A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 181 Take a good rest

Jiang Mingyun seemed very afraid of Liu Niang. She stopped crying but started hiccuping.

Liu Niang must have been annoyed by her these past few days. Seeing her hiccuping, she frowned and looked at Shen Moli, "Go and fix her, don't let her keep making noises, it's giving me a headache!"

Jiang Mingyun immediately covered her mouth. She couldn't control her hiccups and could only try to keep them down, leaving only her bright, pitiful eyes looking at Zhou Hanzhang.

Upon hearing that his master was complaining of a headache, Shen Moli dared not delay any longer and immediately stepped forward, pulling out a small bottle. "Miss Jiang, could you please loosen your grip?"

Jiang Mingyun trusted his medical skills and immediately let go of his hand.

Shen Moli immediately held the bottle under her nose. She took a sniff and a pungent smell hit her nose, causing her to sneeze twice.

After she sneezed, she found that she had stopped hiccuping and exclaimed in surprise, "I really haven't hiccuped anymore, thank you, Senior Brother Shen."

Then Liu Niang began to explain, “At first, everything was fine when I arrived at Shishan. I even dealt with several groups of people from Yunmeng Kingdom. But then I encountered a formation and accidentally ended up in this Ghost Forest. I wandered around for several days without being able to get out, and that’s when I met her.”

She's a young woman, coming to this rocky mountain forest out of nowhere. Wouldn't I suspect she has ulterior motives? And to make matters worse, she kept chattering, asking if I'd seen you before—it sounded like she was a spy trying to gather information.

Liu Niang recalled how this girl had tormented her these past two days, and felt a headache coming on. "She insisted that she knew you and that you were her childhood sweetheart. I'm not the kind of person who believes everything I hear, but seeing that she didn't know any martial arts, I suspected that she was trying to use her beauty to bewitch my good disciple, so I tied her up."

Jiang Mingyun wanted to retort, but then remembered the suffering she had endured these past few days, and dared not raise her voice. "I've told you everything, but you just won't believe me."

"...Little girl, are you that naive? You don't even know who I am, yet you've told me everything. How can I not suspect you're a spy?"

Jiang Mingyun tugged at Zhou Hanzhang's sleeve and whispered, "I know."

Zhou Hanzhang didn't know what she was going to say. "Know what?"

Jiang Mingyun pulled Zhou Hanzhang closer. "I know who she is."

A look of surprise flashed in Liu Niang's eyes as she sized Jiang Mingyun up and down. "You know who I am? Then why didn't you say so from the beginning?"

"I...I dare not say. I'm afraid you won't believe me before you see Brother Hanzhang and might kill me. It's said...it's said that those who knew your identity have all disappeared without a trace."

Seeing that Jiang Mingyun looked somewhat dirty but didn't have many wounds, and that although she had suffered some pain, it wasn't serious, Zhou Hanzhang felt relieved.

"You know my master's identity because of the reason you told me before?"

"Yes, I also know that she took you as her apprentice."

Her voice lowered again.

But how could this escape Liu Niang's ears? "How did you know I took her in?"

Jiang Mingyun looked at Zhou Hanzhang nervously, clearly reluctant to speak, "Brother Hanzhang."

Zhou Hanzhang received the signal and quickly covered for her, "Master, she's probably suffered a lot right now and her mind isn't quite clear. She already knew it when she heard me call you Master."

It seems she's been reading too many storybooks and hasn't been getting enough rest these past few days, so she can't distinguish between reality and fantasy.

Although Zhou Hanzhang's words were far-fetched, Liu Niang naturally believed her disciple and looked at Jiang Mingyun with increasing disdain, saying, "Stay away from her in the future, don't let her lead you astray."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mingyun quickly grabbed Zhou Hanzhang's hand and refused to let go.

Zhou Hanzhang patted him on the shoulder, reassuringly saying, "Don't worry, it's alright. Where's your bag?"

"I encountered monkeys in this dense forest, and they stole my things."

She almost cried again as she spoke.

Even though she has lived two lives and experienced everything, she still can't stop crying when she sees Zhou Hanzhang.

I feel so wronged.

Seeing that her clothes were somewhat torn, Zhou Hanzhang took out one of his own clothes from his bundle and handed it to her, saying, "Go to the back and change your clothes first."

Jiang Mingyun obediently accepted it and was about to go to the back to change her clothes.

"Wait a moment."

Liu Niang stopped her, "There's a pond nearby. It's late now, so let her make do for now. I'll take her to wash up after the sun comes out."

Although Liu Niang disliked her, at least she had some courage to enter this rocky mountain for the sake of her disciple, so Liu Niang's attitude towards her improved.

Upon hearing Liu Niang's words, Jiang Mingyun glanced at her and then at Zhou Hanzhang, unsure whether to make a move.

"It's alright, then get some rest and you can go with your master to get ready tomorrow."

Jiang Mingyun felt relieved after hearing this, put the clothes back into Zhou Hanzhang's bundle, and then stayed close to Zhou Hanzhang.

"Master, please rest for a while. I'll keep watch tonight. We can talk about everything tomorrow."

"Alright, I'm really exhausted today. You have no idea, this little girl tried to escape while I was asleep and almost fell into the swamp. If I hadn't woken up, she would be dead."

"I'm just anxious to find Brother Hanzhang."

"Then why don't you take a look at your own level?"

Liu Niang was exhausted. After saying this, she ignored her and jumped straight up a big tree to rest.

"It's okay, I know. You rest here for a bit, and we can talk about it tomorrow, okay?"

Zhou Hanzhang coaxed her softly.

Jiang Mingyun held her hand, "Then Brother Hanzhang, please stay by my side, okay? I... I'm a little scared."

"You weren't afraid to come into such a dangerous place by yourself, and now you're scared?"

As Zhou Hanzhang spoke to her, he couldn't bear to push her away, so he followed her to a big tree and sat down.

Jiang Mingyun, smelling Zhou Hanzhang's scent beside her, quickly fell asleep, emitting low snoring sounds. Zhou Hanzhang could tell from her appearance that she must be extremely tired.

This little girl is only fourteen years old, still a child. I am so much older than her. When I think about how she has lived two lives and how tragic her previous life was, I feel a little pity for her.

Jiang Mingyun, who had just fallen asleep, was suddenly startled and opened her eyes abruptly. Seeing Zhou Hanzhang sitting peacefully beside her, she then felt relieved and fell back asleep.

"Young master, why don't you take a rest? I'll keep watch for the rest of the night."

When he saw that Zhou Hanzhang also looked sleepy, he couldn't help but speak up.

Zhou Hanzhang shook his head. "It's alright. I rested for a while at noon and I'm not too sleepy. You and your senior brother can go and rest. Don't worry about me."

If he wanted to say something more, Shen Moli didn't hesitate and pulled him back, "Since your young master says so, let's rest. We can always find time for him to rest tomorrow."