Shen Zhiyi frowned. She didn't quite agree. These people still had injuries on their wrists, and if they weren't treated in time, she was afraid they would have permanent, irreversible damage.
Moreover, if we stay in Nanzhen, we might just run into the goddess.
They didn't know anything about the goddess, and if they encountered her, they would probably only end up being captured.
"Please let us stay." Wen Yun looked at Shen Zhiyi with a pitiful expression; she wanted to stay and help.
Shen Zhiyi still insisted on her own idea, "No."
"Your injuries need treatment. Do you want your hands to be ruined like this for the rest of your lives?"
The girls were taken aback. Yes, they had all forgotten that their hands were still injured.
"Here's what we'll do: you go to East Town first, get your injuries treated, and then come back."
Shen Zhiyi softened her attitude. She knew that they all meant well and wanted to get revenge for the grievances she had suffered recently.
The girls exchanged glances and gave in.
They can't help at all if they don't take care of their own wounds; it's better to listen to Shen Zhiyi.
"Okay, then you have to wait for us." Wen Yun was afraid that if they came back, they wouldn't be able to find Shen Zhiyi.
Shen Zhiyi, who had already planned to do so, twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "Alright, alright, I'll wait for you."
Wen Yun breathed a sigh of relief. "Then you should go back quickly. We'll leave as soon as the town gates open."
Shen Zhiyi returned to the Lin family soon after.
Shen Zhiyi deliberately used an invisibility card to return, so that no one would know that she had gone out.
It wasn't that she didn't trust the Lin family, but the two light taps Lin Qingrong gave her on the waist when Lin Qingrong was holding her yesterday made her very suspicious.
Lin Qingrong may look like a child, but she is actually quite complex.
Fox Moon didn't return; she had sent someone to keep an eye on one of the girls.
From beginning to end, only Black Wolf was active outside; Fox Moon was never exposed to the girls.
Shen Zhiyi dozed off for a while, then was woken up by the woman knocking on the door.
"Miss Shen, are you awake?" The woman's voice came from outside the door.
She was a little puzzled. Why was this person knocking on the door so early? It was only a little past 6:30.
"Aunt Lin, so early, is there something you need?" Shen Zhiyi opened the door, yawning as she did so.
"It's nothing. I just heard Xiao Wu say that there seemed to be a figure passing by your building last night, so I came to check on you because I was worried something might have happened to you."
Shen Zhiyi opened her eyes wide. "I don't know. I didn't rest well the past two days, and I slept very soundly yesterday. I didn't hear any noise."
Aunt Lin glanced past Shen Zhiyi and swept her room. "It's nothing. I just came to check on you. I'm relieved to see you're alright."
"It's still early, Miss Shen, why don't you go back to sleep for a while? I'll come and wake you up for breakfast later."
Aunt Lin's voice was gentle and soft, making it impossible for anyone to have any doubts.
After Aunt Lin left, Shen Zhiyi closed the door.
"Tsk, they couldn't wait that long."
Shen Zhiyi collapsed back onto the bed, closed her eyes, and continued to sleep.
When Shen Zhiyi was woken up again, it was already 8:30.
On the dining table.
"Xiaoyi, try it and see if it suits your taste." Lin's mother used serving chopsticks to put a piece of food on Shen Zhiyi's plate.
Not to be outdone, Lin Qingrong also served food to Shen Zhiyi, saying, "Sister, Aunt Lin's cooking is delicious, you should try it!"
Shen Zhiyi gave Lin Qingrong a meaningful look and ate all the food that the mother and daughter had put on their plates.
Lin Qingrong continued eating as if she hadn't noticed anything.
Aunt Lin didn't eat with them; instead, she ate alone in the kitchen.
"Madam, I've tidied up the house. I'm going out to buy some groceries for this afternoon." Aunt Lin had already taken a bamboo basket and was about to leave.
Lin's mother nodded, and Lin's aunt left the Lin family.
The remaining three exchanged glances and tacitly chose the small terrace in Shen Zhiyi's room.
Shen Zhiyi cut to the chase, "Who is Xiao Wu?"
“But Xiao Wu… is a dog?” Lin Qingrong asked hesitantly, though she knew about Xiao Wu.
Shen Zhiyi fell silent. So Aunt Lin had tricked her into revealing information back then?
“Aunt Lin is suspicious. She knocked on my door very early this morning, trying to get information out of me,” Shen Zhiyi said truthfully. “She said that Xiao Wu saw a figure downstairs last night.”
Lin Qingrong bit her lip, glanced at her mother with a troubled expression, and said, "Aunt Lin used to cook very well, but she hasn't been cooking as well lately."
Shen Zhiyi also glanced at Lin's mother.
Lin's mother sighed and slowly said, "I know."
Yes, she knows all of that.
Lin's mother had long known that Aunt Lin was no longer the same Aunt Lin.
How could someone who has been by her side for over thirty years change without her noticing?
But can she tell? If she does, what will happen to Rongrong?
She only has one daughter.
"Aunt Lin changed a few years ago." Lin's mother sighed again. "Miss Chen, she's become suspicious. You'd better leave the Lin family as soon as possible."
Lin's mother was afraid that Lin's aunt would hurt Shen Zhiyi, and wanted Shen Zhiyi to leave quickly.
But Shen Zhiyi shook her head. "No, if I leave now, she'll suspect me even more."
Lin's mother was taken aback.
“Yes, Mommy, if my sister leaves now, she will be even more suspicious. What if she tries to harm my sister?” Lin Qingrong and Shen Zhiyi had the same thought.
Lin Qingrong noticed early on that something was wrong with Aunt Lin. Every time she went out to check something, Aunt Lin could always find her immediately, forcing her to hide every time.
As time went on, Lin Qingrong simply stopped going out much.
"That Aunt Lin must have come for what you have."
Shen Zhiyi was referring to what Lin's mother had already given her.
Lin's mother nodded. She always hid things very well, and Lin's aunt was free to come and go in her room.
She created the illusion that something was not in the room, which allowed her to hide the sandalwood box.
After they finished talking, Aunt Lin still hadn't returned by noon.
The three of them then came to their senses.
Aunt Lin ran away. She knew she had been exposed, so she simply ran away.
The Lin family can no longer stay, and from Aunt Lin's perspective, the sandalwood box is no longer in the Lin family.
Lin's mother had just finished cooking when she was startled by a loud knocking on the door.
Lin's mother hurriedly went to open the door, "Who are you? What do you need?"
"Have you seen many girls? Taller and heavier than your daughter?"
The person who came was Xiong Lin. When he returned to the courtyard, he found that Guo Zexin, that good-for-nothing, was sleeping like a dead pig, and all the people who were locked in the room were gone.
Enraged, he slapped Guo Zexin on the back, forcefully waking him up.
Guo Zexin grimaced and reached up to cover his back, "Big brother, what are you doing!"
"Why are you yelling at me? Look at the mess you've made! I told you to keep an eye on the person, where were you?!"
Xiong Lin was furious with this idiot. He'd only been gone a short while, and everyone was gone!
And they didn't leave a single trace of their departure!
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