Chapter 426 Brother, you've been exposed.
Lin Yuesha huddled in the bathtub, pondering a way to deal with the situation. She had just been praised for her good luck by Doctor Yan, but sure enough, she couldn't take praise. The moment she was praised, she was immediately proven wrong, and bad luck came knocking on her door.
Bai Cha took a coarse cloth and turned around from behind the screen. Seeing the water stains on the floor, she said helplessly, "Miss, you're being naughty again, splashing water all over the floor. Be careful when you get out of the bathtub later, don't slip."
Lin Yuesha: ...
Was this splashed from her playing in the water? It was clearly water that fell on that lecherous man on the roof beam, and Bai Cha, that useless teammate, didn't even notice. Her awareness is too low. I must give Bai Cha some training from Granny Fang in the future.
Lin Yuesha gritted her teeth, yet had no way to explain. She seemed to hear the mocking laughter coming from the roof beam.
"Bai Cha, I can wash myself. Go and tidy up my clothes first."
Lin Yuesha abruptly dismissed Bai Cha, hesitating whether to turn and look up. Could she get through the night peacefully by pretending not to know?
Tick-tock, tick-tock.
The water droplets continued to fall, landing in Lin Yuesha's bathtub.
The lecherous man above had changed position and was now directly above Lin Yuesha's head. The angle was wrong, and he seemed unable to see anything.
Lin Yuesha guessed the thief's intentions when she saw a reddish water droplet fall into the bathtub, burst open, and turn into a red flower.
Drip, drip, drip, more and more blood is flowing.
Lin Yuesha could no longer keep up the act. She forced a smile that looked more like a grimace and looked up at the roof, saying, "Brother, you've been exposed."
A man in black was sitting on the beam, bandaging his wounds. Hearing this, he glanced at Lin Yuesha indifferently and remained silent.
That one glance made Lin Yuesha feel threatened. She could sense the other person's meaning: if she said another word, she would lose her life.
"Miss, listen, what's that noise outside?"
Lin Yuesha and the man on the beam spoke very softly, and Bai Cha didn't hear them. After about half an hour, Bai Cha came out from the inner room.
"No movement."
Lin Yuesha was nervous and hoped that Bai Cha wouldn't make a fuss. As long as she pretended not to see it, everything would be as if it had never happened.
At least, that's what Lin Yuesha understood from that person's look just now: speak less, mind your own business, and pretend you didn't see it—this is the most basic survival technique.
“I heard the sound of horses’ hooves and shouts outside the window.”
Bai Cha listened intently, puzzled, but the sound had vanished again.
“Miss, there’s a faint smell of blood in the room. My nose is definitely not the problem.”
Bai Cha sniffed again, speaking with absolute certainty.
Lin Yuesha almost burst into tears. Oh dear, they could have coexisted peacefully, but if Bai Cha exposed their true intentions, what if the person on the beam got angry...
Even though she was injured, she still had the strength to jump onto the roof beam. Dealing with the master and servant was as easy as dealing with chicks. Even if she called Qingxing and Qi'er, the two of them would have been there long enough for her to die ten or eight times over.
After much deliberation, Lin Yuesha decided to take it all on herself. She said awkwardly, "Bai Cha, I was just about to tell you, I got my period."
White tea: ...
My dear young lady, you're a woman, why are you so shy about this? Doctor Yan said that when you're on your period, you can't take a bath in the tub, just a simple wash is fine.
Just as she was about to speak, the noise outside the window grew louder and more chaotic.
Bai Cha opened the window and looked down. The inn was surrounded by soldiers, their torches illuminating the area as if it were daytime. As soon as Bai Cha opened the window, someone immediately pointed a bow and arrow at her face.
"ah!"
Bai Cha was startled and quickly closed the window.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Yuesha also sensed something was wrong. She glanced thoughtfully at the roof beam; the man in black was still there, showing no sign of leaving. It seemed this person had caused trouble again.
"Miss, the inn is surrounded by soldiers, they seem to be arresting someone. When I opened the window, an arrow was pointed at my face..."
Bai Cha had never seen anything like this before; his pupils dilated, and he was in a state of shock.
The inn was in a mess. From downstairs, guests could be heard screaming in terror, and tables and chairs were being overturned, as if someone had come in to search.
"Miss, I'll go out and find out what's going on."
Bai Cha hurriedly wiped away her sweat and urged her mistress to get out of the bathtub and straighten her clothes.
"Don't move, or I can't guarantee you'll leave this room alive."
The person on the roof beam finally spoke, his voice low and hoarse. He casually tossed out a copper coin, which flew past Bai Cha's ear and embedded itself in Lin Yuesha's bathtub.
It didn't pierce the bathtub, yet it penetrated deeply into the wood.
Bai Cha looked up blankly. From her angle, she couldn't see anyone above her. Bai Cha said uncertainly, "Miss, am I hallucinating?"
"No."
Lin Yuesha was both amused and exasperated. She gave Bai Cha a wink, and Bai Cha finally regained her composure and gradually calmed down.
"Miss, there are soldiers searching outside. They say that a notorious bandit has come to the inn, stole the Li family's thousand-year-old ginseng, and ransacked our carriage."
Longjing ran to the door to deliver the message, panting heavily.
"Longjing, you wait in the carriage first. In case those people search and we lose something again."
Lin Yuesha simply didn't open the door for Longjing. There was still a plague god on the roof beam, so it was better to avoid affecting as few people as possible. She urged Longjing to come downstairs and said, "Keep an eye on my father's medicinal herbs. Although they are not expensive, there are a few herbs that are hard to buy."
After Longjing left, Baicha breathed a sigh of relief, but she still didn't know what to do in this unexpected situation.
When the soldiers come in and search the room, they'll probably find this notorious thief. They can't explain themselves if he's in the young lady's room.
Bai Cha kept giving her mistress meaningful glances, hoping that she would get dressed and go out to call for help while she stayed behind to deal with the notorious thief.
Lin Yuesha quickly understood the meaning of the white tea, but this approach was not advisable.
Since he is a notorious thief, he must be a vicious and ruthless person who will not reason with anyone.
The reason the man didn't kill the master and servant was that the noise would attract soldiers and expose his hiding place.
"Brother, what are you planning to do?"
Lin Yuesha asked, feigning composure, "You're the notorious bandit I'm talking about, aren't you?"
The two had no grudges against each other, and with so many rooms in the inn, why did she choose to hide here? Lin Yuesha sighed at her own luck.
The stolen thousand-year-old ginseng must be very valuable. The fact that it could cause such a commotion among the Li family shows that it must be exceptionally precious.
Lin Yuesha had a very bad impression of the Li family. She felt quite relieved that someone could take action against the Li family, but that didn't mean she would harbor a notorious thief. She couldn't bear that crime and risk.
"One thousand taels of silver to help me evade the officials' search, how about it?"
The person on the roof beam pondered for a moment and then negotiated terms with Lin Yuesha.
It's profitable, and although it's dangerous, it's worth it. Otherwise, if this person refuses to leave, Lin Yuesha wouldn't have any other choice.
But business is all about asking for the moon, so she asked for an exorbitant price: "Three thousand taels."
"Okay, deal!"
Lin Yuesha thought she had asked for a high price, but to her surprise, the person on the roof beam agreed without hesitation. Lin Yuesha was very annoyed and regretted asking for too little.
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