allonlinenovel Chapter 105 Smoke
Chapter 105 Smoke
"This smell is somewhat familiar, Sister Zhou'er, can you smell a strange fragrance?" Yun Qingjin felt a familiar scent wafting to her nose...
Yun Qingjin was still dazed when she suddenly realized, "No, this is the sleeping gas from last night."
"Sister Zhou'er, something's not right, we..."
Yun Qingjin had intended to tell Liu Zhou'er about these things, but then a weight suddenly settled beside her.
Liu Zhou'er was already leaning against him.
Liu Zhou'er had already inhaled some sleeping powder... She leaned against Yun Qingjin, her body tilted to one side.
Yun Qingjin's alarm bells rang loudly, and she dared not make any sudden movements, fearing that her sister Zhou'er might not be able to hold on. At the same time, she released her divine sense to perceive the surrounding situation, and sure enough, she sensed some heavy breathing sounds belonging to men nearby. It felt similar to the people who had broken in last night.
He quickly grabbed Liu Zhou'er's arm and pinched her with his fingernail.
"Sister, we've been set up! They've used sleeping powder!" Afraid of alerting the spies, Yun Qingjin dared not speak loudly, lest she disturb the people lying in ambush.
Liu Zhou'er's eyelids, which were about to droop, opened slightly under Yun Qingjin's stimulation, and she became much more awake, but her body was still a little weak. "Qingqing, I can't move my body, only my fingers can move."
“There are a few people lying in ambush behind us. I can sense them. I guess these are the ones who did this.” Yun Qingjin looked around while maintaining a certain level of vigilance.
There were several businessmen's family members nearby, but they also seemed to be affected by the drug smoke, lying slumped inside the house.
In other words, only I and Sister Zhou'er are still somewhat conscious here.
Yun Qingjin quickly touched Liu Zhou'er's body and arms.
No problem, my sister is still wearing self-defense gear.
The hidden weapons in one's hands are easy to remove, but the breastplate on one's body is not easy to remove.
Sister, you don't need to worry too much for now.
"Qingqing, I can still move my fingers, and if I stay conscious, I can still activate the mechanism, but I can't get my whole body up. How much were you affected by the sleeping gas?"
"I kept pinching my thigh when I smelled the odor, and I'm fine for now."
The key question now is: should we act on the spot, or pretend to faint first, and then run away once we reach a safe place?
"Sister, I can still move. Why don't I go and take down those guys who are watching us from behind? My mother and Aunt Hua should be nearby."
After thinking for a moment, Liu Zhou'er shook her head, still feeling somewhat weak. "No, it's not a good time for a head-on confrontation. This isn't indoors, and they still dare to use sleeping powder, clearly intending to attack us. A direct confrontation might put us at a disadvantage. Those people are big and burly; even if you're highly skilled in martial arts, we won't be able to handle them if they use other methods."
"Then let's pretend to be drugged first, and then escape when the time is right? This..." Yun Qingjin suggested her idea.
"Qingqing, you run first. Their target is me, they won't hurt you."
Yun Qingjin shook her head, "How can this be? It won't work. You can't move now, so even if you have equipment on you, you won't be able to deal with it."
After a moment of silence, the two decided to remain silent for the time being.
“How about we do as you said, let them think they’ve succeeded first…” Liu Zhou’er was originally an ordinary person, and the effects of the sleeping gas were extremely strong. “Zhou’er, take some mint from the sachet I’m carrying, just to temporarily refresh yourself.”
Yun Qingjin opened the sachet, revealing a pile of Chinese herbs inside. "Sister, which one is mint?"
"Those leaves that are curled up, it's okay. Give me a handful, I'll chew them directly to refresh myself. You should also grab a handful and chew them, make sure you stay alert."
With the help of these dried herbs, the two regained some consciousness, but Liu Zhou'er was still unable to move.
"Qingqing, I'm so sorry, I've dragged you down."
