"Qin'er, I'm leaving," Mo Xuanye said, his voice laced with deep reluctance.
Feng Yuqin, who was in his arms, looked up, her eyes filled with confusion. "Leaving? Where to? The Eastern Yuan Kingdom?"
"No, it's the Central Region," Mo Xuanye replied.
For some reason, hearing that he was leaving, there was a hint of reluctance in her heart. Only then did she realize that this man held a much more important place in her heart than she had imagined.
She reached out and hugged his waist in return.
Feng Yuqin's response made Mo Xuanye's reluctance even stronger. His voice was hoarse as he said, "Qin'er..."
"So you're just... flirting with me and then leaving?" Feng Yuqin asked sullenly.
Hearing this, Mo Xuanye suddenly burst into laughter.
He could feel that this little woman truly cared about him.
Before, he had been worried that once he left, this woman would forget about him.
He let go of her, cupped her face, and pressed his thin lips directly onto her delicate ones.
Feng Yuqin's eyes widened in shock. Her first thought was: Was her first kiss, which she had kept for over twenty years, just gone?
The man didn't stay on her lips for long.
He lowered his eyes, and when he saw her expression, he laughed again. He pointed his index finger at her delicate lips and said in a seductive voice, "Qin'er, I've left my mark here. You can't escape. Even when I'm not by your side, you're not allowed to forget me."
Feng Yuqin pouted and said, "So domineering."
But there was a significant change in her heart.
She didn't dislike this feeling. Instead, she even felt a hint of sweetness.
This man was hers.
Thinking this way, a faint smile appeared on her lips, a smile of happiness.
Mo Xuanye had never seen her show such a gentle expression before.
In the past, he had always seen her in a queenly stance. Now, this side of her made him even more infatuated.
He sighed silently in his heart. He had fallen for this woman in this lifetime, with no chance of turning back.
But he was willing.
"While I'm away, remember to take good care of yourself. You mustn't get hurt," Mo Xuanye said carefully, his voice full of reluctance and concern for her safety. "I'll leave Feng Yi here."
Hearing this, Feng Yi outside looked helpless and worried.
But he knew that if it was his master's decision, he had no right to refuse.
However, Feng Yuqin refused. "No need. The Central Region must be more dangerous than here. Don't I still have Xiao Ying and Xiao Jin? Besides, the situation of the Yan family has improved. They will be my backup. If something really happens to me, the Meng family probably won't stand by idly either."
Mo Xuanye frowned. "But..."
"There's no 'but'," Feng Yuqin said. "I know that the matter must be urgent since you're in such a hurry to go back. I can't hold you back."
At this moment, Feng Yuqin also understood how her mother had felt in the morning. She also felt that his instructions to her were just like her instructions to her mother.
"Alas, it's not good for a wife to be too smart. It makes me, this husband, useless," Mo Xuanye sighed.
Feng Yuqin rolled her eyes. "Don't be so ungrateful."
Mo Xuanye chuckled softly, and his smile infected Feng Yuqin.
The two lingered with each other for a while longer before Mo Xuanye left with Feng Yi.
Feng Yuqin stood by the window, staring blankly in the direction where he had left.
As soon as he left, her heart was filled with longing and worry.
Was this what it felt like to like someone?
To always be concerned about the other person?
This feeling was different from that between friends.
It wasn't until Lin Xuan's voice sounded outside. "My lady, Yun Jie and the others have arrived."
Hearing this, Feng Yuqin walked out.
The backyard of the shop was quite large. When Feng Yuqin walked out, everyone was standing in the yard outside.
Yun Jie and Su Bing were standing at the front.
"Lin Xuan, check their progress during this period," Feng Yuqin said calmly.
Although Feng Yuqin only said this one sentence, Yun Jie and the others could sense that their master was in a bad mood today.
"Yes, my lady," Lin Xuan said, looking confused.
When they had left the Yan Mansion before, their master had been fine. Why did she feel that there was a low - spirited mood around their master now?
However, this mood didn't affect these people.
During this period, because of Feng Yuqin, each of them had changed greatly, something they had never imagined before.
Moreover, they also knew their master's identity. Although they were confused, they also knew that no matter who she was, she was their master.
While Lin Xuan was checking their progress, Feng Yuqin didn't say a word, but she was observing their situations, their specialties, and all aspects.
After it was over, Feng Yuqin started to make arrangements for them. "Su Bing is good at business and alchemy, so he will be in charge of the overall management of the shop. Yun Jie is stronger than Su Bing in cultivation, so he should spend more time on cultivation and assist Su Bing when he has time. If a shop doesn't have a powerful person sitting in it, it will eventually be devoured by others."
She could only make such arrangements for the time being. After her eldest and second cousins were free, she planned to let the two cousins, Su Bing, and Yun Jie take turns managing the shop.
"Yes, my lady," the two of them had no objections and were very grateful to Feng Yuqin in their hearts.
Feng Yuqin continued. "Su Kai and Li Kun have talent in the field of formations. I'll give you soul stones to practice later. You can try to set up formations in the shop to protect the shop and the people in it."
"Yes, my lady," Su Kai and the other replied excitedly.
Feng Yuqin made arrangements for each of the more than a dozen people.
Each person mainly did what they were good at.
Those who were good at cultivation focused on cultivation, those who were good at formations practiced formations, and those who were good at weapon - refining learned weapon - refining.
No one had expected Feng Yuqin to make such appropriate arrangements for each of them. Their gratitude towards her continued to rise.
Next, what Feng Yuqin did shocked everyone even more.
Previously, Feng Yuqin hadn't specifically sorted out the things in her space, so she wasn't clear about them.
After the space was directly transferred to her by Xiao Jin this time, she found that she was more proficient in controlling the space. Basically, with a thought, she could know what was inside the space.
As a result, she found that there were many storage bags in her space.
When she found out, she even joked with Xiao Jin about whether he had robbed everyone who passed by the Lifesnatching Mountain and taken their storage bags as well.
So after so many years of accumulation, there were countless storage bags in the space.
Not to mention the low - grade ones, there were many medium - grade ones.
So Feng Yuqin prepared a medium - grade storage bag for each person. "Lin Xuan, distribute these storage bags to everyone."
Everyone was very excited when they got a storage bag each.
Some people even asked in disbelief, "Are these storage bags really for us?"
Feng Yuqin also distributed some necessary things to each person. She gave soul stones to the formation masters, weapon - refining materials to the weapon - refiners, and some medicinal herbs and pill furnaces to the alchemists.
Anyway, everyone received their own things.
"You've all sworn to follow me, and I won't treat you badly. But you mustn't be slack. You should work hard to become stronger so that you can protect our Dark Night Pavilion well," Feng Yuqin said, looking at everyone.
"Please rest assured, my lady. We will surely fight to the last breath to protect the Dark Night Pavilion," everyone said in unison.
This had always been their thought.
Feng Yuqin was very satisfied when she heard this, but she still seriously instructed them. "I don't want your lives. Nothing is more important than life. If you have to choose between treasures and life, I hope you choose life. This also applies to the Dark Night Pavilion. I'd rather rebuild the Dark Night Pavilion than see your lives in danger. After all, life only comes once. You should cherish it."