One hundred and twenty-three stepped on shit
Xia Liwen's face turned black, and he looked at the study that had been stained with children's feces and urine again with disgust. He then looked at the man who was clearly impatient behind the desk, gritted his teeth, and walked in.
"Feng De Wang is not at home with his wife and children, how can he have time to come to my Cheng Wang Fu?" Yan Mo Yu looked at him and continued to ask indifferently.
Pursing his thin lips, Xia Lixun didn't sit down either, and walked straight to the desk.
"There is one thing I'd like to ask for your advice." He put away some of his contemptuous expression and suddenly spoke seriously.
Mo Yan raised his thick eyebrows slightly, revealing a hint of curiosity: "I dare not ask for advice, Duke De has something to say, please speak freely."
Xia Li Xuan lowered his eyes, seemingly thinking about how to start speaking. His eye color couldn't be seen, but his thick eyebrows, which were slanted and entering his temples, could be clearly seen tightly furrowed, as if he was being entangled by many difficulties. After a moment, he raised his eyes, still frowning with his thick eyebrows, and asked:
"Do you know where Empress Chu is?" Among the five charred corpses, there was no Empress Chu. The Cold Palace was destroyed, but there was no trace of Empress Chu. The Emperor was shocked and ordered a thorough investigation into this matter. But how could he start investigating such a mysterious case?
"King Feng De, what are you doing? Are you here to ask about the whereabouts of Queen Chu or to force me to answer?"
Xia Li's voice dropped slightly, but the meaning in his words was full of certainty: "You can appear at the autopsy scene and also identified that there is no Empress Chu's body, you must know something, right?"
Yan Mo suddenly withdrew his gaze and picked up a book with a casual hand, pretending to read.
"You must know something, right?" The hand placed on his side clenched slightly as Xia Lixun patiently continued to ask.
"Nothing to report." Yan Mo gave him a faint glance and sent him off with just four words.
"How detestable! What is it that you cannot tell? I, the king, am responsible for investigating the whereabouts of Empress Chu. Since you know something, why won't you speak clearly?"
"Nothing to report."
"You!"
Feeling the man's anger, Yan Mo raised an eyebrow and looked up at him with a calm gaze that swept over his slightly angry face: "If you're here to ask about the whereabouts of Empress Chu, I'll tell you. Instead of coming to question me, it would be better if you thought of a way to solve the case early."
"Why?" Xia Lixun's face fell.
"No wonder, otherwise you can only wait for her to appear herself." Yan Mo's eyes sank. So far, he was still uncertain whether the disappearance of Chu Huanghou was good or bad. If that person had a vengeful heart, it would be impossible for any of them to escape. Blindly pursuing the truth would only lead to falling into the opponent's control.
"You're really detestable!" Xia Li Xun suddenly let out a low growl and slammed his fist on the table in front of him, "If you don't tell me what's going on today, I won't leave!" Damn it, this person clearly knew something, but refused to tell him anything. Wasn't he just a useless emperor? What was the point of being so protective? What benefit did it bring to him?
He narrowed his eyes and scanned the position of his clenched fist, then suddenly hooked the corner of his cold, hard mouth: "Be careful, Prince Feng De, don't get the kid's pants dirty."
Upon hearing this, Xia Lixun lowered his head to look in the direction of his gaze. This glance was not a big deal, but it shocked him so much that he suddenly jumped back.
Just now his fist was indeed smashed on the desk, but I don't know why a wet little pants appeared on the desk.
Just as he landed and stood still, before he could even curse in disgust, he suddenly felt something was off beneath his feet, as if it were slippery. So, he lowered his head again to look at his own heels, and this glance made his entire face turn black instantly.
What was trampled on wasn't anything else, but a lump of yellow stuff like thin mud - feces.
"......?!" At this moment, Xia Lixun clenched his fists tightly. It was just a slight kick, but it felt like he had swallowed something that suddenly made him want to kill someone.
How disgusting!
