Chapter 30: Manor Owner "If it were me, I wouldn't do these things to make Madam...
Jiang Li was about to follow Yun Si when the servant suddenly stopped her and said, "Excuse me, young lady. My master said only male relatives can go."
Jiang Li looked around and found that she was the only woman in the room.
Yun Si smoothed her hair and said, "In that case, sister, please stay here. I'll be back soon."
The door was gently closed by the last servant who left, blocking out the receding footsteps outside. The dining room instantly fell into a suffocating silence. Only the untouched, no longer steaming bowls of "soul-calming soup" on the table, emitting a faint, slightly sweet and fishy aroma, silently reminded them of the strangeness of this place.
The sound of rain seemed to be isolated outside, and the only sounds in the hall were Jiang Li's own breathing and heartbeat, which seemed particularly clear in the empty space.
It was not advisable to stay here for long, so she decided to leave the house first.
The moment I opened the door, the chilly rain lashed me in the face. It poured down like a torrential downpour.
She was walking back to her room along the corridor when she suddenly saw a figure in green in the distance.
He was tall and straight, dressed in a spotless, pale blue brocade robe. He toyed with a lustrous white jade ring in his hand, his posture relaxed and elegant. The wind blew his unbound black hair, a stark contrast to the lifeless Zhuangzi.
Jiang Li stopped and subconsciously wanted to move away.
But that person suddenly looked up.
On a very young face, there are slanted sword-like eyebrows, a high nose bridge, thin lips slightly pursed, a pair of eyes, as deep as a cold pond, and his whole body reveals the nobility of a young master from a noble family.
Jiang Li looked him up and down and could only tell that this person was not an ordinary person.
"Young lady?" The man in green spoke with a clear and pleasant voice, and walked towards him with a leisurely pace.
Jiang Li didn't think of leaving until the man was right in front of her. But the moment she came to her senses and saw him, she couldn't help but feel nervous.
My heart is beating fast.
It’s so weird… Jiang Li stared at him in a daze.
With a smile in his eyes, he whispered, "Miss, where are you going? I can help you find the way."
"Who are you?" The voice was almost squeezed out of his throat.
"I am..." He paused and said, "A passerby of the girl."
Jiang Li was still apprehensive about someone suddenly approaching him, but he maintained a friendly demeanor, "No need, I can find it."
The man ignored her and continued, "At the end of this place, there's a house on the left and the exit on the right. This exit faces a forest, and the terrain is complex, making it easy to get lost. But as long as you keep walking in one direction, you'll be out."
"Girl, please don't take the wrong path."
After the man finished speaking, he walked away from Jiang Li.
Jiang Li's heart tightened: "I wonder when my husband will come back?"
"Husband?" The man in white was stunned. "Which girl are you referring to?"
Jiang Li looked at him and said, "Yun Si, the man from Miaojiang."
The man in green suddenly smiled. "It's very humid here, young lady... no, madam. Madam, why don't you come with me to the flower hall and sit for a while? They've just brewed this year's Mingqian Longjing tea there, and the aroma is just delightful."
After saying this, he leaned slightly to the side, making an inviting gesture, his cuffs swaying slightly with the movement.
However, the moment the cuffs turned up, Jiang Li saw an extremely glaring dark red stain on the hem of the sleeves.
It's blood.
Her heart was still beating fast, but it was beating differently than before.
The leader didn't seem to notice Jiang Li's unusual behavior, still waiting for her answer with a smile. However, a cold light, like a venomous snake locking onto its prey, flashed in his deep eyes.
Jiang Li replied, "It is better to obey than to be respectful."
Jiang Li followed all the way. The man in front of him walked steadily but elegantly.
She didn't know what this person was up to, but her intuition told her that this person seemed very important to her.
The man stopped at a flower hall and sat on a stool: "Madam, please sit down."
Jiang Li looked around and got straight to the point: "Sir, can you speak frankly now?"
The man produced a folding fan from nowhere and held it in front of his neck. "Madam, how old do you think I am now?"
Jiang Li was puzzled, but still answered truthfully: "Eighteen or nineteen."
The man just laughed and didn't say whether the answer was right or not: "My surname is Luo, and I am the owner of this manor."
Jiang Li was not surprised.
If Yun Si had not misled her that the owner of the manor was a man with a green face and fangs, she would have guessed it right the first time.
Jiang Li thanked him: "Thank you very much, Master Luo. I have something else to do, so I have to go back first."
"Don't be impatient." Manor Master Luo fanned the fan in front of him. "Madam, would you like to take another look?"
Jiang Li looked in the direction he was pointing, and saw a group of people lying behind the curtain, including Yun Si...
They were buried in flowers and slept peacefully.
Her intuition told her that it was not a good thing for them to be in there.
Jiang Li stared at Yun Si's face in a daze. Wasn't he very powerful? Why was he lying in there with them?
