I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 160 - 157: An Unexpected First Encounter

Jiang Mingyue thought that once the two entered the space, they could return to Qingshan Village or Wuyun Mountain.

"No way! Xiao Yanzi, can you tell me why?"

Yan Jinzhi found it somewhat amusing but still appreciated the girl’s willingness to try.

"That is just the first level of teleportation, and you can’t do it yet. You’ll have to level up twice more."

As for Yan Jinzhi’s words, Jiang Mingyue didn’t question the reason now and chose to trust him anyway.

"Are you coming back to Qingshan Village with me now or returning to Wuyun Mountain by yourself? Can you go back by yourself?"

Yan Jinzhi was in a good mood: "Didn’t I say? Wuyun Mountain is special for the two of us. No matter where we are, we can go to Shangwu Yun Mountain."

"What if you come down? Does one of us have to be at the property location?"

"Yes."

"What about now?"

"I’m going back to Wuyun Mountain."

"Then hurry and go."

She appeared to be rushing him off.

Yan Jinzhi felt a headache coming on.

"Do you want me to walk to Wuyun Mountain?"

Jiang Mingyue withdrew her hand that was hovering in mid-air and pretended as if nothing happened.

"Sigh! The scenery here is really beautiful! We can enjoy it early in the morning, isn’t that nice?"

Yan Jinzhi: "... We have bicycles."

"Do I not know we have bicycles? But I just want to enjoy the scenery."

The man with an extraordinary bearing seemed to have no opinions of his own and would agree to anything she said.

However, it was the rush hour for work, and the pedestrians were in a hurry. Even with this, people would still spare a precious moment to admire the beauty.

After all, a man like this is rare in the world, exceedingly handsome, yet with an outstanding temperament, which made him especially charming.

Jiang Mingyue saw a beautiful sister who, because she was so engrossed in looking at Yan Jinzhi, didn’t notice the road and tripped over a suddenly elevated step, reluctantly taking her gaze away.

"Tsk tsk tsk! City people are bold. The girls and young wives in Qingshan Village know you’re good-looking, but they dare not look so openly, at most sneaking a few glances. Sigh! I tell you, you’re a disaster."

Yan Jinzhi: "..."

Suddenly, Yan Jinzhi’s expression sharpened, worried about innocent bystanders getting hurt in a crowded place, he pulled Jiang Mingyue and ran towards a less populated area.

Jiang Mingyue didn’t waste words either and unleashed her spiritual power, discovering that a group of people were chasing them.

She’s just an ordinary person; no one should resort to such a lineup for her, so it must be Yan Jinzhi they’re after. Recalling the previous three ambushes in Cang County, Jiang Mingyue understood and was about to unleash her spiritual power to attack when Yan Jinzhi stopped her.

"Hide well, I’ll lead them away. Find an uninhabited place to enter the space and return to Qingshan Village, and don’t do anything extra, there are peak-level powerhouses."

Hide well?

If she only heard the first half of the sentence, she’d be puzzled, but when it connected to the last sentence, she understood.

Peak-level powerhouses?

This made her recall that once on top of Wuyun Mountain in a previous life, her space ability was harshly suppressed, her spiritual power disrupted. The sharp pain in her head was still vividly remembered. Previously, she thought it was just a failure of her spatial spiritual power and didn’t relate it to the headache until Yan Jinzhi enlightened her.

Now, that pain swept through her again, albeit just in memory.

But even so, Jiang Mingyue wouldn’t leave. Previously, these people mingled with the crowd, and she wasn’t sure of their number. Now they were one by one jumping out chasing them down an alley, and the number became obvious—it was actually more than ten.

Although she knew Yan Jinzhi was strong, with so many people besieging and the other party having a peak-level powerhouse, she was not at ease at all.

Jiang Mingyue cautiously hid herself, entering the space when a gaze fell upon her. This hide-and-seek pursuit went over half of Nanxi City. When she saw a small woods in front, she realized it was the woods outside Taohua Lane.