"Is this how you treat your guests, surname Yan?" His face was iron-green, and he growled at the man opposite him, almost gnashing his teeth. "Can't you just let people clean up a bit around here? If you can't even take care of children, then don't pretend to be capable. Look at what you've turned your own study into! Don't you feel disgusted?"
Looking at the man who was so angry that his whole body was shaking, Yan Mo Yu raised an eyebrow: "As King Feng De saw, I haven't had a chance to have someone clean up yet."
He was furious and full of anger, but didn't know how to vent it out. Was he angry because he came at the wrong time?
Damn it, how did he know this man's brain was flooded and actually went to do those things that lost his identity and dignity!
Forced questioning yielded nothing, and he even got covered in shit and piss. A certain old man was particularly furious, so furious that he stormed off on the spot.
Bedroom
Bai Xin was playing with her three treasures on one side while chatting with several nannies about children's topics, and Gong Yiyi was also there.
"The princess and the prince have not returned to their chambers for several nights, do you think it's time to invite the prince back?" Gong Ya asked, having tried to speak up several times but finally couldn't help but ask.
Bai Xin was gently scratching San Bao's small face with her fingers when she heard Gong Yiyi's words, and she couldn't help but pause for a moment. Then, without lifting her head, she replied: "Whether he wants to come back or not, I don't care. Since he likes sleeping in the study so much, let him sleep there then. Anyway, I'm not allowed to attend to him at night now, so it doesn't matter where he sleeps."
Let him try! Isn't it just sleeping in the study for a few days? It's already good that he wasn't made to sleep in the woodshed!
"...Gong's nanny had some black lines on her forehead. It was clear that the queen didn't allow the king to return to his room, so how did it become the king who didn't want to return to his room?"
Having grown accustomed to seeing this couple's loving scenes, she suddenly saw the two of them like that, cold and distant, it really made her feel a bit uncomfortable.
It's just unknown what caused this couple to quarrel like this.
"Your Highness, shall I go and inform the master to retire to his chambers for the night?" asked Gong Ya with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.
Now it's Bai Xin's turn to be blacklisted. Gong Nian, when did you become so gossipy?
At first, when Gong was just starting out, she didn't say much and wouldn't gossip with others or speak out of turn about her master's affairs. But now... who knows what that man gave her to make her so eager to help him speak up?
The white-faced wife didn't say a word, and Mrs. Gong thought she was just too proud to speak up, so she smiled and said: "Princess, as the saying goes, 'a couple's quarrel is settled in bed.' You and the king have always been loving and harmonious, even if there's something unpleasant, you should resolve it behind closed doors. This kind of cold-shouldering is really not like you. The king has a very good temper, even if he's done something to offend you, I'm sure he's reflected on it these past few days. Why don't you just forgive him and stop being angry, okay?"
"……?!" Bai Xin's mouth twitched with anger. She said so, Old Lady Gong must have been bribed.
This purchase is too obvious.
If someone else had said these words, Bai Xinzhi would have probably thought they were being too nosy. But Gong Yiniang had been in the Wang household for several months now and was one of the oldest people to witness the birth of her three children. Since she had let go of some of her wariness towards Gong Yiniang, she had gradually started treating her like an elder. After all, Gong Yiniang had played a significant role in ensuring that she had a smooth delivery and that the children were born safely. Although Bai Xinzhi didn't say it out loud, she was well aware of this in her heart.
It's just that the reason for the cold war between the couple is indeed difficult to mention. Especially since Gong was considered an elder, how could she bring it up, and even the three wet nurses were a few years older than her.
Seeing her remain silent, Old Lady Gong felt a bit awkward. If the princess didn't speak up, wouldn't the prince still be unable to return to his chambers?
