allonlinenovel Chapter 94 He Miao
Chapter 94 He Miao
Mudfish scratched his head: "Isn't it because the boss we followed before was no good? Besides, the north of the city is poor, full of people who can't afford to eat. There are only a few shops, and they don't make much money. We're lucky if we don't starve to death. That Master Bai doesn't even look at this place, otherwise... it would have been gone long ago."
“You’re quite the honest guy,” Yun Yi chuckled. “However, if Master Bai really didn’t think much of you, he wouldn’t have let anyone infiltrate your ranks.”
The loach fell silent when it thought of the crossbow in its sleeve.
"Alright, you two find a place to wait." Yunyi said, taking out the grappling hook and grabbing it onto the wall. Then, she used the momentum to climb onto the wall.
"Uncle Quan, aren't you going?" Mudfish asked when he saw that Uncle Quan hadn't moved.
Old Quan shook his head: "It's easier for the girl to go in alone. If I go in, I'll just be a hindrance." He then found a secluded spot to sit down.
Seeing this, the loach also sat down next to it.
Yunyi landed silently in the courtyard.
After calmly sensing the surroundings, I was sure I could hear faint breathing sounds from several dark places, indicating that there were skilled guards protecting them. I could also hear the panting of the wolfhounds, showing that this Master Bai was quite afraid of death.
She concealed her aura and then entered the nearest house. Based on the general situation described by Mudfish, she could confirm that this should be the west wing of the second courtyard.
The scent of perfume in her breath convinced her that a woman lived there. However, when she peeked into the room through the crack, she was startled to see someone hanging inside.
He couldn't just stand by and watch someone die, so he quickly glanced around, then pushed open the door and pulled the woman, who was about to kick the stool away, down with his arms.
"Ah!" the woman exclaimed.
Yunyi immediately covered his mouth: "I mean no harm, don't make a sound."
The woman nodded, and Yunyi then let go of her hand.
"who are you?"
Why are you so upset?
Both men spoke at the same time.
Yunyi was taken aback, but the woman began to sob.
"Don't cry, tell me what's wrong. It's fate that we met. Maybe I can help you. It's so dark and you're crying like this, it's kind of creepy."
The woman immediately stopped crying upon hearing this: "Can you really help me?" Because there were no electric lights in the room, the light was dim, so the woman moved closer.
"You need to tell me the situation first, then I'll assess my abilities before deciding whether I can help."
“Um…” The woman looked around, then took Yunyi’s hand and led her into the inner room, “Let’s talk in bed.”
"what?"
“If we light a lamp, someone will notice, and there are patrols outside from time to time.” The woman lowered her voice. “The safest place is under the covers.”
Yunyi smiled. This was indeed a good idea, so she actually lay down on the same bed with the woman.
The woman's name was He Miao. She had just come of age and was from Qingzhou Prefecture. Her father, He Youcai, was the magistrate of Zhou County, which was under Qingzhou Prefecture, and her master, He Youwei, was the former Minister of Works.
Because they were part of the Crown Prince's faction, they were implicated after the Crown Prince was deposed, and the entire He family was exiled to Heicheng.
He Miao was exiled here with her parents three years ago.
Originally, she was young, so it didn't matter if she dressed up a little ugly. But starting last year, she started to grow bigger, and she couldn't keep a low profile even if she wanted to. In the end, she was taken by Master Bai.
He Miao began to sob softly as she spoke: "I've been arrested for half a year. I don't know how my parents are doing, I don't know how my younger brother is doing, I miss them..."
Yunyi showed no emotional fluctuation, but simply raised her hand and gently patted He Miao's arm as a form of comfort.
It wasn't that she was cold-blooded, but rather that she had seen too much in the three thousand small worlds. At first, she would feel sad and cry, and she would empathize with others. But later, she gradually realized that she couldn't bear to feel sad anymore. Every world has countless kinds of suffering. If she cried every time, she wouldn't need to do the missions; she would have gone blind long ago.
Therefore, she was able to take everything in stride later on.
When you encounter a problem, try to solve it. If you can't solve it today, try tomorrow. If you can't solve it yourself, ask others for help. In short, crying and complaining often only wastes time.
Her current motto is: If you're not convinced, fight it; if you can't beat them, just accept it. As long as you're alive, there's always a chance to turn things around.
It was a bit radical, but it was really fun.
He Miao cried for a while before stopping: "Yesterday, I overheard Bai Zhanxiong telling his colleagues that he was going to use me to threaten my father and uncle. I didn't hear what he was threatening them with. Sister, I don't want to be a burden to them, I..."
Yunyi patted the other person again. So, Master Bai's real name is Bai Zhanxiong. "You think that after you die, they won't be able to threaten your family anymore?"
He Miao sniffed: "Yes, if I die, my uncle and parents won't be threatened anymore."
"Have you thought about this? Even if you die, even if Master Bai doesn't say anything, will your family know? Even if they do know, they love you so much, wouldn't they want you to be buried peacefully? In the end, they might still be threatened because of your body. Wouldn't you have died in vain?"
He Miao: ...
Just then, footsteps were heard outside, and then someone pushed open the door and came in.
Yunyi instantly rolled over onto the bed and shrank under the covers.
"Aunt He?" A nanny came and stood directly in front of the bed, raising her voice through the window curtains.
"Hmm?" He Miao pretended to have just woken up. "Granny, what is it?"
"Hurry up, Fifth Master wants you to go over there."
"Alright, I'll go right away. Please wait outside for a moment, Granny."
"Hurry up, don't spoil Fifth Master's fun." The old woman said, then turned and walked away.
She had only taken two steps when Yunyi, who was still on the bed, jumped down and hit the other person on the back of the head, catching him as he fell.
"Sister, you..."
"I'm going to meet that Master Bai Wu. What a great opportunity!" Yunyi smiled. "Hurry up and get ready." Then she stripped the old woman of her clothes and jewelry, put some sleeping potion on her nose to make sure she wouldn't wake up for a while, then stuffed her body under the bed and put her clothes on.
He Miao understood immediately, quickly got up, lit the lamp, and then began to change and tidy up.
Yunyi also made a simple disguise before leaving the west wing with He Miao.
He Miao had lived in this courtyard for more than half a year. Although he was not very free to move around, he was familiar with it, so he soon arrived at the gate of the courtyard where Master Bai lived.