After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

For the third time in three consecutive nights, I came to Yuanzhou City.

When Lin Xiao was dragged up the city wall by Jiang Xiaoqi and Lin Yueniang, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

That leap of several meters! I really want to learn that kind of lightness skill!

Having figured out the pattern of the guard shift changes from the first two times, Jiang Xiaoqi could now easily manage with one other person.

Moreover, Lin Xiao was not a weak scholar; he was just a little lacking in lightness skills, but his actual combat skills were quite good.

While outside the city, Jiang Xiaoqi drew the main thoroughfares of the inner city from memory.

Based on the description given by the old servant of his household of the house in Yuanzhou City, Lin Xiao pointed out the approximate location on the simple floor plan drawn by Jiang Xiaoqi.

In this way, the group won't have to wander around like headless flies anymore; they can go straight to the heart of the matter... ah, no, straight to their destination!

Jiang Xiaoqi and Lin Xiao exchanged a glance, confirming their direction once again.

Lin Xiao took out the floor plan, closed his eyes and recalled for a moment, and finally nodded in confirmation.

The three of them moved quickly toward their destination, cleverly avoiding patrolling soldiers under the cover of night.

However, just as they were getting close to the house, they suddenly heard a wailing sound, which was truly chilling in the pitch-black night.

Is it a human or a ghost?

Logically, Jiang Xiaoqi, who has received nine years of compulsory education, shouldn't believe in ghosts and gods—…

The only difference is that he was able to transmigrate from the 21st-century office worker "Jiang Wenming" into Lin Yueniang's belly and become "Jiang Mingfei".

She even had a painless "sex reassignment surgery" while she was at it! This is something that science just can't explain, okay?

Jiang Xiaoqi composed herself. "Ahem, whatever it is, let's go take a look first."

Although Lin Xiao was also a little scared, seeing how calm Jiang Xiaoqi was, he couldn't back down. After all, Brother Jiang had come all this way for him!

Lin Yueniang also gritted her teeth and followed closely behind, but she held tightly to her son's clothes with both hands, not daring to breathe loudly the whole way.

She is indeed a woman who is just as capable as any man, but that applies to dealing with living people. Over the years, she has absolutely no experience in dealing with subordinates!

The three cautiously approached the direction from which the wailing sound came, but when they entered the center of the abandoned house's courtyard, it was completely empty. Ah~ they could only hear the sound but not see the ghost.

"Mingfei, could it really be haunted?"

Lin Yueniang's voice trembled slightly, and it was clear that she was trying her best to control herself.

"Don't worry, Mother, I brought a secret weapon. It works great against both humans and ghosts, so don't worry!"

Actually, I said this to reassure Lin Yueniang. What secret weapon? It's just the same old three things~

Plenty of sleeping pills and silver needles! I just don't know if they'll work on ghosts...

Compared to these two, chili powder is probably more reliable...

As Jiang Xiaoqi was thinking, the sobbing suddenly grew louder, and coincidentally, a gust of wind blew by, stirring up the withered leaves in the abandoned courtyard.

Lin Xiao couldn't help but shiver and gripped his sword tightly.

At this moment, the moon peeked out from behind the clouds, its faint light illuminating the entrance to the cellar in the corner of the yard.

All three were martial artists, so they could naturally tell that the sobbing was coming from the other side.

Jiang Xiaoqi mustered her courage and approached. As she got close to the entrance, she suddenly threw out a handful of chili powder.

"Cough cough, cough cough cough~"

Well, things are going against us a bit, and it's all hitting us hard.

At this moment, you can't admit that you're a little cowardly. Your mother is still behind you. If you're afraid, your mother will be even more afraid.

After fanning himself, the smell of chili powder finally became less pungent, and Jiang Xiaoqi felt less afraid.

More importantly, the eerie wailing has now stopped, as if it had never existed.

The cellar entrance wasn't very well concealed; a large stone, weighing about fifty or sixty pounds, was placed on a square wooden board.

Lin Xiao handed the sword in his hand to Jiang Xiaoqi, rolled up his sleeves, and moved the stone away.

After removing the stones, they deftly moved the wooden planks aside, revealing a dark cellar entrance.

Jiang Xiaoqi returned the sword to Lin Xiao and threw a small stone into the cellar entrance.

Listening closely, they soon heard the sound of pebbles falling to the ground, confirming that it wasn't bottomless before heading into the cellar.

Jiang Xiaoqi was the first to climb down the wooden ladder at the cellar entrance, followed closely by Lin Yueniang and Lin Xiao.

The cellar reeked of decay, and visibility was extremely low. The faint moonlight streaming through the opening was insufficient for them to see what was inside.

Lin Xiao took out a tinderbox and lit it. By the light of the tinderbox, they could see a dark figure huddled in the corner of the cellar.

Jiang Xiaoqi cautiously drew the soft sword from his belt and slowly approached.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a disheveled woman with her hands and feet chained.

When the woman heard someone enter the courtyard, she lowered her voice and tried her best not to make a sound.

Because she didn't know whether the person who came was there to save her or to harm her.

She stared in terror at the three people in front of her, her body trembling uncontrollably.

But for some reason, she felt that these three people were not bad people, even though they were all carrying swords and were all dressed in the dark and had their faces covered.

Lin Yueniang looked at the woman and had no choice but to step forward and gently comfort her, lest the woman scream in panic and attract the patrolling soldiers.

Although this place is deserted, who knows? If the three of them can come, others can too.

"Don't be afraid, we got here by accident. Girl, were you kidnapped?"

The woman, her face covered in dirt, raised her arm to wipe away her tears. She was speechless for a moment, and after a long pause, she finally managed to utter a hoarse sound.

"Help, help, help me..."

Lin Yueniang pulled out a mini water pouch from somewhere, opened it, and handed it to the woman.

Then, remembering that the other person's hands and feet were bound, she turned to her son and asked, "Mingfei, can our soft swords cut through the chains?"

"This... I'm afraid that won't work. Ordinary iron tools can cut through it, but this iron chain doesn't look ordinary."

At this moment, the woman had already taken several gulps of water from the water pouch with both hands before stopping. It wasn't that she didn't want to drink more, but rather that Lin Yueniang's water pouch was only the size of a palm.

"Cough, cough, cough, thank you!"

Although the woman's face was dirty, her eyes were very beautiful, shining even in the dim light of the torch.

"Lin Xiao, are you sure this is the place?" Jiang Xiaoqi saw that the woman was only a little weak but otherwise unharmed, so she thought of having Lin Xiao go find the dowry list.

"Yes, I'm sure."

"Okay, then you go find your things. Leave this to me and Mom."

Lin Xiao glanced at the person on the ground, nodded, and left the cellar.

"Mingfei, what should we do? Do we really have to take him away?" Lin Yueniang wasn't sure if the three of them could successfully take the person out, especially since he was currently locked up so securely.

Jiang Xiaoqi suddenly had a flash of inspiration: could this woman be related to the lockdown of Yuanzhou City? But didn't those soldiers say that what they lost was a treasure?

This woman... could she be someone's precious darling?