Chapter 343 Whereabouts Unknown
The people in the room waited from dusk till dark, but the legendary master never showed up.
However, a nimble servant came running over with a lantern and said that his masters were delayed on the road and would not arrive until late at night.
The young man glanced at Wen Wan lying on the ground and asked the old man sitting on the door frame: "What should we do with her?"
The old man took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Let's go and close the woodshed first."
The young man responded, then carried Wen Wan and threw her into the woodshed.
Wen Wan sat on the haystack, her stomach growling with hunger.
The kitchen is next to the woodshed, and through the window, you can hear people talking outside.
"Brother, give me one of the steamed buns. I ran back to deliver the letter in one breath and I was so exhausted."
Judging from the voice, it sounds like the servant who brought the news earlier.
"By the way, didn't the masters say they would arrive this afternoon? What delayed you?"
"I don't know either. The masters said they were going to the city to handle important matters. But when I passed by the post station, I heard that a big event happened in Fengcheng."
"They say General Shen is missing and fell into the Shahe River. I'm afraid he can't be rescued. There's a lot of commotion in the city, and the adults are sending people to the Shahe River."
"General Shen? We don't have many generals with the last name Shen in our Duan Dynasty. The only one who could cause such a big commotion is General Shen Yu, right?"
"That should be it."
The two mentioned Shen Yu and talked about the gossip that everyone was concerned about. With the death of King Anding in a foreign land, the Shen family has begun to decline.
Wenwan was distracted but in a daze.
She stared at the window with her eyes wide open, her face as pale as paper. She ignored everything and hysterically yelled at the people outside:
"What did you say? What happened to Shen Yu? If you let me go, I have money. I will give you more money than you can spend in your lifetime!"
She yelled and moved towards the window.
The floor of the woodshed was bumpy and littered with scattered dry branches. When she struggled to the window, which was only a few steps away, her face was covered with red scratches, looking horrible.
The two people who were talking outside the window heard the noise and immediately came into the house to check.
The servant held the uneaten steamed bun in one hand and a lantern in the other.
The candlelight shone on Wenwan's face. Perhaps it was her ferocious expression and the crisscrossing red marks on her skin that were too scary. The servant was so frightened that his hand holding the lantern trembled.
"Why are you shaking? You've even put out the lantern! Is that all the courage you have?" the young man said coldly.
The servant said aggrievedly, "If I were brave enough, I wouldn't be an errand boy, but a bodyguard like my second brother."
"You're still talking back? Otherwise, the master would say that you are impetuous and unstable, and you need to gain a few more years of experience."
The two of them exchanged a few words, and when they re-lit the lantern, a strange fragrance wafted past. Before they could react, they felt their whole bodies go limp.
The servant couldn't even hold up the lantern and collapsed to the ground. The young man next to him was not much better off and slowly slid down the wall.
When Wen Wan was tied up, the dagger hidden in her sleeve was taken away by them. Fortunately, there was a special sleeping drug hidden in the secret compartment of her bracelet, which finally came in handy at the critical moment.
Just as the servant was about to call for help, Wen Wan sneered:
"If you dare to make a sound, I won't give you the antidote even if I die! At worst, we can die together!"
The servant was frightened and hesitated for a moment.
The young man at the side was not threatened by Wen Wan at all, and started yelling at the top of his voice:
"Someone come quickly! This woman is trying to escape!"
After yelling, the young man looked in Wen Wan's direction and said, "The master asked us to tie you up. Even if I die, I will complete the mission! Don't even think about running away!"
Wen Wan: “…”
What a fearless young man you are! Your master has given you so many benefits that you are so devoted to him.
The servant reacted and curled his lips in dismay, echoing, "Yes, yes, we, we are not afraid of death..."
What he said was quite good, but his tone was a little soft.
Wen Wan had used all her remaining methods, but she still couldn't escape, so she could only give up.
She sighed, "Forget it, if I can't escape, I won't run away. I just heard from you that my general has disappeared and his life or death is unknown. If he's dead, there's no point in me living. I'll just die."
When the young man and the servant heard this, they were stunned at first, then they reacted.
The young man suddenly realized, "Oh right, you are General Shen's concubine. It is natural for you to be anxious when General Shen falls into trouble."
He sighed again, "Poor General Shen! If he hadn't frightened the people of Mobei by killing them, how could we have had peace on the border of Duanchao in the past few years?"
They say that you are like your master.
When it came to a matter of life and death, the young man was willing to risk his own life and did not make things difficult for a woman like her. He was quite courageous.
I think this young man’s master is not a bad person.
Thinking of this, Wen Wan decided to change her strategy and said in a deep voice, "The incense powder I used just now was just an ordinary drug. After a while, the effect will naturally fade away. It's not poison, so you don't have to worry about your lives."
Seeing her take the initiative to confess, they were both stunned.
Especially the servant, he almost cried for joy.
Soon, the old man with the pipe brought a group of people to the woodshed. He was also surprised when he saw the situation.
He didn't expect that Wen Wan, even though she was a prisoner, could still take down two people.
The two men told the old man in detail what had just happened.
The old man directed the others to help the servant and the young man up, "Send them back to their rooms first, and then find a doctor to take a look."
After they left, the old man squatted in front of Wen Wan.
"For the sake of General Shen, I won't bother with you about this matter. After all, when the master comes, he will have the final say on how to deal with you."
After a pause, he continued, "However, I still want to advise you that a person's fate is predetermined. We, the people of the Duan Dynasty, all hope that General Shen will be safe. However, if General Shen really does get into an accident, you should also be more open-minded. After all, people must always look forward and take one step at a time."
Look forward and take one step at a time?
Wenwan lay weakly on the ground, tears falling from the corners of her eyes.
It's easy to say, but the reason why we are human is that we always have some uncontrollable emotions.
Just like at this moment, whenever Wen Wan thought of Shen Yu dying silently somewhere, she felt her heart ache as if it would stop immediately.
“Shen Yu!”
Wen Wan kept murmuring these two words, as if only this could keep her sane and sober.
She didn't know how long she had been crying. She only heard the sound of horse hooves getting closer in a daze.
The originally quiet yard became lively again.
When the people in the yard heard the sound of horse hooves, they put on their clothes and stood up. Soon, a lot of people gathered in the yard.
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