The carriage suddenly picked up speed, leaving the people behind gradually. This horse was indeed a fine one prepared by Lord Lian for her to escape with. But now it was used by the bandits to kidnap her, making it impossible for anyone to catch up. I wonder what Lord Lian would think.
Ji Feiyu steadied herself in the carriage and said to the coachman wearing a felt hat outside, "May I ask, hero, where are you from and where are you taking this little girl?"
The man outside burst into laughter upon hearing this. He couldn't help but lift his felt hat, turned back to her, and raised his eyebrows. "Feiyu, you should thank me for rescuing you from the wolf's den! Otherwise, you might be abducted somewhere and have no idea!"
Hearing the familiar voice, Ji Feiyu was overjoyed. She gave a hard pat on his shoulder. "Flower Butterfly, it's actually you!"
Flower Butterfly let out an "ouch" sound. He held the reins with one hand and rubbed his shoulder with the other, complaining aggrievedly, "Feiyu, be gentle. My wounds haven't fully healed yet."
Right, she just remembered that Flower Butterfly said he was going to find a place to recuperate and then disappeared. It had only been a few days, and those superficial wounds surely couldn't have healed so quickly. He must have rushed here in a hurry after hearing that she was about to get married.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a bit touched. She quickly stepped forward to rub his shoulder. "Oops, I just forgot in my excitement. Come on, let me rub it for you, rub it!"
Hearing this, Flower Butterfly immediately beamed with joy. "My Feiyu is still the most gentle and considerate. With your rubbing, my heart is about to melt. Hahaha!"
Hearing his unbridled laughter, Ji Feiyu secretly cursed him for being so irresponsible. Just as she was about to reach out and pinch him, she heard him stop smiling and said seriously, which was quite rare for him. "Fortunately, you didn't get married this time. Otherwise, I would have to blame myself every day from now on. Feiyu, how have you been these days when I wasn't around? Have you been bullied?"
Hearing this, Ji Feiyu immediately put down the hand that was about to pinch him. There was a bit of guilt mixed with the warmth in her heart. But she still put on a smiling face and said, "I'm fine. I've been doing well. How about you?"
Flower Butterfly patted his chest manfully and said, "What could be wrong with me? I'm in good shape. It's just that I missed you so much after not seeing you for a few days!"
Hearing this, Ji Feiyu couldn't help but smile softly. "Do you miss me or Miss Lian?" He also realized that this disguise was really embarrassing this time and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The carriage sped away with laughter all the way. They should find a new place to hide.
The two of them rode all the way and arrived at a small town. They found an inn in the town and started to change their costumes again.
Ji Feiyu said, "This time, it must be made really ugly. It's best not to look similar to my age."
Flower Butterfly nodded. "Okay, it's arranged!"
As a result, Ji Feiyu transformed into an old woman with wrinkled face.
After finishing, Flower Butterfly stared at her and led her out of the room. "You'd better not look at the mirror. Well... like this, no one will recognize you!"
Seeing the look of guilt on his face, Ji Feiyu asked, "Is it very ugly?"
Flower Butterfly shook his head. "No, it's just very old."
After hearing this, Ji Feiyu was about to hit him, but Flower Butterfly quickly dodged.
Seeing that she couldn't catch up with him, Ji Feiyu gave up. Instead, she asked, "What do you look like this time?"
He said, "Me? I'll dress up as an honest and simple farmer."
After saying that, he pushed her out of the room and did some tinkering. When she came out again, Ji Feiyu couldn't help but shiver three times.
She saw that he had darkened his whole body, half-opened his chest muscles, tied up his headscarf, rolled up his trouser legs, and was wearing rough cloth clothes. Although he looked like a farmer, with a simple and honest smile on his face showing his white teeth, he still looked quite handsome.
Ji Feiyu couldn't help but say, "Why are you so young!"
