Chapter 121: Past Love and Hatred
"Goddess..."

Chunsheng and the black panther carrying Nangong Yu chased after them, and Huaigu, who appeared out of nowhere, was also among them.

Li Niaoniao looked over curiously, and when she saw Chunsheng, she tilted her head to look at him. Then, when her gaze moved to the black panther with a shiny black body, she narrowed her eyes in fear.

Finally, she saw Huai Gu and was stunned. It had to be said that it was the first time she saw such an outstanding and peerless beauty, especially when he smiled lightly at Xu Shanshan with pursed lips, the air seemed to be filled with a gorgeous spring wave.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Xu Shanshan said, "It's not advisable to stay here for long. Let's leave first."

This proposal was unanimously agreed upon. With Xu Shanshan joining the team, it would be easy to leave the world of wine and women and the black market.

Jincheng has now become a lawless place. The black traders here are in collusion with each other. Once their whereabouts are exposed, they will surely arouse suspicion and investigation.

Fortunately, the Li family bought a mansion in Jincheng. In order to avoid being found by Jincheng's Shifang Gate, they sneaked into the mansion quietly without leaving any traces on the surface, but deliberately hid in a secret room that had been excavated.

This place is both safe and hidden.

Feng Yan asked Niaoniao to find some food and drinks from the compartment of the secret room and distribute them to everyone so that they could have a short rest, while those who were injured would be treated and bandaged.

After doing all this, Li Niaoniao applied medicine to Feng Yan while asking, "Brother Feng, what happened?"

Feng Yan had just had his bones fixed and was sweating from the pain, but with Niao Niao's careful care, the pain had eased a lot.

He knew that Li Niaoniao was worried about what was happening at home, so he told her everything.

"More than two months ago, Prince Yu proclaimed himself emperor in Sheyuan and took control of Sheyuan to make it his vassal state. He did not allow any official forces from Shengjing to occupy the area, so he sent thousands of elite soldiers to massacre local officials."

When Li Niaoniao heard this, she was stunned.

"He, what's the difference between this and rebellion?"

"That's right. He is rebelling. He wants to overthrow the orthodox emperor and make everyone support him as the fake emperor. If anyone voices otherwise, he will be killed."

Feng Yan was also indignant: "He is a cruel and greedy person. The first thing he did after becoming emperor was to raise taxes in several cities. He also colluded with officials and businessmen to extort the people's wealth. He allowed She Yuan to engage in various illegal transactions and human trafficking... Now the people are not only living in poverty, but are also in constant fear."

Li Niaoniao's hands and feet went limp and she fell to the ground: "Is our Li family also..."

"Yes, the Li family is a noble family of Jing State, so we naturally cannot sit idly by and watch such treason, but..." He gritted his teeth and said, "Now the old master and the master have been arrested. The charges are that they spread evil words to confuse the people and are disrespectful to Emperor Yu. They will be beheaded in public during... Mid-Autumn Festival."

Mid-Autumn Festival?

Isn't there only less than half a month left?

Li Niaoniao covered her mouth and cried uncontrollably.

"But don't worry, young lady. Upon hearing about this, the righteous men in the community are filled with indignation. They will go with our Li family to rescue the old man and the master." Feng Yan immediately comforted her.

Li Niaoniao asked with tears in her eyes: "Then, what about my brother?"

Feng Yan actually didn't want to put Niao Niao under so much psychological pressure. If there was someone in charge of the Li family, he would rather hide these things from her.

Unfortunately, the Li family must have someone to come forward to hold up the place now. Apart from her, the second young lady, the rest are the elderly, the weak, women and children.

"The young master... is missing."

"What does missing mean?" Li Niaoniao suddenly became excited.

Glancing at Xu Shanshan, who was as steady as a rock, Feng Yan hesitated for a while, and finally came out with a tray: "The young master now is not your brother at all. I have tested him, and he is just a mere form. Moreover, the current situation of the Li family is not right..." Li Niaoniao did not understand what "only a mere form" meant, so she just followed his words and asked: "What's wrong?"

Feng Yan was just a layman and couldn't tell exactly what was wrong, he just felt that everything was wrong.

He said, "Actually, I came to Jincheng this time to find some evil spirits and things to ward off evil spirits in the black market. My family has been restless for a while. At night, people always hear crying and screaming of injustice, and... In short, they say that there is a ghost in our Li house..."

He didn't want to sound too spooky and scare Niao Niao, so he glanced at Xu Shanshan gloomily and said bluntly, "I've also thought about it. It would be great if we could ask an expert to take a look."

Hearing this, Niao Niao also looked at Xu Shanshan, but the next second, she abruptly retracted her gaze: "Sister Shanshan said that there are no ghosts in this world, only the hearts of people who hide ghosts!"

She took a deep breath and stood up, hiccuping during the process. She wiped her tears and said, "I'm grown up now, and I will take on the responsibilities of the family."

Hearing her say such words, Feng Yan was both surprised and inexplicably distressed.

Everyone’s growth is inevitably accompanied by wounds. People cannot teach people, but things can teach people.

"The Li family's affairs are not as simple as you think." At this time Xu Shanshan spoke up. She looked at Li Niaoniao and this time took the initiative to speak: "Our deal is still short of one life. I will go back to the Li family with you."

Li Niaoniao couldn't hold back after hearing this: "Sister Shanshan, I don't want to rely on you too much. I'm so useless. What if you leave..."

Seeing her pitiful look with tears in her puppy eyes, Xu Shanshan suddenly said, "You really don't have any ability, so don't get married. Your luck with women is toxic, and you have no taste for men. As long as you don't get married in this life, you can be Li Niaoniao forever."

Upon hearing this, Li Niaoniao's tears, which she had been able to hold back, suddenly burst out: "..."

Her life... is so miserable.

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Knowing that Xu Shanshan was going to Heqi City with Li Niaoniao, Chunsheng was confused. She didn't know where she could go with Nangong Yu, and she didn't even know if she could escape from Jincheng.

"Um……"

Nangong Yu, who was lying unconscious on Chunsheng's legs, suddenly moved, then opened his eyes and woke up.

Chunsheng was surprised and asked: "Master, are you awake?"

Since Chunsheng had always been Nangong Yu's servant, he got used to this name and never changed it.

Nangong Yu thought he was dead, but he never thought he was still alive.

"Chunsheng?"

"Yes, Master, are you feeling unwell?"

Nangong Yu shook his head: "I just feel a little dizzy, nothing else... Chunsheng, where is this? Have we left the wine pool and the meat forest?"

"Yes, we were lucky this time and were rescued by someone. It was that goddess who saved us."

After Chunsheng helped the weak Nangong Yu sit up, he looked in the direction she pointed.

He looked weak and powerless at this moment, but even so, his naturally graceful features were still attractive.

At first, Nangong Yu did not recognize the person, but the more he looked at her, the more he felt that this "goddess" looked familiar.

He suppressed his doubts and bowed respectfully: "My name is Nangong Yu, may I ask your name?"