She had been tracking Yan Jinzhi using her spiritual power, relaxing only when she saw him running like he was taking a cat or dog for a stroll.

Originally, she didn’t understand why he didn’t resolve it quickly, why lure them to a grove? Is it convenient for digging a pit to bury bodies? Until they saluted a woman with respect.

The woman was elegantly dressed with a view from the back suggesting beauty. Using spiritual power to get closer, Jiang Mingyue clearly saw the woman’s face.

For a moment, Jiang Mingyue felt breathless. She had never seen a woman this yearn-worthy at this age.

No, this woman would be attractive to men, even though she wasn’t a man, she could guess. The woman’s beauty wasn’t just in that face, but more in the aura emanating throughout her body, such that if it were ancient times, the emperor would want to make her a concubine.

However, the woman had a familiarity that felt oddly similar, until her gaze turned to Yan Jinzhi with distaste.

Jiang Mingyue switched looks between the two: Oh, I see!

This must be Yan Jinzhi’s unethical birth mother, Zhan Cailian.

"Rebel son, seeing your birth mother and not even saying a word? You look just like your father, downright disregardful. Why don’t the two of you just die?"

If Yan Jinzhi had been the original host, hearing his mother curse and resent him like this, he would have been uncomfortable. Fortunately, he wasn’t.

Yan Jinzhi considered the woman before him a stranger.

"Zhan Cailian, ask yourself, are you fit to be a mother? Abused a child growing up, vented all dissatisfactions on a child, then after infidelity, together with your man mistreated your own child, are you fit?"

Perhaps it was hearing the term "third-man," Zhan Cailian burst, "Rebel son, I am your mother, and he is your stepfather, what are you saying? With your disrespectful manner, who would like you? Better like a dog than you."

"Bang!" Jiang Mingyue was infuriated by these words and directly deployed spiritual power to attack Zhan Cailian, causing her to immediately clutch her head and kneel in front of Yan Jinzhi due to mental disorder.

Yes, this was the effect she wanted.

And in the next second, she was pulled over a hundred meters away by Yan Jinzhi. By the time those people reacted and gave chase, Yan Jinzhi had already taken them into No. 66 Taohua Lane and returned to Qingshan Village.

No, one refused to stay and returned to Wuyun Mountain, while one emerged from space and stood in her backyard.

Xiao Ran, who was feeding wild bramble leaves to Coal in the backyard, heard the commotion, looked back, and saw his dear sister. He immediately dropped Coal and ran over to hug Jiang Mingyue’s leg, snuggling against it with force.

Feeling the reliance of the little guy, Jiang Mingyue gradually pulled herself back from the events just now.

It’s good to let him be alone for a bit. He says he doesn’t care, but he’s affected.

Just like she and Xu Ya, she also says she doesn’t care, but is affected the same, because from the moment she used the original host’s body, a bond formed between them.

"Sister, where have you been? Jian Guo bought a big piece of meat, can you make red braised pork?"

For some reason, Jiang Mingyue was influenced by Xiao Ran’s longing for red braised pork from his little mouth. She recalled its taste, tender and flavorful with a hint of sweetness. Just thinking about it made her hungry.

But a scene flashed in her mind, the first time she saw Yan Jinzhi in Orchid Restaurant, there was also a dish of fragrant and appetizing braised pork on his table, making one’s mouth water just by looking at it.

Tsk! Still can’t get away from Yan Jinzhi, she thinks she worries about him. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Even though he doesn’t care about Zhan Cailian, having a mother like that occasionally launching attacks, although not necessarily life-threatening, is enough to be bothersome.

Before, she didn’t understand, later she figured out a bit. Since Yan Jinzhi mentioned a peak-level powerhouse, there must be one, but it’s not like cabbage everywhere; having just one among that group is impressive.

But from beginning to end, that person seemed not to have acted, otherwise, with her taking him away in the end, it would make no sense for that person not to catch up, sigh! Another mystery.