleep, I can handle the rest myself."
"Well... okay, I'll go back to my room now. Call me if you need anything."
He Qiu left the kitchen as if fleeing.
A kitchen for one.
Li Yuan sighed inwardly. It's autumn now?
What...
...
in the house.
Li Yuan sat on the bed, looking around.
Besides the bed, there was a table and a chair.
Though simple, it was very clean! This shows that He Qiushi valued their arrival very much.
I touched the mattress; it was clearly freshly washed and still smelled of soap.
"We're safe for now, but Dad..."
"Start your training!"
He sighed softly. Although he had arrived in the inner city, the rebels were still watching him closely. Whether he could hold it was uncertain, at least that's what he thought.
He sat cross-legged and began practicing health-preserving exercises.
Although it cannot go any further, it can enhance the Dao blood within the dantian.
As Li Yuan cultivated as usual, his Qi and blood circulated throughout his body.
"What?!?!"
Li Yuan's heart was filled with turmoil, because... he had reached the limit of his health cultivation technique, and he was completely clueless about the next level.
But now, the darkness is gradually dissipating, and there is a path in front of him, but it is all shrouded in mist!
Why?
"He's been working tirelessly in the outer city for so many days! But it hasn't had any effect!"
Why did this happen once we arrived in the inner city?