"It's alright, sister. Just think of it as being bitten by a dog. Life always has its setbacks," Yun Qingjin comforted Liu Zhou'er.
Yun Qingjin took a silver waist ornament from her belt and then forcefully inserted it under the seat of the wooden chair.
"Leave a mark for Mother; I believe she understands, and it will put their minds at ease for now."
Then the two deliberately fell silent. After waiting quietly for a while, a voice came from behind them: "Guests? Guests?"
It's likely that the person who released the sleeping gas wanted to test whether the person inside had lost consciousness.
The two remained silent, deliberately waiting for outsiders to enter.
"It seems everyone inside has been knocked out. Come in quickly."
"It seems to be these two, right? Which of these two is the target?"
"I don't know, let's just tie them both up and take them away. Hurry up and take them away to avoid future trouble. Several old women, quickly drag these two away."
What happened next was that two people came and tried to take Yun Qingjin and Liu Zhou'er away, but the two were holding hands and it was difficult to separate them.
Fearing that making too much noise would wake people up, the visitors eventually carried the two away on a makeshift stretcher.
After a bumpy ride of about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the group of people placed the two people in an empty room.
"Put them here for now. The master is busy right now, so let these two fall asleep first."
"The old woman will be here soon. Once you're done, leave quickly. Don't leave any trace."
It seems they had planned all the steps in advance, so they left immediately after kidnapping the person and putting them down.
Sensing that the outsiders were no longer there, Yun Qingjin pinched herself again, forcing herself to wake up. With a little breathing, well, she hadn't inhaled much of the sleeping gas, so she could still resist a little.
Then she patted Liu Zhou'er beside her and asked, "Sister, how are you?"
"Qingqing, I'm alright, but I'm still a little weak." Liu Zhou'er struggled to stand up, staggered a few steps, and then managed to stand up by holding onto the furniture next to her.
"Can you walk a few steps?" Yun Qingjin asked.
Liu Zhou'er moved around a few times, then took out some more herbs from the sachet and chewed them all at once.
"Phew, it's okay."
"Well, sister, this room is a row of connected houses. Let's climb out of the window first and get out of their control."
After sensing for a while, Yun Qingjin was quite certain that there was no one around at the moment.
"Sister, let's go quickly."
The two climbed over the wall and found a new row of houses outside.
“Wealthy families have many houses, sister, let’s walk a little further out.”
The two supported each other and walked for a while. Fortunately, Yun Qingjin had been trained by Yun Yuke beforehand and was able to avoid the servants serving in this area.
Finally, the two arrived at a place that looked like the main hall.
"Sister, let's go into this house first. I just checked, and there's no one inside. Besides, people usually don't search main houses like this."
The front door of the house was locked, but the window next to it was unlocked, with only a bolt on the inside. Yun Qingjin took a hairpin from her hair, twisted it gently, and the blade inside popped out.
They inserted a blade into the window crack and pried it open.
The two climbed through the window and entered. The room was elegantly decorated, and the furniture inside was made of precious wood.
After entering the house, Yun Qingjin fastened the window latch behind her. Then she took out a small wooden plaque from her bosom.
This was the little magic weapon that Yun Yuke took out when Yun Qingjin and Yun Yuke first met.
"Let's hide here for a while." Yun Qingjin murmured a spell, and a warm current enveloped the two of them.
“Mother made the right choice in giving me this treasure. She said that this little treasure can form a protective shield to hide our bodies. We can rest here for a while and leave after you have recovered.”
Liu Zhou'er knew that her boss had many magical treasures, so she naturally followed Yun Qingjin's arrangements.
The two were finally able to catch their breath and had time to take in their surroundings.
"Qingqing, this room... looks like a study?"
Yun Qingjin walked to the cabinet next to her where books were placed, and there were several account books on it.
"Huh? What does it say here?"
List of soldiers of the Fubing (府兵).
The Marquis of Ankang's private army? Could this be the private army that Mother mentioned?