Bai Xin looked down, watching as her three treasures finally wore their clothes correctly for once, and couldn't help but glance at the corner of her mouth. A moment later, she raised her head and smiled at Gong Yatou: "Gong Yatou, you don't have to worry about it. It's not that I won't let Wang Ye return to his room, but look, I haven't seen Wang Ye for several days now, where would I even get the chance to talk to him? I reckon he wants to sleep alone himself, and since he likes the study so much, just let him continue staying there."
She doesn't even need to ask him to come back, he has legs, can't he go back to his room by himself?
"......?!". The kindly smile on Old Lady Gong's face almost collapsed. After saying all that, it ended up like this; if the prince found out, wouldn't he directly drive her away?
At night, Bai Xinzhen took a bath and lay in bed early. For the past two days, she could fall asleep immediately with a huff, but for these two days, she couldn't sleep no matter how hard she tried. The candles in her room burned all night long. She wasn't someone who was afraid of the dark, yet for the past few nights, she had been sleeping with the candles lit, letting their soft warm glow cast a faint warmth over the room.
In a daze, she felt someone approaching, first the rustling sound of undressing, then suddenly a large object lay down beside her, she was wrapped in that familiar body heat, and immediately fell into a warm and familiar embrace.
Her eyelashes fluttered, but she didn't open her eyes, only struggling randomly for a moment. However, her hands were suddenly pinned down, and even her feet were pressed down. Immediately after that, the familiar breathing poured onto her neck, bringing a slight itchiness.
"But has the anger dissipated?"
The man's low, magnetic voice sounded in her ear, and it had been several days since she heard him speak. The sound was like a high-quality wine that entered her ears, making her feel as if she were drunk for a moment, feeling somewhat unreal. She forgot to push him away, her chin stuck to his shoulder, and subconsciously went to absorb the clean and warm breath from his body.
"Do I look like I've lost my temper?" She muttered irritably. She would rather die than admit that she had been thinking of him for the past few days.
"Has the swelling gone down? But it still hurts?" The man fell silent for a moment before reaching out to touch the spot where she had been hit.
Noticing his movements, Bai Xincheng quickly grabbed his hand. She dared to guarantee that this man was deliberately taking advantage of her.
Her neck started to itch, her first reaction was to push him away, but suddenly she found her hands were pinned down, and before she could even open her eyes wide in anger, her lips were covered by a warm object.
It's only been a few days since they were together, but for each other, it feels like an eternity. As soon as they started, Yan Mo was a bit impatient and frantically savoring her taste.
Bai Xin had sworn she wouldn't surrender, but she couldn't resist the temptation of beauty.
This woman didn't even think about opening her eyes to take a look at the man, where did the temptation of beauty come from?
At the end of it, both were a little breathless, their necks entwined, neither speaking.
The room seemed to have regained its warmth and coziness of old, the sweet scent suddenly making one feel like crying.
Noticing her abnormal breathing, Yan Mo gently pushed her away and looked at her with some tension. "Didn't we just make up?"
Bai Xin's face turned red with rage, her eyes, which had been misty with tears, glared at him fiercely: "Which eye of yours saw me calm down? Weren't you sleeping in the study? What did you come over here for? If you have a temper, then go sleep in the study for the rest of your life!"
The corners of his mouth curved slightly, and a faint smile appeared on his cold face, which looked gentle and intoxicating under the candlelight. The woman in front of him was speaking harshly, but at this moment, she looked like a spoiled child in his eyes.
He knew she was too embarrassed to face him after being beaten by him, so he had been avoiding her for the past few days. But could she really turn things around like this? It was clear that she was the one who didn't let him enter the house, but now she was acting as if he didn't want to go back home.
Insincere words!
He didn't say a word, just smiled at that, and Bai Xin's anger was so great that she wanted to scold him some more, but the words got stuck in her throat.
The scoundrel thought that by using his good looks to seduce her, she would forgive him?
The atmosphere suddenly became a bit awkward, Bai Xincheng felt uncomfortable all over, and subconsciously wanted to stay away from him. She was very clear about his every reaction, but now that her body wasn't clean, she was afraid he would lose control and do something rash, what would happen then?
