0p0 Chapter 224: News from Sparrow
Chapter 224: News from Sparrow
The next morning, the light of dawn shone through the window lattice onto the bed curtains.
Qu Jingyao woke up early.
"Master, are you going to the mountains today? Then you'd better collect the Bodhi early."
"Well, I'm going into the mountains today."
Qu Jingyao slowly stood up, picked out a light green butterfly skirt, and used a hairpin to tie a simple bun for herself. Fortunately, she learned this skill in the crew in her previous life.
I didn't expect it to come up at this moment.
She looked at herself through the bronze mirror and had just put down the comb in her hand when there was a knock on the door outside.
"My lady, Madam has asked me to invite you to the front for dinner."
"okay, I get it."
She slowly stood up and walked towards the door.
When I opened the door, Yun Qiu was standing in the corridor with his head bowed respectfully.
"Miss."
"Well, let's go."
The air in the valley was particularly fresh in the early morning, and a few sparrows were chirping around in the yard.
The corners of her lips curled up slightly.
"Don't run around. The people from the next village are planning to search the mountain."
"What do I have to be afraid of as a person with wings?"
"Don't you know how many of those guys were caught? And you're still so self-righteous."
When Qu Jingyao heard this, her eyes suddenly changed. She stopped and turned her head to look at the sparrows.
Yun Qiu noticed that the young lady behind her had stopped for some reason. She bowed in confusion and asked, "What's wrong with the young lady?"
Qu Jingyao sent her to report to her mother first and she would be back soon.
Although Yun Qiu was surprised, he did not jump. He bowed respectfully before turning around and leaving.
After watching her disappearing figure, Qu Jingyao turned around and took a step forward towards the sparrows.
"Those people you just mentioned are going to search the mountain. Did you say when? Where will they start? How many people are there now? Are there any villagers left in the neighboring village?"
Her urgent voice frightened the sparrows, who suddenly flew up and flapped their wings in mid-air, looking at her.
“She can actually understand what we say!”
"This is incredible!"
Qu Jingyao took another cautious step forward: "Don't leave yet. I can understand what you are saying. I hope you can tell me about those people."
After she finished speaking, Qu Jingyao watched the sparrows fly under the eaves, gather together and chirp non-stop. She didn't know what they were saying. She didn't dare to go forward for fear of scaring them away.
A moment later, a little sparrow flew in front of her:
"I can answer your question just now, but you won't hurt us, right?"
"No, I promise!" Qu Jingyao stretched out her hand to make a promise.
Looking at the small creature, it seemed to be thinking. After a moment of silence, he said, "Okay, those people said they would raid the mountain tonight, and there are no less than a hundred of them coming one after another. That's all I know. If there's nothing else, I'll leave."
Qu Jingyao's face darkened slightly. Looking at the sparrows that were about to fly away, he called out to them and took out a handful of food from the space under the wide sleeve pocket and placed it on the bluestone slab under the corridor.
"As a token of my appreciation, thank you."
After saying that, Qu Jingyao turned and walked towards the front yard, her steps a little anxious.
Regardless of whether this matter is true or false, we must take precautions in advance just in case.
After hearing Yun Qiu's report, Liu in the flower hall frowned and asked everyone to have breakfast first. The girl was kept company for some reason.
"Let's wait for Yaoyao. We don't have anything to do. There's no rush."
Yue Niang waved her hand and asked the servants to bring the food to the table later.
When Qu Jingyao arrived, she saw the whole family sitting around the table, all looking at her.
"Mother, little aunt, why haven't you eaten yet? Oh, don't wait for your daughter. Something just delayed me."
Qu Jingyao explained embarrassedly.
"Sister, you are really back." The brothers Xiaochen and Xiaoyang screamed with joy when they saw her in person. They were only informed of the news early this morning and complained to their mother for a long time.
"Well, sister is back. How are your studies going lately? Have you been studying seriously with Master Wu?"
Xiaochen said proudly, "Of course not. We have completed everything that our elder sister asked us to do seriously, and we have even caught up with our elder brother's schoolwork."
She looked at her eldest brother in surprise, only to see a warm smile on his face and a slight nod at her.
Liu scolded her a few times in anger, and asked such a serious question when she came back, so she stretched out her hand and called her to sit next to her.
"Yunqiu, go tell the kitchen to serve the food."
Yun Qiu smiled and bowed, then turned around and walked out of the flower hall.
Qu Jingyao looked across at her uncle who was looking at her with a smile.
"Oh, uncle, brother, we need to get ready. I received news that those people will search the mountain tomorrow night, and they have already reached a hundred people.
I wonder if the county magistrate in town has received the news. How should we deal with it? Are they just going to do nothing?"
Li Jun's face was solemn as he lowered his eyes and thought for a moment: "Someone must have suppressed the news, otherwise the county magistrate wouldn't dare..."
Qu Jingyao and his sister looked at each other. Could it be that someone really was able to cover up the truth?
Li Jun's hands were placed on the table, tapping on it continuously, making a "tapping" sound. His face became more and more solemn, and he reminded the brother and sister separately that they should not act impulsively.
"Don't worry, uncle. I'll have to trouble you to guard the valley later. There are quite a few people in our house, so if anything happens, there will be no one to guard it."
After Qu Jingyao finished speaking, Yue Niang and the others nodded in agreement. At this time, everyone's face was full of worry, and they were nervous and wanted to say something but stopped.
"Don't worry, mother and auntie. My brother and I still have to go to the mountains."
Liu worriedly reminded her to inform the people in the mountains. She really didn't want to see any more casualties among the villagers she had lived with for so many years.
Yue Niang also sighed beside her.
At that time, they also invited the village head and several other families to follow along.
But the village head was really worried about the villagers, and there was also that group of tactless people...
"Okay, I get it. Mom, let's go first and come back later. If Baiguo comes back, don't let her leave again."
"Okay, be careful." Looking at the two children, Liu had reason to be worried. The two younger brothers beside her stood up and wanted to follow, but were rejected by Qu Qingchen.
He told them to stay in the valley.
The two brothers watched them get up and leave unwillingly.
Qu Jingyao also kept the Dabai couple.
When she came out, she brought a small fire with her. No one in the family found it strange that some small animals appeared around her.
"Brother, take me to see Uncle Lizheng and the others first. It's better to explain this matter to them as soon as possible."
Qu Qingchen nodded silently, and quickly ran towards the depths of the woods using his internal energy.
Looking at her brother's back, her eyes lit up. She didn't expect that her brother had made such rapid progress in such a short time since she left.