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Chapter 167 Night Sounds
"What is it?"
Jiang Yueming's eyes darkened, and she said with extreme seriousness, "Have you ever heard this saying?"
"The whole world is a game board, and everything is a piece of chess!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Mo's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and she said seriously, "Grandpa Mo, you've often said that before. What's wrong with that statement?"
"Yes, there's a problem, a big problem," Jiang Yueming nodded and said.
Based on God's perspective, the words of Yama (the King of Hell), and my own experiences over the past few days.
I don't really understand the concept of the world as a game board, but the idea that everything is a piece of the game is becoming increasingly clear.
Jiang Yueming knew that her fate had been manipulated, but who was the mastermind behind it all? Was it Song Jiu?
He was unsure, and for now he could only take it one step at a time, trying to gather more information in order to turn the tables and take the initiative!
Let's start with Xianyou Restaurant!
"What's the problem? What are you going to say?" Ye Mo saw Jiang Yueming staring blankly again and lightly punched his shoulder with her small fist.
"Actually, it seems like there aren't any problems? Haha."
Jiang Yueming gazed at the beautiful girl in front of him, and after thinking for a moment, decided it was better not to tell her too much for the time being, lest she be implicated.
This is just asking for trouble!
"Alright then, I won't force you if you don't want to say. You must have your reasons, so I won't ask any further," Ye Mo said with a smile.
It was rare for Ye Mo to be so understanding, and Jiang Yueming secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought Ye Mo would continue to ask questions.
"Then let's get ready, we'll run away at three in the morning," Jiang Yueming said, finding a place to lie down and sleep.
"Run away? Why?" Ye Mo asked, her face showing confusion. She nudged Jiang Yueming with her delicate hand.
It's already dark, and it's hard to even tell which way is which, yet you're trying to run away?
Besides, wouldn't it be safer to go with a caravan? There are plenty of ferocious birds and beasts roaming in this Black Thunder Land. If something happens, you could lose your life!
She really had no idea what Jiang Yueming was thinking all day long.
Why?
Jiang Yueming chuckled softly, turned around, and assumed a reclining posture, saying, "Did you see a particularly beautiful sedan chair today?"
Ye Mo pursed her red lips, thought for a moment, and said, "Yes, there are two exquisite cranes carved on the sedan chair."
At that moment, she wondered if cooking these two cranes together would taste good and improve her cooking skills.
"Since you saw it, let me give you a hint: that sedan chair belongs to Marquis Han of the Holy Dragon Empire, but it was entrusted to a security escort agency for transport."
"Oh, and then?" Ye Mo asked again.
"Then... uh~ you should go to sleep."
Jiang Yueming's face suddenly stiffened, and she shut her mouth and stopped making a sound.
He felt like a fool for talking politics with a woman!
He's such an idiot, trying to talk politics to a woman. It's like casting pearls before swine!
Seeing Jiang Yueming's disappointed expression, Ye Mo's beautiful eyes crinkled into crescent moons with laughter, and her lips parted slightly: "Stop looking down on women. Aren't you just trying to say that Han Hou is targeting the escort agency?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yueming was startled and immediately stood up, staring at Ye Mo with slight anger, and said, "You already knew?"
"Yes, I knew it a long time ago," Ye Mo covered her mouth and chuckled. It was the first time she had ever seen Jiang Yueming angry.
Hmph! You always make me angry, so this is called an eye for an eye!
Ye Mo felt a little smug at this moment, but someone else was in a terrible predicament.
Looking at the woman in front of him who was making fun of him, Jiang Yueming had no choice but to lie down and go to sleep in a sullen mood without saying a word.
"Hehe~ How childish," Ye Mo muttered to herself.
She then nudged Jiang Yueming again and said gently, "Jiang Xiaoming, shall we save the escort agency?"
She knew how severely those in power exploited the lower classes, and she also knew the helplessness and despair of the Loyal Escort Agency.
But she couldn't change anything, so she could only help as much as she could, even though she knew that the Loyal Escort Agency would never be truly free unless it solved the fundamental problem.
