bayedsolid Chapter 727 [Under the Brocade 23]
Chapter 727 [Under the Brocade 23]
The next morning, the sun shone through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled shadows. After a careful investigation, Cen Fu finally found out that the huge sum of 100,000 taels used to repair the river was actually transported by the famous Wu'an Gang. After learning the news, Lu Yi and Youyou did not dare to delay for a moment, and immediately rushed to the Wu'an Gang to find out, while the clever Jin Xia followed them closely like a little tail.
When they arrived at Wu'an Gang, Shangguan Xi seemed to have anticipated the purpose of their visit. She greeted these uninvited guests calmly and frankly stated that Wu'an Gang was only responsible for delivering the silver to the designated location safely, and as for the affairs inside the silver vault, they had never been involved at all.
Lu Yi calmly exchanged pleasantries with Shangguan Xi, trying to find a flaw in her words. However, at this moment, the careful Youyou suddenly discovered an astonishing detail - the sachet Shangguan Xi wore on her waist was exactly the same as the one Zhou Daren had mentioned! Not only was the appearance exactly the same, but even the fragrance it exuded was exactly the same.
Youyou was secretly shocked, and when no one was paying attention, she quickly told Lu Yi about this matter quietly.
When Lu Yi heard the news, a subtle light flashed in his eyes. After a little thought, he decided to send Jin Xia to thoroughly investigate the origin of the sachet.
At the same time, Jin Xia finally managed to take some free time and rushed to take care of her injured master Yang Chengwan. While taking care of Yang Chengwan, she did not forget to tell her master in detail about the current progress of the case.
Yang Yue, who had been listening silently, could no longer remain calm and became anxious when he heard that Shangguan Xi was very likely to have some kind of ulterior motive in collusion with Lord Zhou.
Yang Chengwan said seriously, "If this matter is really inextricably linked to the Wu'an Gang, then we must act in accordance with the law and handle it impartially. I will never do anything to bend the law for personal gain, especially because of my friendship with Gang Leader Xie."
After receiving such a clear statement from her master, Yuan Jinxia knew that she had a heavy responsibility. So, she turned around and left without hesitation, heading straight to where Xie Xiao was.
After meeting Xie Xiao, she asked him directly whether he had misappropriated the 100,000 taels of official silver. Facing Jin Xia's sudden questioning, Xie Xiao seemed a little stunned, but soon denied it, saying that he knew nothing about it.
After much deliberation, Yuan Jinxia finally decided to trust the man in front of her. However, she actually came here for another important matter, which was to ask Xie Xiao to help find out the unknown origin of the sachet worn by Shangguan Xi. Seeing Yuan Jinxia's sincere words and expectation, Xie Xiao agreed without hesitation and said that he would do his best to help her find out the truth.
In the middle of the night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and everything was silent. Yuan Jinxia sneaked into the mansion of Lord Zhou, which had been sealed by the government, alone. However, her lightness skills were really poor, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and choose to sneak into the mansion through the dog hole. Just when she squeezed her body in half with difficulty, a foot suddenly kicked her on the butt mercilessly, kicking her directly into the yard.
Yuan Jinxia got up in a panic and patted the dust off her body. After seeing the face of the person coming, she thought to herself that something was wrong and turned around to escape. She heard a deep and familiar voice behind her: "Yuan Jinxia, I saw you a long time ago."
Hearing this, Yuan Jinxia instantly stopped like a deflated ball, slowly turned around, forced a flattering smile on her face, and said in a delicate voice: "Lord Lu, what a coincidence, how come you are here?"
Youyou, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but chuckle when she saw Yuan Jinxia like this.
Yuan Jinxia then noticed that Youyou was also there, and quickly stopped her fawning attitude and asked seriously, "Sister Youyou, why are you here too?"
Youyou smiled and replied, "Master Lu and I came here to check it out to see if we can find some useful clues."
Yuan Jinxia nodded in sudden realization and said, "So that's how it is."
