An Ning: "..."
She couldn't say she was kicked out by Gui Ning.
Gui Ning: "..."
If Wen Yuxi didn't know, it was fine.
Wen Yuxi clutched his waist, and all he heard along the way was his wailing.
Ever since Jiu Xing saw Wen Yuxi with her last night, there had been no extra words on the road.
An Ning did not tell Jiu Xing the truth. After all, they would part ways one day, and the less they knew about their affairs, the better.
After rushing for another day, they stopped in the evening. Wen Yuxi took out the wild boar meat hanging behind the carriage and threw it in front of Gui Ning, saying, "You roast it today. I'm not feeling well and need to lie down in the carriage."
With that, Wen Yuxi entered the carriage.
"Miss, let me do it!" As Jiu Xing was about to take the wild boar meat, An Ning stepped forward and picked it up. "I'll do it!"
An Ning set the wild boar meat on the rack and began to roast it. Jiu Xing sat down beside her, her head lowered. Suddenly, she looked up and asked, "Miss, do you... not trust me?"
An Ning was slightly taken aback. While sprinkling salt on the wild boar meat, she said, "Jiu Xing, if I didn't trust you, I wouldn't have kept you with me." Da Feng Novel Network.
Jiu Xing remained silent. An Ning handed a piece of the roasted wild boar meat to Jiu Xing and said, "Eat!"
Jiu Xing looked at the wild boar meat in her hand and said, "I'll go give it to Young Master Wen."
An Ning nodded, "Okay."
An Ning watched Jiu Xing's retreating figure, her gaze slightly sinking.
She stood up, handed the roasted wild boar meat to Gui Ning, and asked, "How much longer until we reach Huang Ze?"
Gui Ning replied, "We can enter Dongling Pass before tomorrow evening."
An Ning nodded, "When we arrive, give Jiu Xing some silver!"
Before she finished speaking, Jiu Xing's miserable screams suddenly came from the carriage, "Wen... Young Master Wen, don't come closer, don't come closer..."
An Ning's expression froze. She rushed to the front of the carriage, lifted the curtain, and saw Wen Yuxi pinning Jiu Xing down. "Wen Yuxi..."
She was shocked and tried to pull Wen Yuxi away, but how could she? At this moment, a black figure entered the carriage. Wen Yuxi was lifted up and thrown out of the carriage.
Wails erupted from outside the carriage.
An Ning saw that Jiu Xing's upper clothes were disheveled, her shoulder exposed. She was biting her lower lip tightly, her expression full of terror.
An Ning took off her outer coat and put it on Jiu Xing. The tears Jiu Xing had been holding back streamed down her face as she cried into An Ning's arms.
At this moment, Wen Yuxi outside the carriage had sobered up. "What happened?"
Wen Yuxi walked towards the carriage. When he saw An Ning and Jiu Xing hugging each other, he couldn't help but laugh, "What are you two doing?"
Jiu Xing's expression changed when she saw him. She grabbed An Ning tightly and exclaimed, "Don't... don't come closer, Young Master Wen, don't come closer..."
Wen Yuxi: "..."
"Wen Yuxi, don't stand here, go further away," An Ning said coldly.
Wen Yuxi was about to say something, but then he seemed to remember something. His face turned ashen, and he walked away.
"Miss, I... my purity is gone..." Jiu Xing felt very wronged.
As An Ning was about to offer words of comfort, Wen Yuxi had already gotten into the carriage. She quickly rebuked, "What are you doing getting in here? Get out..."
Wen Yuxi looked at her and said, "I want to talk to her."
An Ning was stunned. Wen Yuxi continued, "Don't worry, I just want to talk, I won't do anything else."
An Ning saw that Wen Yuxi's expression was normal and nodded, "Alright. If anything happens, call me and Gui Ning."
Wen Yuxi nodded, "Okay."
An Ning got out of the carriage. Gui Ning was by the fire, his expression somewhat inscrutable.
She walked over and sat down, "What is this..."
Her words trailed off as Gui Ning suddenly turned his head. She saw his eyes, which usually sparkled like shattered stars, had become misty and ethereal.
She was stunned. Gui Ning suddenly leaned in, and his scent enveloped her, a fresh scent of grass.
There was even the chill of heavy dew and frost.
This chill instantly awakened her. She opened her eyes to see Gui Ning's deep, dark eyes, empty and dark, as if they were about to swallow her.
Gui Ning lowered his head, his face getting closer and closer. She could hear her own heartbeat.
"Gui Ning, I am An Ning..." she said slowly.
Suddenly, those deep, dark eyes cleared like mist being dispersed, and returned to normal.
Gui Ning was startled and quickly turned his face away.
An Ning felt her heart beating even faster.
"I didn't mean to just now," Gui Ning suddenly said, his voice hoarse.
An Ning's heart gradually calmed down, "I know."
She glanced into the carriage. It was quiet inside, implying that Wen Yuxi and Jiu Xing's conversation was going smoothly.
Gui Ning's gaze fell upon the girl's exposed wrist, which was as white as lotus root.
The ripple in his heart seemed to rise again. His gaze deepened, and he suddenly stood up and said, "I'll go get some water."
An Ning nodded.
Gui Ning left with the water pouch.
About half an hour later, Wen Yuxi came down from the carriage. His expression was still unpleasant, but at least it was normal.
Seeing An Ning, he asked, "Where is Gui Ning?"
"He went to get water," An Ning replied.
"I'll go too," Wen Yuxi said and left.
An Ning frowned. Just then, Jiu Xing also got out of the carriage, still wearing An Ning's clothes.
"Miss..." Jiu Xing walked over.
An Ning nodded and said, "Sit down!"
Jiu Xing leaned against her and sat down. After a long while, she said, "Young Master Wen agreed to let me stay."
An Ning was taken aback. She looked at Jiu Xing and saw that she didn't seem to be lying. "Since he agrees, I won't interfere."
"Miss, Jiu Xing knows you don't trust me, but you will know in the future. Jiu Xing has no intention of harming you." Jiu Xing looked up at her, her gaze unwavering and honest.
"We'll talk about the future when it comes. People can indeed make many choices, but choosing the right one is not a simple matter. I hope you will choose correctly."
"Yes, Miss," Jiu Xing replied.
Before dawn, Wen Yuxi and Gui Ning both returned. Both their expressions were not good, especially Gui Ning, whose face was a little pale.
An Ning walked up to Gui Ning and asked, "Gui Ning, what's wrong?"
Gui Ning shook his head, "Nothing, just a bit tired."
"Let's rest for a day today!" An Ning suggested.
Gui Ning refused, "No need, let's continue the journey."
Seeing Gui Ning's insistence, An Ning had no choice but to agree. Wen Yuxi drove the carriage, while she, Jiu Xing, and Gui Ning sat inside.
Finally, they arrived at Dongling Pass. An Ning lifted the carriage curtain and saw the scenery outside Dongling Pass. Compared to the monotonous landscape of Xue Guo, the distinct seasons of Huang Ze made her like it very much.
"Get out of the way, make way for this young master..." A horse suddenly charged out towards An Ning's carriage without warning.
Wen Yuxi's eyes turned cold, and he whipped the horse in front with his horsewhip.
The horse, in pain, reared back, and the young man on its back fell off.