Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 205

Chapter 205: Act Like A Thief
Since Chi Xinru had said so, Lan Zhuoyu could only let her go. He nodded to Chi Xinru and said, “Leave it to me. Thank you for answering my question, Miss Chi.”

“Thank you, General Lan.” Chi Xinru smiled and left in a hurry.

After she left, Lan Zhuoyu thought about everything Chi Xinru had said. He thought for a long time, and the more he thought about it, the weirder he felt.

He frowned and muttered, “Would anyone lend their medical books to others casually?”

A few seconds later, Lan Zhuoyu looked at the opened door and smiled, “Miss Chi really knows how to lie without blinking.”

Not knowing that Lan Zhuoyu had seen through her clumsy lie, Chi Xinru breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the wooden building. She patted her chest to calm down and muttered, “I almost told him the secret. Fortunately, I’m smart. Otherwise, it will bring trouble to Xin Xin.”

Just when she finally calmed down, Chi Xiyou’s voice came from behind her, “What trouble are you talking about?”

“Heavens!” Chi Xinru was startled by his question, turned around reflexively, and threw a punch at Chi Xiyou’s face.

Before her punch broke Chi Xiyou’s nose, he grabbed her wrist, which was only a few millimeters away from his nose. He looked at his younger sister and calmly asked, “Do you want to ruin your elder brother’s handsome face?”

When Chi Xinru saw that it was her elder brother, she withdrew her fist and patted her chest to calm down. She then glared at her elder brother and said unhappily, “Elder Brother, you almost scared me to death. Why can’t you make sounds when you walk?”

Chi Xiyou ignored her complaints and asked, “Are you causing trouble again?”

Hearing his question, Chi Xinru rolled her eyes and said, “I’m not.”

Chi Xiyou narrowed his eyes and asked doubtfully, “Then what is the trouble you just mentioned?”

Chi Xinru saw her elder brother’s doubtful expression and pulled him away. After the two walked into an empty wooden building far away from the second wooden building, she looked around and closed the door.

Chi Xiyou looked at his younger sister, who was acting like a thief, and asked, “Why are you acting like a thief? Are you really not causing any trouble? Did you hit someone again? Tell me, who did you hit this time?”

Chi Xinru closed the door and said displeasedly, “I didn’t beat anyone this time. I really didn’t cause any trouble. Elder Brother, can’t you trust me?”

Chi Xiyou narrowed his eyes, stared at her for a while, and asked, “Then why are you acting like a thief?”

Hearing this, Chi Xinru took her elder brother to the corner of the wooden building. While they were squatting in the corner, Chi Xinru lowered her voice and whispered, “Elder Brother, we have to be careful around General Lan.”

Hearing this, Chi Xiyou raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, “Why do you say that? When you saw him helping our mother collect firewood this morning, didn’t you say he was a good person? Why did you change your mind in just a few hours?”

Chi Xinru frowned slightly and answered, “When I was making lunch just now, General Lan suddenly came to me. He said he wanted to exchange information with me.”

“What kind of information?” Chi Xiyou asked seriously.

“It’s about Xin Xin. General Lan said he would answer my questions about General Xuan, and I would answer his questions about Xin Xin. He also said that as good friends, he and I should help our friends understand the people our friends like.” Chi Xinru explained.

Chi Xiyou pondered for a moment and asked, “Do you agree with this?”

Chi Xinru nodded and said, “Yes. I thought we knew nothing about General Xuan, and it was obvious that he was pursuing Xin Xin. Since we can’t stop General Xuan from pursuing Xin Xin, nor do we have any right to stop Xin Xin from accepting General Xuan’s approach, I think we should still find more information about him, just in case. So, I agreed with General Lan’s suggestion.”

After listening to Chi Xinru’s words, Chi Xiyou nodded and said, “You are right. Then why do you say we should be careful about General Lan?”

Chi Xinru recalled her conversation with Lan Zhuoyu and said, “At first, I didn’t think there was anything wrong with our exchange of information. However, I found that General Lan is very suspicious. He seemed to be very curious about Xin Xin’s medical skills. Elder Brother, do you still remember what Grandpa Duan said to us when we were young?”

Chi Xiyou nodded, “Of course. Grandpa Duan asked us to keep his medical knowledge and abilities secret. He said that because he helped someone in the past, many people wanted to kill him and use his family as chess pieces. In order to protect himself and his family, Grandpa Duan can only live as an ordinary villager in this remote village.”

After speaking, Chi Xiyou paused for a second and asked, “Do you think General Lan and General Xuan are related to Grandpa Duan’s enemies?”

Chi Xinru shook her head and frowned, “I’m not sure. But there is nothing wrong with being cautious. What’s more, Father’s mission is to protect Grandpa Duan and Xin Xin from those people. Before Grandpa Duan passes away, he begs our father to protect Xin Xin. I overheard their conversation, and it seemed that Grandpa Duan knew the identity of Xin Xin’s father.”

Hearing this, Chi Xiyou thought for a while and asked, “Did Grandpa Duan say who Xin Xin’s father is?”

Chi Xinru nodded and said seriously, “Grandpa Duan said that Xin Xin’s father has a high status in the imperial court, and his family relationship is very messy. It would be best for Xin Xin never to know who her father is because knowing him would only endanger her life. Since Xin Xin’s father holds a high position in the imperial court, Grandpa Duan must be worried about Xin Xin’s father’s relationship with Grandpa Duan’s enemies.”