Ye Tiancheng saw the waiter’s suspicion and could only explain earnestly, as if he were not the one who had abducted the bride from the wedding.
“But you look just like that Ye Tiancheng too. It couldn’t be such a coincidence, could it? Or did you two escape here? It’s not far from here, it’s the old home of the Su family. Do you want to go to Miss Su’s old home?”
Ye Tiancheng thought he had explained it flawlessly, only to be ruthlessly exposed by a little waiter. This was simply a socially fatal event.
“Anyway, you’re mistaken. We are not that pair of ill-fated lovers on the run. Just don’t speak nonsense.”
Su Muxian could tell that the waiter probably recognized them. At this point, no matter how much they argued, the waiter probably wouldn’t believe them.
“Miss, can you keep our secret for us?”
“You are really Miss Su?” After confirming her thoughts, the waiter was instantly relieved and overjoyed. “I knew it, I wouldn’t have mistaken you. Besides, it’s too difficult to find a woman as beautiful as Miss Su. It’s unlikely there’s another similar one in this world. Your temperament is so transcendent and refined; others simply can’t compare.”
“Why are you praising me so much? If you praise me more, I’ll be embarrassed.”
“Miss Su, don’t worry, I will definitely keep your secret for you. I saw the news before and thought you were forcibly taken away by someone. But now that I see how harmonious you two are, I guess Ouyang Xunuo was just talking nonsense.”
Since she was willing to keep her secret, she was a very good person. Su Muxian thanked the waiter.
Then, Ye Tiancheng and Su Muxian ate their meal quietly and soon went to the inn to rest.
“Su Muxian, do you think that waiter is trustworthy? That woman looks quite untrustworthy. Won’t she deceive us?”
“No, to see if a person is sincere, you have to look at their eyes. I’ve already looked at her eyes, and there won’t be any problems.”
Ye Tiancheng didn’t know how credible Su Muxian’s words were, but he was very tired, suddenly extremely tired. Perhaps the curse of bad luck left on him by that dead frog was continuously taking effect, causing Ye Tiancheng’s true qi to become chaotic.
“I’m going to sleep. Su Muxian, you should sleep early too.”
After Ye Tiancheng finished speaking, he went to sleep. Su Muxian found it quite strange. Why was a young man so weak? Moreover, Ye Tiancheng slept until noon and hadn’t woken up.
The breakfast Su Muxian had bought had gone cold. She had walked around the town several times, but Ye Tiancheng still hadn’t woken up, which was incredibly frustrating.
Su Muxian waited like this until past three in the afternoon when Ye Tiancheng suddenly woke up.
“My whole body is sore, as if I was beaten all night yesterday.”
“Brother Ye, you didn’t just sleep for one night. Look, it’s already past three in the afternoon on the second day.”
Ye Tiancheng shot up from the bed and the problem that immediately came to mind was that although the inn was eighty yuan a day, if they exceeded the time, they would have to pay for another day, which was a real waste.
It seemed that men without money were indeed not suitable for bringing women out. Stingy men lacked charm, and it was difficult for him to have charm in his current predicament.
“Brother Ye, don’t worry. I’ve already talked to the innkeeper. We only need to pay an extra ten yuan. But we have to leave immediately, otherwise we’ll have to stay in town for another night today.”
What Su Muxian said made sense. They had already delayed for a day. There was free accommodation in Su Muxian’s old home, and probably free meals to mooch. There was no need to continue spending money in town.
“Okay, let’s set off immediately. If we drive fast enough, we should be able to reach your old home before dark.”
“But Brother Ye, you haven’t eaten yet. You have to drive later, I’m afraid you’ll be hungry.”
“Aren’t there steamed buns? I’ll just make do with them. When we get to your old home tonight, I hope you still have some reputation there to get a meal, at least a hot meal.”
“There aren’t many people left in my old home now. There’s only my grandmother from another branch of the clan. All the middle-aged and young people have moved away because the Su family’s place is too poor, and no one is willing to live there.”
Ye Tiancheng could understand Su Muxian’s words. In fact, when he went to the Hou family ancestral hall last time to look for the fragments of the Fuxi Qin, Ye Tiancheng had also discovered that places like this had been abandoned. They couldn’t develop, so it was better to find a better place to develop.
“That’s perfect. You see, the news has already spread to this small town. If anyone in your old home knows how to use a mobile phone, they’ll probably report you. Didn’t you see that the Ouyang family is offering a million yuan for any clue about you? That’s a million yuan. Who wouldn’t be tempted by ordinary people?”
“Brother Ye, am I that valuable? Are you going to sell me?”
“Although a million yuan is a lot, you are far more precious than a million yuan.”
Ye Tiancheng’s words made Su Muxian very happy. Su Muxian wanted to heat up the steamed buns for Ye Tiancheng, but there was no opportunity.
Eating two steamed buns at a time, Ye Tiancheng quickly finished all the breakfast Su Muxian had prepared for him as lunch.
“Alright, I’m full. Let’s go.”
The road from the small town to the Su family’s old home was incredibly bumpy. Anyone with poor health would likely vomit from the jolts.
“Su Muxian, I haven’t heard you speak for a while. Are you feeling unwell somewhere?”