But her worries were clearly unnecessary. Yan Mo Yu admitted that he was indeed a bit anxious, but he wouldn't be so reckless as to ignore everything, would he? He had endured several months of hardship, and couldn't he just get through these last few days?
He wrapped his long arms around her shoulders and placed her in front of his chest, gently patting her back and softly saying, "Sleep."
Bai Xinzhi lifted his head from his chest: "You haven't apologized to me yet!"
"......?!" Yan Mo's mouth twitched slightly. After a moment of silence, he lowered his eyes and gazed deeply at her small face, chuckling softly, "I was wrong, I shouldn't have been so rough..."
Bai Xin nodded slightly, just as she was about to accept his apology, when he suddenly continued saying...
"In the future, I will be gentler with you and try not to hurt you."
"......?!?" Bai Xincheng was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth. "The surname Yan's......hmmph......hmmph......"
The insults were all swallowed by the other party, and Bai Xin was so angry that he really wanted to slap him unconscious.
Is this an apology? Damn it, just now when he got on the bed, she should have kicked him off without mercy!
In another part of the story, at the Fong De Wang Fu
When the sky turned dark, Liu Xuelan finally waited for a certain man to return to his room. She had been sitting on the bed edge waiting for a long time and when she saw the man, her first sentence was: "I heard you spent the whole afternoon taking a bath?"
Taking a bath is nothing special, who doesn't take baths?
The problem is that Bai Yuqing quietly came to her this afternoon and said that he didn't know where he came back from, but he had been hiding in the hot spring room, taking a bath for more than two hours. During this time, the water in the hot spring was changed countless times, almost draining the large well in the backyard.
Xia Li Xun took off his outer robe while grinding his teeth and responded with a hum.
Not taking a bath, are you going back to your room to sleep with a body full of shit and piss?
Just thinking about that scene still makes him unbearable, tonight he didn't even swallow a mouthful of food. It's really too disgusting!
Fortunately, that kid in his house has always had a nanny to take care of him, and hasn't let him get dirty all over the place. Otherwise, he would have definitely thrown him out.
Liu Xue Lan's big eyes narrowed, scanning the man who was undressing from head to toe with a gloomy gaze that was hard to describe. Unfortunately, the man was still immersed in his 'disgusting feeling' and didn't notice the difference in the woman tonight. To be sure, this woman was waiting for him to return to their room for the first time today.
"Why did you wash for so long?" The woman asked seemingly puzzled, her tone a few degrees cooler than before.
"Damn it!" The man's tone was very urgent, his head didn't even lift, and he was still secretly scolding the kid from another family.
It was either the simple three words or the tone of his voice that made Liu Xue Lan suddenly furious, she stood up from the bedside and pointed at the man's crotch, scolding: "You have several children with the surname Xia, I worked hard to give birth to them for you at home, but you actually went out to flirt with other women?"
"......?!" Xia Li Xuan was stunned and didn't react in time. What did she mean?
He turned his head, just about to scold the woman for being unreasonable, but at this time, Liu Xue Lan had already jumped to the edge of the table, one hand grabbing the teapot and the other hand grabbing the tea cup, with a fierce expression staring at him, like throwing a flying dart, she ruthlessly smashed the things in her hands towards him.
"Your surname is Xia, you son of a bitch!"
"You shameless thing, sleeping with other women behind my back!"
"You heartless scoundrel, I must have been blind to have fallen for you!"
"You said there would only be me, one woman, and yet you're cheating on me with another woman. I'll kill you!"
"......?!?" Xia Lixun was bewildered, completely unable to react to his woman's sudden outburst.
Unfortunately, he didn't have time to think about it at that moment. Those teapots and cups, one by one, and the stools all came crashing towards him, and he couldn't even dodge in time.
Liu Xuelan even overturned the table, and after finding that there was nothing in front of her to throw, she suddenly squatted on the ground, hugged her knees and cried out loud, even crying so hard that it hurt her heart.
