Looking at the deep woods, Weishuxuan felt that there must be something hidden inside. But how come she didn't notice it last time? She was such a fool.
Thinking of this, Weishuxuan felt extremely annoyed. Her light - footed skill was quite good. Flying down from the third floor of the inn would surely pose no problem.
She bent her knees slightly upon landing to reduce the pressure on them. She looked around and, seeing no one, climbed over the fence and trotted towards the depths of the woods.
On both sides of the woods were lush green trees, but there was only one path here. Weishuxuan had no idea where it would lead, so she chose to keep going. However, the woods were really not big, and soon she reached the end. To her surprise, there was a fork in the road, and there were no signposts, so she had no clue where each path led.
"Damn it! A fork in the road! Isn't this just forcing me to make a choice?" Weishuxuan was a bit frustrated, but oh well, she might as well just take one path and see where it went.
Finally, she chose the left - hand path. Along the way, she could see tender green grass. The scenery here was actually quite nice. As she pushed aside the overgrown grass by the roadside, her eyes widened in shock.
She... she had actually come to a military camp! This camp seemed to be the one she had visited last time. Wasn't this Ge Zian's military camp?
She hid in the grass pile and looked down. Just then, she saw Ge Zian coming out of the camp. His clothes were different from his usual ones. Judging from the style, it didn't seem to be the clothing of the Yulong Kingdom. Where was Zian going?
Although Weishuxuan was very curious and wanted to follow him, considering the current situation, she suppressed her urge. She took one look and quickly left.
Stepping on the grass made a soft rustling sound. Ge Zian below heard the faint noise and turned his head, but he didn't see anyone. He thought it might just be his imagination and ignored it. He said to the saluting soldiers, "We can set off now. Send a few people to stay here and protect my father. Do you understand?"
"Your subordinate obeys, Young General!"
Ge Zian had received news from his spies lurking in the Qiangfeng Kingdom. He learned that Sima Tianhai seemed to be secretly doing something. As for the specific details, they couldn't find out. All they knew was that one big sack after another was being transported to Sima Tianhai's mansion on the outskirts. He thought those big sacks couldn't be things like military rations.
Weishuxuan returned along the original path. She looked at the right - hand path and wondered if she should go there. Looking up at the sky, she thought there should be enough time, so she walked towards the right - hand path.
In the Sanmei Inn, Zhang Er had just returned from delivering the goods. Then he saw several rather handsome black - clothed men coming back from outside. Zhang Er recognized these men. Weren't they the guards who had appeared near the border gate earlier, escorting a magnificent carriage?
Zhang Er guessed that they should be staying at the inn. So he walked over to the waiter on duty that day and whispered to his colleague, "Wang Wu, do you know who those men are?"
"Um... I'm not quite sure about them. But those black - clothed men seem to be just bodyguards. The very beautifully - dressed young lady should be their master. Alright, stop asking. Hurry up and help me with the work!"
"Okay, I got it. I'll go do it now!" Having got the answer he wanted, Zhang Er obediently went to help with the work.
Weishuxuan walked along the path. After a while, she saw a road sign ahead with a single character "Qiang" on it. She looked down. There were rows of houses, and there were hardly any trees around. It seemed that once she crossed this mountain, she would be in the territory of the Qiangfeng Kingdom.
"The streets here seem quite prosperous. They're on a par with the small towns in the Yulong Kingdom..." Weishuxuan murmured, "But why do they want to invade the Yulong Kingdom? They're developing quite well. Why are they so greedy?"
But then she remembered a saying from the Buddhist scriptures: Greedy people will stop at nothing. Well, power was something that no one would ever think they had too much of. It would be even better if they could dominate the world.
Weishuxuan looked for a while but didn't find anything. Then she returned to the inn along the original path.
Just as she came out of the woods and was about to enter the backyard, she saw someone fetching water in the backyard. She was so scared that she quickly hid in the woods and didn't dare to come out. She looked at the man, and he somehow seemed familiar.
"Zhang Er! I told you to come out and fetch water! Haven't you finished yet? The kitchen is waiting for water!" A strong male voice came from inside.
"I know! I'll come right away!" Zhang Er immediately replied loudly.
Weishuxuan hid behind a tree trunk. So this young man was called Zhang Er. She remembered this young man. When she and Xin Zizhao came to stay here before, it was him who had been serving them. This man should know everything, right?
After seeing Zhang Er carry two buckets of water into the kitchen and seeing that there was no one in the backyard, Weishuxuan quickly flew onto the windowsill of her room and lightly jumped into the room. This investigation had yielded no leads. Weishuxuan thought gloomily, not knowing where to start.
During dinner in the evening, Weishuxuan thought that since she was eating alone, she might as well ask the waiter to bring the food to her room.
"Waiter, waiter!"
Hearing Weishuxuan's voice, Wang Wu quickly came over. "What can I do for you, miss?"
"Waiter, could you please bring my dinner to my room?"
"Yes, miss."
Zhang Er was busy in the lobby. He saw Wang Wu running down from upstairs. He had just seen the beautiful young lady Wang Wu was talking about go into the room on the third floor from outside. So he stepped forward and asked Wang Wu, "Do you need help, Wang Wu?"
"No. Go and do your own work, Zhang Er. Someone is calling you. Hurry up and get back to work! I'll go and deliver dinner to the young lady upstairs first!"
Before he could finish speaking, Wang Wu had already run towards the kitchen. Zhang Er had no choice but to reluctantly go back to work. He really wanted to see the young lady on the third floor.
Weishuxuan held her chopsticks and looked at the delicate dishes on the table. It wasn't that she had no appetite, but she just wasn't very hungry. The backyard of this inn was connected to the military camp of the Yulong Kingdom and the Qiangfeng Kingdom. Was it just a coincidence or on purpose? What was their purpose? Also, if the Sanmei Inn was really the mastermind behind the disappearance cases, what was their goal?