Dusk Returns to the Ruined Building

Chapter 291: Since ancient times, the truth hurts people's hearts

Daoyuan hopes that Xiaoyingxu will cry too! He is still a child!

"Sister-in-law, let's find my brother and take Ya'er to Stargazing Mountain, okay?"

"Little brat, are you pretending? Or are you expressing your true feelings? I really can't see through you!"

The old beggar's words are very unpleasant to the ear!

"Old man, do you think everyone is the same as you? Amorous and irresponsible! You, you, you are so perverted, how come you don't know how to cherish others!"

After Lu Jiayao finished speaking, she hid beside Murong Ruoxi again because the old beggar was drinking!

"Stinky old man, what did you mean by that? You only said half of it!"

Murong Ruoxi ignored Xiao Yingxu and Lu Jiayao. She was thinking about what the old beggar under the ancient elm tree meant!

The old beggar looked at the mountain road ahead, thinking in his heart whether he should tell Murong Ruoxi!

"Old man, please say something! My lady is anxious!"

Mu Wanqian was a little anxious!

"Stinky girl, you have an engagement, did you know that?"

The old beggar decided to tell Murong Ruoxi to prevent her from getting deeper and deeper into trouble! But his words were like a bolt from the blue!

"What are you talking about, old man? How could my young lady have an engagement? We grew up together and she didn't know anything about it. Besides, who is worthy of my young lady?"

Mu Wanqian refuted it immediately! Of course she didn't believe it, she was Murong Ruoxi's personal maid!

But Murong Ruoxi acted very calm. After just a moment of silence, she smiled and said:

"You old fool, you're still hesitant about this news. I thought you wanted me to bury you in the empty grave under the ancient elm tree when you died!"

Mu Wanqian and Lu Jiayao were stunned when they heard this. Even the old beggar was a little confused!

"You old fool, of course my sister-in-law is engaged! How can I call you sister-in-law if she's not engaged to my brother!"

Xiao Yingxu, although what you said was nonsense, it was true. It's a pity that everyone just treated it as a joke!

"You little bitch, I'm telling you that you're engaged, so listen carefully!"

The old beggar repeated it again!

"Hey, you old bastard, people call you Jiu Xiaoyao, but they are really blind. I want to be a wine immortal. Can a marriage contract bind me?"

After Murong Ruoxi finished speaking, she strode forward. She sounded calm but her heart was bleeding!

Since the old beggar had spoken, the news must be true, but she really didn't know. Murong Ruoxi was not heartbroken by this, but by the fact that the one who had made an engagement with her family would not be an ordinary wealthy family. She must be of extraordinary status, because she was the only daughter of Murong Rongbo, the Lord of Youzhou! She would be the one who would rule Youzhou in the future!

The old beggar looked at Murong Ruoxi who was walking by him, tears clearly welling up in his eyes. He shook his head, feeling regretful in his heart:

"You little bitch, you're still pretending in front of me! Hey, you better hold on, the person you love may just be a stranger to you!"

Mu Wanqian also saw Murong Ruoxi crying, and her heart ached! But she didn't chase after her, because her lady needed to be alone and quiet, and she also stopped Xiao Yingxu who was about to chase after her!

On an ancient road in the Frost Elm Mountains, there are wild grasses on both sides and fallen leaves are blown by the wind!

Mu Wanqian and others followed not far behind Murong Ruoxi, following slowly!

"Old man, who told you this news?"

Mu Wanqian still didn't believe it, but the old beggar was a saint! What he said should be true, obviously, her lady Murong Ruoxi took it seriously! But Mu Wanqian had another idea!

Could it be that the old beggar said this on purpose? Did he say this on purpose because he didn't want his disciple to be trapped by love?

She and her young lady had lived in Youzhou for nearly twenty years, and she had no idea about the engagement! It was understandable that she didn't know when she was young, but now her young lady was at the age of marriage, it was impossible not to tell her in advance!

Alas, Mu Wanqian had no idea that the man who was engaged to Murong Ruoxi was already dead, or rather, had disappeared for thirteen years. She could never have imagined that the man was Shen Yichen, the idiot her lady fell in love with!

"Qian girl, what do you mean? Are you doubting what I said? Two years ago, the Shangguan family of Yingzhou went to Youzhou to propose marriage, but was told that your daughter was already engaged to someone else!"

This was what the white-haired dwarf told the old beggar, because he was collecting herbs in Youzhou at the time and had also met the eldest lady of Youzhou!

"Who is my young lady engaged to?"