Seeing this, Xia Lixun's face turned iron-green as he walked up and pulled her up with one hand, asking coldly: "What's wrong with you? What did I do to offend you?"
Liu Xuelan suddenly let go of his hand and walked towards the wardrobe while crying.
"You think you've washed yourself clean and that's it... You think washing yourself can cover up your filthiness... It's useless, even if you shed a layer of skin, I still won't want you..."
Her sobbing voice made Xia Lihuan stare with wide eyes, and his pale face was even more bewildered.
The crying sound really annoyed him, and his heart felt like it was blocked by a stone. Without thinking much, he took a few steps forward, grabbed the woman's arm, and pulled her into his own arms, not letting her reach for clothes in the closet.
"What have I done? Can't you tell me clearly?" He glared at her, his face inches from hers, which was covered in tears. But when he saw the intense pain in her eyes, something suddenly hit him in the chest, and he immediately raised his hand to wipe away her tears.
Just as his fingers were about to touch her, Liu Xuelan suddenly slapped his hand away and shouted at him: "Don't use the hands that have touched other women to touch me! I'm disgusted by your filth!"
"...?!?" Upon hearing this, Xia Lixuan was stunned and after coming back to his senses, he finally understood where the woman's abnormality came from. Suddenly, he also became somewhat angry, "When did I ever touch another woman? Tell me clearly!"
No wonder she's been spouting all sorts of sour words since I got back!
With his mother being such a fierce tigress, does he have the guts to go after women?
He'd like to, but if he really goes looking for her, who knows where this woman will run off to? He's just going to stir up trouble now that he's had his fill!
Liu Xue Lan suddenly grabbed his collar, because of her short stature, she could only stand on tiptoes. Her eyes were filled with anger: "How dare you say there's nothing? You came back this afternoon and took a shower until it was dark before returning to your room. You're clearly guilty and afraid I'll smell something I shouldn't, aren't you?"
At this point, Xia Lixun almost burst out laughing.
The collar of his shirt was pulled by her, and he took the opportunity to wrap his entire body in his arms, a sly smile suddenly rising from the corner of his mouth, slightly lowering his head to ask against her ear with a smile: "What smell? I haven't touched you for a month or two, where did this smell come from?"
This woman gets angry easily and is very fierce, but at this moment he thinks it's quite funny. Yeah, watching the tigress get jealous is more fun.
"Xia's surname! If you don't give me a clear explanation today, I won't let you off!" Still pulling him without letting go, Liu Xue Lan glared at him fiercely, her eyes welling up with tears, full of hatred and sadness.
Xia Li Xun suddenly bent down and picked her up, his mouth still smiling as he walked while looking down at her: "I went to Cheng Wang Fu for a trip, was stained with the shit and urine of that little devil from the Cheng Wang family, so I came back to take a bath, is this wrong?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Xue Lan suddenly extinguished the fire and looked at him with some disbelief.
Xia Liwen pursed her lips, walked to the bedside and sat down, letting her sit on her lap. Only then did she speak in a serious tone: "What's always on your mind? If I really went out to find women, wouldn't I have driven away all those women from the mansion? If you don't believe me, you can go ask at Cheng Wang Fu, and they'll tell you if I'm lying or not."
Liu Xuelan's eyelashes flickered, and a tear rolled out of her eye socket. With a thick nasal tone, she asked disbelievingly: "You really didn't go find a woman?"
He patted her butt and Xia Lixuan's face turned somewhat black: "How many times do I have to tell you before you believe me? Why would I, being perfectly fine, go look for women?"
Liu Xue Lan sniffled: "I'm afraid you can't hold it in..."
Xia Li Xun glared: "I've endured for several months, what else can't I endure? You want to continue making a scene, believe it or not, I'll really take care of you ahead of time?"
This woman doesn't know how to say a few comforting words to him, she can think whatever she wants, but when told to him, he wouldn't believe it.
