Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 329 Mysterious Paper Ball
"Silly Asagao." Lin Zhiqing smiled. "I'll be fine, don't worry."

"Miss, Miss Yangyang is highly skilled in martial arts. If she were to do something to you, I wouldn't be able to defend myself at all." Chaoyan couldn't help but worry.
"Miss, should I call the master over in advance?"

"No matter how impulsive Miss Yangyang is, she would never disregard the master's wishes."

"No need." Lin Zhiqing shook his head: "Although my cousin is a bit impulsive, she would never hurt me, and I have ways to protect myself."

"I want to see what the Jiang family father and son want from me."

Asagao disagreed, saying, "Miss, this is too dangerous."

Lin Zhiqing shook his head slightly: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Although we are not in the Jiang family, we will not know how to break the deadlock if we do not figure out what they want to do."

Asagao still had some concerns:

"But Jiang Yunhe only gave us one day, and that day is almost over. Are we really going to abandon Young Master Shi'an?"

Lin Zhiqing did not directly answer the question of whether or not to save Lin Shi'an, but instead brought up the issue of time:

"They've already decided I won't save my cousin. Whether it's one day or two doesn't matter. What matters is what my cousin will do tonight."

Asagao pursed her lips, feeling somewhat uneasy, but still remembered to comfort Lin Zhiqing:
"Miss Yangyang will certainly not disregard sisterly affection. Nothing will happen, nothing will happen, Miss."

Lin Zhiqing didn't speak, and turned her gaze back to the book.

Just as she was concentrating on her thoughts, a breeze picked up outside, rustling the flowers and plants.

"The wind is getting stronger, Miss, don't catch a cold." With that, Chaoyan walked over.

Lin Zhiqing withdrew his gaze, but the next second, he heard Chaoyan's puzzled voice:

"Huh? What's that crumpled piece of paper here?"

Lin Zhiqing frowned: "Don't open it yet. Be careful, there might be sleeping pills or poison inside. Wrap it in a handkerchief first, then bring it over to take a look."

Lin Zhiqing knew the situation was serious, so he dared not slack off in the slightest.

"Okay." Chaoyan took out a handkerchief, carefully picked up the crumpled paper, and then placed it in front of Lin Zhiqing.

Then, Lin Zhiqing took two hairpins and carefully unfolded the paper ball.

After confirming that there were no traces of medicine on the paper, Lin Zhiqing took the oil lamp and carefully examined the words on the paper.

Those were a string of place names.

Asagao has learned a few characters and can pronounce them very easily:
"Jinan, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Huai'an, Fengyang."

"Miss, what does this mean?"

Lin Zhiqing had already noticed something was wrong. She looked up at the window, her brows furrowed.
"Burn it."

Although Asagao did not understand what he meant, she did as he was told.

Lin Zhiqing kept staring out the window, her expression indifferent.

She knew what that string of place names represented.

That was the place that Marquis Jiang Yunhe of Zhenyuan had passed through when he left Shengjing City not long ago.

In other words, since Lin Shi'an is in Jiang Yunhe's hands, then apart from Shengjing, these places are the most likely places where Lin Shi'an is hiding.

These locations are similar to those Lin Zhiqing already knew, and some are even more detailed.

The problem is that the fact that Lin Shi'an was being controlled by the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion had not been leaked, so the Lin family certainly wouldn't throw notes at her window.

Lin Zhiqing could only think of one person who could grasp the information so quickly.

Lu Huai!

Yesterday during the day, the Marquis of Zhenyuan's residence paid a visit, and then Lin Yangyang and Lin Congli went to the Marquis of Zhenyuan's residence one after another.

Only Lu Huai knew about the entanglement between the Jiang and Lin families, and only he could guess what had happened based on these clues and quickly provide a solution.

However, Lin Zhiqing could do these things herself.

She didn't want to accept it.

After watching Asagao close the window, Lin Zhiqing felt irritated and went into the inner room with Asagao.

The wind outside quickly stopped, replaced by the sound of rain. The rain intensified, mixed with bursts of thunder.

Although Asagao was a little tired, she perked up as soon as she thought that Lin Yangyang would come.

Lin Zhiqing's mind was full of thoughts, and she was not sleepy at all. She just stared intently at the screen.

After some time, Asagao became uncertain: "Miss, will Miss Yangyang really come?"

"It's so late, and there's not a sound around."

"She will come," Lin Zhiqing said with certainty.

Just as she was about to say something, a series of extremely light footsteps reached her ears.

Then, one by one, the oil lamps in the room went out.

The entire room was pitch black.

Lin Zhiqing's pupils contracted, and she immediately became extremely vigilant: "She's here!"

Upon hearing this, Asagao tensed up instantly. Holding the sleeping pills and a piece of dry firewood she had found in the yard, she stared intently ahead.

A tense atmosphere seemed to permeate the air.

In just a few seconds, Asagao's head was already covered in sweat.

She swallowed hard, and seeing that there was still no movement outside the screen, she couldn't help but feel puzzled: "Miss, it seems like there's no movement."

But after a long time, Lin Zhiqing did not respond to her.

Asagao frowned and called out several more times, "Miss, Miss!"

Still no response.

broken!

Asagao sensed something was wrong and touched the spot where Lin Zhiqing had just been.

The bed still retained some warmth, but the person on it had vanished!

Asagao panicked, stood up abruptly, and shouted at the top of her lungs:
"Miss, Miss, where are you? Don't scare me, answer me quickly!"

"Boom, boom boom~"

A thunderclap resounded.

Asagao had no time to be afraid; fear and unease spread through her. She ran to the door in a few quick steps and pushed it open.

In an instant, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky.

By the moonlight, Chaoyan saw Lin Yangyang carrying Lin Zhiqing and jumping out of the courtyard. She chased after her without hesitation.
"Miss!"

Outside the Lin family's residence, Lu Huai stopped in his tracks, raindrops scattering from his straw hat.

Yun Feng, who was walking behind him, didn't notice and bumped into him.

"Oh dear, young master, what are you doing!" Yun Feng rubbed his nose.

Lu Huai's expression was serious: "Did you hear anything just now?"

"A voice? No, you must be hallucinating, young master. If you want to help Miss Zhiqing, then just send her the note openly." Yun Feng rambled on.
"If you secretly give it to someone, who will know it was you?"

But Lu Huai wasn't listening at all. He frowned and decisively gave the order: "Let's go back and take a look."

At this moment, Chaoyan looked inside and out, but couldn't see Lin Zhiqing at all.

Following her scream, the head guard outside asked, puzzled, "Asagao, what's wrong?"

Asagao was about to say that Lin Yangyang had kidnapped the young lady, but then she realized that this was an internal matter of the Lin family, so she put on a calm demeanor:

"It's nothing. A wild cat just wandered into the yard. Did you hear or see anything?"

"We didn't see anything, everything is normal." Several guards shook their heads.

Asagao pursed her lips, her heart filled with anxiety. She rushed into the heavy rain and ran towards Lin Congli's courtyard.

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