Chapter 498 Stunned

Chapter 498 Stunned

Chapter 498 Stunned
After the two of them ended their contact, Fan Wuzhe felt melancholy for a while. As he said before, he was worried that what the other party asked him to do was not a good thing.

Looking at the bright scene outside the window, he, who had just gone out, didn't want to go out anymore as he felt tired.

But soon Dong Liangze came, knocked on the door, and called him, "Cousin, it's time for breakfast."

Want to eat again? Fan Wuzhe didn't know when he became so averse to eating. He actually wanted to ask the whole family, is there no one who thinks that the cousin's cooking skills are really not that good? If everyone respects the cousin's work so much, it might not be easy for her to improve.

What he didn't know was that there were people who praised Dong Liangyi's cooking skills to his face and liked to come and eat there, such as Wu Jinliang.

It’s just that Wu Jinliang is smarter and brings his own food.

Although some opinions can only be kept in mind, Fan Wuzhe will also respect the fruits of his cousin's labor on the surface, becoming one of the obstacles that prevent his cousin from making progress. He only heard him happily respond: "I'm coming."

The door opened, and he went to the kitchen with Dong Liangze outside, laughing.

And there were some exceptional criticisms at the dinner table today.

The host has good family education and always introduces the elders to use chopsticks during meals.

Dong Wenshu took a bite of food and immediately frowned. He raised his eyes, stared at Dong Liangyi and sighed, "Big girl, did you knock over the salt jar today?"

Dong Liangyi, who was a little distracted, uttered an "ah" and tried to ask, "Is it salty?"

Dong Wenshu nodded, letting her taste it herself.

Dong Liangze was still a teenager at heart. He immediately picked up his chopsticks and tried it first. Then he frowned, "Big sister, remove the word 'ma'. It will definitely be salty."

Others also started to pick up their chopsticks, and finally, there were a series of laughable and embarrassing noises.

Dong Liangyi felt embarrassed after trying it, and quickly left to change the side dishes for everyone. While hiding in the kitchen in a hurry, even her ears turned red, and she bit her lips with silver teeth. She secretly blamed Shi Chun for talking nonsense, which made her distracted and didn't realize she put too much salt.

She really wanted to ask her younger brother to give the dishes with too much salt to Shi Chun, but she was just malicious in her heart and finally did not dare to do it.

For a family who lives a simple life, they eat what they want, so whether the food is salty or bland is not a big deal.

The blockade of Dazhi City has been lifted, and the news spread on the streets has also reached the dinner table. Dong Wenshu still reminded his family to be careful, as the incident has not yet passed, and try not to run around unless necessary.

But Fan Wuzhe really had to run around, and when he took a short break after dinner, his turbulent emotions could not be calmed down.

The top of the mountain in the city, which represents the highest power, is also not as peaceful as it seems.

"City Lord, there is news from outside spies that a group of strong men from Piliang Mountain were suddenly taken by the big boss to the outskirts of Dazha City to set up a trap and ambush."

"City Lord, Lou Tixia has already reached the tower of the East City Gate. The inner court is still strengthening the inspection. There are no unusual movements. Only the tax supervisor Mei You is running diligently beside him."

"City Lord, Lou Tixia secretly summoned a 'Mother and Child Dharma Plate' and moved it to the tower of the East City Gate."

"City Lord, Lou Tixia has someone prepare a fine unicorn with a black cloth tied to its tail at the east city gate. I wonder what it's for."

The maids from the City Lord's Mansion appeared in front of Li Xianghong from time to time, constantly reporting the new information she had learned.

"A thin unicorn with a black cloth tied to its tail. Could it be that Lou Xiu is really going to make a deal with the kidnappers to save Huang Yingying?" Bai Qiru, who was listening, muttered hesitantly.

Not to mention her, Li Xianghong was also becoming more and more confused, but she was still skeptical about the statement of making a deal with the kidnappers. As the saying goes, if you have good intentions, there is no need to be sneaky.

Furthermore, the person who reported the incident clearly had ulterior motives and might not be telling the truth...

It was almost time, so Fan Wuzhe finally went out and left through the front hall.

He greeted the third lady Dong Liangying who was behind the counter, but he didn't even glance at Shi Chun, who was doing odd jobs.

However, Shi Chun just glanced at him and watched him leave.

As soon as Fan Wuzhe went out, Xiao Sheng, who had been waiting at the nearby alley to prevent Fan Wuzhe from coming out of the side door of the yard, immediately followed him.

He is now Shi Chun's ears and eyes. He must observe what Fan Wuzhe does and who he talks to along the way, and report all his findings to Shi Chun.

In the past, Shi Chun was not qualified to play like this. A mother-and-child talisman alone was beyond his reach, and he had to do it himself. But now the conditions are indeed different. He can grasp the every move of someone far away without leaving his home.

Fan Wuzhe walked to the city gate smoothly without any interference.

Xiao Sheng, who followed the man not too closely, stopped following after he sent him to the city gate. He bought something casually from a stall nearby, then turned into another intersection and returned.

Chu Jingtang had already been sitting in front of a shop stall near the city gate enjoying his meal. He had also been observing all the movements in the area around the city gate, just to take over from Xiao Sheng at this moment and continue to keep an eye on Fan Wuzhe's movements at the city gate so that he could report it to Shi Chun in time.

Inside the left ear tower of the city wall, Mei You would occasionally walk behind the carved windows outside the city to observe, and occasionally walk to the carved windows inside the city to check. Lou Xiu was also in this ear tower, but he was much calmer. He stood in front of the table, staring at a bronze mirror with a toad offering treasures. The toad held a mother-child talisman in its mouth, and there was a little white light in the mirror.

