Chapter 1113: Xiao An Cannot Be Touched or Disturbed

The two sat up and looked out the airplane window, the blue sky and white clouds outside falling into their eyes.

Gu Jin slightly opened her mouth, "Are we... on a plane?"

"Yes." An Mingji released Gu Jin’s body, grabbed the clothes beside him, and draped them over Gu Jin.

"We should be arriving soon. The plane is preparing to descend. During this time, the aircraft might be unstable and shake a bit."

Gu Jin responded with a sound, making no further noise.

In her dreams, An Mingji took her onto the plane for a long-distance journey, disrupting some of her plans, but she didn’t scold him and got up to put on her clothes.

An Mingji was already neatly dressed when someone knocked on the door from the outside.

"Family Head, there’s still half an hour to go, and the plane might be unstable."

It was Allen’s voice.

"Got it."

After responding, An Mingji turned to look at Gu Jin, "Ajin, are you hungry?"

"Not really." Gu Jin put on her shoes and walked toward An Mingji, "Are we going to Yazhou?"

"Yes." An Mingji pulled her hand, his voice carrying a hint of flattery, "Ajin, don’t be angry. I have arranged everything before we came. You don’t have to worry too much about Yu Shuo. He is now the certain next heir."

Hearing this news, Gu Jin let out a light breath of relief.

What is meant to come will come. She had anticipated this result.

No matter Yu Shuo’s fate, he remains her first disciple, and she still has to protect him.

However, with his identity change, many things will become more complicated.

An Mingji carefully observed her expression but could not discern her emotions. He spoke softly, "You don’t need to worry about them. We’ll come back when the situation in Beijing stabilizes. During this time, I’ll ensure that the Yu Family and Wanqi Family are safe."

"Saying it so nicely, don’t think I won’t hold you accountable for doing things first and notifying me later!"

Gu Jin knew he was afraid she would get angry.

An Mingji gave a wry smile, shaking her hand slightly, "Apologies to Sister Ajin, but something came up in Yazhou that needs to be resolved. Previously, there was a business deal with M Country in Yazhou, and for some reason, all the negotiators from both sides disappeared. I got a call this morning saying there was some news, so I hurried over. It’s a bit tricky and had to be handled by me personally."

In order to appease Gu Jin, An Mingji was willing to go all out, sweet-talking and even acting coy.

Actually, for the matters in Yazhou, Allen, Linda, or even anyone could handle it.

He brought this up only to soothe the discomfort in Gu Jin’s heart.

After all, putting someone on a plane while she’s asleep was indeed a bit underhanded of him.

However, how would An Mingji know that Gu Jin would never be angry with him, nor how could she bear to fault him.

No matter what happens, Gu Jin felt she would never get angry at An Mingji. She seemed to have endless tolerance for him; the word indulgence couldn’t even describe her leniency towards little An.

It all boils down to debts from a past life.

The kindness he showed her, and the affection formed from years of interactions in this life, he had long become her Achilles’ heel, untouchable, unmovable, and needing careful protection.

...

As the plane landed, the sun sank to the horizon. The evening sky wasn’t dark, glowing with the brilliant color of fiery clouds. Yazhou’s mountains, under the sunset’s illumination, were tinged with a thin red glow, exquisitely beautiful.

Indeed, Yazhou has a pleasant climate.

The first thing An Mingji, Gu Jin, and their group did upon landing was to change into summer clothes.

Afterward, they took a car to their accommodation in Yazhou.

Before arriving, their lodging had already been arranged, an old-fashioned, scholarly-scented villa halfway up a mountain.

This time, Allen, Linda, and Kasi all came along, even Duoduo was brought along.

With them around, Gu Jin and An Mingji had everything taken care of, from food to accommodation.

Especially Kasi’s culinary skills, over the years, the two had grown accustomed to her cooking.

The villa was spotlessly clean, with a faint scent of sandalwood lingering in the air.

Gu Jin glanced at the table in the hall, where an exquisite incense burner was placed, its lid releasing curling blue smoke.

The sandalwood scent she inhaled came from the burning material inside.

Gu Jin was very satisfied with the faint sandalwood aroma, finding it refreshing instead of overpowering, calming the mind and bringing peace.

In the kitchen, ingredients were prepared, and Kasi had made dinner for the two, earlier than their usual mealtime.

Having slept through breakfast and lunch, Gu Jin was already hungry.

For dinner, she ate an extra bowl of rice compared to usual.

After dinner, An Mingji received a call, informed Gu Jin, and left hastily with his people.

After he left, Gu Jin and Duoduo sat on the carpet in the villa’s living room, eating fruits Yazhou was famous for while watching TV.

She knew there were many superpower users from the Darwin Family guarding around the villa.

No matter how well they concealed their presence, with Gu Jin’s current high cultivation, she could easily pinpoint their locations.

Gu Jin understood that these people were specially arranged by An Mingji.

He left hurriedly after taking a call with Allen, likely related to the mysterious disappearance of negotiators for that business deal between Yazhou and M Country, a situation that seemed eerie no matter how one looked at it.

Gu Jin didn’t know the details, simply hoping An Mingji could resolve the matters quickly.

In the end, she was still worried about the affairs in Beijing, concerned whether Yu Shuo could endure such a heart-wrenching ordeal.

Although the relationship between master and disciple hadn’t reached the level of father and son, it was still as close as family.

She still wanted to go back and take a look.

In the latter half of the night.

An Mingji returned with the scent of blood hanging around him.

Gu Jin hadn’t slept, having slept too much on the plane during the day and wasn’t at all sleepy.

She received the news the moment he came back.

Seeing him covered in dust and the scent of blood, Gu Jin subconsciously held her breath, her pretty face slightly darkened.

Upon realizing that the blood on An Mingji didn’t belong to him, Gu Jin quickly stepped forward worriedly, "What happened?"

The youth’s body was stained with someone else’s blood, carrying the stench of rotting corpses, truly unpleasant.

An Mingji was aware of his own unpleasant scent, and when Gu Jin approached, he stepped back a few paces, retracting his fierce aura, speaking softly, "Ajin, let me take a shower first, then we’ll talk."

Even though Gu Jin didn’t show any sign of disgust or cover her nose, he loathed the foul stench on himself.

"Go ahead, I’ll be waiting for you in the living room."

An Mingji nodded and quickly went upstairs.

Allen and the others who came back with him were also in a disheveled state, their bodies reeking of the stench of blood.

They nodded to Gu Jin, then quickly went to clean up.

In the vast hall, the afternoon scent of sandalwood was overshadowed by the musty stench of blood from An Mingji and his people.