Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 940 Is there anything hidden?

As soon as Ning Xiuyuan left, Qingshan stood behind Old Chen and stated the facts expressionlessly, "You have revealed everything in detail. If the young lady finds out later, she will definitely blame you."

Old Chen looked at Ning Xiuyuan, whose steps were obviously disordered, and retracted his gaze. While directing Qingshan to carry the person back to his own courtyard, he shook his head and said nonchalantly, "Let her blame me if she wants. Anyway, she can't do anything to me. She will probably just be sullen to me for a few days. I'm an old man now, and I don't know how many years I can protect her. Her ability to jump up and down is increasing day by day... Third Master Ning is good, but he dotes on the girl too much. I have to plan ahead and sound the alarm every now and then while I'm still alive."

Qingshan maintained the same pace as Old Chen, and even his breathing was not heavy with Lin on his shoulders.

He lowered his eyebrows and asked, "Aren't you planning to bring Miss Shen and Chen Yinuo back to Jiangnan to train them as successors? Why are you still so worried?" He even put aside his vow to never accept a disciple, as if he would not break his vow as long as he had not performed the apprenticeship ceremony, drank the apprenticeship tea, or personally acknowledged the master-disciple relationship. This old man really lost his bottom line for the girl.

"You know all this?" How could a man who never cared about anything actually care about this? Old Chen was surprised and patiently explained, "Luo Xin has good talent, but she is just a latecomer after all, and she still has a long way to go before she can take charge of things on her own. Yinuo is willing to endure hardships and is able to study quietly. She is a leader among her peers, but her talent is average... Just because of your girl's ability to cause trouble, I am still a little worried."

Chen Yinuo, a genius among the younger generation of the Chen family, was known as the "second Chen Song", but Chen Song himself said that he was just "averagely talented". I don't know if the younger generation of the Chen family really has no one who has fallen to this point, or if it was because this person was selected for Ji Wuyan that they were particularly strict... For a moment, Qingshan was also a little curious about how this old man in front of him was so talented when he was Chen Yinuo's age.

I heard that he was the hope of the entire Chen family, I heard that he was the future of the entire medical field, I heard... no matter how much I heard, it was still pale and one-sided. That young man who must have been full of vigor and vitality disappeared behind the dust of time, and his dusty face was blurry and unclear.

It is a pity that I was born at the wrong time and never got to see it with my own eyes.

As Chen Song was thinking this, he turned his head and saw Chen Song's slightly hunched back. He moved Lin Yi from his shoulder to the other side, raised his hand and supported Chen Song's arm, "Isn't your leg healed?" He asked directly, his voice was light, and it sounded a bit cold and indifferent, as if it was engraved into his bones and blood.

Chen Song had known him for many years and was already familiar with his character. He smiled and bent over to pat his thigh, explaining, "It's almost healed. It's not affected much on weekdays. It's just too cold these few days. It rained and snowed a while ago. That's... it's just because he's old. It's okay. He'll be fine in a few days. Don't tell the masters, lest they make a fuss."

"Okay." Qingshan agreed, "Just take care of yourself."

"I know... Don't worry, I still want to drag this old leg to take care of her for a few more years! It won't be a problem!" Old Chen said with a smile, and after he finished speaking, he still smiled awkwardly and repeated "It's no problem, it's no problem". Perhaps he was not used to being supported by others to walk like this, but in the end he did not refuse the other party's kindness.

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Ning Xiuyuan hurried up the tower and saw Ji Wuyan sitting behind the Tianxinqin with her back to him, looking back and asking in surprise, "What's wrong? Why are you so out of breath? Wasn't Lin Yi dead?" She knew what had happened to the people in the formation she had set up.

Ning Xiuyuan did not respond, but stood silently at the stairs looking at Ji Wuyan. The candlelight was behind her, and her face was hidden in the shadows, so he could not see her expression. Even so, he could still see her abnormally pale face. His brows were furrowed tighter, and he asked in a deep voice, "You never told me the danger of this action, and you didn't tell me that you might be attacked back if you are not careful... Ji Wuyan, you never listened to what I said to you, right?"

Ji Wuyan was slightly stunned, then he reacted, chuckled, stood up and walked towards Ning Xiuyuan, "You are talking about this... Did Elder Chen tell you? I am fine... The possibility of backlash is only one in ten thousand, do you still not trust my piano skills? Besides, I am fine now, everyone is happy! How about going to my courtyard to open a jar of good wine and celebrate?"

She grabbed his hand and acted coquettishly as if no one was around, which made the Fifth Elder silent and shook his head: Flirting in public in broad daylight is really a moral decline... and this girl really lies without blinking an eye. She just spat out such a big mouthful of blood, I'm afraid her internal organs must be burning now, and she can still act coquettishly like nothing happened.

As expected of Ji Congyin’s successor, he is ruthless enough.

Perhaps it was because Ji Wuyan's attitude was too nonchalant. Ning Xiuyuan had been feeling scared and nervous all the way. When he saw this man standing there with a pale face, he felt relieved and his emotions could no longer be suppressed, and finally exploded.

Even though he was furious at the moment, and he used great force to shake off Ji Wuyan's hand, his face was gloomy and cold, but his tone was not fierce at all. He only said sarcastically, "Celebrate? Otherwise, I'll find you a mirror, and you can look at your face yourself. If you go out now, people will think you are a ghost! Hurry up, go back to sleep, I'll tell Zi Qiu not to prepare breakfast tomorrow and let you have a good sleep..."

He stopped talking suddenly and looked at her neck with a frown.

Ji Wuyan didn't notice where the other person's gaze finally fell, and just responded softly, "Okay." She looked very well-behaved.

However, such a well-behaved girl at this moment was particularly glaring to Ning Xiuyuan, just as glaring as the bloodstain on her white collar. His eyes darkened, his heart was aching a little bit, and he felt very uncomfortable, but he still lowered his voice and asked, "Ningning, are you hiding something... from me?"

Ji Wuyan didn't know what he was asking for a moment. If she was hiding something, she really didn't have anything important to hide from him, but if she was really honest with him, it seemed that she was hiding something. So she answered "no more" with a guilty conscience, her eyes fell on the one-foot square inch in front of her toes, not daring to look him in the eye.

Ning Xiuyuan lowered his head and looked at her for a long while, then suddenly smiled and said, "Then go back and rest early."