Yu Ling listened intently and indeed heard faint sounds of arguing and the clattering of tables and chairs coming from inside the restaurant. The path was extremely narrow, and to get through, one would have to hug the doorway tightly. Thinking of this, he nodded to the big man without saying a word and simply left the way he came.
Seeing Yu Ling's figure disappear at the end of the alley, the big man finally breathed a sigh of relief. But just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly staggered and collapsed to the ground. After convulsing a few times, he bled from all seven orifices and died.
"Ash? What's wrong?"
Hearing the commotion, a large group of people rushed out of the restaurant. Yu Ling, who had been secretly hiding nearby, slipped inside while the rest of the restaurant staff were out investigating...
The restaurant was covered in dust, indicating that the owner had left long ago. It was probably the people who occupied the restaurant that created the illusion that it was still open.
As for whether the guests will notice? Ha, this place is so remote, and it's located near the General's Mansion, so there are very few people here. Even if there are guests, we can just prepare some food and drink to fool them and they won't notice.
While everyone was still on guard at the restaurant entrance, Yu Ling bypassed the main hall and went directly to the second-floor private room. The noise must have come from the second floor. It was fortunate that these people didn't bother to clean up. Following the footprints, Yu Ling quickly found the source of the sound. She arrived at the private room called Wangxue and quietly pressed her ear to the door crack to listen to the sounds inside.
"Hey, Aza, what's going on with them? Why are they all out?"
A person with a broken accent was asking something.
"Has something happened to Ash?"
"Ash speaks the best Beijing dialect among us, so how did he get caught? I guess those other guys were trying to slack off again."
The other person seemed to not understand Chinese at all, and replied in broken Chinese. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the reply was actually in the Xiongnu language, followed by a series of broken Xiongnu conversations.
Yu Ling then secretly sighed, realizing that this restaurant was indeed very strange; it should be one of the strongholds where the Xiongnu people were hiding.
Judging from the sounds, there should be more than two people in this compartment, and there are many accomplices guarding downstairs. It's impossible to force our way in. The poison he smuggled from Ying Qi last time has already been used on that burly man. The disparity in strength is too great. Today's matter will probably require careful consideration.
Yu Ling didn't go downstairs immediately. After all, those people would probably soon discover that Ash was dead, and if she happened to run into them coming back... that would be awkward.
Carefully turning around, Yu Ling opened the door to the next room, slipped inside, and prepared to escape through the window. But just as he closed the door and turned around... Yu Ling fell silent. A bound figure came into view.
Upon closer inspection, oh, it was someone I knew.
This person was none other than Gu Wen, who had been driven away by Yu Ling not long ago. Her mouth was stuffed with several pieces of rags, and she was tied to a chair with her hands behind her back by a strong rope, constantly whimpering and struggling.
Gu Wen's eyes lit up when she saw Yu Ling appear, and she kept gesturing with her eyes to untie the ropes binding her. However, Yu Ling only removed the rag from Gu Wen's mouth and did nothing else.
Yu Ling's reaction puzzled Gu Wen. She seemed anxious and flustered, yet she still spoke very softly.
"Your Highness, please untie this rope for me! Jingxuan, he's right next door!"
An Jingxuan was also captured by the Xiongnu?
Yu Ling's first thought was this. He was puzzled as to why someone as skilled in martial arts as An Jingxuan could be captured by these few amateurs. However, when he saw Gu Wen bound hand and foot, he immediately understood. Tsk, he really is a womanizer who loves women more than his country.
"Shh!"
Footsteps sounded downstairs. Yu Ling raised her index finger and cautiously peeked out the window. Sure enough, the people downstairs had returned. While pondering whether to rescue them, she asked with some curiosity,
"Leaving aside how you two ended up in this state, why didn't these Xiongnu people send anyone to watch you?"
"Forehead……"
Gu Wen didn't know what to say. Actually, one of these people was an old friend of hers. Back then, she didn't know he was a Xiongnu, let alone that he was a noble Xiongnu prince...
The man felt sorry for her and, fearing it would put pressure on her, withdrew the guards. With nothing else to do, the others naturally turned to making things difficult for An Jingxuan.
If the system could hear Gu Wen's inner thoughts, it would definitely sigh, "Sigh, another loyal male supporting character overshadowed by the female lead's halo." Then it would start whimpering, because the main god stipulated that the male lead couldn't be dethroned!
Judging from the current situation, the Xiongnu have a much higher chance of winning, and An Jingxuan is probably no match for them! Especially since Gu Cheng is already feeling guilty and uneasy because of Yu Ling's deliberate attempt to play the victim, he simply cannot concentrate on fighting the enemy, and I'm afraid...
Fortunately, it didn't know.
However, it is still very anxious, acting cute and rolling around to beg for a hug, constantly urging Yu Ling to hurry up and save the person.
Yu Ling didn't get a definite answer from Gu Wen, but the actual situation didn't allow him to waste any more time. Coupled with the system's urging, he pursed his lips somewhat unhappily, but still reached out to untie the hemp rope binding Gu Wen.
Gu Wen quickly tossed the ropes binding her aside, her face filled with displeasure. Clearly, the matter at Anjingxuan had made her anxious. But just as she was about to leave through the door, Yu Ling grabbed her sleeve. Gu Wen turned around, giving her a questioning look.
To be honest, Yu Ling had no idea what was going on next door or what had happened to An Jingxuan. He couldn't even save himself, so was he starting to save others again?
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