Ahem! Getting off topic, Lin Yuxin quietly followed behind Zhizhi, using the old method from the Zhao Kingdom's palace. Whenever they arrived at a place with golden light, Lin Yuxin would stand guard outside while Zhizhi tried to get in.
Then Lin Yuxin activated her spatial sensing, and she was able to rummage through her own space by seeing what Zhizhi could see!
After a night of hard work, Lin Yuxin raided all five places in the village where silver was hidden, and Zhizhi also said that the places that were shining with gold were gone.
Lin Yuxin then stopped, but she didn't wander around. She was tired after working all night, so she went straight to her space to sleep for the night.
When she came out again, it was already the next day. However, to Lin Yuxin's surprise, she heard news about Qiu Qiyi.
The next day, Lin Yuxin lay on a tree near the snake pit. Now that they had thrown her into the snake pit, they had no hope that she would survive, so she hid in the shadows.
Now that she's received her son's milk money, she's not in a hurry to do anything! As long as these people don't bother her, she'll go back after a few days of fun!
"The second-in-command is back, and he's arguing with the first-in-command right now. I wonder what it's about?!"
Lin Yuxin, who was lying in the tree, heard a man's voice.
Lin Yuxin suddenly opened her eyes and looked down at the tree. She saw two men walking towards her, and one of them asked her in confusion.
"It seems that because of the woman that Brother Nie Yuan and his men brought back yesterday, the boss somehow made Brother Nie Yuan and his men throw her into the snake pit."
"The second-in-command is back, looking for that woman. He overheard this and is currently arguing with the first-in-command, saying why should the first-in-command touch his things? They're still arguing right now!"
Another tall man looked around and said in a low voice.
"Just for a woman? That can't be right!"
The shorter henchman was utterly bewildered. It was just a woman! What woman couldn't they have these days? They could just go down the mountain and kidnap one; she'd be quite attractive!
"Who knows? Let's go, the second-in-command told us to go check if that woman is dead or not. If she really is, we'll get scolded too!"
The tall man sighed and urged.
The two quickly walked to the snake pit where Lin Yuxin had been and looked down, but they didn't see anyone. Instead, they saw that the snakes in the pit were all motionless, and their expressions immediately changed.
"Are...are these snakes dead?"
The tall man spoke in fear.
"Go back and report immediately!"
The shorter man immediately realized what was happening, quickly said something, and ran back.
This snake pit was the boss's life's work, and now that they're all dead, he'll definitely be furious.
After the two left in a panic, Lin Yuxin slowly climbed down the tree, went to her spatial dimension, disguised herself, and then headed towards the village.
Lin Yuxin had just walked to a pavilion not far from the back gate when she saw Kui Sihou and a man striding over.
As they approached, Lin Yuxin recognized the man as Qiu Qiyi, except he had changed into ordinary clothes and had painted something on his face to conceal his identity.
So Lin Yuxin didn't recognize Qiu Qiyi immediately, but a person's bone structure doesn't change! No matter how Qiu Qiyi disguised himself, Lin Yuxin could still recognize him.
As they approached, Lin Yuxin quickly lowered her head and stepped aside. Qiu Qiyi, preoccupied with finding someone, didn't even notice that the younger brother standing by the pavilion was Lin Yuxin.
When Kui Sihou and Qiu Qiyi arrived at the snake cave, they saw that all the snakes inside were motionless, looking terrified. They also couldn't find Lin Yuxin in the snake cave, and their brows furrowed.
"Let's go down and take a look!"
Kui Sihu gave an order to one of his underlings.
The underling quickly jumped down, examined each snake on the ground one by one, and then came back up to report:
"Boss, these snakes aren't dead, but for some reason, they're all motionless, as if they've been drugged. Also, none of the snakes here have any venom left."
"What did you say? Their venom is all gone? It must have been Lin Yuxin who did it!"
Qiu Qiyi was startled and asked aloud.
"Yes, Second Boss."
The younger brother nodded to confirm again.
"What exactly happened? Second brother, who is this woman you brought back? Why do you feel such fear and hatred towards her?"
Kui Sihou looked down on Qiu Qiyi for her overreacting behavior, but he still had to ask the questions he needed to ask.
Moreover, he still wanted to avenge the destruction of his snake den.
"This woman is named Lin Yuxin, the wife of the Regent of Xia Kingdom. As for my grudge against her, it's irreconcilable. I can't tell you the details, but brother, this woman is very cunning and treacherous. You're quite perplexed, brother!"
Qiu Qiyi meant well, and since Lin Yuxin was indeed arrested at his request, he still gave her a reminder. Whether Kui Sihu listened or not was up to him.
"What can a woman do to cause trouble? Men, search the place! If you find that woman, kill her on the spot, leave no survivors!"
Kui Sihou spoke disdainfully and gave a direct order. In his belief, only the dead would not cause trouble!
"yes!"
Qiu Qiyi frowned. He wanted Lin Yuxin to die by his hand, but since they were currently in Jipu Village, he needed to find Lin Yuxin first!
So the entire village of Jipu began searching for a woman, searching in the morning, searching at noon, searching every single meal of the day.
They weren't tired, but Lin Yuxin was exhausted. However, it didn't affect her much; she was currently hiding in the kitchen eating something!
She didn't go anywhere else. She disguised herself as a lackey and searched for a long time before finally finding the kitchen. She hid there, and the chef didn't say anything. He assumed she was a newcomer who was helping out in the kitchen.
These past two days, Lin Yuxin has done nothing but help the chef chop vegetables; she usually just hides in the kitchen and sneaks bites.
However, she wasn't idle. During the day, she helped in the kitchen, and at night she would go out and wander around, either putting some croton seeds in Kui Sihou's tea or putting itching powder in Qiu Qiyi's clothes.
Sometimes they would even slip some bait to Lao Hei and Nie Yuan, since they had been outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant all along, and had thoroughly figured out the entire village.
Lin Yuxin observed over the past two days that Jipu Village was built like an ordinary village, nothing special. The largest wooden house belonged to the head of the village, and the second-in-command's wooden house was also quite large, but the two houses were located on opposite sides of the village, one to the east and the other to the west, and were not even next to each other, which puzzled Lin Yuxin.
The other wooden houses were rather random, with no particular pattern to their size, and they all looked very simple, yet they housed many people.
Lin Yuxin occasionally saw women carrying clothes walking around inside; they appeared to be ordinary cleaning and laundry women.
However, Lin Yuxin still noticed the strangeness of the village. Some people here couldn't speak, clearly because their tongues had been cut out, indicating that there must be some unspeakable secret here.
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