CH 110

When Mo Yan ran out the gate and didn’t see Lu Junming and his horse, she walked back and forth anxiously. After a short while, he rode over.

“Where were you?” Her voice was full of resentment and stress.

Lu Junming pointed to the silver spear hanging on his saddle, “I went home to grab my spear, just in case I needed it!”

He stretched out his hand, and Mo Yan immediately grabbed it to get onto the horse.

The horse ran out of the village and passed behind the Lu family’s house. Sir Lu stood there waiting for them, “Junming, don’t hurt others impulsively!”

He saw him hurry home to get his spear, and thought he was going to fight. Lu Junming turned around and shouted, “Don’t worry, Grandpa, I’m saving someone.”

Lu Junming’s horse was young and well-trained, and was selected by his father for him.

They soon caught up with Zhong Cheng. Lu Junming slowed down and Mo Yan took out the letter. She shouted to Zhong Cheng, “Brother Cheng, go to the Minghui Company.”

Zhong Cheng nodded and whipped his horse again.

Qianshui City was less than twenty kilometres away from Yi City, and they arrived in an hour. They could see the city walls, and Mo Yan also saw the carriage with the smoke pattern.

“Lu Junming, that’s their carriage.”

The big white horse caught up with the carriage instantly, and he pulled the reins to stop the carriage. Mo Zenian’s boss lifted the curtain of the carriage and asked, “What are you doing?”

Mo Yan asked, “Where’s my sister?”

He replied disdainfully, “Who knows! Why did you come here and ask us?”

Lu Junming took out his silver spear and opened the curtain of the carriage. The old man was so scared he moved aside, “What are you doing! Are you going to kill me?”

“No one cares about your worthless life, where is Mo Ling?”

“See for yourselves! She’s not here.”

Mo Yan looked into the carriage, and there was only the old man’s idiot son inside. There wasn’t a lot of space inside, so it would be difficult to hide someone.

“What about Mo Zenian?”

The old man said with a bitter face again, “Why would I know? Stop asking me about where your missing family members are.”

“This is definitely linked to him. If my sister isn’t here, she must be with Mo Zenian. They must’ve rented another carriage.”

“Then what should we do?” Lu Junming asked.

“They kidnapped my sister just to give this idiot a wife. He’s still here, so she’s still safe for the time being. Let’s go to the Minghui Company to see if my sister is there.”

Yi City is a small city, much smaller than the Upper Valley. The Minghui Company was the largest in the city, and it was easy to find. They got off their horses outside and went in to ask. The workers inside hadn’t seen any young ladies, and Mo Zenian, wasn’t there either.

People couldn’t live in the company, so the owner must live elsewhere. If they really took Mo Ling, it must be to become the wife of that fool, so she must be hidden in their home.

They had already startled them by stopping their car on the road. They probably wouldn’t go home directly, and most likely go to the business first. They found a hiding place in the opposite alley and waited, staring at the door of the business.

About half an hour later, the old man’s carriage arrived at the firm. He and his son got out of the carriage, and their driver drove it to the back.

The two looked at each other and said, “There is a back door!”

Lu Junming said, “I’m going to the back door. When you see that fool go out, follow him quietly, and don’t act rashly. Remember where he went, come back and tell me.”

After he finished speaking, Lu Junming rode his horse to the back door of the company, pretending like nothing was wrong.

Mo Yan was watching the company, when she saw Zhong Cheng coming in his carriage. She called out his name, and he came over.

“Brother Cheng, find an inn to leave the carriage in, it’s too easy to spot.”

Opposite the company is the Jiayunlai Inn. Zhong Cheng left the carriage there, then went back to Mu Yan. The two of them stared at the entrance of the company together.

“Yan’er, do you know where your father lives?”

Mo Yan shook her head, “I don’t know, all of his letters had the address of the company.”

It was almost dark, but neither Mo Zenian nor his mistress entered or exited the building. The idiot didn’t go out either, and there was no sign of Lu Junming.

Zhong Cheng stomped his feet anxiously, “Why don’t you report them to the officials!”

“What’s the use of reporting this kind of thing to the officials? They could just say he was teaching his daughter a lesson. Who could do anything?”

“Isn’t it better than waiting here for something to happen?”

“As long as we keep an eye on that idiot, nothing will happen. When it gets dark, I’ll sneak into the business to have a look.”

They were waiting impatiently when they heard someone on the street say, “Zheng’er, where are you going?”

“To buy steamed buns.”

Zheng’er, that was the woman’s child! Mo Yan leaned out and saw the child buying steamed buns at the steamed bun shop.

If he was out alone, they must live nearby.

Mo Yan quietly followed. The child bought the buns, then carried them into the alley next to the business and walked inside. After passing by the back door of the business, he entered a small yard. Mu Yan hid outside and heard the woman named Xian’er talking inside, “Zheng’er, you bought the steamed buns back? You’re really capable!”

Then came Mo Zenian’s voice, “My son is smart!”

Mo Yan peaked inside from the crack of the door. There were only the three of them, and no sign of Mu Ling. Had she been mistaken? Impossible, something must’ve happened to Mo Ling. Otherwise the hairpin wouldn’t have been left on the ground. Maybe it was a clue she left on purpose!

Lu Junming had been watching the back door of the company. When he saw her passing by, he quietly came over, “Whose house is this?”

“Mo Zenian’s. His mistress and child are inside too.”

Lu Junming looked inside, “Mo Ling won’t be here.”

“Then where would they hide my sister?”

“You can’t just wait, you need to try and find out.”

Lu Junming looked around, and saw a teahouse on the street not far away, “Go to the teahouse, have something to eat, and take a rest.”

They called Zhong Cheng and entered the teahouse together. Lu Junming ordered tea and some food. Mo Yan was tired and hungry, but she wasn’t in the mood to eat and drink, and neither was Zhong Cheng.

When the employee handed over their food, Lu Junming asked, “I’m from out of town. Do you mind if I ask you something?”

It is very common to inquire about people and things in the teahouse. Lu Junming gavehim a few dollars, and he was very happy to answer.

“Brother, someone proposed marriage to my sister recently. He was the son of the Minghui Company’s owner. I’ve heard their family is well-off. Do you know where they live?”

The employee enthusiastically replied, “You mean Hu Weiming! Their family is well-off, but his unmarried second son isn’t the brightest.”

Lu Junming pretended to be surprised and said, “The matchmaker was talking about his second son! She also talked about how good his house is.”

“It’s not bad. Just go south from here, then turn east when you see a large street. The big house inside is theirs. It says it’s the Hu family house on the door.”

The three of them rested for a while, and then followed the instructions of the employee in the teahouse. It had two black lacquered gates, and mounting stones on both sides.

They could tell how large their courtyard was instantly, at least triple the size of Mo Yan’s, and even the walls were made of blue bricks. They hid behind the wall and stared carefully at the other side.

Post-translation notes: I have a feeling we’ll be done with this miniature rescue arc by the next update. As always, thank you for reading!