Upon hearing this, the guard thought for a moment, then his eyes widened and he said excitedly, "I know that. There are many hidden talents and extraordinary abilities among you martial artists."
Does the young lady possess some kind of secret art, capable of determining whether the young master is alive or dead simply by examining the lady's hair and fingernails? And if he is still alive, could she even calculate his location?
Huh? This?
Hong Xiaoduo was both amused and exasperated, but then she thought about it. She was already struggling with how to explain the purpose of asking for women's hair and nails, and the guard had figured it out himself. Although it was ridiculous, it saved her trouble. She didn't have to rack her brains to lie and deceive people. So it was fine!
"Please wait a moment, young lady. I'll have the maid take it right away. By the way, is there any particular way to do this? Which part of the hair should be taken? The nail from the left or right hand? Men should take it from the left and women from the right, so it should be the right hand, right?" The guard immediately responded, and seemed quite excited.
"What kind of nonsense is this?" Hong Xiaoduo quickly said, "Of course there are rules. Only those that I personally retrieve are useful."
"Please, young lady." The guard, without the slightest suspicion, gestured for Hong Xiaoduo to get into the carriage.
After Hong Xiaoduo entered the carriage, the maid watched in bewilderment as she took strands of the lady's hair and trimmed her nails. When she tried to stop her, the guard whispered his understanding of what she meant to the maid.
The maid was shocked. She looked at Hong Xiaoduo with admiration. She was so young, yet she knew such a secret technique!
Under the intense gazes of the two men, Hong Xiaoduo successfully obtained the woman's hair and fingernails. After thinking for a moment, seeing the bloodstains seeping from the cloth wrapped around the woman's neck, she cut off a bit of the bloodstained cloth to be on the safe side. She then wrapped all three items together in a clean handkerchief and put them into her sleeve pocket.
That's right, she wanted Old Man Luo to help her get a paternity test for the woman and Kaiyang.
However, she didn't know much about this, so she only took three items.
"Tell her when she wakes up not to make a fuss. She can come to the inn to find us again, but only after we've woken up." Before leaving the carriage, Hong Xiaoduo instructed the guards and servants.
Ah? Can Madam see that young master again tomorrow? But even if it makes Madam happy for one more day, what good is it? In the end, it's still... sigh!
The guards and servants had very mixed feelings.
Having obtained what she needed, Hong Xiaoduo alighted from the carriage and watched them leave. She then sensed that, besides Feiyan at the door, someone else was watching her. Looking up, she indeed saw Quan Jinghuai and a few boys by the window.
"It's alright, go and rest. Whoever wakes up first at dawn, or whoever is hungry, can find something to eat." After saying that, Hong Xiaoduo followed Feiyan into the inn and returned to her room. Kaiyang had already gone back to his room.
After closing the door, Hong Xiaoduo told Feiyan and Yuheng to go to sleep as well. She then returned to her bedside, lay down fully clothed, closed her eyes, and mentally entered her spatial dimension...
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