Chapter 699 - 699: Monk Older Brother, I’m Not Leaving
Chapter 699: Monk Older Brother, I’m Not Leaving
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Bai Yi looked hesitant, but the imperial order was heavy like a mountain and he had no choice but to obey.
“Yes,” he said after a long while.
Gu Yihan knew that Bai Yi was worried about Ye Siming.
However, there were some things that someone had to stand up for.
Since Ye Siming had already done this, there was no need to send Bai Yi over.
Gu Yihan asked about other topics. “Nuo’er has already arrived at your manor, right?”
Bai Yi paused for a moment before saying, “Yes, I’ll take good care of Her Highness these few days and not let Your Majesty worry.”
Gu Yihan nodded and felt much more relieved.
However, he found it a little strange.
Why didn’t her precious daughter come back and make a fuss about wanting to go with Ye Siming when she heard that he was going off to provide disaster relief alone?
However, Gu Yihan thought it through on second thought.
Nuo’er was still young. Even if she wanted to, she definitely wouldn’t dare to go to such a place.
Gu Nuo’er changed into a set of small clothes and got the carriage to stop in front of the Four Seasons Sweet Shop.
She swayed her small hands behind her back for a while.
In consideration that Gu Nuo’er was heading to the Bai Manor, Gu Yihan agreed to her request to not bring along hidden guards.
After all, the Bai Manor was heavily guarded. Both Bai Yi and his wife knew martial arts, and there was also Ye Siming.
At this moment, she flipped her wrist.
The coachman sitting on the shaft felt very sleepy.
“Have a good sleep for the next few days-
After the child finished speaking with a smile, the coachman fell asleep.
Gu Nuo’er asked the people in the sugar shop to take care of the sleeping coachman.
She slowly walked towards a remote alley.
After confirming that there was no one around, she instantly turned into a stream of white and blue light and disappeared from the spot.
The situation of the epidemic this time was serious.
With Fengning Village as the center, the plague quickly spread out.
The area within a radius of 50 kilometers was affected.
Fengning Village was located downstream of the Jian River, at the back of the mountain.
The sunlight here was faint, and the usually lively village was filled with a heavy aura of death.
Gu Nuo’er walked down from the tall mountain beside the village.
She could see some new graves that had just been buried along the way. Some of the tombstones even had the words ‘Beloved son so-and-so’ written on them.
Gu Nuo’er’s face was filled with pity.
How many families had been destroyed by the epidemic? How many parents had seen their children die before them?
After the child went down the mountain, she quickly entered Ning’an Village.
The sound of someone crying came from the air.
In this bleak autumn, the place looked very desolate.
Gu Nuo’er blamed herself.
If only she had caught that bad snake and brought it to somewhere else to beat it up back then.
Perhaps its poison wouldn’t follow the water and be used by the commoners downstream.
Gu Nuo’er was walking on a small path in the countryside when she suddenly saw a familiar figure.
That person was wearing a kasaya and had his back facing the child. He was pressing his palms together and chanting sutras.
In front of him was a corpse.
Someone from an unknown family was lying alone on the ground. Gu Nuo’er’s voice was soft as she called out, “Monk older brother!”
Kongjue paused and turned around.
His calm eyes were filled with surprise.
“Little Benefactor, why are you here?”
Almost everyone in Ning’an Village had been affected by the plague!
As a princess, how could she step into such a dangerous situation?!
Kongjue had almost forgotten that he was a monk.
At this moment, his heart was filled with thoughts of sending his sister out of this place.
“Let’s go. I’ll send you out first. I know a path at the back of the mountain that can avoid those seriously infected villages.”
However, Gu Nuo’er shook her head. She fluttered her long eyelashes, her eyes shining.
“Monk older brother, I’m not leaving.. I came specially to help!”