Chapter 55: The Horse is Exposed

"I want to go back to Yingxue instead of staying here with you." Jiang Hanfeng said firmly, his whole body was filled with rejection, "I shouldn't stay with you. You already have Mao and Jing'er, why do you have to keep me here?"

How could Shen Yingxue let him go back? If he did, he would be exposed.

Jiang Hanfeng had done some dirty tricks before, so Shen Yingxue had some experience. He used his rusty brain to go over what Jiang Hanfeng had just said. After grasping a few key words, he vaguely understood something.

This is a love triangle... Jiang Hanfeng had said before that he liked him, and now, perhaps because she brought him to Chuncheng on purpose and arranged for him to meet Shen Yingxue, Jiang Hanfeng has misunderstood even more.

Thinking about what Jiang Hanfeng said just now, it was simply that he had learned all the knowledge of duckhead literature without any guidance. Every time Shen Yingxue denied it, Jiang Hanfeng understood it as: Duckhead, you are just saying that in anger, I don’t believe it.

But thinking about it carefully, he really did not separate the two roles. When Shen Yingxue played the role of the flower owner, he was also very clear that Jiang Hanfeng was special to him, and he even had a sense of excitement of testing the edge of danger.

Perhaps Jiang Hanfeng also noticed this, which is why he had such an outrageous idea.

Shen Yingxue fumbled with the armrest of the chair and looked at him for a while: "You just said that if you met me first, you would choose me?"

Jiang Hanfeng didn't say anything.

"So, in your heart, your love for me is deeper?"

Jiang Hanfeng said: "That's not the case."

He didn't dare to say love easily, this kind of feeling was too complicated. Jiang Hanfeng thought about it for a long time, but the longer he thought about it, the deeper his feelings became, and the more troubles he had. Hua Zhu and Shen Yingxue were both very good, Jiang Hanfeng couldn't make a choice, so he preferred to use responsibility and morality to restrain his behavior.

Shen Yingxue talked to Jiang Hanfeng for a while and took a tough attitude. She did not allow him to go back and told him with a sneer that even if he went back, he would never be able to see Shen Yingxue again.

Jiang Hanfeng was afraid that he would do something excessive out of jealousy, so he had to give in and agreed to his request.

The Bloody Ten Caves originally consisted of ten people, a small criminal gang. Later, they recruited some people to join them, and I'm afraid even they themselves don't know how many people there are in total.

Although this group of people used cruel methods, they had never attacked strong people. Their martial arts were only second-rate and posed no threat to the strong people in the martial arts world, so no one paid any attention to them.

Lan Jin first sent someone to investigate their background. The spy reported that the group had been gathering in Chuncheng for three or four years. They lived in Xilian Village near Yangnan County. After the cult was gone, they had been keeping a low profile, fearing that people would think of them. Recently, a few people could not hold back their urge to kill and started to kill again. At first, they were just testing, but later, seeing that the government could not do anything, they gradually became bolder.

"There are too many people over there. It would be easy to kill them all. But we don't have enough manpower to capture them all," said Lan Jin.

Shen Yingxue asked: "How many ordinary people are there in Xilian Village?"

"A lot. Some of the people who committed the crime have retired and settled in Xilian Village, while others have hidden among ordinary people, married and had children. However, they are still crazy and will commit crimes again when they find the right opportunity." Lan Jin replied: "I'm afraid they themselves can't tell who are their own people, so they have set a rule that they will never attack people in Xilian Village."

This is also the reason why Xilian Village has always been peaceful. When several other villages suffered disasters, many people ran there because the security was better, making the existence of the Ten Blood Caves even more obscure.

Shen Yingxue asked: "How many people are there in the county government?"

Lan Jin said, "The county government has no more than a dozen runners. There is a military camp nearby, but the county magistrate said that the officers there only obey orders from their superiors. If you want to mobilize troops, you have to report to the prefect. It just so happens that the prefect has a bad relationship with the general there, so even if you give the military camp a transfer order, you can't mobilize those old soldiers."

Shen Yingxue asked: "How many people do we have? How many people are there in Xilian Village?"

"There are only about 80 people that can be mobilized here. There are 245 people in Xilian Village."

Shen Yingxue thought for a moment and said, "We should prepare people who will act like the people they are targeting. We should lure them into action and catch the brave ones first to prevent them from committing crimes again. Send a message to Prince Zhongxin to see if he has any manpower to mobilize here. We should seal off Xilian Village, catch them all in one fell swoop, and interrogate them one by one."

"yes."

The letter would take several days to arrive, so Lan Jin picked a few old, weak, women and children and placed them near Xilian Village. Unexpectedly, the people there were very cautious and would observe in secret first to make sure everything was right before they took action. The baits Lan Jin found were all ordinary people, who were already vulnerable groups. Even if they knew someone was protecting them in secret, they were still terrified. The murderer noticed something was wrong and changed his target, not paying any attention.