"What are you doing? Are you here to look for clues like us?" Youyou blinked her bright big eyes, looked at the person in front of her with curiosity, and asked.
"Yes." Jin Xia smiled and nodded slightly, meeting Youyou's gaze calmly.
"Then let's go together." Youyou raised the corners of her mouth and said cheerfully.
"Okay." Jin Xia agreed excitedly, secretly happy that she had a companion to search for clues with.
Seeing his beloved agree to go with others so easily, Lu Yi frowned slightly, and a hint of reluctance flashed across his face, but he had no choice but to say stiffly, "Youyou, let's go." There was a hint of helplessness and dissatisfaction in his voice.
"Okay." Youyou responded, then her figure flashed and she jumped lightly onto the top of the wall.
Jin Xia, standing under the wall, looked at the high wall and couldn't help swallowing. She said with difficulty: "Sister Youyou, I... my lightness skills are not very good. I'm afraid I can't climb up." She scratched her head embarrassedly.
When Lu Yi heard this, he glanced at Jin Xia and said unhappily, "Trouble."
Seeing this, Youyou smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll take you." Before she finished her words, she swooped down like a flying swallow, and in the blink of an eye she was next to Jin Xia. She stretched out her arms to hug Jin Xia's slender waist, and with a little force, she brought Jin Xia to the top of the wall.
Lu Yi watched Youyou hug Jin Xia's waist, and he couldn't help but feel jealous. He couldn't help but mutter, "I didn't expect Captain Yang's Qinggong to be so powerful, but his apprentice is such a rookie."
Yuan Jinxia heard the sarcasm in Lu Yi's words, and pouted her lips in dissatisfaction and retorted: "I am excellent in other aspects, and besides, no one is perfect! I am just a little bit lacking in lightness skills, and besides, don't I have Sister Youyou to help me?" As she said that, she made a face at Lu Yi.
Lu Yi opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something to refute Jin Xia, but at this moment, You You hurriedly stretched out his hand, made a stop gesture, and decisively interrupted the quarrel between the two that was about to break out again.
She frowned slightly and said angrily, "That's enough! Do you two know why we are here today? If you really want to quarrel, why don't you go downstairs and quarrel to your heart's content first, and then come back when you've had enough?"
After hearing what Youyou said, Jin Xia and Lu Yi looked at each other, as if they realized that they had lost their composure, and they immediately shut their mouths and stopped talking. Then, the three of them stepped onto the stairs leading to the attic together. As soon as they entered the attic, a kitten with snow-white fur and green eyes suddenly jumped out from the corner.
This sudden scene frightened the unprepared Jin Xia. She screamed and jumped up like a frightened rabbit, and shrank tightly into Youyou's arms.
Youyou was frightened by Jinxia's overreaction at first, but when she saw clearly that the thing in front of her was just a cute cat, she couldn't help but laugh, patted Jinxia on the back and comforted her: "Okay, Jinxia, don't be afraid, it's just a kitten."
"Ah...it turned out to be a cat." Although she already knew the truth, Jin Xia was still frightened and her hands were still tightly holding Youyou and she refused to let go.
Faced with such a timid and dependent Jin Xia, Youyou was helpless and could only let her snuggle in his arms like this.
Lu Yi, who had been watching from the side, was not happy about it. He frowned and said stiffly, "Yuan Jinxia, you are a grown woman, how can you hug and cuddle with others! Get down here right now!"
Hearing this, Jin Xia turned around and glared at Lu Yi fiercely, pouting in protest: "Humph! We are both girls, what's wrong with hugging each other?"
Lu Yi was not moved at all, and still insisted with a straight face: "That won't work either!"
Seeing Lu Yi's firm attitude, although Jin Xia was very reluctant, she couldn't disobey him anymore, so she had to let go of You You in dissatisfaction, muttering softly: "Okay, okay, you are so stingy..."
Youyou, who was standing by, saw it all and laughed secretly in her heart, thinking that Lu Yi was really jealous of Jin Xia all the time.