A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 184 My Master Doesn't Care About These Things

Gu Qingfeng rubbed his head, which was throbbing from the blow, and said, "Ah~ yes, yes, you're right."

He saw Shen Moli and Jiang Mingyun there, and without bothering to argue with his father, he widened his eyes and asked, "Shen Moli, Miss Jiang, what are you doing here?"

My God, could it be what I'm thinking? You guys…

"elopement?"

Fortunately, Zhou Hanzhang wasn't drinking any water, otherwise he would definitely have spat it out.

What kind of thought process is this?

Jiang Mingyun could not tolerate Gu Qingfeng ruining her reputation like this. "What nonsense are you spouting?! You're the one who eloped! I'm here to find Brother Hanzhang."

Zhou Hanzhang calmed himself down and explained, "Senior Brother Shen is my master's eldest disciple. He received a message from Xiangxiang, so he came here to find my master. As for Mingyun, she did come to find me, but she was unlucky and suffered a lot along the way."

Gu Qingfeng's eyes darted back and forth between these people, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

Finally, he remarked, "Junior Brother Zhou, you're quite the ladies' man."

Zhou Hanzhang was speechless at his words. Fortunately, he did not continue the topic and instead walked to Shen Moli's side.

He nudged Shen Moli with his shoulder. "I didn't expect you to have such a background. Tell me, when did you become Liu Niang's disciple?"

He then looked at Liu Niang, "Liu Niang, I wonder if you still accept apprentices? I think I..."

"No, we won't accept it."

Before Gu Qingfeng could finish speaking, Liu Niang interrupted, then left without paying them any attention.

They soon lost sight of Liu Niang. Just when everyone thought she had gone far away, her voice came, "Zhou Hanzhang, remember to get up on time tomorrow. I'll be waiting for you in the courtyard."

Zhou Hanzhang's initial joy vanished completely at this moment, leaving only a deep sense of despair in his heart.

Shen Moli looked at her with sympathy, "Junior brother, you've worked hard."

When they returned to Yunju, the emperor and Zhou Huaide were already waiting for them.

They were clearly taken aback when they saw Zhou Hanzhang and He Shi bring Shen Moli and Jiang Mingyun back.

Shen Moli already knew that Zhou Hanzhang had come out to find the emperor and her father, so she didn't seem surprised.

Jiang Mingyun, on the other hand, wanted to kneel down when she saw the emperor.

Before she knelt down, the emperor waved his hand, "When you're traveling, you don't need to be so formal. I... I'm just Zhang'er's uncle now."

Jiang Mingyun immediately followed suit and gave a junior's greeting, "Greetings, both uncles."

"Why are you all here? And why are you with Zhang'er?" Zhou Huaide asked suspiciously.

Just as Zhou Hanzhang was about to explain, the emperor said, "We should talk about everything after they have eaten. You know best what they eat in the stone mountain. Why are you still asking people now? These children will go hungry later."

"Oh yes, look at me, we've already had the kitchen prepare the meal. Come and eat first. These days in Shishan have been absolutely unbearable."

The emperor gave him a long, meaningful look. "Huai De, what do you mean by that?"

Zhou Huaide realized what he had said and quickly changed his tune, chuckling, "But for the sake of our Great Zhou, even if I have to be a dog, it would be my honor."

The emperor rolled his eyes at him, then said to Zhou Hanzhang, "Zhang'er, forget about your father and come eat first. Everyone must be hungry."

Gu Qingfeng followed him in and nodded hurriedly.

General Gu looked around inside, left and right.

"Gu Hong, what are you looking at?"

"Your Majesty... cough, my lord, I was just taking a look around."

He chuckled and followed behind the emperor and Zhou Huaide.

After the emperor and Zhou Huaide sat down, he remained standing there, staring at Zhou Hanzhang without moving.

"Gu Hong, why aren't you sitting down?"

"Sit down, I'm coming right away."

After General Gu sat down, Gu Qingfeng wanted to sit next to him, but he glared at him and said, "You sit down next to me."

He looked at Zhou Hanzhang with a grin, "Zhang'er, come sit here."

Zhou Hanzhang couldn't figure out what he was going to do, but since he was an elder and had spoken, he had no choice but to sit down.

As soon as she sat down, General Gu leaned over and said, "Um... Hanzhang..."

Zhou Hanzhang looked at him stammering and didn't know what he wanted to say. "General Gu, please speak your mind."

"Well, I see your master is back too, right? Should we invite her down to eat with us? She's probably not eating or sleeping well in Shishan, isn't she?"

It turned out to be the case.

Zhou Hanzhang looked at General Gu and explained, "My master should be resting. I think it's best not to disturb her, lest she get angry."

"I see. But it's not good for her to be hungry. Why don't you ask her to come down and have a meal before resting?"

"...General Gu!"

She also whispered, "Don't get too caught up in the act. Besides, now that my royal uncle and father have been found, and she has taken me as her apprentice, there's no need for you to follow the original plan. Moreover, my master has already seen through our plan. She said she doesn't like your type."

Zhou Hanzhang felt very embarrassed and said in a low voice, "I'm really sorry."

"Hey, hey, it's nothing, it's nothing."

General Gu looked somewhat at a loss. "I didn't mean anything by it. It's just that she helped us search for people for so long, so I thought we should call her when we have a meal. We can't let her down."

"It's alright, my master doesn't care about these things."

Although they were speaking softly, Shen Moli heard them and added a comment.

General Gu rubbed his hands together under the table and forced a smile. "That's good, that's good. Let's have our meal then, you must all be hungry."

The Emperor and Zhou Huaide looked at General Gu with expressions of curiosity, but for now, they should prioritize Zhou Hanzhang's meal. They could ask about the gossip later.

They finally used them all up.

Zhou Hanzhang then explained to the emperor and his entourage everything that had happened in the stone mountain, and why he had encountered Shen Moli and Jiang Mingyun.

As Liu Niang's apprentice, it's understandable that Shen Moli would come over if his master didn't show up.

As for Jiang Mingyun, she traveled all the way from the capital to see Zhou Hanzhang and suffered so much; her intentions seemed impure no matter how you looked at it.

Zhou Huaide pulled Zhou Hanzhang aside, "Zhang'er, don't provoke them."

“Father, how did I provoke her? We grew up together and our friendship is different from others. Besides, I helped her before, so she came here because she was worried about me.”

"I know, but we still need to be careful about what we say."

Zhou Huaide glanced around and pulled Zhou Hanzhang further away. "Don't forget your place. If things get out of hand... do you know how hurtful that will be?"