Liu Xuelan was still sniffling, and although she didn't like Xia Lihuan's overbearing personality, he still handed her a handkerchief to wipe away the tears and snot on her face.
Her face was wiped clean, Liu Xue Lan sniffled her nose, suddenly leaned into his neck and sniffed, then sniffed at his chest, finally couldn't sniff out anything, so she decided to forgive him this time.
Xia Li Xun's mouth twitched violently, and he almost slapped her a few times. How dare she not believe him after all that he had said?!
"Looking for death!"
He lifted her chin and suddenly bit down fiercely, from the chin to the corner of her mouth, and in one swift motion, he captured her bright red lips. He quickly flipped her body over and the two of them rolled onto the bed.
"You wait for me, when you're better, see if I don't kill you!" The man's angry and threatening words came from the bed, followed by some ambiguous sounds that kept coming on and off...
……
The bustling streets of Beijing
A young couple walked hand in hand on the bustling street. The man, with a tall and straight figure, walked ahead with a joyful face, his dark eyes constantly scanning around for things that interested him.
The woman being led by the hand by a man behind her is expressionless, not daring to glance sideways, as if she were a wooden stake being dragged along against her will.
Although the hands clasped together were tightly grasped, they seemed somewhat mismatched from their expressions. It wasn't that their faces didn't match, but rather that their temperament and the emotions revealed between them were quite incompatible.
From a distance, they look like a golden boy and a jade maiden; up close, their faces are mismatched with their spirits.
"Blood Shadow, have you seen what you like?" Yin Du walked ahead, carefully observing the shops on the street while asking without turning his head. Since those women stopped playing mahjong, Blood Shadow at home had become even more silent.
To make her happy, he took a special leave today and brought her out to have some fun.
Xue Ying didn't turn his head, but the corner of his eye glanced sideways at the streets on both sides, and then he was quietly led away by him.
It's been a long time and she still hasn't responded, Yin Du stopped in her tracks, turned around and looked at her: "Is it because you think it's too noisy outside? You don't like these places, do you?"
Xue Ying lowered his head and shook it: "No."
Yin Du let out a breath and pulled her hand closer: "If you have a place you like, just tell me, I'll take you there."
Xue Ying nodded slightly.
Yin Du looked at her forehead and continued to ask: "Then what do you like? What do you like, let's say it, we'll buy more back."
Xue Ying still didn't raise her head, but after half a moment of silence, she suddenly pointed behind her and asked, "Is that delicious?"
Yin Du looked in the direction of her pointing finger and saw a tofu brain shop. Suddenly, he opened his mouth and pulled her hand towards that place.
The person buying tofu brain was a middle-aged aunt, dressed very simply, and the stall was also somewhat simple, with only two small square tables and a few long benches.
The aunt who sold tofu brain looked at the two people walking near, and hastily shouted: "Two of you eat a bowl of tofu brain? My family's tofu was just ground out this morning, guaranteed fresh taste."
Yin Du glanced at Xue Ying and saw that she was fine, then turned to Doufu Da Shu and said: "Bring us two bowls."
After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Aunt Tofu's invitation and pulled Xue Ying to sit down at a simple small table.
Neither of them spoke, and Blood Shadow's gaze remained fixed on Tofu Auntie's movements, cold and clear, but it was unclear what she was looking at.
Yin Du was afraid that she would despise this street stall, but seeing her expression as usual, and not wanting to leave, he just let her look around.
The two people under the table still held hands together.
On the surface, the two had different expressions. Mainly, Yin and Du would occasionally glance at Xue Ying, while Xue Ying remained expressionless.
Until the two of them finished a bowl of tofu brain and left the stall, an old lady from the neighboring stall suddenly stretched her neck towards Tofu Auntie and said: "Look at those two, how strange! I wonder if that man is forcing that girl?"
Who would hold hands with a cold face? This is clearly being held hostage and forced.
