The guards around treated themselves as air. Although they were omnipresent, they tried their best to make themselves completely unnoticed.
Su Jingxing didn't respond. He went over to get the clean water he brought for Jiuer, then sat down again by the fire.
He frowned slightly and occasionally fiddled with the fire.
Jiuer drank water while staring at him with curved eyes.
He looked at her openly and frankly. Although he was not flirting or frivolous, his eyes did carefully describe the other person's eyebrows and face.
Guards around: "..."
If anyone else looked at the Master like this, his body would be cold by now.
The culprit was still sighing, "Su Jingxing, you are so beautiful."
Guard: “…”
Amid the occasional chirping of insects in the mountains and the occasional crackling sound of firewood, Jiuer, who had eaten and drunk her fill, began to feel drowsy as she watched.
Until she fell into a short sleep because she felt more at ease with the people around her, a snow-white robe still carrying Su Jingxing's body temperature was gently covered on her.
Although Su Jingxing's movements were very light, the sharp Jiuer opened her eyes almost instinctively.
Their eyes met unexpectedly, and Jiuer, who was not in a clear mind, reflexively made a sly face as if to say "I caught you".
Su Jingxing was stunned for a moment, then chuckled.
I just felt my mood suddenly brightened.
The joy in his eyes spread like light ink, becoming the most unreal throbbing in the world.
It was hard to believe that such emotions could appear in his eyes.
Jiuer was really too tired.
He made a face and fell asleep again.
This time, I didn’t allow myself to sleep all the time.
Half an hour later, the sky brightened.
Jiuer slowly opened her eyes and saw Su Jingxing not far away.
Jiuer blinked and glanced at the sky.
He stood up and stretched, smiling, "Su Jingxing, shall we set off now? Both the people and the horses have rested enough."
Su Jingxing looked at her, with an invisible tenderness in his eyes, "I'll have someone take you back to the manor first, and leave everything else to me."
Why are you saying such things again?
Jiuer smiled, "Su Jingxing, I'm really not that squeamish. Don't look at me like this, in fact, when I was a child, I was often thrown into the wilderness for several days."
"I was alone at that time. I had to take care of my own food and drink. There were poisonous insects and wild animals around me. I was fine. Let's go."
Jiuer said this casually, but Su Jingxing's guards were shocked.
No matter how you look at it, Miss Jiu comes from an extraordinary family. How could she have such an...experience?
But then I thought, this isn’t that surprising?
Although Miss Jiu looks delicate and soft, her resilience and brightness along the way really make these big men admire her.
Jiuer said again, "Okay, okay, let's go find it quickly. The sooner we find it, the easier it will be for us to go back and rest."
There was a complex silence in Su Jingxing's eyes that Jiuer didn't see.
Jiuer just pulled the person up and left.
Next, we spent another half day climbing over mountains and hills.
The guards became more cautious and alert as they walked.
This area is a barren mountain area, usually sparsely populated, but with dense forests and complex terrain, it is the best place to set up an ambush!
Soon, the horse could no longer be ridden.
Jiuer said curiously as she walked, "But there is one thing that I always find a little strange."
Knowing that his master was a man of few words, the accompanying guard took the initiative to chat with Jiuer, "Miss Jiu, what's so strange?"
"He is the person behind the kidnapping of those girls. If he was targeting your Su Mansion on purpose, why did he have to kidnap the girls?"
"I saw quite a few children in the village. Both boys and girls. There were also teenagers who were about the same age as the girls who were abducted. Why did they have to be girls?"
Su Jingxing, who was silently protecting Jiu'er from behind, said, "In the past three months, there have been several cases of girls 'disappearing without reason' in several villages not far from those two manors."
Jiuer tilted her head, "Same technique?"
Su Jingxing shook his head slightly, "The methods are different, but the effects are similar. And those girls have nothing to do with the Su Mansion."
Jiuer frowned slightly, "From this perspective, are these girls from the Su Mansion just a coincidence?"
But she rarely believes in coincidences.
Everything has a cause, even many true coincidences have causes.
But Jiuer didn't think too much about it. The most important thing now was to find the person.
