Chapter 2, Stepping on the Moon with the Xiao (Part 1)

Blood feud? Leader of the martial arts world? Or a peerless secret manual?

Once she left, it was uncertain when she would return, yet she didn't even take the time to look back for another glance

Gui Er has always been a person of great initiative. Without hesitation, she quickly packed her few belongings, bid farewell to Aunt Jia, and then, holding Yuan Bao with her right hand and carrying a bundle with her left, she resolutely walked out of the village entrance, followed by her husband, whom she had just recognized.

Uncle Han

Ah! After hearing this sentence, Gui'er was left with her mouth half-open, seemingly startled. Han Jin hurriedly pressed down on her shoulder, just about to speak, when she suddenly threw the broken bowl in her hand and pulled him as she ran into the room.

Han Jin also picked up the chopsticks, dipped them in water, and quickly wrote a few characters

After a while, Han Jin suddenly said softly: "... Gui'er, you have worked hard..."

In the past ten days or so, the two of them have been sleeping in separate rooms. Yuanbao referred to him as "Uncle Han," while she merely called him "Young Master Han." Only he was not distant, calling her "Gui'er" and "Xiaobao" with great ease.

Due to this silence, Gui Er, with her exceptional hearing, easily picked up the conversation from the elegant seating next door

She had her mouth full of food and could not speak, so she could only shake her head at him. As she shook her head, she thought, does this indicate "not difficult" or "very difficult"? Thus, she dipped her chopsticks in the tea and wrote on the table: "Not difficult"

As he watched her brisk figure, a hint of a smile appeared in Han Jin's eyes, and then that smile expanded, extending all the way to his brows and lips, gentle and soft like the gentle ripples of spring water

She suddenly raised her head

He murmured, "First we will go to Yanzhou, then to Fengluo City; we need to see a doctor"

Han Jin ordered only a few light dishes. After Yuan Bao drank a bowl of bamboo fungus and cucumber soup, he drowsily leaned against Gui Er and fell asleep. Gui Er quietly took out a piece of clothing from the bundle to cover him, gently tucking it in. When she raised her head again, she met Han Jin's contemplative gaze.

Gui Er did not expect that Han Jin's promise to take her away from the small mountain village was actually true

"It's nothing, it's nothing," she hurriedly shook her chopsticks and said, "They are telling a story, they are telling a story."

She was taken aback: "Yanzhou?"

At this moment, her face turned even redder, her head lowered further, wishing she could burrow under the table.

After being scrutinized by her twice, Han Jin, who was staring blankly out the window, finally noticed and turned back to ask: "Gui'er, is there something strange about me?"

The Huixian Tower lives up to its reputation, with exquisite dishes, intoxicating wine, and even the tea is a few degrees better than elsewhere

Seeing her with her head down, focused solely on eating, Han Jin scooped a bowl of soup and handed it to her, silently saying: "Take your time eating, don't choke."

She couldn't help but feel extremely frustrated at the thought that all these things she had once seen were now completely forgotten. As she walked along, her curiosity surpassed even that of a gold ingot, looking this way and that, and despite the short length of the street, she had wandered for more than half an hour.

"No, it's nothing... You are very good, extremely good..." She hurriedly averted her gaze, paused for a moment, then turned back and asked, "Did you just hear the people next door talking?"

Not only you, but also Xiao Bao

Once she had a goal in her heart, she no longer hesitated or clung to old feelings; it was the first time she realized that she was indeed such a person

Gui Er rolled her eyes and patted her son's head, saying, "Well then, let's go eat, my good son"

However, along the way, she had already taken advantage of his name to consume everything edible within sight. He had stuffed himself with pastries and candies, and could no longer eat.

Every statement is conclusive

How would you know

Han Jin fell silent for a moment and said, "I checked his pulse for him yesterday and discovered that the calamity from years past has indeed lingered to this day..." He sighed, "Three years ago, during the escape, the infant Xiao Bao was struck by the pursuers with great force. Although it did not injure any vital organs, the impact still penetrated deeply into the lungs and has yet to be alleviated. If not treated in a timely manner..."

Doubts remained, yet the path that needed to be taken was not delayed in the slightest. On the fifteenth day, they finally stepped through the city gates of Yanzhou.

"Where did that come from?" Gui'er would not allow him to explain, and she picked him up, casually pointing to the store across the street and said, "We will go there."

