EBE Chapter 229: Qu Huaer Appears
Chapter 229: Qu Huaer Appears
Qu Jingyao went to check on the health of Grandma Xu and Lingling.
"It's nothing serious. I just got frightened and caught a cold these past two days. A few doses of herbal medicine will be fine."
Dashan and Aunt Cuilian standing by clearly let out a breath of foul air.
Aunt Cui Lian finally showed a slight smile on her face. She reached out and held Qu Jingyao's arm and thanked her softly.
"Yaoyao is so lucky thanks to you, otherwise where would I find a doctor right now?"
"Yes, sister Yaoyao, I didn't expect that you even learned medical skills." Dashan scratched his head and smiled foolishly.
A tender look appeared on Qu Jingyao's face. She smiled, patted her hand and said a few words to comfort her.
She turned around and told Yunqiu to make some medicine for Grandma Xu and Lingling, and she also had to go down the mountain to find out more.
Dashan behind her called out to her, "Sister Yaoyao, let me go with you. It's too dangerous for you to go alone."
"Brother Dashan, please stay here and help me take care of this large family. You know, apart from my uncle and two younger brothers, most of the people in the house are women."
Aunt Cui Lian thought about it and realized that if they all left, that family would also... Then she reached out and patted her son on the back: "You silly boy, just do what your sister says."
Dashan rubbed his aching back and smiled awkwardly at Qu Jingyao.
She said a few words of comfort and left.
Her brother had not returned yet, and was probably still in the mountains. She wanted to go back to the village to check on him. After giving instructions to the servants around her, she headed straight out of the valley.
If there is no one to lead the way in this valley, no one will be able to find the exit. There is no need to worry about Aunt Cui Lian and the others exposing the valley, as ordinary people cannot find this place.
Qu Jingyao came out of the valley and met her brother after walking a few steps. He had just returned from the cave, where he had left two people to prevent any danger.
"Yaoyao, where are you going?"
"Brother, I'm going to the village to take a look. Do you want to come with me?"
Qu Qingchen looked towards the direction of the village, then nodded slightly, and told her to be careful and just follow him.
"Okay, I understand." A hint of tenderness flashed across Qu Jingyao's face, and she followed her brother's footsteps with a smile.
The brother and sister ran down the mountain, but they didn't know that a lot of reinforcements had arrived in the group. They took advantage of the absence of King Li to sneak in. Although there was a large army behind them, they couldn't confront them head-on for the time being. It was heard that King Li was a ruthless character.
The two of them arrived at the village. It was so quiet that there was not even a shadow of a local dog. The brother and sister entered their own yard first. Qu Jingyao and her brother acted separately, and Qu Jingyao told him to put all the important things in the cellar.
"Okay, be careful. If anything happens, just call me."
Qu Jingyao nodded, turned around and ran towards her yard, where there were still a lot of medicinal herbs she had saved before, which she could take away and use.
Qu Jingyao came to the backyard and pushed open the door of the room next to the bedroom. There were all the medicinal herbs that she asked Baiguo to collect.
There was no sign of disturbance in the room, so it seemed the group of people had not had time to come in yet.
She waved her hand and put all the things into the space.
As she turned to leave, she released two little mice in the yard and told them to stay there and go to the valley to inform her if there was any movement.
"Master, rest assured, we will always pay attention."
She nodded slightly, then turned and walked out of the yard towards the main house. Her eldest brother also came out with some of their mother's things.
"Brother, how's it going?"
"There's nothing left. The house has been packed up long ago except for some furniture. Let's go."
She originally wanted to go and take a look at the cotton, but now was not the time, so she simply followed her brother and walked out of the house.
The two people who had just come out saw a familiar figure wandering in the village and rushing towards the Qu family's house.
The brother and sister looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion, and then quickly followed.
The gate of the Qu family's house was leaning to one side and the woodshed in the yard had been burned down long ago. Low sobs could be heard from the main house.
She tiptoed towards the window, and through the broken window frame, she saw that the person inside was Qu Huaer, but her face seemed to be disfigured, and her exposed skin was covered with bruises. Qu Qingchen suddenly turned his back to her, and the confusion on his face became more and more intense.
She glanced at her brother, a hint of suspicion flashing across her face. Why was Qu Huaer so miserable? She had previously suspected that she was the one who betrayed the village, but now...
"Mother, wuwu...what should I do?"
Listening to her aggrieved sobs, Qu Jingyao raised an eyebrow and smiled sarcastically. I don't know who it was at the beginning...
"It's all that bitch, it's all that bitch. Not only did you kill my mother, you also hurt me like this. I must avenge this irreconcilable hatred and kill you..."
Qu Huaer bit her lower lip until it bled, and a sinister cold light flashed in her eyes, full of viciousness.
Seeing this, the brother and sister outside the window did not stay long and turned to leave the Qu family yard.
They walked around the village again, but found nothing except a few houses with burned yards.
The brother and sister used their lightness skills to run out of the village, and turned at a fork in the road to go to the next village.
"Brother, let's be careful. If you see that the situation is not good, leave first. I have a way to deal with it."
As soon as she finished speaking, Qu Qingchen paused and glanced back at her disapprovingly: "What nonsense are you talking about? How can I, your brother, leave you alone there? Be careful and listen to me."
Seeing that her brother was really angry, Qu Jingyao simply stopped twisting him and nodded slightly in agreement.
When the two arrived at the next village, the sun had already set. The afterglow of the sunset dyed the sky beside the village red. The village was full of broken walls and ruins. The brother and sister were shocked by the scene before them.
The two looked at each other and groped their way towards the village.
These beasts even destroyed the fertile farmland...
Qu Qingchen's eyes were full of fierceness. This group of people were so unscrupulous in Yuan Shao's territory.
Suddenly his sister grabbed his arm. He looked back and saw her winking at him. Following her gaze, he saw a larger courtyard in the distance, which was full of men in black clothes, eating meat and drinking wine.
A bright red figure passed by, and Qu Jingyao felt that it was very familiar, but she couldn't figure out who it was for a while.
Until the figure walked towards the house amid the lewd laughter of the crowd.
"Yaoyao, there are too many people here and it's not suitable to attack. Let's leave first."
Qu Jingyao was somewhat unwilling, but seeing her brother's warning look, she had no choice but to leave with her brother and find another way.
Shortly after they left, a group of a thousand people came towards the village under the cover of darkness.
Qu Jingyao followed her brother all the way to the outskirts of Ruyang City.
I found the city gates closed and the official roads full of hidden enemies...