Chapter Fifty-six: Finally Rescued

  Xuanyuan Qiyue turned around in anger, only to see Xuanyuan Jinglin standing 100 meters away, drawing her bow with both hands, aiming directly at him.

  "Sister, do you have to be so heavy-handed with your brother?" Xuan Yuan Qi Yu's furious mood vanished into thin air the moment he saw Xuan Yuan Jing Lin. He asked with a smile all over his face: "Sister, what wind blew you here?"

  Xuan Yuan Jinglin didn't even give him a glance, put away her bow and arrow, and walked over with big strides. At this time, Xu Mingjin, who had been sleeping soundly, was already woken up by the noise. She sat up, first seeing Xuan Yuan Qiyue beside her, and quickly jumped up, standing far away from him. Xuan Yuan Qiyue saw this scene, and his eyes cooled down slightly, almost imperceptibly.

  Xu Mingjin had already seen Xuan Yuan Jinglin walking towards her, she cheered and ran over with joy, hugging Xuan Yuan Jinglin tightly.

  Xuan Yuan Jing Lin had probably never been so close to anyone before, and it felt a bit unnatural. Xu Ming Jin sensed it and awkwardly let go of Xuan Yuan Jing Lin. Secretly regretting: How could she have forgotten herself in her excitement? As the princess, there were only a handful of people in this world who could hold her. What qualifications did Xu Ming Jin have to hug her just because they were familiar with each other?

  Xuan Yuan Qi's eyes were filled with envy as he gazed at Xuan Yuan Jinglin, wishing that Xu Mingjin could give him a hug like that. However, he also knew that this was just a fantasy, and Xu Mingjin would never hug him.

  Xuan Yuan Jinglin saw Xu Mingjin's expression and knew what she was thinking, so she pretended to be nonchalant. Xu Mingjin saw this and finally felt at ease.

  "Jinglin, how did you find me?" Xu Mingjin asked curiously. She hadn't even thought of a way to send her a message yet, and she didn't expect her to arrive so quickly - after all, this place was ten miles away from the Temple of Protection!

  Xuan Yuan Jing Lin glanced at Xuan Yuan Qi Yi, who was still lingering around and not leaving, with a look of disdain. Only then did she say: "I couldn't sleep during my nap, so I thought about the temple's spring eye, which is cool and pleasant. I went to see if you were asleep or not, thinking of inviting you to play. Unexpectedly, just as I arrived at your door, I saw your two maids rushing out with worried faces. After asking them, I found out that you had been kidnapped by some shameless, sinister, cunning, and lazy people who are good for nothing...". Xuan Yuan Jing Lin rattled off 30 or 40 idioms to describe Xuan Yuan Qi Yi in one breath. Xu Ming Jin laughed so hard she fell over, while Xuan Yuan Qi Yi's face turned slightly red despite his thick skin.

  Xuan Yuan Jinglin looked at Xuan Yuan Qixi's appearance and thought to herself: He really is a stubborn pig who isn't afraid of being scalded by boiling water! Those words were extremely vicious, she was furious when she cursed him like that. Unexpectedly, Xuan Yuan Qixi didn't explode in anger, if he dared to fight her, she would definitely make him pay the price and not let him off easily!

  "The security in the temple is extremely strict, and it's impossible for an ordinary person to kidnap someone in broad daylight without alarming anyone. I heard that Young Master Wang has been staying in the temple these past few days, and thinking back to what happened at the Pingxi King's mansion a while ago, I suspect that he might be behind this incident." Xuan Yuan Jinglin said, her eyes blazing with anger as she glared at Xuan Yuan Qiyue.

  Xuanyuan Qiyue didn't think it was possible, instead he praised: "Elder sister is indeed wise and unparalleled! Next, you must have captured the guards I left in the temple, forced them to reveal my whereabouts, so that's how you found this place? I really miscalculated! If only I had known, I wouldn't have left a single guard."

  "Remember this, stay away from Ming Jin from now on, did you hear me?" Xuan Yuan Jing Lin warned Xuan Yuan Qi Yi.

  "A gentle and quiet lady, a gentleman's delight. I admire Miss Xu Liu, I want to get close to her, what's wrong with that?" Xuan Yuan Qi didn't take Xuan Yuan Jing Lin's warning seriously at all. He said: "You can't marry Miss Xu Liu anyway, are you warning me on behalf of your good brother?"

  "What does this have to do with Second Brother?!" Xuan Yuan Jing Lin's anger suddenly ignited, she didn't respond to Xuan Yuan Qi Yi's words, but instead swiftly drew out her treasured sword and slashed at Xuan Yuan Qi Yi, scolding: "You're also worthy of mentioning my Second Brother's name, I spit on you!"

  Xuanyuan Qiyue's head dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the attack. As soon as he heard her angry curses again, the lazy smile on his face froze, and he pursed his lips tightly, drawing out his sword to counterattack with the same force. The two of them began exchanging blows in a fierce battle. Suddenly, numerous leaves fell from the bamboo forest like snowflakes.

  Xu Mingjin stood by, extremely anxious, but completely helpless.

  Fortunately, both of them were very mindful of their identities and after a brief entanglement, no one was injured.

  "Stop it! All of you stop!" Xu Mingjin shouted loudly.

  The two of them surprisingly put down their weapons and walked towards Xu Mingjin.

  Xu Mingjin was initially delighted, but then realized that the two of them, one a princess and the other a prince's son, were far above her station as a mere commoner. What right did she have to shout orders at them? It seemed that these days of peaceful coexistence with Xuan Yuan Jinglin had made her bolder, daring to scold the princess and young prince. She was really getting too big for her britches! Xu Mingjin silently warned herself in her heart.

