It was just a fleeting glance. Before Ye Huan could react, the carriage curtain fell, blocking his view.
As if possessed, Ye Huan reached out and lifted the curtain to look outside, but there was no one there. It seemed that the glimpse just now had been a hallucination.
"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Ye Wanxing noticed his strange behavior and asked.
Ye Huan lowered the curtain, sat back in the carriage, and shook his head. "It's nothing. I just thought I saw a strange person."
Ye Wanxing said with a smile, "The countryside is different from the capital. It's not strange to see all kinds of people."
Ye Huan recalled those eyes and wanted to say something, but swallowed his words and just nodded without saying more.
"What a pity today. I wonder how long the town will be under strict security because of the theft." Ye Wanxing sighed. "I was planning to show you the scenery along the way, brother."
The carriage was heading towards the Liuxiang Tower. Ye Huan said, "The matter of the Crown Prince is of the utmost importance now. Everything should prioritize the safety of the Crown Prince. If it weren't for Prince Xuan, our journey wouldn't have been so smooth. We'd better not cause him any trouble."
Ye Wanxing nodded obediently. "Yes, I know. I'll do as you say, brother."
Leaning against the window, she lifted the curtain and looked outside. The town seemed even more desolate than a few days ago. She frowned and let out a soft sigh.
Ye Huan looked at her and asked, "Why are you sighing?"
Ye Wanxing hesitated for a moment and whispered, "I just suddenly thought of Sister Mian'er."
Ye Huan frowned immediately. "Why mention her out of the blue?"
Ye Wanxing said, "Sister Mian'er has been missing for a long time. We can't find her anywhere. I don't know if she's dead or alive. Brother, do you think she might have come back to Dongli Town after leaving Xuanzhou?"
Ye Huan was about to deny it instinctively, but then a pair of familiar eyes flashed through his mind. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's a long way from Xuanzhou to Dongli Town. How could she have the ability to travel such a long distance? Maybe she's already dead in some unknown corner."
"Ah, that's so pitiful." Ye Wanxing looked worried.
"What's so pitiful?" Ye Huan sneered. "She caused so much trouble for the Ye family back then. She almost got the Ye family on the bad side of the Crown Prince. The Ye family had raised her for so many years. It was her duty to sacrifice for the Ye family. She clearly promised to marry, but in Xuanzhou, she injured Captain Chen and made him... "
He paused and, noticing Ye Wanxing looking at him, changed his words. "She made Captain Chen childless and angered him, which led to the Ye family's shops being implicated and losing the northern supply source. We lost so much money. Where can we seek justice for that?"
"No matter what happened to her later, it was all her just deserts."
Ye Wanxing also sighed. "I didn't expect Sister Mian'er to cause such a big mess."
"Hasn't she caused enough trouble since childhood?" Ye Huan snorted, but his expression soon softened. "Once you marry Prince Xuan, I'm sure Captain Chen won't dare to cut off our business routes anymore."
Ye Wanxing blushed. "Oh, brother, you're teasing me again."
Soon, Ye Wanxing's silver - bell - like laughter came from the carriage and reached Ye Wanmian's ears as she followed the carriage at a distance.
Since they couldn't leave the town, the carriage returned to the Liuxiang Tower. Ye Huan helped Ye Wanxing out of the carriage and they entered the tower.
Ye Wanmian didn't come out of the corner until the two were out of sight.
She squatted down and gently stroked the fur of the yellow dog beside her. She whispered, "Dahuang, I need your help with something. Can you ask your dog friends to keep an eye on those two people's whereabouts?
"You don't need to do anything to them. Just keep track of their movements. If you find them going to that locked courtyard we went to before, tell me immediately."
She said seriously, "There's someone very important to me in there."
Xiao Jingcheng twitched his ears. The faint fragrance of the girl filled his nostrils. A sense of being needed welled up in his heart, greatly soothing his slightly uneasy mood.
He nuzzled her palm with his nose and let out a "woof".
Without her saying, he had already sent dogs to watch that area. Sanggui was also guarding near the Liuxiang Tower. As long as those two people made any move, he would be the first to find out.
Ye Wanmian smiled and ruffled the yellow dog's head hard. "Dahuang is the best!"
Xiao Jingcheng instinctively lifted his head and leaned into her arms. The speed of his wagging tail was so fast that it left after - images.
Ye Wanmian didn't leave. Instead, she waited outside the Liuxiang Tower. Soon, she saw Doctor Wang being escorted out. She immediately trotted over to greet him.
"Master!"
Doctor Wang was a little surprised to see her. He said something to the guards who had escorted him out and then took her away.
"Why are you here? Didn't I tell you to watch the shop with Qi Wen?"
Ye Wanmian giggled. "I missed you, master, so I came to pick you up."
As the master and disciple walked further away, Xiao Yixuan stood by the window on the third floor of the Liuxiang Tower, looking at their backs with an unreadable expression.
In the following two days, Dongli Town was as calm as a stagnant pool. The guards searched wave after wave, but the lost boot couldn't be found.
Ye Wanmian's daily life also became simple and regular.
She got up early every day. After breakfast, she would go to the medical clinic. She would assist Doctor Wang while learning medical skills from him. When the day was over and the sun set, she would return to her home in Qingyu Alley to review what she had learned during the day.
Perhaps because they were busy searching for the Crown Prince and the lost boot, Xiao Yixuan no longer appeared in Ye Wanmian's small courtyard. Naturally, Ye Huan and Ye Wanxing also stayed in the Liuxiang Tower and didn't wander around. Even when they did appear, it was just Ye Huan going to nearby shops to buy some dried fruits and pastries.
With the treatment of Doctor Wang and the imperial physician accompanying them, King Mu's health gradually improved. However, he had been ill for a long time. Even with the combined efforts of the two doctors, it was difficult to completely cure his old illness.
However, no one knew that every night when the town was quiet, there was a special group of "guards" wandering the streets and alleys of the town, getting into all kinds of strange and hard - to - reach corners, carefully distinguishing among the various complex smells.
On this day, Doctor Wang went to the Liuxiang Tower to treat King Mu again. After Doctor Wang left, Ye Wanmian carried the wrapped medicine out of the medical clinic to deliver it to the patients who were inconvenient to pick it up.
In Gou'er Alley.
"I'm so sorry to trouble you, doctor, to deliver the medicine to me because I'm not mobile."
An old woman leaned on her cane and thanked Ye Wanmian repeatedly. Ye Wanmian smiled, instructed her on how to take the medicine, and then left. She was about to go to the next house when two dogs suddenly emerged from the corner. They were Sanggui and Juanmao.
"Woof! Woof! Woof!"
Sanggui and Juanmao barked loudly at Xiao Jingcheng behind Ye Wanmian. Their voices were a bit shrill.
[General, come quickly! We've made a major discovery!]
Xiao Jingcheng's expression tightened. He immediately ran towards Sanggui and Juanmao.
Ye Wanmian was startled. Remembering what she had told them last time, she immediately lifted her skirt and chased after them!