Half an hour later, Xiao Yuan's men returned.
"Master, Xu Songnian went to Xiao Shiyan's residence in Suzhou and came out after half an hour."
Which direction did you go?
"East!"
Xiao Yuan frowned slightly.
His destination was a hidden iron mine northwest of Suzhou, to the east...
A strange emotion suddenly welled up in his heart.
He met her three years ago in a mountain east of Suzhou...
"master?"
Xiao Yuan snapped out of his thoughts and said coldly, "Prepare the horses immediately and give chase!"
Xiao Yuan and the others followed at a distance, and when they saw Xu Songnian's route, they became increasingly uneasy.
Could it be that his purpose in coming here was to find her?
Could it be that she...?
Xiao Yuan stopped thinking, his face darkened, and a deep regret filled his eyes.
"Bang bang bang—"
Before dawn, the gate of the manor was pounded on.
The gatekeeper, while putting on his coat, got up and muttered, "So early, who is it?"
He had just opened the door latch when he was kicked away by a foot coming straight at him!
Xu Songnian strode in with a gloomy face, followed by a group of fierce-looking soldiers.
Two quarters of an hour later, nearly a hundred people from Lin Family Village were all forced to kneel on the ground in the front yard of the village.
Xu Songnian sat in a chair, his gaze icy as he surveyed the fearful and uneasy members of the Lin family. His eyes lingered on Lin Jinyu's face for a moment before he looked away.
"Tell me, where is Su Xuerong right now?"
Xu Cheng, standing beside Xu Songnian, said sternly, slowly drawing his long sword from his waist and pressing it against Lin Chenggui's neck, grinning maliciously: "Master Lin, just now, some people in the mansion in Suzhou City were stubborn and refused to reveal her whereabouts. Do you know what happened to those people?"
Lin Chenggui found it hard to believe.
Su Xuerong only had seven servants in her house in Suzhou. Yesterday, she and Zhou brought two maids and a coachman. The remaining four were elderly people who stayed at the house to guard it.
How could these people target innocent elderly people?
Lin Chenggui was pondering how to stall for time when he heard a timid voice beside him: "I...I know..."
Lin Jinyu turned around abruptly, glared at Xiao Hong, and slapped her across the face: "What nonsense are you spouting? You don't know anything!"
Suddenly, a cold, piercing sword was pressed against her throat. Xu Cheng sneered, "Try hitting her again!"
Xiao Hong covered her face and cried as she said to Xu Cheng, "My cousin... she took a carriage to the capital yesterday, saying she was going to catch up with her husband..."
Xu Songnian, who was sitting in the chair, suddenly narrowed his eyes, glanced at the crying Xiao Hong, and then looked at Lin Jinyu and said, "Xu Cheng, take her away!"
Immediately, someone came over and grabbed Lin Jinyu.
Lin Jinyu was utterly astonished: "Why are you arresting me?"
Lin Chenggui cried out, "This matter has nothing to do with my daughter! What is the official doing?"
Xu Songnian sneered: "Don't worry, once I catch up with Su Xuerong, I'll naturally release your daughter!"
Then he pointed at Xiao Hong: "Bring that girl along too. If she lies, tear her apart with five horses!"
Lin Jinyu turned pale and looked at Xiao Hong with trembling eyes.
She had just secretly conspired with Xiao Hong to lie and deliberately make the group miss their target.
Unexpectedly, the man in front of them was not fooled, as if he saw through their tricks.
Xiao Hong was so frightened that she couldn't speak. She looked at Lin Jinyu, trembling, and kept crying.
Lin Chenggui wanted to step forward, but several swords were pointed at him, and he couldn't move an inch.
Xu Songnian sneered and turned to leave.
A voice suddenly came from in front of the manor gate: "Hey, isn't this Xu Lao Er? What are you doing at my fiancée's house?"
Xu Songnian looked at the newcomer, his brows furrowed: "Ming Shu?"
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