C56

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month passed. Su Mu's suspicions towards his mother gradually disappeared. Usually, he would memorize books, chat, and bask in the sunlight. Thus, he didn't go out much. Su Mu knew that she should contact Lin Yi, but she didn't know how to meet him. Thinking back to what happened that day, Su Mu felt as if she had something stuck in her throat.

Until one day, Su Mu and the others ate as usual. Su Mu wanted to get rid of his food, so he carried the 'Inner and Outer Scriptures' on his back and walked step by step in the courtyard with the old man's walking stick in his hand.

Mrs. Chang was washing dishes in the kitchen. For some reason, she broke a porcelain bowl, producing a crisp sound. The old lady was about to rush over to help when she heard the sound of the door collapsing. Her heart skipped a beat and she quickly ran out, only to be pulled by Chang-Ma's sleeve.

The courtyard was instantly surrounded by people, all of them were wearing the armor of the city guards, holding red tassels in their hands, led by a sturdy young man riding a big horse, his eyes were wandering, his black and blue eyes, his hair was withered and yellow in color. With just one look, Su Mu could tell that this person was a bit lacking in kidney due to his excessive lust.

Su Mu came to a conclusion and when he came back to his senses, he couldn't help but curse himself. This was insane. How could he still be capable of reading books these past few days?

"Who are you? Why are you trespassing?" The old man stood there with his back upright, looking at the newcomer with a solemn face, "Is there any law at the feet of the Son of Heaven?"

The young man snorted. He didn't think that an old man could stop him. The youth waved his hand and the people behind him grabbed Su Mu before pressing him down onto the ground.

"Let's go!" "Retreat!" The young man shouted, and the group of men retreated as if they had just arrived.

The old man wanted to give chase, but when he remembered the gesture Su Mu made when he was caught, he decided to wait and see.

"Let go!" The old lady couldn't push away her mother, so she could only loudly ask her to let go.

Ma Chang awkwardly let go of her hand.

"You were the one who reported him?" The old man turned to look at his mother, his gaze sharp.

"That person is a criminal wanted by the imperial government." Mama Chang avoided the old man's eyes.

The Old Granny mocked from the side, "I'm afraid some people have taken a fancy to the bounty."

Changma's face was flushed red. She held it in for a long time, but still did not say anything to refute it. She was indeed an honest person. Although she felt grateful towards the Su Clan for helping her, gratitude could not be eaten. Ever since her son was dragged down by the Su Clan and beheaded, she had almost lost all her income. There would be so many years left in the future. How could she live without money?!

The old man said in a cold tone: "You can go."

"This house …" Chang-ma was a bit reluctant to part with the house. Even if she had gotten all the silver, she wouldn't have been able to buy such a big house.

"This house does not belong to Song Zhiqiu, it belongs to me, and I have no relationship with him. According to the law, even if the Su Clan were to execute everything, this house still belongs to me." The old man was sure. Song Zhiqiu was ashamed to face the two elders. He knew that his marriage might implicate the entire Shen Nong Valley. Thus, even though the old man only said that he wanted to break off their relationship, Song Zhiqiu had actually gone to the yamen and changed the household register.

Mrs. Chang only knew that Song Zhiqiu bought the house, but didn't know it was a gift. After the Su Clan was exterminated, no one from the Imperial Court came to seal this courtyard. Ma Chang thought that it was due to the carelessness of the Imperial Court, so she forgot about this courtyard.

Right now, the old man was openly chasing her away, but she couldn't find any reason to hold him back. Her heart couldn't help but ache. Ma Chang also harbored a grudge in her heart. She should have kicked them out from the start.

Chang-Ma refused to leave. The old lady pushed her away and threw a silver ingot at the same time. "Consider it as all the money you've earned from hiring you to clean the house all these years."

On the other side, Lin Yi finally received a report from the Dark Guard. When he heard that Su Mu had been found, he was overjoyed. Not long after, another dark guard came to report. The Yan Clan also discovered Su Mu and took her away.

Lin Yi had recently lost a lot of weight. He was currently dark green, and the corners of his face were even more distinct. Lin Yi had not slept for a long time, so he had no time to sleep either.

Lin Yi had been busy lately. He worked with Cao Fang to exchange some of the blood for the imperial government.

On the other side of the floating bag, Lin Yi did not dare to relax. The nanny under Imperial Concubine Yan had firmly believed that the floating bag belonged to her. While she was not paying attention, she had pushed Lin Yue into the water and the justice courts had also helped her. Neither side was willing to let the other go. The two sides had been in a stalemate.

Lin Yi stood in front of the window, feeling the scorching heat in the air. The two guards knelt behind him, their faces dripping with sweat. The eighteen Dark Guards were supposed to be the sharpest swords in the entire kingdom, but they had to spend so much time alone. They also had many reasons. For example, they had fewer people, so they couldn't search as quickly as the Yan family. But in front of Lin Yi, they absolutely didn't dare to say these things.

Suddenly, another dark guard soundlessly appeared in Lin Yi's room, handing him a moon-white silk cloth. This silk looked very ordinary. It was embroidered with a few stalks of green bamboo, but the needlework was in chaos. It seemed to be of inferior quality.

"Today, the young lady suddenly went out and bought half a kilogram of pastries from her contact, leaving behind this bit of silk." The hidden guard said. A contact person was a person who was working for the Dark Guard. They were mostly merchants. The girl the guard was referring to was Sang Xin. Normally, Sang Xin didn't go out, but today, he suddenly went to a contact person's shop. Although the silk that he left behind didn't look unusual, the contact person still handed it over to the guard.

Lin Yi took the silk, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. Besides being a bit confused, it didn't seem like anything was wrong. Lin Yi frowned. There was no reason for him to think that leaving a useless silk thread behind.

Lin Yi touched the silk cloth in his hand. It was a fine Jiangnan silk, and when he touched the embroidery, he felt that it was very unexpected. He felt that it was the embroidery that had ruined the silk cloth.

Lin Yi's heart moved. He ordered someone to bring a pair of scissors and carefully cut the embroidery thread. Sure enough, under the layers of embroidery threads was a small slip of paper the size of a pinky finger.

Lin Yi quickly took out the slip of paper. However, he saw that it was completely empty, and not a single word could be seen on it.

One of the guards suddenly spoke up, "Your Highness, this subject suspects that the words on this note are Braille. Can you give it to this subject for a look?"

Lin Yi raised his eyebrows. He remembered that Sang Xin had a younger brother who was kidnapped not long after he was born, causing his eyes to go blind. In order to be safe, Sang Xin used the Braille to transmit the message. This made it quite possible, so he handed the paper slip over.

Glimmers danced in the shadow guard's eyes as he eagerly extended his hand to receive it.