Chapter 153
Chapter 153: Gathering Information
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Witnessing this scene, Jiang Peihuan’s eyes revealed a smile, and so did Lin Menglan’s.
Before Lin Xingchen could say anything, she ran up to him and said with a smile, “Brother Xingchen, can you help me apply the medicine?”
The little girl smiled and pulled her wound, causing her to grimace in pain.
Lin Xingchen had originally wanted to remain stern, but seeing the wound on the young girl’s face, he opened the medicine bottle and poured out a bit of ointment on his fingertip. Gently, he applied it to the corner of the girl’s mouth.
Although the wound at the corner of her mouth still hurt, Lin Menglan’s eyes were filled of smiles.
Seeing the smile on her face, Lin Xingchen could no longer keep a cold face. He lowered his head to look at her and said in a low voice,” I’ll think of a way to send you home, but you can’t tell anyone that you saw me, understand?” “Brother Xingchen, aren’t you coming home?”
Hearing his words, she reflexively asked.
But upon hearing the girl’s words, the warmth in Lin Xingchen’s eyes disappeared in an instant, replaced by sternness.
He looked at Lin Menglan coldly and said softly, “That place is no longer my home.”
After saying this, Lin Xingchen walked away without looking at Lin Menglan again.
The little girl still wanted to say something, but Jiang Peihuan held her hand.” Little girl, you are a smart child. You should know what to say and what not to say.”
Hearing Jiang Peihuan’s words, Lin Menglan looked at Lin Xingchen and finally nodded, “Brother Xingchen, don’t worry, 1 won’t tell anyone I’ve seen you.” “But, will I be able to see you again after I return home?”
As she said the last sentence, her eyes were filled with tears.
Seeing the look in her eyes, Lin Xingchen nodded, “We will meet again in the future.”
He would have to return sooner or later, once he reclaimed what was rightfully his.
Upon hearing these words, Lin Menglan’s eyes filled with smiles again.
“Huan Er, the clothes have been removed.”
At this point, Jiang Changbai had already stripped the two men of their clothes and dragged their bodies into the corner.
Taking the clothes from Jiang Changbai’s hands, Jiang Peihuan said softly, “1 want to go out and gather some information, and check out the terrain here.”
As she spoke, Jiang Peihuan began to put on one of the clothes.
Seeing this, Jiang Changbai said directly, “Then I’ll go with you.”
As he spoke, he began to put on another set of clothes. Although these were clothes that had just been taken off from a dead person, whether it was Jiang Changbai or Jiang Peihuan, they were both people who had been to the battlefield, so they did not care about these at all.
Just as Jiang Changbai was about to put on the clothes, they were snatched away. He looked up to see Xiao Nanye putting on the clothes.
The corners of Jiang Changbai’s mouth twitched. He couldn’t help but look at Xiao Nanye and say,” Your Highness, isn’t this inappropriate?”
“With many people here, in case of any emergencies, you should stay here to protect them.”
“As for Peihuan, 1 will protect her.”
Anticipating what Jiang Changbai wanted to say, Xiao Nanye spoke first.
At this time, Jiang Peihuan had already put on the clothes. She tied up her long hair. In the night, no one could easily recognize her identity.
Xiao Nanye stood by her side. They exchanged a glance and left the woodshed together.
Watching them leave, Jiang Changbai was filled with frustration. If it were anyone else, he could have beat them up, but he couldn’t lay a hand on Xiao Nanye because of his status.
Plus, even if he tried, he might not win.
Watching this, Xue Qi burst out laughing.
Hearing his laughter, Jiang Changbai looked at him angrily. “You’re laughing.
You didn’t even try to stop him just now.”
“You speak as if you can stop His Highness King Cheng?”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Changbai fell silent.
“Xiao Nanye, let’s go that way.”
After coming out of the woodshed, Jiang Peihuan pointed to the left. Since there were bright lights over there, she guessed that was the bandits’ base camp.
Xiao Nanye didn’t say anything. Instead, he took her hand and pulled her behind him, to protect her in case of any sudden incident.
“You stay behind me.”
“Mm.”
Hearing the man’s words, Jiang Peihuan nodded slightly, her eyes showing a touch of warmth.
The two of them quietly approached the light source. When they reached the wall, Jiang Peihuan was about to climb up when she felt a force at her waist. Xiao Nanye held her by the waist and with a single leap, they were on the rooftop.
After sitting down on the roof, Xiao Nanye removed a roof tile.
Through the lamplight, Jiang Peihuan could see the situation inside the house.
There were three people in the room, and the floor was filled with jewels and jewelry. Some of the things were prepared by Jiang Peihuan’s people, and the rest were naturally stolen by these people.
“Boss, we’re rich this time.”
The man addressed as ‘Boss’ was the one who had come down the mountain earlier. Seated on a chair, a hint of a smile appeared in his eyes upon hearing these words. “With this money, we can live comfortably for quite a while.” “Right, Boss, when is Prince Qing’s mansion settling the bill?”
Upon hearing the words ‘Prince Qing’s mansion’, Jiang Peihuan pricked up her ears.
At the mention of this, the smile in the Boss’s eyes vanished without a trace, replaced by an unpleasant look. “Don’t mention it, our third brother hasn’t returned yet. We might not get paid this time.”
“Boss, we have lost so many brothers. Do you think the Qing Mansion will dare to go back on their word?”
” Are you stupid? That’s Prince Qing, the son of the Emperor. As civilians, we can’t go against the officials. Besides, don’t you know who we are?”
Upon hearing this, the man fell silent.
While Jiang Peihuan was pondering the meaning of their conversation, she suddenly heard a soft noise. Turning her head, she saw a snow-white rat standing before her.
Seeing Jiang Peihuan on the roof, the rat widened its eyes and charged towards her.
Seeing this, Xiao Nanye, who was nearby, quickly embraced Jiang Peihuan.
“Xiao Nanye, be careful, don’t let it bite you.”
This was a brocade rat, extremely poisonous.
Jiang Peihuan quickly warned. Hearing her, Xiao Nanye immediately drew his long sword.
The brocade rat was impaled by Xiao Nanye’s sword.
Looking at the dead brocade rat, Jiang Peihuan felt a touch of pity. The blood of the brocade rat was a precious ingredient for medicine.
“Who’s there?”
A voice came from below. Then, all three men in the house jumped onto the rooftop. Seeing the brocade rat on the roof, the man called ‘Boss’ had pure anguish in his eyes.
“How dare you kill my brocade rat? I’ll kill you and bury you with it..”