The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law-Chapter 1026 - 1021: Going to Xining

Qin Changlin and Gui Yunxi exchanged a glance, Qin Changlin’s face filled with surprise as he asked, "Do you know who abducted her? Who are you?"

Wasn’t Jin Ziyuan a doctor in his store? He looked quite destitute when I first met him.

Gui Yunxi tugged at him, signaling him not to ask random questions.

Jin Ziyuan’s identity was strangely peculiar; as a commoner, his intuition told him that it was safer not to inquire into such matters.

Jin Ziyuan did not answer Qin Changlin’s question and merely clasped his hands in a gesture of respect before striding away.

He headed towards the mountain where You Jiang was located.

...

"Where do you plan to take us? As someone involved, I suppose I should be allowed to ask," said Gu Youyou.

At that time, Gu Youyou and Searcy had already been taken out by You Jiang, their destination was Xining.

You Jiang smiled cryptically and said, "You’ll know when we get there, Miss Gu can then see for herself with her own eyes."

Gu Youyou’s expression gradually darkened.

This man was not one to keep his word. He had agreed to use her to lure out Jin Ziyuan and said they wouldn’t need to go anywhere, just stay in the mountains and wait, but in just a few days he had changed his plans, which was too much.

Moreover, hadn’t Jin Ziyuan said he would find a place where no one knew him to live peacefully? He had hidden away, perhaps to find a place for seclusion. Yet, these people were planning a rebellion in his name, so they were using her again to lure him out.

Gu Youyou clenched her fist and signaled to Searcy with her eyes.

Searcy gently shook his head, signaling with his eyes that they should wait until they arrived at the location.

Gu Youyou then hinted: I don’t have much at stake, at worst I’ll wait for someone to rescue me, but it’s not the same for you. It might be better to look for an opportunity to escape on the way.

Searcy gave her a fierce look, telling her that he was a man of loyalty.

Gu Youyou: "..."

"You two had better not play any tricks," said You Jiang indifferently, holding a teacup. "I hope you will visit Xining as honored guests, not as prisoners."

Uh...

They might end up being tied up and dragged behind a horse.

"How could we dare, Mr. You’s mood is as changeable as the weather of the northwest," chuckled Gu Youyou.

At lunchtime, the carriage stopped, and You Jiang got out carrying a teapot.

The group took out their dry food to share amongst themselves, and You Jiang also had someone give two flatbreads to Gu Youyou and Searcy.

Their group was disguised as merchants as they journeyed forward, and there were other caravans on the road who greeted each other from time to time.

The farther west they went, the sparser the vegetation became. It was Gu Youyou’s first time in Xining. She had heard that Xining had a lot of deserts, and now she could see the landscape for herself.

In the past, Prince Number Five had volunteered to go to Xining to guard the desert, a place less prosperous than Beijing, but its sparse population made it a strategic place to defy the imperial court.

Jin Zijin, along with a few followers, finished reciting the imperial edict. The other party remained silent for a long time, not accepting the edict, thus both parties stayed in a deadlock.

"Uncle Number Five," Jin Zijin holding the edict while smiling but not really smiling, said, "I couldn’t invite Uncle to drink a toast at Zijin’s wedding, so if Uncle returns to Beijing this time, Zijin will definitely show you the hospitality of a host to the fullest."

Prince Number Five was only in his forties but looked only slightly younger than the emperor.

It seemed that the years had not been easy on anyone.

He suddenly smiled at Jin Zijin, reached out, and took the imperial edict. The gesture was like grabbing an ordinary item—he took it and casually passed it to an attendant at his side, showing no sign of reverence. freёwebnoѵel.com

Jin Zijin slightly furrowed his brows, the anomaly flashing by momentarily.