Chapter 96 Why don't you leave?
The door was pushed open with a "bang," and there was no one there, nor was there a tiger!
"Zhaozhao is missing!"
Xu Yinan screamed in terror.
"What?!"
In the next room, Xu Qingyi was so frightened that she suddenly flung open the door and rushed out.
Where is Zhaozhao?
Even Wei Jingchen was stunned.
"She said she was coming back at noon to feed the tigers, so she came back by herself. I didn't see her go back, so I thought she was resting at the county office."
It's only natural for such a young child to take an afternoon off after working so hard for so many days.
Therefore, neither Wei Jingchen nor Pei Jishi felt anything was wrong when she didn't show up in the afternoon.
However, everyone in the county government office assumed she was busy outside the city and therefore hadn't returned for lunch.
"Could she have been kidnapped?"
Xu Qingyi's face turned deathly pale instantly. Remembering how her daughter had been kidnapped from her arms, she collapsed weakly to the ground!
"elder sister!"
Xu Yiyan quickly helped her up.
Wei Jingchen was the first to calm down. He went into the room and said as he looked around, "The tiger and its cubs are not here."
It must have been Zhaozhao who took them. Zhaozhao isn't the type to act recklessly; she might have left a note.
As he said this, Wei Jingchen actually found a piece of paper next to the table!
"Here!"
He quickly picked up the letter and immediately recognized that it was Yun Zhao's handwriting.
"It was written by Zhaozhao. It must have been blown away by the Second Master when he slammed the door open."
"Quick, see what it says?"
Wei Jingchen quickly finished reading it and was immediately at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"She secretly followed Lord Yang to Yangling Prefecture!"
"What? Nonsense! She's so young, how can she go alone?"
Xu Yifei blurted out angrily.
"Don't worry, she said that Lord Yang left this morning."
She had already made the tiger remember Lord Yang's scent, so at noon she immediately had the tiger follow the scent.
Wild animals dare not approach the tiger on this road, and ordinary people would run away even faster at the sight of a tiger, so she should be safe.
Although Wei Jingchen also felt that Yun Zhao's actions were too reckless, the deed was already done, and all he could do was help calm the others down.
"This is ridiculous! Even if she wanted to go, she could have let me go with her!"
Xu Yifei frowned, his face looking fierce.
"Of course she knew that you would not agree to her request to go to Yangling Prefecture."
That's why he secretly followed them. After all, Lord Yang is an official; no matter how outrageous the merchants were...
They wouldn't dare harm Lord Yang, and they figured Zhaozhao should be alright, especially since...
"Mr. Xu, you have a very short temper. She's probably worried that you'll cause trouble if you go with her."
"I……"
Xu Yifei instinctively wanted to refute, but he knew that Wei Jingchen was telling the truth.
"Jingchen, how dare you be rude!"
Bai Ling quickly scolded him in a low voice.
Xu Qingyi forced herself to stand up. "Young Master Wei is right, Afei, you are too easily provoked."
Zhao Zhao was probably worried that the merchants were going too far and causing some other trouble.
That's why I went secretly. It's all my fault as a mother; I'm completely useless!
As she spoke, Xu Qingyi couldn't help but tear up.
The three Xu brothers lowered their heads in shame.
"If anyone is useless, it's me. I'm all that useless, all that height and strength for nothing!"
Xu Yifei felt a tightness in his chest, and his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
Seeing this, Wei Jingchen reminded him at the right time: "Master Xu, you see, you're not controlling your emotions right now."
Xu Yifei suddenly realized what was happening and quickly loosened his fist.
"Alright, now that Zhaozhao has already left, there's no use in us worrying here. Let's go back and rest."
Wei Jingchen coaxed everyone to go back, with Bai Ling walking at the back, tugging at her son's sleeve.
"Mother, what's wrong?"
Wei Jingchen deliberately slowed down a few steps to walk alongside her and asked in a low voice.
"You really don't know that Zhaozhao went out secretly?"
"Mother, I really didn't know. No matter how smart Yun Zhao is, she's still just a girl."
If I had known, I definitely wouldn't have let her go by herself.
Wei Jingchen felt somewhat helpless.
In his mother's eyes, wasn't he a bit too unapproachable?
"That's good. Do you see if there's any way you can get someone to help her?"
Bai Ling kept her voice as low as possible, afraid that the people in front of her would hear her.
"Okay, Mother, don't worry, I'll take care of it."
After sending everyone back to their rooms, Wei Jingchen made an excuse to talk to the old valley master about the matter, but actually went to find Lu Xun.
"Send the brothers from the nearby area to Yangling Prefecture, just in case anything goes wrong."
"Young Master, Yangling Prefecture is the Fifth Prince's territory. Would it be safe for us to go there..."
Lu Xun hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
"The capital has already intervened, so what's there to fear about Yangling Prefecture?"
Wei Jingchen's expression darkened slightly.
"Moreover, we originally planned to reorganize our old troops once we arrived in Lingnan, and now it's just a little over a month ahead of schedule."
Lu Xun opened his mouth, the words of persuasion were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back in the end.
"I'll go right away."
Tonight, everyone is destined to have a sleepless night.
Yun Zhao, on the other hand, kept following Yang Jingyan's scent. By the time she set off, Yang Jingyan had already been walking for most of the day.
Calculating the distance, Yang Jingyan should have already arrived at Yangling Prefecture by now, even if he were riding at full speed.
So Yun Zhao traveled at a leisurely pace, stopping frequently, and finally arrived in Yangling Prefecture.
As she expected, Yang Jingyan was turned away.
Yang Lingzhou refused to open the city gates, citing the refugees' attack on them.
To avoid being discovered by the refugees, Yang Jingyan dared not reveal his identity openly and could only wander around for half a day before finally finding a warehouse in the suburbs.
Without an imperial decree or any money, Chen Ba refused to hand over the medicinal herbs.
Yun Zhao and Tiger crouched near the warehouse, planning to wait for an opportunity to go in.
Unexpectedly, after waiting all day, Yang Jingyan decided to take a hard line!
This is terrible! Lord Yang must not get hurt!
Yun Zhao charged out with the tiger!
Even more unexpectedly, when Yun Zhao broke into the small room in the warehouse, Chen Ba was still inside.
Yun Zhao stared at him for a long time before she finally spoke.
Why aren't you leaving?
Her eyes were sincere; she genuinely wondered why he didn't go out the window.
Chen Ba: ...
You think I don't want to?!
Chen Ba almost burst into a tirade of curses.
Who would have thought that there was no exit behind this window!
"Can't get out? What's in there? Flower, come in."
Yun Zhao waved towards the door and walked step by step toward the window.
Upon hearing the name "Hua Hua," Chen Ba felt a chill run down his spine.
Could it be that Hua Hua is that tiger?
"roar!"
As if to confirm his thoughts, the tiger roared and charged in from outside the door!
Chen Ba was so frightened that he fell backward, crashing into the wooden crate behind him with a "bang"!
The sudden noise startled Hua Hua. It immediately crouched down, bared its teeth, and growled a warning.
What is that?
Yun Zhao heard the tiger's warning sound not directed at Chen Ba, but at the contents of the wooden box!
What's in the wooden box?
Yun Zhao frowned and asked.
Chen Ba had no idea what it was; he was already terrified of the tiger, and his legs were trembling uncontrollably.
"I...I don't know..."
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