The two of them exchanged more words while walking, and with the passing of time, became more familiar and comfortable with each other.
"Shall we return then?" Miss Yu asked with an amused smirk on her face. Throughout this time, Yi Chen was pretending to be alright, but she could clearly see his legs trembling from time to time.
The morning exercise had clearly taken its toll on him.
"Yes! I mean…since we've explored the place enough, we should go back now," Yi Chen almost yelped from happiness, but managed to control himself.
Miss Yu's smile widened under her veil as the two of them walked back to the carriage.
On the way back to the Great Blue Residence, Yi Chen suddenly asked curiously, "Miss- I mean Yu'er…I never got to ask what your full name is since I've never heard someone mention it. It should be Zheng, just like your father's, right?"
It was just a trivial question to build some rapport, but Yi Chen ended up surprised by Miss Yu's answer.
"Many people in the family think so as well," Miss Yu lightly chuckled and continued, "However, my father had given me my mother's title. My real name is Feng Yu."
A melancholic smile formed on Feng Yu's face as the name left her tongue, as she was reminded of her deceased mother.
"Feng Yu…" Yi Chen lightly muttered the name. It flowed very naturally, and he couldn't help but nod to himself, "It really suits you well."
"Thank you," Feng Yu smiled brightly like a young girl. If someone other than Yi Chen had said this to her, she would have felt that they were making fun of her appearance.
However, knowing how he truly feels about her appearance, she accepted his compliment without any second thoughts as a warm feeling rose in her heart.
Neeehh!
All of a sudden, the horses neighed, and the carriage came to a halt. Taken by surprise, Feng Yu's figure flung forward and almost hit the ground when Yi Chen's arms saved her from the fall.
Feeling Yi Chen's arm brush against her chest, Feng Yu's entire face turned red.
"I-I apologise..." Yi Chen immediately changed his arm's position and helped her back to the seat.
"I-It's alright…you only wanted to help…" Feng Yu stated, although still very embarrassed.
'Bloody hell! These situations looked so good to watch and read in those shows and novels, but now all I feel is embarrassment,' Yi Chen cursed in his mind as he sat back on his seat, not daring to meet Feng Yu's eyes.
"Miss…there seems to be someone lying on the path," the servant's voice came from the front of the carriage, the next moment.
Finding someone to direct his frustration over Yi Chen immediately cursed, "Just which bastard would lie in front of the path!"
With that said, he got out of the carriage to give that person a dose of his frustration, but froze the very moment his eyes fell upon the individual.
An elderly woman dressed in black and red hanfu was lying in the middle of the dirt road with no care for the world. Even though she was unconscious, her being exuded an aura that demanded respect.
That's how it looked to a normal individual. However, to Yi Chen, it was not limited to this.
'???'
'This…' Yi Chen's frustration evaporated like water the very next moment and was replaced with fear. Even though the number above her head was not visible, Yi Chen could bet his life that this lady must belong to some great cultivation sect or family.
If not for his ability, he would have definitely provoked this woman and would have ended up getting smashed to death in return.
Yi Chen shivered from fright when he thought of this outcome.
'I never thought that my ability would be of this great help…' Yi Chen sighed in relief.
By now, Feng Yu has also come out of the carriage and was looking at the elderly woman who was lying in front of them. From the manner in which she was dressed, she could decipher that the woman came from a good household.
Sensing this, she walked forward to check up on her.
"Yu'er, I think you should let the servant do it…" Yi Chen said with caution in his voice.
"She's just an old lady, there's nothing to worry about," Sensing the worry in his voice, Feng Yu mentioned with a smile.
'It's exactly because she's not just an old lady that I'm worried…' Yi Chen complained in his mind, but he couldn't explain that to her.
As a result, Yi Chen walked along with her to the old lady.
'If something goes wrong, I'll immediately escape with her, ' he thought to himself as the two soon reached near the old lady.
Now that they were closer, they couldn't help but frown. Her robes were torn in many places, and the layer of sweat and dirt covering her immaculate face told them that she had been through a lot.
"Strange…there are no wounds," Feng Yu thought out loud in confusion.
However, unlike her, Yi Chen was a lot less confused and was busy analysing the situation, 'Isn't this a typical battle scene aftermath…she must have fought some powerful foes, drained her Qi and somehow ended here…'
It was at that time that Feng Yu lightly shook the old lady and tried to wake her up.
"Excuse me, Madam,"
However, no response came from the other side. She shook her a few more times, but was met with no response.
"It looks like she's in an unconscious state," Feng Yu finally said after checking the old lady's breathing.
"Let's take her to the residence. We can figure things out later," Yi Chen mentioned. By now, his initial fear had died down, and what he saw was an opportunity.
An opportunity to get stronger!
'If she's a strong cultivator, then won't she teach me some skills if she takes a liking to me? Heck, she might even make me her disciple!' Yi Chen thought in excitement.
"Let's do that then," Feng Yu agreed, not knowing how this trivial decision was going to bring massive changes to her life.