Wei Dong nodded, his brows still slightly furrowed. After Ding Youtian invited everyone to take a seat and Jian Ning poured them wine, he picked up the wine glass and turned it around, saying, "Even if all the palace soldiers come, there are only 500 of them. There's nothing to worry about. But that guy Feng Qingzi..."
"Uncle Wei, don't worry. There is no such person as Feng Qingzi in the world anymore." After Jian Ning finished speaking, she saw Ding Youtian looking at her. She smiled back at him, indicating that she knew what was going on.
The night Feng Qingzi's soul was taken away by Blind Liu, when Ma Fuquan asked her about it afterwards, she just said that it was taken away by a passing master.
She would not reveal the truth without the permission of the person involved, not to mention that Blind Liu had instructed her not to mention him tonight.
Naturally, Jane Ning would not say anything more.
"Oh, what do you mean?" Wei Dong's expression was stern. "You also know Feng Qingzi?"
Before Jian Ning could speak, Captain Guan said, "We all know that he can no longer harm anyone. His soul has been taken away by a master."
Wei Dong said "Oh" again, "I wonder which expert it is?" He asked Captain Guan, but his eyes were looking at Huo Jincheng.
Huo Jincheng was investigating the disaster relief grain issue during that time and was not in Jin County. When he came back, he only heard that Feng Qingzi's body was hung on the city wall again. He didn't know that Feng Qingzi's soul had been collected, let alone who was the master who took it.
He shook his head.
Ding Youtian said, "My wife and I were the only ones there that night. Big Brother Ma and Captain Guan arrived later. A skilled man with a long beard happened to be passing by. If he hadn't come to our rescue, my wife and I would have been doomed that night."
Wei Dong inquired about the master's appearance, but Ding Youtian deliberately contradicted him, seeming somewhat disappointed. Rumors had long circumstantiated that Nan Yangzi was not dead. The man who died in the prison resembled Nan Yangzi in height and build, but the body had been burned, making it impossible to verify whether it was Nan Yangzi himself.
Regardless of whether it was or not, Feng Qingzi's soul being taken was a good thing, but Wei Dong couldn't let go of his worries without seeing it firsthand. He was well aware of Feng Qingzi's cunning and his soul-moving technique, which not only allowed him to resurrect the dead but also exorcise the souls of the living. While his Fiery Palm could incinerate Feng Qingzi's soul, once it occupied another body, Wei Dong was powerless to detect it with his naked eyes.
"Master, do you still have concerns in your heart?" Huo Jincheng asked when he saw Wei Dong's brows were still furrowed.
"It never hurts to be cautious. In our opinion, for now, we should keep a close eye on those guys in the back mountain. If they don't move, you shouldn't move either. If they do move, don't let any of them survive."
Weidong discussed the specific arrangements with them, and in the late night, they dispersed, with Ma Fuquan carrying Ma Xiaodou away. Jian Ning cleared the dishes and checked the clepsydra. It was still an hour or so before the morning hour. As she lay down on her bed, she felt a sudden, inexplicable surge of anxiety.
"Why are you up again?" Ding Youtian had just closed his eyes when he heard the noise, he opened his eyes and sat up.
"It's okay, go to sleep. I'll go see if the children have made their quilts." Jane Ning put on her clothes, picked up the energy-saving lamp and went out.
When Ma Fuquan took Ma Xiaodou away, she followed him in. She had tucked Dabao's quilt in, but she still went in to take a look. Dabao was a very well-behaved sleeper, and he would basically maintain his sleeping position and rarely kicked off the quilt.
She took a look, picked up the lamp and went to the west room again.
After Ah Man left, the weather turned cooler, so Jian Ning asked Da Niu to sleep with San Niu. San Niu was restless, rolling around and kicking the covers. Da Niu was alert, so she could cover her with the covers from time to time. When Jian Ning went in, she saw Da Niu sleeping with San Niu in her arms, with one arm stretched out. She seemed to have a fire element in her zodiac and was particularly afraid of heat.
Jian Ning gently put Sanniu's hand back into the quilt. As soon as she did so, the eldest girl opened her eyes.
"mother."
She squinted her eyes and cried out softly.
Jane Ning put her index finger on her lips, made a gesture for silence, and patted her shoulder through the quilt, indicating that she should continue sleeping.
After the eldest girl yawned and closed her eyes, Jane Ning turned around and looked at Qiaofeng and the second girl. They each had a bed, curled up in the quilt and sleeping soundly.
The three little silver foxes did the same. When Jane Ning came in, they opened their eyes and looked at her. When they saw it was her, they went back to sleep.
Jane Ning came out, still feeling anxious for some reason. She went to the dining hall, opened the charcoal basin, and added a few pieces of charcoal. Unable to sleep, she simply took out the booklet she had brought with her and started reading. As she opened it, Ding Youtian came over, his cloak in hand.
"Why don't you sleep anymore? Why are you getting up again?" Jane Ning asked after closing the book.
"How can I sleep peacefully if you don't sleep?" He put the black cloak on Jane Ning, "What are you worried about?
"No." Jian Ning gathered his cloak and draped the lower half over his legs. "Go to sleep peacefully. I'll look at this booklet. I also need to prepare things for the La Festival. It was common for me to stay awake for a night or two while on a mission. I'm used to it. Don't worry about me."
"You know I'm worried about you, but you... forget it, let's not talk about it." He moved a small stool over and sat down opposite Jian Ning, then continued, "It won't be too late to talk about it next year."
"You seem very confident, as if passing the imperial examination is a sure thing. But you know that life is unpredictable, so don't let your boasts fool you."
"If that's the case, and your unfortunate prediction comes true, won't I have to wait another three years?" He looked at Jian Ning pitifully, "Can you really bear to make me wait another three years?"
Jian Ning glanced at him and said, "Then you should be more courageous. During the La Festival, ask your ancestors to bless him to get the top score in high school next year."
"You know what, my grandfather was still thinking about this until his death. I'm going to burn incense for him now and ask him to bless me to pass the imperial examination next year." After he said that, he really got up and left. After a while, he came back with a book in his hand and a padded jacket. He sat in the cafeteria with Jian Ning and started reading together.
At three quarters past three in the morning, Feng Qingzi threw off the quilt and got out of bed. He got out of bed quietly, put on his clothes, opened the door and went out.
Lu woke up with a start when he got up. After he opened the door and left, she looked outside. It was pitch black, and she felt a pang of surprise. There was a dung bucket in the house, and even in spring and autumn, not to mention the cold, Lao Wu would never go to the toilet in the middle of the night. He never emptied the bucket anyway.
Thinking about his series of abnormal behaviors, Lu could no longer suppress her curiosity. She threw off the quilt, got out of bed, put on her clothes, lit the oil lamp, and quietly opened the door and went out with the oil lamp in her hand.
The yard was empty. Lu tiptoed around, but couldn't find Old Five. She was about to go back to her room, but for some reason she had the urge to peek towards the main courtyard. This time, she saw a light on in the small room where Old Six stayed when he came home.
This is strange. Lao Liu didn’t come back today. Even if he came back, the lights shouldn’t be on at this time. Could it be that "Lao Wu" went to his room to hide the money?
Money is a person's courage. Thinking that "Old Five" gave Meng a bag of gold beans when he came back this time, the usually timid Lu plucked up her courage and tiptoed to the window outside Old Six's house.
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