Tofu Aunt glanced at the two people leaving, covered her mouth with her hand and said in a low voice: "I think that girl should be mute, you didn't see it, only heard the man speaking, that girl didn't say a word."
"Is he mute?" The old woman stretched her neck to take a look, and suddenly had a regretful expression. "If he's really mute, it's truly a pity. He looks quite handsome, I wouldn't have noticed if you didn't say so."
Yin Du and Xue Ying, although they were some distance away from the tofu stall, their hearing was not to be underestimated. Not only could they hear the conversations of nearby vendors, but even the rustling of grass in the wind a hundred meters away was difficult for them to miss.
Yin Duton stopped in his tracks, a chill suddenly rising up from the bottom of his eyes, and with a cold face he was about to turn around.
"Come on, don't mind them." Suddenly, Blood Shadow grasped his hand tightly.
Yin Du glared at the two people chewing their tongues on that side, and saw them suddenly turn around and head back. The two women at the tofu stall quickly withdrew their gaze and separated to do their own things.
It's really too hateful, his beautiful blood shadow was actually said to be mute!
"Let's go." Blood Shadow suddenly spoke again.
She was pulled tightly, Yin Du clenched her fists, and reluctantly withdrew her gaze, looking down at the calm woman in front of her, asking somewhat irritably: "Why won't you let me pass? Just watch me beat them up badly!"
Xue Ying raised her head and looked at him, her clear eyes suddenly flashing, pulling his hand tighter: "They didn't say anything wrong either."
"......?!" Yin Du suddenly felt both angry and amused. It seemed she still knew that she was wrong?
He reached out and wrapped his arm around Blood Shadow's shoulder, pulling him into a hug. He didn't care that many people were starting to notice their overly intimate behavior. In her ear, he whispered: "From now on, if you don't want others to think of you as mute, try speaking up more often."
"Hmm." Xue Ying responded in a low voice.
"Alright, let's spare them for today. Next time we meet, I'll beat them until they're toothless. Come on, let's go somewhere else." He walked off in the direction of the end of the street, arm around Blood Shadow's shoulder.
At the end of the street, he saw a shop selling rouge and powder, Yin Du was about to pull Xue Ying in. But unexpectedly, Xue Ying suddenly broke free from his hand and almost flew out of his sight.
"Blood Shadow!" He was shocked in his heart and hurriedly chased after him.
In a deep alley, Blood Shadow's eyes were coldly staring ahead, but in the quiet and secluded alley, except for her, there was not even a small animal.
"Xue Ying!" Yin Du jumped down from the eaves of a house and landed right in front of her, asking somewhat anxiously, "What's going on? Why did you run here?"
His cold and stern gaze swept over the alleys once again before he said in a chilly tone, "I've seen her!"
"Who?" Yin Du was perplexed, "Who did you see?" Did she still have friends or something?
"Bai Xin Bi." The faintly discernible blood shadow spat out three words.
When he heard this, Yin Du was greatly shocked. He hurriedly turned around in the same place, but the long alley was empty and deserted, with nothing except for the two of them.
"Let's go, we'll talk somewhere else." He took Blood Shadow's hand again and led her out of the alley. This place was close to the bustling street, but it shouldn't be so quiet, relying on his instincts, he also felt something was off, if there was a problem, then this wasn't the place to talk either.
The bloody shadow followed him as he walked slowly, but couldn't help turning his head back for another glance.
……
That night, a group of black-clad people hid in the darkness and quickly flew towards a certain deep alley.
Half an hour later, voices were heard speaking in the depths of the alley.
"Reporting to Your Highness, I have checked and found no one residing there."
"I have reported to the king, and I have also investigated, but there is no one living there."
"Reporting to Your Highness, there is no sign of human presence in the west either."
Standing in the empty alley, Yan Mo tightly furrowed his brow as he listened to the report from his subordinate.
There were over ten households in this alley, but none of them had anyone at home...
