Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 152: Lover Stumbles Into the Depths of Flowers (2)
Lu Ning was about to walk in the door, but couldn't help turning around and asked: "Master Hu, just now...did you notice anything unusual?"
Hu Qi thought for a moment, then asked instead of answering: "Miss Lu, I remember that Mrs. Ye has a string of bells tied around her ankles, right?"
Lu Ning nodded without thinking.
Hu Qi looked troubled and asked in a low voice: "Miss Lu, let me ask you, how is Mrs. Ye's daily life? What is her relationship with Uncle Ye like?"
Lu Ning lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then said softly: "I don't know her very well. However, she has been married to Uncle Ye for many years, and they are very much in love. They can be regarded as a couple of gods!"
Hu Qi hesitated for a moment, then whispered: "Miss Lu, if you still want their love to continue, don't mention what happened today to anyone! Do you understand? No one can tell! Including Toto!"
Lu Ning was slightly startled. He raised his eyes and looked at the solemn look on Hu Qiyi's face. He seemed to understand something, so he bit his lip and nodded.
A sudden thunder shook the sleeping people.
Xiao Yulou suddenly sat up from the bed, breathing heavily. For a moment, he stared blankly at his naked body, and then at the woman next to him who looked satisfied.
He immediately closed his eyes in annoyance, and the unbearable scene appeared in front of him again:
The radiant gold ingot, the warm wine mixed with love potions, the plump and trembling body, the red and plump lips, the deafening sound of bells, the ecstasy of breath...
Everything made his stomach churn and make him feel sick. He clenched his fists and moved his legs, and found that the love potion on his body had dissipated.
Xiao Yulou quickly got out of bed, but his legs softened and he immediately fell to the ground.
There was a gasp from the bed, and Xiao Yulou immediately held his breath and concentrated, sitting on the ground motionless.
Fortunately, the sound of even breathing soon came from the bed. Xiao Yulou immediately picked up the clothes scattered on the floor and hurriedly put them on. Regardless of his sore legs, he stumbled out of the door and quickly disappeared into the night.
I don’t know whether it was because I felt Xiao Yulou’s departure or because of the muggy and humid weather.
Ma Huilan tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. It wasn't until another autumn rain extinguished the ambiguity and heat in the room that Ma Huilan fell into a deep sleep.
Early the next morning, the autumn wind blew through the courtyard, and the trees in the courtyard gradually withered under the erosion of late autumn dew.
Too many things happened yesterday, plus the heavy rain all night long, which kept Lu Ning awake all night. It was not until it was bright outside that she had to get up and freshen up even though she was drowsy.
When I walked out of the room, I saw that the usually noisy courtyard was unusually quiet today. The brothers who had started practicing early in the morning were still cleaning up the mess from last night.
Ye Guming was injured in the bodyguard and was recuperating in the house. Only Elder Yun was directing everyone to deal with the aftermath in an orderly manner.
Lu Ning looked aside for a long time before walking over and standing next to Elder Yun without saying a word.
When Elder Yun turned around, he saw Lu Ning looking at him. He quickly took a step back, cupped his hands and said: "Young leader, why are you up so early? It's enough to have the old man here. It will be dealt with soon.
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"How is Uncle Ye's injury?" She looked as normal, as if nothing had happened.
Elder Yun shook his head and said regretfully: "The doctor took care of it last night. Although the injury was not serious, it hurt his leg, so he could only stay in bed for a while."
"Okay, then I'll go see him." Lu Ning felt that she had nothing to say to him, so she turned around and left.
"Young master, please stay." Elder Yun stopped her. Then he took out a silk handkerchief bag from his arms and handed it to Lu Ning.
Lu Ning opened the handkerchief and saw a broken arrowhead and a dart inside, and there were faint traces of dried brown blood on them.
She looked at Elder Yun: "Is this the weapon of those assassins?"
Elder Yun nodded and said solemnly: "There are no marks on these weapons. They should be professional killers."
Lu Ning frowned: "You can send out professional killers, it seems that you really want to kill us. You
Who have we offended?"
However, Elder Yun chuckled and asked instead of answering: "I wonder, how much does the young gang leader know about Mr. Hu?"
Lu Ning was startled and asked, "Elder Yun thinks this matter has something to do with Hu Qi?"
Elder Yun twisted his beard and chuckled: "Our Lingzhou branch has always been chivalrous and has a high status in the hearts of the people. No one will want us dead. Moreover, we have never encountered an assassin before, but since
This Hu Qi has come and attracted assassins. I have to think this way."
Lu Ning frowned slightly, slightly displeased: "According to Elder Yun, I brought Hu Qi, and I also made a sudden visit to Lingzhou. So are those assassins also here because of me?"
Elder Yun was stunned and said hastily: "Young Gang Leader has misunderstood, I don't mean that. I'm just afraid that Young Gang Leader will help people who don't know the details and bring trouble to the caravan and yourself..."
"Elder Yun, please be busy. I'm going to see Uncle Ye." Before he could finish speaking, Lu Ning walked away.
Elder Yun stared at her slender and graceful back and narrowed his eyes slightly.
When she walked outside Ye Guming's door, Lu Ning suddenly stopped. She lowered her head and looked at the arrows and darts in the silk, and she couldn't help but have doubts in her heart:
What's the secret behind this Lingzhou semicolon?
