Chapter 1648 I need to find someone

Tao Qin wanted to argue, but when she looked up, she found everyone glaring at her angrily.

Even Tao watched coldly, not saying a word in her defense.

She paused, then broke down in tears, crying, "It's not my fault! Why are you blaming me? I want to go home! I want to go back..."

Shu Yu, "Can you shut her up?"

Without saying a word, a woman next to her grabbed a smelly rag and gagged her. Tao Qin tried to struggle, but her hands and feet were tied with ropes, so she couldn't move at all.

Not to mention that after struggling for a few moments, the wound reopened, causing her to break out in a cold sweat from the pain.

No one could really watch her bleed to death. An auntie next to her frowned, pulled her aside with disgust, drew the curtain, and re-bandaged her wounds.

However, her strength was considerable, and Tao Qin was both shocked and angry, her whole body ached, and she fainted after a short while.

Finally, things were quiet again, and everyone looked at Meng Yunzheng once more. "So what do we do now?"

Meng Yunzheng said, "I need to go find someone."

He suspected that his father might already know his uncle's whereabouts, but was unable to save him, which was why he hadn't returned.

Now that he's come to Chenggu County, he can't just sit around waiting.

Shu Yu reached out and grabbed his hand, "I'll go with you."

“It’s already very late today, let’s go tomorrow. I’ll go tomorrow too,” Uncle Gao said immediately. “There’s a curfew in the county now, and anyone who goes out at night will be arrested as a petty thief. Let’s wait until dawn tomorrow.”

When Meng Yunzheng and his group arrived, it was already evening. Now that they had been delayed, it was getting dark soon, and it was indeed not a good time to move around.

Moreover, it's pitch black at night, making it impossible to find someone.

Furthermore, after traveling for several days, even Meng Yunzheng looked exhausted and needed to rest, otherwise he would only mess things up.

So he nodded, “Alright, let’s go again tomorrow morning. But Uncle Gao, you shouldn’t go. There are still so many people here. We don’t know if those bandits will come again. If they do, you can look after each other here.”

Uncle Gao thought for a moment, looked at the forty or so people in the secret room, and finally nodded in agreement.

Meng Yunzheng and Shu Yu ate something and rested. Meng Qi specially set up two spaces for them in a corner, using shelves that were originally placed in the secret room to block them.

With limited resources, we couldn't worry about anything else.

Those present were all bodyguards and their families. When they occasionally went out, they would act according to the rules. In special circumstances, no amount of strict separation between men and women was as important as safety.

Everyone was very considerate. Knowing that they were very tired, they didn't say anything and spontaneously leaned against the other side of the large communal bed to drink water and eat quietly.

Shu Yu was indeed very tired and fell asleep soon after.

The others gradually went to rest, leaving only the guards who were on night duty still awake.

Whether it was because Meng Yunzheng arrived or not, everyone felt inexplicably at ease, and the night was exceptionally peaceful.

Especially Meng Han and Meng Qi, two young boys and girls, felt reassured and no longer anxious when they saw Meng Yunzheng and Shu Yu.

That night, the two of them finally got a good night's sleep.

Tao Qin, huddled in the corner, woke up once in the middle of the night, but she dared not speak, only silently weeping. No one here would pity or sympathize with her anymore. All she wanted now was to go home to see her parents, but where had they gone? They hadn't even left a message.

(End of this chapter)