The Double-Chapter 645 - 195: Stay_3

"Young Master Wen Ren," Jiang Li said.

Wen Renyao was facing away from Jiang Li, and upon hearing her, he stood up, turned around, and saw Jiang Li, smiling, "Miss Jiang the Second, why are you up?"

Jiang Li looked at the sky, which was already bright. Seeing no one else in the yard, she asked, "Where are the others?"

"Wen Ji and Zhao Ke are still here, but the Duke and Lu Jiu left early. How do you feel today, any better? Do you still feel weak?" asked Wen Renyao.

"Much better, thank you for your concern, Young Master Wen Ren," Jiang Li replied.

"It’s nothing, no need to thank me. If you really want to thank someone, you should thank Ah Heng," Wen Renyao said with a smile, "after all, it was he who rescued you yesterday."

"The Duke’s kindness, Jiang Li will never forget," she said.

"You don’t need to remember it for a lifetime, just a thank-you will do," Wen Renyao said dismissively, then noticed Jiang Li’s face again. Jiang Li wasn’t wearing her veil that morning as it was uncomfortable. She saw her own face in the mirror; as Jih Heng had said, although the redness was still there, it had faded slightly since yesterday, lightening in color. It seemed that those who had abducted her had kept feeding her not only Soft Muscle Powder but also something that caused red marks. Once she stopped taking those drugs, the marks began to fade slowly.

"I wonder when these red marks will completely heal," Wen Renyao said, "It’s probably best for Miss Jiang the Second to stay here; aside from us, no one in Huangzhou recognizes you. You can return home after the marks on your face are gone, and no one will be the wiser. If you go back now, and people in Yanjing City see you, who knows what rumors might spread? Ah," he sighed dramatically, "the fear of gossip can be strong; it’s better to avoid it."

Jiang Li found this man quite strange. Although it was clear he practiced the art of Qimen Dunjia, he was full of worldly airs, not at all like a lofty expert. Maybe this was the special trait of their "Fuji Sect"?

Jiang Li didn’t understand.

Then Wen Renyao continued to ramble, "Speaking of which, Ah Heng is so picky, and when he saw your face like that yesterday, surprisingly, he didn’t despise it and still carried you back..." He looked at Jiang Li and blinked.

Jiang Li felt inexplicably uneasy under his gaze.

"Miss Jiang the Second, could it be that you like Ah Heng?"

"What?" Jiang Li exclaimed, surprised. Even based on what Wen Renyao had just said, shouldn’t the next line be "Ah Heng likes you" rather than "you like Ah Heng"? Wen Renyao spoke in such a jumbled way; one could never guess what he might say next.

With her patient nature, Jiang Li could only reply, "The Duke saved my life, for which I am grateful. I regard him as a friend. There is nothing more, and I hope you will be careful with your words, Young Master Wen Ren."

This gentle warning had no effect on Wen Renyao; he looked very seriously, as if deeply puzzled, "Ah Heng is not someone who gets close to strangers easily. Even those he is close to, friends around him, are not good people, except for me; each and every one of them is a tricky character."

Jiang Li thought, "... If Situ Jiuyue and Lu Jiu heard this, who knows how long Wen Renyao could survive. With such reckless speech, he might as well divine his own fortunes and find out which day he’ll bring about his own end."

"But you’re different, Miss Jiang the Second," Wen Renyao said, "You are a good person, and for Ah Heng to be so good to a good person is strange. You say you don’t like Ah Heng, how could that be possible?"

Jiang Li asked, "Why is it not possible?"

"I always feel that you are the woman in Ah Heng’s fate," Wen Renyao said as he reached out to grab Jiang Li’s hand, "Miss Jiang the Second, let me divine for you and see what your life holds."

Jiang Li was surprised, "Doesn’t your Fuji Sect only divine for one person in a lifetime?"

"Yes," Wen Renyao said matter-of-factly, "so if I divine for you, it won’t be using Fuji Sect’s skills. When I left the mountain, I learned from many places. By now, I’ve acquired some skills apart from my own sect. Whichever sect’s divination you like, if I know it, I will use that to help you."

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She was at a loss and did not want Wen Renyao to divine for her. If Wen Renyao had no skill, that would be one thing, but if he truly had the ability and divined that she was someone who had lived two lifetimes, what if it scared him? The fewer people who knew the truth about Xue Fangfei, the better.

She said, "Young Master Wen Ren, now that I’m safe in Huangzhou, is there a way to let my father and uncle know? They must be very anxious with me gone."

"Ah Heng arranged it last night," Wen Renyao said, "The message is already on its way, Miss Jiang need not worry."