Chapter 174 Clues Revealed
The message was sent, and Mr. Wu was found. Xiao Qing originally wanted to inquire about the situation in Feng County, but then she thought that Mr. Wu would definitely have found out about these things.
She had to hurry back to see Fu Mingyi.
Xiao Qing wiped her hands irritably and patted her clothes, her heart still pounding.
"Are you stupid? Why did you throw those scorpions at me? They're two big scorpions. If you held them up, how many people would dare to run into them? You should have used them to clear a path. You would have been out long ago that way!"
Xiao Yuan touched the two scorpions, looking a little aggrieved.
"They're not big enough yet, they'll be scared if they see so many people..."
"Afraid they'll bite?"
“That’s…” Xiao Yuan frowned and gestured with her hand, “She’s going to catch my Little Red and Little Black to make wine!”
The cliff was right in front of them, the same place they had come up from. Xiao Qing took a deep breath, exhaling the tension in her heart, then stretched her limbs, running and jumping to get a feel for it, before grabbing Xiao Yuan's wrist.
Cliffs and precipices are not scary, as long as you know the right methods.
Even with her excellent agility, she was utterly exhausted today. She felt that if she went down one more time, she would be able to lie down when she got back.
"Hurry up and pack it up, let's go down."
Xiao Yuan carefully comforted the two large scorpions, letting them remain on his shoulder, and still worriedly instructed, "You two better hold on tight—how could you be so fast!"
The cliffs were steep and the mountain winds were fierce. Two scorpions gripped Xiao Yuan's clothes tightly with their large pincers. Their long tails, which were originally curled up, straightened up and swayed in the mountain wind as they descended rapidly.
Xiao Qing held Xiao Yuan's hand tightly, focusing intently on finding any foothold to use for leverage as they leaped downwards.
Xiao Yuan glanced up unintentionally and saw several dark figures leaping down like them, except they all seemed to be wearing ropes...
"Sister Qing, look, they're coming down the mountain too."
Xiao Qing was at the entrance of the secret passage when she heard Xiao Yuan say that. She subconsciously looked up and her expression changed immediately.
It's the men in black!
She clearly didn't see them when she entered the city, so how did they manage to follow her?
Did they recognize her?
Seeing that there was still some distance between them, Xiao Qing grabbed Xiao Yuan and quickly entered the secret passage.
"No, we can't let them in!"
Xiao Qing tried to find some stones or something similar near the cave entrance to block it and prevent them from coming in, but time was running out, and she couldn't find anything suitable after scanning the area.
Xiao Yuan, on the other hand, seemed quite excited.
"If Sister Qing doesn't like them coming in, then I won't let them in!"
Xiao Yuan put Xiao Hong and Xiao Hei down and squatted down to talk to them.
“Those men in black are all bad guys. If one of them comes in, you all kill him, okay?”
Xiao Qing said anxiously, "There are so many of them, how can you bite them all with just two scorpions?"
What exactly went wrong, and why were the men in black summoned?
"Let's go quickly." Xiao Qing made a quick decision. Since the place had already been exposed, they should go down to the bottom of the valley first.
The valley floor is so big, there's bound to be a place to hide. As for the rest, we'll just have to take it one step at a time.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yuan shook his head and said, "Sister Qing, just wait and see. They won't dare to come in." After saying that, he pulled Xiao Qing a few steps inside and quickly hid in the shadows, leaving his two beloved scorpions behind.
Two large scorpions stood facing each other, then raised their long tails and swayed them in the air.
Then, Xiao Qing vaguely heard the sound of some animal crawling.
The sounds were very close, getting closer and closer; they seemed to be coming from...underfoot!
Xiao Qing looked down and saw that although the sky was dark, it was not entirely invisible near the cave entrance.
Several palm-sized black scorpions quickly crawled over.
Then came a dozen, then dozens, then hundreds!
They lined up neatly one by one, with Little Red and Little Black at the center. They moved forward as long as Little Red and Little Black's tails were forward, and they stopped as long as their tails stood upright.
They looked like they were perfectly trained.
Before long, the entrance to the cave was covered with scorpions.
Just then, a man in black landed at the cave entrance.
As he bent down to enter the secret passage, he was stung hard by a scorpion waiting at the entrance.
"ah--"
The man in black only managed to utter a soft cry before falling backward.
Xiao Qing blinked incredulously, watching as the scorpions, instead of swarming after he fell, remained loyal and dutifully waiting to hunt down the next person.
The people who train these scorpions are truly remarkable.
Now that the problem at the cave entrance was solved, Xiao Qing grabbed Xiao Yuan and ran away quickly.
Before they reached the bottom of the valley, she wanted to take Fu Mingyi to another place.
If only Mr. Wu were here.
Xiao Qing thought to herself as she ran.
But as she thought about it, she realized something was wrong.
That's really not right.
She had already said that Fu Mingyi was at the bottom of the abyss, and it was one thing for Mr. Wu not to go with her, but he was Fu Mingyi's man, so how could he be so... indifferent?
Moreover, he had to go take care of some business first, which is fine, but why didn't he ask how to get to the bottom of the abyss, where to go down, etc.?
This... doesn't make sense.
Did she mistake someone for someone else?
She was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat.
But how could she mistake someone for someone else?
That's clearly Mr. Wu!
She kept thinking as she walked, and finally reached the bottom of the valley.
As Xiao Qing passed through the secret room, she felt a sense of peace.
Even if those people manage to come down, this secret room is filled with vast fields of Tang flowers.
After being attacked by Scorpion and Tang Flower, it will be difficult for them to come out unscathed.
Xiao Qing had many questions in her mind, and she wanted to see Fu Mingyi immediately.
They returned to the courtyard, where Xiao Yuan's mother was using a long stick to turn over the dried Tang flowers.
Upon seeing them return, she greeted them happily, "Girl, Xiao Yuan, it seems you have found a way out of the mountains."
As Xiao Qing rushed into Fu Mingyi's room, she remembered the prescription that Mo Dan had mentioned, so she quickly asked Xiao Yuan's mother to prepare hot water for them.
As soon as she entered, she saw Fu Mingyi lying quietly on the bed.
She had only been gone for two days, but it felt like she had been gone for a long time.
"Fu Mingyi, please wake up soon." Xiao Qing was anxious and about to say something when she heard Xiao Yuan's mother outside say, "Miss, the hot water is ready."
Xiao Qing then opened the door and called Xiao Yuan over.
"I don't know if his method will work, but I'll give it a shot anyway."
Xiao Qing asked Xiao Yuan to help put Fu Mingyi into the water, and then turned around and left.
She had many questions to ask and many things to do. As long as Fu Mingyi was awake, everything seemed to be easier to discuss.
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