Chapter 781: 781 catch up
Things are alright now, no need for Ye Jiu to answer anymore. Old Man Ye could tell just by looking at her expression that the child definitely didn't know in advance.
Thus, Old Man Ye also felt relieved.
However, regarding the matter of Ye Wenyu, he still felt anxious and apprehensive. What if he couldn't catch up? What then?
He had raised such a big child, who was just about to come of age, but he decided to go andthrow his life away with just a letter. Anyone would feel distressed by this.
Watching Old Man Ye's desolate departing figure, Ye Jiu called Ye Hei over, had him transform into an eagle form, and flew towards the sky while lying on its back.
Ye Hei was using his fastest speed, but Ye Wenyu had begun his journey since last night, riding swiftly, which would give Ye Hei enough time to catch up.
Luckily, Ye Hei was not only fast but also had a keen sense of smell. Otherwise, even if he could keep up with the speed, finding a person in such a vast distance would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Ye Jiu, lying on Ye Hei's back, had already flown for over two hours. Although the weather wasn't cold, staying in the high altitude for such a long time as a human, especially at high speed, was becoming unbearable for her.
Suddenly, Ye Hei beneath her began to descend. When they neared the ground, Ye Jiu could see through the darkness ahead that the person galloping on a fine horse was none other than Ye Wenyu!
"Wenyu…" While still some distance from the ground, Ye Jiu began to call out.
However, with Ye Wenyu riding his fast horse, the whooshing sound of the wind passing by filled his ears. Ye Jiu's voice wasn't loud, so naturally, he didn't hear her.
It was only when the horse under him suddenly stopped, then a giant eagle landed in front of him, illuminated by the bright moonlight, that he saw with wide eyes Ye Jiu climbing down from Ye Hei's back.
Ye Wenyu suppressed his shock, dismounted, and asked Ye Jiu, "Auntie, why are you here?"
It was precisely because he feared getting discovered that he had chosen to leave at night, and furthermore, he dared not even stop to rest all the way.
It had been a full day and night since he left, and he never imagined that Ye Jiu would catch up to him at this time.
Meanwhile, it had already turned into night...
Ye Jiu, looking at Ye Wenyu approaching her, felt truly angry with this nephew for the first time.
But what made her angry was not that he took one of her horses and left, but because he had left home without making a sound.
Walking over, Ye Jiu slapped Ye Wenyu's arm hard, "You little rascal, asking me for a horse just to sneak away from home, did you ever think what if something happened, how much your parents would blame me?"
Ye Wenyu's eyes reddened, "I'm sorry, Auntie."
"Come, let's go back. Joining the military is for adults, what age are you? You're still a child, what battle can you fight? Even if you went there, they might not even take you," Ye Jiu said as she reached to pull Ye Wenyu.
However, Ye Wenyu dodged away.
"Auntie, I don't want to go back, please don't force me, okay?" Ye Wenyu said, lowering his head. He didn't want to explain, but he had his own convictions.
Reluctantly, Ye Jiu could only stop in her tracks.
Turning her head and looking at Ye Wenyu's expression, Ye Jiu knew that this child must have worries on his mind.
"Didn't your grandmother pay your tuition so you could also attend school? Why are you so set on joining the military? There must be a reason." Ye Jiu asked him, "Leaving so silently, do you know how worried your family must be about you?"