In the capital, there are officials and nobles who buy houses outside their mansions for other uses. But after he received the news from Xue Ying in the afternoon, he sent someone to investigate and found that among the more than ten houses here, none of them belonged to anyone, that is, they were all ownerless houses.
This area in Beijing is one of the most prosperous areas, yet there are so many vacant houses, and they are all in the same alley...
But Xue Ying would never fabricate rumors or stir up trouble, and he was particularly certain of this.
The vast city of Beijing they had searched all over, what place was being overlooked by them?
He relaxed his tightly pursed thin lips, and his pair of black eyes emitted a profound and melancholic glow in the deep night. He took another glance at this quiet and deserted alley, then retracted, and retracted again.
"Everyone withdraw! Go back!" The cold voice echoed through the empty alley, its reverberations long and ominous.
……
Heir of the Wang Clan
Learning that they had gained nothing, Bai Xin paced back and forth in the room, finally looking at Xue Ying with some uncertainty and asking: "Are you sure there's something strange about that place?"
She couldn't be there in person and could only listen to their descriptions. But just listening didn't have much effect at all.
Xue Ying said she had seen Bai Xinbi, but when she chased her into the alley, she found that she was gone.
She had a fight with Bai Xingbi before and knew that the woman didn't have any martial arts skills at all. What method could make her slip away from under Blood Shadow's eyelids?
If someone else had seen Bai Xin, she might have still been suspicious, but since Xue Ying said so, she had no reason to doubt it. Moreover, even Mo Yu said that the deep alley was problematic.
Doesn't that mean they live around there?
But I looked and there's no one!
In response to her repeated questioning, Xue Ying didn't show a hint of impatience and instead nodded again with certainty: "Your Highness, I suspect that there's something wrong with that place."
White face frowns. Wipe wipe wipe, as if seeing a ghost?
Of course, she could only mutter these words in her heart, and if she said them out loud, she was afraid that Blood Shadow would not be pleased. She had not suspected Blood Shadow before, but now many things were unexplainable, and apart from using some sort of mystical explanation, it was really impossible to understand what the problem was.
In fact, she wasn't afraid of Fu De Wang and Bai Xin Bi returning. If they came back to live a peaceful life, it would be fine. After all, their lives didn't conflict with hers much, and in the future, everyone could just mind their own business and coexist peacefully.
She's afraid that those two people harbor evil intentions and will stir up trouble when they return to the capital. To put it bluntly, this group of people have all had conflicts with those two individuals to varying degrees. What she fears is that those two people are narrow-minded and unwilling to admit defeat, and then come back to exact revenge.
And recently, many strange things have happened, making it hard for people not to worry.
It's said that strange things have been happening, and it's not just nonsense. Ever since the two brothers, Sheng Mo and Sheng Ziyang, went missing, one or two people in the back have also gone missing, and their disappearances are both bizarre and unaccounted for.
As far as she knew, the Feng De Wang Fu had spent a lot of manpower searching for Sheng Mo and Sheng Ziyang, but it had been almost a year now, and neither of them had been seen or heard from. News from Xi Yun Guo also indicated that they had not returned to their country.
Jinzi Yehao was rescued from Meiren Zhuang, and it was also silent and invisible. Recently, there is also the Empress of Chu. Except for Fude Wang and the Empress of Chu being mother and son, the other people are clearly unrelated, but the signs revealed are so similar.
Damn it, have they all escaped?!
Bai Xin's footsteps, which had been pacing back and forth, suddenly stopped. She turned her thoughts around and suddenly stared at Yan Mo with wide eyes.
"Does our Shu people have a habit of digging underground cellars?"
He dragged her to the bedside and settled her in, glaring at her with some annoyance: "I've told you that this matter doesn't require your worry, just take good care of yourself and don't run around recklessly again, or see how I'll deal with you."
Bai Xin grabbed his wrist hastily and said excitedly: "I know where they might be hiding!"
Digression
Caught a cold, what to do? Wa Jia's daughter also caught a cold... Waaah, are this mother and daughter connected at heart?