Even if they can help the caravan get through this crisis, what about next time?
But sometimes life is like that; your unintentional help and greetings may become a light in someone's life and a hope for them to live on.
Ye Mo grew up on the border and witnessed too many partings and deaths, and too many corpses strewn across the fields.
Do not laugh at me, drunk and lying on the battlefield; how many have returned from ancient battles?
Poor Wuding Riverside Bone is still a spring boudoir dream.
These two lines of poetry don't feel particularly special, and they seem quite distant from my own experience.
But when you actually arrive on the battlefield, you'll find that reality is even more brutal than described in the poems!
"May there be no more war in the world" was Ye Mo's first birthday wish when she was five years old.
That year's birthday was the only one she ever celebrated. After that, she and Mo Chen began a life of wandering and hardship on the border.
"Yueming, what do you say?" Seeing that Jiang Yueming was still unmoved, Ye Mojia became even softer.
Hearing this request, which sounded almost like a girlfriend's coquettish plea, Jiang Yueming finally reacted. He glanced at Ye Mo and said, "You...sigh, I'm really defeated by you."
"So you agree!" Ye Moqing's eyes lit up instantly, and she said happily.
"Yes, yes, you get a good night's sleep tonight. We won't run away for now. I'm going to talk to Li Jian."
Jiang Yueming stood up, straightened her clothes, and prepared to go out.
"It's too late, it's not safe. How about I go with you tomorrow?" Ye Mo tugged at Jiang Yueming's sleeve, feeling sorry for him.
She regretted it a little; she had said she would help, but she hadn't come up with a solution, which had instead given Jiang Yueming something to do.
And it seems that every time I ask for something, he will satisfy me immediately. I always thought he was a child, but now I suddenly realize that I am the real child.
No, it should be said that he gave up the opportunity to be a child himself, and shielded himself from all the storms and waves.
"No need, I'll go."
Jiang Yueming gently removed Ye Moxiang's hand and said with a faint smile, "My greatest relief is that you can sleep soundly tonight."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Mo's pretty face flushed red. She bit her lip and said, "Then...then be careful. If there's any danger, immediately hide in my arms, and I'll protect you."
Hiding in his arms?
Jiang Yueming couldn't help but look at the scenery again, and coughed lightly twice to cover up the chaotic emotions in her heart.
"Okay, I got it. Go to sleep early, goodnight and sweet dreams!"
Jiang Yueming left behind a final sentence before stepping out of the carriage into the cold wind.
Ye Mo stood at the front of the car, feeling the cold wind howling, watching Jiang Yueming's departing figure, her eyes filled with even more reluctance and heartache.
Jiang Yueming, thank you for everything you've done for me!
call!call!
A cold, strong wind blew in his face, making Jiang Yueming's cheeks sting. He had to circulate his spiritual energy to resist the cold.
Tower! Tower!
The sounds of the convoy slowly rose into the darkness, the creaking of the wheels reaching our ears.
Driving at night is very dangerous, but Li Jian and his team had no choice.
Only by slowing down their journey during the day can Han Hou be misled about time, creating loopholes in their plan to hinder the escort mission.
Accelerating the escort mission at night is the best opportunity to exploit loopholes; the sooner they arrive in the Holy Dragon Empire, the more advantageous the situation will be for the Loyal Escort Agency.
Of course, this only applies to this particular escort mission.
"Hmm~"
Jiang Yueming was strolling around the convoy when he suddenly heard a rather inappropriate sound.
He glanced around and saw two dark figures inside a carriage, their movements intertwined like two fish playing in the water.
"Heh, it's truly a case of some suffering from drought while others are drowning in floods."
Jiang Yueming shook her head slightly, wrapped her clothes tighter, and was about to leave when she suddenly heard a man's loud shout.
"Qingling! Ah! I love you!!"
"Qingling?" Jiang Yueming frowned, a feeling of indescribable discomfort rising in her heart.
He immediately ran to the carriage, stepped onto the carriage floor, reached out and pulled back the curtain. An indescribable scene rushed into his eyes and struck his brain, causing his pupils to shrink sharply.
"You...you all..."