It had been several months since Xia Yixin had seen Lin Shi. The last time she saw her was when Qi Yu was drunk. She looked much fuller than when she was in the palace. Perhaps it was because she was no longer bound by constraints. She no longer looked as delicate as Lin Daiyu. Her mood was better and her complexion was much better.
Even in coarse linen clothes, she can still look like a lotus flower emerging from clear water.
She feigned surprise at first, then bowed respectfully, saying, "Your subordinate greets Madam Lin!"
Although Qi Yu's subordinates might not know each other, they certainly knew "important figures".
Xia Yixin's self-description is: "Just two months ago, she came out from the undercover agents and joined the team protecting Qi Yu. Three days ago, Senior Qi Yu took out a video of her tracking Shen Shaoyang. She happened to find him alone and took the opportunity to kidnap him. Then she planned to take him back to report to Qi Yu."
Because Xia Yixin knew about Qi Yu's businesses, she could easily tell him the detailed routes and the addresses of the hidden agents, which dispelled half of An Jiu and Lin Shi's doubts.
In addition, since very few people knew Lin's true identity, An Jiu and Lin believed it even more.
As for why she used the silver given by Qi Yu, Xia Yixin said it was "to make it easier for her master to keep track of the movements of the rebels."
That makes perfect sense now.
Both An Jiu and the Lin family completely dispelled their doubts.
Having confirmed his identity, Madam Lin lovingly prepared some food for "him" herself, saying, "You are all helping my son and are his subordinates, so there's no need to be so polite with me."
After Lin left, An Jiu put her arm around "his" shoulder.
"May I ask your name, brother?"
Xia Yixin smiled awkwardly and subtly dodged his arm around her shoulder, cupping her fists in greeting. "I am known as Yan Jiu in public." She then changed the subject, "Where is Shen the traitor? My master instructed that he be kept alive."
An Jiu scratched his head awkwardly. "We put him in the woodshed. Brother, you see, we didn't know this was your secret mission. We only bandaged his wounds. He has a high fever now. Should we call a doctor?"
"No need, I'll go check. I have medicine with me." Xia Yixin didn't dare to talk to him any longer and quickly went to the woodshed in the direction he pointed.
The system sighed in her mind, "Host, your acting skills have really paid off. But you should hurry up and treat this unlucky guy. He's almost gone crazy from the fever."
At this moment, Shen Shaoyang, who was being treated very differently, was completely red all over, his lips were dry and peeling, and he was breathing rapidly. He clearly had a high fever. Xia Yixin also noticed that several of the wounds on his body had burst and were bleeding.
She asked An Jiu if there was a river or something nearby that would make it easier for her to clean her wounds. An Jiu readily agreed and even helped carry "him" over.
However, An Jiu glanced at the gloomy sky and reminded him, "Brother Yan, it might rain heavily tonight. You'd better get ready quickly so you don't get wet."
After thanking her, Xia Yixin took the knife and bandages she had borrowed from the bamboo house and re-bandaged Shen Shaoyang's wounds.
Shen Shaoyang, that unlucky fellow, had wounds mainly concentrated on his upper body: two arrow wounds on his arms and shoulders, a knife wound on his waist, and a tear from a tiger's claws on his back.
Fortunately, she was well-equipped. First, she scraped away the inflamed and blackened flesh, then stitched up the wound with needle and thread. While An Jiu wasn't paying attention, she applied some white jade ointment, followed by regular wound ointment. The deepest tiger claw wound began to grow pink granulation tissue and gradually healed. She then stuffed several pills into Shen Shaoyang's mouth.
Because she was fast, An Jiu didn't notice anything unusual.
After doing all this, Shen Shaoyang's originally flushed face finally began to return to its normal color.
When An Jiu carried Shen Shaoyang back, his breathing had stabilized and his body temperature had returned to normal. An Jiu was surprised and sighed, "I didn't expect this thief Shen to have such a good physique. What a pity, tsk tsk."
Before he went to the capital, Shen Shaoyang was a notorious playboy. He was also quite good-looking. He was shirtless, his muscles were toned, and although he had a stubble beard, you could still vaguely see his handsome face. Even today, he would be considered a talented idol.
Moreover, he was actually quite shrewd, and his internal strength and martial arts skills were not low. She remembered that the original novel mentioned that Grand Commandant Shen was a womanizer with many women and children. He believed in the wolf king policy, so there was infighting in his harem, and many children and women died.
Shen Shaoyang has probably played the role of a playboy for over a decade for this reason, but unfortunately, he was unlucky this time.
Moreover, in a card game, three players are against one. If it were someone else, the Shen family would not be able to keep this lineage. The only thing Xia Yixin is not sure about now is how the original female lead, Shen Ruyu, will reappear.
Shortly after they returned, a torrential downpour began, accompanied by ice.
It's almost November, and after this rain comes the cold winter.
When Xia Yixin returned, she chatted with An Jiu and learned that after Qi Yu moved Lin Shi out of the palace, he also sent her here by boat, but the route was different from theirs.
To avoid attracting attention, the Lin family has been living in seclusion here, never leaving their home. An Jiu and the other guards have been secretly stationed nearby, setting up many protective traps.
They were caught in one of these traps before, but fortunately, it was on the outermost edge. She hadn't alerted this group when she fought with Sun Hou's group, otherwise her explanations would have been hard to believe.
However, Black Yama Spear should still be in the pit. Fortunately, she hasn't been discovered yet, otherwise, if others can't catch her, they'll treat her like a god or a ghost even more.
Xia Yixin knew the general outline of Qi Yu's plan, and knew that if she wanted to carry Shen Shaoyang away tonight, she had to be quick, accurate, and ruthless. There could be no delay, otherwise, once exposed, it would be difficult to escape.
Lin had prepared a hot meal early in the morning. After An Jiu put Shen Shaoyang down, she immediately went out of the house to carry the food to the main room for her, with a respectful attitude.
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