HLnovel Chapter 268 Awakening from Dream
Chapter 268 Awakening from Dream
"Why... are you in my room?" His voice became less hazy.
"You are drunk. I, I will help you. I'll leave now." I stood up hurriedly, took the cloak from him, turned around and walked towards the door.
"Well, thank you very much. Take care." His voice sounded behind him.
I closed the door and returned to the hall. Xiaowei had just woken up, so I went home with her.
Xiaowei was still drowsy along the way and didn't talk to me much. This saved me, otherwise I don't know what I would have answered.
The cool night breeze cleared my mind.
When she got home, she fell into sleep.
While I was still sober, I made a secret decision.
There is nothing to worry about losing anymore. I have always been afraid of any changes, afraid that the timeline will be messed up and I will be overwhelmed by what I know, or that the branches of fate will be newly born and I don’t know whether to cut them off or not. Now that Tu Shanjing has suffered such a disaster, I am already stretched and difficult to control by following the timeline. Why not break the timeline and create a new world to see if the fork in the road of fate is still the same.
I had a good sleep, feeling refreshed. The next day, facing the early morning sun, I went to Jichang Pavilion to deliver a letter to Xiangliu, asking him to take me on a flight to the Central Plains.
Maybe the price I offered was very attractive, so he came in the afternoon.
The fur ball had turned into a fat ball and was chattering on his shoulder. He looked at me and asked, "You said you wanted to transport something, but what exactly? I won't do anything dangerous."
I smiled and said, "Of course it's the heavy stuff. Guixu crystal, some banknotes, and maybe some medicinal herbs! The stuff itself is not dangerous, but it's valuable. If someone covets it on the road, it might become dangerous, so I would like to ask Lord Xiangliu, who has extraordinary martial arts skills, to help me."
He narrowed his eyes and said, "You are just a maid, where did you get so much money?"
I walked up to him, touched his fur ball, and said with a smile, "How can a maid from the Tushan family not know how to do business? She's by his side every day, so she'll learn it just by watching! Are you envious? If you're envious, I can teach you."
He snorted coldly and replied, "Thank you! No need! Wait for me to settle down and we will set off early tomorrow morning."
I thought to myself that you answered too quickly. Why don’t you go back and ask your soldiers who always have to eat coarse food?
Early the next morning, after saying goodbye to Xiaowei, I flew with him to Qingqiu. I was afraid of heights and a little afraid of him along the way, so it goes without saying how hard it was.
Fortunately, although he was cold, he was really fast.
I went to Li Rongchang's bank right after I landed, and he was there. I had informed him of this the last time I saw him, so he wasn't surprised to see me coming this time.
"Here is your banknote. There is still some money with compounded interest left, and the portion for these days has not been calculated yet. If you are in a hurry, I will ask them to calculate it overnight and give it to you." He took out a box and said to me.
"No rush, let's go for next time - why are there so many?!" I opened the box and was shocked, there were far more than I imagined.
He smiled crookedly, "Of course my casino's loan sharking business makes money. There's also some money from your book sales in it, but the last few books are kept by Yu Xin. If you want them, you have to find him. I heard that he was punished before, drank Forget Worry Powder and was banished. He is no longer in Qingqiu."
I thought to myself I knew where he was.
But I have never heard of this thing called Forget-Sorrow Powder.
Seeing me thinking, he added, "Before Brother Jing disappeared, didn't you go out to do errands together? After you escaped, he was the only one who didn't serve in the inner house, and he always had to go out. Madam Tushan couldn't help but suspect that he would contact you, but there were really not many people who could do things properly, so she simply gave him Forget Worry Powder to make him forget about those people in your courtyard. This way he won't be stupid and can still work, and he doesn't know you and Brother Jing, so even if he meets you, he will be a useless pawn."
Good man, Mrs. Tushan is such a cruel landlord! I couldn't help but smack my lips for Yu Xin and asked Li Rongchang: "Then, is there an antidote? Will he remember it when he meets us?"
Li Rongchang shook his head: "This stuff is not harmful to the body. Most people drink it to forget their troubles. Why would they think of finding an antidote to bring back their troubles? There is no antidote. When he meets you, everything starts over. If you tell him that you are an old acquaintance of his and that you are his young master, he will just say 'oh~'."
I felt a little sad, after all, we had ridden together, shared joys and sorrows, and shared unforgettable memories. Now he doesn't remember Tu Shanjing and me, as if there is one less witness to those beautiful days between Tu Shanjing and me.
But on second thought, compared to those who are sleeping forever, at least he is still alive.
Thinking of this, I nodded and said, "I understand. I'll look for him when I have the chance in the future. Thank you, Mr. Chang, for your help in the business over the years. This is a small gift, and I hope you will accept it." After saying that, I pushed a bundle of banknotes in the box to him.
He smiled and replied, "No need. I've put your money here and it has helped me with a lot of circulation. Besides, I've learned from you that cash is the most useless thing. If you want to hoard something, hoard something else."
After that, he pushed the banknote back to me. I saw that he really didn't want to accept it, so I didn't insist: "Thank you for your concern, Master Chang. If you need any more money, you can always tell me."
He nodded. "It's not really an order. You saved Brother Jing, so in my heart you are no longer a servant, but a friend. Friends help each other, so how can we distinguish who is better? By the way, I have packed up the things you used as collateral for the loan, but it's a lot. Do you want to transport them all at once this time?"
I waved my hands, "I'm afraid I can't take it all in one go. Just give me the Guixu Crystal first, and I'll take a look at what good stuff there is. If there's room to spare, I'll take some fine items."
So he got up and took me to the warehouse. I was amazed and picked out some new things and rare medicinal herbs. I filled several boxes and asked him to send a servant to help me tie them to Maoqiu's back.
Li Rongchang followed me to the backyard where the fur ball was resting, and became interested in Xiangliu lying on the fur ball's back: "Miss, this beast looks extraordinary, I wonder who this hero is?"
I looked up and saw that Xiangliu had turned into the bearded Wang Shiba again, but his eyes still had the same arrogance that looked down on everything.
Smiling and raising my eyebrows, I replied to Li Rongchang: "I rented it for money. I don't know his origins. I only know his name is Eighteen."
Li Rongchang opened his mouth, as if to ask me where I rented it from, but Xiangliu saw that the things had been packed, raised his hand and sucked me up with his spiritual power.
I quickly grabbed the feathers of the fur ball, fearing that he would take off at a cool 90-degree angle. Fortunately, he used the etiquette of being a windbreaker and bowed to Li Rongchang: "Thank you. Goodbye!", then he controlled the fur ball to fly into the sky.