vstars Chapter 98 Chase
Chapter 98 Chase
In the suburbs, Qin Xuanyu and Jiang Qingyue sat facing each other in front of a campfire.
The fire illuminated the two people's faces, and also the dark, moonless night.
Occasionally, the crackling sound of burning firewood could be heard, especially clear in the quiet night.
"Qin Xuanyu, do you think Cui Gu is really dead?" Jiang Qingyue broke the silence first.
She herself didn't realize that, without noticing, she was calling Qin Xuanyu by his name more and more often, while addressing him as "Prince" less and less.
"You already have the answer, why ask me?" Qin Xuanyu rarely referred to himself as "this king" when facing Jiang Qingyue. The two of them now interacted more like familiar friends.
Whether they consider each other friends or not, only the two of them know.
“Did you hear what that man said just now? He said that you have already ruined her to death. He paused for a moment, and it was clearly incoherent. I guess he originally wanted to say something like that you have ruined her to such an extent, but he changed his words to say that she died in order to avoid giving himself away.”
Qin Xuanyu nodded in deep agreement, "Moreover, you can also make a bold guess."
"what do you mean……"
Qin Xuanyu and Jiang Qingyue: "That old woman!"
The two people said in unison.
"But he absolutely refuses to admit it. We can use this tactic once, but it's not suitable to use it a second time, in case he pushes us too far." Jiang Qingyue couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
How can we resolve this situation given the other party's strong resistance?
"He must have considered us as enemies. He's already harmed her... which means someone is planning to kill her to silence her."
"Kill them to silence them!" The two men said the last four words in unison once again.
The moment they finished speaking, the two couldn't help but smile at each other, appreciating their unspoken understanding.
“Then we need to figure out a way to gain his trust in us.” Jiang Qingyue stared at the crackling fire in front of her, lost in thought.
Qin Xuanyu turned his head and noticed Jiang Qingyue. The firelight illuminated Jiang Qingyue's face, making it rosy and flushed. Qin Xuanyu was momentarily mesmerized by her beauty.
"I have it!"
Jiang Qingyue suddenly shouted, startling Qin Xuanyu. He turned his head uncomfortably and coughed awkwardly, leaving Jiang Qingyue completely bewildered.
But Jiang Qingyue didn't have time to ask him about his reaction, and directly told him her plan.
"..."
"what do you think?"
Jiang Qingyue looked at him with a plea for praise, which made Qin Xuanyu smile knowingly. "That's a good idea."
"Then it's settled. We'll borrow some of your men to help out Wuming."
So, Jiang Qingyue summoned Wuming via signal, and Qin Xuanyu also had Shadow Blade call in several bodyguards to cooperate with Jiang Qingyue's plan.
The next morning, Jiang Qingyue and Qin Xuanyu went to the man's house again. This time, however, they were followed by two people, Yingren and Yingyu.
The two men, carrying some pastries and tonics, prepared to visit again.
At this very moment, at their destination, the man's house, which belonged to Afu, was already empty.
They knew they were being watched, and not long after Jiang Qingyue and Qin Xuanyu left, they packed their bags overnight to leave this place of trouble.
However, due to the old woman's poor health, she was unable to walk quickly. Even though it was past midnight, the two of them had only crossed half of the forest, and there was still half the journey left before they could descend the mountain.
"Ah ah ah..." The old woman looked at Afu with a guilty expression and made a few gestures to him.
She felt that she was a burden to her son.
"Mother, please don't say that again. Your son would never abandon you." Seeing his mother's guilt, Afu quickly comforted her, "Let's rest a little longer."
Afu noticed that his mother's breathing was a little abnormal and wanted to rest again, but the old woman stopped him, shook her head, and gestured for her son to continue on his way, saying that she could still manage.
Afu refused, forcing his mother to sit down and rest, saying, "Mom, take a break and have some water."
As he spoke, Afu picked up the kettle and handed it to the old woman.
Just then, a "whoosh" sound came from the air, and the kettle fell to the ground, splashing water everywhere.
Afu didn't care about anything else and quickly pulled the old woman up, "Mother, let's go!"
However, just as the two got up to leave, the moment they turned around, they were confronted by a masked man in black with murderous intent in his eyes, who was raising a knife and slashing at them.
Afu quickly pushed the old man aside and leaned back himself, barely avoiding the knife.
But the old woman was caught off guard and fell to the ground.
The man, having failed in his first attack, raised his knife again.
This time, he ignored Afu and went straight for the old woman.
Without thinking, Afu rammed his head into the assassin and grabbed him tightly around the waist, yelling, "Mom, run!"
Seeing this, the old woman was about to rush forward, but was stopped again by Afu, who shouted, "Run, Mother!"
The old man shook his head with tears streaming down his face, his throat emitting low, hoarse "ah ah ah" sounds. He was unwilling to abandon his son and flee for his life alone. He even picked up a large rock from the ground, ready to smash it at the assassin.
Seeing this, the assassin used his other hand to lift Afu up and struck him hard with the hilt of his knife, sending Afu flying. Then, without even glancing at Afu, he kicked the stone out of the old woman's hand.
The old woman was still in the motion of lifting the stone in mid-air, not having reacted yet, when the assassin's blade, reflected in the sunlight, stung her eyes, causing her to involuntarily close them.
"Mother!" Afu cried out hysterically, his face filled with terror.
Just when the two thought the old woman was about to die, a stone suddenly flew over and deflected the assassin's knife.
It turned out that Jiang Qingyue and her group of four had arrived.
Seeing that there were many people, the assassin didn't bother to pick up his knife and fled.
Yingyu quickly threw the item to Yingren and chased after him...
Jiang Qingyue quickly stepped forward to help the old woman up, "Auntie, are you alright?"
The old woman didn't respond, so she quickly scrambled over to Afu's side and looked him up and down.
Having recovered, Afu hugged his mother tightly, feeling as if he had escaped a disaster. "Mother, I'm alright, Mother..."
The mother and son hugged and wept for a while before realizing that there were other people around.
Afu stood up and looked at Jiang Qingyue and her group with a complicated expression.
"Please don't misunderstand. We were reckless yesterday and disturbed you. Today, we specially bought some pastries and tonics to help Auntie calm her nerves."
As she spoke, Jiang Qingyue gestured for Yingren to hand over the items.
Afu glanced at what Yingren was holding, then at Jiang Qingyue, and bowed deeply to the three of them. The old woman followed suit and bowed as well.
"No, no, no..." Jiang Qingyue quickly helped the two of them up.
“You saved me, and I apologize for my previous attitude towards you, and I am also grateful for your life-saving grace. I would do anything for you, but if you still want to ask me about Cui Gu’s whereabouts, I will say the same thing.”
The man spoke again.