Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 174: Xuanyuan Hidden Clan (8)

"Xuxu, do you really want an old man to pass away in disappointment?" He looked at the young girl in front of him, unable to believe she could be so heartless.

Feng Xuxu thought about his last words. An old man on his deathbed, whose only wish was to see his daughter one last time. She owed it to him, both emotionally and morally, to make the journey and see the place where her mother had once lived.

"Fine, I’ll accompany you on this journey." Even if it was to fulfill an old man’s longing to see his daughter, she needed to go and see for herself.

"Really? That’s great, let’s set off right now!" Jueqing was somewhat impatient to rush to the ancient castle.

"I still need to take care of some things here. We’ll set off early tomorrow morning."

"Okay, okay." Jueqing finally let out a long-missing smile.

"You knew all along I was your cousin, that’s why you wouldn’t leave my house." Feng Xuxu suddenly remembered why Jueqing had looked so stiff the moment he saw her.

"Hehehe, I didn’t expect that the person who saved me would be you. You look exactly like your aunt’s portrait, it really shocked me."

"Hmph, had I known, I would have kicked you out on the spot. I should never have saved you."

"Hahaha, cousin, you’re too late. Time can’t start over again."

Looking at Feng Xuxu, with a shameless face he stepped forward and said, "Come on, call me ’cousin’ and let’s hear it."

Feng Xuxu glanced sideways at Jueqing and said with a roll of her eyes, "Dream on, I just said I’d go back for a look. I’m not acknowledging you all." With a huff, she returned to her room.

Jueqing watched Feng Xuxu walk away, certain she wouldn’t forgive him just like that.

"Yingsu, Baihe, pack your things, we leave tomorrow." Returning to the back yard, he saw Yingsu and Baihe practicing and said this before turning to go back to his room.

Sitting at the table, he wrote a letter to Zhang Junyao. The main content was that in his absence, Feng Qi would run the household and Liang Shisan would take care of the fields. For any issues, they could directly approach these two.

"Miss, are we going to Capital City?" Baihe asked excitedly while packing her clothes.

"No, Capital City will have to wait," she said while sealing the letter in an envelope with paste from the table and setting it aside, ready to send Yingsu with it to Zhang Junyao later.

"Not going to Capital City... Then where are we going?" Baihe stopped sorting clothes and looked up at her mistress.

"You’ll find out when we get there, hurry up and pack!"

After a busy day full of tension, Zhang Junyao hadn’t had time to bring Wang Lixue over for an apology, but in the evening, he sent a guard with some top-quality nourishment for Feng Xuxu to strengthen herself.

Feng Xuxu looked at the table full of nourishment, a perfect parting gift to bring along.

After a good night’s sleep, as soon as it was light the next day, a carriage and two fast horses left the manor. Within half an hour, they were already outside Zhangzhou Prefecture.

Feng Xuxu sat in the carriage, jostling all the way until evening. Aside from eating and bathroom breaks, she spent her time on the carriage, her body nearly splitting in half from the bumping.

Getting off the carriage, she saw a forest with no sign of habitation nearby.

"Cousin, let’s rest here tonight. I’ll go hunting in the mountains and find us some game to make do for the night," Jueqing said after dismounting, approaching Feng Xuxu.

"Yeah, let’s do that!" She turned her head to look around, the darkness engulfing the place, then sat down on a large rock by the campfire and drank water from her canteen.

"I’m back, got a few chickens and two rabbits." Seeing that Jueqing had already cleaned the animals, they each took one and began to roast them by the campfire.