Feng Guang comforted her, "Madam, don't worry. Why don't we all go look for him? You'er is still a child, and it's so late. He certainly wouldn't dare to go too far."
You'er's mother frowned. "That's all we can do... Miss, thank you for your trouble."
“It’s nothing. I like this child very much too. Then Si… Thirteen and I will go out and look for him on the streets.”
"Oh, thank you for your trouble, young lady."
Master Chen also said, "I will also ask the people in our opera troupe to search together."
After speaking with the two ladies, Feng Guang decisively pulled Si Jia out of the inn.
Walking down the bustling street, Si Jia asked, "Why did you come out to look for that child?"
"Because something might happen to him."
He wanted to say that even if something happened to him, it wouldn't concern him, but seeing her serious expression, he changed his words, saying, "Maybe we can start with that opera troupe."
"You think there's something wrong with Master Chen?" Feng Guang stopped and looked at him with a knowing gaze.
"good."
"That makes things much easier!"
He paused for a moment, then asked, "What's easy to do?"
"Actually, I only said I was going out to look for him to fool Master Chen." She tiptoed and whispered mysteriously in his ear, "I was thinking about how to tell you, because I wanted to sneak into Master Chen's room to take a look."
Seeing that she was tired from speaking on tiptoe, Si Jia remained silent for a moment, then bent down slightly to let her stop standing on tiptoe. "You want me to go?"
"Of course, I'd be scared if I were alone." She shook his hand again, her familiar coquettishness returning.
Si Jia remembered that he had said he would protect her every step of the way for the next three days, so he nodded, "It wouldn't hurt to go."
On a dark and windy night, two figures appeared on the roof of the inn.
The man in white, carrying the girl in red, landed gracefully on the roof tiles without making a sound.
Si Jia glanced at the open window, then put his arm around Feng Guang's waist again and leaped through the window into the dark room. Master Chen and her men had gone to the street to look for You'er, so there was no one in the room at the moment. Feng Guang took out a tinderbox and was about to blow it on when Si Jia grabbed her hand holding the tinderbox and said, "You don't want to see what's in the room."
He knew she was timid, so it was best for her not to look at what was happening in front of her.
"Is there...something in this house?" Because of his words, she shrank closer to him in fear.
Si Jia was an assassin, so his night vision was naturally better than Feng Guang's. Even without lights, he could see what was in front of him, so he knew how much of an impact this scene would have on her.
"Let's talk outside." Si Jia wrapped his arms around her waist again and flew away.
When they reached a quiet alley, Fengguang finally couldn't help but ask him, "What exactly did you see?"
He remained silent, as if considering whether or not he should tell her.
"Sijia, please tell me quickly, this is making me very anxious!"
“I…” he carefully chose his words, “I saw a child’s skeleton in Master Chen’s room.”
"What did you say?"
"The skeleton in the corner is about ten years old, missing two hands, but otherwise intact."
Feng Guang said blankly, "Ten years...that means it's not You'er."
"The clothes on the skeleton were exactly the same as those on You'er."
"So...it's because the clothing styles in this town are similar?"
"On the skeleton, there is a longevity lock engraved with You'er's name."
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