Everyone drifted off to sleep.
Yan Xia was no exception.
"Huff~ Huff~"
Inside the room, Xiao Ji and Yan Xia's breathing was surprisingly in sync.
A frog's croak could be heard from the courtyard outside from time to time.
But it wasn't harsh.
[Warning, warning!!]
[Unauthorized intrusion detected; high level of malice. Warning! Warning!!]
Suddenly, the malicious value detector in my mind sounded an alarm.
It woke Yan Xia from her deep sleep.
She jumped out of bed with a 'whoosh,' got dressed, and quietly walked to the window. She then poked a hole in the paper covering the window and peered inside.
The courtyard was deserted.
Yan Xia then opened the door and went out.
She made her footsteps very softly.
Like a nimble cat.
She pricked up her ears and listened carefully to the sounds around her, but apart from her own footsteps and the occasional croak of a frog, there was nothing else.
Yan Xia walked to the connecting corridor and peered into the third courtyard.
It remains empty.
Standing in the courtyard of the three-section courtyard.
You can also hear her eldest son Changfu snoring.
Where is the intruder?
Could it be that it's the first courtyard we enter?
Worried that her cheap father and Jin Yu might get hurt, Yan Xia flashed into her spatial dimension and teleported to the corner of the courtyard.
I just came out of the space.
Then they saw two masked men dressed in black come out of the side room.
"Have you found the luminous pearl?"
"No, let's go check the backyard."
The two spoke very softly.
But Yan Xia heard it perfectly clearly.
She dared not move, lest she make a sound.
If we don't let these two finish searching, they'll probably come back.
Yan Xia pretended not to know anything. She quickly went back to her room, covered herself with the blanket, and pretended to go to sleep.
Half an hour later, she finally heard rustling sounds coming from the courtyard, and the next second she smelled a faint, fragrant smoke.
Yan Xia held her breath and tucked her eyes below the covers.
Half a minute later, the door was opened.
"You go to the right, I'll check the left."
"OK."
The two worked together, and as the smoke gradually dissipated with the door open, Yan Xia held her breath for almost two minutes until her face turned red. Unable to bear it any longer, she quickly took a deep breath.
"call--"
Because the first breath was too big and too rapid.
Noticed by the man in black, he walked to Yan Xia's bedside and leaned close to her face.
"Hoo~ Lulu~"
Yan Xia pretended to snore.
She suppressed her breathing to be even.
Very rhythmic.
The man in black then turned and left.
"We don't have any here, but what about over there?"
"No, let's go to the next one."
The two left, not forgetting to close the door behind them.
Yan Xia finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Legend has it that the luminous pearl glows without being lit, emitting a faint green light, so the two of them did not search carefully, but only rummaged through the jewelry box and cabinet before leaving.
Yan Xia got out of bed.
She walked to the window and looked out through the hole she had just dug.
Two men in black went to the warehouse.
Then we went to the third courtyard.
After waiting for a quarter of an hour, she teleported from the spatial dimension to the artificial hill in the third courtyard.
Coincidentally, just as I emerged from the space, I saw the two men in black climb over the wall and leave.
Yan Xia went to her granddaughter's room and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her expression was normal and her breathing was steady.
It seems the effects of the sleeping potion are mild and will not harm the body.
She went back inside and continued sleeping.
When I woke up the next day.
She noticed Xiao Ji standing by the door, seemingly looking at something.
"Xiao Ji, what's wrong?" Yan Xia asked her.
"Auntie, the paper on this door has a hole in it. I'll have a craftsman come and replace it later, so that mosquitoes won't get in at night in the summer."
Xiao Ji appeared normal and showed no discomfort even after inhaling the sleeping potion.
Yan Xia knew that her guess was correct.
The effects of that aphrodisiac are very mild.
People have already come knocking on her door, and Yan Xia feels very uneasy.
It happened earlier than she expected.
Fortunately, she didn't act rashly yesterday. If those two had just come to scout ahead, she could have taken them down directly, which would have proven to the world that she had something to hide. In that case, even more people would have broken into the manor.
In the evening.
Two men in black changed into ordinary clothes and walked down the street with serious expressions.
Last night they searched the entire Yan residence but found no trace of the luminous pearl, so today they are looking for a second suspicious household.
As for Magistrate Lu's residence.
They looked for it on their first day here.
"Mother, I've heard that there are luminous pearls in the world. When you put them in the house at night, they light up the room very brightly, even better than an oil lamp. If I had a luminous pearl, wouldn't I be able to make several hundred taels of silver by selling it?"
As they passed through the alley, the two encountered a mother and child.
"A luminous pearl? What kind of light does that pearl emit?" Liu Youdi asked.
"I don't know. I heard it's a stone, a stone that can glow. It's round, not from Longdong, and it seems to glow green. Yes, green light, it shines without being lit! And the person who owns the luminous pearl is in Jiangnan. I just don't know who it is. I'm so envious. With this pearl, you'll never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life."
Ma Nianzu's eyes were full of envy as he spoke.
"I'll let you in on a little secret: the owner of the restaurant where I work wears a glowing stone around his neck! It's a vibrant green, and I saw it with my own eyes!"
Liu Youdi looked back at the two people who were about to walk out of the alley and said to her son.
She thought her voice was very soft.
Actually, when you speak in an alley, there will be an echo, and your voice will be amplified at least three times.
So the two men in black heard it clearly.
They exchanged a glance and quietly followed the mother and son.
They didn't leave until they had confirmed the location of their house.
"Swiftwind, it looks like we're getting promoted."
After returning to the inn, the two went inside and started chatting.
"So the luminous pearl was here. No wonder we searched for it for more than ten days in Jiangnan County without success. But we don't know who owns it."
Jifeng lowered the sword from his waist and spoke slowly.
"We'll find out tonight. After they've fallen asleep, you and I will tie them up and interrogate them. Ah, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Whether we get promoted or not, at least our lives are safe."
Ji Ming sat down in the chair, took a sip of cold water, and his tense body relaxed a lot.
Now that they knew about the luminous pearl, the two decided not to look for another one.
They stayed at the inn until evening, ate a simple meal, and set off under the cover of night.
Following the route they remembered from the daytime, the two arrived at Liu Youdi's house and, using the same old trick, blew incense into the house.
The mother and son's breathing became heavier.
"Creakâ"
The sound of the old wooden door opening was especially loud at night.
But the two people lying on the bed did not react at all.
The Ma family only had one room, which contained not only a portable stove but also a chamber pot, presumably filled with urine, and it smelled terrible.
Jifeng rubbed his nose and frowned.
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