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He thought that his chess skills were considered good, but who knew that not only did he meet Master Jingkong, there was even someone stronger than him!

It was one thing if she was a woman, but she was younger than him! Shen Yunxing let out a long sigh, "If I have time after returning to the Yin Zhou, can I give a few pointers?"

Shen Yunxing was very humble when he spoke, shocking Ye Yuning, but he still nodded his head. Yi Zu had said before, if he wanted to improve his chess skills, he would need to continuously find stronger people to beat him up.

Looking at the two in front of him, Ye Yuning concluded in his heart that Shen Yunxing definitely wanted to use Master Jingkong to hone his chess skills.

However, why would he look for me? Her chess skills can only be considered average, right? He could only win by a dozen against Fu Ranzhi, but he had never won against him before.

Thinking about it, Ye Yuning quickly threw this question to the back of her head.

Master Jingkong packed up the Go Board and invited her to come again with a smile. He played two games like this, and only stopped when the moonlight filled the sky. Ye Yuning was not finished yet, but it was too late, he could only get up and take his leave.

"Are you familiar with the road? I'll send you off." Shen Yunxing also immediately stood up.

The two of them walked out of the bamboo forest, discussed the chess pieces, and soon arrived at the west wing. The moon hung high in the sky, and everything was quiet. Everyone had long since fallen asleep, and only the occasional chirping of frogs could be heard.

Just as Ye Yuning was about to return to her room, a sharp scream suddenly pierced the night sky, startling a few birds. Ye Yuning's footsteps paused, and she and Shen Yunxing looked at each other.

A scream came out from Mrs Tang's room.

"Let's go take a look." Ye Yuning muttered, and quickly walked towards the room.

In next to no time, candlelight was lit in the surrounding rooms. Ye Yuning walked to the door of the room, and knocked: "Mrs Tang, are you alright?"

The interior of the house was in a state of chaos, as if someone was running about. Soon after, there was a flop and no sound could be heard.

"It's alright, Third Miss Ye, come in!"

Ye Yuning was just about to say something, she gave Shen Yunxing a apologetic look and pushed the door open.

Inside the room, the first thing that came into view was a screen. This screen was the original one in the room, dividing the room into two. The inner one was for Master to rest at night, while the outer one was for the maidservants to use for night duty.

But at this moment, the screen fell to the ground. Mrs Tang sat at the head of the bed. Her hair was uncombed and a bit messy, but her expression was cold and stern. The servant girl stood by her side, her eyes filled with indignation and anger.

Very quickly, Ye Yuning understood why they were so angry. There was only one person lying on the ground. He was wearing a black robe and his face was covered. It was obvious that he was a man. Ye Yuning jumped in fright, raising her head to look at Mrs Tang, only then did she understand why he allowed her to enter the house by herself.

Seeing that Ye Yuning was looking at him, Mrs Tang lifted her hand and touched her hair, then said without batting an eyelid. "Since there was a thief in the room who was afraid that the rumors wouldn't spread properly, I had no choice but to knock him out."

"What's going on?" "Good, good, good. How did a thief end up in the Madam's room?" Ye Yuning could not help but ask.

Mrs Tang did not say anything, but her two maids could not help but start speaking. It turned out that Mrs Tang had ordered her maidservants to send a letter back to her residence in the afternoon, so there was only a maidservant left to attend to him.

After the candles were extinguished, both master and servant fell asleep.

It was just that because of what happened yesterday, Putuo Temple didn't have enough preparation for these pilgrims. Mrs Tang's bed was a little odorous, so she couldn't fall asleep.

What she did not know was that last night, when the fire was put out, the abbot ordered the monks to take all the quilts out, soak them in water, and then rush into the fire to save them. Afterwards the quilt was dirty and wet, so it couldn't be used again. He had to take out the old quilt from the storeroom.

Although the sun had been shining for a long time, there was still a musty smell. Mrs Tang kept tossing and turning, so how could the servant sleep well? Just then, a strange sound suddenly shocked Mrs Tang awake.

Pata! Pata!

Mrs Tang sat up, went around the screen and woke the servant up. The moment the maid woke up, a door opened soundlessly and a black shadow entered the room.

The maidservant was shocked and couldn't help but scream. Seeing that he had alarmed the others, Mrs Tang anxiously grabbed a chair and threw it at the black shadow.

It was unknown if the thief had been scared silly by the maidservant's scream and had been knocked out right after being smashed into the ground without dodging at all.

Ye Yuning was speechless, she really did not know if she should say that Mrs Tang was lucky or not.

"Madam, what do we do now?" The maidservant asked in a low voice.

If someone found out that a man appeared in Madam Ye's room in the middle of the night, her reputation would be tarnished. As the servant of the mistress, she would be the first to be punished. Selling her was the best. If the old mistress got angry, she might even be killed.

Thinking of this, the servant girl couldn't help but shiver.

Mrs Tang was also helpless. She rubbed her temple and said: "First, find a rope to tie someone up, then find Reverend to deal with him. This is the Putuo Temple, it is their fault for letting such a thing happen. "

Ye Yuning could hear the anger at the bottom of Mrs Tang's heart, but it would not go away in front of her. However, no matter who it was, they wouldn't be able to control their anger. If a woman's reputation was damaged, the consequences would be even worse than the young girl's.

Ye Yuning understood her well, and kicked the thief who had fainted, saying: "Don't worry Madam, because of the fire yesterday, all the other pilgrims have left early. Other than you guys, there are only my Ye's Mansion s in the west wing. Oh, right, there's also a Young Master Shen. "

"I will tell them not to say a word about what happened tonight."

Mrs Tang heaved a sigh of relief and thanked Ye Yuning. Ye Yuning said she did not dare, but seeing that the servant had actually found a rope to tie her up tightly, she did not dare.

Ye Yuning called Fei Xiu over to help the maid and dragged her out. Ye Yuning comforted Mrs Tang a little and then left. Once she stepped out of the door, the smile on Ye Yuning's face receded, and her expression immediately turned cold.

"Where are they?"

Fei Xiu pointed to a small house not far away: "With a monk watching, we will not be able to escape, young miss can rest assured."

Ye Yuning nodded her head, her eyebrows showed no signs of loosening, and she changed his direction and headed towards the direction, with Fei Xiu following behind him anxiously. Looking at the young mistress, one could tell that she was extremely cold.

After greeting the monk guarding the gate, Ye Yuning walked into the house with Fei Xiu.

The thief was still unconscious. He was lying on the ground with his hands and feet tied. The veil had been removed a long time ago, and when Ye Yuning looked closer, he did not recognize it.

"When I asked the people in the temple, they said that I've never seen them, not the surrounding villagers." Fei Xiu said in a low voice.

"Get a basin of cold water and splash him awake." Ye Yuning instructed.

Fei Xiu naturally had no objections, and quickly went to get water.

Crash! *

A basin of well water was poured down, and the thief's entire body trembled and arched his back like a cooked shrimp. It was now almost August, and although the day was hot, the night had begun to turn cold, and the quilts had been replaced with quilts.