Lan Jin was a little worried. The girls from Baihuaxiao were showing up again. Anyone who had been here had seen their faces. The previous incident had already made people alert. If there were more unfamiliar faces inexplicably, the Xueyin Ten Caves would probably flee to another place.

"Why don't I go there myself?" Shen Yingxue felt that she met this condition. They had just come from outside, and few people knew their identities. "You and Han Jing can go with you, but forget about Jiang Hanfeng."

Jiang Hanfeng looks like someone who is not easy to mess with.

Furthermore, ever since Jiang Hanfeng said those words that day, Shen Yingxue has been in a cold war with him in accordance with Hua Zhu's character and has ignored him for several days.

Lan Jin was a little worried: "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. You are not of noble status, and you should not put yourself in danger."

Xun Yan is not here. Both he and Han Jing's martial arts are a little lacking. Shen Yingxue doesn't allow Jiang Hanfeng to follow, which is even more worrying.

Shen Yingxue said, "Aren't there still people from Zanhua Lane? If I can get hurt in this way, letting innocent people go would simply be sending them to their deaths. We can't do that."

Lan Jin knew that Shen Yingxue had made up her mind, and as long as she agreed, he went to prepare some medicine to prepare for emergencies, and then moved out of Baihuaxiao.

They found cosmetics to cover up the disguise on Shen Yingxue's face and bought a house next to Xilian Village.

On the day of moving in, some neighbors noticed someone coming over here. They all looked at Lan Jin and Han Jing curiously as they moved things from the carriage. A middle-aged man with a pale face sat on a wooden wheelchair and watched them pack.

"Are you going to live here? Someone died here not long ago. It's unlucky. Don't be fooled by the agent." A middle-aged man kindly reminded.

Everyone else was busy, only Shen Yingxue was free, so she chatted with him: "The real estate agent told me about this and lowered the price. I don't believe in ghosts and gods. I chose this place because it's big and quiet, so I can rest and recuperate here."

Since they already knew, the others didn't say much. They asked Shen Yingxue's name, and Shen Yingxue gave a fake name, saying that she came from Jiangnan because it was too cold and her illness kept recurring, so she came here.

The clothes he wore were ordinary, and after covering the red marks on his face, his face was just handsome, not frightening or stunning. These neighbors all thought that Shen Yingxue was a young man from a very good family, and that his family had suffered a misfortune, so he did not bring many servants with him and bought a haunted house on purpose.

Lan Jin kept an eye on Shen Yingxue while packing up. When he saw that he had finished talking, he came over and picked her up and took her back to the house. Han Jing carried the wheelchair to the doorstep and asked the neighbors, "We just arrived and haven't settled in yet. Our house is not open to the public. Once we have packed up, we will invite a few more people to come over as guests."

The neighbor exchanged a few polite words and Han Jing closed the door.

Because Shen Yingxue was wearing mosaics, it was difficult for her to pretend to be a normal person all the time, so Lan Jin and Han Jing were responsible for welcoming and seeing off guests.

They visited several neighbors, giving each of them some cakes and snacks. The neighbors gave them some gifts in return. As they came and went, they became familiar with each other and gradually found out what Shen Yingxue and the others had intentionally revealed.

Lan Jin looked like a weak scholar, and Han Jing also appeared as Shen Yingxue's maid. The three of them posed no threat at all, and with their deliberately regular schedule, someone soon came over in the dark.

Lan Jin knew that Shen Yingxue slept soundly at night and was more alert at night. In order to observe the outside world more conveniently, he left the window open and stood up when he heard the slight sound of the courtyard gate.

There were actually quite a few people coming, two of them even came to Lan Jin's door and sent smoke in through the window. Lan Jin sneered, lit the medicine he made, and flipped out of the window lightly, no longer paying attention to the two people, and went directly to Shen Yingxue's place.

Shen Yingxue's door was already open, Lan Jin saw a figure flash by and hurriedly chased after it. Han Jing and Shen Yingxue slept in the same room. After inhaling some drugs, he looked a little sleepy and confused, but he still drew his sword and stabbed someone.

Lan Jin rushed forward to help and quickly subdued several people. He took out the detoxification pills he made and gave one to Han Jing. He then looked at Shen Yingxue and found that Shen Yingxue was still sleeping. He dissolved the pill in water and put it into his mouth.

Shen Yingxue drank half a glass of water and regained consciousness. He smacked his lips and found that the taste was a bit strange, like chocolate, but the biscuits inside were really unpalatable when melted.

Why give him this drink?

