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Dong Shu did not know that her master at the inn had already guessed that there was a problem with the town. When Ling Xiang came back to report that she had already spoken with the kitchen maid about what kind of snacks they would bring over later, she had forgotten about what had happened and started to look forward to the snacks the kitchen maid would bring over.

When he had originally been staying at the Xiahe Village, although the food cooked by the kitchen maid at the Xu Family Great Kitchen was exquisite, the style of the snacks could not be considered much.

What Dong Shu did not expect was that ever since she had left the Xiahe Village, the number of pastries made by the kitchen maid had increased. Especially in these few days, there had been no repetition of the pastries.

Xu Shiqiu was initially worried that something would happen in Yi Town that would cause Young Girl to worry. Now that she had forgotten about the previous matter with just a few words from Ling Xiang, he shook his head and did not say anything further.

When Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu left the Main Hall and returned to the house, the servants who went out to find out more news had already brought it back with them.

Ling Xiang took the chance to go to the kitchen to get some snacks and bring back the news that the servants were looking for him.

"Every three years, Yi Town will pay homage to the mountain god, pick the most outstanding girl in the town, and take her to the mountains after dressing up. If the girl was still here after one night, it proved that the mountain god had not taken a fancy to the girl, and the girl's family could bring her back.

However, the last three times the mountain god had been sacrificed, the girl had disappeared without a trace after an entire night.

Originally, the most important thing to pay tribute to the mountain deity was some fruits and livestock. However, ever since the few times that the young lady had disappeared from the shrine, it had become increasingly difficult to find the young lady who had paid her respects to the mountain god.

And the three girls who had gone missing were the three who had been chosen at the beginning of this year. There was a rumor that they were unwilling in the beginning, and because they were unwilling, they suddenly disappeared. The mountain god must have been angry and took them away.

And because the three young ladies that were chosen previously have disappeared one by one, I'm afraid that this year's memorial service will not go as planned. Currently, the citizens of the town are a bit worried. "

After Ling Xiang and Dong Shu finished speaking, she thought for a while before hesitating to look at them. "Young Master and Madam, were these three ladies really taken away by the Mountain God?"

"How is this possible?" The moment Ling Xiang finished speaking, Xu Shiqiu shook his head and opened his mouth. Seeing Ling Xiang's worried face, he laughed: "Where is there a mountain god that requires the common people to pay respects to him, the fruits and livestock are good too."

When Xu Shiqiu heard Ling Xiang's words just now, he felt that the disappearance of the three girls must have something to do with the matter of the Mountain God's memorial service in Yi Town every three years.

When Ling Xiang opened his mouth, Dong Shu had been obediently sitting at the side eating dessert. When Ling Xiang finally spoke, she was so shocked that she forgot to eat dessert.

Now that she heard Xu Shiqiu's words, after Dong Shu swallowed the dim sum in her mouth, she hurriedly looked at him and asked: "Husband, then what about Mister Shi and the others?"

"The expedition team must have accidentally broken something, otherwise they wouldn't have been detained by the mayor." As Xu Shiqiu said this, he was actually thinking of how he would be able to meet Xu Jie and Shi Yuan. Only if he saw them would he be able to move on to the next step.

And this mayor, according to Ling Xiang's meaning just now, the girls who went missing after three memorial services were all there after this mayor took charge of them.

Xu Shiqiu felt that their next breakthrough would be this mayor.

But since he had already guessed that Xu Jie and his wife's imprisonment was related to the memorial service of Yi Town, then Xu Shiqiu had a better idea.

Dong Shu didn't know if her husband had guessed something, but since they had met, he was frowning and deep in thought, she didn't say anything. She just sat beside him.

Dong Shu originally thought that Xu Shiqiu would at least think about it a little longer, but sshe didn't expect that after he dismissed Ling Xiang, he actually looked at him and said, "Does my wife want to go out and take a look?"

"Get out?"

Dong Shu looked at Xu Shiqiu in confusion. Although she was not intelligent, from the inn employees' reaction just now, he could guess that if they made any unnecessary movements, they would probably be targeted.

Thinking up to here, Dong Shu looked at Xu Shiqiu and said, "Husband, if we were to directly leave like this, would it be... "Yes, to alert the enemy?"

Dong Shu did not know if she thought of the right words, but after she finished speaking, Xu Shiqiu looked at her and nodded: "That's right, we are going to alert the enemy."

Dong Shu really did not know what Xu Shiqiu wanted to do, but at this moment, they could not ignore Xu Jie, Shi Yuan and the other servants. If they wanted to leave, they had to save them first before leaving.

"Then what do I need to do?" In the end, when Dong Shu finished asking this question, she did not reply to her and only looked at her with a slight smile.

Dong Shu did not understand what Xu Shiqiu meant, she could only do whatever Xu Shiqiu said.

After putting on the two pieces of expensive jewelry, Dong Shu followed Xu Shiqiu out of the tavern.

The inn staff member was greeting the guests and hurriedly approached them when he saw them walking down the stairs. "Young Master and Madam are going out?"

"Mm, let's go out and take a look. I heard that Yi Town is going to be quite lively this year." Xu Shiqiu immediately said, after saying that, without even looking at the shop assistant's expression, he immediately brought Dong Shu and left.

The shop assistant saw that after Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu left, they did not stay in the inn for long, and took the opportunity to go to the backyard to retrieve their things before walking to the back door of the inn.

The back door of the inn faced an alleyway. There were many ordinary people who had set up stalls inside the alleyway.

