A chill ran down her spine, and she quickly looked around, but found no suspicious people.
It's inexplicably frightening.
By the way, Xihe Restaurant is still doing well.
Zhong Muyu immediately turned back, only to find the doors of Xihe Restaurant tightly closed. She peeked inside, but there was no one there.
Zhong Muyu came to the street corner and threw a silver ingot to a beggar.
The beggar's eyes lit up instantly, and he quickly stuffed the silver into his pocket.
He poked the dog-beating stick tied with a string of bags and asked, "Young lady, you're so generous! What would you like to know?"
This old beggar was considered the leader of the beggars on this street. On the surface, he was a beggar, but in reality, he knew a lot of inside information.
Why is the Xihe Restaurant across the street closed?
"Hey! Last night a bunch of government officials rushed in, I don't know what they were looking for, but they probably didn't find anything wrong. But the officials are suspicious, so they made them close down and keep everyone inside. I bet they'll investigate further later!"
Zhong Muyu nodded, it was better to leave them inside than to let them secretly pass messages.
However, since the government doesn't send anyone to guard the area, and there are skilled fighters among them, it's ultimately not safe.
"Please keep an eye on them today. If anything happens, remember to knock four times on the back door of my restaurant. You'll be in for a treat."
The old beggar, of course, knew who she was, and grinned, saying, "Money makes things easier, I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"
Zhong Muyu glanced around to make sure there were no suspicious people before leaving.
After doing something like that, the other party has probably been watching her for a while now. For safety's sake, she should stay in the restaurant and go out less for the time being.
Back at the restaurant, Zaochun excitedly searched for her: "Your Highness, where have you been? Have you heard? Last night, Xiangmanyuan was burned down, and those thieves stole a boat and escaped!"
"I know, I just went out to check the situation."
Upon hearing this, Zaochun was both shocked and frightened: "Your Highness! How dare you go out? They've run away, and they're bound to hold a grudge against you. They're probably hiding somewhere right now, waiting for a chance to take revenge on us. You should stay in the restaurant for the time being. If all else fails... I'll go to the Prince's residence and see if I can borrow a few guards to protect the restaurant."
"No need, no need!"
Zhong Muyu pulled Zaochun back: "I won't go out for the next few days. We'll wait until Lu Ziyuan and the others come back. Anyway, Ling'an County isn't far, and they should be back in a couple of days."
"But I'm still worried."
"If you're really worried, I won't even go to the front hall. I'll just stay in the backyard and see if I can keep Mr. Chi here for a few more days so he can help take care of things."
"Alright, in any case, you absolutely must not see any strangers during this period!"
Zhong Muyu suppressed a laugh and waved her hand, "Okay, okay, I won't see any strangers."
Only then did Zaochun feel at ease to get to work. Zhong Muyu returned to her room feeling bored. Thinking that there were highly skilled martial artists on the other side, Zhong Muyu decided to install some defensive devices in her restaurant.
For example, electrified wire mesh would be a good choice.
With that in mind, Zhong Muyu entered the space he hadn't been to for a long time, intending to look for materials to install electrified wire mesh.
These things are easy to find; 4601 immediately found her a bunch.
However, transporting and packing them up seems to be a troublesome matter.
Zhong Muyu had no choice but to find some easy-to-install items and worked on them until night, and they were actually quite decent.
When the restaurant closed, Chi Xuanzhu had finished his part-time job for the day and came to say goodbye.
Zhong Muyu asked, "It's so late, are you still leaving?"
"I'm not going back to Qingshui Village, but I'll find an inn to stay at for the night. I'll come back to the restaurant to help out tomorrow."
"Then stay at the restaurant. I have plenty of guest rooms here. I'll have Liu Ping and the others clean one for you."
"Isn't this too much trouble?"
Zhong Muyu smiled and said, "No trouble at all. It's me who will be troubling you lately."
Upon hearing this, Chi Xuanzhu laughed: "Speaking of which, I really didn't expect that you were involved in such a big thing last night. It's quite a surprise."
"It was just a coincidence that I discovered it. Who knew that an ordinary restaurant could do illegal things? Anyway, I can't leave the house for the next few days, and I'll have to rely on you for everything. As a friend, I'll take care of your food and lodging, and even pay you a salary!"
"Then thank you very much for your kindness, Your Highness."
Chi Xuanzhu had a shy smile, and the more Zhong Muyu looked at him, the more he felt that he was a weak scholar.
Sigh, she has a lot of people in her restaurant, but unfortunately none of them are good fighters. If there were an assassin, they could wipe them all out in one fell swoop.
Just then, a sharp arrow suddenly flew from afar, its target Zhong Muyu!
"careful!"
At the critical moment, Chi Xuanzhu pulled Zhong Muyu aside, and the flying arrow grazed Chi Xuanzhu's hair before embedding itself in the window frame behind him.
All of this happened so fast that Zhong Muyu hadn't even figured out what was going on when she saw Chi Xuanzhu shielding her in front of him, with an arrow stuck behind her and something tied to it.
Chi Xuanzhu's reaction was incredibly fast.
However, Zhong Muyu didn't dwell on the matter. Chi Xuanzhu thought she was frightened and shook her, asking, "Are you alright?"
"It's nothing, but there's something on that arrow."
Zhong Muyu raised her hand and pointed behind her.
Chi Xuanzhu released her, and the two went to the location of the arrow. Zhong Muyu wanted to reach out and take it, but Chi Xuanzhu stopped her: "Be careful, there might be poison on it."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Muyu quickly withdrew her hand: "But it's a piece of paper, it should be something like a letter, right?"
"We must not be careless."
Chi Xuanzhu leaned closer and sniffed: "Not poisonous."
Zhong Muyu was relieved to untie it; the paper was indeed a letter, but there was something else tucked inside.
"This is!"
When the roll of letter paper was opened, something fell out.
It turned out to be the jade pendant that Lu Ziyuan always wore!
The jade pendant's cord had been cut, and to make matters worse, there was blood on the pendant and tassel.
The huge sheet of paper contained only a few words:
If you want Lu Ziyuan to live, tomorrow at 5 PM, go alone to Luohu Slope, ten miles west of the city. Otherwise, you will only see his corpse.
Zhong Muyu's heart skipped a beat, and Chi Xuanzhu quickly came over and also saw the words on the paper.
"This is clearly a trap to lure you out, Zhong Muyu, don't fall for it!"
“I know, but what if it’s true? Lu Ziyuan never takes this jade pendant off his person.”
Zhong Muyu picked up the jade pendant, her mind in turmoil.
"Perhaps it was just accidentally slashed by the enemy during the fight. Everyone knows the prestige of the Prince of Ling. How could he be captured so easily?"
Zhong Muyu gripped the jade pendant tightly. Chi Xuanzhu's words made sense, but no one could say for sure about such things, and no one could guarantee that he would not be captured.
Taking a deep breath, Zhong Muyu said, "This time I ruined their plan. Strictly speaking, I ruined their plan twice, so it's normal that they want to get rid of me."
"Fine, I'll go. I can't gamble with Lu Ziyuan's life. I'll just see what they're up to."
Chi Xuanzhu was shocked: "Are you crazy? You're just a weak woman!"
"I am not just a weak woman."
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