Chapter 382: Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back
In order not to arouse suspicion, Yan Yu carried out the preliminary activities alone.
He stood out among a bunch of beautiful girls.
After entering the Ling family, he has been observing the environment of the Ling family.
There are more servants than maids here, which just confirms the problem of high maid mobility that they had previously investigated.
After arriving at the main hall, more than 20 women lined up in a row.
Yan Yu was taller and stood at the back.
Soon, Ling's mother began to select maids.
The servants of the Ling family also had experience and worked very efficiently, and soon it was Yan Yu's turn to take over.
Yan Yu took the opportunity of the greeting to observe Ling's mother.
Ling's mother is over 40 years old. She looks like a very gentle person and speaks softly to others.
When she saw Yan Wu, her eyes lit up: "This girl is born with a good appearance."
Yan Yu pretended to be shy and lowered his head.
Of course, the traffickers were unwilling to miss this good opportunity to sell their products, and they quickly stepped forward:
"Her name is Xiaoyan. Her parents died in the flood a while ago. She's from Yanzhou. She just turned eighteen this year and is very lively!"
Ling's mother was also very satisfied and raised her chin towards the nanny beside her.
Mammy understood: "Stay, next one."
Yan Yu raised the corners of his mouth slightly and stood aside.
If nothing else, his beauty was authoritative.
After waiting for a while, Ling's mother picked a few more people.
In the end, including Yan Yu, a total of eight people were selected to enter the Ling family.
As usual, Ling's mother and the nanny said a few words, set rules for the maids, and then took the people to the back room to settle down.
After the Ling family left, only a few new maids were left in the room.
Yan Wu chose the innermost bed and pretended to tidy it.
The others sat together and chatted.
"Have you heard that the young master of the Ling family is a good lover? Maybe we can become his concubine."
"The human trafficker did mention it, but can we trust her?"
"I think it's believable. Madam Ling is so good at selecting people. She must be trying to put someone in Young Master Ling's room."
"Then I have to dress up nicely. If the young master takes a fancy to me, won't I have no worries about food and clothing in the future?"
Hearing these words, Yan Yu felt nothing.
Fortunately, the others regarded the beautiful Yan Yu as their biggest rival, and no one was willing to get close to him, which made it easier for him to act.
He quietly took out a small sachet from the lining of his clothes.
This was given to him by Lin Zhiqing.
Before leaving, Lin Zhiqing reminded him that he could open the first treasure bag after successfully staying in the Ling family.
After Yan Wu opened the brocade bag, he took out the note inside.
There were only four words written on the note - keep your troops in place.
The meaning is easy to understand. It means that he should not show up first and observe the situation.
Yan Yu calmly put away the brocade bag.
In the next two days, he followed Lin Zhiqing's instructions, keeping his troops in place and observing the situation.
This time, I could see some clues.
Two of the people who entered the Lin family with him a while ago were missing.
The servants of the Ling family acted as if they were unaware of this matter.
Yan Yu was of course more perceptive. After finding out the news, he concluded that the two men must be dead.
The cause of death is unknown, but it must be related to Ling Shuo.
Because those two were the ones among them who wanted to curry favor with the rich and powerful the most and were always in the spotlight.
About three days later, when Yan Yu was cleaning the garden again, he finally met Ling Shuo.
Ling Shuo should have been a decent person originally, but Yan Yu knew at a glance that Ling Shuo had been drained of his body by lust.
His steps were unsteady, his cheeks were sunken, and his eyes were dull.
The first time he saw Yan Wu, he looked at her with naked eyes.
Seeing that he was about to come forward and talk to her, Yan Yu narrowed his eyes and got ready.
But at the critical moment, the servant's voice rang out.
"Master, someone has come from the Dali Temple to deliver something."
Ling Shuo shook his hands and walked away with a dull look on his face.
Yan Yu had no choice but to wait again, but he was cautious and secretly observed the people in the Dali Temple while they were working.
Seeing that there was nothing unusual, he began to lie dormant again.
But the opportunity came quickly.
That night, Yan Yu received instructions from the nanny, asking him to deliver soup to Ling Shuo's yard.
This is clearly a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth.
While Yan Yu was preparing, he opened the second treasure bag given to him by Lin Zhiqing.
He originally thought that the brocade bag would contain some methods or orders to approach Ling Shuo, but unexpectedly, the note inside only had six words - protect yourself first.
In addition, there was a poison in the sachet.
"This skeleton demon has clearly guessed that I would use poison, yet he still does all these useless things." Although Yan Wu complained, he appreciated Lin Zhiqing's kindness in his heart.
That night, Yan Yu stepped into Ling Shuo's yard on time.
Ling Shuo's yard is the largest yard in the Ling Mansion, and it is also very quiet, which shows how much the Ling family loves him.
Before Yan Yu came, he specially picked out the "White Moonlight Suit" prepared by Lin Zhiqing to put on.
He walked for half an incense stick before following the instructions and arriving at the door of Ling Shuo's room.
Perhaps it was Ling Shuo's order, there were only two guards guarding the area.
Yan Yu vaguely felt that something was wrong, but the arrow was on the string and had to be shot. If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know when the next one would be.
Thinking of this, he pushed open the door in one go:
"Master, your servant Xiaoyan is here to bring you soup."
The room was quiet and no one spoke.
What's going on? Fun?
Yan Yu put the soup on the table and began to observe the room.
There's nothing special about this room except that it's big.
But why does the smell in the house get worse the further I go into the inner room?
Yan Yu fanned his nose in disgust, but soon his body paused and he realized the smell of blood!
It was the smell of blood mixed with poison!
He has been studying poisons for many years, and he can smell the smell of poison corroding the body without even walking in.
wrong!
Something is wrong!
Yan Wu didn't make any loud noise. He returned to the table and opened the soup he had just brought.
With just one glance, he could tell there was something wrong with the soup!
Without thinking too much, Yan Yu quickly walked to the inner room and took a look.
As expected, Ling Shuo was bleeding from all seven orifices and was completely cold!
Someone wants to frame you!
The moment this thought came to his mind, Yan Yu immediately looked towards the window of the room.
He took a step forward and tried to get out of the window.
But just as he approached the window, a sound of breaking air was heard.
Yan Yu reacted very quickly and took a step to the side.
The next moment, a feather arrow fell where he had just stood.
Then, a high-pitched voice sounded:
"Someone come, someone wants to harm the young master, someone come!"
Fell into a trap!
Yan Yu originally wanted to break out of the window directly, but he remembered that Lin Zhiqing had repeatedly reminded him that if anything unexpected happened, he must open the third brocade bag.
"Skeleton Demon, if I die here, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost!" He gritted his teeth, leaned against the wall, and quickly took out the third treasure bag.
After seeing the contents on the brocade bag, he narrowed his eyes.
"Bang!"
In an instant, the doors and windows were broken open, and Yan Yu's expression changed instantly.
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