Chapter 164: I’m Just Here To Send You On Your Way
“Miss Lin, Chu Yu told us everything. You’re really amazing!” Gao Yong gave her a thumbs up.
“It’s nothing.” Lin Xin smiled and waved her hand.
Fu Jing walked over, Mo Ziyuan’s expression changed, he took a step forward to the right, blocking Lin Xin behind him, and asked unkindly, “What do you want?”
Fu Jing smiled bitterly, spread his hands and said, “I misunderstood Miss Lin before and wanted to apologize to her, nothing else!”
Mo Ziyuan was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at Lin Xin.
“It’s fine, no need to be nervous!” Lin Xin patted Mo Ziyuan’s shoulder and walked out from behind him to face Fu Jing.
“Miss Lin, I misunderstood you before, thinking that in danger you would care more about Lin Nan than Your Highness. Now I know it was my petty heart. Here, I apologize to Miss Lin!” With that, Fu Jing gave Lin Xin a proper deep bow.
Lin Xin stared at him for a while, then nodded and said, “I know you did it for Tao Tao’s sake, and since you didn’t understand me, it’s not strange to have such a misunderstanding. I didn’t take it to heart, and you don’t need to apologize to me.”
Fu Jing stood up straight somewhat awkwardly. He hadn’t expected Lin Xin to give him no face at all.
“Alright, brother, Miss Lin isn’t petty. She won’t hold it against you!” Gao Yong was the first to pat Fu Jing’s shoulder and say to him.
“Yeah! We’ve known Miss Lin for so many years, and she’s never been a petty person!” Chu Yu also echoed Gao Yong’s words.
Zhou Qi said nothing, just patted his shoulder and walked away.
Mo Ziyuan was even more straightforward. He directly took Lin Xin to the campfire, picked up a wild chicken roasted crispy outside and tender inside, tore off a chicken leg and handed it to her. “Try it. Meng Yixuan may not be a great person, but his roasting skills are pretty good.”
Fu Jing smiled bitterly and looked at Meng Yixuan, the only one left in front of him. “Did she forgive me or not?”
Meng Yixuan smiled. “Does it matter if she forgives or not? Anyway, don’t expect her to treat us the way she treats them.”
Fu Jing nodded. At this point, he didn’t know how to break the situation. Anyway, they were almost at the Capital City. There would be chances to make up for it later!
They also walked to the campfire and happened to hear Mo Ziyuan’s words. Meng Yixuan rolled his eyes, thinking to himself that she ate the chicken I roasted and still had to badmouth me. If you’re so capable, don’t eat it!
Lin Xin looked at his expression like he’d been stuffed with a whole garlic bulb, pursed her lips and smiled, then lowered her head to bite into the chicken leg. Mm, salty and fragrant, juicy, crispy outside and tender inside. The skill was indeed not bad!
Suddenly, Lin Xin stopped chewing, her gaze sharp as she looked into the distance.
“What’s wrong?” Mo Ziyuan asked.
“Someone’s coming, quite a few, all on horses.” Lin Xin narrowed her eyes and replied.
“Why didn’t I hear anything?” Gao Yong tilted his head to listen but heard nothing.
“If Miss Lin says there are, then there are!” After this journey, Chu Yu admired Lin Xin to the utmost and fully trusted her words.
“Probably just passersby?” Gao Yong mumbled unclearly with a chicken wing in his mouth.
“I hope so!” Mo Ziyuan said, looking in the direction Lin Xin’s gaze pointed.
Although no one moved, everyone was already on alert.
Soon, the “clop clop clop” of hoofbeats reached everyone’s ears. Everyone quickly stood up, long swords already in hand.
“Xin’er, take Nan Nan and Tao Tao into the horse carriage. Leave this to us.” Mo Ziyuan picked up Lin Nan and Lin Tao and stuffed them into Lin Xin’s arms.
“Auntie, are bad guys coming again?” Lin Tao asked, blinking his big eyes.
“Not sure yet. You two follow me into the horse carriage to hide first. If not, great. If yes, then don’t cause trouble for them.” Lin Xin held them both and walked toward the horse carriage.
Lin Nan’s little face was pale, his hands tightly around Lin Xin’s neck, making her feel a bit strangled.
“Don’t be afraid. I won’t let anything happen to you.” Lin Xin comforted the two kids in her arms.
“Auntie, after we get back to the Capital City, can you teach me how to beat bad guys?” Once in the horse carriage, Lin Tao tugged at Lin Xin’s sleeve and asked softly.
“Me?” Lin Xin was stunned, then shook her head. “Auntie’s kung fu is all self-taught, not suitable for you. If you want to learn, later have your dad find a suitable teacher for you!”
She didn’t dare teach randomly. Her kung fu was honed killing zombies in the apocalypse. She couldn’t teach little buns to chop off heads right away!
“Oh, alright then!” Lin Tao drooped his head in disappointment.
Probably the enclosed space of the horse carriage gave Lin Nan a sense of security. Seeing Lin Tao down, he scooted his butt over beside him and whispered, “My sister is naturally super strong. She beats people without needing any moves, so she can’t teach you.”
“Really?”
“Really!” Lin Nan nodded firmly, and Lin Tao’s mood visibly improved a lot.
Lin Xin: “…” She was a bit speechless.
In the time they spoke, the distant hoofbeats had arrived right in front of them and stopped.
“Third Prince, you really didn’t die!” Mo Ziyuan’s voice rang out. Lin Xin curiously lifted the carriage curtain a small crack to look outside.
She saw a man in an apricot-yellow robe with a black cloak over it, sitting on a pure white horse, chin raised and eyes downcast looking at Mo Ziyuan and the others.
“Of course I’m not that easy to kill, but you lot, including those in the carriage, are about to die!” The Third Prince’s voice had a heavy metal quality that Lin Xin thought sounded pretty good.
“Our lives are not for you to worry about.” Mo Ziyuan glanced at the at least two hundred men in black behind the Third Prince, knowing their chances of winning this time were negligibly small.
“I’m not worrying! I’m just here to send you on your way,” the Third Prince showed a cocky smile on his face, “and collect your corpses while I’m at it!”
“Zi Yuan, no more talk with him. Let’s fight!” The hot-tempered Gao Yong said loudly.
“Hahaha,” the Third Prince threw his head back and laughed for a good while before stopping, pointing at Gao Yong with the horse whip in his hand. “This prince has never seen anyone so eager to die. Since you’ve said so, I won’t stand on ceremony. Once you’re all dead, I’ll send you all to my dear royal brother, let him see how overreaching it was to fight me—not only losing his son, but dragging you all to your deaths too. Alas! So pitiful!”
With that, he turned his horse’s head and stood at the roadside, tilting his head toward his men behind. “They’re all itching to die, so hurry up and grant their wish. Don’t make this prince urge you!”
“Yes!” The men in black shouted in unison, then urged their horses forward and charged at Mo Ziyuan and the others.