The group continued to search, taking two breaks along the way. Finally, when the sun was about to set, Jiuer saw the "holy bee" enter a cave, then quickly come out and stop flying.
Jiuer confirmed, "The person is in the cave."
Su Jingxing's guards looked stern.
Jiuer added, "However, apart from the missing girls, there may not be anyone else."
Su Jingxing's guards were shocked.
Did Miss Jiu draw this conclusion from the blood-colored bee worm she raised?
In the end, Jiuer, Su Jingxing and half of the guards stayed outside, while the other half went in first.
They didn't have to wait too long. Soon, the excited voice of the guard who came in was heard.
"My Lord, they are still alive!"
Jiuer's eyes lit up, as long as she's alive!
There are eight girls missing from the two villages, and they are all here!
The guards carried the people out, and Jiuer took a quick look. "They were just poisoned by a kind of magic powder, and they haven't eaten or drunk anything in the past few days, so they are a little dehydrated. Their lives are not in danger. You can feed them a little bit of sugar water first."
All the guards were very happy. They followed Jiuer's instructions, dissolved some sugar water and forced it to the girls.
This kind of Ecstasy Powder was not difficult to detoxify, but Jiuer did not detoxify them on the spot.
After all, their current situation is detoxification and it is more uncomfortable for people to travel soberly.
If you are in a coma and don't eat or drink for a few days, it is best to lie down and recuperate if you have just woken up.
A guard reported to Su Jingxing, "My Lord, there is not even any trap or ambush inside, and there are not many traces left. It seems that they were thrown here in a hurry."
But since the person was abducted, he would definitely not be thrown here for no reason.
Su Jingxing's eyes were dark, "Take the person back to Zhuangzi first."
The guards carried the unconscious girls and walked back.
Although the return journey was not rushed, it was not too slow either.
They only stopped to rest three times, occasionally feeding the unconscious girls a little bit of sugar water.
At noon the next day, the group returned to the village.
This time, Jiuer didn't need Su Jingxing to say much. She directly gave him a packet of powder that could remove the love potion, found a room, and fell asleep.
Jiuer slept so soundly that she was completely dizzy and slept for a whole day and night.
When Jiuer woke up, she didn't see the rescued girls and their families, so she didn't ask much.
The next day, Su Jingxing and his party left Zhuangzi and returned to Kyoto.
When leaving the village, Su Jingxing looked at the village head. Although he didn't say anything, the village head's expression already showed that he understood.
The head of the village said with trembling lips, "Master, take care."
Jiu'er, who was leaning against the carriage, squinted lazily and said with a smile, "Uncle Zhuangtou, your tone sounds like you'll never see me again after we say goodbye."
Zhuangtou lowered his head and said nothing.
Jiuer sighed and looked at Su Jingxing, "Su Jingxing, don't punish or blame the village head uncle. He begged me for help at the time, it's not moral kidnapping. Any normal and responsible person would give it a try if they see hope."
"He didn't drag me into this. If I didn't want to do this," she narrowed her eyes and smiled innocently, "even the emperor couldn't force me."
Zhuangtou's pupils tightened. Miss Jiu, she actually guessed it? !
Jiuer smiled and said, "Uncle Zhuangtou is quick to react and reliable and efficient. I think he's great."
Zhuangtou's lips trembled even more violently, but he still couldn't utter a word.
Jiuer waved her hand, turned around and got on the carriage, "Goodbye, Uncle Zhuangtou. Of course, how to settle you is Su Jingxing's business, I'm just stating my opinion, hahahaha~ No need to feel guilty, and no need to thank me."
After he finished speaking, he cleverly entered the carriage, chose a comfortable seat to sit down, and continued to close his eyes to rest.
She felt like she could sleep for another three days!
As for the person behind the kidnapping of those girls, let Su Jingxing worry about it.
After all, Su Jingxing must have known that it was unusual, right?
Otherwise, even if a master is very kind to his subordinates, he would not personally go to a small village and investigate and look for people without sleep just because a few villagers have gone missing, right?
Meanwhile, in Kyoto.
Today's building.
A secret guard came to Duan Rong again.
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