Shen Yingxue turned her face away, refusing to drink any more. He opened his eyes and said, "I'm awake. Give me the pills directly from now on, and don't soak them in water anymore. Promise me, okay?"

Lan Jin said: "But you are in a coma and can't eat."

Shen Yingxue said helplessly: "Okay."

He sat up and yawned. "Tie these people up and hand them over to the people outside. Send them to the government. Don't make it public. We will stay here for a few more days. Who knows, there might be other people coming."

"After they disappeared, the people in the Bloody Ten Caves must have been alert. If someone else comes, Han Jing and I alone may not be able to deal with them. Our people are too far away and may not be able to get there in time."

The people arranged by Lan Jin were just outside the house. If they were too close, it would be easy to alarm the enemy.

Shen Yingxue said, "Then find someone to replace me. As long as he claims to be sick and doesn't leave the room, there shouldn't be any problem."

Lan Jin agreed and sent Shen Yingxue back to Baihuaxiao that night. He then picked out a person with a similar body shape from outside and stayed in the house pretending to be sick.

Shen Yingxue rode in a carriage on the starry night, and when he woke up, he found himself in Jiang Hanfeng's arms. Jiang Hanfeng had a mosaic on his face, and he carried him upstairs.

"Why are you here?" Shen Yingxue's face turned cold.

"You forgot that Mao and Jing'er have gone somewhere else. Besides those people below, I am the only one left in Baihuaxiao."

"It's not your turn to touch me." Shen Yingxue pushed him and said, "Let me go."

Jiang Hanfeng ignored him, walked upstairs, took him back to the room, and put Shen Yingxue on the bed.

He squatted down and took off Shen Yingxue's shoes.

Shen Yingxue sneered and said, "Aren't you afraid of letting him down now?"

Jiang Hanfeng said: "This is different."

The only people who served the flower master were Mao and Xun Yan. The flower master did not have any servants around him, which showed that he did not like being touched by strangers. If it were not for his physical disability, I am afraid that even Mao and Xun Yan would not dare to get close to him.

Jiang Hanfeng realized this and of course he couldn't let anyone else serve the Flower Master.

Shen Yingxue asked: "What's the difference?"

Jiang Hanfeng held him and turned around, half lying on the bed, "You are Yingxue's elder. Yingxue cares about you, so I should serve you."

Shen Yingxue didn't understand how he became her elder?

Jiang Hanfeng stayed here alone for several days. Shen Yingxue would leave him a letter before leaving in the past, but this time she didn't even say hello. She must have been angry out of humiliation.

This was the first time that Jiang Hanfeng knew that the seemingly calm Flower Master also had such a temper, and he felt even more helpless about him.

"I'll go get some water."

Jiang Hanfeng brought a basin of water and wiped Shen Yingxue's face, removing a thick layer of lead powder and revealing the bright red lines underneath.

When he went to pick up Huazhu from the carriage, after seeing her face clearly, he had an indescribable feeling in his heart.

Without the red spots, Hua Zhu looks very similar to Shen Yingxue, except for slightly different facial features. Her nose is higher than Shen Yingxue's, and her jaw is wider. In another twenty or thirty years, Shen Yingxue will probably look like this.

Jiang Hanfeng was basically certain that his feelings for Hua Zhu were all because of Shen Yingxue.

I breathed a sigh of relief, realized my own feelings, and felt my breathing become refreshed.

He poured out the turbid water in the basin, replaced it with a basin of clean water, and washed Shen Yingxue again. While washing, he suddenly found that there was something wrong with the temples of Shen Yingxue.

"What's wrong?" Shen Yingxue asked.

"Excuse me." Jiang Hanfeng moved closer and touched it with his finger. After careful observation, he found that it was actually a layer of skin attached to the face!

His heart was filled with shock and confusion. Is this flower owner really the flower owner? Or is he pretending to be someone else?

When Shen Yingxue was touched by him, she also felt a little cool and itchy on her face. He reached out and touched it, and pulled something, and suddenly felt a little scared.

Doesn't he have some horrible skin disease?

Shen Yingxue pulled it and found it didn't hurt, so she grabbed it and tore it off. After tearing it off, he remembered that this seemed to be a face disguise.

Because the mosaic system blurred the disguise, Shen Yingxue saw himself without disguise, and there was nothing wrong with it. He had even forgotten about it.

Shen Yingxue stared blankly at the disguise in her hand.

Jiang Hanfeng looked at Shen Yingxue in shock.

"you……"

"Listen to my explanation!" Shen Yingxue pinched Jiang Hanfeng's mouth and said this subconsciously.

Jiang Hanfeng was silenced by his hand and could not say the following words. The air was extremely quiet. Shen Yingxue thought for a long time but still could not figure out how to explain it.

Shen Yingxue burst into tears in her heart, why did she get exposed at this time!