Chapter 03
The young man in white smiled slightly and raised his hand to brush away the leaves that had fallen on his shoulders.
Such a simple movement, performed by him, seemed as graceful as playing the piano and as elegant and graceful as the white snow on the green bamboo. It had an air of sacrilege that could be seen from a distance.
"Miss, this was our young master." Xiao Shi enthusiastically chattered on, "Our young master is kind. Just now, I saw a carriage falling down and he said to come over and see if we could help..."
"..." Gu Yanfei stood there as if she hadn't heard anything, with a dazed look on her face.
She had been in the Yao Ling Realm for two hundred years. At the age of eighteen, she introduced Qi into her body. Since then, she had been living without food and no longer needed to eat grains. Over the years, she had long forgotten the feeling of hunger.
Just now she felt uncomfortable in her stomach and thought she had suffered some internal injury. Unexpectedly, she was hungry?
Was this "hunger"?
"Gululu..."
As if to answer the question in her mind, her abdomen made another rumbling sound.
The young man in white in the carriage curved up his mouth. A trace of smile appeared in his black eyes.
The ends of his eyes were slightly upturned, while the bright red mole under his right eye made his auspicious eyes even more attractive.
"Does Miss live in Danyang City?" The young man in white gracefully cupped his hands to Gu Yanfei, "We happen to be going to Danyang City, so we could give Miss a lift on the way."
Gu Yanfei asked with great interest: "How do you know, Gentleman?"
The young man in white raised his hand and pointed to the sachet worn on her waist: "This is the sachet that Danyang City's Yipinxiangji only produces every autumn."
Yipinxiangji was the most famous incense shop in Danyang City. In addition to selling all kinds of incense, it also sold sachets, incense burners, etc.
The sachet embroidered with osmanthus on Gu Yanfei was only available in September and October every year.
"Gentleman has good eyesight." Gu Yanfei smiled and cupped her hands to express thanks, "Gentleman, must trouble to send us to Gu's residence on Hua'an Street in Danyang City."
"No trouble at all." The young man in white caressed his sleeves and replied with a faint smile, "Miss Gu, there is no need to worry."
This smile was carefree like the rising clouds and bright sky, adding a touch of beauty.
Xiao Shi immediately set up the horse stool. Juan Bi pursed her lower lip in hesitation and quietly pulled Gu Yanfei's sleeve.
No problem. Gu Yanfei smiled magnanimously at Juan Bi and stepped on the horse stool.
In order to be a qualified daughter of the Gu Family and gain the approval of the Gu Family in her previous life, she would be careful in her words and deeds and cautious. But now, after what she had experienced in the Yao Ling Realm, her horizon had broadened. In the vast and more mysterious world, she had long been reborn.
For her, there was no need to care about the guard between men and women.
This carriage looked very ordinary from the outside, but the interior of the carriage was very elegantly decorated. The seats were covered with fox fur pads; a small carved mahogany table was fixed in the middle; and the floor was covered with soft Persian carpets. Tea stoves, teapots, teacups, chessboards, etc. were all available.
After Gu Yanfei and Juan Bi sat down, the carriage drove slowly and shook rhythmically.
"This pastry is still hot. Try it, Miss." The young man in white took out a small plate of sweet-scented osmanthus millet cake from the food box next to him and gently pushed it toward Gu Yanfei, signaling her to help herself.
His right hand was as beautiful as his person. The fingers with clear joints were fair and slender. All were like jade. The nails were full, crystal clear and neat.
Dressed in flawless white clothes, the young sir was elegant and graceful; well-dressed and handsome, his appearance was otherworldly. In contrast, Gu Yanfei's hair was messy. Her dress was muddy, completely in a miserable state.
If she was a young naive girl, she would probably feel ashamed of herself, but Gu Yanfei didn't even squirm under the other person's gaze. She calmly stretched out her fingers to pick up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus millet cake.
A sweet smell penetrated her nose. The tempting aroma of food had her involuntarily salivate, making her feel even more hungry.
Gu Yanfei bit into it slowly. The millet cake was soft and sweet in the mouth. The rice aroma was rich. Both the sweetness and texture were just right.
