Chapter 192 Missing
The next morning, the exile team set out again.
Xiao Yunshuo still gave the carriage to Qin Mengyue and the three little ones, while he and Shen Fenghe rode in the mule cart.
Chen Fenghe secretly wanted to return the hand warmer from yesterday - she had even added new charcoal into it, but was pushed back by Xiao Yunshuo's cold look.
Chen Fenghe was speechless. She was just being kind and worried that his hands would get cold. Besides, she couldn't accept his things for no reason, and he was already unhappy.
Don’t forget it. When we go our separate ways in the future, we can convert the money into cash and pay it back to him.
Thinking of this, she no longer refused.
Because of the assassin last night, Chen Fenghe became much more vigilant and kept secretly observing the people coming and going on the official road.
However, perhaps because it was an official road and it was broad daylight, everything was peaceful and there was nothing unusual.
In the evening, the exile team arrived at a village to stay overnight.
After the village head settled them in, he specifically warned them, "Sir, things have been pretty rough these past few days. After you settle down, don't go out at night. Our village's fine, but I just heard this morning that in the surrounding villages, over the past month, people have gone missing. Some have reported them to the authorities, but they haven't been found yet! People are whispering that they might have met bandits, or spies from the Northern Rong, and were either murdered for their money or secretly captured and forced to do hard labor."
Chen Wu was surprised when he heard this. "Is there such a thing? Hejian Prefecture has a prefect and a garrison, so why hasn't it been found yet?"
The village head sighed and said, "Who says it's not? But the prefect sent people to look for him, and the general of the nearby garrison also sent troops to look for him, but they still couldn't find him. It's strange. The government and the Ministry of War passed the buck to each other, and in the end they just gave everyone the runaround, telling them to take care of themselves. Anyway, no one has gone missing in our village yet. Officials and exiled prisoners had better lock their doors and windows at night and don't wander around. They should be safe."
Chen Wu nodded and thanked him, "Thank you for the reminder, village head."
After the head of the village left, Chen Wu reminded the exiled prisoners that they should make their own fire and cook or eat dry food.
Chen Fenghe couldn't help but frown slightly.
This... there are also cases of missing people? Could it really be the work of Northern Rong spies? If so, that's too arrogant.
However, the whereabouts of exiled prisoners were always monitored by officials, so she might as well not go out. Anyway, she had enough food and expenses in her space.
Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, Chen Fenghe suddenly woke up.
There were rustling sounds of footsteps outside the door, and then, with a "pop", the window paper was torn, and then a bamboo tube was gently inserted in.
This... Could it be another despicable assassin?
Chen Fenghe subconsciously held her breath and tiptoed to the door. Just as she was about to block the bamboo tube, she suddenly heard a sound at the door.
"Everywhere else in the village is ready, hurry up! Don't rush in. Wait until the person is completely unconscious before entering, and don't cause any disturbance!"
Chen Fenghe was stunned for a moment and forcibly restrained her movements.
This... doesn't sound like it's aimed at her and Qin Mengyue alone, but at the entire village?
Could it be... related to the missing case that the village head mentioned before?
Thinking of this, Chen Fenghe took out an antidote from the space and swallowed it first, then returned to the bed and pretended to faint.
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