Chapter 170 is silent
It is extremely quiet here. If you put aside all distractions and listen carefully, you can hear the sound of mosquitoes flapping their wings ten meters away.
Qin Xiangnuan couldn't help but pursed her lips, her expression gradually relaxed as she immersed herself in it.
"No!" Qin Xiangnuan suddenly opened her eyes, "Something happened."
Jiang Lin followed Qin Xiangnuan and flew down from the eaves. As soon as the action was made, dark winds and undercurrents immediately appeared.
"Master, what happened?"
"Miss San, what's wrong?"
Qin Xiangnuan didn't bother to answer and ran straight to the main hall, using her momentum to open the door.
The scene before them did not require anyone to answer. Without any words communicating, they glanced at each other and then went off to investigate separately.
"It's smoke." After checking each person's breath and pulse, Qin Xiangnuan came to this conclusion. "The pulse is relatively stable, there are no wounds on the body, and nothing is missing."
At this time, An Feng An Liu also returned and reported to Jiang Lin: "I asked around, but no one was seen."
"Have you ever encountered someone who appeared or disappeared at will in front of you?" The situation was beyond Qin Xiangnuan's expectations. The other party was not ordinary. They were in the open, while the enemy was in the dark. She didn't even know how many people were on the other side.
Jiang Lin stood with his hands behind his back, his expression stern. He and Qin Xiangnuan asked at the same time, "Did anyone notice anything unusual?"
An Feng An Liu lowered his head, not daring to look Jiang Lin in the face. He hesitated as he spoke, "I've never seen it before, and I haven't seen anything unusual outside."
No one noticed that anything was wrong. Could it be that they didn't know when Qin Xiangnuan's behavior was unusual?
Faced with this situation, they have too many questions that cannot be answered.
"It's impossible for someone to come in from outside." Qin Xiangnuan stood up and looked around the hall. "They must still be there. Let's look for them. There must be a secret room."
Upon their arrival, the secret guards had searched every room in the house and found nothing amiss. However, they felt the oversight could only have occurred here, so they immediately began to search, trying to leave no corner untouched.
But half an hour passed, and this small room could be searched three or four times without any problems.
"It's impossible that there's no problem!" Qin Xiangnuan rested one hand on the tea table, rubbing her fingertips together. "We're going in the wrong direction."
"A secret room crime," Jiang Lin muttered to himself. "From the time we entered the city to here, it was only half a day. Unless they had arranged everything long ago and were just waiting for us to fall into the trap."
"This doesn't seem like the Seventh Prince's method. If he had such advanced methods, we wouldn't know how many times we would have died along the way." Qin Xiangnuan didn't doubt Gu Mingqi at all now.
With the presence of secret guards, it couldn't have been done by the enemies who had been following them all the way. The enemy had arranged everything before them and was obviously well prepared.
After a series of speculations, and due to some kind of impossibility of denial, they finally determined one fact: "The person can only be from Heshui Town."
"I'll go arrest him right away." Anliu rarely had experience in getting things done poorly, and now that the opportunity to 'make meritorious service while serving his sentence' was before him, he was eager to grab it.
"Stop!" Jiang Lin did not distrust them. The enemy was obviously well prepared this time. Moreover, if they were really from Heshui Town, this would not be the first time they had done this. Most of the people in the town would cover up for them. Going out at this time would only alert the enemy.
He was feeling depressed, but he didn't dare to disobey the order. He also knew that he was a bit reckless, so he shouted in a muffled voice, "Yes, Master."
"We'll just sit back and wait, and you let your people hide." Qin Xiangnuan stood up and said to Jiang Lin.
Then she looked at the people who were sleeping peacefully. Just now, she saw that they looked okay. She thought that waking them up would only cause panic, so she let them wake up naturally. She still had the same thought at this moment.
Jiang Lin nodded. It made no sense that the people in Heshui Town would knock down a whole group of people and not take anything. It could only be that they wanted more.
However, until the next morning, when everyone woke up, Jiang Lin and his friends still hadn't seen anyone.
After a sleepless night and being highly alert, Qin Xiangnuan and the others felt their eyelids were heavy.
"My little cousin, I'm sorry. I agreed to keep watch, but I fell asleep." Qin Feng rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "Thank goodness I had a safe night, otherwise Dad would have scolded me."
Among so many people, Qin Guang was the first to wake up. Perhaps due to years of military service, he had the best physique and the strongest vigilance. When he woke up, he knew something was wrong with him.
But after hearing Qin Xiangnuan say that no one was injured and all the money and food were there, he thought it was just a close call.
But Qin Feng was so careless. Qin Guang took note of it and reminded himself that when he taught Qin Feng in the future, he should make him smarter and not let him become a reckless man.
Qin Xiangnuan looked at Qin Feng deeply, opened her mouth and closed it again.
"...Little sister, why don't you hit me to vent your anger?" Qin Feng shrank his neck. He had seen Qin Xiangnuan's fighting power, but he had never experienced it himself. He was a little scared at this moment.
"I'm not angry." Qin Xiangnuan's voice sounded a little cold because she was a little tired.
Qin Feng was even more frightened. After all, he had done something wrong. Qin Xiangnuan interrupted him before he could speak again, "Cousin, if you really want to apologize, pack up your things and we'll be on the road immediately."
This is what he has always done. Qin Xiangnuan said so. He nodded heavily and sat down to promise, "I will definitely leave nothing out!"
Qin Xiangnuan frowned reflexively when she heard these words. A day ago, she could do things and handle things in this way, but now, a day later, she was not sure.
Jiang Lin arranged for several secret guards to stay here, waiting for the rabbit that had not shown up for some reason.
The decision to continue on their journey was the result of their careful consideration. On the surface, the situation here was no different from when they came here, and the locals seemed to have no worries about food and clothing, and no one needed their help.
The important thing is that they are in a hurry and there is no need to waste time. If Jiang Lin’s people find anything unusual, they can deal with it later.
The carriage set off again. Sitting inside, Qin Xiangnuan could hear the bustling shouts and distinguish one or two clearer laughs. She seemed to be able to see what kind of smile it was. It must be one of the ones she had seen while shopping yesterday.
"Nuannuan, lie down and rest. Your eyes are swollen." Liu wiped her face distressedly. "Now that your father is around, just leave these things to him. You are a girl, your body can't handle a man."
Qin Xiangnuan put her hand on Liu's. After being moistened by the hand cream, Liu's hand was so soft that Qin Xiangnuan's voice softened. "Mother, I'm fine. I can't sleep right now. Let's talk about it after we leave the city."
Liu couldn't persuade Qin Xiangnuan, so she could only find a way to make her lean more comfortably.
Qin Xiangnuan did not refuse the extra cushion and Liu's shoulder. Heshui Town gave her a feeling of being too ethereal. She could not see what kind of monster was hidden under this illusion of happiness.
She didn't dare to think about it. If she hadn't heard the sound of mosquitoes last night and realized that the hall was too quiet, she wouldn't know what would happen.
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