Before Song He'er could speak, Jiang Huaifu had already jumped out, leaving the room empty in an instant.

As the night deepened, the inn became eerily quiet.

Compared to Jiangning, this place was indeed heavily guarded. Apart from the guards coming and going on the streets, it seemed that no one was walking around.

Song He'er lay on the bed, quietly listening to the sounds of swords at her waist and soldiers' boots outside.

Just as she was drifting off to sleep, a figure suddenly flashed past the window, moving with agility, like someone who practiced martial arts.

Song He'er thought Jiang Huaifu had returned, but after calculating the time, she realized it was wrong; he had only been gone for an hour, so it was impossible for him to be back so quickly.

As she thought about it, Song He'er broke out in a cold sweat.

She took out a sharp gun and quietly hid behind the window.

Sure enough, the man burst in the next instant.

Song He'er held her breath, hiding behind the window and not daring to make a sound. After the man stood still, she fired directly at his calf.

With a thud, the man in black knelt on the ground, unable to move.

Song He'er stepped forward and confirmed that the person was not Jiang Huaifu.

"What are you doing! Who are you!"

The man in black sneered, his bloodthirsty eyes scanning Song He'er up and down.

"Serving my master, I have nothing to say. Kill me or torture me, it's all up to you!"

"I have no grudge against you, why do you want to kill me!"

"I've already said no comment! You're a witch! What underhanded tricks did you use? If you're going to kill me, then kill me quickly!"

enchantress?

Does that mean others are allowed to kill, but she's not allowed to set fires?

"How dare you call me a witch? And what kind of upright person are you! What are you doing sneaking into my room in the middle of the night? What deep-seated hatred do I have for you!"

"You're a sorceress who knows magic! What did you use on me? My legs are killing me!"

Seeing that his accent sounded a bit like someone from Jiangning, Song He'er concluded that he had come from Jiangning.

"Who sent you here? If you don't tell me, I'll make you suffer a terrible death. You think you can go to see the King of Hell comfortably? I won't let you! Think it through before you tell me!"

The man in black remained defiant, refusing to confess, and simply knelt on the ground with his eyes tightly closed.

Perhaps due to the intense pain, his face grew increasingly pale, and his forehead was covered in beads of sweat.

Seeing that there was no other way, Song He'er shot him in the shoulder again.

"ah!"

"Will you talk or not! If you don't, I'll hit you on the head again, turn you into a sieve, and let you bleed to death!"

The man in black's face grew increasingly pale, and finally, unable to hold on any longer, he collapsed to the ground.

"Zhao Zhuer sent me to kill you! It was her, go kill her! Stop torturing me!"

"Zhao Zhu'er? Why are you obeying her! Does she hate me that much?"

“She…she hates you for driving her away from Jiangning, and she hates you for cutting off her escape route, so…so she sent me to kill you.”

Song He'er's anger surged to the top of her head. She had originally intended to give Zhao Zhu'er a chance to repent and start a new life elsewhere.

But she insists on going down a dead end, which is unpleasant, so we really shouldn't have been soft-hearted towards her.

"You bastard! When did I cut off her escape route? You followed me here in the dead of night, how dare you be so sure you could kill me? If Jiang Huaifu were still alive, you would have been dead long ago!"

"Please...please give me a quick death...I'm in so much pain!"

"You want to kill me, and you expect me to give you a way out? If I hadn't been alert, I would have been a victim of your blade long ago!"

The man in black, perhaps unable to bear the pain, fainted without uttering a word.

Song He'er was very worried about Jiang Huaifu and thought about going out to take a look.

But as soon as the door opened, everything went black, and he fell backward.

"Didn't I tell you not to come out!" A familiar, magnetic voice came from beside my ear...

"Hmm..."

A pair of warm hands gently moved down, and Song He'er finally saw some light.

"You're back." Song He'er's voice was tinged with a sob.

Jiang Huaifu turned his head and was shocked to find a man lying on the ground.

"What's going on?"

Song He'er breathed a sigh of relief and closed the door. "Someone tried to kill me, but I dealt with it myself. How are things on your end? Have you heard anything about A Qing or A Lu? We need to leave here quickly. If someone finds out I hurt someone here, I'm afraid we'll be in legal trouble again."

Jiang Huaifu did not answer Song He'er's question, but continued from where he left off, asking, "I'm asking you what happened, why would someone come to kill you?"

Song He'er hesitated for a long time before deciding to tell him to avoid worrying him.

“It was Zhao Ru’s niece who found the person. She blames me for cutting off her escape route and not giving her a chance to stay by your side.”

"..."

"But I've already taken care of him, so don't worry, let's go!"

Jiang Huaifu didn't say anything, but walked to the man's side and reached out to check his breath.

"He's still breathing, he won't die."

"Without a fatal wound, of course you won't die!"

Jiang Huaifu examined his wound and immediately frowned. "What did you use to injure yourself? Why is there so much bleeding?"

Song He'er didn't want to explain too much, so she just made up a few excuses and pulled Jiang Huaifu outside.

"Hurry up and go, as long as you don't die! Where are Aqing and Alu?"

"He was injured and has been sent back to Jiangning."

"How did you manage to get him released?"

"Didn't you say that money can solve everything?"

"..."

Song He'er didn't say anything, and followed Jiang Huaifu into the car, returning to Jiangning together.

“That Zhao Zhu’er is no ordinary person. Don’t get angry with her. Although you didn’t say it, I suspect that she was the one who did most of the work today.”

Song He'er didn't expect him to guess Zhao Zhu'er, which suggests that he had carefully investigated the person's identity behind the scenes.

"She wants to kill me, and it's all because of you."

“You drove her out of Jiangning, so she came to Jindu and became a concubine in an official’s family. Now she has some influence, no wonder she’s coming to cause you trouble.”

Song He'er instantly understood everything. It turned out that A Qing and A Lu were detained in the capital because of that bitch Zhao Zhu'er!

She had probably been noticed by the local families long ago, but she secretly wanted to curry favor with Jiang Huaifu, which is why she hadn't agreed to the proposal.

"This woman is absolutely disgusting. She's married now, so she should just be a good wife! Why is she still bothering me?"

Jiang Huaifu remained silent, simply pursing his lips and looking out of the car.

They ran from late at night until the early hours of the next day before finally arriving at Heyuan.

"He'er! Someone from Jiangning is looking for you. Where have you been all night?"

Chun Di hurriedly came out.

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