nucmednet Chapter 140 Separate Actions
Chapter 140 Separate Actions
The hunting dog prepared a simple stew and toast for lunch. In this freezing weather, it was already a blessing to have something to eat, so Qi Yuan didn't complain that the stew and bread weren't to his liking.
During the meal, Qi Yuan also met two of Ao's companions.
Grace is a tailor shop owner, but her living conditions in Gangdia have left her with almost no business. Yul is one of the many adopted sons of Ril Debris, the leader of Dawn. He was ordered to come to Jue City with Ao to win over the family and assist Dawn.
After learning their names, Noah agreed to let them come along.
After lunch, they still had to continue their journey.
Qi Yuan returned to the carriage, and before he could close the door, Ao came over and said, "Mr. Noah, riding a horse is tiring and cold. Could my companion ride in another carriage?"
“No, the carriage is used by the other hounds of the Davis family in rotation, there’s no room for you. Besides, you’re not as delicate as you think. You came all the way from Gangdia to Jue City in the snow, you’ll have the energy to go back.” Noah didn’t give Ao any leeway.
People come to him one by one to make wishes, do they think he's Aladdin's lamp? Anyone can make a wish.
“Our schedule wasn’t this tight when we came,” Ao said.
"Then you can go back slowly. I didn't require you to follow the same itinerary as us."
After saying that, Noah slammed the car door shut, not giving Ao a chance to plead any further.
The convoy set off again.
Watching the carriage start moving, Noah wrapped himself in a blanket and hugged Qi Yuan, muttering, "This is so unfair. Why are they clinging to me like this? They want me to do this and that all the time. Do I, as the head of the Davis family, have no authority? They keep asking me to do things for them."
Qi Yuan glanced up at him and said, "It's because you're so easy to fool. They just say a few nice things to you and you're ready to give them gifts."
"Do you think I'm that easy to fool?"
"When he said we were a match made in heaven, didn't you want to give it to him?"
Noah smiled and kissed Qi Yuan on the cheek. "He's right. He deserves a reward."
"If you give someone a reward every time they say these things, even a fool would know how to fool you. From now on, no matter how many times they say these things, don't give them rewards so easily!"
He could tell how happy the other person was when they heard this. So easy to coax, Ao was so shameless, of course he would come to him to make a wish.
Of course, Ao underestimated how much Noah hated him; Noah was capable of turning his back on him.
Traveling swiftly through the wilderness from one city to another in the dead of winter is hard work. No matter how much Noah prepared, it was inevitable that Qi Yuan would feel cold around midnight and tuck his hands and feet into Noah's clothes.
Noah's body temperature and Qi Yuan's body temperature seemed to be two different people. His body temperature was so high that it was like a furnace, and he also liked Qi Yuan's gesture of pressing his skin against Qi Yuan's when Qi Yuan was cold.
After more than a day's journey, the city walls and rooftops above the walls of Gandia were already visible. Noah ordered the carriage to stop.
He said to Qi Yuan, "My dear, you take another carriage and go into Gangdia City with Ao and the others."
"Why?" Qi Yuan didn't understand his arrangement.
Noah said, “My identity is too well-known in the North Continent. People will recognize me as soon as I enter the city, so I will go directly to the Davis family’s branch in Gangdia City. But they will probably hide some information when I arrive. You can investigate the information I can’t find out from the shadows.”
Qi Yuan looked at Noah with suspicion, thinking that Noah had kicked him away because he felt it was too dangerous to travel with him. "Are you telling the truth?"
"Of course it's true. Aren't you still investigating what kind of organization Dawn is? If you come with me, Dawn will definitely put on a show, but if you go as an individual, they'll think you're just someone who wants to join their organization. So, it's better if we split up."
Qi Yuan still didn't quite believe him and looked at him with a questioning gaze.
Noah suddenly smiled, "Baby, are you reluctant to part with me?"
"Who cares?!" Qi Yuan bristled like a cat whose tail had been touched.
No sooner had he finished speaking than Noah's lips pressed against his.
The young man was no longer a clueless 30-year-old; he easily and skillfully probed inside, his gentle movements captivating.
Not long after, Noah released her and said, "Even if you're saying something against your will, you can't say you don't care. Otherwise, I'll punish you every time you say it, you disobedient little cat!"
As he spoke, he patted Qi Yuan's butt. "I don't want to be separated from you either, but I know you also have things you want to do. Being with me makes it inconvenient for you to do many of the things you want to do. Go do what you want to do first, and then meet up with me."
What Qi Yuan really wanted to do was to see if [Dawn] was reliable and whether he could entrust Casio to them.
Actually, since Ao was in [Dawn], he felt that Casio shouldn't be allowed to enter. However, Casio was constantly tormented by his nightmares and was punishing himself. He needed an opportunity to resolve his inner conflict.
In addition, Noah is right. When he's with the Davis family, everyone treats him with utmost respect, showing him only their hypocritical side. But when he's alone, he can see the real side.
After some consideration, he no longer opposed Noah's decision.
Noah left a carriage and some supplies for Qi Yuan, and arranged for Asa, Andrei and Sasha to protect Qi Yuan. Finally, he instructed Ao to take Qi Yuan to the Dawn organization, but not to reveal Qi Yuan's identity. If it was revealed, the Davis family and Dawn would have no chance to cooperate again.
Noah didn't know how credible Ao was, but Dawn had a decent reputation, and he just hoped it wasn't all show and no substance.
After the arrangements were made, Qi Yuan's carriage went first, while Noah would enter the city two hours later.
To avoid arousing suspicion, we need to stagger the timing.
Noah had planned it this way in advance, so the carriage that Qi Yuan and the others took into the city wouldn't look too bad, but it wouldn't look too rich either, and it didn't have the Davis family's mark.
To others, it was just an ordinary horse-drawn carriage.
Andrei and his men also put away any items they had that were related to the Davis family, and entered Gangdia City as ordinary bodyguards of Qi Yuan.
The city of Gangdia is large, but it is home to the largest number of miners in the North.
The street was riddled with potholes from years of heavy trucks carrying heavy loads. The trucks would occasionally spill coal from their vehicles due to the uneven road surface, making the entire road look like a dark, muddy mess.
The houses on both sides of the road did not look prosperous or clean. The bottom of the walls were dark and grimy. The clothes of the pedestrians on the road were covered with the black of coal mines, and their faces and hands were also covered with dirt.