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Marriage of the Di Daughter Chapter 116 Part 1: Protect I’m back!!! Happy New Year everyone! Let’s hope 2024 is kind to us. This is the longest trip I’ve taken yet ^^. Just landed this morning, unpack and throw everything to one side, do a bit of work before Monday comes to keep everything at bay, and straight to finish translating this chapter part. It’s been so long!!
Random thought: I need a 2024 calendar T^T , Since I left before the calendars were distributed, I got left out!!
When Jiang Li and Ji Heng went out of the woods, Ye Ming Yu and his subordinates were already coming over to look for them. Two of his subordinates were seriously injured while the rest had minor injuries. Ye Ming Yu’s arm had an open wound, and blood was dripping onto the ground. However, he did not pay much attention and just carelessly tore a piece of clothes to bind it.
They could not find the whereabouts of Jiang Li and just as Ye Ming Yu was about to despair, he saw Jiang Li appear on a horse at one end of Qingshi Lane. Beside her, there’s a youngster in a red robe. Ye Ming Yu recognized him as a man who once appeared in front of the Ye residence in Xiangyang. Jiang Li once said that this man was the duke.
Although he did not understand how the duke also came to Tongxiang, Ye Ming Yu was still overjoyed upon seeing Jiang Li. He hurriedly brought his horse to step forward to meet with her while calling out, “Ah Li!”
“Uncle!” Jiang Li was also surprised upon seeing Ye Ming Yu and immediately pulled the reins and got off the horse. The uncle and niece met again, rejoicing after having escaped a disaster. Jiang Li looked behind Ye Ming Yu and asked, “Is uncle okay? What about those a.s.sa.s.sins?”
“They were just some disorderly gang. The three most skilled ones went after you. After we solved those, your shadow could no longer be seen. We didn’t recognize the roads in Tongxiang and went in all directions looking for you, but no matter how, we couldn’t find you, really making me worried to death. Thankfully you’re okay.” He sized Jiang Li up and down and relaxed after seeing that Jiang Li wasn’t hurt in the slightest.
But Jiang Li caught sight of the cloth binding Ye Ming Yu’s arm that still had blood seeping out from it and was frightened. She said, “Uncle, you are hurt!”
“It’s nothing,” Ye Ming Yu waved his hand, not in the least concerned. He said, “those were just small injuries, not even worth mentioning. Ah Li, I’m telling you, thankfully I’m here on this trip. If you only brought your own bodyguards, the safety won’t be guaranteed. But even so, those three had good skills….. I also find them hard to deal with. Talking about it, what happened to those three people? I saw them chasing after you and was extremely worried. But I was held back by the other people and couldn’t get away from them for a while. How did you escape their grasp?”
Jiang Li thought, if she said that she used the swamp in the woods to trap those a.s.sa.s.sins to death, for Ye Ming Yu, it might be too scary. Though she had revealed too many doubtful points, this uncle always believed her whole heartedly. It’s better to keep him from thinking too much, she did not wish for Ye Ming Yu to look at her like a monster.
She said, “I rode my horse and accidentally entered the woods. Those people also followed me into the woods. Perhaps it was also the first time for them to go into the woods, thus they lost their way. I followed the stars in the sky to guide the way for me and walked out ahead of them.”
She was talking nonsense, unexpectedly, Ye Ming Yu did not doubt her and said, “that’s dangerous.”
Ji Heng who had been standing at the side without saying any words, heard her words and shot a glance at her. The corner of his lips raised, as if laughing at her continuous lies.
Ye Ming Yu noticed Ji Heng’s expression, hesitated for a while and asked, “Ah Li, this is…..”
“I ran into the Duke when I came out from the woods just now.” Jiang Li smiled and said, “If it weren’t for the duke’s help, I’m afraid it would not be so easy for me to return.”
Since Ji Heng had decided to spare her life for the time being, he naturally would not go back on his words. Even, in order to uphold his dignity of “not letting others take his stuff away”, he would help Jiang Li so she would not die under someone else’s knife. As such, Ji Heng became a natural barrier. Jiang Li believed, as long as she’s in danger, even though Ji Heng would not take the initiative to help, as long as she seeked help from Ji Heng, he would take action.
She didn’t know if this was a good thing or a bad thing.
Regardless whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, at least before Ji Heng intended to take her life, they could be said to be in temporary alliance. Therefore, Jiang Li did not hide as far as Ye Ming Yu was concerned.
Sure enough, hearing this, Ye Ming Yu immediately cupped his fists towards Ji Heng and said gratefully, “Is it? Many thanks to the duke for your help! Ye third can’t thank you enough. If there’s any need in the future, Ye third will definitely repay sincerely!”
Ji Heng looked at Jiang Li and said with a smile, “Your family members, everybody likes to repay kindness?”
Jiang Li’s cheeks turned slightly red. When Ji Heng pressed his fan against her neck, in order to soften Ji Heng’s heart, she declared to “repay in the next life”. These words, although she knew that Ji Heng might have seen her plan, Ji Heng still let her go in the end. It’s hard to tell whether it was due to her words.
If you are a human, there would be a weakness, it’s nothing but a matter of big and small. For the time being, it’s not clear what Ji Heng’s weak point was. But Jiang Li knew that he certainly had one, as long as he still had the four human emotions, happiness, anger, sorrow and joy.
“It’s not fond of repaying a debt of grat.i.tude,” Jiang Li smiled, “we are just very clear on grat.i.tudes and grudges, that’s all.” Taking revenge when there’s hatred, and repaying debts when there’s grace; it’s always been like that since ancient times. There’s no such thing as repaying kindness with enmity, or being ungrateful. If there is, a person must seek fairness and justice on their own.
“Okay, no need to talk more.”Ji Heng said, “I’m going back. In these seven days, Feng Yu Tang’s people will not make a move on you.” He said, “I’m staying at the tavern across from the county office, come look for me if there’s anything.”
Ye Ming Yu was somewhat overwhelmed by the favor. Actually, someone like him who walked in the rivers and lakes all year long did not have much concept of how big an official’s rank or power was. As a result, he didn’t feel anything wrong with him cupping his fists to thank Ji Heng. However, deep inside his heart, Ye Ming Yu did not believe that Ji Heng would provide much help to Jiang Li. When he looked at this beautiful man, he had an intuition that this man’s heart was as cold as steel, no one could easily walk inside. Whatever affection, whatever benevolence was just complete nonsense. Though he did not know why Jiang Li and Ji Heng were together, it might just be an impromptu play.
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