"Guier, what are you doing?" Even someone as clever as he could not fathom her actions at this moment

I did not expect that the so-called "great event" was merely the marriage of a beauty acclaimed as the "most stunning person under heaven." This wedding, referred to by several wandering heroes as "unprecedented in history," is set to take place in three days, in the location of Yanzhou

Gui Er felt a warmth in her palm, recalling that this was in the bustling street filled with people, causing her face to flush as well. In that moment of surprise, Han Jin had already taken her away from the barbecue restaurant, heading towards a beautifully adorned pavilion with flying eaves and upturned corners at the street corner

"What are we doing?" She turned around with wide eyes, "We are going to Yanzhou! Let's pack our things and head to Yanzhou right now!"

She... is still the same as before, unchanged in the slightest

I casually listened for a few moments and discovered that several guests were vividly describing an event that had "shocked the martial world"

She suddenly found herself at a loss for words. She had intended to make a joke like, "Aren't you Yuanbao's father? Naturally, it will be up to you to discipline him in the future," but she felt that they were not close enough to speak so casually. Ultimately, she could not bring herself to say it and had to lower her head to continue picking at the food in her bowl, her cheeks uncontrollably flushed with two patches of crimson.

Mild cases may injure the internal organs and lay the foundation for chronic illness, while severe cases may lead to premature death in youth

She made a quiet gesture towards him, smiled broadly, and picked up her chopsticks to continue enjoying the delicious food before her

Words like "shocking" and "major event" always manage to attract the attention of bystanders, let alone a girl like Gui'er who has just come from the village. She almost immediately perked up her ears and listened intently.

Han Jin shook his head: "What did you say?"

She lowered her head and mumbled: "Actually, it's not absolutely necessary to be cured. I haven't forgotten everything. As long as I can still see things related to books..."

Isn't she being overly cautious? The past between her and this person, she has forgotten, but he has not. Such avoidance is not fair to him, is it?

For Gui'er, everything in Yanzhou is novel. She has never seen so many houses, nor has she ever encountered so many people. The wide streets can accommodate horse-drawn carriages, and the shops on both sides display a variety of interesting and entertaining items. Everything she sees and hears possesses an endless allure.

Is it true that every time the seasons change, Xiao Bao suffers from a cough that does not improve with any medication

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When a man is bestowed with the title of "extraordinarily handsome," what kind of appearance does he ultimately take on

Finally, even the ingot could not hold back, tugging at her hem and saying: "Mother, I can’t walk anymore"

Because the characters were reversed, it was only when the watermarks were about to fade that Gui'er could discern the few upright yet somewhat hasty strokes, which read: "In the future, there will be me"

Guiler, feeling anxious, pressed on with the question: "What will happen if it is not treated in time?"

What surprised her was that the person referred to by these people as the "most beautiful in the world" was actually a man

Gui Er pondered for a moment, yet could not imagine it at all. Unable to help herself, she lifted her head from the bowl to glance at Han Jin across from her—could there be anyone more handsome than Han Jin? Throughout her journey from the village to Yanzhou, she had not seen a man more attractive than Han Jin.

Han Jin smiled faintly, turning to look out the window, seemingly lost in thought, his gaze gradually becoming profound. If at this moment Gui Er were to look up, she would surely see the sunlight illuminating the depths of his eyes—deep within his pupils lay a crystalline deep green, rich like the depths of a lake, resembling the finest jade.

Yuan Bao looked at the whole leg of pork and a string of dried chickens and ducks hanging at the shop entrance, nearly in tears. This time he had learned to be wise, knowing that he was not as strong as others, so he quickly sought help. With a small grasp, he firmly held onto Han Jin's sleeve.

Ziyu, with its seven states and eighteen counties, has Yanzhou as the closest to here. It is a place that the villagers speak of as both distant and prosperous, a place she once thought she would never reach in her lifetime

When he brought up the matter, she was feeding the chickens in the backyard. Those chickens were quite unruly, causing her to chase them all over the yard. Han Jin took out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat; regarding his casual gesture, Gui Er had gradually become accustomed to it from her initial discomfort. Just as she was about to say thank you, he suddenly said: "Gui Er, let's go to Yanzhou."

"Gui'er, the most famous tavern in Yanzhou is called Huixian Tower, and it has Yiquan wine from Fengluo City. Shall we go there to rest?" Han Jin, being very understanding, took the ingot from Gui'er’s hand and casually pulled her up, "I don't like the smell of smoke; let's go somewhere else next time."

Now it is like this, it should have been no different in the past, would Han Jin... like a girl like this

Once she devoted her mind to a matter, she could not divert her attention to anything else. Therefore, she did not clearly hear the subsequent words of the people next door; instead, she merely furrowed her brows and stared at Han Jin, examining him from head to toe and then from toe to head, piecing together the visage of the "most beautiful person in the world," yet she remained at a loss.