mtl008 Chapter 539 There is an Assassin (1)
Chapter 539 There is an Assassin (1)
Before the two of them even left the house, they heard Xiluo's slightly embarrassed voice behind them, "Miss..."
Yu Qingli paused and turned her head to look, and saw Xiluo holding her stomach nervously, with her legs clamped tightly together, as if trying to relieve the discomfort.
Bai Jinhua was stunned and quickly took two steps back, "Miss Xiluo, what happened?"
Xiluo became increasingly embarrassed, her face flushed a bit, and her voice was filled with tears, "Miss, I, my stomach hurts..."
Yu Qingli burst out laughing, "You little girl, you're just a lazy donkey. Since you have a stomachache, just wait for me here. It's not too far away, and you can rest assured with Miss Jinhua by your side."
Xiluo nodded repeatedly and walked towards the toilet at the speed of wind.
Bai Jinhua also found it funny and said to Yu Qingli, "Miss Xiluo is really interesting. I heard that she is good at martial arts. I didn't expect that a martial arts master would also have diarrhea."
Yu Qingli was shocked, thinking that Bai Jinhua had suspected something, but when she saw that she looked calm and didn't have any doubts at all, she felt relieved.
"She's not really a martial arts expert, she just knows some fancy moves. Her only advantage is probably that she's a bit stronger than others."
Yu Qingli answered cautiously. She naturally guessed that Bai Jinhua must have heard about Xiluo from Murong Feng, but she didn't know what the purpose of her current inquiry was.
"Alright, let's not talk about her anymore. Compared to Xiluo, I'm actually much more interested in your manor. I wonder if Miss Jinhua could tell me the story of your manor..."
Yu Qingli deliberately changed the subject, and Bai Jinhua cooperated by not asking any further questions. The host and the guest talked as they walked, and soon arrived at the library.
As for Xiluo, after Yu Qingli and the others disappeared from view, he quickly jumped into a room next door.
Yu Qingli had studied this villa before, and she suddenly discovered a pattern. Although the entire villa was covered with roads and flowers, these things were dispensable because there were almost all corridors between the houses. As long as you walk on the corridors, you will not be trapped by the strange formation.
Once he figured this out, things became much easier. Xiluo planned to take advantage of the night to visit some strange places in the villa.
Of course, this was also arranged in advance by Yu Qingli and her.
Xiluo quietly walked through several corridors and came to the courtyard that had been locked before. The courtyard did not look very big. There was still a heavy iron lock hanging on the huge iron gate. However, this thing did not pose a problem for Xiluo. She curled her lips, jumped onto the wall, and flipped over.
There were five or six small rooms in the yard. Most of the lights in the rooms were off, except for one room where the light was still on. Soon, the door creaked open and two people walked out.
Xiluo dodged to the side, hid in the shadows, and waited for the man to come closer.
The person who came out was a woman in her forties, and next to her was a woman in her thirties. Both of them were wearing the clothes of the maids in the mansion, but the color was a little darker.
I could only hear the older woman muttering as she walked, "I don't know how these people can eat so much. All we do all day is cook and wash dishes."
Another woman took over the conversation, "With more people, there's naturally more food. Besides, we're the cooks. If we don't cook here, are we supposed to be serving the young ladies and young masters?"
"Of course I know that. Even if we wanted to go, the ladies and gentlemen might not agree! I'm just curious. You said so many people live in this mountain, is it true that no one knows?"
"Who knows or not? Why do you care so much? Just cook your own meal and do your own thing." The younger woman seemed more aware of the current situation and not so gossipy.
"I'm just curious. Why would a manor owner, a clothes seller, keep so many soldiers? Could he be going to the front lines to fight? But during previous battles, we didn't see these people leave!"
The young woman seemed a little impatient. She took a few quick steps and lowered her voice to scold, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? If the steward hears you, you'll be punished to clean the toilet again."
The old woman pursed her lips and mumbled something inaudible, then reluctantly followed the young woman.
Although Xiluo didn't hear the whole thing, he was already astonished. If what the old woman said was true, then Fengwei Mountain must have an army. And judging from the woman's tone, it seemed like there were quite a few of them.
Xiluo felt that she must tell Yu Qingli this news as soon as possible! But then she thought about it and felt that something was wrong. What she heard was just the random talk of these two people. She didn't know whether it was true or not. How could she tell this to the young lady? She should listen carefully.
Xiluo thought as he followed the two people forward. Soon, the old woman slipped into a house, and the young woman followed closely behind.
Xiluo quickened his pace and looked inside through the half-open window. It turned out that the two women came to wash dishes, but the number of dishes and chopsticks was really astonishing!
