His Rui

Chapter 645 Reaching The Youxio’s Valley

A little far away from the valley, Li Rui had to step out of the carriage with Xi Ying and Xi Ling as the carriage could not go ahead anymore.

The path was stony, sloppy, and irregular.

”How far it is?”

Xi Ying, who had the deeply asleep Xi Ling in his arms, asked Gu Li.

Gu Li looked at Li Rui with concern-filled eyes and said

”Quite far away.”

Xi Ying nodded his head and gave Xi Ling to An San and then stepped closer to Li Rui.

”Let’s go then.”

Gu Li understood what he wanted to do. Relieved, he nodded his head, and soon they flew away from there. 

He left his shadow guard who will take the carriage full of medicinal herbs down the valley.

It was indeed far as Gu Li had said.

But using qingqong, they reached down the valley very soon.

Xi Ying set his foot down on the ground from where a little far away many tents were standing. After him, Gu Li and his shadow guards and then Xi Ying’s shadow guards also came down. Behind everyone, An Ju put Li Hua down on the ground.

Suddenly a large number of shadow guards appeared in front of them. Their eyes were full of wariness as they looked at Xi Ying and his shadow guards.

It was only when one of the shadow guards saw Gu Li and shouted out cheerfully.

”Master.”

Once he said this, everyone’s eyes found Gu Li and they lowered their guards instantly.

Gu Li shook his head as he walked toward his shadow guards and said coldly

”How many times I have told you not to call me master!”

However, the shadow guards smiled sheepishly and the other three that had been with Gu Li also chuckled. Even Rong Ting smiled lightly.

After the old master lost his consciousness, Gu Li had been their master for them. They knew that Gu Li didn’t like it because, for him, he was taking his master’s place even when he was alive.

However, for them, he was already their master and the old master was their master’s master that is, the grand master.

Knowing how generous the old master used to be to Gu Li, they were sure that the old master would be happy with this change when he would wake up.

”Master, who are they?”

One of the shadow guards asked.

Gu Li looked at him with narrowed eyes as he was being called Master again but answered the question coldly.   

”They are our people.”

The shadow guards immediately nodded their heads understanding what he was trying to say.

”Understood, Master.”

They said immediately.

Gu Li nodded his head in satisfaction. His eyes softened as he looked at them. All of them were the people who were genuinely dedicated to Youxio.

Many left after the old master went unconscious because the organization had started to take contracts to kill innocent people as well.

The day Gu Li had announced that now they would work solely to collect the money for the old master’s treatment, many shadow guards who found it wrong left Youxio and he never stopped them.

However, those who were still there, he had been very close to all of them.

Though their strength was still not much, they were still around a hundred to two hundred contrary to the past when they used to be almost five hundred in strength.

”We brought Mi Luan!”

One of the shadow guards who had also returned with Gu Li said to the other shadow guards.

Everyone looked at him with bright eyes and many voices asked him immediately

The shadow guard smirked and pointed his finger towards Li Rui who was also looking at each and every face curiously as if she was trying to recognize who was who from her memories.

While everyone else looked at her and then at the shadow guard who was introducing her as Mi Luan with a confused face.

”Are you drunk by any chance, Old Lou?”

The shadow guards who were asked this question looked at the man who asked him with a bored face and said

”I am saying the truth.”

Gu Li knew that it would take a long toe to understand everyone everything and Li Rui and her family must be tired so he waved his hand and said

”Make the arrangements for their stay.”

The shadow guards who were very curious to know what was going on immediately stopped asking questions and started to do their work.

Meanwhile, Gu Li took Li Rui, Xi Ying who now had asleep Xi Ling with him to his own tent.

Water and some edible things were soon served to them.

Outside the shadow guards who were doing work also heard from the shadow guards who had just returned that the new people were here to treat the old Master.

This increased their enthusiasm and the ones who was responsible for the cooking decided to prepare a great feast today. 

”It’s safe.”

Gu Li spoke when he saw Li Hua tasting each and every dish before giving it to Li Rui.

Li Hua looked at him silently as she didn’t know what she should say but she still looked determined not to give anything to her mistress without tasting it herself. In fact, Li Rui had also tried to stop her many times but in these matters, she would not listen to anyone.

If something happened to her, she won’t mind as she believed that her mistress would save her, and even if she lost her life, she would never regret it.

However, nothing should happen to her mistress and the child in her belly. 

It was Xi Ying who spoke to Gu Li.

”Mister Gu Li might be right. It is not that we doubt you and your people.”

Xi Ying spoke sincerely this time.

”It is just that I don’t trust Zhao Wang Lei. He can do anything to harm my wife and this Lord is speaking from the experience.”

Gu Li looked at Xi Ying silently for a moment before he nodded his head and said genuinely

”I understand.”

So the dinner continued like this.

Xi Ling must be very tired as he woke up to eat something but after having his fill, he slept again in his father’s embrace.

After they finished dinner, Gu Li was informed that the tents were ready. So he told Xi Ying and Li Rui that they could have rest. He also informed Li Hua that a separate tent was also made for her just beside the tent of Li Rui and Xi Ying. 

However, before he could lead the way for them, Li Rui asked Gu Li

”Can I see Master first, Senior Brother?”