A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 403 Si Yao returns to the medicine shop, and the shadow gate arrives quietly

In the dead of night, the wooden houses on the mountainside were all dark and peaceful. Occasionally, the insects and birds in the mountains made a few low sounds. The bright moonlight near the fifteenth day of the lunar month sprinkled down and roughly illuminated the appearance of the courtyard.

At this moment, the window of the wooden house on the east side was suddenly pushed open gently, and then Xiaolu tiptoed out of the window. However, when he reached the gate of the courtyard, he saw a cold and graceful figure in front of him, as if she had been waiting for him for a long time.

"Sister Si Yao, it's so late and you haven't slept yet? I thought I was the only one who couldn't sleep!" Xiao Lu was shocked. He stretched lazily and pretended nothing had happened. He walked to Si Yao and said with a smile.

"I've long guessed that you would reveal my whereabouts to the prince." Si Yao turned around, looked at Xiaolu expressionlessly and said indifferently. The moonlight was shining, and her bamboo-green dress with half of her black hair loose behind her made her look more elegant and refined.

"Sister Si Yao, His Highness is now in Xuancheng outside the border of Jingsong. Why don't you meet with His Highness? You haven't seen each other for several months since you parted in An County. His Highness must miss you very much." Xiao Lu was relieved when Si Yao exposed his mistake. That was good. He didn't have to lie to Sister Si Yao anymore.

"If you leave tonight, you might as well not come back. Anyway, I will report the truth to Master when I return to the pharmacy. Master will never keep you if he knows." Xiaolu's words caused ripples in Si Yao's heart, but her eyes soon returned to their coldness and she continued to speak to him calmly.

"If I don't come back, can you find the way back to the pharmacy?" Xiaolu smiled helplessly.

In the past, he looked forward to leaving the medicine shop as soon as possible and returning to His Highness, but now, after listening to Sister Si Yao's words, he felt mixed emotions and was reluctant to leave. Moreover, he had not yet personally sent Sister Si Yao back to the medicine shop, so how could he leave with peace of mind?

"Don't worry about that. We can just hire another carriage." Si Yao's face froze when he heard that. He turned his head to the side with some embarrassment and said again.

Although she said it tough, she was secretly very worried. After all, one must be on guard. She was blind and had to take the weak Caiyi with her. Even if she could hire a carriage to go to the medicine store, she would not trust the safety of herself and Caiyi to a strange driver. It would be different if there was a small road. First, she would have a capable helper, and second, he knew the road and would be able to immediately detect if the direction was wrong.

"Okay, okay, I'm not going anywhere tonight." Xiao Lu knew that Sister Si Yao was a person of her word, so he smiled bitterly and had to compromise.

Compared to informing His Highness, the safety of Sister Si Yao and Cai Yi is more important. Anyway, Sister Si Yao will not go out for the time being after returning to the medicine shop, so it doesn't matter if His Highness knows it later.

"Thank you." Si Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurried to the yard after saying these two words. She didn't know whether it was because of the poor light at night or because of her panic that she almost tripped over a bamboo stool in the yard.

Xiaolu saw Si Yao's escape at the gate of the courtyard and couldn't help laughing. Sister Si Yao, who was always calm, also panicked sometimes.

Since several mysterious and unfamiliar strong men appeared in Sanxiu Medicine Store, the medicine boys in the store who didn't know the truth were naturally curious. Although the master explained to them that a convoy passed by and wanted to stay here for a few days, when Rong Fan got up to go to the toilet in the middle of the night, he was shocked to see two strong men wandering around the medicine store, and he was almost scared to death.

The next day, Rong Fan told Master Xiuming about this, but Xiuming smiled and said that the escort team had the habit of patrolling at night, so they should not make a fuss. Even so, the medicine boys were talking about it privately. After all, not only was this escort team weird, but even the owner of the manor had been hiding upstairs for two consecutive days, so the medicine manor was closed for two days.

"Oh, two days have passed, and neither Yan Zong nor Ying Men showed up?" In the teahouse that day, Sanxiu paced back and forth in front of Xiu Ming with an anxious look on his face, muttering.

"Even if they don't come, there's no need for Master to hide from these kids outside? Aren't you trying to cover up the truth?" Xiu Ming sat in front of the tea table, looking at his impatient Master and couldn't help but smile helplessly.

"I am afraid that I might let the cat out of the bag in front of them!" Sanxiu glanced at his disciple unhappily, and then asked curiously, "Is there any movement from Honghua and Xuanyu?"

"Neither." Xiu Ming shook his head and replied.

"Ah, this Shadow Sect is the same. Come quickly if you want to. It's so torturous with all their weirdness!" Sanxiu has always been an impatient person. There has been no movement for two days in a row, which is as uncomfortable to him as a blunt knife cutting flesh.

