Pampered Consort of the Fragrant Orchard

Chapter 36

A Certain Person Seems to be Eating Vinegar

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Now that she has the resource to practice martial arts, Du Xiao Li began studying that ‘Wind Blowing Snow’ the very same day. First she carefully looked over the introduction about the flute in the front, noticing that it was more or less the same flute techniques that she’d learned in her past life. Thus, she quickly flipped through them, directly arriving at the martial arts section in the back. After studying it for a long while, she began practicing according to the book. But she tried several times, and still didn’t get that warm feeling in her abdomen like the book had said.

“Could it be because my subconscious mind is still unable to accept martial arts?” Du Xiao Li muttered.

In her past life, although she’d learned many things before, those were all using science as a foundation. And those phenomenons that went against science, for example, qinggong and whatnot, her own subconscious mind would deem as impossible, that’s why she still wasn’t able to grasp the basics of qinggong this whole time.

Thinking back to her past life, Du Xiao Li suddenly felt somewhat sorrowful. She had died. Don’t know if there’s anyone that will grieve for her. However, she didn’t have the slightest attachment towards that side, and she has never thought of looking for a way to go back. This was probably the sorrow of a rootless duckweed.

Suddenly, she saw the flute placed to the side. She lightly picked it up, her fingers stroked the small holes on the surface, her thoughts couldn’t help but wander far away. Afterwards, she had the flute placed to her lips as she began to slowly play it.

In the beginning, she only messily played some simple notes. After she retrieved the feeling from her past life, the flute sounds gradually connected into the famous tune from her past life, ‘The b.u.t.terfly Lovers’. At the time, when she’d learned this tune, her mother had often let her play.

Thinking about it now, the past life her had lived for that many years, yet had never fallen in love before. Her life was dark, love wasn’t something she could have.

Luo Qi listened to Du Xiao Li’s playing in the room next door. At first, he thought she was just playing around, but towards the end, he became more and more drawn in as he listened. Those adept skills, and the feelings brought out by the flute sounds, made him somewhat suspect whether or not this beautiful flute tune was actually played by that child.

Han Ming Yi laid in the little courtyard under the evening sky. Suddenly hearing the flute sounds, he couldn’t help but open his dozing eyes, and carefully listen.

“To think that there’s actually someone in the village that knows how to play the flute, and even play it this well. However, why does it feel that the person playing seems to have gone through an endless sorrow.” Ji Liu Feng at some point had stood in front of him, saying with sigh.

Han Ming Yi nodded his head and said, “Indeed there’s a kind of sorrowful feeling. Didn’t think that there’s even this kind of master in this village.”

“Eh, seems that girl, Xiao Li, hasn’t visited in several days?!” Ji Liu Feng carelessly said.

Niu Jing came out from the house and said, “Indeed, seems like she hasn’t come in four five days.”

“Could something have happened? That girl is home all alone. Can a child like that take good care of herself?” Leng Er somewhat worryingly said.

“How about Leng Er go check?” Niu Jing said.

“Okay, young master, I….” Leng Er wanted to tell Han Ming Yi, but before he could finish, he saw Han Ming Yi get up from the guifei couch and say, “Tired from lying down, let’s go for a walk.”

With that said, he walked out first. Leng Yi, this personal bodyguard, tightly followed after.

“I’m also bored, going to go take a stroll too.” Ji Liu Feng said, and also followed after them.

Following which Leng Er also left, leaving Niu Jing by himself at home making dinner.

The group very quickly arrived at the bottom of Du Xiao Li’s mountain. Every time they saw those holes she dug, they all couldn’t help laughing.

“Little girl, little girl.” As soon as Han Ming Yi and the others arrived at the gates, Leng Er immediately shouted into the courtyards.

Du Xiao Li was currently under the eaves preparing to make dinner. Hearing Leng Er’s voice, she turned her head and saw that Han Ming Yi and the others have all come. She asked, “Big brother Yi, it’s already this late, why did you all come?”

Leng Yi opened the courtyard gates, and Han Ming Yi walked in, saying: “Just causally taking a stroll.”

“Girl, what are you doing?” Leng Er saw Du Xiao Li crouching on the ground and asked.

