◇ Chapter 23 is the owner of the manor!

The other side.

Inside Jiangzhou City.

After dealing with the assassins, Ying Shijiu returned to the city with his secret guards, disguised himself, and infiltrated the assassin gang to secretly monitor them. He also sent someone to spread the news that Fengyue Villa owner Chen Yanheng and his followers fell off a cliff and died.

"Falling off a cliff and dying?" In a humble clinic on the outskirts of the city, a middle-aged man dressed as a doctor sneered twice, lit three incense sticks on a candle, and bowed repeatedly toward the window. He said happily, "Seal the news and immediately send people to the bottom of the cliff to look for him. If he's alive, we must find him. If he's dead, we must find his body!"

"yes!"

"etc!"

His fierce eyes regained their composure. If any of the people from Jiangzhou were present, they would definitely recognize that this man was the miraculous doctor Xu Shu who had appeared out of nowhere some time ago.

Xu Shu then pulled out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and said, "Give each patient one pill. In addition, give each patient two ounces of charcoal."

"Yes, sir!"

After everyone left, Xu Shu still couldn't calm down for a long time. The corners of his mouth gradually stretched into a grin. He picked up the remaining charcoal on the table, lit it, and blew the whistle gently.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The parrot in the birdcage nearby suddenly flapped its wings vigorously in the cage and became extremely restless. It didn't even react when a few beautiful feathers on its body fell off.

There was a mad look in Xu Shu's eyes. He waited until the parrot died of exhaustion in the cage before he put away the bamboo whistle. A fierce look flashed across his thin face, and he stared coldly at the entire Jiangzhou City.

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In the cliff cave, I had a dreamless night.

At dawn the next day, a faint light shone into the cave through the vines covering the entrance, completely covering up the last light of the tinder.

An Qin and Shen Yanheng kept each other warm in their sleep, and they snuggled together without knowing when, covered together with a blood-stained robe.

An Qin noticed the light, frowned, and squinted his eyes.

After a while, his hazy eyes gradually became clear, and what came into view was a weak and pale handsome face.

The man was silent after falling asleep and looked much more obedient than usual. He closed his eyes tightly and rubbed against his shoulder unconsciously like a big pet dog. There was no danger at all.

An Qin lifted up his clothes and looked at the wound on Chen Yanheng's back. The stitching was a bit ugly, like a centipede, but fortunately the two pieces of torn skin were sewn together and the bleeding had stopped.

An Qin checked Shen Yanheng's forehead and neck again, and the temperature had returned to normal, and the fever from last night had subsided.

Thinking back to the danger of last night, his face darkened. He had never expected that the killers were so bold as to assassinate the imperial envoy sent by the court in the government office.

And that hangover soup, was it made by Yuan Xiaomiao or that little girl under ten years old?

After thinking alone for a while, my wandering thoughts were pulled back by the hunger in my stomach. My stomach growled twice, and the person next to me seemed to be disturbed by the noise. His long and curly eyelashes trembled, and his pupils under his eyelids moved.

Immediately afterwards, a warm hand touched An Qin's lower abdomen.

An Qin: “…”

Chen Yanheng shrank closer to him, squeezing him tighter.

An Qin moved to the side.

Chen Yanheng pretended to be asleep and continued to chase An Qin.

An Qin's eyelids twitched violently, his temples twitched twice, his face turned cold, and he pinched the restless hand.

Chen Yanheng finally "woke up" with a start, the corners of his pale lips curled up slightly, and he turned the tables, "I've caught you in the act. How can you hold my hand even when we're asleep? If I try to assassinate you again in the future, won't I have to follow you around and let you hold my hand?"

An Qin originally wanted to hold back, fearing that it would affect the wound on Shen Yanheng's back. Upon hearing this, he slapped his hand away with an expressionless face, lifted up the blood-soaked coat that had dried and hardened, and sat up.

The fever has gone away, so no one will die anyway.

His life was hanging by a thread, and this guy hadn't thought about what to do next, and was still thinking about this...

