Miao Xiang's heart jumped: "Could it be that Zi Qiao bumped her head and fainted?"
Wei Shuwan had the same guess, so she told Miaoxiang to continue squatting, and she stepped on Miaoxiang's shoulders to reach the window and climbed inside.
Outside, it wasn't quite dark yet, but inside the tightly closed house, it was so dark that it was difficult to see anything. Wei Shuwan jumped into the house and rolled twice before stopping. She stood up, her body feeling like it was about to fall apart, took out her flint and steel sheath, lit it, and began searching for Zi Qiao.
However, Zi Qiao was not in this room.
Wei Shuwan had no choice but to hold up that tiny spark of light and search the other rooms, calling out softly as she went, "Zi Qiao?"
Are you there, Ziqiao?
There has still been no response.
Wei Shuwan gritted her teeth and searched the other rooms as well, but couldn't find Zi Qiao anywhere. It was as if she were watching a magic trick where someone could suddenly appear out of nowhere!
Since she couldn't find anyone, Wei Shuwan began to scan the suspicious items in the house and found that the furnishings were actually very simple. Apart from a few essential household items, there was a pile of things covered with a plain cloth in the kitchen.
She stepped forward with the lamp in hand, her heart pounding with trepidation, and suddenly ripped off the plain cloth!
What was covered underneath were several large boxes. And the design of these large boxes instantly overlapped with a certain point in her memory.
Yes, these are exactly the same boxes she saw at the bottom of the pool when she fell into the water!
Upon closer inspection, these boxes were sealed with wax, indicating that they were indeed intended to be submerged in water.
What's inside?
With this question in mind, Wei Shuwan's heart pounded wildly. She reached out her trembling hand, melted the wax with the flame, then carefully placed the lid on the box and pushed it open with force...
The items inside were all carefully wrapped in tarpaulin. Without even opening them, Wei Shuwan had already taken them out. It was a long knife!
Startled, she dropped the flint and steel, and the only glimmer of light was instantly extinguished in the darkness. She suddenly understood; all the previous confusion and strangeness now connected, and a crystal-clear answer came to her mind!
Her so-called "benefactor" was none other than Li Qingchen—the future Prince of Qiaochuan, whom even the emperor would call his godfather!
His rescue of her wasn't out of any sense of justice, but rather out of fear that she would discover the underwater secret. Those boxes underwater contained weapons powerful enough to alter the fate of the Great Ye Kingdom—his trump cards for victory.
It turns out his position as regent in his past life wasn't easily obtained; he had been secretly accumulating power all along. However, while he harbored the desire to rebel, his wings were not yet fully grown, and she, who had stumbled into the situation, became a variable before the time was ripe.
He saw her as a threat...
So when she encountered the assassin last time, the other party admitted that they were sent by the Prince's Mansion. Could it be that she was mistaken? The assassin was not from the Prince Jing's Mansion at all, but from the Prince Qiaochuan's Mansion.
No wonder the assassin never fought back after he appeared, and was able to easily escape from him. It turns out that he was in control of all of this!
He genuinely considered killing her to silence her.
Wei Shuwan instinctively covered her mouth with her hand, as if remaining silent would ensure her safety. But she quickly realized that this was not a safe place to stay and that she had to leave immediately.
She forced herself to remain calm, knowing that if she left like this, she would inevitably be exposed, and this time Li Qingchen would definitely not let her go. Therefore, before leaving, she had to put everything back in its place to ensure that Li Qingchen would not find out.
So she bent down and groped around on the ground, relit the flint and steel, closed the lid of the box, melted the broken wax seal, and scraped it smooth again.
After restoring everything to its original state, she set off to leave.
Leaving was not as easy as coming in. Miao Xiang was there to help her outside, but it was difficult to find anything useful inside. If she dragged the box over, it would eventually be exposed.
Wei Shuwan scanned the items in the room, finally fixing her gaze on an old fishing net.
She quickly tore off a piece of the fishing net and threw it onto the window. After repeating this several times, the net finally snagged on the window frame, thus becoming a rope she could climb.
Wei Shuwan gripped the rope and climbed upwards with all her might. Just as her hand finally reached the window frame, the fishing net suddenly snapped!
She hung on the window for a moment with only her thin arm, but eventually, she lost her grip due to exhaustion and fell back into the room.
In the instant she fell, Wei Shuwan recalled the fall she had taken when she climbed in earlier; even though she had been somewhat prepared, she had almost broken her body. This time, falling without warning, she feared she wouldn't have the strength to climb back up.
Unexpectedly, the stone floor was not as hard as the first time; instead, it felt like a soft blanket gently catching her.
Wei Shuwan curled up in that "velvet blanket" for a long time, feeling increasingly strange. Suddenly she came to her senses, her heart skipped a beat, and a chill ran down her back...
She slowly and nervously opened her eyes. Sure enough, the lights in the room had been turned on at some point. As her eyes were stung by the candlelight, she also met a pair of dark, deep eyes.
This is no "velvet blanket," it's clearly the embrace of the King of Hell!
Upon realizing that she had been caught by Li Qingchen's hands, Wei Shuwan's first reaction was to get away from him. However, her legs were trembling in mid-air and she couldn't muster any strength, feeling completely unlike her own.
At this moment, Li Qingchen took the initiative to put her down, watching as her legs went weak and she staggered backward a few steps before finally leaning against the wall to barely stand.
"You saw it all?" His voice was low and unpredictable.
Before Wei Shuwan could reply, another voice burst in: "She must know everything, Your Highness. We can't let her live this time!"
"Yes, Your Highness, kill her to prevent future troubles!"
...
Amidst the shouts of fighting and killing, Wei Shuwan noticed that there were more than a dozen people standing behind Li Qingchen. They were all dressed as farmers and hunters, and some of their faces were familiar to her. They were the ones she had talked to when she asked for directions.
Wei Shuwan swallowed hard, her gaze finally settling on one person. The man's triangular eyes possessed a chilling, piercing quality, making him extremely distinctive. She couldn't be mistaken; this was the assassin from last time!
These people were indeed his subordinates...
Wei Shuwan shifted her gaze to Li Qingchen, unsure whether to feel fear or disappointment. She had previously worried so much about him, fearing that she might offend the Jing Prince's mansion and bring disaster upon herself and him…
For so long, it has been like trying to get something from a tiger.
"Are you... going to kill me?" she asked the person opposite her, her voice trembling.
Li Qingchen's dark eyes were filled with vicissitudes and worries. "I warned you long ago, so you would forget what you have seen."
"I...I know you won't let me go, but could you please promise me that I'll end it all myself?"
Seeing that Li Qingchen remained noncommittal, Wei Shuwan took it as an agreement, so she moved slowly along the wall, her eyes fixed on the short blade on the table.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on her, their weapons drawn, ready to fight back if she grabbed the dagger. However, Wei Shuwan's target wasn't the dagger at all. The instant her hand reached for it, she changed direction, grabbed a lampstand from the table, and hurled it at the men opposite her!
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