Volume 1 Chapter 17: Investigating the News

  She took a reassuring glance at Night Hawk, who was staring at her with anger in his eyes, and smiled, saying, "A real man dares to take responsibility for his actions. If your martial arts skills are poor, it's not embarrassing, but hiding and dodging would be ridiculous." After finishing speaking, she pulled out a black pill from her pocket and tossed it to Night Hawk.

  He fixed his gaze on the pill that had landed right in the center of his palm, slightly lowered his eyelids, and after a brief moment, his bright peach blossom eyes sparkled as he blinked at An Xin. The gentle ripples in his eyes undulated softly as he spoke in a warm voice, "Is this the token of affection given to me by the young lady? Please tell me your name, so that I can welcome you with a grand wedding procession one day."

  "Stop being disgusting, all the goosebumps on my body have come back to life." An Xin raised her hand and rubbed her arm, with an expression of not being able to take it anymore, she scorned, "Luckily you have a good mother, otherwise I wouldn't even give you a second glance even if you were bleeding to death."

  He glanced sideways at the wound on his shoulder, which was still bleeding, and curled up the corner of his mouth. "Do you know my mother?" he asked. "Otherwise, how did you know she's a kind, gentle, beautiful and considerate good mother?"

  "Why do you have so many whys?" An Xin calmly replied, a hint of emotion on her face, and sighed, "Everyone has a heart that loves beauty. Even if you were to kneel down and kowtow three hundred times, calling me 'lady' a million times, I still wouldn't save you if you had small eyes, a flat nose, thick lips, and a pockmarked face."

  Yexiao's face twitched, and he sneered, "What does it have to do with my mother just because I'm born better-looking?" He pulled at the corners of his stiff mouth and said.

  "Children follow their mother, daughters take after their father. Don't you understand that? Who is it that lacks culture? You should quickly thank your mother." As she spoke, An Xin slightly tilted her head and carefully examined Ye Xiao's face, nodding as she described, "A beauty like a flower, delicate as a painting, subtle makeup, suitable for a wife and family."

  "It's a man below!" The Night Hawk listened to An Xin's comment, his pale face flushed with a hint of red, clenching his teeth and covering his chest.

  "In this girl's eyes, there are only beauties and uglies. Are you sure you're not a beauty?" An Xin glanced at him with a hint of disdain, secretly lamenting that a man could look even more handsome than a woman. No wonder it was popular in ancient times... apparently, the relationship between men and women wasn't just about opposite sexes attracting each other, sometimes it could also be described as same-sex repulsion.

  "The young lady is eloquent and has a gentle heart, I am far inferior to her." The night owl's hand on his chest clenched into a fist, suddenly seeing the admiration and adoration in An Xin's eyes, as well as a hint of... regret?

  "Thank you for the compliment, I can take it." With a pleased smile, she raised an eyebrow and naturally accepted his insincere praise. "Hurry up and eat, after you've regained your strength, I have something to ask you."

  Because there is no memory, so I am at ease except for this village, and everything else is unknown. I don't know what dynasty I'm in, whether it's a page in the long river of history or another scene in parallel time and space.

  Finally caught a unexpected guest from outside the village, of course, we must grasp it tightly and squeeze out all the useful information from him.

  At ease in her mind, Mother didn't want herself to be too familiar with the outside world. This can be seen from the fact that she rarely explained local customs and human feelings. However, passively waiting to accept has never been her way of handling things. Only by taking control into one's own hands can one have a way to cope with and solve unexpected situations.

  The night owl felt at ease, almost treating him like a cow or horse, the words stuck in his throat, this girl was eloquent and good at debating, he was absolutely no match for her in an argument, so he withdrew his thoughts, pinched the medicine ball in his hand and sent it into his mouth to swallow.

  Watching him take the pill without hesitation, she felt a hint of goodwill towards this strange man who had suddenly appeared. The feeling of being trusted was always good. To him, she was just a stranger, yet he took what she gave him without any guard, which showed that he had some gentlemanly demeanor.

  At night, a warm current rose from the lower abdomen and slowly spread to the limbs, the pain in the chest weakened, and the breathing at the tip of the nose also became more even. He was puzzled by the strong medicinal properties of this pill and asked, "What kind of medicine is this? It's quite effective."

  She calmly turned up her nose, rolled her eyes, and searched through all the usable medicinal herbs on the entire mountain. After carefully selecting a few of them, she made them into pills, and the effect was naturally not bad.

  "Cut the nonsense, I'm asking you, not the other way around. Get your role straight." An Xin walked over to a square stone block and sat down, this was her handmade stool that she would occasionally sit on when she was bored or needed a break.

  "What dynasty is it now? Which countries?" Ahn-jeong asked casually, crossing her slender legs and leaning back in a relaxed posture.

  "This village is a bit remote, but it can't be that ignorant, right?" Night Shadow asked in disbelief, and took the opportunity to glance at An Xin, who was sitting in an ungraceful posture. Despite her sloppy appearance, she didn't lose any of her beauty, and instead gained a hint of loveliness.

  It's better to be pleased than angry; at night, a spark of light flashed in his eyes, and this word suddenly popped up in his mind.

  "There's nothing strange about it, I may look as beautiful as a celestial being, but in fact, I'm just a village girl. Moreover, I'm only ten years old this year, and it's normal that I haven't seen the world yet." An Xin raised her hand to smooth out her slightly disheveled hair and said casually.

  "You'll tell me your age, won't you? Are you not smitten with me at first sight? Do you have a crush on me?" The night owl's mouth corners rose slightly, his smile was charming and flirtatious, complementing his soft and beautiful eyebrows, exuding a strong androgynous beauty.

  "Wild fantasies, a fool's daydream, a toad wanting to eat swan meat." An Xin felt that his tone had softened slightly, and he began to take advantage of the situation, truly giving him an inch and he wanted to take a mile.

  "Why not let the unmarried young man and the unmarried girl get married, tie the knot, and create a beautiful story?" Night Owl said with a smile, looking at An Xin who was slowly and carefully combing her three thousand strands of black hair.

  "Don't beat around the bush, answer my question quickly." An Xin smoothed out her hair and turned to face Night Owl, saying.

  "Today, the three kingdoms of Dongling, Xichu, and Yun stand together, each taking a third of the world. The surname of each country is taken from the second character of its name. You are in the kingdom of Dongling, whose current emperor's honorific title is Wenxian." As Night Shadow sensed his internal injuries slowly recovering with the passage of time, he lowered his eyelids to cover the faint glow in his eyes and began to answer An Xin's questions one by one.