Just as Xiuming was about to speak again to comfort his master, there was a sudden noise outside the window. Listening carefully, it sounded like the cries of the medicine boys in the front yard.

"What are they arguing about again?" Sanxiu was already annoyed at this time, and when he heard the noise outside, he couldn't help but frown.

"Master, don't worry. I'll go take a look."

When Xiuming walked out of the tea room, he was surprised to see Rong Fan running towards the tea room from afar. Rong Fan saw the master at this time and hurriedly shouted happily: "Master, Miss Yao and Xiaolu are back!"

"What? A Yao is back?" Before Xiu Ming could react, San Xiu in the tea room rushed out in joy and suddenly pushed his apprentice against the wall. However, he had no time to care about Rong Fan who was standing there in a daze and ran downstairs.

"Master, please slow down!" Xiuming adjusted his belt that was knocked crooked and also reminded Sanxiu.

"Sir, are you okay?" After watching the owner of the manor disappear at the stairs, Rong Fan came to Xiu Ming and asked with concern.

"I'm fine." Xiu Ming shook his head and smiled gently.

"So it turns out that the owner of the manor has been hiding in the tea room for the past two days!" Rong Fan was relieved to see that the great master was fine, but he couldn't help muttering. However, before he finished speaking, Xiu Ming hit his forehead with a finger. Although the force was not strong, it scared him.

"What do you mean by hiding? How can you criticize the owner of the manor like this?" Xiu Ming pretended to be serious, but his tone was still gentle.

"Rong Fan knows he was wrong, please don't be angry, sir." Rong Fan knew that the sir was tolerant and kind, so he bowed and said with a smile.

Xiu Ming didn't talk to him. He was also overjoyed that his junior sister came back. He then went downstairs with Rong Fan.

Si Yao and Xiao Lu were surrounded by the medicine boys while they were still in the front yard. They hadn't seen each other for half a year and they all greeted them with concern. They talked so much that the two of them didn't know how to respond.

Afterwards, Guo Ying was also pushed in front of Xiao Lu by the other medicine boys. It was unknown whether it was because she was a year older or because they had not seen each other for a long time, but Guo Ying was no longer as casual and talkative as before. Instead, she was much more reserved and looked at Xiao Lu with a bit of shyness. Although Xiao Lu had a lot of things to say to Guo Ying, he was naturally too shy to speak in front of so many people, so the two of them exchanged glances for a while before both lowered their eyes and smiled without saying anything.

While everyone was still teasing the couple, Xiao Chenlin, who was writing hard in the study, heard Si Yao coming back and ran out. Seeing Chenlin squeeze into the crowd, Si Yao was overjoyed and hugged him. Xiao Chenlin, who was lying on Si Yao's shoulder, couldn't help crying with joy, and big tears hung on his cute face. Seeing this, everyone turned to coax Xiao Chenlin.

Caiyi, standing alone outside the crowd, couldn't help but smile with envy at the warm and lively scene in front of her. But as she smiled, a feeling of loneliness and desolation surged in her heart, and the smile on her face unconsciously added a little bitterness. She had never felt such warmth before, as she came from a poor family.

"Cough cough!"

When everyone was gathered together laughing, Sanxiu pretended to be serious and coughed twice. Upon hearing the sound, the medicine boys consciously made way.

"Master, your disciple is back." Seeing his long-lost master, Si Yao hurriedly put Chen Lin down, took two steps forward and bowed to him solemnly, but his eyes couldn't help but tear up as he spoke.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!" Sanxiu couldn't hold back any longer, and burst into tears while holding his little apprentice's hand.

Seeing that the owner of the manor was also crying, the medicine boys gathered around him again and talked to him in a buzz, trying to comfort him.

Xiu Ming, who arrived late, shook his head helplessly again when he saw this scene. Why is it that Master's emotions become more volatile as he gets older?

"Who is this?" Xiuming asked curiously after accidentally glancing at Caiyi who was standing silently and wiping her tears.

"I don't know. She came back with Miss Yao." Rong Fan behind him shook his head and replied.

Since he came back with his junior sister, Xiu Ming no longer had any suspicion. He walked to Cai Yi and took out a clean handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to her, then asked with a gentle smile, "Miss, are you okay?"

Seeing a handsome and elegant young man suddenly appear in front of her, Caiyi was so scared that she immediately took a few steps back, and quickly raised her sleeve to wipe the tears from her face. She timidly lowered her head and bowed, and said softly in a somewhat bewildered manner: "My name is Caiyi."

Xiu Ming felt guilty and at a loss when he saw that the little girl was frightened by him. He silently put the handkerchief back into his sleeve and then bowed to the other party. When he was about to speak again, he was surprised to see several dark shadows appear at the gate of the village.

"Shadow Gate?" At the same time, Xiaolu also turned around vigilantly, and his eyes widened when he saw the black shadows.