When Shen Qianxue saw the sudden appearance of tears in her eyes, she was startled and almost asked her what was wrong.
Remembering that she was mute, Shen Qianxue quickly put down her bowl and wrote in Su Jin's palm: Why are you crying?
Su Jin sniffed and grinned, "The sunlight is too strong, it hurts my eyes a little."
Shen Qianxue glanced at the bright sun overhead, then took the food and Su Jinxia back to their room.
Behind Shen Qianxue, Su Jin bit her lip and swallowed the sob in her throat.
Why is he still so nice to me after all that treatment?
Su Jinxia wanted to hug Shen Qianxue, but she no longer had the right to.
She could only experience such a brief moment of bliss by pretending to be blind.
Life at her mother-in-law's house was leisurely and relaxed, but not boring. Su Jin could stare at Shen Qianxue's back for a whole day and still find it enjoyable. She even thought that it would be nice to just stay here like this.
However, Zhou Chen and Yue Ziqi arrived quickly.
The next morning, it was Zhou Chen who woke Su Jin from her sweet dream.
Su Jin's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately asked, "Where is the hunter?"
Zhou Chen already knew from Granny Qi that Su Jin was with a man. He replied, "I heard she went out this morning, but she hasn't come back yet."
Su Jin's shoulders slumped, and his expression turned dejected. He probably wouldn't be coming back.
"Your eyes?" Zhou Chen looked fine, but he had heard from Granny Qi that Su Jinxia was blind.
"It's alright." Su Jin sat up from under the covers and asked about the important matter calmly, "How are the Princess and Zhou Li?"
"They're under our control, but they won't say a word." Zhou Chen's brows furrowed as he spoke of this. If it weren't for Wang Shuyi, his sister wouldn't have suffered this ordeal.
Su Jin glanced around at the simple house, pursed her lips, and said softly, "Let's go, it's time to go back."
At the courtyard gate, Granny Qi looked at everyone, no longer daring to speak loudly, but instead becoming cautious.
She realized that Su Jin was no ordinary person.
Su Jin slipped some silver to Granny Qi and smiled, "Thank you for taking care of me these past two days, Granny. Please accept this small token of my appreciation."
Granny Qi noticed that Su Jinxia's way of speaking had changed. Her tone had become more indifferent, and she had an indescribable air of superiority. She was no longer the soft and gentle little woman she used to be.
So she didn't dare refuse and accepted it directly, saying, "It's nothing, just a small favor..."
Su Jin bowed slightly, bid farewell, and left.
Outside the gate, there were carriages and many disciples from Phoenix Pavilion and Lonely Shadow Society. It seemed that Yue Ziqi had mobilized all the forces deployed throughout the Northeast in order to find her. No wonder Granny Qi was so frightened.
The carriage slowly drove away, and Granny Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief. But when she returned to the inner room, she found a silver ingot on the table that had appeared out of nowhere.
This definitely wasn't put there by the lady; it must have been put there by the husband who hasn't shown up since this morning.
So... they were all benefactors!
After getting off the car, Su Jin began to find out the situation. The Tiger Forest Army had already marched a hundred miles and covered nearly half the distance. They only needed to travel three more days to reach Lishui.
Therefore, Su Jin and the others needed to speed up and catch up.
They first returned to the small courtyard in Keli City, where Wang Shuyi was being held.
When Wang Shuyi saw Su Jin, she relaxed a little.
Su Jin didn't miss this detail. A smile appeared on her face as she sat down on the stool in the center of the room and looked at the mother and son on the bed.
Wang Shuyi quickly became alert. She discovered that Su Jin was the one in charge, and even princes like Zhou Chen obeyed her.
For example, right now, Su Jin is sitting down, but Zhou Chen is standing behind her.
"You don't need to ask anymore, I won't say anything," Wang Shuyi said preemptively.
Su Jinxia's smile deepened, "You really aren't a qualified spy!"
Wang Shuyi's expression froze, and her eyes gradually turned fearful as she looked at Su Jinxia. She frantically tried to figure out when she had exposed her identity.
“You are the Empress Dowager’s person.” Su Jinxia used a statement of fact.
Wang Shuyi panicked completely, "How did you know?"
Su Jin smiled faintly, "I wasn't sure before, but I'm sure now."
Wang Shuyi immediately realized she had been deceived, glared angrily at Su Jinxia, and quickly denied it, "I didn't!"
"Whether you are or not is unimportant to me. I only wanted to help Zhou Lin rescue his wife and daughter and then stop him from sending troops. I have already achieved my goal. The reason I came to see you again is because I am very curious as to why you want to kill Zhou Chen?"
Su Jin still can't understand this.
“Zhou Chen’s appearance was unexpected, so your killing of him has nothing to do with the Empress Dowager. However, you two have no connection and could not possibly have any personal grudges.”
So, why?
Wang Shuyi glanced at Zhou Li sleeping beside her, her eyes revealing deep pain, which quickly turned into hatred. She glared at Zhou Chen and said sarcastically, "Some people are just there to bring disaster to others!"
Zhou Chen trembled. The words he had heard most often since he was a child were, "You shouldn't be alive, you shouldn't exist!"
Therefore, Wang Shuyi's words were like a knife stabbing into Zhou Chen's heart, which he had finally managed to repair.
"Why? How did I bring you misfortune? Why is everyone's misfortune blamed on me? What did I do wrong?"
Wang Shuyi closed her eyes in anguish and said coldly, "I don't want to talk to you. I want to see Zhou Lin!"
Su Jinxia seemed to be deep in thought. "Alright, let's set off. We'll go find Zhou Lin. I hope you can give a reasonable explanation then, otherwise, since you deliberately plotted to harm my brother, I won't let you off easily!"
Su Jinxia's protectiveness brought Zhou Chen back to his senses. He looked at Su Jinxia and felt a warmth in his heart.
Zhou Chen took a breath, his gaze towards Wang Shuyi turning cold. It didn't matter, none of these people mattered anymore, he had already made a new beginning!
The two carriages set off immediately to pursue the Tiger Forest Army.
The carriage was much faster than the marching army, and two days later Su Jin caught up with the army.
Late at night, the sound of a flute drifted into the military camp and into the general's tent.
Zhou Lin suddenly stood up and looked in the direction of the flute sound.
He knew that Zhou Chen was calling him, but he didn't get up immediately; he hesitated and struggled with his decision.
Zhou Chen came simply to tell him not to send troops, but his wife and daughters were in Jiang Long's hands, and he had no choice.
Zhou Lin dared not go, fearing that he would not be able to face Zhou Chen and would not know how to tell him what had happened.
When the music ended, Zhou Lin did not move. He sat on the couch, covering his face, in great pain.
Compared to Zhou Chen, the lives of his wife and daughters were more important, so he couldn't go.
"I'm sorry, Ah Chen."
After a long while, the flute music started again, the same tune, but it felt different.
This time, the flute sound was smoother and more melodious, but the breath control was insufficient, and the sound was weaker.
As Zhou Lin listened, he was utterly shocked!
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