This item is none other than the 'Mother-and-Child Dharma Plate', a custom-made combination of mother-and-child talismans that can locate the position of the corresponding other half of the mother-and-child talisman. Normally, only organized groups would use this type of mother-and-child talisman, and other people would not usually buy this type of mother-and-child talisman that could easily reveal a person's whereabouts.

"Why is he here?" Mei You, who was standing behind the hollow window, suddenly exclaimed.

This caught Lou Xiu's attention. He walked over to look around and asked, "Who is it?"

Mei You pointed at the man in white who was walking towards the city gate, "The man in white is Fan Wuzhe."

Lou Xiu naturally knew who Fan Wuzhe was, and also knew what Mei You had done to Fan Wuzhe, but he had never met him before, and now he had no intention of getting to know such a small-time figure. He was just mentioned, so he took a few more glances at him.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, his eyes suddenly fixed, and he turned back to stare at Fan Wuzhe's actions. He saw that Fan Wuzhe was walking towards a thin unicorn horse tied beside the city gate. The thin unicorn horse had a black cloth tied to its tail and a black cloth bag hanging on its back.

The reason why Fan Wuzhe walked towards the tiny colt was because he saw the relevant features.

He looked around and saw no other colt besides this one at the east gate.

According to the mastermind behind the scenes, he could just ride on the pony and no one would stop him.

Having said that, he was still very nervous about doing this in public, but he had no choice but to do it.

The nearby city guards saw him approaching the unicorn and just watched; no one tried to stop him.

Seeing this, Fan Wuzhe felt a little relieved, and his restrained movements became bolder and more nimble. He untied the rope, led the thin colt away, then flipped over, tapped the horse's belly with his heels, and trotted out.

As soon as he left the city, he rode his horse away at full speed. Except for the road ahead, there was endless grassland all around. He looked back and saw that no one was stopping him and no one was chasing him.

Mei You, who was standing behind the carved window, was already dumbfounded. What the hell? The person who came to pick him up was actually Fan Wuzhe? He was a little confused for a moment.

Lou Xiu was not blind, so he saw it too. He suddenly shouted in a low voice, "You'd better explain it to me. What's going on?"

"Ah?" Mei You suddenly realized and said in panic, "Tixia, I don't know either. I...I...I'll go get him back right now."

Lou Xiu kicked him as he was about to run away, causing him to stumble. "Why are you chasing after someone they sent to do business with you? Do you want to interrupt the deal? Is this the entry point you found for the library? Mei You, what the hell are you doing?"

"I really don't know. I can get in touch with him. I'll ask him what's going on." Mei You was panicking and quickly took out the mother-and-child talisman to send a message.

Lou Xiu did not stop this.

Chu Jingtang, who was eating at the stall, also saw Fan Wuzhe leave. He reached under the clothes on the table, cast a spell, wrote a message on the mother-child talisman, and sent it to Shi Chun.

On the top of the mountain in the city, the maid who received the message, after reading the message in her hand, immediately forwarded the contents of the mother-child talisman to the master for inspection, "City Lord, someone has escaped on the unicorn horse at the city gate."

After seeing this, Li Xianghong said in a deep voice, "Notify Lord Poyuan immediately to keep an eye on him. Find out who rode away the Xilinju."

"Yes." The maid took the order and left.

The library was just beginning to get busy, with guests constantly arriving. Shi Chun had to pour tea and water frequently, but that did not stop him from reading the messages. As soon as he noticed there was a message, he immediately went back to the stove to change the teapot, and by the way, sat behind a row of charcoal stoves to read the message about the mother-and-child talisman.

The first news that came was from Chu Jingtang, informing him that Fan Wuzhe had successfully ridden out on his horse, and that there were no other unusual incidents at the city gate.

What followed was the message that Mei You passed on to Fan Wuzhe. Of course, now this message was naturally passed on to his master Chun.

A line of text that conveys anger: Mr. Fan, what do you want to do?
Shi Chun replied casually: What's wrong?
Mei You: Stop playing dumb with me. I saw with my own eyes you rode away the horse from the city gate. What do you want to do?
Shi Chun replied: I didn’t do anything. My uncle let me ride away and asked me to help with some work. It was such a small favor that I couldn’t refuse.

Mei You in the tower at the city gate and Lou Xiu, who was looking out, said in unison, "Uncle?"

Lou Xiu pointed at the mother-and-child talisman and made a quick gesture.

Mei You understood it instantly and immediately replied to the message: Is it Dong Wenshu?
Shi Chun replied on behalf of Fan Wuzhe: Yes, I only have one uncle.

Lou and Mei looked at each other in shock. Is it really appropriate to take over Dong Wenshu's ancestral property? Why do I feel like I've stepped into a sinkhole? Is Dong Wenshu really as simple as it seems?

Lou Xiu came back to his senses and quickly pointed at the mother-child talisman in Mei You's hand and said, "Ask about the specific whereabouts."

Mei You said "oh" and immediately sent a message asking: Why did your uncle ask you to ride that mount?
Shi Chundai replied: Tell me not to stop and ride all the way to Zhalanpo, and he said there will be someone to pick me up there.

"We are going to Zhalanpo." Mei You immediately turned around and reported.

Lou Xiu saw it and said in a deep voice: "Immediately order the troops deployed outside to rush to Zhalanpo to set up control..." He paused and raised his hand to stop, with a look of hesitation on his face.

(End of this chapter)