Almost at a glance, Xiluo almost concluded that what the old woman said just now should be true. There really was an army hidden in Fengwei Mountain. This was really amazing news. It was amazing to think that there was such a huge secret hidden in Jinxiu Villa.
Xiluo understood the importance of this matter and did not dare to delay. He just wanted to tell Yu Qingli about this as soon as possible and make other plans later. As he was thinking about this, he did not stop and went out directly the same way he came, intending to return to the room and report this to Yu Qingli.
Perhaps because the news she learned was too shocking, she accidentally touched the rubble on the wall when she went out. What was even more depressing was that the rubble suddenly fell down and hit the ground, making a loud noise.
"who?!"
First, one of the women in the yard asked a question. Xiluo squatted in the corner and dared not say a word. He just bent over, stood on tiptoe, and ran to the other side of the corridor as fast as he could.
The two people who were washing dishes put down their work and listened carefully to the noise outside. Unfortunately, after listening for a long time, there seemed to be no sound. The older woman finally spoke up, "You are so suspicious. Where is there?"
"No, I have a feeling someone was eavesdropping on our conversation. Wait a minute, I'll go tell the steward and open the door to take a look."
"Are you done yet? Just now you accused me of being nosy, and now you're meddling in other people's business."
"You know shit! Why do you think we were locked up in here to do our work? It's because we don't want the manor's secrets to be leaked. If people knew there were so many soldiers living underground, Jinxiu Manor would be finished! We might even be implicated and executed!"
The old woman was obviously shocked when she heard this and stammered, "Then, what should we do?"
"Hurry up and report to the steward!"
The two of them then hurried away together. At this time, Xiluo was anxious. This huge villa was difficult to identify, and there were formations everywhere. If she accidentally touched one, all her efforts would be wasted. It didn't matter to her, but if she was exposed, wouldn't Miss Lei be implicated?
In her anxiety, Xiluo was so flustered that she didn't even realize she was going in the wrong direction.
Xiluo ran all the way. Fortunately, there were not many guards in this huge villa. She quickly avoided three or two patrolling servants, but accidentally bumped into a man!
With a "bang", Xiluo felt a pain in her nose, and tears gathered in her eyes. She looked pitiful, and the person she bumped into happened to be Bai Jinqi, the second young master of the Bai family.
"Are you okay, miss?"
Bai Jinqi looked at the woman in front of her. This person seemed to be the maid of the prince's wife. They should live in the West Garden. Why did they come here?
Xiluo's eyes turned and she sobbed, "I, I'm lost!"
Bai Jinqi saw that her nose was red and there were tears in the corners of her eyes. She looked so pitiful. She thought she was really scared because she was lost. She didn't think much about it and just said thoughtfully: "Come with me!"
Xiluo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the second young master of the Bai family was quite gullible. He was fooled so easily. He hoped that he would not be discovered before returning to his room!
Bai Jinqi walked in front, and Xiluo followed closely behind. Neither of them spoke, and the only sound in their ears was the clear footsteps.
Bai Jinqi didn't walk too fast, as if he was waiting for Xiluo. Xiluo thought to herself that the second young master of the Bai family who didn't like to talk much was actually very gentle.
As the two were walking, they suddenly heard a bustling noise in the distance. Bai Jinqi frowned and was about to go over to check when Xiluo grabbed his sleeve. Turning around, he saw Xiluo timidly saying, "Second Young Master, where are you going? I'm scared here alone!"
In fact, Xiluo discovered that the place where the sound came from was the place she had just broken into. There was only one reason why it became so lively there now, and that was that her whereabouts had definitely been discovered. So she had to find a witness now, and Bai Jinqi, who seemed very gentle to women, was definitely the best candidate.
Bai Jinqi saw Xiluo's pretty face was stained with a bit of grievance and fear. Even the hand holding her sleeve was shaking. She couldn't help but feel a little reluctant in her heart. "Don't worry, I will take you back."
"Ok!"
Xiluo nodded gently, then said gratefully, "Thank you, Second Young Master."
Bai Jinqi seemed a little unhappy when she heard such a name, but the dissatisfaction disappeared in a flash, and she soon regained her composure and walked towards the yard where Xiluo was.
Before the two of them had taken a few steps, a man who looked like a servant came running over in a hurry, "Second Young Master, something bad has happened! There's an assassin in the manor! The eldest young master wants you to go over there!"
"assassin?"
Bai Jinqi was stunned, and his eyes subconsciously fell on Xiluo beside him. The woman who just ran over hurriedly, could it be her?