Chapter 42 - Home (2)
Well, An Yun thought maybe he was overthinking. People in this era would have had some thoughts of trying to win over favour. They weren’t afraid of Zang Ya taking their things, and they thought it was a sign of Zang Ya being close to them.
The reality was similar to what An Yun had thought. Cheng Ming felt extremely happy at that moment. Since Zang Ya had accepted his gift, he had a place in Zang Ya’s favour. Zang Ya’s attention was more useful to Cheng Ming than anything else. In the future, if he had anything to ask of the Zang family, he might be able to use this small bit of affection to get a little help.
Seeing that Zang Ya had taken away his cat, Cheng Ming also knew that the matter was almost over, so he no longer wasted their time and sent them away politely, “In that case, I won’t disturb Young Master Zang anymore. Goodbye.”
Zang Ya nodded toward him, then waved the whip in his hand, and drove the horse away.
Cheng Ming watched Zang Ya leave with a smile on his face.
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When they went back, they did not follow the way they had come. Instead, they took another, busier road, and they slowed down, walking more leisurely.
An Yun sat on the horse and could see more clearly than he could by walking. At this time, he was looking intently at the surrounding scenery, the buildings, the flow of people passing by, and the things being sold. These things were very interesting to him. They were novel and made him look at them very seriously.
Zang Ya controlled the horse and walked slowly, turning his head to look at An Yun from time to time. Seeing the smile in his eyes, his mood became much more relaxed.
Zang Ya and his group were dressed very conspicuously, and many people looked in their direction along the way.
Because the horse’s speed was extremely slow, the people around them were not afraid. Although they did not dare to step forward, they watched from a distance.
Zang Ya was very used to this kind of attention.
An Yun, on the other hand, after feeling unaccustomed and uncomfortable at first, got used to it because he had been watched for a long time.
Just when Zang Ya and the others were about to pass through the not-so-busy, but still somewhat lively street, something noisy happened on the other side, as if there was a commotion.
An Yun, curious, looked over toward the sound. He saw a group of people dressed as officers and soldiers walking noisily in their direction. Along the way, they kept questioning the people on both sides, as if they were looking for something.
When they reached An Yun and Zang Ya, the captain recognized Zang Ya’s identity. He quickly walked forward and saluted Zang Ya respectfully, “Young Master Zang!”
Zang Ya nodded toward him, raised his chin, and pointed at the people behind him, with a bit of doubt in his tone, “What are you doing? Why are you making such a big commotion?”
The captain did not dare to raise his head to look at Zang Ya. He still maintained the posture of bowing and saluting, and replied, “The news just came from the top of the mountain, saying that refugees have fled into the city. We’ve been ordered to act urgently. We must arrest and bring those refugees to justice.”
Hearing this, Zang Ya seemed to have thought of something and pondered for a moment.
The captain seemed to have remembered something, and looked up at Zang Ya again, warning him, “By the way, Young Maser Zang, those people are extremely dangerous. If you see them, please be careful.”
Zang Ya nodded, with no hint of emotion in his tone, “I understand. If that’s the case, then go do your business and I won’t disturb you.”
“Yes!” the captain responded. It was not until Zang Ya had left that he led his men to continue the search they had been conducting earlier.
An Yun was protected by Zang Ya, who led the horse slowly along the road. Thinking about what the soldier had just said, he asked curiously, “What do these refugees do? Why aren’t they allowed to stay here?”
In An Yun’s understanding, the so-called refugees should refer to people who were homeless and wandering around. However, if that was all, there shouldn’t have been such a laborious effort to arrest them.
An Yun was puzzled and asked directly.
In the past, Zang Ya would have answered An Yun’s questions, but this time was different. Zang Ya merely glanced at him without responding to his question. He simply said, “This matter has nothing to do with you. Don’t worry.”
Hearing what Zang Ya said, An Yun felt a little unhappy at first, but he soon realized that the matter indeed had nothing to do with him, so why should he be upset?
An Yun thought like this, quickly resolved his feelings, and then stopped thinking about it.
Zang Ya and his group allowed the horses to walk slowly for another two quarters of an hour before they returned to the Zang mansion.
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As soon as they stepped into the courtyard gate, Xiao Cui, who had been waiting there, saw them.
Xiao Cui’s eyes lit up, and she trotted up to them. However, due to Zang Ya’s presence, she didn’t dare to get too close to An Yun.
After Zang Ya returned to his room, Xiao Cui breathed a sigh of relief and said to An Yun, “Fulang, you’re back, your medicine has just been boiled. I’ll bring it to you before it gets cold.”
When An Yun heard what Xiao Cui said, he realized it was time for him to take his medicine.
Thinking of this, An Yun suddenly froze. He turned to look at Zang Ya’s retreating figure not far away, and couldn’t help but wonder.
Could it be that Zang Ya had brought him back on time because he remembered that he needed to take his medicine?