Quick Transmigration: My System is a Big Liar

The journey was smooth sailing. We rested twice along the way, each time for about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, to allow everyone to take care of their bodily needs.

In the late afternoon, the convoy entered the prefectural city, and Du Yuejiao was dropped off in front of an inn not far from the city gate.

The caravan manager said, "Miss Du, this inn is where we often rest. The innkeeper is very kind. You can stay here. We'll meet again at the inn in three days."

"I understand, thank you, manager." Du Yuejiao nodded her thanks and gave the manager the two white flour cakes she had brought that morning from her bundle as a token of her gratitude.

The manager declined a couple of times, but then accepted the gift, finally reminding her to be careful and try not to go out at night.

Du Yuejiao gave the innkeeper a few coins as a tip, and from him she learned that young women had been disappearing frequently in the city in recent months. More than a dozen families had reported the cases to the yamen, and the government had also sent out constables to search everywhere, but still to no avail.

This matter alarmed the current emperor, who specially appointed the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review as an imperial envoy to thoroughly investigate the case in the prefectural city. It is said that he will arrive in the prefectural city soon.

Some of the missing girls were abducted directly from the street. Even if they were spotted by passersby, the kidnappers would say that they were a couple who had a fight and that his wife was going to abandon him and their child to go back to her parents' home.

Those around, hearing this, naturally stopped interfering. After all, it's better to tear down ten temples than to break up one marriage, especially when there are children involved.

Others were knocked unconscious from behind in secluded alleys and thrown onto a carriage.

There are even cases of people mysteriously disappearing from their homes. They are fine when they go to sleep at night, but they are nowhere to be found in the morning. Their clothes and shoes are still in the room, but they have vanished.

After Xiao Er left, Du Yuejiao wondered if He Cuilian had gone to great lengths to get her to come to the prefectural city, perhaps intending to have someone kidnap her.

But how could He Cuilian guarantee that she would not be abducted?

Could it be that He Cuilian and the kidnapper are in cahoots?

When will the kidnapper make his move?

Are you at the inn at night?

Or should I be on the street tomorrow?

Between the two possibilities, Du Yuejiao preferred the first one, since people could lower their guard at night, and there were many places in the inn where they could commit tampering.

Besides, He Cuilian knew she knew some martial arts and would definitely not attack her directly.

Just in case, Du Yuejiao poured all the food and tea brought by the waiter into her spatial bowl, leaving only the empty bowl on the table to give the illusion that she had eaten it all.

After a while, the waiter came and took away the bowls and chopsticks.

Du Yuejiao closed the doors and windows, entered the space, and began practicing her sword. She did not intend to risk her life, after all, she knew her own skills.

If she fell into the hands of human traffickers, she wasn't confident she could escape unscathed, let alone save others.

Before she could save anyone, she had to ensure her own safety.

In the middle of the night, her room was pried open from the outside. A dark figure sneaked into the room, went straight to the bed, and was clearly stunned when he found that there was no one on the bed.

"Where is he? That's what the higher-ups specifically told us to do."

"I clearly didn't see her leave, and I don't know where she went?"

"Look around."

"Yes."

Du Yuejiao heard every word of the conversation between the two men in black. It turned out that what she had guessed was true: He Cuilian and the person behind her wanted to betray her.

Du Yuejiao changed into a dark outfit, covered her face, and quietly followed them.

She saw a carriage parked outside the back door of the inn, and two men in black were whispering to each other for a long time. Because of the distance, she only heard the three words: "Jinxiufang".

I can probably guess that they plan to wait for him at Jinxiufang tomorrow!

snort!

I'll make sure you never have a chance.

Du Yuejiao boarded the carriage while they weren't paying attention and crouched down in the space to observe their every move.

There were three unconscious girls in the carriage, one of whom was wearing a white undergarment and had clearly been abducted in her sleep.

The carriage circled the city several times before finally stopping outside a courtyard a street away from the government office.

Good heavens, they're playing hide-and-seek! No wonder they haven't been discovered for so long.

Who would have thought that this group would actually set up their booth next to the government office?

They skillfully stepped forward and knocked on the door, seemingly three long knocks followed by two short ones.

A moment later, the gate opened and the carriage drove into the courtyard, but did not stop. It passed through the garden and stopped outside a bamboo grove.

Three men in black carried the unconscious girl into the bamboo grove and then disappeared.

Du Yuejiao rubbed her eyes, absolutely certain that she hadn't misread anything; the group had indeed disappeared into the bamboo grove.

There's definitely something strange about this bamboo grove.

Fearing she might alert the enemy, she dared not approach rashly and instead crouched in the space, waiting.

About an incense stick later, three men in black came out. Two of them seemed to have been punished, as they walked in an odd manner.

One of the men in black said coldly, "According to reliable sources, the imperial envoy will arrive in the prefectural city around 3 PM tomorrow. Noon is your last chance. Regardless of success or failure, you must retreat immediately. You know the consequences if you fail again."

"Yes."

Du Yuejiao grasped the key point in the words: "The imperial envoy will arrive in the prefectural city at Shenshi tomorrow?"

Then we absolutely cannot let this group of people leave.

A plan immediately came to her mind.

They immediately put it into practice, going to the pharmacy to prepare an enhanced version of the drug according to the instructions in the Poison Manual. It was said that just a tiny bit was enough to incapacitate an elephant.

She had only ever prepared ordinary sleeping pills before. She discovered this book on poisons by chance; it was hidden at the very bottom of the medical books, so it must have been sneaked in!

Hey!

She was determined to keep all those damned kidnappers here, not letting a single one escape.

Unsure how many people were in the house, Du Yuejiao put the sleeping potion directly into the well. Just in case, she also put the potion into the water tank in the kitchen.

Then she went back to the outside of the bamboo garden and continued to squat there, wanting to see where the mechanism of the bamboo garden was.

Is the leader of this group living inside?

She can't let anyone slip through the net; she'll make those who plotted against her pay the price.

They waited until morning before two women carrying porridge arrived, followed by another person carrying a food box, clearly delivering breakfast to the people in the bamboo grove.

These women looked like ordinary people, unlike the men in black she encountered last night. They all had some skill, which was why she didn't dare to act rashly last night.

All three women entered the bamboo garden. Based on their movements, Du Yuejiao could basically confirm that there were traps set up in the bamboo garden.

As long as you step on safe ground, you can enter the bamboo grove smoothly.

Otherwise, it would alert the people in the bamboo grove.

To verify her guess, Du Yuejiao stepped on the spot where several women had been standing, and sure enough, she successfully entered the bamboo garden.

Inside the bamboo garden is also a courtyard, called Qiuxia Courtyard.

Before Du Yuejiao even entered the courtyard, she heard the sound of a bowl shattering, followed by a startled cry, "My lord!"

The woman ran out of the house in a panic and fainted upon seeing Du Yuejiao.

A moment later, two other women also ran out in a panic. When they saw her, she collapsed to the ground, muttering to herself, "It's not my fault, it's not my fault."

Clearly, they all knew what this group was doing.

Whether they acted voluntarily or involuntarily, let the Imperial Envoy deal with them!