Mu Qingcheng's eyelids were so heavy that she could hardly open them. Yun Qing insisted on forcing her to eat before going to sleep. In the end, Mu Qingcheng fell asleep directly on the dining table.

Yun Qing held his forehead helplessly and had no choice but to carry the lazy cat back to its nest.

Just as Mu Qingcheng was settled, Mo Bing came running over with a box in his arms.

"Master, this was found on the bedside inside the green gauze cabinet in the west wing."

"What is it?" Yun Qing asked anxiously.

"They are all baby clothes and small quilts."

Yun Qing's heart suddenly tightened, and her hands clenched inexplicably: "Is the clothing new or old?"

Mo Bing scratched his head and carefully looked through the small clothes. "This box is covered in dust. It looks like it hasn't been touched in at least ten years. These clothes are brand new, made of good material. They probably haven't been worn."

Yun Qing continued to ask, "What else is inside the west wing?"

"The west wing is well-preserved, with all the furniture and supplies inside, even the teapots and teacups are complete. There's a sewing basket on the couch, along with a few changes of clothes. This must have been the wet nurse's quarters. It's obvious they left in a hurry and didn't have time to take the baby clothes with them."

Yun Qing was in a heavy mood: "What did you find in the East Cross Courtyard?"

"There's almost nothing left in the east wing. It should be a warehouse, but all the valuables there have been looted, leaving only some empty boxes."

Yun Qing touched the soft little clothes with her hands, and her heart ached. Something must have happened that year. Who broke in here?

He recalled the legend about the haunted house that Mu Qingcheng had told him, and his expression suddenly became extremely cold.

"Mo Bing, check carefully in this house to see if there are any traces of blood or signs of a fight."

Mo Bing went down to check immediately.

Mu Qingcheng slept soundly, and didn't wake up until the moonlight shone through the window. The room was completely silent, and she didn't know what time it was. She probably thought Zijin and Zipei were both asleep.

There were several lights on in the dormitory. Mu Qingcheng stretched lazily and her hand touched something. She turned around and saw a mahogany box placed next to her pillow.

Isn't this the Double Dragon Jade Pendant? What's going on? Mu Qingcheng suddenly woke up. There was a piece of paper under the box. She looked at it with the light to see what was written on it.

Nuan Nuan, I will always be with you, no matter the mountains. I hope to grow old with you, hand in hand. I present you with the Double Dragon Jade Pendant, so that you will always be by my side through the years. Signed: Xuanyuan Yunqing.

Every word was like sweet honey that filled her heart. Mu Qingcheng tucked herself into the quilt and smiled wildly. She read the paper over and over again, feeling a bittersweet feeling in her heart. Is this what love feels like?

After reading it for the ninety-ninth time, she carefully folded the paper and placed it together with the jade pendant.

Mu Qingcheng put on her shoes barefoot and rummaged through the closet to find a purse. This was the purse that Lady Wang had given her to hold the silver. She poured out all the silver and put the mahogany box and the letter inside.

But where should I put it? I didn't know it was so valuable before, and now I feel uneasy no matter where I put it.

Mu Qingcheng walked around the room with the purse and returned to the bed. She put the purse under her pillow and patted it with satisfaction. It had been hidden under the pillow for twenty years for a reason. As expected, there was no safe place to sleep.

After Mo Yu separated from his master, he took Mo Yun, Mo Feng and went to Lao Chen Village.

The houses in front of Laochen Village were still relatively intact, but the stone houses on the hillside behind had all collapsed. There were only a few surviving mine guards in the village, and they were all wiped out by Moyu and his men.

The three of them searched the entire village, targeting Lai Pi Si, and finally found four of Lai Pi Si's men around the stone house on the hillside. They were all dead, but there was no trace of Lai Pi Si.

Mo Yu felt that Lai Pi Si was nearby and he wanted to see him alive or dead.

Not long ago, Lai Pi Si learned that Gou Wa wanted to kill him, so he ran to Lao Chen Village for refuge. However, he was always uneasy, fearing that Kang Shao would suddenly hand him over to Shang Mingxian. He thought about it for a few days and decided to run away, as Kang Shao was not a reliable person.

He had packed his things last night, ready to flee with his brothers, but for some reason he just couldn't let go of Sun Zhenzhen.

Ever since he took Sun Zhenzhen up the mountain that day, he originally wanted to ask her who rescued those girls, but she only mentioned a man in black and didn't know anything else.

In order to stay in Laochen Village, Laipi Si had to reluctantly give Sun Zhenzhen to Kang Shao. Although Sun Zhenzhen was still quite pretty, Kang Shao despised her because she was not a virgin, so he gave her to Liu, the guard beside him.

Guard Liu loved Sun Zhenzhen very much and placed her in a stone house on the hillside. Each stone house on the mountain was home to a woman, all of whom were given to them by people from nearby villages at the foot of the mountain in order to curry favor with Kang Shao.

These women did not come voluntarily, so they were all locked in the stone house. But Sun Zhenzhen came voluntarily.

Ever since she'd followed Guard Liu, Sun Zhenzhen had been living a leisurely life. Though Guard Liu was already in his thirties, he still looked quite handsome, far superior to the scoundrels. Furthermore, he had no family responsibilities and was extremely wealthy. He was generous with his money, buying her new clothes and a ton of gold and silver jewelry daily. He even assigned her a maid to look after her.

Sun Zhenzhen lived happily every day, having long forgotten that she was abducted. Her family was desperately searching for her. She just wanted to live here forever. The only thing that made her unhappy was that she couldn't go out, wear beautiful clothes, or show off with gold and silver jewelry.

Last night, she had just finished making out with Guard Liu when he was called away. Just as she was about to fall asleep, she felt someone lifting her quilt. She thought it was Guard Liu coming back, so she rolled into his arms.

"Hahaha! You little bitch, you're really getting better and better at flirting."

Sun Zhenzhen screamed, "You...you...what are you doing here?"

Lai Pi Si grabbed Sun Zhenzhen's neck and asked her, "Brother Si came here today to ask you something. Tell me the truth, who is living in the Zhou Family Inn?"

"I, I, I don't know! I just saw that girl was pretty, and I thought you would like her. I, I meant well!"

"Good intentions? You've really killed me. Do you know that Xu Laoer and his five men are all trapped in this? You've forced me to run away to save my life."

Sun Zhenzhen panicked. She knew that this scoundrel was cruel and ruthless. He must have come here today just to kill her.

"Fourth brother, fourth brother, I really don't know who they are. I have saved up some gold and silver jewelry these days. You can use them. Please let me go!"

"Ha! You think I'll let you go with that little thing? Why? I'm trying to escape, why should you stay here and enjoy yourself? Now there are two ways. The first is to follow me, and the second is that I'll strangle you to death right now."

Sun Zhenzhen shuddered all over and burst into tears in fear. She didn't want to follow Lai Pi Si, and she didn't want to die.

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