The waiter came to a stall selling vegetables and said softly, "The young master that stayed in the inn just now took his wife out again. Go deliver the letter, I don't know what this person is here for, it's inconvenient for him to leave, let the other side send people to keep an eye on them. "

After the shop assistant finished giving instructions, he went straight back to the inn to continue working. He did not stay for long.

After the cloth-clothed man received the news, he nodded his head and tidied up the vegetables on the stall. He then left the backyard of the inn without looking back.

The inn staff and the cloth-clothed man did not know that someone was staring at them while they were talking.

After the cloth-clothed man left, there were still people following him.

After Xu Shiqiu brought Dong Shu out of the door, they went straight to the most bustling street in the town.

"My wife, is there anything you want?" Xu Shiqiu looked down to see Dong Shu by her side. Seeing her staring at his surroundings, he immediately asked.

After hearing Xu Shiqiu's question, Dong Shu looked up and glanced at him for a moment.

Dong Shu really didn't want anything at the moment, she only thought that today, she was only following her husband out to 'shake the grass and startle the snake'.

This was the first time he had done such a thing. He was so nervous that he didn't even have the mood to look around at the surrounding shops.

Xu Shiqiu did not expect his Young Girl to be so nervous, he extended his hand and pinched her palm, and said: "No need to be nervous, we will just take a look."

Saying that, Xu Shiqiu looked at Young Girl and asked: "Which shop does my wife wish to see?"

Hearing Xu Shiqiu's question, Dong Shu pursed her lips and laughed shyly, she then raised her hand and pointed towards the unremarkable rouge shop in front of them: "I want to take a look there."

Hearing Dong Shu's words, Xu Shiqiu did not speak anymore, and directly led him towards the shop.

Dong Shu did not expect her husband to bring her directly to this shop. She nervously raised her head and looked at Xu Shiqiu.

After Dong Shu followed Xu Shiqiu into the rouge shop, her eyes involuntarily fell on the rouge powder that was in the shop.

However, Dong Shu rarely visited such shops. Even though she knew that she wouldn't be able to use the goods inside, she was still captivated by them.

Seeing that Dong Shu's gaze was attracted to the rouge, Xu Shiqiu also looked towards the rouge in the shop.

Originally, Xu Shiqiu had only taken a casual look, but when he raised his head, he discovered that the shop owner was actually a young man.

In the beginning, Xu Shiqiu did not pay much attention to the young man, but who knew that when the young man realized that Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu did not intend to purchase anything from him, he did not get angry.

Xu Shiqiu had a shop in his hands, he knew very well that as a shop owner, he would not be happy if he were to meet a customer that he could only look at and not buy.

But the shopkeeper in front of him didn't seem to care at all. He kept looking out for a while, and couldn't help looking behind him, but he didn't pay any attention to him or his Young Girl.

"Shop owner, is this the only goods in your store?" Xu Shiqiu looked at the shop owner and casually asked. Seeing that he did not react to his words, Xu Shiqiu took two steps forward and continued to ask: "Shop owner, do you hear what I have to say?"

Xu Shiqiu's movements were not sudden, but the shop owner who was already distracted suddenly panicked after hearing Xu Shiqiu's voice: "What!" After saying that, the shop owner started to size up Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu.

Seeing that they were dressed in clothes that he had never seen before, the shop owner was startled, and when he saw the accessories that Dong Shu was wearing, he clenched his fists.

Dong Shu was originally looking at the goods in the shop, but when Xu Shiqiu opened his mouth, she did not care at all. Until he heard the shop owner's voice, and noticed that he was staring at his the whole time.

"Does the shop owner have something on his mind?" Dong Shu looked at the shop owner who spoke casually, and when he finished speaking, his eyes instantly lit up. He did not know why, but blurted out: "If you have something on your mind, you should go ahead and settle it, and when it is done then come back to open the shop, if not you will not even know that the goods in the shop have been stolen."

Dong Shu only said this casually, while Xu Shiqiu, who heard her words, also shook his head lovingly.

However, the two of them never expected that after hearing Dong Shu's words, the shop owner was stunned, she suddenly rushed towards Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu and kneeled down.

"What are you doing?" Dong Shu saw that the shop owner was opening his mouth, and seeing that he was still kneeling, he pulled Xu Shiqiu and prepared to leave.

However, just as they were about to make a move, the shop owner finally opened his mouth and said, "I beg that Young Master and Madam can help this little one bring a person out of Yi Town. This little one is willing to offer up all of my possessions."

Dong Shu never thought that there would come a day where she and her husband would be called over by a stranger for help. She looked at the shop owner who knelt down in front of her and wanted to speak, but she didn't know what to say.

Ye Zichen looked up at his husband in confusion. Seeing that his husband didn't say anything, he moved his lips, but didn't say anything in the end.

Xu Shiqiu was shocked in his heart. He never thought that something would happen when he brought Young Girl out to a random shop.

He had a hunch that this shop owner's request was related to the three missing girls.

Thinking about it, Xu Shiqiu looked straight at the shop owner and asked: "Let me guess, is the person you wanted us to bring a lady?"

Hearing what Xu Shiqiu said, Dong Shu thought that he was just randomly guessing.

But unexpectedly, in the next instant, the shop owner exclaimed, "How did Young Master know?"

Hearing the shop owner's words, Dong Shu looked straight at Xu Shiqiu, his pair of crescent moon eyes filled with confusion.

She didn't know why she would meet her husband when they were just strolling around the same shop.

Could it be that the word 'fortune' that the husband normally said about him turned out to be true?