I survived as a female assassin

Chapter 139 Waiting

In the capital, the East Palace.

Mu Yuan didn't expect Jiemie to come back so soon.

Unexpectedly, he knelt down without saying a word and said, "I lost the person. Please punish me, Your Highness!"

Mu Yuan:? ?

If this were to get out, wouldn't people be laughing their heads off? Lord Jiemie, who is the best at tracking in the Jiying Sect, can actually lose anyone he follows?

If Cui Zhanting knew about this, he would probably laugh out loud.

"Where did you lose it?"

"I have something else to report to you. There are still members of the Tiger Wing Army checking the entrance to the train at this hour."

"I knew there was a body in Mr. Xin's carriage, so I informed them in advance. Due to the urgency of the matter, I was unable to report to you."

Mu Yuan waved his hand. "It's okay. The Tiger Wing Army's operation tonight was arranged by me. I asked General Cui to tell them in advance, so I won't ask too much."

He took a deep breath, his tone cold, "How is she?"

"Where did you lose it?"

"Not far from the foot of Wangyue Mountain, there are thick clouds and layers of fog, and the mountain cannot be seen clearly at all."

"That's why I lost him..."

"To be honest, after entering the fog, I almost got lost. I wandered back and forth for a long time before I finally got out..."

Mist?

The weather today is clear and cloudless. Even if fog forms at night, it won't be so severe that we can't see the road ahead.

I'm afraid there's something wrong with the road up the mountain...

Could it be that Xin Youran escaped being hunted down by hiding in that mountain?

It seems that this fog is not a natural phenomenon, but most likely man-made.

After knowing all this, Mu Yuan felt relieved. This proved that Xin Youran was safe. It seemed that there was a master protecting her.

"Go check if Blood Shadow is still on Falling Rain's wanted list. Also, we must pry open the mouths of those we captured tonight."

"Ask who did it."

"Yes! I will do it now!"

After saying this, Jiemie disappeared.

Mu Yuan fell into deep thought.

The reason why she was attacked tonight was entirely because he was inconsiderate and thought that no one would dare to do anything to his people in the capital.

But there were people who were so bold as to take action just one mile away from the capital.

I'm afraid I can't let her take risks again in the future.

Since she can't come to him anymore, then he will go to her.

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Xin Youran was completely confused by what the old monster said.

"What do you mean? Lao Li has no family?"

"It's already this late, so please stop keeping me in suspense and leave me to recollect things on my own."

"How long will it take me to recall this? And what if I can't recall any memories of Lao Li?"

She tugged at the old monster's sleeve anxiously.

The old monster hesitated for a moment before he said, "Follow me."

When Xin Youran heard this, she thought, is this going to tell her about the original owner and Lao Li’s past?

Maybe we can even find out some of the connections to this Crescent Valley.

She hurried to catch up with the old monster.

The old monster brought Xin Youran all the way to the independent two-story building in the backyard.

Xin Youran remembered that she had listened to the corner of the wall at the back of this house...

It’s my first time going in there.

But this time the old monster took her to the basement of the house. Yes, there was actually another floor underneath the house!

Just like the mechanical devices seen in movies, the entire wall inside is made up of small grids, and there is a very tall ladder next to it to make it convenient for people to take things from the small grids.

"Old monster, it turns out this house has a basement, and it's so exquisitely decorated. Are there other secret rooms?"

"Is there another escape route?"

If it weren't for Xin Youran's curious and clear eyes, he would have suspected that she also remembered this place!

He thought about it and decided not to let her know too much about the situation here for the time being.

So he followed her lead and praised her repeatedly, "I didn't expect you to be so smart. You actually got everything you said right!"

Xin Youran didn't expect that she guessed it right. It seems that this old monster is really not simple.

"What's in these little compartments?"

"You are here..."

The old monster looked at a small grid and said quietly, "A person's life story."

As he said that, he flew directly to the compartment and took something out of the drawer.

He soon returned to Xin Youran and handed her a scroll.

"Don't you want to know about Lao Li?"

"This scroll records his life in detail."

"Each scroll here represents detailed information about each person."

Xin Youran nodded and took the scroll with both hands.

Unexpectedly, this was her way of getting to know Lao Li. She had ridden in his carriage so many times before, but she had never had a good chat with him and get to know him as a person.

Only then did she realize that Lao Li had been waiting for her every time the train was late.

She knew only too well the mental journey of waiting for someone.

How many times have her parents made an appointment to take her to celebrate her birthday, eat delicious food, and go to the amusement park?

Every time after school, she would wait at the agreed place early, from being full of anticipation to being eagerly waiting, and then being disappointed again and again until she lost all hope.

The waiting process is a test of one's patience.

Old Li was always calm and composed, never complaining. How could she have overlooked these details?

Xin Youran opened the scroll with a heavy heart. When she saw the lines of words inside, she was stunned.

Although she was not sure how to pronounce some of the words, she could still understand the general meaning.

It turns out that there is such a story between Xueying and Lao Li.

……

It turned out that Lao Li was a carpenter. Three generations of his family had been carpenters. By his time, his craftsmanship was so good that it was known throughout the surrounding villages.

Two years ago, Lao Li was invited by the family of Wang Yuanwai, the richest man in the county, to help them build a set of furniture. Wang Yuanwai got some rosewood from somewhere.

This is something that ordinary people can't even see, so Mr. Wang spent a lot of money to find the best carpenter in the county, Lao Li, to make a set of carved furniture for him.

The need was urgent, so Mr. Wang asked Lao Li to live and eat in the palace during the period of making furniture.

In fact, Mr. Wang was a miser and suspicious by nature. A big reason why he didn't let Old Wang go home was because he was afraid that he would secretly take some red sandalwood scraps back with him.

When Old Li learned of Wang Yuanwai's request, he was a little troubled. This was going to take much longer than he had expected. Seeing his hesitation, Wang Yuanwai quickly said, "Old Li, we're from the same village. Just consider this as a favor. Don't worry, I'll definitely provide you with enough food during this period!"

In fact, Mr. Li didn’t care about the quality of the food, but he was worried about his wife and daughter at home. In all these years, he rarely went out for such a long time without returning home.

He was always worried because there was no man in the house...