She carefully savored the taste in her mouth , as if she was eating some rare and delicious food.
The young man in white picked up the teapot next to him and brewed two cups of scented tea.
Gu Yanfei took another bite of the millet cake, looking from the other party’s raised elbow to the sword at his waist. Her gaze focused on the sword.
This was a short sword with a simple scabbard and a hilt carved from Hetian green jade.
Taking the tea cup from the other party, Gu Yanfei took a sip and asked casually: "I have yet to ask what your surname is?"
"My surname is Chu."
As soon as he finished speaking, the young man in white looked uncomfortable, turned his head, covered his mouth with a handkerchief, and coughed lightly.
"Keke..."
Xiao Shi outside the carriage heard the coughing, hurriedly lifted the curtain in front of the carriage, and asked worriedly: "Young Master..."
He only said two words before he stopped abruptly and looked at Miss Gu in shock as she held her young master's left hand. His stunned expression was the same as Juan Bi's.
The coughing gradually became quieter.
Gu Yanfei calmly pressed twice on the acupuncture point under Gentleman Chu's left thumb. The touch of the skin of the hand was as delicate as a piece of fine mutton-fat jade, with a slight coolness.
In just a few breaths, Gentleman Chu stopped coughing and his breathing became noticeably calmer.
"It's fine now." Gu Yanfei smiled and retracted her hand.
Since she took action, the effect was immediate and guaranteed that it won’t occur again within a month.
"I didn't expect Miss to be proficient in the art of traditional medicine." Gentleman Chu cleared his throat. The smile on his face made people float like spring breeze. "Since there is nothing on the way, Miss, do you want to have a match with me?"
As playing chess wouldn't delay her eating, Gu Yanfei readily nodded.
Shortly later, a crisp sound was heard in the carriage.
Gu Yanfei held the black stone, while Gentleman Chu held the white stone. The two people played the game very decisively, one stone after another landed. There was almost no time to think.
The black and white chess pieces were engaged in a bloodless fight on the chessboard, each expanding their own territory...
The carriage arrived at Danyang City at 5 pm.
"Young Master, we have arrived at Danyang City!" Xiao Shiba shouted at a high volume, full of energy.
Various noises were mixed together on the official road, including chatter, shouts, the sound of horse hooves, the sound of wind... It was quite noisy.
Juan Bi eagerly opened the curtains and looked out, seeing the familiar city gate appearing right in front. The three characters "Danyang City" were written above the city gate, which was slightly mottled due to wind and rain erosion.
It was dusk at this time, and the people were rushing to enter the city before dark. Two long queues were lined up at the city gate. It was about a hundred feet long. The processions were advancing slowly.
There were seven-eight government officials guarding the city gate, arrogantly gesturing at the people entering the city, checking their carriages, searching their bodies, and inspecting their goods one by one. The atmosphere around them was tense and depressing.
After waiting for a full stick of incense, their carriage finally arrived at the city gate.
Outside the carriage, a rough and rude male voice shouted impatiently: "Whoever is in the carriage, get out of the carriage!"
"Official, the people in the carriage is our young master..."
The coachman replied politely. Before he could finish his words, a cadre roughly opened the door of the carriage and the cool evening breeze blew in.
There was no obstruction in the carriage. The fat cadre caught sight of Gu Yanfei master and servant and Gentleman Chu in the carriage at a glance. His eyes fluttered past the two girls and settled on Gentleman Chu, sizing him up and down.
The boy with the duck voice had no time to stop him and said with some frustration: "Official, we are good citizens, you..."
"Xiao Shi!" Gentleman Chu interrupted Xiao Shi in a calm tone. Xiao Shi had to close his mouth and pursed his lips tightly, obviously unwilling to submit.
"Official, apologies." Immediately afterwards, Gentleman Chu politely cupped his hands to the Yamen, "I've been feeling cold these days and can't withstand the wind breeze... cough cough."
As he spoke, he turned his face slightly, put his fist against his lips, and coughed violently. A blush like rouge appeared on his pale cheeks, looking weak and sick.
Gu Yanfei raised her eyebrows in interest, her eyes falling on his face.
The acting was quite realistic...
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