He must have some kind of physical relationship with the emperor, which is why he became the Grand Tutor!

An Qin couldn't help but think evilly.

"hiss……"

The arm pulled at the wound on his back, and Shen Yanheng took a breath of cold air, but his heart was as sweet as honey. He took off the blood-soaked dry clothes that were thrown over his head without haste.

"I'm a patient, and you don't even feel sorry for me."

An Qin ignored his words, walked to the entrance of the cliff cave, lifted the vines at the entrance and took a look, then turned around and looked at the inside of the cave.

The candlelight was too dim yesterday, so he only took a quick look. In addition, Chen Yanheng was seriously injured and needed urgent treatment, so he didn't pay much attention. Now it seems that this cliff cave is quite strange.

Just looking at the stone walls inside the cave, they don't look like they were formed naturally. Looking at the obvious carving marks, they must have been left in the past two days.

Who would carve a hole in the cliff face? What a coincidence! The entrance was just big enough for the two of them to pass through. The inside was even dry, covered with a layer of straw, as if they knew they would be forced to jump off the cliff tonight, and it was prepared just for them.

The more An Qin thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. His brows were tightly furrowed, and his eyes suddenly caught sight of the man lying on the ground with a smile on his face. He narrowed his eyes.

When Shen Yanheng saw him looking at him, his smile became even more rippled, his face pale, "My dear~"

An Qin: “…”

It doesn't look like it's him either.

No matter how capable Chen Yanheng was, it was impossible for him to predict in advance that he would be injured and have people dig a hole on the edge of the cliff in advance. If he really had foresight, he would not have allowed himself to be injured and almost fell into a dead end.

Perhaps the most calculated one is...

An Qin's brows gradually relaxed, and his eyes lit up as he thought of something.

Manor owner!

The owner of the manor must be worried about him and has made a lot of preparations for him!

The last time he went to Huang Chongwen to obtain evidence of his crime, he was ambushed and nearly died. It was because the owner of the manor had anticipated this and sent people to set up an ambush on the way that he was rescued!

This time it must be the owner of the manor!

Only the people at Fengyue Villa have the ability to carve out such a large cave on such a steep cliff in just a few days!

Chen Yanheng followed An Qin's gaze and found that the cave was too new. A layer of straw was laid on the ground to prevent them from catching a cold. He was trying to cover up his mistake, fearing that An Qin didn't know that it was him who had done it.

Cursing Ying Nineteen in his heart, Chen Yanheng pondered, "This place..."

He couldn't let him know that he was from Fengyue Villa, and he couldn't expose the owner of the villa. An Qin said calmly, "I'll go find something to eat."

Chen Yanheng paused, then saw that An Qin didn't want to talk about it, so he was naturally very happy. He put the matter aside and smiled again: "Are you coming back?"

"Um."

"When I passed by last night, I remember there was a village about five miles to the east." Chen Yanheng said as he felt around and found no silver. He had no choice but to take off the belt with the jade inlaid on it. "I'd be heartbroken if I used this jade to pawn some silver and was mistaken for a thief."

An Qin had no money on him, and Jiangzhou was already hit by a flood, with many victims, many of whom had no money to eat, so he couldn't get any food even if he asked for it.

An Qin was stunned, and without much hesitation, he took the belt from Shen Yanheng.

Shen Yanheng smiled slightly.

An Qin paused, and suddenly realized that what he had taken over was not an ordinary belt, but a hot potato.

He hesitated and pushed the vines aside, deliberately slowing down his movements, wondering what Chen Yanheng would say. However, after waiting for a full moment and seeing no sound from the other party, he put away his suspicions, put his heart back in his stomach, put his belt in his pocket, pulled the vines to see how firm they were, and climbed out along the vines.

Fearing that the killer from last night would be waiting patiently nearby, An Qin did not go up directly, but instead climbed along the edge of the cliff and went around the side.

This detour made him discover that there were three or four other caves not far away from the cave where they lived. They were almost the same size and were just spaced from one end of the cliff to the other where the forest met. No matter which side he jumped from, he should be able to hide in one of them.

