CHAPTER 34: CHAPTER 34: YUN RAN OF THE YUN FAMILY

EDITOR: DRAGON BOAT TRANSLATION

Upon hearing that her lady was almost taken away by human traffickers, Lian Qiu almost fainted. Fortunately, her lady was fine; otherwise, she wouldn’t know how to face the Family Head and others when she returned!

Although she knew that Lord Han had no reason to deceive her, she still looked at Rong Ye and the others with some suspicion.

Confronted with Lian Qiu’s suspicion, Rong Ye and the others were not in a good mood, especially as Gu Qingqing was beginning to feel sleepy again.

"Your lady is with you. When she wakes up, you all will naturally understand what happened." Rong Ye glanced at Gu Qingqing, seeing her yawn again and lean on Nan Hua’s shoulder. He walked up to Lian Qiu, handed over the young girl in his arms, and coldly said.

Lian Qiu was taken aback by Rong Ye’s swift change, stunned until Rong Ye firmly handed over the young girl to her. She finally reacted and quickly and carefully held her lady.

"Alright, let’s go back and rest." Having turned the person over to Lian Qiu, Rong Ye felt he had completed his task and stopped caring about Lian Qiu and their reactions. He walked over to Gu Qingqing’s side and softly said.

Gu Qingqing, trying to muster some energy, glanced at the young girl nearby. Her eyes, hazy with water from yawning, nodded slightly and leaned her head back on Nan Hua’s shoulder.

"Let’s go quickly and not delay Qingqing’s rest!" Jun Wu, who had been observing Gu Qingqing’s reactions, was a bit unhappy with Rong Ye’s delay and urged them in a slightly prompting tone.

Nan Hua glanced at Jun Wu but said nothing, holding Gu Qingqing and heading towards the room they had rested in previously.

Rong Ye and Jun Wu followed behind Nan Hua. None of them gave another glance to Lian Qiu and the others. Their figures soon disappeared from Lian Qiu’s view.

Holding her lady, Lian Qiu carefully checked and found that besides the clothes being a bit dirty, her lady had no injuries. The Spiritual Power within her was calm, suggesting that, as Rong Ye and the others said, she was merely knocked out by a sedative.

When she looked up, Rong Ye and the others had already vanished, and she turned to look at Lord Han, who was still at the scene.

"Lord Han, who are those people?" Although she had been rude to Rong Ye and the others before, having followed the Family Head for many years, she could see that both the man holding their lady and the one holding the other girl had an extraordinary demeanor. Even the young boy following them had an aura comparable to direct disciples from major sects she’d seen before.

"They come from the Hidden Sect, Spirit Hidden Mountain. The man carrying the young girl is the third disciple, the one holding Miss Yun is the fifth disciple, and the young girl being carried is the sixth disciple. She saw Miss Yun being kidnapped by human traffickers and asked her senior brother to rescue her!" Lord Han had witnessed the strength of Nan Hua and the others and knew how formidable they were, which is why he treated them with such respect.

Upon hearing this, Lian Qiu was somewhat surprised and looked in the direction Nan Hua and the others had left.

The prominent forces on Xuantian Continent were the three great dynasties, four major sects, and five great noble families. However, there were also some hidden sects that usually maintained a low profile but were very powerful. Every dozen years, disciples from these hidden sects would roam the continent. She never expected to encounter one herself.

Thinking about her earlier behavior, she couldn’t help feeling a bit worried.

"Once the lady wakes up, if it was indeed they who saved her, I should properly apologize to them!" She thought to herself.

Worried about her lady’s health, she decided not to leave the City Lord Mansion and asked Lord Han to arrange a courtyard for them while also finding a doctor.

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Exhausted, Gu Qingqing fell asleep on Nan Hua’s shoulder, and was eventually laid gently onto the bed by Nan Hua, who carefully wiped her face and hands with warm water, removed her outer clothes, covered her with a quilt, and set up an array outside her room before departing.

The next morning, Gu Qingqing woke up somewhat disoriented about her whereabouts.

Sitting up in bed, she looked around the unfamiliar room and recalled she was still at the City Lord Mansion in Chasing Cloud City.

Just as she finished dressing, there was a knock on the door.

It was Nan Hua who knocked, holding breakfast he had prepared for Gu Qingqing.

Over the years, Gu Qingqing had become adept at dressing herself, but she was clueless about styling her hair. Previously, when she was alone, the village women would help her do it, but after arriving at Spirit Hidden Mountain, her senior brothers took on the task.

After some practice, Nan Hua and the others’ hairstyling skills improved, with more and more styles.

Gu Qingqing was wearing a bright red ruqun that day, and although she couldn’t wear hairpins or other accessories yet, Nan Hua and the others had prepared many pretty ornaments suitable for her age. After styling her hair, Nan Hua selected matching tassels to embellish her hair. Looking at herself in the mirror, Gu Qingqing beamed with a radiant smile.

[Thank you, Third Senior Brother!] She turned and smiled sweetly at Nan Hua, gesturing her thanks.

"As long as you like it." Nan Hua’s lips curved slightly, pleasingly touching her hair, "Let’s have breakfast."

As he spoke, he led Gu Qingqing to the round table.

Just then, Rong Ye and Jun Wu entered. Rong Ye was also holding a tray of breakfast prepared for Gu Qingqing. Upon seeing her already set meal, he became irked, and if he hadn’t known he couldn’t beat Nan Hua, he would have tossed that tray out!

"Little Qingqing, Fifth Senior Brother has also prepared some delicious treats for you to try." Rong Ye smiled as Gu Qingqing turned her gaze, quickly seating himself beside her, discreetly moving Nan Hua’s breakfast aside and recommending his dishes.

[Thank you, Fifth Senior Brother!] Gu Qingqing, unaware of Rong Ye’s little schemes, smiled upon seeing some of her favorite pastries.

Though Jun Wu was too young to prepare breakfast, he remembered he had some juices in his Qiankun Ring that his mother had insisted he take. He brought them out for Gu Qingqing, earning another sweet smile from her, his face remaining stoic, but a glimmer of joy in his eyes.

Just as Gu Qingqing was about to finish breakfast, there was a knock at the courtyard gate.

"Yun Ran from the Yun Family here to visit!" A clear young voice called from outside.

Gu Qingqing put down her chopsticks and looked toward the door.

"Come in, the door’s not locked," Nan Hua called out loudly after seeing this.

The courtyard gate opened in response, and several figures appeared in the courtyard where Gu Qingqing and the others resided.

"I am Yun Ran from the Yun Family, here to express gratitude for saving my life last night! A small token of appreciation, I hope you all accept it with a smile."