strangeness
The lead assassin approached Jiang Yingyue, took out a jar of small red pills from his person and fed them to her. Her weakness immediately lessened, and taking advantage of his inattention, she removed the cloth covering his face.
That person was none other than the stall owner where she and Ye Qingzhu bought their wine! No wonder only the two of them had these symptoms. However, Jiang Yingyue's outburst caused the other party to frown again, and the others immediately rushed over to restrain Jiang Yingyue. Then her hands were handcuffed.
"Stop trying to play tricks. You can't use your internal energy right now. If you want to live, come with us." After saying that, the man directed the rest of the men, "You, you go and take that one. Don't let him drop the needle, or the five of us won't be able to hold him down."
Jiang Yingyue struggled to her feet, secretly thinking that she should have known better than to be tempted by that drink. If they hadn't been drinking, things wouldn't have turned out this way. Just then, Jiang Yingyue suddenly looked up and realized that Ye Qingzhu wasn't there.
"Where's the other person?" she asked immediately. She had been lying on the ground the whole time and hadn't seen Ye Qingzhu being kidnapped. "Where did Qingzhu go?!"
The assassin seemed to have noticed as well, since he had clearly seen three people earlier. Had they escaped? Helpless, he could only send two more people to search for Ye Qingzhu's whereabouts, and then he and the rest of his men left with Jiang Yingyue and Ji Yinglei.
Throughout the journey, Jiang Yingyue was extremely worried about Ye Qingzhu's condition. On one hand, she hoped that Ye Qingzhu could escape, but on the other hand, she was worried that Ye Qingzhu would fall into greater danger. In addition, Ye Qingzhu's soul was unstable at the moment, and she fainted as soon as she followed them to the gate.
When she opened her eyes again, she saw that the two of them were imprisoned in an extremely messy room, which was full of dust and had only some brooms and long-dried grass around. When she saw that she had woken up, Ji Yinglei rushed forward. Without a doubt, she had also been fed that pill and was now unable to use her internal energy.
Jiang Yingyue didn't know if those people could find Ye Qingzhu. If they did, Ye Qingzhu should be locked up here too. It was already daylight outside; she wondered what those people were planning.
Just then, a figure appeared outside the door and knocked: "Hey, are you awake? If you're not dead, hurry up and say something, the boss wants to see you." The voice was clearly that of the owner of the liquor stall from last night, and Jiang Yingyue was furious when she heard his voice.
"Boss, what kind of place is this?" Jiang Yingyue muttered under her breath. Before she fainted, she seemed to have glimpsed the words on the signboard, something about gold? She had never heard of it. Soon, the sound of a lock being opened came from the doorway, and the stall owner, who had changed his clothes, said, "Alright, you're still lively and energetic. Let's go."
The man wasn't much older than Jiang Yingyue. He had neat short hair with a small braid on the right side, adorned with a string of jade beads. People greeted him frequently along the way, calling him "Medicine Pot Li."
Before long, the two were led to the main hall, which was decorated in a magnificent and opulent style, even more luxurious than the Tingyu Tower. They were taken to the innermost part of the hall, where a woman was waiting for them with her back to her.
"Boss, the person is here." Li Jian, the medicine maker, lowered his head slightly. The woman's glass cup swayed slightly before she finally turned around. Her amber eyes met Jiang Yingyue's gaze first, her eyebrows were sharply arched, and her dark red lips made one dare not breathe. She wore a pure black dress, but was adorned with pure gold jewelry and various jade and gemstones, seemingly possessing a natural air of oppression.
"Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Chong," the woman said, her voice sounding mature and steady. After that, Medicine Jar Li left.
Jiang Yingyue had originally intended to question her about why she had kidnapped them, but now she couldn't utter a word. She saw the woman put down her wine glass, slowly walk up to Jiang Yingyue, and lift her face. Only then did she see that the woman's hands were still covered in wrinkles, and upon closer inspection, she noticed that there were also many wrinkles on her face.
The woman stared at her face for a long time, scrutinizing it: "They really are cut from the same mold."
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