CHAPTER 195: CHAPTER 195: LYING

Until the gates of the post station closed, Gu Nian still didn’t move.

She was still a step too slow, fearing they had already gone far away.

"Miss Gu..." Wuxin tentatively called out, his mood actually still rather good.

If it weren’t for Gu Nian still being sad, he might have laughed out loud.

He didn’t care who Gu Bei was, as long as the person left, Miss Gu would stay.

Gu Nian turned back and asked, "Brother Wuxin, if we chase after them now, can we catch up?"

Wuxin shook his head and said, "The northern land is near the Xiongnu. There’s constant warfare there, their horses are much more refined than ours here, and they left yesterday afternoon. With a day’s gap, it’s not easy to catch up now."

Regarding this, what Wuxin said was indeed a fact.

Gu Nian could only plan further upon returning.

"In that case, let’s go, let’s go back first," Gu Nian said.

Although Gu Nian didn’t express it, she vaguely sensed that Wuxin didn’t seem to want her to see her brother.

So, she had no intention of asking Wuxin for information.

Nan Jin Yu had such well-informed news, it might be better to go back first. Maybe he would know how to contact Gu Bei.

As soon as Gu Nian got on the carriage, she heard Wuxin say, "Miss Gu, let’s find a place to let the horse graze a bit. It has been running all night, and if we don’t let it rest, we might not make it back."

Only then did Gu Nian remember, not only had the horse run for most of the night, but Wuxin had also been driving for this long. Let alone resting, he hadn’t even had a sip of water.

She really was, anxious and not feeling hunger herself, accidentally neglecting others.

"Brother Wuxin, it’s really too late already. How about we find a place to rest for the night and return tomorrow?" Since they couldn’t catch up with the person anyway, finding Gu Bei would have to be resolved another way.

"Alright." Wuxin of course didn’t oppose.

Wuxin went to find an inn. Gu Nian thought she would have trouble falling asleep, but as soon as she lay down, she soon drifted off.

After daylight came, they resumed their journey after resting well.

By lunchtime, they had already returned.

Just entering the village, they saw Lin Sanshui squatting not far from the door.

Upon seeing the carriage arrive, Lin Sanshui quickly stood up.

His head poked out from inside, though it had only been a night without seeing each other, Lin Sanshui appeared noticeably more haggard.

"Dad, why are you squatting here?" Gu Nian adjusted her expression, trying to appear as if nothing had happened, not allowing him to notice anything amiss.

"Ah, nothing, I had nothing to do after dinner, so I squatted here for a while." Lin Sanshui sighed in relief upon seeing Gu Nian and said, "Yesterday, I heard from your second brother and Cuihua that you left in a hurry. What did you do? Why did it take so long to come back?"

In fact, Lin Sanshui knew about Gu Nian going to Phoenix Fairy Town.

Although Gu Nian didn’t tell Erhu when she left, she told Cuihua, and with Cuihua’s simple mind, it was easy for Lin Sanshui to get it out of her.

He didn’t know why Gu Nian went back, but he felt uneasy in his heart. Having raised a child for so long, he had grown emotionally attached and truly feared she wouldn’t return.

"Went to check on the fruit trees. With winter approaching quickly, the Lin Family’s Fruit Garden might not have so many at once. Just happened that Young Master Nan knows a fruit orchard and took me to have a look. It took a bit long, and I didn’t have time to tell you, made you worry about me, right?" Gu Nian said, maintaining a calm expression.