Chapter 272: Ambiguity (2)
"It's not a good time to send out the Mo Yu Army now," Gao Yang frowned. "Too many people are watching you in Dingjing City right now. If we alert the higher-ups, we'll be in big trouble. It's better to have people guard the city gates. Tomorrow morning, send your people to quietly search the city. We'll definitely find him. It's not good to alert the enemy now."
“Wait another night?” Ji Yushu jumped up: “If we waited a night, Miss Shen would have died long ago!” Ji Yushu was young and full of vigor, and he had great admiration for Shen Miao. Unlike Gao Yang, who had already developed the cruelty and ruthlessness of a politician, in some aspects, Ji Yushu still retained the precious sincerity and innocence of a young man.
Gao Yang was furious: “It’s already this hour, and you’re still thinking about Shen Miao. If we’re not careful, our identities will be exposed!”
"Send the Anbu people to look for them now." Xie Jingxing said coldly, "I don't want to say it a second time."
"Thank you!" Gao Yang looked at him and said, "Are you going to ruin your plan for a girl? Don't forget what you said."
"Gao Yang, be aware of your identity." Xie Jingxing suddenly shouted harshly, his brows slightly furrowed, and a dark color surged in his peach blossom eyes, darker than the night sky of Dingjing City. The sudden anger he exuded made Gao Yang tremble uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Ji Yushu quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Today's incident was unexpected, but the situation may not be that bad. Let's think about what happened first."
Xie Jing Xing was silent for a moment before he said, "It's not for anyone, but playing this trick of cutting off the source of funds in my place is really uncomfortable. Since they have the courage to come, tonight I will let them taste what it means to go and never come back!"
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The shores of Wanli Lake were packed with people, their cheers and laughter drowning out all other sounds. The disappearance of a young lady from an official family didn't seem to cause much of a stir, of course because the Shen family hadn't spread the news. Even if it had, people would probably have been too busy admiring the spectacle.
The Jade Rabbit Fairy had finished her dance, leaving the men transfixed and the women secretly cursing her as a vixen. A large Jade Rabbit Lantern, made of snow-white silk, thickly greased with oil and painted with a jade rabbit's festive image, dotted with flickering candles, floated slowly across the surface of Wanli Lake.
People cheered and rushed to the lake to release their own handmade lanterns. Inside the lanterns, they wrote their wishes for the coming year on small pieces of paper and gently pushed them into the water.
A light snow fell from the sky, yet the lights on Wandai Lake were ablaze, and the fireworks in the sky were dazzling. For a moment, it was hard to tell whether it was above or below the water. Such a dazzling spectacle was a rare sight, even during the Jade Rabbit Festival in previous years. Several exquisitely carved pleasure boats floated in the center of the lake. Normally, the nobles would charter them for drinks and merrymaking, but today, no one knew who was aboard. The lake was completely covered in lanterns, making the boats seem less noticeable.
A dark pleasure boat drifted slowly downstream along the surface of Wanli Lake. There were fewer people downstream, but the lanterns were drifting towards the other side along the waves. From afar, the pleasure boat seemed to be surrounded by the lanterns, but the further downstream it went, the farther away from the city, the fewer people there were, until, in the end, there was almost no one there at all.
Shen Miao was sitting in the innermost room of the pleasure boat, looking at the two people in front of her with cold eyes.
In the dimly lit pleasure boat, a small oil lamp was lit. Shen Miao had a rag stuffed in her mouth, and her hands and feet were tied tightly, unable to break free.
The two people on the pleasure boat were both wearing linen clothes and looked very unfamiliar. The tall and thin one stood at the bow and took a look, then walked into the cabin and nodded to the shorter one, saying, "Okay, there's no one here."
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