“I’m a bit carsick. I saw the oranges being sold earlier. I heard that smelling the scent of orange peel can suppress the urge to vomit. I was too young then and thought it was okay not to buy them, but now I regret it.”
“It shouldn’t be much longer now. Just hold on.”
The red clouds outside were very beautiful, dyeing a large expanse of the sky red. The sun was about to set.
“See? Brother Ye, the sky outside is so beautiful! Can we get home before it gets dark?”
“It should be fine. I don’t dare to drive too fast. This road is really too bad. I’m afraid that after tossing you around, you’ll get sick when we get home.”
“Mm-hmm, it’s okay. I’m not that weak.”
Before she finished speaking, Su Muxian fell asleep not long after. Ye Tiancheng was also reluctant to drive too fast. The road was truly terrible, and Ye Tiancheng was also worried that the bumps would wake Su Muxian up. Since she had finally fallen asleep, he let her sleep a little longer.
Thus, Ye Tiancheng drove very carefully all the way. He didn’t reach their destination until it was dark. He had originally thought he could use the moonlight, but the sky suddenly turned overcast, and thunder rumbled. It was about to rain soon.
It didn’t matter that there was no moonlight. Ye Tiancheng prepared to turn on the car lights, but the car lights were also broken. He didn’t know when these cursed misfortunes would leave him.
Ye Tiancheng tried to walk in the dark, but accidentally drove into a ditch.
After the car let out a huge jolt, the sleeping Su Muxian was also jolted awake.
“Did we arrive?”
“Your Brother Ye is too useless. I drove the car into a ditch.”
“Hahaha…”
After a few seconds of silence, Su Muxian burst into laughter, showing no regard for Ye Tiancheng’s feelings.
“Alright, laugh all you want. Anyway, I am truly useless.”
What was even more terrifying was that Ye Tiancheng had just prepared to use his true qi to lift the car out of the ditch, only to find that his strength had also greatly diminished.
“Could my true qi be starting to dissipate…”
Ye Tiancheng had felt that something was not right these past few days. Before, his cultivation progress was rapid. Now, the speed of progress had slowed down, not to mention that yesterday he had noticed a slight regression, and today his true qi was dissipating severely.
“Brother Ye, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?”
Ye Tiancheng didn’t know how to explain it to Su Muxian. She probably wouldn’t understand even if he told her, so he chose not to say anything for the time being.
“I’m fine. It seems we’ll have to wait until daytime. We’ll just have to make do sleeping in the car tonight.”
There was no better solution. Ye Tiancheng could only let Su Muxian suffer a little. However, it shouldn’t take long for the sky to brighten, it was just a matter of sleeping.
“Okay, Brother Ye, then we’ll make do sleeping in the car tonight. See what I brought.”
Su Muxian, as if performing magic, took out a bag of snacks from her small bag.
“You actually prepared food.”
He thought that the scatterbrained Su Muxian wouldn’t prepare food, and Ye Tiancheng had also thought they would go hungry tonight.
“Because you, Brother Ye, are very unlucky. In fact, I noticed you were very unlucky from the moment we escaped together. That’s why I had to make more preparations. I was afraid we would go hungry.”
At this moment, Ye Tiancheng had to praise Su Muxian. This girl looked silly, but she was actually wise beyond her years and extremely intelligent.
“Amazing! We won’t go hungry. That’s great.”
It was still thundering and lightning outside. The two of them in the car already felt a bit cold. If they were also hungry, they didn’t know how they would get through it.
“Alright, Brother Ye, stop talking. Eat quickly.”
Su Muxian had already put a small bun into her mouth. Ye Tiancheng was not to be outdone, took out a red bean bun, and bit off half of it in one go.
“Delicious. Everything tastes delicious when you’re hungry.”
As the two were eating, they both set their sights on a piece of chocolate. However, Su Muxian had only bought one, so the two were facing a situation where they were about to fight over it. Outside, big raindrops began to fall with a pitter-patter.
The rain was falling heavily, and it quickly felt like it would smash the glass windows.
“This won’t do, Brother Ye. These windows aren’t that sturdy, and rain will probably leak into the car. What should we do?”
In fact, as soon as Su Muxian finished speaking, the rain was already hitting them.
Now they were truly in an unsolvable predicament.
However, Ye Tiancheng was certain that being inside the car was better than being outside.
“Let me use my clothes to cover the leaky spots. Don’t be afraid, I’ll protect you.”
“Oh, right, Brother Ye, I just remembered. I’m familiar with this big tree. If we go inside along this big tree, there’s a cave just a few minutes away.”
Hearing Su Muxian mention a cave, Ye Tiancheng was still a little disbelieving.
“A cave? It’s been so long, can you still remember it?”
“I used to play in that cave when I was little. I went back to my old home about two years ago, but I didn’t stay for many days, but I did go to the cave. Two years shouldn’t have changed that much. Believe me.”
Su Muxian gave Ye Tiancheng a very different impression this time. He used to think that this little girl with an ethereal appearance hadn’t grown up yet. But after experiencing hardships together, Ye Tiancheng realized that perhaps from the moment she bought his pears, Su Muxian was a special woman with more decisiveness than others.