Chapter 55 - Cant speak? (2/2)
Kwon Yoori comes out of the inn with a wide smile. Her eyes meet Wu Yixing's first who gives her a smile. She notices Kyuri kneeling on the ground. The man dressed in black looks as if he wants to kill her niece right away.
”Lord, we are sorry.” She also kneels beside Kyuri. ”My brother is young. He can't speak. Please forgive him.”
”Can't speak?” Li Jun shows a dark smile. ”Is that so?”
Kyuri trembles beside her. She puts her hand on her niece back. She has no idea how her niece offended this man.
”He lost her voice ever since the great flood. Some days ago, he got hurt when he was on his way to visit me. Lord, be kind to my brother. He is young and naive.”
”My friend, don't be hard on them.” Wu Yixing decides to join the play. ”Boy, help your brother stand up.”
Yoori thanks both of them. She helps her niece stand up. Kyuri's face is pale. She doesn't look up at Li Jun. She hides behind her aunt.
”Please forgive my brother. He is shy.” Yoori bows to them. ”We are already leaving. Please rest at the inn. The service is really good.”
Li Jun looks at the bag on Yoori's shoulder. It's the same bag that the witch carried when he met her twice in the past. He glances at Kyuri who doesn't dare to look up. Though it doesn't make sense how a woman doesn't grow old after fourteen years, he knows that this person is the same one who warned his father about the ȧssassination attempt and visited him on his 10th birthday.
She is pretending to be a man and trying to fool him. Is it because of Yu Chen?
”What is your name?” He asks Kyuri. She lowers her head more.
”His name is Mo Wei.” Yoori answers for her. ”My name is Mo Qian.”
”Xiao Wei, you look pale. Don't be scared.” Wu Yixing suddenly takes Kyuri's hand and presses the vein on her wrist. Kyuri lifts her head and widens her eyes in surprise. ”You lost a lot of blood recently. I have a tonic that can help you.”
Yoori doesn't have any idea about these men's real identities. She sees an opportunity. Blood tonics are costly. There is no modern medicine to help her niece. ”We don't have money to buy it. If you give it to my brother, I will pay you back with my body.”
Wu Yixing raises his brow. ”With your body?”
”I know martial arts.” Yoori presses her palms together. ”I am also strong. I can be useful.”
Kyuri takes away her hand and grabs Yoori's sleeve. She shakes her head violently. But, Yoori can't understand what's she's trying to say. Her actions don't escape Li Jun's and Wu Yixing's eyes.
”We need people.” Wu Yixing beams at Yoori. ”I will give you the blood tonic and other medicines to help your younger brother. In return, accompany us on our journey. We are going away from the capital for a while.”
Yoori is in heaven. Free travel. Free food. Also, free treatment for her niece. Her niece is unbelievably lucky. ”Thanks for your kindness, my lord.”