Mu Wanqian knew that it was useless to ask!

"How would I know? I just ran into an old acquaintance when I was drinking alone last night, and he told me!"

"Old man, the news you heard from others is not confirmed. You, you, you are talking nonsense!"

Mu Wanqian was furious! She glared at the old beggar and ran towards her mistress!

"Old man, that's your apprentice, how come you don't know how to be kind to him?"

Lu Jiayao was also indignant!

"What's going on, you old fool? Isn't it good that my brother and my sister-in-law are engaged? What are you talking about!"

Xiao Yingxu really couldn’t understand, but he didn’t bother Murong Ruoxi!

The old beggar sighed inwardly:

"Alas, the truth has always hurt people's hearts. How can such a thing be false?"

But the old beggar was also very curious, who was his disciple betrothed to? He arranged for the Tianji Pavilion to check last night, and there should be news soon!

Murong Ruoxi was really heartbroken! She had been worried that the fool would betray her all along! But now such a thing happened, she might have let the fool down! This turn of events was too sudden! She really couldn't bear it for a while!

Murong Ruoxi walked alone in front for a long time, and of course she cried for a long time. Some of the tears had already appeared under the ancient elm tree, but they only flowed out now.

But Murong Ruoxi was also very curious. She was so old, but she knew nothing about her engagement. There must be something wrong. Something must have happened. If it wasn't Murong's family, then it must be the other party. She really wanted to know who her parents had betrothed her to. As for the engagement, it was up to fate! She might not be able to get rid of it. Of course, this was just her feeling.

"Miss, Miss, don't listen to the old man's nonsense. Don't take it to heart. Everything will be clear when we return to Youzhou!"

Mu Wanqian caught up with her. She was a little worried that Murong Ruoxi might be upset!

Murong Ruoxi wiped her tears and said with a smile:

"Qian'er, you said that if I betrayed Dazi, would he go to Youzhou to fight my father?"

Mu Wanqian was stunned when she heard this, and asked hurriedly:

"Miss, what do you mean?"

"It's meaningless, Qian'er, we have to go find the fool first, find him first, and then go back to Youzhou to ask about the engagement!

Mu Wanqian really didn't know what Murong Ruoxi was thinking. She couldn't guess what Murong Ruoxi was thinking when it came to the matter of the idiot. This was also the reason why she felt that Murong Ruoxi was staying away from her!

Murong Ruoxi cursed softly:

"This money-hungry bastard! Is he begging for food everywhere like the old beggar?"

Mu Wanqian said tactlessly:

"He might be acting as a bodyguard for some woman again!"

Murong Ruoxi glared at Mu Wanqian and said:

"Qian'er, shut up, you're such a bad mouth!"

Mu Wanqian smiled awkwardly and said nothing, but she was secretly saying in her heart:

"That's just how stupid people are. Last time when we had no money, he became our bodyguard! Hey, the truth has always hurt people's hearts!"

Murong Ruoxi stopped and waited for the old beggar and the other two to approach. She smiled and said:

"Stinky old man, we are destined to be together. You have let down so many infatuated women in your life! I have let down so many infatuated men in my life! You are free and easy in drinking, and I am a wine immortal, and I have let down all the lovers in the world!"

The old beggar was so angry! He retorted:

"Little girl, I haven't let down any infatuated people. I haven't talked about love with them. But little girl, you really have potential. There will definitely be many people who love you in your life! You know what, in this regard, we are really destined to be together! I have become a passerby of infatuated women in the world, and what about you? You have become a passerby of infatuated men in the world! I think Shangguan Yulong is one of them. As for the idiot, I don't know!"

Lu Jiayao was stunned when she heard this. Maybe what the old beggar said was really right. Murong Ruoxi was so beautiful that there must be many people pursuing her in her life, but there was only one fool Shen Yichen in her heart!

Lu Jiayao shook her head and said softly:

"Love and affection always make people sad and worried, so it's better to stay away from them!"

"Tsk, only a woman who is not loved by anyone would say that!"

Xiao Yingxu seems to know a lot because what he says is very correct!

But Lu Jiayao is not an old beggar! He grabbed Xiao Yingxu and beat him up, hitting his butt!

A child's heart-wrenching cry was heard on the deserted road in the Frost Elm Mountains!

The old beggar was very happy and said:

"Beat him, beat him hard! If you don't beat him, he will tear the roof off the house!"

After saying this, he broke off a branch from the side of the road, handed it to Lu Jiayao, and said:

"Hit with a stick, don't hurt your hands!"