Chapter Fifty-Two p2
Drunken Moon Villa was wealthy. The two carriages looked simple, but they were actually extraordinary. Not only were they covered with soft fox fur blankets, but there were also delicious snacks and storybooks in the purple sandalwood compartments in the corners. Bo Chi flipped through it and found that it was a martial arts tabloid. The first page said: [Six Doors secretly investigates the Red Sleeve Pavilion, Pavilion Master Zhang calmly responds to the golden autumn month, Old Hero Shen is seriously injured and on the verge of death, Drunken Moon Villa spares no effort to ask the Medical Immortal to come out of the valley, is the bustling ‘flesh and blood pill’ incident true or false? Can Old Hero Shen survive in the end? Everything depends on the next issue of the martial arts tabloid!]
Bo Chi exclaimed, and continued to flip through it. She found that this martial arts tabloid not only kept up with current events, but also created a bunch of fancy columns, and even made several rankings, ranking many young heroes and heroines according to their family background, status, and martial arts skills.
Bo Chi became interested, and looked through the martial arts rankings one by one. As a result, until she finished reading, she didn’t see Yu Zhao’s name, and immediately stuffed the tabloid back into the compartment angrily, and said unhappily: “There’s no you, hmph, third-rate tabloid!“
Yu Zhao: “…I’m a killer.“
She sighed deeply, understanding that Bo Chi was feeling indignant for her, and couldn’t help but explain in detail: “Killers are assassins who walk in the darkness. If one day they appear in the light…“
She pointed to the tabloid, and her tone was flat: “Then I’m not far from death.“
Bo Chi was stunned: “Is your killer profession so dangerous?“
She frowned, obviously worried: “Why don’t you retire after finishing this Zhang Yan job? I can sell medicine everywhere and earn money to support you!“
Yu Zhao’s eyes flickered slightly, she looked at her fixedly, and asked tentatively: “Why do you want to support me?“
Bo Chi said as a matter of course: “Because you’re mine!“
Wasn’t it natural to support your own wife?
Was there a problem?
Bo Chi looked back at Yu Zhao strangely, not realizing that she hadn’t confessed to Yu Zhao in this world yet.
Yu Zhao listened to her words, was quiet for a while, and suddenly laughed.
She couldn’t say too many mushy love words, so she took the initiative to hold Bo Chi’s hand, and responded as if agreeing: “Okay, from now on… I’m yours.“
The carriage swayed forward. When they arrived at the nearby Yanlu City, Shu Mengqing saw that Bo Chi and Yu Zhao, who already trusted each other, had become even closer. Even when getting off the carriage, one would open her arms below, and the other would rush over for a hug.
Seeing the two of them hugging each other’s waists and not letting go, touching each other’s black hair and indulging in it, Shu Mengqing finally held her forehead and sighed, unable to stand the pink bubbles between the two, and entered the spice shop first.
When Bo Chi and Yu Zhao were chatting from ‘The hairpin I wore today is prettier than yesterday’s‘ to ‘Do you want to eat roast chicken? I’ll go buy it now‘, the servant guarding outside the spice shop finally realized that the Young Villa Master had been inside for a bit too long, and it seemed a bit too quiet inside.
He was puzzled, and stepped inside.
Not long after, a panicked shout suddenly rang out: “Someone! The Young Villa Master is gone!“
Bo Chi and Yu Zhao suddenly turned their heads, put aside their trivial matters, and went in to check.
Several people were lying scattered in the spice shop. Judging from their clothes, they seemed to be the shopkeeper and his staff, but Shu Mengqing was nowhere to be seen, obviously kidnapped.
Yu Zhao walked around the shop, and when she returned to Bo Chi’s side, she said calmly: “The people who did it not only kidnapped Shu Mengqing, but also took away the spices that had just arrived in the shop. The smell of these spices lingers in the air, we should be able to find them if we follow the scent.“
Bo Chi glanced outside, saw that the people from Drunken Moon Villa were in a mess, without a leader, so she shook her head and went over, calming their panic with a few words.
The residual scent of spices in the air had a time limit, so Bo Chi didn’t waste any time, and after speaking, she set off with Yu Zhao, following the scent.
The person who did it seemed to be a master as well. They chased all the way, and didn’t catch up until late at night.
After finding that the person had taken Shu Mengqing into a residence, Yu Zhao silently landed on a tree outside the courtyard and placed Bo Chi on a branch.
Bo Chi understood her intention, sat obediently and waved to her, signaling her to be at ease.
The girl’s obedient look was really cute. Yu Zhao was about to go down, but at the last moment, she couldn’t help but turn her head and kiss the girl’s soft cheek.
When Bo Chi covered her face and widened her almond eyes, she entered the residence as if nothing had happened.
There was not only Shu Mengqing in the residence.
She gradually woke up halfway through being kidnapped, and it wasn’t until she was thrown into the room and heard the sobbing not far away that she slowly opened her eyes and looked towards that corner.
The moonlight outside poured in from the open window. The woman in the corner didn’t know how long she had been crying, and now her eyes were red like a little rabbit, looking at her timidly.
Their eyes met, and Shu Mengqing’s heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she blurted out: “San Niang? Why is it you?“
The residence was divided into a front and back courtyard. The kidnappers gathered in the front, and the kidnapped people and spices were piled up in the back courtyard.
