C53 (1/2)

He did not know how long he slept, but when he slowly opened his eyes, he saw Lan Yi and Zi Li anxiously looking at her, while he himself laid on the grass, it was so painful that it hurt his back.

”Miss, you're finally awake. ”You scared me to death.”

Lan Yi's eyes were filled with tears. He quickly helped her up and hugged her until she was out of breath.

Looking at the shabby house, she instantly became vigilant, but seeing that Lan Yi was by her side, she became more relieved.

”Silly girl, I am fine here, am I not? Put it down, your young miss will not easily meet with Yama. ”

Isn't it? She had already died once, so she treasured this life a lot. She would never let herself die in a place like this.

”Right, what time is it now? Have you missed the sacrificial ceremony?”

Bai Zhixi looked at the dark sky outside, it was pitch black and he could not see anything clearly, it was filled with a horrifying desolation.

Since they had already reached the cemetery, she might as well finish what she needed to do and head back home. She really didn't want to stay in this desolate place and enjoy the cold wind.

”Miss, it is already late, the night is cold, the mountains are deep, and wild beasts are everywhere. Why don't we go tomorrow? It would be safer that way.”

Zi Li looked outside, it was pitch black, his face full of worry. If they really met any beasts, even if they didn't die, they would at least be crippled.

”No, today is the day of my parents' sacrifice. It's not good to drag it out until tomorrow.”

Breaking free from Zi Li's grasp, she dragged her exhausted body towards the door.

Just as he reached the door, a wave of dizziness hit him. He had to grab tightly onto the door to stabilize his body.

Seeing that, Zi Li hurried over to support her, afraid that she would fall down.

”Miss, you can be at ease. The day of Master and Madam's sacrifice is tomorrow. We thought we'd come back tomorrow, but then we thought, I'm afraid your body won't be able to bear the pain. It's time for you to pass out. Only, I didn't expect that you would still be able to catch up. ”Now, you should rest for the night, and after you have a good rest, we will set out for the cemetery tomorrow!”

Zi Li hurriedly said this, afraid that Bai Zhixi would not listen to her advice and rush to the grave the next night. The cold night was bad for her health.

”Then... ”Are we going to spend the night here?”

she asked incredulously.

After hearing Zi Li's words, she suddenly remembered, in this ancient place, it was normal for fierce beasts to appear.

Seeing Zi Li giving a slight nod of approval, he immediately understood and sat down to heat the fire with them.

”Lan Yi, look, what kind of treasure are we going to find?”

The crisp voice of a woman could be heard as she opened the door. A girl dressed in green jumped in, her face red from the cold and with many wild animals in her hands.

Seeing Bai Zhixi in the hut, she was startled, then smiled and nodded towards her, then walked to Lan Yi's side. The two girls behind him did the same.

”Miss, let me introduce you. This is my seniors, the seniors that we are all learning from.” Today, we met each other at the foot of the mountain. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, we went up together to rest and went to the capital Market tomorrow. ”

Lan Yi said in a single breath, and looked at Bai Zhixi anxiously, as if afraid that she would not agree.

Listening to Lan Yi's words, Bai Zhixi looked at her with a calm and indifferent gaze, as though he was looking at a calm lake. Her pitch-black eyes were as thick as night, as black as a pool. There was not even a hint of light in her eyes, yet she seemed to be able to see through Lan Yi's thoughts, shocking her and causing her to not dare to look straight into Bai Zhixi's eyes.

”Miss Bai, don't worry. We aren't bad people.” It's just that we haven't seen each other for a long time, it's rare to see each other today, so we went up to the mountain together to rest and reminisce about the past.

The green clothed lady seemed to have seen through Bai Zhixi's suspicions and interrupted him. There was no ripple on his face as he concealed the emotions in his eyes.

”No worries.” Since you are junior sisters, I believe that Lan Yi will not be in danger like me, right? ”

Bai Zhixi patted Lan Yi's shoulder, and smiled gently. He clearly felt that Lan Yi was startled, as he stiffly nodded, and silently responded to her question.

”Miss, you are overthinking it. We will not harm you.” Now, let's hurry up and roast and eat. My stomach is growling from hunger. ”

Seeing that, Zi Li smiled to ease the tense atmosphere. He took the chicken and started roasting it.

Not long after, the wild chicken was roasted until it was completely red. It emitted an alluring fragrance that assailed the nose. Bai Zhixi could not help but swallow his saliva, he looked at them awkwardly and smiled.

”Miss, last night when we went to the Prime Minister's Estate to retrieve the things used for the sacrifice, we heard that Third Miss accidentally fell into the lotus pond and drowned.”

Lan Yi roasted the wild hare and reported all the information they had overheard last night to Bai Zhixi.

Hearing that, Bai Zhixi's hand paused, his gaze turned even deeper, his eyes that did not have any impurities in them became like a starless night, unfathomable.

”She died just like that. That good Third Uncle of mine must have died from grief!” And the First Madam, they will definitely not let the servants in Bai Zhiyan's room go! ”