After Qin's envoys left, Ning Zhishui also wanted to go home with his aunt.
The Du family father and son still have to take care of the medicinal fields and cannot leave for a while. The same goes for other villagers, who have to work in the fields.
But as soon as he turned around, Ning Zhishui found a woman running towards him and grabbing his arm tightly.
If they were not in the village and Ning Zhishui knew that these villagers were harmless, she would not have given her the chance to get close to them.
Even so, after being grabbed, a fierce look flashed across her brows, and her arms couldn't help but tense up.
The woman didn't notice Ning Zhishui's suppressed aggression, and simply whispered in his ear, "Last night, I saw the Du family making movements. They were looking for you."
Ning Zhishui's eyes darkened, and at this moment she really had the intention to kill.
The Du family was looking for me yesterday. Although it didn’t become known to everyone, it definitely made some noise.
This woman was from the Yang family next door. She probably didn't sleep well last night, so she came out to see what was happening after hearing the noise. That's why she found out about this.
Is she trying to use this to threaten me and get some benefits?
Ning Zhishui suppressed his murderous intent.
No, not here.
Ning Zhishui had a deep feeling in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She just raised an eyebrow, showing appropriate confusion, "What?"
"I won't tell you," the woman said quickly.
Ning Zhishui became even more confused.
"I have a son and a daughter, both of whom are of average ability. I, a widow, have to support them both."
The woman smiled, her face simple and her complexion weathered by hard work. "I appreciate your kindness, young lady. I will pretend I don't know anything about this matter. If there is anything you need to testify about, please come to me and I will help you."
The woman patted Ning Zhishui's arm, gave her a harmless and simple smile, then turned and returned to the medicine field.
Widow Yang is a very special person in the village. She lives alone and takes care of the medicinal fields by herself. Sometimes others will kindly help her after they have finished their work.
Even so, except for sleeping, she spends almost all her time working in the fields, and you can often see her busy.
He made do with just bread and steamed buns for all three meals, so he was very thin and looked poor.
It turned out that it was because two of my children wanted to practice cultivation.
Ning Zhishui stared at her leaving back in a daze, and a warmth slowly spread in his heart.
"What did she say to you? She must have been thanking you." Aunt Du smiled upon seeing this. "Yuling has it tough. She's trying to support two monks all by herself. She's really trying her best to grow herbs and make money, but it's just a drop in the bucket... Xiaoning, the herbs you recommended have been a huge help to her!"
Ning Zhishui hummed, "I'm happy to help those who are kind to me."
"Knowing kindness, one should repay it." Her aunt gave her a deep look. "Don't worry, there may be some petty villains in Chaomen Village, but there are absolutely no major villains. We can clearly distinguish right from wrong. We know who has been kind to us and will do our best to repay them."
Ning Zhishui understood what she meant, which was a guarantee and a statement.
The aunt must have guessed that what Ning Zhishui did last night was most likely related to Lao Xu's disappearance today.
No one knew last night's "clue" better than the Du family, but they didn't intend to tell anyone and let the secret rot in their stomachs.
What the aunt said was also what the Du family father and son said.
"Thank you." Ning Zhishui nodded and said softly.
"You're wrong. We should be the ones thanking you."
"By the way, auntie, I will leave the village early tomorrow morning."
"So early? Won't you stay a few more days? We can't bear to leave you."
"No, if we delay, something bad might happen, and the rain will soon stop."
"...Well, I won't keep you here any longer. Please leave safely. Remember to let us know when you're back with your family, so we can rest assured."
"good."
Ning Zhishui originally thought that the Qin envoy might call him over for questioning alone, but he didn't expect that to happen.
Instead, he asked Chuzi to go outside and invite a pharmacist to prescribe medicine for the old cow.
It seems that the old cow's illness is more important than the unknown life or death of the Qin envoy.
After seeing the pharmacist, the Qin envoy took the pestle and searched the whole village for Old Xu. He made a lot of noise, but of course to no avail.
After that, he didn't do anything unnecessary.
Ning Zhishui couldn't help but laugh after learning about it——
I knew that the Qin envoy and Old Xu had a bad relationship and that they didn't get along, but now it seems that their relationship is even worse than I expected.
The Qin envoy asked about Old Xu in front of the whole village and made such a big fuss about looking for him, just to show that he had done his best.
It’s just to report to the master!
At night, the rain stopped very considerately.
So the next morning, Ning Zhishui, who had only come to the village to "take shelter from the rain", said goodbye to the villagers as a matter of course, and left Chaomen Village under the personal escort of many villagers including the village chief.
At the same time, Chen Xiao and his men were constantly running around following the Hidden Bee.
It rained heavily a few days ago, blocking the smell, and heavy rain would wet the wings of the hidden bees, making it unable to fly.
There was no choice but to slow down and wait for the rain to subside.
But I didn't expect the rain to last for so long. It finally stopped last night, which made Chen Xiao breathe a sigh of relief.
It had been several days since he had worked so hard. His mother at home was urging him to make progress, asking about it every day. So as soon as the rain stopped, Chen Xiao took his men and bees and set off overnight, hoping to find the murderer who killed his sister as soon as possible.
But the strange thing is that for some reason, this hidden bee is quite difficult to find.
It first took them to the outskirts of the Fire Valley, but then began to go back. Every time it flew a distance, it would circle in the same place in a daze, as if it was unable to react.
"Sir, this bee... can it really work?"
Chen Xiao's subordinates were full of confidence at the beginning, but now they are only filled with doubts.
Why does this bee look so unreliable?
"It was fine before, but it started to behave abnormally the night before. I suspect... the other party may have noticed something, so it is deliberately avoiding us and taking us around in circles." Chen Xiao said coldly.
"What? We did it so secretly, how did that person know?"
"Maybe there are other methods." Chen Xiao sneered, his eyes filled with determination. "But he certainly doesn't know that the scent on his body will last for at least ten years. No matter how he hides, he can't escape the tracking of the stealth bees, unless he has the ability to remove the mark, or avoid us for a full ten years."
How easy is it to remove the mark?
This thing is colorless and odorless, like a cancer attached to the bone. Unless there are special means of detection, there is no way to deal with it.
"So, it's only a matter of time before we find him." The subordinate smiled. "He actually caused you so much trouble. Once we find him, we'll make sure he's in trouble!"
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