Letâs return to XiaoRue and ManQi.
After being left by Prince Li, ManQi is carefully checking the bodies while XiaoRue prepares the belongings to be taken. In minutes, XiaoRue has done with her work and then she is waiting for ManQi to be done. It takes time to check entire 10 corpses. XiaoRue waits patiently, she observes how ManQi moves from one to other corpses but he looks unsatisfied. Then he stands after checking the last one.
"Well, what did you find?" XiaoRue asks curiously. ManQi doesnât look at her at all, he seems ignoring her and then starts digging a big hole. XiaoRue was actually never talk with this ManQi during she lived with HuaMuTan at Li Mansion. Like what she heard from others, this ManQi is really a mystery man. XiaoRue walks closer to ManQi; repeating her question.
"Did you find anything from these corpses? Any marks? Any clues?"
ManQi still doesnât give any response. So XiaoRue keep asking him questions, squatting beside ManQi who works hard to dig the hole.
"Who do you think they are? Why did they attack us? If they were the robber, donât we better go away from here now....who knows these men still have other gang? what do you think?"
ManQi just keep digging, while in his mind, sudden pops up one word, âNoisy!â
The hole is ready now. ManQi looks at XiaoRue, like he is expecting something from her but XiaoRue doesnât have any clue at all,
"What? Why are you staring at me like that? You know weâre really better leave now and return to Li Mansion. I am so worry with XiaoCie...she...mmm"
ManQi doesnât want to hear any useless words...he covers XiaoRueâs mouth with one of his hand while the other one he use to point the corpse...and finally he speaks,
"The bodies....pull them all here..."
XiaoRue canât believe what she hears. This ManQi has asking her, a weak girl to pull the dead bodies, all of them? She is also canât believe that this man dare to close her mouth with his bare hand. Since a little, growing up with HuaMuTan, XiaoRue learns the manner between man and woman. A Gentleman should never lays the hands on a maindenâs body, like covering the mouth. âWhat a rude...â XiaoRueâs face has becoming red coz of the anger. She widened her eyes and stares to ManQi as a protest.
ManQi gives a teasing smile,
"If you canât help then donât talk. Be quit and sit there as a nice little girl, okay.... As soon I bury them all. Weâll back to the Li Mansion. Do you understand?"
XiaoRue nods her head obediently, then ManQi takes off his hand from XiaoRueâs mouth, and right at that moment XiaoRue takes a chance to bite his hand hardly.
"Aauuuchhh!!! You..." ManQi glares angrily back to XiaoRue,
"I am not a little girl! How rude..." XiaoRue walks away from ManQi, then she stops at one body. First, she feels hesitated but then she makes her mind; she pulls the body into the hole.
"You said, as soon we bury them, we can return right. Iâll help you so we can return quickly..." and then she continues to pull another body.
âWell, turns out this girl is quite brave...â
ManQi feels amused seeing XiaoRueâs act. XiaoRue realizes that ManQi has not yet start moving,
"Well, what are you waiting for !!!" She shouts angrily.
After both of them finished the job, ManQi and XiaoRue pray to give proper burying for the dead. Then ManQi takes the horse from a chariot and rides it on. He pulls the horse, closer to XiaoRue,and then he gives a hand to XiaoRue as like a gentleman to help her up on the horse, but XiaoRue hesitated,
"Why donât we use chariot?"
"The chariotâs wheels are broken already, its no use anymore. It just 2 of us, it will faster in this way ,donât you say you want to return quickly?"
"Thatâs right..." XiaoRue decides to takes ManQiâs hand and sits at behind him, trying not to touch his back at all...
"Hold tightly, donât fall...Haittts"
"Whattt...wuoo....",
As soon the horse starts running, XiaoRue feels to lose her balance so instinctually she holds ManQiâs wrist tightly. During the road, XiaoRue can feel her heart beating so fast...
âIt must be because the horse is running so fast, I never ride the horse like this before....XiaoCie, please be okay.... XiaoRue is coming...."