Chapter 496

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Protagonist:

Yan Qianqian

Time flies like a white colt through a crevice; in the blink of an eye, two months have passed. Today, it is finally the monthly rest day again.

After a day of training, Qianqian did not go strolling in Chunning City as usual, but chose to remain in the camp tent with Luo Shun.

Night fell, and the camp tent was peaceful. Qianqian sat opposite Luo Shun, looking into his eyes, and said softly, "Brother Luo, I may have to leave."

Her voice was very light, yet carried a determination that could not be ignored.

Luo Shun's heart tightened, and a hint of loss appeared on his face. However, he quickly adjusted his mood and said with a smile, "Then can I leave this place too?"

Qianqian nodded and replied, "Yes."

Luo Shun's mood was very complex, both happy and sad. He was happy that he could finally leave this place that made him feel stifled, to pursue the life he wanted;

He was sad that he was about to part with Qianqian, and did not know when they would meet again.

However, Luo Shun has never been someone who would hold Qianqian back.

He knew Qianqian had her own matters to handle, and what he could do was silently support her. So he took a deep breath and said to Qianqian, "I will wait for you to return, no matter how long it takes."

That night, the moonlight was like water, all was silent, only the voices of the two people echoing in the room.

They each lay on a bed, and although there was a distance between them, it was as if there was no barrier at all, and they chatted freely for a long time.

The next morning, sunlight passed through the camp tent and sprinkled on the bed, illuminating everything.

However, Qianqian did not go to training as usual, but silently tidied up her small bundle and then unhesitatingly walked toward Ouyang Chengren's camp.

At this time Ouyang Chengren had just gotten up and was washing up. Suddenly, his guard came to report, saying Wang Ming'an requested an audience.

Ouyang Chengren could not help feeling some doubt, because he had not expected Qianqian would come looking for him at this time. Nevertheless, he still decided to let Qianqian in.

When Qianqian entered the room, Ouyang Chengren noticed she was carrying a small bundle on her back. He looked at Qianqian curiously, then asked, "What is the matter?"

Qianqian took a deep breath, steadied her emotions, then spoke: "General, yesterday this lowly one received a family letter from home, written by someone on behalf of my younger sister."

Speaking here, Qianqian suddenly pinched her own thigh hard, her eye rims instantly reddened, tears spinning in her eyes.

She continued: "My mother... she is not doing well. This lowly one wants to go back to accompany her for her last days."

Ouyang Chengren looked at the man before him, his face showing an appearance about to cry, and his heart could not help but feel some pity.

He was silent for a moment, then finally said, "Go."

Finished speaking, Ouyang Chengren also took out some broken silver from his purse, placed it on the table, then said: "You are a good seedling; if you still want to come back in the future, you are welcome anytime. Take this money; although not much, it might help you."

Ouyang Chengren is after all a military general, not good at flowery words; he pondered for half a day before managing not to say the words "buy your mother a good coffin."

Qianqian completely did not expect Ouyang Chengren would react like this; she had already prepared herself mentally — if Ouyang Chengren would not let her go, even if she had to hug his thigh and cry with snot and tears, she would definitely leave this place.

However, things went unexpectedly smoothly, which caught Qianqian somewhat off guard.

Qianqian hurriedly waved her hands, indicating she could not accept this silver. She felt that her leaving here had already caused Ouyang Chengren much trouble, how could she take his money on top of that?

But Ouyang Chengren insisted very firmly; he forcibly stuffed the silver into Qianqian's bundle.

Just as the two were tugging, suddenly, things fell out of the bundle. Both their gazes involuntarily turned toward the fallen items; this one look, and both felt somewhat awkward.

It turned out what fell out was precisely that book Qianqian bought, with two men drawn on the cover, titled "The Cold General and His Abusive Love Male Pet."

Qianqian's face turned red like a ripe apple with a "shua" sound; she scrambled to pick up the book, flusteredly stuffing it into her small bundle.

And Ouyang Chengren at this moment also suddenly came back to his senses; he fixed his gaze and discovered this book was actually the very one he and Miss Qianqian had selected together that day! His heart gave a "ge deng" — so this was not some military book at all!

Ouyang Chengren's brain suddenly went blank like a kite with a broken string; he said somewhat incoherently: "This... this book, is not suitable for children to read..."

His actual meaning was worrying that Qianqian would read it to her younger sister after returning home, after all the content of this book might be somewhat unsuitable for children.

However, in Qianqian's ears this sentence completely changed flavor. She thought Ouyang Chengren was hinting she should not read such books, so she acknowledged and hurriedly retreated, not even daring to glance back at Ouyang Chengren.

Ouyang Chengren watched Qianqian's departing back, and a complex emotion instantly surged in his heart.

He began to wildly speculate: could the book Qianqian bought that day be this one? Could she have mistakenly thought he likes men? Thinking here, Ouyang Chengren could not help but bear a grudge against the author of this book — who the hell wrote this damn book!

The more he thought the angrier, Ouyang Chengren's mood became increasingly agitated and uneasy. But immediately after, his heart was again shrouded by endless worry.

Because Qianqian had already been gone for two full months; during these two months, although he sent people to investigate her whereabouts, they found nothing. Qianqian seemed to have evaporated from the world, without a trace.

Ouyang Chengren secretly reasoned: the reasons for not finding Qianqian were nothing more than two: either she deliberately did not want him to find her, or she was simply not in Xishang Kingdom but had gone to another country.

Regardless of the reason, he resolutely stopped the investigation, just quietly waiting for her, hoping she would return and meet him.

He secretly vowed in his heart: this time, no matter how many difficulties and obstacles, he would definitely keep her, make her truly understand his heart, and agree to marry him.

Ouyang Chengren alone in the camp tent, thoughts surging like a tide. He completely forgot about Wang Ming'an leaving the camp, which allowed Qianqian to do what she wanted without any scruples.

After leaving the camp, Qianqian first found an inn in Chunning City to settle down.

She dispatched Shi Er to inquire about Ouyang Chengren's situation, to ensure no one was monitoring her. After confirming safety, Qianqian carefully peeled off the human skin mask and fake Adam's apple, hiding them properly.

Then she changed into a set of women's clothing, light as a fluttering fairy, and arrived at Qingfeng Pavilion, preparing to listen to a storytelling session.