  "Listen to me! Ming Jin is my good friend, stay away from her!" Xuan Yuan Jing Lin grasped Xu Ming Jin's arm and gave Xuan Yuan Qi a cold hum.

  "Got it." Xuan Yuan Qi Wei said casually.

  Xuan Yuan Jinglin then took Xu Mingjin and walked out of the bamboo forest. Once they were out of the woods, they saw Xuan Yuan Jinglin's carriage parked there, with several guards standing beside it.

  Xu Mingjin knew that Xuan Yuan Jinglin had left these guards outside the bamboo forest, fearing that if something unexpected happened to her inside, and the guards saw it, it would ruin her reputation. That's why she had entered the bamboo forest alone. She couldn't help but feel grateful for Xuan Yuan Jinglin's thoughtfulness.

  They got on the horse carriage and sped all the way to the Huguo Temple, but it was only the back door. There were few people there, only two or three guards at the back door, who let Xuan Yuan Jinglin's carriage pass when they saw it.

  Back in the boudoir, Yu Zhu and others were almost blinded by their gaze, seeing Xu Mingjin and Xuan Yuan Jinglin return unharmed. They were overjoyed to tears. Several maidservants couldn't help but rush forward to pay respects to Xu Mingjin, kneeling on the ground, repeatedly kowtowing to Xuan Yuan Jinglin.

  Xuan Yuan Jinglin hastily blocked, Jade Bamboo said: "Thank you, Princess, for saving us. If it weren't for you, our young lady would have certainly met with disaster. Your great kindness and virtue, we slaves can only repay by kowtowing a few more times." The others chimed in agreement.

  Xuan Yuan Jinglin merely said: "It's just a trivial matter, no need to be so serious." Then she ordered several people to get up.

  Yu Zhu and others did not dare to disobey Xuan Yuan Jing Lin's meaning, so they had no choice but to stand up.

  "Have you slept enough in the bamboo forest?" Xuan Yuan Jinglin said: "If you are still sleepy, then rest for a while!"

  Xu Mingjin nodded, she was really sleepy. However, it's strange to say that before she lay in the cabin and couldn't sleep, but after being taken away by Xuan Yuan Qi, she became extremely drowsy. What a weird situation.

  Xuan Yuan Jinglin saw that Xu Mingjin was indeed tired, so she bid farewell and left. Before leaving, she said she would come back to fetch her at dusk. Xu Mingjin agreed.

  After Xie Yunjing left, the maids asked Xu Mingjin in unison what had happened to him today. Xu Mingjin stretched his waist and said, "This is not urgent, anyway I'm back now, let's talk about it slowly later, first let me have a good sleep."

  Several maids were very discerning and saw Xu Mingjin say so, they all wisely shut their mouths, served her to change clothes, and fell asleep on the couch.

  Xu Mingjin suddenly remembered something urgent and called out: "Yuzhu!"

  Yu Zhuo heard the sound and moved, blinking her eyes to arrive in front of Xu Ming's bed, saying: "Miss, what's wrong?"

  Xu Mingjin said, "The one who kidnapped me was the young master of the Pingxi royal family. He dug a tunnel to get in and take me away. This room is not safe." Saying that, he got up and said, "We need to change rooms."

  Yu Zhuo left after receiving the order and discussed with the host for a while. In the end, they changed to a room that was far away from this wing room. Yu Zhuo even went to Xuan Yuan Jinglin's place in person to tell her about this matter.

  Everyone made a move, and after a busy and chaotic scene, Xu Mingjin finally fell asleep with peace of mind, while Yuzhu and several others were exhausted to death.

  In the late afternoon, when Xuan Yuan Jinglin ran to find Xu Mingjin, she was still sleeping soundly. Xuan Yuan Jinglin didn't want to wake her up at first, but then thought that if she slept like this, she wouldn't be able to sleep tonight, so she had to wake her up. Seeing Xu Mingjin's sleepy appearance, Xuan Yuan Jinglin suddenly became playful and used various methods to wake Xu Mingjin up.

  "Stop quarreling!" Xu Mingjin muttered, reaching out to touch the itchy thing on her nose, and continued sleeping. Suddenly, she felt something was off. The thing on her hand was soft and slippery, like... a tongue? She was startled awake, and when she opened her eyes, she saw a small white dog right in front of her, its pink tongue licking back and forth. A pair of slender hands, as white as jade, were holding the dog's body. The person was Xuan Yuan Jinglin, who was smiling with curved eyebrows at this moment.

  Xu Mingjin was now wide awake, she sat up from the couch and reached out to pet the little dog. Xuan Yuan Jinglin handed the little dog over to Xu Mingjin and sat down beside her, watching as Xu Mingjin played with the little dog.

  Xu Mingjin loved fluffy little dogs, and she also liked cats, but she never wanted to raise them. This started from her previous life when she worked and lived in a dormitory. There was a girl who raised a cat that had just given birth, and everyone in the dormitory loved it. However, this didn't last long. The cat meowed every day until midnight, and then started meowing again at 4 or 5 am the next morning. It disturbed everyone's sleep, and after three days, everyone collapsed and decided to send the cat away. From then on, Xu Mingjin never liked raising cats again. However, this didn't stop her from liking cats. When she saw other people's adorable kittens, she would stop and admire them for a while. She transferred her affection for cats to dogs instead, after all, dogs wouldn't meow in the middle of the night.