My Antique Mirror Is A Portal To Another World-Chapter 130: Meeting Is Fate

Pulling his mother and younger sister to the roadside, Ha Tuo said in a low voice, "Be careful, and stay close to me."

Nodding at him, Ha Mi and Madam Ha followed Ha Tuo closely, carefully making their way toward the city gate while avoiding the refugees.

As they walked, the number of refugees around them gradually decreased.

Looking at the crowd gathering in front of the gate from a distance, Ha Tuo frowned slightly and said, "Mother, A Mi, let’s wait here and see whether the soldiers will open the gate or not."

Hearing this, Ha Mi looked at her elder brother and asked anxiously, "Elder Brother, what if they don’t open the gate? What will we do then?"

Just as she asked this, a deep, smooth voice came from behind.

"With the Duke of Hu Guo guarding Xiqiang City, the city gate will open soon."

When Ha Tuo heard this, he turned around and saw a young man wearing a bamboo hat that concealed half of his face.

Watching the young man slowly fan himself with a folding fan, Ha Tuo asked warily, "Young Master, how do you know when the gate will open?"

Gui Ying chuckled at the question and replied, "Everyone in the Central Continent knows that the God of War of the Yu Empire treats the common people as his children. Although this young master has never seen it myself, this young master believes the Duke of Hu Guo will open that gate in less than one sichen."

When Ha Tuo heard him refer to Feng Xiyan as Duke of Hu Guo instead of Great General Feng, his heart skipped a beat.

Narrowing his eyes as he observed the young man in front of him, Ha Tuo fell into deep thoughts.

’Only those from noble clans of the Yu Empire call the Great General ’Duke of Hu Guo.’ This young master wears commoners’ clothes, but his demeanor is more refined than even the Supreme General’s, and his aura is far more intimidating.’

’Also, his complexion looks too healthy. Unlike us and the refugees, he doesn’t seem like someone who has been starving or thirsty for days.’

After observing Gui Ying for a while, Ha Tuo made a decision. ’This man is dangerous. We can’t afford to offend him. It’s best to stay away.’

With that in mind, Ha Tuo whispered to his mother, "Mother, there is a stone boulder over there. Let’s rest and wait for the gate to open."

Madam Ha nodded, then bowed slightly to Gui Ying before walking away with her children.

Watching them leave, Gui Ying’s eyes flickered with interest. Shifting his gaze to the city gate, he lazily fanned himself, a carefree smile playing on his red lips.

"Feng Xiyan," he murmured, "What will you do now? Will you accept these people... or abandon them? This young master is really curious about what you will choose."

While he waited for Feng Xiyan’s response, Gui Ying walked over to a stone boulder near the one Madam Ha had taken and sat down. fгeewebnovёl.com

He then reached into his wide sleeve and took out a flatbread and a bamboo tube. After opening the lid of the bamboo tube, he took a sip of spring water and a bite of the flatbread.

As he ate and drank, countless eyes fell on him. Ignoring them, Gui Ying pulled out three more flatbreads and two additional bamboo tubes from his sleeve pocket.

With a smile on his lips, he looked at Ha Tuo and said, "Younger Brother, this young master noticed your mother and younger sister are in poor condition. If they don’t eat or drink something soon, their lives may be at risk."

Holding the food and water closer to Ha Tuo, he added, "Meeting is fate. Here, take these and give them to your mother and younger sister."

When Ha Tuo heard Gui Ying’s words, he looked at him with suspicion.

Noticing the look in his eyes, Gui Ying chuckled and asked, "Do you think there is something on you that this young master would value?"

Hearing that, Ha Tuo realized he truly had nothing of value, except his flesh and blood. But the young man in front of him already had food and water, so there was nothing Ha Tuo possessed that could possibly catch his interest.

As suspicion and wariness faded from Ha Tuo’s expression, Gui Ying handed the flatbreads and bamboo tubes to Ha Mi.

"Here, take them." After giving the food and water away, Gui Ying turned his focus back to the city gate in the distance.

A quarter of a sichen later, the city gate finally opened from within. Seeing this, Gui Ying calmly stood up from the stone boulder, brushed the dust from his clothes, and walked toward the city gate.

Watching him walk away, Ha Mi said, "Elder Brother, that young master is very strange."

Ha Tuo nodded in agreement and warned, "Next time you see him, stay away. He gives me a bad feeling."

Madam Ha looked at her two children and said gently, "No matter what, he was kind-hearted to give us food and water. Remember to thank him the next time you meet. You don’t have to get close to him, but gratitude and politeness are the least we must give back to him."

Hearing this, Ha Tuo and Ha Mi exchanged glances, then nodded in unison. "Yes, Mother. We will do as you say."

Looking at her son, Madam Ha smiled and asked, "A Tuo, now that the city gate is open, what is your next plan?"

Ha Tuo paused for a moment when he was asked, then replied, "We will wait and observe for now. I want to wait here for my brothers. Once we have gathered, we will enter Xiqiang City together."

"But what about food and water? We used up everything on the journey, and there is nothing left," Madam Ha said with a hint of worry in her voice.

Ha Tuo fell silent at her words.

If not for that strange young master just now, who had given them food and water, the three of them might not have survived for another two days.

Just as he struggled to answer, cheers erupted from the direction of the city gate.

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