Jingsheng was taken aback by Yan Xing's question, but after thinking about it for a while he seemed to understand something. He looked at Yan Xing and replied seriously, "I heard the branch of 'that' sect was discovered and they were completely wiped out"
Yan Xing nodded and didn't say anything further but Jingsheng had already understood what he wanted to say.
Taking a deep breath, he said, "Your highness, the children in the temple…"
"Yes, the children might have been rescued from there", Yan Xing said.
"That lady called Fairy Jie Jie might be an expert in the pugilist world", Jingsheng commented.
"hmm. She is quite young too", Yan Xing responded.
Neigh…..!!
Jingsheng abruptly pulled the reins of his horse and came to a stop.
"What!!"
"Your Highness, you know her", Jingsheng quickly calm himself down and questioned Yan Xing.
"Yes, and No", Yan Xing replied.
Jingsheng once again rolled his eyes in annoyance.
Looking at Jingsheng's annoyed face, Yan Xing laughed out and pulled his horse closer towards Jingsheng and explained, "I am not sure too but when I was coming back from the southwest border, we rested for a while inside the Lan city for a pot of wine and meal. At that time, my uncle and I happened to sit opposite a tavern and there we saw a lady in a veil with another lady disguised as a man in that tavern. She seemed to casually look at us when we appeared there. Uncle and I were aware of her gaze even though it was quite far and when her gaze moved away from us, I wanted to casually look up to see the owner of that gaze but she abruptly turned her gaze back meeting with that of mine"
Yan Xing clicked his tongue and continued, "She had a keen sense of perception and I had a feeling that she is not an ordinary martial artist. My intuition had never been wrong. She might be from a powerful sect and her attainments in martial arts cannot be underestimated too. After hearing from the monk today, I thought of her. This is only my conjecture and I am not hundred percent sure of it"
Jingsheng raised his brows and looked at Yan Xing with some doubts. It was very rare for Yan Xing to praise someone. Those who were worthy enough to get a few more glances from him can be counted on one hand.
"Your Highness, are you perhaps interested in her", Jingsheng leaned closer to Yan Xing and asked.
Yan Xing turned his head and happened to see Jingsheng's beaming yes. Yan Xing snorted and pulled his horse away from him.
"Looks like you are in a mood to gossip..huh..", said Yan Xing as he rode his horse further away from him.
"Hey.. you..Ah… Big brother, wait for me ah", Jingsheng chased after him.
After some time, he caught up with Yan Xing, "wait..big brother, Your Highness, I just thought of something"
"What?", Yan Xing nonchalantly replied.
"Just imagine, what if the child that the monk mentioned earlier and that fairy Jie Jie is the same person and what if Fairy Jie Jie is that lady you saw inside the Lan City and finally, what if… what if that child happened to be second Miss Zhao", Jingsheng patted his chest and continued.
"then... then... Your Highness, Second Miss Zhao is not an easy character and not someone to be trifled with. I dare not think further", Jingsheng said rubbing his arms.
Yan Xing chuckled and indifferently replied, "Then, things will be interesting but.."
He narrowed his eyes and turned to look at Jingsheng scaring the other party.
"What..? Your Highness, don't scare me ah..", asked Jingsheng in a small voice.
"You seem to overlook one thing", Yan Xing asked.
Jingsheng quickly gathered his thoughts back and seriously started to ponder. From the moment they came out of the Cathaya forest to when they left the temple. Yan Xing didn't plan to tell him or give him a hint, he wanted him to find out the abnormality himself.
When they finally reached the Hot spring villa, it was already dark. Jun Yuan and Su Ming were sitting outside the villa and they were roasting meat.
Seeing them come out of the forest, Su Ming got up dusting away the dirt on his buttocks, "Your Highness, Brother Gu, what took you guys too long?"
"We lost the way inside the forest while chasing a deer", replied Jingsheng as he leaped down from his horse.
"So, you guys came empty-handed", asked Su Ming with one hand on his waist while looking for spoils on Jingsheng and Yan Xing.
"Here", Yan Xing threw him something.
Su Ming reached out his hand and deftly caught it, "Your Highness, you only caught this rabbit?"
Jingsheng was surprised too. Along the way, he was trying his best to figure out what he missed out so he had no idea when Yan Xing caught the rabbit.
Jun Yuan looked at Yan Xing and Jingsheng briefly and continued to roast the venison as he sprinkled some seasonings on it. Only the not-so-smart little Marquis Su might believe what Jingsheng just said.
He knew that Jingsheng and Yan Xing were up to something in the dark but as a smart human, he decided to act oblivious to it.
"Your Highness, that means you lost", Su Ming laughed out holding the rabbit.
"What are you laughing for? I am the one who hunted down the deer, so all of you lost and I won", Jun Yuan knocked on Su Ming's head.
The four men sat down and eat the roasted venison for the dinner. Jun Yuan's roasting skill was not to be underestimated.
"Your Highness, what is the reward for the winner?", Su Ming asked Yan Xing with an evil smile.
"Since Jun Yuan is the winner, I am willing to take out my treasured fifty-year-old wine", Yan Xing said as he gnawed on the meat bone.
"Then, I shall thank Your Highness for your generosity", replied Jun Yuan.
Su Ming's eyes brightened and looked at Jun Yuan with beaming eyes. Jun Yuan helplessly shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I will share with you"
After they were done filling their stomachs, Yan Xing soaked himself in the hot spring. He closed in eyes and leaned on the rock comfortably.
After a while, Jingsheng came to join him. Both of them didn't speak as they were lost in their thoughts.
When Yan Xing got up to leave the hot spring, Jingsheng who was on the other side of the hot spring opened his eyes and said with some seriousness, "Your Highness, I just figured out"
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A/N: Don't forget to throw some power stones to show your support. This Grandaunt is ready with her helmet. Throw..
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