Chapter 24: Chapter 24: What a Coincidence

Xia Wenjin clapped his hands, dusting off imaginary dust, and said lightly, “Don’t worry, haven’t you heard? We’re safe these days.”

Zhang Quan doused his hopes, “It’s only two or three days!”

Xia Wenjin didn’t mind, two or three days were enough to do a lot of things, right?

That night, Zhang Quan was called out.

The person calling him was not Qiao Xi, but another girl.

Upon hearing his own name, Zhang Quan’s expression was complicated, with anxiety, surprise, joy, and panic… However, he quickly left.

Li Hai had already settled down early to sleep on the inner west side, curled up, almost sticking to the wall, leaving a large space.

Regarding Zhang Quan being called away, his expression was indifferent, with a relief of dodging a bullet, and he soon fell asleep.

Xia Wenjin slept by the east wall, while Huangfu Jingchen slept in the middle. More than a meter of space separated the three, not crowded at all, enough space to practice martial arts.

Seeing Zhang Quan was asleep and hearing even breathing from Huangfu Jingchen’s side, Xia Wenjin quietly got up and pushed open the small window to the east. The window sill was a bit high, but this posed no difficulty for Xia Wenjin. She pushed off with her hands and elegantly flipped through the window, landing precisely behind a flowering tree.

The silent night was tranquil, shadows of the trees swayed.

Li Hai’s eerie voice still lingered in her ears; he said those who didn’t return might have become fertilizer under a flowering tree. The tree beside her was particularly lush, its flowers and leaves thick.

Xia Wenjin shivered and rubbed her arms, quickly moving under the cover of the trees in the night.

Upon closer inspection, the courtyard had not only guards but patrols at night, more than one, all similar to the robust, swift-footed leader who guarded the courtyard gate earlier, clearly trained over many years.

While Xia Wenjin seemed to dart around aimlessly, her intent was strong.

She first darted back and forth within the shadows of trees in the courtyard, and after an hour, reached a corner unseen by the patrols, nimbly hopped over the wall, landing outside.

Outside the courtyard wall was an alley, at this hour, dead silent, as the county’s residents worked at sunrise and rested at sunset.

Xia Wenjin walked forward along the alley.

Of course, not to escape.

The restaurant owner’s implicit worries and secretive words, the father and son beaten yet afraid to flee, Wang Wan’er’s arrogance on the street, the servants bullying with backing, and the unique hardships of Yuqing County she observed on her journey, all indicated Governor Wang’s absolute control.

She roamed the Jianghu, naturally exuding chivalry.

Yet she wasn’t reckless or brainless; she wouldn’t act without assurance and get herself caught up.

It’s hard to have a second chance at life; she couldn’t live like her previous life, she sought a life of spontaneity and freedom, following her heart.

This time she set out to find someone.

Though she hadn’t decided whom yet.

Because she didn’t know who she’d encounter first!

At the fourth watch, the night was deeper, stiller.

After wandering outside for several hours, Xia Wenjin returned.

Still, the secluded alley she had exited from, Xia Wenjin came from this end, as she rounded the corner, she saw someone stealthily approaching from that direction.

The two stared wide-eyed at each other.

Xia Wenjin raised her hand and waved, “Ah-ha, what a coincidence!”

Huangfu Jingchen: “…”

Xia Wenjin glanced at the right wall, then at the man opposite her with eyes deep like night, and laughed, “Tonight’s moonlight is quite nice, didn’t expect Brother Huang to have such refined tastes like me, hahaha!”

Huangfu Jingchen: “…”

He silently raised his head, glanced at the star-filled night sky, then scornfully glanced at her. Didn’t she know, it was the first night of the lunar month, where was the moonlight to speak of?

Xia Wenjin shrugged, the man was truly hard to please. Who was he showing such a sulky face? If not for considering him as a creditor, she would’ve punched him in the face!

She rolled her eyes but quickly turned her head, smiling brightly, and said mischievously, “Brother Huang, we’ve shared beds before… ah, no, shared hardships more than once, I know you’re interested in me. But I didn’t expect you couldn’t even leave me for a while, I just came out to catch some air, and you followed me!”

Huangfu Jingchen angrily retorted, “Nonsense!” His handsome face twitched in anger; even if all the women in the world died, he wouldn’t fancy men. Xia Wenjin, this boy, was so shameless and indecent.

He grit his teeth, almost squeezing his words through clenched teeth, “I’m not that idle!”

Xia Wenjin teased him, “I think you’re quite idle, you sons of wealthy families, fed and clothed, with time on your hands, how can you not be idle?”

“Thanks to you, now I’ve no food or clothes!” Huangfu Jingchen bristled at the thought.

“Then you should thank me!” Xia Wenjin said solemnly, “Life is only a few decades, you must experience all kinds of living for it to be exciting. I’ve let you taste a life you never imagined, I truly have the grace of a rebirth for you!”

Huangfu Jingchen coldly watched her speak seriously nonsense, handsome face icy, thin lips tightly shut, he didn’t want to speak.

Xia Wenjin waved her hand, acting magnanimous and carefree, “Alright, alright, don’t look at me with the eyes that want to eat me. The sky is almost bright, if we don’t return, we’ll be discovered.”

Just as she was ready to leap onto the wall, Huangfu Jingchen quickly reached out, grabbing her.

Xia Wenjin’s gaze fell on the hand clutching her, and she quipped, “Brother, if you’re scared, just stay out here, I won’t betray you. But I must go back!”

Huangfu Jingchen coldly said, “The night has passed, a year as servant and slave!”

Xia Wenjin: “…”

She had forgotten about that.

But, surveying Huangfu Jingchen’s face so cold as if winter arrived, she candidly said, “Alright, alright, being a servant and slave, it’s what I want too. I promise to serve you comfortably. I’ll fetch water and food for you, make your bed warm, accompany eating, drinking, sleeping, and playing! Is that okay?”

Huangfu Jingchen: “…”

Is this brat really into Long Yang, or is he deliberately disgusting him?

Warming the bed, accompanying sleeping!

Huangfu Jingchen fiercely tossed her arm away, only feeling a chill.

Nonetheless, as servant and slave, he would get to taste controlling this brat, making him experience what it felt to be enslaved wouldn’t be bad.

As he released his hand, Xia Wenjin nimbly leaped onto the wall.

This spot was well chosen by her, a tree next to the wall, as long as she didn’t make noise, under the cover of the tree’s shadow, she wouldn’t be detected by the patrol inside.

Almost simultaneously, Huangfu Jingchen also leaped onto the wall.

Watching his calm, clear face, Xia Wenjin looked on in interest, so pleasing to the eye. She swiftly ran her hand across his face, grinning, “Brother, when we return, I’ll warm the bed for you, is that satisfactory?”

Huangfu Jingchen: “…”

Instantly, his gaze turned icy cold, how dare this brat tease him? How intolerable!

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