Chapter 818 The Truth - Clues
Mu Fan seemed not to hear Gu Shuyan's voice. He had been gone for so long and brought back so many people, so naturally he needed to report to the old man.
As for Gu Shuyan, she's like a little kitten with its claws outstretched; it's good to let her vent her frustrations instead of letting her pent up.
Thinking this, Mu Fan's steps became lighter and lighter. When he arrived at the forbidden area he had mentioned, the gatekeeper bowed to him as soon as he arrived.
Jin went straight to the innermost room. Mu Fan knocked on the door first, and after receiving the old man's permission, he slowly walked in.
"how's it going?"
The old man was intently fiddling with something in his hands. When he saw Mu Fan come in, he simply asked him this question.
Upon hearing this, Mu Fan replied, "We haven't found any trace of them. It seems they've gone back."
"I need a few more days. Keep a close eye on things these days and report any unusual activity to me immediately."
After the old man finished speaking, he once again devoted himself to what he was doing. Mu Fan originally wanted to mention bringing people back, but seeing this, he couldn't help but shut his mouth.
When Yun Yichen woke up early and saw the white expanse opposite him, his already anxious heart was inexplicably filled with even more irritation.
"Zhong Lin, send two people to check around and see when the snow will melt."
Footprints are easily left in the snow, and on a day when it had just snowed heavily, he naturally couldn't send anyone to Jade Peak Mountain to investigate.
Zhong Lin knew his master was anxious, and he couldn't help but feel anxious as well.
So, Zhong Lin gritted his teeth and simply took a small team with him to go down to Yufeng Mountain to check the situation.
There is a main road at the foot of Yufeng Mountain. They had explored it before, but because there were very few people on this road, they only stayed for a short time each time.
Today, heavy snow has fallen, and the snow on the mountain is extremely thick. This makes them easy to spot, but it also makes it easier to find traces of others.
As soon as Zhong Lin led the group to the foot of the mountain, they saw a horse-drawn carriage lying on its back not far away. Judging from the wheel tracks, it must have come from their direction.
"Who would drive a horse-drawn carriage here in this weather?"
The speaker was a soldier that Yun Yichen had brought from the frontier. Zhong Lin looked over and a bad feeling welled up in his heart.
It's really impractical to stop the carriage here at this time.
"stop!"
Zhong Lin quickly called out to his companions who were walking forward. The others looked at him in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"Who do you think would drive a carriage here in this heavy snow, and then, by sheer coincidence, overturn at the foot of this mountain?"
Zhong Lin's question aroused suspicion among the crowd, and when they looked at the carriage again, everyone's hearts were in their throats.
In their eyes, the carriage instantly became a trap, a trap that would plunge them into an abyss as soon as they passed by.
But if they didn't go, who knew if there would be any other clues? Everyone looked at each other, and finally their eyes all fell on Zhong Lin.
Why are you all staring at me?
Zhong Lin shrank back, and the soldiers said in unison, "Guard Zhong brought us here, aren't you going to go and see for yourself?"
Good grief, a bunch of people have pushed all the dangerous things onto themselves. Even though he was the one who asked them to come in the first place, they can't be this disloyal!
"I brought you here to investigate clues, not to look at the carriage."
Zhong Lin didn't want to risk going there himself, but pairs of eyes were fixed on him, silently saying, "Isn't that carriage the clue?"
Feeling somewhat helpless under their gazes, Zhong Lin gritted his teeth, pointed at the group of disloyal fellows, and said fiercely, "I shouldn't have brought you guys along."
As Zhong Lin spoke, he straightened his not-so-disheveled clothes and strode toward the carriage. He had a reckless expression on his face, but when he actually got to the carriage, he couldn't help but shrink back a little.
"Oh my god! I hope there's nothing weird or strange on this carriage!"
As Zhong Lin spoke, he slowly stepped forward and lifted the curtain. Inside, there was nothing special except for the appearance of an ordinary carriage.
Zhong Lin breathed a sigh of relief and was about to lower the carriage curtain to go back when something in the corner caught his attention.
This thing seems familiar!
Zhong Lin picked up the item from the carriage and rubbed it in his hand. Suddenly, Zhong Lin's expression changed to one of shock.
"Oh no, oh no, why are they here?"
Zhong Lin almost cried out. He quickly looked around and then a row of indistinct footsteps appeared in front of him.
He went up to take a look and saw that the footsteps were in a regular pattern of going uphill, and judging from the size of the footprints, there were both men and women among them.
Seeing this, Zhong Lin became even more convinced of his idea. The bead on the hairpin that he had given to Wuyin before leaving home, the set of footprints with both men and women, and the footprints that were heading towards Yufeng Mountain—all of this was enough to prove that Wuyin or Madam Lian had come to Yufeng Mountain.
Having received this extremely unwelcome decision, Zhong Lin dared not delay any longer.
He ran quickly toward the crowd waiting there, and without explaining anything to them, he led them back.
In fact, Zhong Lin really wanted to follow in their footsteps and go into the mountains, but the terrain on Yufeng Mountain was complicated. If he went into the mountains rashly, he might not be able to find Wuyin and the others, and he might even put himself in danger.
The best course of action now is to report the matter to our master first, and then let him decide what to do.
Once he made up his mind, Zhong Lin moved with incredible speed, and the other soldiers struggled to catch up, but they couldn't keep up with him at all.
"Does this person walk that fast?"
The soldiers had always lived and ate with Zhong Lin, and had never been so surprised as they were now. In their eyes, Zhong Lin was just a guard who was no better than them.
Only now did they finally understand why Zhong Lin could become the personal bodyguard of the current Grand Secretary.
As soon as Zhong Lin returned to his residence, he pushed open Yun Yichen's door.
"master!"
Zhong Lin's flustered appearance startled Yun Yichen.
"What's wrong? Did you find something?"
Zhong Lin took out the beads from his hand and handed them to Yun Yichen.
"This is something I gave to Wuyin before I came here. I suspect that Madam and Wuyin went to Yufeng Mountain."
Zhong Lin succinctly expressed his thoughts.
Upon hearing this, Yun Yichen's heart tightened. Come to think of it, it seemed like he hadn't received a reply from Gu Shuyan for quite some time. Could it be that she really came?
Based on Yun Yichen's understanding of Gu Shuyan, this possibility is quite high.
Where did you find this?
Yun Yichen touched the bead, then handed it back to Zhong Lin.
Zhong Lin put the bead away and hurriedly replied, "Just now, I took a few brothers to the foot of Jade Peak Mountain. We found it in an overturned carriage at the foot of Jade Peak Mountain."
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