Chapter 220: How Could She Be Gone?
Seeing Yu Luo suddenly soften her tone and feign innocence, Ye Lu laughed in amusement.
“Oh? Still pretending, are we? Not only did you drug me with a laxative and make me spend an entire night in the latrine, but you even made me impotent?! Ha! If I really can’t perform for the rest of my life, believe it or not, I’ll marry you and make you a widow!”
Yu Luo: …
“Aiya! So, the young master is impotent?”
Yu Luo deliberately lowered her voice, then suddenly raised it loud enough for everyone nearby to hear.
This caught Ye Lu completely off guard.
With just that one loud declaration, the surrounding people all turned to look at him.
Their mocking smiles and pitying gazes landed squarely on his face.
Even with Ye Lu’s thick skin, he couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable under all the attention.
In frustration, he grabbed Yu Luo’s wrist and dragged her out of Feng City’s gates.
As soon as they were outside, Yu Luo aimed a vicious kick toward his groin.
Ye Lu quickly let go, dodging just in time, his expression dark and furious.
“You really have some nerve! Do you believe I won’t shout right now and expose that you’re actually a woman?”
“And do you believe I won’t make sure you never recover from your little… problem?!”
Yu Luo wasn’t intimidated at all, her voice turning ice-cold as she issued her warning.
Ye Lu hesitated.
To be honest, after what she had done to him last night, he absolutely believed she could do it again.
“Alright, alright! Let’s call it even. Since we’ve already ‘fought and bonded,’ why don’t we formally introduce ourselves? I’m Ye Lu. What’s your name?”
Out of nowhere, Ye Lu put on a charming, gentlemanly smile, his eyes gleaming with amusement.
The sight sent a shiver down Yu Luo’s spine.
She rolled her eyes, then turned to scan the area outside the city gates.
Just like the day before, many people who couldn’t afford the city’s entrance fee were lingering outside, wandering in desperation.
But… the people she was looking for weren’t here.
Judging from Tao Ming’s timing, they must have already left.
Without another word, Yu Luo lightly tapped her foot against the ground, using lightness skill to disappear from Ye Lu’s sight.
Ye Lu: …
“What the hell? I already let bygones be bygones, and she still won’t give me any face?”
He laughed in disbelief, watching her disappear.
Hearing his grumbling, his bodyguard, Ah Zan, hesitated before suggesting carefully, “Master, should we… just head back now?”
“Back? Back for what? Go after her!”
How could Ye Lu just let this go?
If he hadn’t sought medical help in time last night, he really would’ve been permanently ruined!
He never imagined that a mere argument would make this seemingly delicate woman poison him so ruthlessly.
He had to find her again…
Without waiting another second, Ye Lu used lightness skill and chased after her.
Outside Feng City’s gates, the landscape was lined with poplar and birch trees.
Yu Luo’s silhouette quickly vanished into the dense forest.
After chasing for some time, Ye Lu realized—he had completely lost sight of her.
Furious, he punched the nearest birch tree, causing its fresh young leaves to tremble violently.
“Master, it seems she’s actually quite skilled.”
“Yeah, I underestimated her!”
Ye Lu clenched his jaw.
“She’s as slippery as a monkey! Last night, she had two subordinates with her. But today, she moved alone. She’s too cautious.”
Seeing his master so frustrated, Ah Zan hesitated, then finally spoke.
“Master, since we lost track of her, should we return to Dongfeng now?”
Ye Lu didn’t respond immediately.
He stared into the vast, empty forest, knowing that finding her in this wilderness was nearly impossible.
“Fine. Let’s go back. I don’t know if I’ll ever see her again… Damn it, she disguised herself, so I never even got to see her real face.”
“If we encounter her again, I can recognize her voice.”
Hearing Ah Zan’s words, Ye Lu’s frustration eased slightly.
“Good! Remember her voice well. I don’t know if she’ll ever set foot in Dongfeng someday… but if she does, I swear, I’ll make her pay!”
Hah. He obviously didn’t want to let her go, but he was still pretending like he was plotting revenge.
Ah Zan glanced at his brooding master, silently offering a moment of sympathy.
Yu Luo raced back toward the Great Wall, her heart pounding.
By the time she arrived, it was still raining.
Which meant that the rain had continued for nearly six days.
However, the downpour had weakened, and the previously barren land was now soaked, forming numerous small lakes.
Arriving at the watchtower, she immediately noticed something—only her raincoat and hat remained.
The others were gone.
This meant that Tao Ming and the others had already passed through and taken theirs.
They had likely left her belongings as a sign, letting her know they were safe and ahead of her.
She swiftly stored the items into her system inventory, then changed into a dry cloak and hat before continuing toward home.
Yu Zhengqing had just returned from Feng City, only to find absolute chaos.
“Father! You’re finally back!”
His daughter, Yu Yingying, nearly threw herself at him.
The moment he stepped inside, drenched from head to toe, he was surrounded by the women and children of the group.
A bad feeling gripped his chest.
“Grandmother… Grandmother is gone!”
Yu Zhengqing: …
Hearing these words, he stumbled.
If not for Yu Xiaoran catching him in time, he would have collapsed on the spot.
Originally, they had planned to bring Yu Xiaoxuan along, but Madam Chen had insisted that Yu Xiaoran go instead.
Now, after only two days away, they returned to find their world shattered.
Yu Xiaoran hurriedly helped his father inside, while Lady Lan and Chang Huilan fought back their grief, bringing dry clothes for them to change into.
But Yu Zhengqing couldn’t even think about changing.
His eyes turned red with anguish.
They had only one month left.
Just one month before they could return home.
Why did heaven have to take his mother now?
“What happened?! She was fine when I left!”
His furious, grief-stricken eyes locked onto Chang Huilan, his voice trembling with rage and sorrow.