Flower Butterfly said, "In this way, I can serve you well, mother—"
After shouting, he was about to hug her. Ji Feiyu twitched her eyebrows and hurriedly ran into the room, shouting, "It's unfair! It's unfair!"
Flower Butterfly said, "What's unfair? That was clearly your own request. Now you're blaming me!"
Ji Feiyu stepped forward and patted his chest muscles. She deliberately lowered her voice and pretended to be hoarse and vicissitudinous. "Son, if you go out like this, how many young girls with spring in their hearts will be charmed!"
Flower Butterfly looked self-pitying and couldn't help but touch his face and said, "Your child is born so perfect. It's no use for you to worry. But if there are many young girls fainting on the street, I'll pack them all up and bring them back for you to enjoy. How about it?"
Ji Feiyu couldn't help but let out a strange cry. "Do you think I'm a monster!"
But Flower Butterfly looked emotional and said, "Since we've changed our looks like this, we can't stay in this inn anymore. Come! Mother, your child will help you out. Let's find another place. Bend your back a bit more and lower your body a bit more. Let's go out slowly."
Ji Feiyu watched him quickly pack up their luggage and help her out. Then she trembled her steps and pretended to be an old woman in her sixties and walked slowly. But she was holding back her laughter in her stomach. Sure enough, anything could happen when she was with Flower Butterfly.
Not long after Ji Feiyu and him went out, they heard the sound of someone selling fresh pears on the street. She suddenly felt greedy and asked him to buy some for her.
But he said they should find a place to stay first and then go. Ji Feiyu refused and threw a tantrum, saying she wanted to eat them now.
He said again that he didn't have enough money on him and it would be troublesome to rummage through the luggage. Ji Feiyu didn't care at all and stubbornly said, "I want to eat them now!"
He was quite helpless and pulled her along.
But Ji Feiyu looked at him with a naughty smile, shook off his hand, and started crying in the street. "Oh, everyone come and take a look! It's really not easy to raise a son these days. Even when an old mother says she wants to eat a pear, he refuses to buy it! What kind of world is this..."
At this, the people on the road all stopped and surrounded them. Many people started pointing at Flower Butterfly. Ji Feiyu grabbed him and cried, "Son, it's not easy for me to raise you. Why won't you let me eat a pear?"
Seeing her wipe her snot and tears on him, Flower Butterfly couldn't help but twitch the corner of his eyebrow. He gave her a resentful look and said, "Mother, don't cry. Your child will buy it for you, okay?"
Ji Feiyu couldn't help but laugh triumphantly in her heart, but secretly thought: Let him call her mother for no reason! It made her seem so old. Since that's the case, he should serve her well.
Flower Butterfly took out a few copper coins from his body with the luggage on his back and walked towards the pear stall across the street. The onlookers dispersed one after another. But Ji Feiyu smacked her lips, leaned on the new walking stick he bought for her, and looked around, hoping to find one or two good-looking people.
Actually, it's not strange that he didn't buy pears for her. It was really because the luggage of his disguise was too heavy.
Sometimes Ji Feiyu didn't understand how he could carry that bag of things with him all the time. Didn't he really find it troublesome?
But then she thought about it and understood. With his lightness skill, he could carry a person on his shoulder and leave the imperial palace easily. How could he be afraid of a heavy bag?
Just as Ji Feiyu was waiting for him to come back with the pears, a troop of iron cavalry suddenly rushed into the street on the other side, whipping their horses and coming at full speed.
Since she was standing with her legs half bent and not very stable, and the street wasn't wide, she was about to be sucked forward by the strong wind brought by the galloping horses.
At this time, Flower Butterfly couldn't save her in time, and she couldn't show her skills. So she had no choice but to give up. She closed her eyes and thought, if she was going to fall, then fall.
The neighing of the horses suddenly rang out. Ji Feiyu originally thought she would be trampled and injured, but unexpectedly, after a sound of clothes fluttering, she didn't fall.
Ji Feiyu opened her eyes and saw that she was firmly held in someone's arms.