Chapter 92
But it wasn't just these two people crying, there was also Yu Hang who was in a thatched house several kilometers away.
The thatched house is very small, with only two rooms. There is nothing in the house except the bed. However, it does not look out of place from a distance. There is a small village here. If you look closely, you can see children running around on the path.
Mrs. Lu and Xiao Qiu considerately left the two of them alone in a room. Although Lin Xing was the only one who survived the fire, Yu Hang was in a more miserable state than her. His body, face, and hair were all covered with dust and grass debris, making him look like a beggar. His aloof expression disappeared, and he was now tugging at Lin Xing's sleeve with tears in his eyes.
Xiao Qiu had brought a basin of hot water from somewhere earlier, with a towel hanging on the edge of the basin. Lin Xing wanted to get up to get the towel, but she didn't let go. She said helplessly, "Let go first, I'll get a towel to wipe your face."
Yu Hang did as he was told. He watched Lin Xing reach out to grab the towel and soak it in hot water twice, then take it out and wrung it dry. When she came closer and handed her the towel, he suddenly grabbed her hand but did not take it. Although Lin Xing was confused, she did not struggle and waited for his next words in confusion.
Yu Hang raised his hand as if to touch the back of her hand, but suddenly stopped and lightly touched a stain with his fingers. A slight pain surged into Lin Xing's body. She hissed and looked over, and found that the back of her hand had been burned red without her knowing when.
Seeing Yu Hang staring at that place, Lin Xing felt a little embarrassed and quickly stuffed the towel into his hand. After she freed her hand, she said calmly, "It doesn't hurt. I don't feel anything. If you hadn't noticed it, I wouldn't have noticed it."
Yu Hang didn't say anything. He put the towel all over his face and wiped it randomly. When he felt it was almost done, he took it off and washed it with water. The sound of water splashed and his voice rang out, "Your plan this time is too risky. Why didn't you tell me in advance?"
Lin Xing poked the wound on the back of her hand from time to time and said softly, "I didn't know there was an assassin. Madam Lu only said that she was waiting for me in the temple and asked me to meet her in that room. I fell not because of the silver needle, but because I was frightened and my foot slipped."
Yu Hang hung the clean towel back up, turned around and came to Lin Xing's side, and asked anxiously: "Did the silver needle hurt you?"
Lin Xing shook her head, but she didn't dare to look at the person opposite her. She searched her body for a while, and finally took out a broken jade pendant. She said guiltily: "The silver needle was blocked by the jade pendant, but the jade pendant is broken. I'm so sorry that I didn't put it away properly."
After hearing this, Yu Hang breathed a sigh of relief, and his tone became cheerful, "It's good that he's fine, the rest is not important." Then he changed the subject, "But you have to compensate me."
"What compensation?"
Staring at Lin Xing's puzzled eyes, Yu Hang took back the broken jade pendant and said with a smile: "Take the double jump."
Lin Xing's eyes suddenly widened and she began to stutter. She said "I" for a long time but couldn't explain it clearly. Finally, she turned sideways and whispered, "I'll agree when we return to the capital."
Yu Hang nodded frantically, too happy to speak. Lin Xing was amused by him and was no longer shy. Suddenly, a figure appeared in both of their minds at the same time - they had not yet informed Su Jingfeng.
The moment she remembered, Lin Xing hurriedly asked, "Did you tell Su Jingfeng that you and I are fine?"
Yu Hang looked guilty and said in a panic, "No, I didn't continue to explore the temple until the fire was out. It took me a long time to find the secret passage. It was already evening when I found you."
Lin Xing stood up and pushed the window open. It was pitch black outside. She said quickly, "Go back and tell him quickly. He is probably in the temple right now."
Mrs. Lu was talking to Xiao Qiu about something. At this moment, she couldn't control her voice and her voice was faintly heard in the room. Yu Hang asked in confusion, "Doesn't Lu Yu know about this secret passage?"
Lin Xing shook her head and explained, "I don't know. Madam Lu said that the secret passage was built by County Magistrate Yang, and County Magistrate Lu had no idea about it. I guess he is also very sad at the moment."
Yu Hang hesitated and asked, "Should we tell Lu Yu?"
"Speak." At the same time, Lin Xing put the letter from Mrs. Lu on the table and motioned Yu Hang to read it himself.
Mrs. Lu told everything she knew in the letter, from how Lu Yu and Yang Fengluo were initially involved in corruption and bribery to how they have now turned over a new leaf, but unexpectedly Yang Fengluo died unexpectedly. Although she could guess who did it, she was helpless and could only take the risk and invite them here. She hoped to have a chat with Lin Xing in the temple.
Yu Hang read through the entire article quickly and understood Lin Xing's intention. He stood up and said, "Then I'll go find Su Jingfeng first. You guys better be careful here."
As soon as his figure disappeared from the window, Madam Lu walked in. Lin Xing felt her presence but did not turn around. Madam Lu saluted her and said, "Miss Lin, I'm so sorry. It was my inconsideration that you almost died in the fire."
Lin Xing then turned around, helped the man up and said, "No, this has nothing to do with you. The Prime Minister wanted to kill me, how could I prevent him? It's better to say that you saved me. If it weren't for you, how could I still be standing here?"
Mrs. Lu shook her head slightly and replied, "If you are willing to trust me to meet you in the temple, how can I let you stay there?" After that, she pulled Lin Xing to another room.
