Wen Qianyue told Xie Yunxiao what had happened from beginning to end.
Xie Yunxiao was shocked and terrified after hearing it. He felt very scared when he thought about it.
"I returned to the mansion secretly with Yue Heng. The mastermind behind this must have other motives after going to so much trouble. We mustn't let this news leak out for now."
Xie Yunxiao quickly agreed.
Looking at the bloodstains on Wen Qianyue's clothes, he added, "I'll ask someone to prepare water. You should take a bath and change your dirty clothes first."
Wen Qianyue nodded.
She was really a bit tired today. It seemed that she hadn't practiced martial arts much since she came back and was a bit rusty. It seemed that she should practice more in the future.
Wen Qianyue's gaze fell on Xie Yunxiao. Xie Yunxiao felt a slight chill on the back of his neck.
This feeling... For some reason, Xie Yunxiao felt that his days in the future might not be very idle.
...
Early the next morning, just as dawn broke, as Wen Qianyue had expected, an arrow with a letter tied to it shot into the Prince of Huainan's Mansion.
Upon receiving the news, Xie Yunxiao didn't dare to delay for a moment. He grabbed the letter and rushed to find his mother.
"Mother, you were right. I had the trusted servants in the mansion keep an eye out since yesterday, and they've indeed taken action."
With that, he excitedly handed over the letter in his hand.
Wen Qianyue remained much calmer.
Xie Yunxiao also leaned over, looking at the words on the letter full of doubts.
"... They said they've kidnapped you and want me to exchange the military amulet in my hand for you?"
Wait... How could they think that a military amulet was in the hands of a mere prince?
Xie Yunxiao was very confused. "You're already back, aren't you? Then why would they dare to send such a thing to the prince's mansion?"
Wen Qianyue held the letter and pondered. "They should have sent two groups of people. When Yue Heng brought that man back yesterday, they probably thought he had succeeded, which is why they dared to be so blatant."
She remembered the strange man from yesterday and felt that there were many strange things about it.
"Is Yue Heng in the dungeon now?" The two men they captured yesterday had been locked in the dungeon of the mansion. Yue Heng should have gone to interrogate them today.
Xie Yunxiao nodded without knowing why.
"Let's go there too."
In the dungeon.
Looking at this familiar place, Wen Qianyue couldn't help but feel a lot of emotions. She remembered that the first time she came back, she was captured by her son as an assassin and met the extremely unlucky Shu Huan.
Today, the stench of mold was mixed with the smell of blood.
The closer they got, the louder the screams inside became. Anyone who heard it would be scared, but these two mother and son with delicate looks were not afraid at all.
They walked to the deepest part, where there was a dark room filled with candles. Only when they got closer could they see the torture instruments on the wall, neatly arranged in an orderly manner.
Yue Heng stood in front of a pile of iron chains, expressionless. The black - clothed assassin in front of him was already unrecognizable.
When he saw Wen Qianyue coming, he was about to salute, but Wen Qianyue stopped him.
Wen Qianyue was concerned about the previous man and quickly asked, "Where's the man we brought back before?"
Yue Heng stretched out his finger and pointed to a dark corner that the candlelight couldn't reach.
"Over there."
Following the direction of his finger, Wen Qianyue's gaze met a pair of big, bright black - and - white eyes in the darkness.
Wen Qianyue blinked, and he blinked too.
Yue Heng rinsed his hands in the water basin. He was also very helpless.
When he came, he had tied the man up with an iron chain, but he didn't know what this man had eaten to grow up so strong. He actually broke free from the iron chain and ran out, but he didn't even try to escape. Instead, he screamed and ran into the corner and refused to come out.
"Your Highness, I think this man's behavior is very strange. I don't know what's going on. He doesn't make a sound even when beaten, and he doesn't respond no matter how I ask. He just waits for people to look at him."
It was really creepy.
Wen Qianyue took a few steps and slowly approached. Xie Yunxiao wanted to stop her, but Yue Heng stopped him with a raise of his hand.
Wen Qianyue carefully observed the man in front of her. She had her suspicions but needed to confirm them.
"Call Shu Huan here."
...
"I'll never go to that haunted place. I have a psychological shadow. You can't force me!! I won't go!" Shu Huan howled like a ghost. He was extremely reluctant.
If it weren't for Yue Heng's quick reaction, Shu Huan would have almost hugged the big tree in the mansion.
Yue Heng felt exhausted.
He felt that interrogating prisoners and going to war were not as troublesome as this.
He had to threaten Shu Huan according to what Wen Qianyue had said.
"If you don't go, Miss Wen said she'll deduct your pay."
Shu Huan gritted his teeth. Even though he was extremely reluctant in his heart, he resigned himself to his fate.
When he saw that the person had come, Wen Qianyue motioned for Shu Huan to step forward.
There was disgust in Shu Huan's eyes. He endured the disgust in his heart and grabbed the wrist of the man in front of him.
But he couldn't pull him out.
This man was so strong!
After trying many times without success, Shu Huan looked up expressionlessly.
Yue Heng stepped forward sensibly. Regardless of the man's struggle, he directly pulled out and held down one of the man's hands that was hiding his head.
So violent!
Shu Huan couldn't help but complain in his heart.
After taking the man's pulse, he carefully examined the man's head. He almost got bitten. He found that there was indeed a bump on the back of the man's head.
"This man's head was injured. I can't tell what exactly caused the injury, but it should have been a while ago. He probably didn't notice it at that time, and now it's acting up."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man struggled and actually broke free from Yue Heng's restraint. He rushed towards Wen Qianyue suddenly.
Everyone was shocked, and even Wen Qianyue was startled. Just as she was about to make a move, a shaggy and dirty head automatically leaned against her hand.
"Auntie Master."
Wen Qianyue: "..."
For a moment, Wen Qianyue couldn't quite accept it.
What kind of address was this?
Wen Qianyue rubbed her forehead and tried her best to control her hand from slapping the man. She turned to look at Shu Huan, who was trying hard not to laugh.
"Are you sure he's crazy?"
Shu Huan covered his mouth and tried to keep his tone normal. He said seriously, "I can only say I suspect it. We can't rule out the possibility that he's pretending to be crazy."
Wen Qianyue's gaze fell back on the man in front of her. She couldn't find any flaws.
"Who are you?" Although this man was pretending to be crazy, his martial arts were definitely extraordinary, even no less than hers.
The man opened his eyes wide, filled with confusion. "Feng..." Before he could finish speaking, his eyes became moist, and tears began to fall. He said aggrievedly, "I don't know."
Wen Qianyue was silent. "... Feng Sa, right?"
Feng Sa became happy again. "Okay, okay. My name is Feng Sa."
Xie Yunxiao on the side was anxious. "Mother, do you really believe he's crazy?"
Wen Qianyue ignored him. She continued to lower her head and pulled the man up with the hand that the man had rubbed against. "You wanted to kill me?"
Feng Sa shook his head wildly. After a moment of stunnedness, he stammered, "... No, I can't... make a move."
"Hmm?" Wen Qianyue was suspicious and continued to guide him. "Why?"
"Because... because of Auntie Master..."
Xie Yunxiao was confused. He couldn't help but say, "What kind of auntie master? This man is crazy enough, and he can't even speak clearly?"
Wen Qianyue pursed her lips. "Take him up first."
Shu Huan immediately picked up his medicine box.
...
All the way, Feng Sa obediently followed behind Wen Qianyue. When they arrived at the Cloud - Watching Courtyard.
Su Ye had already received the order. She had sent the people in the courtyard out and was waiting inside.