Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 176 Missing Persons
Xiao Wang was very frank and nodded directly in acknowledgment: "Yes."

Xiao Qi pointed at him and took a long time to utter a word.

"How could I have such a stupid brother like you?!"

Xiao Wang lowered his head: "I know that my grandfather specially arranged this marriage for me because he knew that I would not live long. He hoped that I would get married and have a child as soon as possible, so that even if I die in the future, I will not be without descendants."

Xiao Xie felt sad after hearing this.

After all, he is his own brother, he still feels sorry for him and speaks in a slow tone.

"Don't say that. Don't you look fine now? Grandfather has sent people to search for the descendants of the Ning clan leader. I also have people asking around about the whereabouts of the Ning clan. As long as we can find that person, the poison in your body will be eliminated. In the future, you will not only live past twenty, but you will live to be a hundred years old."

Xiao Wang raised his head and saw the concern in his brother's eyes. He thought about it and decided to tell the truth.

“In fact, I have found that person.”

Xiao Xi was stunned. The sudden surprise made him feel unbelievable. He couldn't help but raise his voice: "Really?!"

Two people who were riding horses in the distance heard the noise and turned their heads to look towards the stable.

Xiao Xi knew that he could not tell anyone else about his brother's poisoning. He waved to the two people not far away to indicate that he was fine. Then he took his brother to the back of the stable and asked in a low voice.

"Who is that man? Where is he?"

Because he was so surprised, his voice became a little out of tune.

Xiao Wang said: "Her name is Ning Ci. You have seen her just now. She was standing next to Chao Erniang at that time."

Xiao Yu tried hard to recall. All his attention was focused on Liu and Chao Lu just now. He paid little attention to Ning Ci, so he could only remember that she was a young and beautiful lady.

He hurriedly asked: "Are you sure it's her?"

"It must be her. She has the Ning Dao on her, and she has also practiced the Changsheng Jue. Along the way, she has used her internal energy to detoxify me several times."

Hearing this, Xiao Qi, who had always been reserved and steady, couldn't help but show his joy on his face.

"No wonder you look much better now. This is great, Ning Ci, right? She is a noble of our Xiao family. We must treat her well. When we get to Chang'an, my grandfather will be very happy when he knows about this."

Xiao Wang took the opportunity to make a request: "Ning Ci wanted to go to Chang'an, but she accidentally lost her passport on the way. Can you please help her get a new passport?"

Xiao Xi agreed without hesitation: "Okay, I'll ask someone to do it later. If she needs anything else, just tell me. As long as I can do it, I will satisfy you."

Xiao Wang thought about it carefully and found that besides a pass, what Ning Ci lacked most was money.

But he didn't plan to tell his brother about this. If Ning Ci needed money, he could just come to him directly. He still had a lot of savings.

So he said, "Ning Ci has no other needs for the time being, but I do have a small matter that I need your help with. On the way here, we met an old man named Jia, who said that his son and daughter-in-law disappeared after arriving in Jin County. I hope you can help find them."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yu looked embarrassed after hearing this.

"Why is he missing again?"

Xiao Wang was puzzled: "Are there other people missing?" Xiao Ke put his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice: "In the past six months, nearly a hundred people have disappeared in the inland areas of Jin County. Most of them are young men and women. I sent people to search everywhere, but I couldn't find the whereabouts of those people. Later, I wrote to the neighboring county government, wanting to know whether those missing people went to other counties. As a result, I was told that many people in other counties were also missing, and they couldn't be found either."

Xiao Wang asked: "Have you informed the government about the disappearance of so many people?"

"I have written to the government office, and they replied saying that they have sent people to look for him everywhere, and then there has been no news since then."

Seeing that his brother looked strange, Xiao Wang guessed that there must be something else going on, so he asked in a low voice.

"Brother, do you think there is some secret behind this?"

Xiao Yu glanced at him, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke: "I have heard that there is a black market in Yizhou, where everything is sold. Those missing people may have been abducted and sold on the black market."

Xiao Wang frowned: "Is there a black market in Yizhou?"

Xiao Yu had heard about the underground black market in Xiangzhou. He said in a deep voice, "I have only heard about this matter. I have no way of knowing whether it is true or not. If I were still working here, I could continue to investigate, but I will have to leave after the New Year. The matter here can only be handed over to the next county magistrate for handling."

He paused here and added, "These are just my guesses. Don't tell anyone else."

Xiao Wang nodded and replied, "I understand."

Two flowers are in bloom. Speaking of Yan Ciwan, she, Chaolu and Liu were sitting in the main hall, drinking tea and chatting with Jiang Tingyue.

Jiang Tingyue didn't know about the broken engagement yet. She was quite enthusiastic towards Chaolu and Liu. She even asked someone to bring a set of newly made gilded headdresses to give to Chaolu, her future sister-in-law, as a gift.

Chaolu hurriedly refused. She wanted to say that she had already broken off the engagement with Xiao Wang, but she didn't know how to start the conversation. She was so anxious that her face turned red and she didn't know what to do with her hands and feet.

Liu took the initiative to rescue her daughter.

"Thank you Tingyue for your kindness, but this headdress is too valuable, and my A-Lu cannot accept it."

Then she found an excuse and asked Chaolu and Yan Ciwan to take the two children out to play. Jiang Tingyue saw that Liu wanted to talk to her alone, so she asked all the maids serving nearby to leave.

So Jiang Tingyue and Liu were the only ones left in the room.

Liu had no more scruples and told everyone everything about the cancellation of the engagement.

At this time in the courtyard, Yan Ci Wan saw Chao Lu looking worried and knew that she was still worried about the broken engagement. In order to cheer her up, Yan Ci Wan pulled her to play the game of tossing pots with the two children.

The older sister is named Xiao Yun and the younger brother is named Xiao Ting.

Xiao Yun was gentle, well-behaved and very quiet, but Xiao Ting was different. He had behaved very obediently in front of his parents just now, but now that his parents were not watching him, he had no scruples and revealed his true face as a little devil.

He said that playing pitch pot was boring and he wanted to play hide-and-seek. After all, he also designated Yan Ci Wan to be the ghost and let her find the others.

Seeing his malicious smile, Yan Ciwan raised an eyebrow: "Okay, let's play hide-and-seek, but there is one thing, you can only hide in Pinghu Residence and are not allowed to run outside."

Xiao Ting immediately said: "You must find all of us before the game ends, otherwise you will have to keep looking."

He was full of confidence. He and his sister had lived in Pinghu Residence for three years and were familiar with every place here. As long as they wanted, they could make sure Yan Ciwan would never find them.

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