Chapter 227 Yun Chen Disappears
Coming out of the central hall, Yun Chen, regardless of his injuries, simply turned over, mounted the wolf-slaying colt, and rushed out of the mansion.
Huo Gannian came this time in a carriage instead of riding a horse.
By the time he caught a horse from the Yun Mansion and chased out, Yun Chen was nowhere to be seen.
Yun Chen is not a reckless person, but this time when she returned to the Yun Mansion, she suddenly became impulsive and willful like a child.
As a bystander, Huo Gannian saw it clearly, especially when Yun Chen looked at Yun Zhongjun. Huo Gannian clearly read the grievance, disappointment, resentment, and unwillingness in his eyes... intertwined into a heavy pain that lasted for years and made her unspeakable.
Huo Gannian rode his horse around Guangyuan City twice but didn't even see Yun Chen's shadow, so he had to order Ye Yan to quickly go to several Huo Gang branches in the city to mobilize helpers.
When seeing the people from the Huo Gang running around in a hurry, busy looking for Yun Chen, Yun Zhongjun angrily cursed, "Don't pay any attention to them! This evil creature has been like this since he was a child!" At the same time, he said to Zhang Jiuzhi:
"Send two hundred people from the mansion to go with the Huo Gang—no, everyone should go!"
Hundreds of people searched inside and outside the city for a whole day, but still could not find any sign of Yun Chen.
Yun Chen was not the foolish person who would punish others by hurting herself. Huo Gannian was not worried that she would be unable to get over it, but was only worried that the whip wounds on her body had not healed.
Although it is only physical pain, there is still a risk of high fever and suppuration.
In addition, she had been depressed for many years, and this beating exacerbated her heartache. I'm afraid it will take a long time for her to recover.
Thinking of this, Huo Gannian became extremely anxious and whipped the horse under him, making it neigh and gallop wildly.
Seeing that the sky was getting darker, Huo Gannian galloped on his horse. When he passed a Taoist temple not far outside the city, a gust of fresh and fragrant wind blew towards him.
In the flourishing sea of faded blue flowers, a familiar figure stands tall.
Huo Gannian hurriedly reined in his horse, and after it came to a complete stop, he said to Shan Ji:
"Yun Chen is missing and can't be found anywhere!"
Shan Ji crossed his arms, the corners of his mouth drooping slightly, his eyes sharp and reprimanding, "The whole city is looking for her. I've heard about such a big commotion a long time ago! Why don't you think highly of her?!"
Huo Gannian showed a guilty look on his face, dismounted, saluted Shan Ji with a fist, and said:
"Brother, it's my fault. I'll let you scold and punish me later. But it's getting dark now, and Chen'er is injured. He really can't stay out alone overnight. Do you know where Chen'er will be?"
The word "big brother" immediately made Shan Ji's expression relax a lot.
Shan Ji glanced at Huo Gannian and asked, "Do you know everything?"
Huo Gannian had no intention of lying, nor did he see any need to. After knowing that Yun Chen came from the Yun Clan of Youzhou, it would be too easy for the Huo Gang to investigate those old facts.
He not only knew that Shan Ji was Yun Chen's half-brother, but also that he was the son of Yun Chen's mother, Shen Youning, and a gambler named Hu before she married into the Yun family.
He even deduced some things that only Shan Ji himself knew.
Huo Gannian said, "Don't blame me, big brother. This is about Chen'er, and I always want to know as many details as possible. By the way, there is an old case in Guangyuan City. Eleven years ago, a father and son surnamed Hu were killed in Yuxiang, west of the city. The father was beheaded and the son disappeared. I came to Guangyuan City this time and brought a body to surrender."
Shan Ji became interested and raised an eyebrow, asking, "How do you pretend to surrender?"
Huo Gannian laughed and said, "They made a guard register for the Huo Gang, forged records from the past eleven years, and then made up a pretext for murder and arson, saying that the Huo Gang was dealing with a traitor. During the interrogation, they uncovered an old case. The traitor had been a bandit before joining the Huo Gang and had murdered a father and son in Guangyuan City, Youzhou. Seeing someone come forward to turn themselves in, this long-standing case was finally closed, and the Guangyuan City governor was very happy."
Shan Ji then asked, "Does the governor believe it so easily?"
Seeing Huo Gannian smiling without saying anything, he knew that if this matter was to be done perfectly and convincingly, it would not be as easy as he said.
Shan Ji snorted softly, his expression finally warming up. "You're a good boy. This matter is not trivial, and it's not easy to handle. After all, those coroners and officials are not all drunkards and fools. I accept your gift."
Huo Gannian bowed again, then said with a hint of meaning, "Brother, you're joking. I just told you a trivial story. You'll forget it once you hear it. From now on, there are no longer any Hu Shoujiang or Hu Ye, father and son. They were both killed by black-hearted bandits eleven years ago."
Shan Ji nodded, "Yes, there is only Shan Ji in this world, no one else."
The absence of a father and son with the surname Hu also means that Yun Chen will only know his childhood playmate "General Flying Fish" and not his biological brother who is related by blood.
This is the protection of Shan Ji.
He silently swallowed all the blood and tears that were more bitter than Yun Chen's, and in a corner that Yun Chen would never know, he protected her most vulnerable part.
"The Yun family has a grassland horse farm called 'Sea of Mountains', where there is a meadow full of bellflowers. More than ten years ago, she ran away from the house after being beaten, and I found her there. You can go and give it a try." Shan Ji said.
Huo Gannian quickly jumped on his horse and didn't dare to stay any longer.
As he was about to leave, he noticed a solitary grave under a crabapple tree nearby. It seemed so familiar that he couldn't help but take a few more glances at it. Then he whipped his horse vigorously and headed towards the direction of the Shanzhihai grassland.
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