The man seemed like a “madman,” carefully eyeing her at the moment.
Tang Youyou consoled him, “Little fellow, don't be afraid. I'm not one of those who hurt you. If you want to live, come with me.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the man's hands trembled slightly. There was a glimmer of tears in his eyes, and he stared directly at her.
Seeing this, Tang Youyou instantly felt confident. She reminded him again, “If you trust me, I can take you out, keep you alive, and even help you avenge the fall of the State of Cang.”
Hearing the words “State of Cang,” the man squinted his eyes instantly. He looked at Tang Youyou with resistance on his face, then opened his mouth and uttered a few words with difficulty.
“Who... are you...”
Hearing this, Tang Youyou was even more certain that this man must have been on the run for a long time. Running back and forth in the mountains to survive without anyone to talk to, he couldn't even communicate simply.
Such a person was truly pitiful and tragic.
For some reason, she always felt that this man must have an inseparable connection with her, because from this man, she seemed to see herself.
All three fell silent. Finally, the man let down his guard and walked step by step towards Tang Youyou. He tentatively stretched out his long hand.
Just as their hands were about to touch, Rong Xun quickly stepped in front of Tang Youyou. He grabbed the man's hand and showed a malicious smile.
He said slowly, “Prince Second of the State of Cang, please forgive my rudeness.”
As soon as the words fell, Rong Xun struck the man with a knife - hand blow. The man immediately lost consciousness, and then was dragged by Rong Xun to the cave entrance.
When Kang Fuhai, who was still shouting at the cave entrance, saw this “strange man” being dragged out by Rong Xun, he was instantly frightened.
He exclaimed, “What is this thing!”
Hearing this, Tang Youyou calmly explained, “A wealthy young master. If we take good care of him, we'll have money to spend.”
Hearing this simple and straightforward explanation, Rong Xun couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Seeing this, Kang Fuhai was instantly trembling. He never thought that he could see the smile of the current emperor in his lifetime.
This... this was a capital offense.
For a moment, the man quickly knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing.
Tang Youyou subconsciously looked at Rong Xun beside her. The man was expressionless at the moment. Sensing Tang Youyou's strange look, he raised his eyes and met her gaze.
“My lady, this is...”
Looking at this extremely handsome face, Tang Youyou was speechless. She waved her hand and said, “It's okay.”
The group only took a few days' worth of food and then returned to Beishan Temple. The people who had been smiling just now now looked melancholy.
Tang Youyou casually walked past them and put the things in her hand into the kitchen that hadn't seen any cooking for a long time. Then she rolled up her sleeves and began to prepare dinner.
Seeing the things in Tang Youyou's hand, the disappointment on Old Man Tang's and Granny Xuan's faces disappeared.
Granny Xuan gently nudged the person beside her, “Look, I've already said that your granddaughter won't do things without thinking.”
As she said this, Granny Xuan showed a smug smile on her face.
On the other side, Old Man Tang snorted when he heard this. He proudly raised his head and turned his face away, casually saying,
“Naturally. I was just being cautious. Don't put words in my mouth, old woman. I trust my granddaughter very much.”
Hearing this, Granny Xuan didn't say anything more.
At this moment, smoke began to rise in the kitchen, and then there was the fragrance of food. For this group of people who had been on a long - distance journey, this was an irresistible delicacy.
After a while, Rong Xun served up Tang Youyou's masterpiece.
When Tang Youyou finally sat down, the others picked up their chopsticks. In a short while, there was only a mess left on the table.
Old Man Tang even let out a satisfied belch, which almost made Granny Xuan raise her hand to hit him.
Just as everyone was enjoying themselves, a heart - rending scream came from inside the house.
Hearing this, Tang Youyou immediately put down her chopsticks and walked towards the room. She kicked hard, and the dilapidated wooden door flew away.
A “madman” with his face covered by his hair was standing there. He was hiding on the wooden table in the room, and his scarlet eyes were staring directly at Tang Youyou.
He spoke with difficulty again, “Who... are you exactly! How do you know... about the State of Cang!”
The State of Cang?
That once - prosperous and powerful country was finally destroyed by a few foreigners. They had forcefully changed the dynasty. It was just like a dove occupying a magpie's nest.
As for how she knew about it, it was just because of a legend.
It was rumored that one of the princes of the State of Cang was born with heterochromia eyes. He was a talented young man, but because of those foreigners, he became a star of disaster despised by everyone.
This prince was forced to leave the royal family. While wandering, he also had to prevent being chased and killed. His life was extremely hard.
Judging from this man's heterochromia eyes, her guess was right. But she didn't know how Rong Xun had made the judgment. It even seemed a bit strange.
Seeing the man's flustered look, Tang Youyou tried to speak gently, “Because of your beautiful eyes.”
Hearing this, the man visibly stiffened all over.
“Who... sent you!”
Seeing that the man was still on guard, Tang Youyou said again, “I've never been sent by anyone. I'm just a person who follows my heart.”
Hearing this, the man jumped off the table.
“Will you help me?”
Tang Youyou nodded in response. Then she turned around and walked back to the courtyard. Looking at the stunned people, she sat back in her original position, calmly picked up her chopsticks, and continued eating.
The “madman” was now staring longingly at the delicious food the others were eating and swallowing his saliva continuously.
Seeing this, Old Man Tang couldn't bear it anymore. Just as he was about to get up, the silent Rong Xun said, “Master Tang, you don't need to worry about such small things.”
Reminded by Rong Xun, even though he really wanted to help, he didn't dare to.
If talking about going crazy, he thought that Rong Xun in front of him was scarier than that “madman.”
Thinking of this, Old Man Tang buried his head and started eating.
The “madman” was getting hungrier and hungrier. His stomach kept growling. The others forcibly held back their thoughts and buried their heads in their bowls of rice, as if they wanted to poke through the bowls.
It wasn't until Tang Youyou stood up that the atmosphere relaxed a bit.