He had originally suspected whether all this was set up by the owner of the villa, but now An Qin was certain that it was definitely related to Fengyue Villa.

Although the guards around Chen Yanheng were also skilled in martial arts, they definitely did not have such great abilities.

Moreover, the guards he brought with him and those who followed him secretly were only 20 to 30 people. It was impossible for them to dig out four or five caves in a few days. Otherwise, there would be no need for the owner of the manor to ask him to protect Chen Yanheng again.

His heart warmed up, and An Qin's cold face showed signs of melting. Thinking about returning to complete the task in the owner's letter, he might be able to be reused. His eyes were filled with anticipation and joy.

After lying in wait in the woods for a while and not seeing any hidden killer, An Qin felt relieved and headed east.

The horseshoe prints were still in the mud, saving Anqin the trouble of marking the route.

However, the further east I went, the more I felt that the village I saw last night was not in the east, but near this string of horseshoes.

An Qin followed the direction he remembered from last night, but found only a stream with several burnt-out fires beside it. An Qin was stunned for a moment, then recalled the tiny starlight he saw last night, and suddenly realized.

Last night, when he rode into the woods, he thought it was a village because there were fires on both sides. In order to protect the villagers, he deliberately avoided it and went to the other side. Now it seems that these fires were just to make him go towards the cliff!

There was a cave for shelter under the cliff. If he had not jumped off the cliff to deceive the killers, he and Shen Yanheng would have fallen off their horses while traveling in the woods and would have died without a burial place.

It’s the owner of the manor!

An Qin clenched his fists excitedly, kicked the fire to cover it up, and returned along the way, following the horse's hooves to find the village that Chen Yanheng mentioned.

The jade on the belt was precious, but in a place where there were starving people everywhere, it was only exchanged for two taels of silver. He used the two taels of silver to fill his stomach with food, bought five vegetarian buns and two clean clothes, and then An Qin took the things and returned the same way.

As soon as he landed, Chen Yanheng saw him unfold his bag, and his belt, which was worth a thousand gold coins, was no longer inside.

He pretended to be worried and said, "I sold the jade, but why didn't I bring back the belt?"

The jade and the belt were connected together, so of course they were sold together. An Qin was stunned for a moment, and silently took out a piece of cloth from the two sets of clothes and gave it to him.

It's just for tying your waistband, so it doesn't matter what you use it for.

Chen Yanheng suppressed his laughter and said seriously, "In Daliang, the belt is a token of love. You took advantage of it. How can this matter be handled?"

“It’s you…”

An Qin opened his mouth to argue, it was obvious that this guy was the one who pawned the money for him!

Chen Yanheng smiled cunningly and squinted his head. "I only said I would give you the jade. When did I ask you to pawn the whole thing? Now that things have come to this, you can only be my Shen family's daughter-in-law."

I didn't expect this guy to be such a scoundrel! An Qin's eyes widened in disbelief, his lips tightly pursed, unable to utter a word.

After all, he did ask him to pawn the jade just now.

But who knew it was...!

An Qin was a little dissatisfied, but fortunately he still remembered which family he sold it to. The family didn't look poor and would not sell the item immediately. He could find a chance to go out and pry off the jade and steal the belt back.

Chen Yanheng knew what was going on in An Qin's mind at a glance, and narrowed his eyes with a smile, "I've already dealt with it. If you find it again, I won't acknowledge it."

An Qin frowned tightly, lowered his eyes, and frowned in displeasure.

Chen Yanheng said, "Since you don't want to be the daughter-in-law of our Shen family, I can be the daughter-in-law of your An family."

【Author’s words】

An Qin: Yes, I never doubted it. After all, no normal person would think of letting his subordinates kill him. =_=

My wives revised the last chapter, but it was rejected and has not passed the review for a day, so it seems that the first two paragraphs may not be connected. Please forgive me, Ma Sai. (Bow) (Bow)