Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 100 Leaving Longxi

Huo Qingyuan learned that Miss Guo would go to Diancui Pavilion or Guo's Grocery Store every afternoon to sort out the accounts, and then go to Xiangsuzhai to buy two kinds of pastries to take home.

So today, he sat down in a teahouse next to Diancui Pavilion, hoping for a chance encounter.

Soon, a carriage bearing the Guo family's insignia arrived.

Huo Qingyuan hurriedly got up and threw a stone at the horse pulling the carriage. The horse suddenly became agitated and started to gallop wildly.

"Make way, make way quickly..." the driver shouted hurriedly in fright.

People on the road scrambled to avoid the collision, but some were still bumped into, and the whole street was in chaos.

The people inside the carriage screamed in terror.

Seeing that it was about time, Huo Qingyuan hurriedly jumped out of the second-floor window of the teahouse, landing directly on the back of the frightened horse. He grabbed the reins tightly and used force to subdue the startled horse.

However, the moment the horse fell to the ground, the carriage came to a sudden stop, and due to inertia, the people inside screamed and were thrown out.

Huo Qingyuan was after the people in the carriage, so he quickly punched the horse unconscious, then leaped up and caught the person who was thrown out in mid-air.

If this were a beautiful woman and a chivalrous hero, slowly twirling and falling through the air, the scene would be quite picturesque, perhaps even leading to a romantic relationship. However…

"Who are you?" Huo Qingyuan threw the person in his arms away as soon as he landed.

"Ouch!" The person who was thrown fell to the ground, but quickly got up. "How could you do this? Saving someone is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda. You just saved me, and then you almost made me fall to my death. What are you up to?"

"This commander is asking you who you are." Huo Qingyuan's fist hardened instantly when he saw that old face.

"Greetings, Commander." The woman recognized him and hurriedly knelt down to pay her respects. "I am the steward of the Guo family. My surname is Du, and everyone calls me Lady Du."

Huo Qingyuan took a deep breath: "Where is your second young lady?"

"May I ask what business you have with my second young lady, sir?"

"Just tell me if I ask you."

"This servant does not know."

"You..." Huo Qingyuan frowned, but suppressed his anger. "You're here to check the accounts?"

"Yes, both shops here are managed by me."

Huo Qingyuan let out a sigh of relief and turned to leave.

After Du Niangzi and the others had gone far away, she got up, turned around and went into Diancui Pavilion, but immediately instructed a young waiter to go back and report what had just happened.

After seeing Guo Yining off, the Guo family analyzed the situation. Since the other party knew her birth chart, they might also know her schedule. So, they decided to give it a try.

Unexpectedly, something went wrong on the very first day.

What was even more unexpected was that the person was actually the Commander.

“Master, if it really is Lord Huo who has his eye on Yi Ning and we can’t find her, I’m afraid…” Madam Guo Qiu said with some worry.

Guo Song also looked worried: "Yi Ning often goes out to check accounts, and quite a few people know her. We can't have someone impersonate her."

"Why do you think he needs blood with a purely Yin birth chart?"

"It's nothing more than some crooked and evil tricks," Old Madam Guo sneered. "Didn't they say before that they found a half-immortal? I bet it was that old Taoist priest who did it."

"In any case, we need to make some plans." Guo Song rubbed the ring on his finger.

"What can we do?" Guo Qiushi raised an eyebrow slightly. "Unless we leave Longxi."

“Then let’s leave here.” Guo Song nodded. “Ayu will be taking the imperial examinations in the future. This place is far from the capital. If possible, let’s go to the capital. After all, it’s under the emperor’s nose. People there won’t dare to act too openly.”

"To the capital?" Old Madam Guo was taken aback for a moment. "That's so far..."

"Mother, a tree dies when transplanted, but a person thrives. Even if we could hand over Yining, we probably wouldn't get away with it. So why do we insist on staying here?"

“I think it’s a good idea.” Guo Qiushi nodded. “Mother, although the journey will be tiring, we can hire more thugs and bodyguards and treat it as a trip. We have money, so we can buy a house and open a shop when we get there, and we can live the same life.”

Madam Guo sighed, "You're all right, but... your father is buried here, and when we want to pay our respects..."

“Mother, let’s take Father with us. When we get there, we’ll buy a new burial plot and rebuild his grave. He’ll definitely like it.” Guo Song said, slamming his hand on the table. “Let someone go ahead and make preparations first, and we’ll go afterward.”

Madam Guo finally nodded, but couldn't help sighing, "This world..."

After returning home, Huo Qingyuan flew into a rage and even berated Mo Feng, ordering him to find out Guo Yining's whereabouts.

Mo Feng rushed over and learned that Miss Guo had an allergic reaction to food. Her whole body was swollen and red. Although she had taken medicine, it would take several days to recover.

Huo Qingyuan slammed his fist on the table. How could it be such a coincidence?

Although they were puzzled, they wouldn't suspect anything else, after all, only the two of them knew about his affair with Huanxing Daoren... no, there was another person who knew as well, that woman named Bai Ju.

However, it's likely that "White Chrysanthemum" is a fake name.

At this moment, he suddenly felt lost. After all, it was really hard to find a woman with a purely Yin birth chart. So he could only wait a few days until Miss Guo recovered.

As for Guo Yining, escorted by four guards arranged by Guo Song, she and her maid Cuiqin disguised themselves and left Longxi Village, heading towards Jinan Prefecture.

Since it was already afternoon when they set off, the group sped up to avoid sleeping on the streets. Fortunately, the carriage was fast, and they managed to enter the territory of Carp Town just before it got completely dark.

Meanwhile, the Huanxing Daoist and his apprentice, who had hurriedly escaped, also arrived at Carp Town and, like Guo Yining and her group, checked into the Yunlai Inn.

After leaving Longxi City, Huanxing Daoist calmed down and returned to his usual reclusive demeanor. However, he paused for a moment when he saw Guo Yining. Wasn't this Huo Qingyuan's next medicinal ingredient? What was she doing here?

Guo Yining didn't recognize Huanxing Daoist. Led by the waiter, she entered the room. She was quite tired from traveling all afternoon, so she ordered food and ate in the room.

"Second Miss, that old Taoist priest seemed a bit strange just now," Cuiqin said, pursing her lips.

"Hmm?" Guo Yining raised an eyebrow slightly. "What's strange about it?"

"The way that man looked at you was strange, but I couldn't quite put my finger on why. In short, the feeling was... quite uncomfortable."