I originally thought that the two rooms were almost the same, but when I went there I realized that there was a world of difference between them. Another room was filled with gold, silver and jewelry, with boxes stacked up, leaving only enough space for two people to stand. Lin Xing was caught off guard when she entered, and her eyes were blinded by the light. After a moment of adjustment, she asked, "What does Madam Lu mean?"
Madam Lu lowered her head and said, "I know everything my husband and brother did. Although I wanted to dissuade them, I was powerless to stop them. They didn't stop until Qingqing was born. My brother put all his ill-gotten gains here to atone for his sins, and vowed to spend them all on the people. It was originally piled up in two rooms, but now only these are left."
"The temple?"
Madam Lu sighed and continued, "My brother and husband felt guilty and thought of building a temple to offer sacrifices day and night in the hope of atonement for their sins. In order to avoid building too much new buildings, they made some adjustments to the existing old temple."
She had a thick book in her hand and put it in Lin Xing's hand, saying, "This may be what you are looking for. My brother may have guessed his fate and dug a secret passage, and gave this thing to me in advance. They deserve it. I am only worried about my Qingqing."
Lin Xing roughly flipped through a few pages and found that these were all records of the bad things that County Magistrate Yang had done for the Prime Minister over the years. She carefully put them away, held Madam Lu's hand, and found that the person in front of her was trembling. Then she held it tighter and comforted her: "Madam, don't worry, Qingqing will be fine."
It was clearly a verbal promise, but Mrs. Lu did feel more at ease. Lin Xing sat with her in the empty room for a while, then came to the window and called softly, "Yun Zhi, Yun Zhi."
Although Mrs. Lu and Xiao Qiu had seen her before, they were still frightened when they saw the man in black suddenly appear. Yun Zhi didn't care about them either. He came to Lin Xing and said, "Miss Lin, do you have anything to tell me?"
Lin Xing glanced at the master and servant and said, "You stay here to protect Madam Lu and Miss Xiaoqiu. I'm going back to the city."
"No." Two voices sounded at the same time.
Yun Zhi said coldly, "Young Master asked me to protect Miss Lin."
Compared to her, Madam Lu said with emotion: "Miss Lin, don't worry about us. It's very safe here. Don't worry. As for you, there must be spies of the Prime Minister in the city. Aren't you walking into a trap by yourself?"
Facing the rejection of the two, Lin Xing still hesitated, "But..."
Madam Lu interrupted her, "No buts, Miss Lin, you must remember that you are the most important. If you are framed by the Prime Minister, we will not be able to survive."
Seeing the tearful eyes of the person in front of her, Lin Xing couldn't say anything to reject her, and said firmly: "Don't worry, Madam Lu, I will definitely protect myself."
The two of them tiptoed out of the door, and the light in the thatched hut went out. This place was some distance away from the city, and they hurried to enter the city before midnight. The streets, which should have been quiet at ordinary times, were now brightly lit, and Lin Xing and Yun Zhi became subconsciously alert.
They tried hard to hide themselves in the crowd. Yun Zhi walked to Lin Xing's left and secretly grasped the hilt of the sword. People were coming and going on the road, everyone was in a hurry, some even had tears on their faces. They followed the crowd to the county magistrate's mansion. Lin Xing, who had been keeping her head down, felt as if a fallen leaf was brushing against her head. She instinctively reached out to grab it, but it felt like paper. She held it in front of her eyes in confusion, and saw clearly in the light that it was a white paper money.
The paper money was thrown on the ground like a hot potato. Lin Xing quickened her pace and walked forward. After passing through countless people, she finally arrived outside the county magistrate's mansion. But the place had already been surrounded by three layers of guards, and they could not get close at all. Moreover, if they entered at this time, the Prime Minister's spies would definitely notice them. The two of them had no choice but to inquire about the situation outside the mansion.
The crowd was in a commotion, and most people were in pairs. Lin Xing looked around and fixed her eyes on a lone girl. After quietly moving to her side, she sighed and took the initiative to speak: "Girl, what's going on? What happened in there?"
The girl lowered her head and her expression could not be seen clearly. She said sullenly, "The county magistrate left suddenly."
"What?" Although she said so, Lin Xing had expected it in her heart and was not very surprised. "Why is it so sudden?"
The girl chuckled twice. People around her turned to look at the situation. Lin Xing lowered her head helplessly. The man seemed to be completely unaware and said softly, "Life and death are unpredictable. This is fate."
Lin Xing did not comment, but did not agree out loud. She just stretched her head to look into the mansion. The girl suddenly said, "It has come to this." It was not known whether she was talking to herself or to Lin Xing. After she finished speaking, she left, leaving only her back.
Seeing that more and more people were coming, Lin Xing pulled Yun Zhi, who was squeezed stiffly, out. The two stopped in an alley, but unexpectedly saw a familiar figure. The girl who had just spoken to them entered a small door in front of them. Lin Xing asked softly, "Do you know where she entered?"
Yun Zhi thought for a while and replied, "Judging from the location, this should be the small door of a brothel."
Brothel! In a flash, a guess suddenly came to her mind. There was no time to explain it in detail. Lin Xing pulled the people around her and quietly moved over. Although there were no guards, they were sneaky because they felt guilty.
After entering the door, there is a long corridor with many rooms evenly distributed on both sides. Even though it is very lively, there are sounds of fighting in almost every room, so no one noticed that there were outsiders breaking in. The girl's room was easy to find because it was the only deserted room.
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