A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 106 A Long-Awaited Reunion

The familiar voice delighted the three of them!

"grown ups!"

Overjoyed, Zhang, the registrar, burst into tears and hurriedly ran towards the source of the sound in the dark. "My lord, it's me! Are you alright?"

Bai Zhizhi then called out, "Sister Mu!"

As long as Song Shuyu was safe, Jiang Zhan felt as if he had escaped death. His fingers trembled as he lit a tinderbox, and he staggered over. Looking at the tall and elegant Song Shuyu, his eyes were red, and he called out, "My lord!"

Mu Qingcheng emerged from the shadows carrying a lantern, her eyes crinkling with a smile. "So it's the three of you! The master and I thought the murderer had come after us!"

Her joking tone immediately eased the tension between the three of them.

Bai Zhizhi clung to Mu Qingcheng like a boneless cat, her nose red and her eyes filled with tears. "Sister Mu, are you hurt? It's all Zhizhi's fault. I unlocked the wrong secret door and caused Sister Mu to be in danger."

Mu Qingcheng comforted her gently, "Zhizhi, don't cry. The adults and I are both unharmed, so don't worry. Besides, we were the ones who cracked it first, so it has nothing to do with you."

Jiang Zhan clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Coroner Mu, thank goodness!"

"Coroner Mu, you survived a great calamity; you are sure to have good fortune in the future!" Zhang, the registrar, was also filled with emotion.

"Pooh--"

Before Song Shuyu could speak, Bai Zhizhi interrupted, "May my sister Mu live a long and healthy life! Take back those unlucky words!"

Clerk Zhang was startled and almost bit his tongue. "Yes, I'm sorry, I misspoke."

Song Shuyu glared at her irritably, "You deserve to be scolded. In the future, read more books and learn how to speak and how to say nice things to girls."

"Yes, Your Excellency, thank you for your guidance!" Zhang, the registrar, shrank back like a quail, no longer daring to express his feelings casually.

No wonder his flattery never pleased the adults; it turns out he really lacked the skill to speak properly!
Song Shuyu ignored him and asked, "Captain Jiang, how did you find us? Did you jump down with us too?"

"Reporting to you, sir, the floor immediately returned to normal after you jumped down. We couldn't open the floor, so Miss Bai said that the mechanism of this Four-Sheep Square Zun was a trap set by Li Mu, not a real hidden door."

Jiang Zhan briefly recounted what had happened from beginning to end.

Mu Qingcheng pondered, "So, the first passage that you and I passed through had hidden weapons, while you didn't encounter any, and the road conditions were different, because Li Mu made two preparations to prevent outsiders from breaking in? These two paths were like two forks in the road, eventually intersecting and converging into one road, leading to this place together?"

Bai Zhizhi nodded, "Yes."

"This Li Mu is far too cunning!" Song Shuyu didn't know how to comment on that person. He was always on guard and calculating, but in the end, he still lost his own life.
Bai Zhizhi suddenly thought of a question, "By the way, Lord Song, how did you survive the assassination attempt with hidden weapons? You... know martial arts?"

Hearing such an impolite question, Song Shuyu smiled lazily and said casually, "Well, I am a civil official, how could I know martial arts? I was only able to save my life thanks to my coroner Mu."

"Oh my god, my sister Mu is going to be ruined because of you!"

Bai Zhizhi immediately checked Mu Qingcheng's body with concern and said, "Sister Mu, if you are injured, please don't hide it from me, or I will be angry."

"No, I'm not hurt. I'm fine." Mu Qingcheng quickly pressed Bai Zhizhi's hand down, trying to calmly reassure her.

Song Shuyu was a man and it was inconvenient for him to touch her body, so he was intimidated by her. But Bai Zhizhi was different; if she touched her, she might find bloodstains.

Bai Zhizhi stopped what she was doing, but her lips were pressed tightly together, and the moisture in her eyes grew even heavier.

The smell of blood on Mu Qingcheng was very faint, but it couldn't escape her nose because she was so close. Song Shuyu suddenly frowned, her gaze fixed on Mu Qingcheng, her heart tightening.

"Alright, let's get down to business."

Mu Qingcheng raised the lantern and shone it around, saying, "My lord and I arrived here about fifteen minutes ago. This should be the central courtyard of some mansion. It's too dark to see the surroundings clearly, but I can vaguely make out that the rooms in front belong to the owner..."

She suddenly stopped speaking.

The objects hanging in front of the window made a silvery sound as the night wind blew through the eaves!
She recognized it; it was...it was a wind chime!

A jumble of fragmented, distant images flashed through Mu Qingcheng's mind, and her breathing quickened. "My lord..."

Song Shuyu noticed something was wrong and hurriedly helped Mu Qingcheng up, asking anxiously, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Mu Qingcheng's pupils went unfocused, and he said, word by word, "Have people light lamps and make torches to illuminate this place, no, this entire courtyard!"

Without asking why, Song Shuyu directly ordered, "Jiang Zhan, Registrar Zhang, get to it quickly!"

Bai Zhizhi also sensed something was wrong. "Sister Mu, don't worry, I'll go help too!"

The three of them went about their own business.

Mu Qingcheng forced herself to calm down. She looked around, then pushed Song Shuyu's hand away and suddenly ran towards an unknown place!
The moonlight was dim, and she was running extremely fast. Song Shuyu was worried about her, so he used his lightness skill to chase after her!

Mu Qingcheng ran to the courtyard wall and leaped out!
Outside is Yong'an Lane!
This is where Mu Qingcheng grew up—Yong'an Lane in the South City!

And this mansion is her home, the Mu residence!

Song Shuyu chased after her and saw Mu Qingcheng walking along the alleyway in a daze. He opened his mouth, wanting to call out to her, but suddenly stopped in his tracks!
He knew this place all too well. Over the years, he had passed through it countless times, or perhaps he had come here intentionally.

At this moment, as he watched Mu Qingcheng walk to the gate of the Mu residence, stare at the plaque, and stand there lost in thought, his eyes gradually welled up with tears.

An indescribable excitement and joy, like a raging storm, swept over Song Shuyu's heart.

He did not make a mistake.

Mu Qingcheng is the little sister of the Mu family that he has been searching for for twelve years.

After much anticipation, we finally met again.

Song Shuyu couldn't help but choke out, "Qingcheng!"

Mu Qingcheng turned his head and looked over. In the moonlight, her beautiful and charming face slowly overlapped with the girl in his memory.

At this moment, however, her eyes held confusion, melancholy, and a hint of bewilderment at why he had appeared.

Song Shuyu strode towards her.

"My lord, I..." Mu Qingcheng tried her best to appear normal, and she raised a slight smile, "I came out to see the whole view of this mansion and want to determine whose it is."

Song Shuyu stared intently at her, her throat tightening, her voice tinged with moisture, "Are you sure? Which company is it? Do you... know them?"

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