Du Xiao Li couldn’t help rolling her eyes at him. What she’s doing right now, did it even need to be asked? However, she still smilingly replied, “I’m currently preparing to cook.”

“Girl, why didn’t you come down the last few days?” Leng Er asked.

“Because I didn’t go into the mountains to dig for medical herbs the last few days. Since I didn’t have medical herbs to give to grandpa Niu, I didn’t go over.” Du Xiao Li said.

Ji Liu Feng suddenly spoke, “Didn’t your older brother just leave a few days ago, why did he come back again?”

“No? Big brother didn’t come back.” Du Xiao Li replied.

“Then who’s the person in the house?” Han Ming Yi asked.

From the moment they entered the courtyard, they’d already sensed that there was someone in the house. They’d initially thought that Du Xiu Heng had returned, but now saying that it wasn’t him, they became even more curious.

“It’s someone Silver discovered in the mountains. He’d gotten injured, so I brought him back.” Du Xiao Li saw that the porridge was almost done, and thus had the minced meat put in, afterwards letting it slowly cook.

Han Ming Yi listened to Du Xiao Li’s explanation, and then immediately stepped into Du Xiu Heng’s room, seeing a man wrapped in bandages all over lying on the bed. His sharp brows furrowed.

Ji Liu Feng also saw Luo Qi, and then came outside saying: “How can you just bring anyone home? What if he’s a bad guy? Who is he? What’s his ident.i.ty? Do you know all these?”

“He lost his memories. His head suffered an intense blow, forming a blood clot in his head, causing temporary memory loss. Once his memory recovers, won’t we know who he is?” Du Xiao Li wasn’t the least bit worried whether he was a good or bad guy. Since she is able to bring him back to life, then naturally she can also kill him.

Han Ming Yi came out from the house, and glanced to Du Xiao Li, “Be careful on your own.” Afterwards, he just left, seemingly also a bit angry.

With Han Ming Yi leaving, the other three naturally also needed to follow after him. After all, they only came to see whether or not Du Xiao Li was okay. Now that they saw her perfectly fine, they naturally thus returned.

Du Xiao Li saw that Han Ming Yi was somewhat angry and muttered. “So strange.”

After another two days, Du Xiao Li saw that Luo Qi’s wounds were already without any major problems. Thus, she prepared to take a trip into the mountains. Last time, she originally had gone to see if there were grape sprouts that she could transplant over, but ended up encountering him. And after bringing him back, she had to stay at home to take care of him. As a result, she didn’t have time to go until now.

Luo Qi came out from the house, and saw Du Xiao Li putting on the back-basket, asking: “Where are you going?”

“I’m going into the mountains. I probably won’t come back at noon, so you can make some food for yourself. If you don’t know how, I left some flatbread on the table for you. You can eat that for the time being.” Du Xiao Li said.

“How about I go together with you.” Luo Qi said, “Also, go see the place where you discovered me.”

“We need to walk very very far. Can your body hold up?” Du Xiao Li asked.

“My body’s condition, aren’t you the most clear about, no?” Luo Qi said.

“Alright then.” Du Xiao Li had to admit that his body recovered very well, much better than she’d antic.i.p.ated. Since Luo Qi wanted to go, she went in and grabbed the flatbread to bring along. Afterwards, she took him and Silver into the mountains together.

“It was here.” Du Xiao Li brought Luo Qi to the underbrush where she’d discovered him that time. The bloodstains were already dried up, and those rotting flesh were also dried. However, you could still see its original appearance from that time. She stood outside the underbrush and looked around, “The bundle is gone, and that biggest piece of flesh is also gone. These clothes are also in different positions. Looks like someone had came by before.”

Seeing that there was this many pieces of rotting flesh here, Luo Qi finally understood why all the wounds on his body were holes. So it turns out it was carved out by a certain someone. Du Xiao Li saw Luo Qi staring absentmindedly at those flesh, and dryly coughed twice, saying: “At the time, the circ.u.mstances were urgent…..”

“I understand.” Luo Qi interrupted Du Xiao Li’s words.

If at the time Du Xiao Li didn’t do this, then afraid he would have long been discovered, and then killed off. But who is he? And who are the people after him? Why do they want to kill him?

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