The villagers said one after another: "Yes, it has been abandoned for many years and no one usually goes there."

"Who is willing to lead the way?" Long Dan asked with a smile.

Those people immediately hesitated, and it was the owner of the Plum Garden who spoke up, "Let our servants lead the way for you, sir."

The owner of the Plum Garden was considered a wealthy family in this country, and he hired quite a few servants.

Soon, a middle-aged man who looked honest came forward and saluted Jiang Si.

Jiang Si nodded slightly: "Thank you for your help. Ah Qiao, you stay and accompany the child until we come back."

The most urgent thing is to rush to Sanshi Temple to find out what's going on. If nothing is found, we have to go back and ask the boy more questions.

Jiang Si held the letter tightly, and was certain that Xiu Niangzi's disappearance was directed at him. Therefore, he became more and more eager to find Xiu Niangzi.

Leaving two guards with Aqiao, Jiang Si and his group rushed to Sanshi Temple.

As soon as Jiang Si left, the boy's mother became bolder and pinched the boy's cheek and scolded him, "Little bastard, who gave you the letter? Why didn't you tell me earlier? You've caused trouble for the family!"

The little fat boy cried out in pain as the woman pinched his face.

Ah Qiao hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, please don't hit the child. The child helped our master, and we should thank him."

Ah Qiao was very smart. She immediately took out a small silver fish from her purse and put it into the little fat boy's hand, saying with a smile, "Take it and play with it."

The woman's eyes widened, and she kept saying, "No, no—"

Oh my God, is this silver?

This little silver fish is worth three coins, which is enough for a family's food and drink for a month.

As the woman spoke, she snatched the little silver fish from the fat boy's hand and quickly stuffed it into her arms, which made Aqiao almost laugh.

The parents of other children were all teary-eyed when they saw this, and glared at their own children, thinking that they had all gone to steal the plums together yesterday, but how come Fatty got connected with the noble and caught a silver fish before he even did anything, while their own bastards were just like they hadn't gone to steal yesterday?

The woman was very wary of those greedy eyes. She covered her chest to make sure the silver fish was put away. She smiled at Ah Qiao ingratiatingly and said, "Sister, if you want to ask Er Pang anything, just ask."

Aqiao smiled, pulled the little fat boy aside, and asked in a soft voice.

The mountain where the Sanshi Temple was located was not far from the Plum Garden. Jiang Si and his group kept walking and soon reached the foot of the mountain.

"Look, ma'am, that's the Sanshi Temple." The servant who led the way pointed.

Jiang Si squinted his eyes and saw the low houses looming on the hillside. If it weren't for the winter when all the grass and trees were dead, it would have been difficult to find them.

"Why don't you stay here and I'll take some people up to take a look." Long Dan suggested.

Jiang Si shook his head and refused: "Let's go up together."

Since Miss Xiu's disappearance was directed at her and she was led here, she probably wouldn't be able to escape.

Climbing a mountain was nothing to Jiang Si, and the mountain in front of them was not a very steep mountain. It didn’t take long for the group to arrive at the ruined temple halfway up the mountain.

It is no exaggeration to call it a dilapidated temple. The four walls are incomplete and look like they are about to collapse. Only the three stones of different shapes in front of the temple have withstood the test of wind and rain and are still as strong as ever.

"Master——" Ah Man pointed at a place and whispered.

When everyone looked closely, they saw the corner of a brown garment vaguely visible from behind one of the stones.

Lu Chuchu rushed over and shouted, "It's the guy who followed Lady Xiu out yesterday!"

People gathered around immediately.

The guy in brown shirt was leaning against a big rock. His hands and feet were not tied, but he looked unable to move.

"Why are you here? Where is Madam Xiu?" Lu Chuchu asked anxiously.

The guy's cracked lips moved, a whimpering sound came out of his throat, and his eyes turned red with anxiety.

"What's going on?" Lu Chuchu checked quickly and was confused.

Things like tapping the dumb acupoints only exist in storybooks and do not exist in reality.

Jiang Si's expression became solemn and his eyes slowly turned towards the ruined temple.

The ruined temple was bathed in the mild winter sun and looked peaceful and tranquil. But when people found out about the workers who could neither move their hands nor speak, they began to feel that this seemingly peaceful ruined temple was extremely mysterious.

Jiang Si stared at the entrance of the ruined temple.

Half of the door panel of the ruined temple was already missing, and it looked dilapidated and empty.

She looked back at her colleague.

Others didn't understand what was wrong with this guy, but she noticed.

The guy got a snake!

In this way, the opponent who caused Lady Xiu's disappearance is not a simple one.

Could that person be in this dilapidated temple? Is Lady Xiu here?

Jiang Si hesitated for a moment, took out a pill from his purse and fed it to the employee.

The reason why she hesitated was that she had a guess: the other party had set a trap for his partner, probably to see if she could remove the poison.

But sometimes knowing is one thing, but you still have to do it.

Soon after, the waiter was able to speak: "Xiu... Miss Xiu is in there..."

When Lu Chuchu heard this, she walked towards the ruined temple.

Long Dan reached out and stopped Lu Chuchu: "Miss Chuchu, wait a moment."

Lu Chuchu frowned and looked at Jiang Si.

"Long Dan, take someone in to take a look."

"yes."

Long Dan pointed at the two men and walked towards the ruined temple with him.

The guy suddenly shouted: "There's one more person!"

Long Dan paused and turned to look at Jiang Si.

Jiang Si nodded slightly: "Go ahead."

If the opponent only used a dragon, she could guarantee the safety of Long Dan and the others. If the opponent was a martial artist, Long Dan would surely be able to escape unscathed with her skills.

Jiang Si watched Long Dan walk towards the gate of the ruined temple step by step. When he was almost there, a person suddenly fell out from the gate.

Long Dan quickly supported the man, and Lu Chuchu's face suddenly changed: "Xiu Madam!"

The person who was pushed out was undoubtedly Miss Xiu.

Long Dan glanced at the temple gate, then immediately retreated back to Jiang Si with Lady Xiu in his arms.

"Madam Xiu, are you okay?" Lu Chuchu asked hurriedly.

Lady Xiu looked a little haggard, but nothing serious happened to her. After hearing what Lu Chuchu said, she said, "I'm fine...Princess, why are you here——"

The following words were cut short by Jiang Si's sudden movement.

Jiang Si grabbed Xiu Niangzi's wrist and stared at her left hand.

Although Lady Xiu is no longer young and has experienced many hardships, God seems to be particularly kind to beauties. At this age, she still has a pair of fair and slender hands.

And on the nail of the third finger of Lady Xiu's left hand, there were three faint red lines.

Jiang Si's eyes suddenly narrowed, staring at the three red marks, and then his gaze turned to the quiet entrance of the ruined temple.

It would have been fine if Xiu Niangzi had been struck by any other kind of snake, but she happened to be struck by the Yin Xin snake, the same Yin Xin snake that had killed her mother and nearly killed her grandmother.

The man in the ruined temple did know a lot about her, and even deliberately put a heart-killing seal on Lady Xiu to attract her attention.

What is the other party's purpose?