Chapter 444
After returning from Li Garden, Zhan Feiyu once again returned to the state of studying behind closed doors. As for the storm in Minhe Prefecture, the Mu Xiang Ju, which was closely guarded by the Forbidden Dragon Guards, remained as peaceful as ever.
With a whoosh, Zhan Feiyu stood up, not even glancing at the overturned inkstone. Her expression was more tense than ever. "What did you say? Ah Nuan is missing?"
"This was just delivered by someone." He Sheng, abandoning his usual geniality, suppressed his anger and worry as he handed the blood-stained cloth strip to Zhan Feiyu.
This cloth strip was torn from Ah Nuan's skirt, with a line written in blood: Tonight at midnight, Taoshan Pier outside the city.
Although nothing else was written on the cloth strip, Zhan Feiyu knew this was a signal for her to go to the pier alone, otherwise, they would surely use Ah Nuan as a threat.
Her gaze fixed intently on the cloth strip in her hand, Zhan Feiyu thought of Ah Nuan, who had said when she left that morning that she was going to buy mountain mushrooms for stew.
To the west of Longyou Road lay the snow-capped mountains, beneath which were dense forests and grasslands. These mountain mushrooms were rare but tasted excellent. After the mountain folk picked them and dried them, they would be bought by traveling merchants.
Minhe Prefecture served as a transit point. These collected mountain mushrooms would be sent to the capital and Jiangnan, with prices soaring from a few hundred wen in the hands of the mountain folk to ten taels per jin.
"Send a message to Big Brother, and dispatch someone to inform Master Jin Jiu and Commander Xie. If Ah Nuan is safe, that's good. But if anything happens to her, I will use their heads as a sacrifice!" Her voice still carried the crisp tenderness of a young girl, but the killing intent contained within it was chilling. Zhan Feiyu, with a stern face, continued, "I will be at the rendezvous tonight!"
Although He Sheng was worried about the missing Ah Nuan, he was more concerned about the safety of his master, Zhan Feiyu. "Seventh Master has gone to the Weizhou Great Camp and can only return tomorrow at the earliest. It is not safe for Miss to go to the pier."
He Sheng had passed by Taoshan Pier before. He described it as more of a ferry crossing. If goods were transported out of Minhe Prefecture via the official road, it would take at least two days.
However, by taking the Taoshan ferry, it would only take half a day to reach Qingping Prefecture, a prefecture bordering Longyou Road and Zhongguan Road. From there, one could head north to the capital or south directly to Jiangnan Road.
"It's alright. Ah Sheng, send people to take the remaining gunpowder to the pier, and find a few people who are good swimmers. If there is real danger, we will escape by water." Zhan Feiyu clenched the cloth strip in her hand fiercely. If the other party wanted to fight to the death, they would have to see if they had the ability!
He Sheng recalled the previously destroyed prefectural office. If this gunpowder were buried at the pier and detonated, it would indeed disrupt the opponent's plans, and escaping by water was indeed safe.
After He Sheng left the study, Zhan Feiyu calmly wiped away the ink stains on the table. Her composed demeanor suggested that Ah Nuan's capture had not affected her. However, a quarter of an hour later, Zhan Feiyu did not continue with the unfinished policy treatise but instead practiced calligraphy, indicating that her calmness was merely a facade.
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The news of Ah Nuan's capture was not widely known. However, someone deliberately leaked the information, and even the news of Zhan Feiyu receiving the blood-stained cloth strip was clearly understood.
Prefectural Office.
Xiao Zimo looked at the frowning and contemplative Lord Yao, remaining silent beside him without disturbing him.
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After returning from Li Garden, Zhan Feiyu once again returned to the state of studying behind closed doors. As for the storm in Minhe Prefecture, the Mu Xiang Ju, which was closely guarded by the Forbidden Dragon Guards, remained as peaceful as ever.
With a whoosh, Zhan Feiyu stood up, not even glancing at the overturned inkstone. Her expression was more tense than ever. "What did you say? Ah Nuan is missing?"
"This was just delivered by someone." He Sheng, abandoning his usual geniality, suppressed his anger and worry as he handed the blood-stained cloth strip to Zhan Feiyu.
This cloth strip was torn from Ah Nuan's skirt, with a line written in blood: Tonight at midnight, Taoshan Pier outside the city.
Although nothing else was written on the cloth strip, Zhan Feiyu knew this was a signal for her to go to the pier alone, otherwise, they would surely use Ah Nuan as a threat.
Her gaze fixed intently on the cloth strip in her hand, Zhan Feiyu thought of Ah Nuan, who had said when she left that morning that she was going to buy mountain mushrooms for stew.
To the west of Longyou Road lay the snow-capped mountains, beneath which were dense forests and grasslands. These mountain mushrooms were rare but tasted excellent. After the mountain folk picked them and dried them, they would be bought by traveling merchants. m..oΓg
Minhe Prefecture served as a transit point. These collected mountain mushrooms would be sent to the capital and Jiangnan, with prices soaring from a few hundred wen in the hands of the mountain folk to ten taels per jin.
"Send a message to Big Brother, and dispatch someone to inform Master Jin Jiu and Commander Xie. If Ah Nuan is safe, that's good. But if anything happens to her, I will use their heads as a sacrifice!" Her voice still carried the crisp tenderness of a young girl, but the killing intent contained within it was chilling. Zhan Feiyu, with a stern face, continued, "I will be at the rendezvous tonight!"
Although He Sheng was worried about the missing Ah Nuan, he was more concerned about the safety of his master, Zhan Feiyu. "Seventh Master has gone to the Weizhou Great Camp and can only return tomorrow at the earliest. It is not safe for Miss to go to the pier."
He Sheng had passed by Taoshan Pier before. He described it as more of a ferry crossing. If goods were transported out of Minhe Prefecture via the official road, it would take at least two days.
However, by taking the Taoshan ferry, it would only take half a day to reach Qingping Prefecture, a prefecture bordering Longyou Road and Zhongguan Road. From there, one could head north to the capital or south directly to Jiangnan Road.
"It's alright. Ah Sheng, send people to take the remaining gunpowder to the pier, and find a few people who are good swimmers. If there is real danger, we will escape by water." Zhan Feiyu clenched the cloth strip in her hand fiercely. If the other party wanted to fight to the death, they would have to see if they had the ability!