When Yu Zhao passed by the back courtyard, she was almost knocked out by the spices. After suppressing the urge to sneeze, she had to turn around temporarily and go to the front courtyard to deal with the kidnappers first.
She had been cultivating her internal strength for a while, and had already entered the ranks of first-class masters. In addition, she hadn’t changed her old habits as a killer. Although she was super strong, she was overly cautious, and insisted on attacking secretly. So after a round, those people didn’t even have time to make a sound before they were all knocked to the ground.
After confirming that there were no fish that slipped through the net, Yu Zhao sheathed her sword, went out, and carried Bo Chi in with peace of mind.
As soon as Bo Chi entered the room, she suddenly saw these people lying on the ground, and said in horror: “You said you would sneak in secretly, and you mean a frontal assault?“
Yu Zhao defended herself: “I didn’t kill them all, I left one alive for questioning.“
She pointed to the man lying in the main seat, covered in spices.
“…Okay, as long as you’re happy.” Bo Chi was speechless, and asked about Shu Mengqing: “Where’s Mengqing? Why don’t I see her? These kidnappers didn’t tear her apart, did they?!“
Yu Zhao shook her head and took her to the back courtyard.
As soon as they approached, Bo Chi sneezed violently.
As the mixed scent became more and more obvious, Bo Chi couldn’t help but pinch her nose, and said in a muffled voice: “What are these people doing? How many spice shops did they rob to create such a strong and demonic smell!“
Yu Zhao covered her nose like her, and her voice was muffled: “I don’t know.“
Unable to get an answer, they could only maintain this posture, came to the back courtyard, and pushed the door open.
The door creaked open, startling the two girls inside. One of them seemed to be frightened, and quickly burrowed into the other’s arms, shivering and crying.
Shu Mengqing, who was holding her, was calmer. She looked carefully, and found that it was Bo Chi and Yu Zhao. She immediately said happily: “Chi’er, Miss Yu, how did you find this place?“
Bo Chi pointed outside: “It smells too strong here, I’ll tell you when we go out.“
Away from the heavily scented backyard, Bo Chi took a deep breath and told them about how they followed the scent to find this place.
Shu Mengqing suddenly realized: “I see. We’ve been with spices for so long that we’re used to these smells, but we forgot how obvious it is to outsiders.“
“Thank you both for today’s matter.” She smiled bitterly: “Our Drunken Moon Villa owes you so much, even if we want to repay you, we don’t know what we can use to repay you.“
Bo Chi waved her hand casually: “It was just a small effort, nothing to worry about. Besides, we’re friends, it’s too formal to talk about these things. But this girl…“
She stared at the little rabbit-like woman in confusion, then looked at Shu Mengqing, who was protecting her, and said in a strange tone: “Did you… find love in this adversity?“
A blush appeared on Shu Mengqing’s calm face, and her voice carried a bit of imperceptible shyness: “Almost. I wasn’t familiar with San Niang before, I only met her once at the Incense Burning Conference a few years ago. She represented Shudi at that time, and I represented Jinling. We exchanged incense-making techniques.“
“I didn’t expect that after a few years, we would meet again in this kind of place.” Shu Mengqing’s face showed helplessness, and her eyes looking at San Niang also carried a bit of relief: “She was kidnapped longer than me. Fortunately, those people didn’t come for money or sex. After locking her in the room, they didn’t touch her again, otherwise…“
The rest of the words were swallowed back, but Bo Chi and the others understood her meaning. Seeing San Niang’s timid look, not daring to leave Shu Mengqing’s side, Bo Chi said considerately: “Ah Zhao has taken care of the people in the residence, you go find a room to rest first, and we’ll go back when it’s dawn tomorrow.“
Shu Mengqing gently stroked San Niang’s back, nodded and said gratefully: “Okay.”
After the two of them left, Bo Chi said thoughtfully to Yu Zhao: “Have you noticed that the kidnappers not only didn’t come for money or sex, but they were also consciously searching for people who can make incense.“
Yu Zhao nodded: “The person behind this must have some kind of plan.“
Bo Chi tsked, and waved her hand: “Let’s go, let’s go wake up that kidnapper and ask him what he wants to do!“
As soon as she said it, Bo Chi and Yu Zhao returned to the front courtyard and easily woke up the kidnapper. The man was big and muscular, looking difficult to mess with, but after being beaten by Yu Zhao a few times, he immediately started crying and begging for mercy, and quickly gave in, spilling everything he knew: “Hero, spare my life! I was just following my master’s orders, he is the owner of the Red Sleeve Pavilion, he asked me to do these things, if you want to kill, go kill him, spare me!“
Hearing that it was related to Zhang Yan, Bo Chi and Yu Zhao exchanged a glance.
Yu Zhao knocked out the kidnapper who was chattering non-stop, and pondered: “Can spices cover up the smell after Zhang Yan takes the flesh and blood pills?“
Bo Chi said uncertainly: “Like cosmetics, maybe it will work if it’s marinated?“
Yu Zhao: “…Why don’t we ask Miss Shu and the others tomorrow?“
Bo Chi nodded in agreement.
The next day, when the sky was just getting light, Shu Mengqing came out of the room and was surprised to find that Bo Chi and Yu Zhao had gotten up even earlier, and were standing under a tree not far away, chatting happily.
Seeing her come out, Bo Chi waved. When she came to them, Bo Chi told her about Zhang Yan.
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