As if she had thought of something, Song Mengmeng suddenly stopped in the pavilion next to the koi pond. She took out the bronze cauldron that she had treasured so much, put it to her ear and listened. Seeing that it had finally quieted down after several days of commotion, she was overjoyed.
She carefully opened the tightly closed bronze cauldron. A plump, reddish-gold worm slowly poked its head out, then wobbled out and slumped softly into Song Mengmeng's palm, making no further move.
This is a golden silkworm gu that has emerged from the swarm of insects after four days of fierce fighting.
Song Mengmeng carefully observed the Gu worm that looked exceptionally docile lying in her palm, then smiled and muttered to herself, "Little darling, from now on, follow me, and I promise you won't go hungry!"
After playing with the Gu worm for a while, Song Mengmeng didn't forget her main purpose for coming out, so she quickly put the Gu worm away and continued to carefully walk towards the backyard, which looked much more secluded.
The Song family's property was vast, and this area was clearly where the servants lived. It appeared far less impressive than the opulent and flower-filled front yard.
Song Mengmeng hadn't taken more than a few steps when she smelled that familiar sweet and fishy smell in the air.
The entire Song residence is now in a deep sleep due to the Sleeping Gu.
No matter how vast the area was, the combined power of the Sleeping Gu and the Sleeping Curse still plunged everyone in the mansion into an unawakable slumber.
Therefore, at this time, Song Mengmeng is relatively safe no matter where she goes, and no one will provoke her or affect her investigation.
She slowly followed the familiar smell of blood forward. Her guess couldn't be wrong; this smell was clearly the same as the smell of blood she had smelled in the bowl she had used to offer sacrifices to the golden toad earlier that day.
Without hesitation, Song Mengmeng followed the scent directly to the location.
It didn't take much effort; I easily found the entrance to a basement.
The basement is located in a very secluded spot, hidden behind a wall covered with a large patch of lush ivy.
Song Mengmeng carefully walked down the steps and gently pushed the door, only to find that it was locked, but that didn't stop her!
With just a little trickery, Song Mengmeng easily opened the rusty iron gate that was blocking her way.
Song Mengmeng carefully walked in. This semi-basement was really uncomfortable; a musty smell hit her, and she frowned slightly. She hadn't expected the Song family to have a place like this.
Song Mengmeng walked in without any hindrance, since everyone was under a sleeping spell and in a deep sleep. Sure enough, as she walked further in, she saw two servants lying unconscious in chairs.
Song Mengmeng glanced at the clothes of the two men and concluded that they were indeed servants of the Song family.
Perhaps they are here to take care of the patient lying in the bed in the inner room, but more likely they are also there to monitor and care for him!
Used to monitor the person lying in bed in the room!
So Song Mengmeng didn't hesitate and quickly walked in. She saw a thin-looking boy lying on a simple bed placed by the window.
He looked to be about ten years old, thin and small, as if a gust of wind could blow him away!
Song Mengmeng carefully walked over, and sure enough, the smell of blood was coming from the boy.
She frowned, squatted down, and began to examine his physical condition.
It was not a big deal if we hadn't checked, but once we took a closer look, it was absolutely shocking!
His thin arms were covered with countless scratches, some deep and some shallow. The sheer number of these scratches on a young boy was truly terrifying!
Some have scabbed over with the passage of time, but most are still fresh, with the most recent wound still bleeding!
It seems that he is the one who used his blood to nourish the Song family's three-legged golden toad!
Song Mengmeng took another closer look at the boy's appearance. She was always very accurate in judging people.
So if she wasn't mistaken, this boy should have a close relationship with the Song family.
If she were to make a bolder guess, this child might actually be the third young master who has never appeared before, and who has been publicly claimed to be in poor health, suffering from a serious illness and receiving treatment abroad.
Song Qirui actually used his own son as a sacrifice; this practice is truly disgusting and outrageous.
Doesn't he know what the consequences of doing this will be? No, he does know, but it is precisely because he knows, and also knows the benefits and advantages that doing so will bring him, that he is so presumptuous, so unscrupulous, and even now he is thinking of turning his attention back to Yao Anna.
If we speculate in this way, then she can roughly understand why, after she and Yao Anna came to the Song family, no matter what Yao Anna said or did, Song Qirui would try his best to please them.
Not only Song Qirui, but even his two sons would try their best to please them, fearing that Yao Anna would be angry. They even wanted to use everything they could to please her!
The goal was to make Yao Anna accept the lies they had told her about family and love! Then, to make her accept the Song family and get used to everything here. Ultimately, for the prosperity and development of the Song family, she would become the next Third Young Master Song.
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