More people left in this year than in other semicolons in three years.
He wanted to see the ledger, but Elder Yun refused for various reasons. At the critical moment, the accounting room was flooded for no apparent reason. This was obviously to prevent him from checking the ledger.
Then another assassin appeared, but Elder Yun pointed the finger at Hu Qi, who had nothing to do with the caravan.
Although Lu Ning was not very clear about Hu Qi's background, she could tell that Hu Qi's narrow escape among wolves was definitely not an act.
What's more, when she went to find Ma Huilan last night, she discovered something to her horror: except for her own room, other rooms had not been attacked by crossbows. So, this attack was obviously aimed at herself or Hu Qi.
While she was deep in thought, the door was slowly pushed open. Ma Huilan arranged her clothes and walked out of the door with great pride.
She was surprised to see Lu Ning standing outside the door: "Hey, why is the young gang leader here?"
Lu Ning raised an eyebrow: "So many things happened last night, doesn't Mrs. Ye know?"
Hearing her mention last night, Ma Huilan was startled and couldn't help but wonder: Did they discover her affair with Xiao Yulou last night?
But she pretended not to know and asked pretentiously: "Last night...what happened last night?"
Lu Ning looked at Ma Huilan and said slowly: "Last night, the caravan was attacked by assassins, and Uncle Ye was injured..."
"Oh, that's right." After hearing this, Ma Huilan first breathed a sigh of relief, with a faint smile on her face.
Lu Ning's eyes widened in surprise: "Uncle Ye is injured, isn't Mrs. Ye going to take a look?"
"Look, look, I was just going to take a look at him." Ma Huilan came back to her senses, smiled quickly, and immediately walked towards Ye Guming's room.
Lu Ning followed her thoughtfully and walked in the door.
In the dimly lit room, Ye Guming's rapid coughing sound could be heard. The two walked into the room and found Ye Guming struggling to reach the kettle on the table.
Ma Huilan quickly walked over, supported Ye Guming's body, and scolded: "Brother Ye, you are injured, why don't you rest on the bed?"
Ye Guming coughed and pointed at the kettle: "Water, I want to drink water!"
Ma Huilan helped him sit up on the bed, poured another bowl of water and handed it to him. Ye Guming hurriedly drank a bowl of water to relieve his dry throat, and then heaved a long breath.
Ma Huilan sat beside his bed, lifted the quilt and looked at his wounds, and said angrily: "What happened? Why were you so seriously injured?"
Ye Guming patted the back of her hand and comforted her gently: "It's okay, it's just a few assassins. They couldn't kill her, so they resorted to despicable means like sneak attacks."
Ma Huilan looked at him worriedly and said resentfully: "
Then why didn't you wake me up at night? How worried I would be if you were like this!" At the end of the sentence, she actually covered her face and sobbed a few times.
When Ye Guming saw Lu Ning standing in the room, his cheeks turned red and he said shyly: "Lan Mei, I was also afraid that you would be worried, so I didn't let them wake you up. Don't you think I'm fine now? In fact, I was afraid that you would be worried.
The wound is not deep, it just hurts the leg and requires bed rest."
Ma Huilan wiped her tears and turned her head to look at Lu Ning: "Look, I was so worried about you that I lost my temper in front of the young gang leader. It's true!"
Lu Ning looked at Ma Huilan, full of doubts: What kind of person is this woman? Just now, she looked indifferent. In the blink of an eye, she turned into a caring and loving look.
She had to have deep doubts about this duplicitous woman.
Ye Guming saw Lu Ning in a daze and thought she was really worried about him, so he quickly said: "Young leader, you don't have to worry about me. People who practice martial arts are not afraid of these minor injuries. They will be healed in a few days."
Lu Ning calmed down and comforted her softly: "It's okay. Then you can have a good rest during this period of time. You can put aside the matters in the gang first."
Ye Guming smiled and said: "Thank you for your concern, young gang leader. Actually, I have nothing to worry about. This morning I have handed over all the affairs of the gang to Elder Yun. As long as he is here, don't worry!"
However, Lu Ning's face straightened and he said calmly: "No, since I, the young gang leader, am here, I should be in charge of the affairs of the gang!"
Ye Guming was startled and argued again: "Although you are the young gang leader, you are staying in Lingzhou temporarily. It is estimated that you are not familiar with the affairs here and will leave. Moreover, you come and go in a hurry, and it is not easy to hand over many things.
.It would be better to let Elder Yun manage it..."
"There's no need to go to such trouble." Lu Ning insisted, "Elder Yun will continue to be responsible for whatever he is responsible for. However, everything must be reported to me. I must be the one who makes the final decision. This way, there won't be so many worries."
Hearing what Lu Ning said, Ye Guming couldn't help but wonder: "Young Gang Leader, why are you so insistent on taking charge of Lingzhou's affairs? Could it be that you have another purpose for coming here this time?"
Just as Lu Ning was about to ask about those rumors, he glanced at the thoughtful Ma Huilan and immediately changed his mind: "Uncle Ye is overthinking. My adoptive father asked me to get started with the gang affairs as soon as possible. This is not a good opportunity."
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After hearing this, Ye Guming nodded without doubt and stopped insisting.