Chapter 122: You Were Deliberate
“I have already entrusted this matter to Xiao Ce.”
He spoke airily, “Yue’er won’t stay outside for too long.”
“Don’t worry too much.”
As Hua Shan spoke, he couldn’t help but step forward and wrap his arms around Li Fengâs waist. “Anger harms the body; it’s not good for you.”
His large hand suddenly began to slide back and forth over Li Fengâs originally flat lower abdomen.
Li Fengâs entire body stiffened. “You mean…”
Her eyes were filled with disbelief.
Hua Shan straightened her body and looked into her eyes seriously. “It is exactly what you are thinking.”
He said huskily, “You are pregnant again.”
Hua Shan had only learned of this two days ago from the imperial physician who regularly performed the routine pulse checks for Li Feng.
As of now, Hua Shan hadn’t revealed this news to anyone.
He had originally intended to give Hua Sang a surprise.
But now, Hua Sang had been taken away by Li Xuanyue and Li Lan.
Naturally, this matter had been pushed to the back of his mind.
If not for the fear that Li Feng would continue to worry and overthink, Hua Shan likely wouldn’t have revealed the news of her pregnancy at this time.
Li Feng had been feeling quite bitter, but upon hearing Hua Shan tell her she was pregnant, her joy instantly dispelled her worries and anxiety.
“Then why didn’t you say so earlier?”
She looked at Hua Shan with a hint of complaint.
Knowing she was pregnant, he still wouldn’t settle down and instead did things that made her so anxious and worried.
Did he do it on purpose to make things hard for her?
Facing Li Fengâs complaint, Hua Shan simply smiled and let it pass.
“Wasn’t I afraid you would become even more anxious if you knew?”
He was like a husband from an ordinary family, naturally concerned for his wifeâs well-being. “In short, I have everything under control regarding Yue’er. Don’t worry too much.”
With the pregnancy and Hua Shanâs repeated guarantees, Li Fengâs heart finally felt much better.
“Then you must definitely bring Yue’er back.”
Even if she was now carrying another child, Li Xuanyue was still different to Li Feng.
She was her first child, after all.
Although her previous absurd actions were hard to agree with, her current self was nothing like before.
No matter what, she couldn’t give up on her.
Hua Shan narrowed his eyes with a smile. “Even if you didn’t say so, I would still bring Yue’er back.”
Not only that, but he would also have people watch her at all times.
He would avoid a repeat of an incident like this one.
Meanwhile, outside the Phoenix Clan, Li Xuanyue, Li Lan, and the others had escaped the pursuit of Hua Shanâs men. Seeing that the Phoenix Clan death soldiers were no longer following, they finally breathed a silent sigh of relief.
One had to admit Hua Shanâs strength.
If Li Xuanyue hadn’t been with them, those death soldiers would have feared hurting her.
By now, they might have already become souls under the blades of those soldiers.
“Huang jie, what should we do next?”
After Li Lan had caught his breath, he fixed his gaze on Li Xuanyue.
This time, it could be said she was implicated because of him.
If he hadn’t schemed to involve her, she wouldn’t have followed them in their escape.
In short, seeing her end up with this result made Li Lan feel a bit uneasy.
Li Xuanyue looked forward with a steady gaze. “Letâs find a place to settle down first.”
They had quite a few people with them, and Hua Sang was still in poor health.
Although they had kept people carrying him throughout the escape and hadn’t set him on the ground, the long journey had likely taken a toll on his body.
“In this wilderness, why don’t we go to the temple up ahead?”
Li Lan pointed to a deserted temple not far away.
The temple didn’t look large, and almost all the doors and windows had rotted away.
Li Xuanyue didn’t hesitate and nodded in agreement.
“Alright!”
“Master, there seems to be someone inside.”
Xing He was the first to notice the firelight coming from the temple.
Li Lan frowned. “Go and take a look first.”
Li Xuanyue remained silent and followed Li Lanâs lead.
The closer the group got to the temple, the more clearly they could see the firelight and the silhouettes within.
It seemed the other party was also there to seek shelter for the night.
After Li Xuanyue and Li Lan entered the temple, they had Hua Sang placed in a relatively dry spot.
Then, she stepped forward to check on him. After confirming he was fine, she turned to look at the person who had arrived at the temple before them.
“Brother, we apologize for the intrusion. May we stay in this ruined temple with you for the night?”
The man sitting before the fire sized up Li Lan.
“Suit yourself!”
Judging by his manner, the other party didn’t seem like an easy person to get along with.
His words were so cold.
Li Lan didn’t find it awkward. He turned and started a fire with Li Xuanyue in another part of the temple.
The crackling of the burning wood and a faint wisp of blue smoke rose around them.
Just as Li Lan was about to tell Li Xuanyue to rest first, a group of men in black suddenly descended into the temple from above.
Li Xuanyue and Li Lanâs first thought was that Hua Shanâs men had found them.
Without thinking, both of them instantly manifested their natal swords in their hands.
However, after the men in black glanced at them, they quickly shifted their gaze to the two men in the other part of the temple.
Then, they charged at those two with their swords.
Li Xuanyue and Li Lan hadn’t expected things to turn out this way.
This was their first time leaving home and their first time encountering such an event.
Naturally, they wouldn’t meddle in other people’s business.
They sat back down.
They adhered to the principle that as long as the other party didn’t threaten them, they wouldn’t act against them.
Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned. Although the two men were not weak, they began to fall into a disadvantage under the attack of so many men in black.
Soon, the other party fixed their gaze on Li Xuanyue and Li Lan.
Both Li Xuanyue and Li Lan noticed.
They immediately sharpened their vigilance.
Who could have expected that in the end, the other party didn’t target them directly? Instead, they led the group of men in black to strike toward Hua Sang.
Li Xuanyue and Li Lan were shocked. How could they allow such a thing to happen?
As the two of them raised their swords to block, they didn’t forget to fight against those men in black alongside the other party.
The men in black clearly hadn’t expected things to turn out like this.
They began to retreat rapidly.
“Withdraw!”
In the end, seeing their men dying one by one at the hands of Li Xuanyue, Li Lan, and the others, the men in black didn’t dare to be careless. They turned and fled.
A moment of silence returned to the ruined temple.
Li Xuanyue frowned. Then, without a second thought, she turned and held her sword against the other manâs neck.
“You were deliberate just now?”
“Brother!”
The man in gray nearby saw Li Xuanyueâs longsword leveled at the person beside him and immediately cried out.
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