Manor Master Luo spoke again, confirming Jiang Li's suspicions: "These flowers of mine need something from them to survive."
But why did he let her see all this and tell her so much?
"I have always been kind to women." Manor Master Luo closed the fan, placed it across her chin, and lifted it gently.
"You want me to leave here and keep your secret?"
Manor Master Luo laughed and said, "Smart!"
Jiang Li reached out and pushed the fan away: "My husband is still in your hands. How can I abandon him if you ask me to?"
"Hmm?" The man was puzzled. "Madam, are you sincere?"
That look made her feel uneasy.
Jiang Li didn't expect him to actually guess it, but if she didn't tell him, who would know? She continued to pretend, "Why do you think so?"
"When Madam saw me, her heart beat so fast that I thought she was attracted to me..." He shook his head and said regretfully, "I thought we met too late..."
It was indeed strange, why was she suddenly nervous?
The man in front of her was still gentle and elegant, but she couldn't help but feel scared.
"My husband is the only one in my heart. Please be careful with your words." Jiang Li looked at the unconscious man. "What is your intention in deliberately luring me away?"
"I mean, if you're afraid I'll reveal the secret, you could just keep it from me, or kill me to silence me. Why do you insist on having me leave here?"
"Madam, you might as well ask your husband about this." He suddenly lowered his voice and said, "If it were me, I would never do anything to make you sad."
"Now that I know your secret, I will not leave and will tell them your secret."
She realized it was Yun Si's plan again! Yun Si even teamed up with outsiders to deceive her!
"Madam, please do as you please." He said in a nonchalant tone, "Since I've told you, I'm not afraid of others knowing."
So why did he say so much in the beginning? What was his intention?
Jiang Li was full of doubts but without saying anything, he just got up and left.
Fortunately, she was cautious and played this role no matter who she was in front of. If she had made it clear that she was leaving, who knows what would have happened.
Jiang Li walked to the end of the corridor and stopped. After hesitating for a moment, she turned to the right.
She wondered what the forest that made people get lost looked like.
She was halfway there when there was no corridor to shelter her from the rain, so she turned back.
When she returned, she bumped into Yun Si. He immediately responded with a sarcastic tone, "What a good plan! What a trick!"
Yun Si was confused and asked, "What happened to my sister?"
"To test me, you even used a complete stranger, just to set me up?" She said, not forgetting to express her feelings, "I'm still worried about your safety!"
"What stranger? What is my sister talking about?" He really seemed to understand nothing.
Jiang Li's eyes were filled with disbelief: "Master Luo has already told me, are you still trying to hide it from me?"
Yun Si asked, "Master Luo? Have you seen him?"
"Are you still going to hide this from me?" Seeing that he still refused to tell her, Jiang Li pointed it out directly, "You're still lying to me about this guy with a green face and fangs!"
"Yes, I was just kidding." Yun Si confessed, "That guy is pretty, and I was afraid my sister would like him."
Although Jiang Li laughed at his words, he still pretended to be stern: "Am I such a superficial person in your eyes?"
"Am I not an example? If I hadn't been born with this appearance, Sister wouldn't even look at me." Yun Si continued, "Sister's mouth can lie, but her eyes can't. Every time she looks at me, it's clear that Sister likes me!"
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Jiang Li chose not to discuss the matter further: "Where are you going? Can you tell me what happened?"
Yun Si said, "We followed the servants and met the owner of the manor. We chatted for a while, drank some tea, and then returned."
?
Jiang Li was shocked after hearing this.
This was clearly different from the scene he had seen...
Her mind was confused. Something was wrong. What was going on?
Yun Si noticed her strangeness and reached out to hold her shoulders: "What's wrong, sister?"
"I..." Jiang Li looked at him, "Tell me everything you know!"
"Okay." Yun Si pulled her and walked towards the room.
The moment he returned to the room, Yun Si snapped his fingers without saying a word.
The person in front of him went limp and fell into his arms.
Who cast a spell on her?
Yun Si frowned, touched her wrist, and was stunned?
Love Gu? No, what kind of Gu is this?
Jiang Li has the natal Gu planted by him in his body. Once other Gu insects approach, their effects will automatically weaken.
It didn't take much effort for him to remove the poison now.
How bizarre! He had been away for just a short while, and Jiang Li suddenly became suspicious, even saying that he was colluding with the manor owner or something...
This place was nearly a massacre. He knew the noise last night was a murder. Since it didn't concern him, he naturally wouldn't make any unnecessary moves. He didn't tell Jiang Li because he was afraid she would think too much.
He had met the manor owner today, and he didn't have any poisonous insects on him. But Jiang Li told him that she had met the owner of the manor. If it wasn't him, who could have put the poison on Jiang Li?
"Asi..." Jiang Li rubbed his eyes and sat up.
Yun Si came back to his senses and asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell?"
Jiang Li looked at him and said, "I have a guess..."
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