novelden Chapter 199 Azhu is missing
Chapter 199 Azhu is missing
Ji Wan couldn't coax him no matter what she did, so she could only look to Lin Shu for help.
Lin Shu glanced at her speechlessly before turning to look at A-Zhu, who was crying like a child, and said softly, "Stop crying!"
A-Zhu seemed not to hear Lin Shu's words at first.
"I won't abandon you." After saying that, Lin Shu added helplessly, "Wipe away your tears."
"Oh." As if she had heard the answer she wanted, Azhu quickly wiped away her tears and obediently wiped her face with the back of her hand and her sleeve.
But his hands were already greasy, and wiping them only irritated his eyes, causing tears to flow uncontrollably. A-Zhu continued wiping, rapidly fanning his stinging eyes, and pitifully explained to Lin Shu:
"A-Zhu didn't cry, but her tears wouldn't listen to her..."
"Hahahaha!..." Ji Wan slapped her thigh and laughed so hard that she was bent over backwards, tears welling up in her eyes.
Lin Shu reached out and grabbed A Zhu's hand, which was still trying to wipe away her tears with the back of her hand. Looking at A Zhu's pitiful appearance, she couldn't help but smile, and the smile gradually widened in her eyes.
"Sister~".
A-Zhu didn't know what they were laughing at, but when he saw Lin Shu laughing too, he blinked and grinned foolishly. He even tried to get closer to Lin Shu without making a sound, his tears still streaming down his face, which were showing as dimples.
Lin Shu took out a handkerchief, intending to wipe A Zhu's hands, but A Zhu immediately put her mouth close to hers upon seeing this.
Ah Zhu recognized this thing. Every time Lin Shu finished eating, she would elegantly wipe the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, so he assumed that Lin Shu was going to wipe his mouth.
Lin Shu paused in her handkerchief-wiping motion, then pushed A-Zhu's head away slightly before discreetly wetting the handkerchief with tea and wiping A-Zhu's hands.
A-Zhu looked at her clean hands and then at the handkerchief in Lin Shu's hand with some regret.
Then, he took out the small piece of blue clothing he had asked Lin Shu for when they first met, and imitating Lin Shu, he wiped his mouth, then carefully folded it and placed it in the front of his clothes.
Lin Shu was taken aback, clearly not expecting that the other party had kept this strip of cloth.
Ji Wan felt nauseous at the sight and deliberately made a sarcastic remark:
"Hey silly boy, aren't you dirty? You've been washing your face and wiping your mouth with this tattered rag. You didn't use it to bathe or wash your body, did you? Ugh! It smells now..."
A-Zhu glared at her, not denying that she had used it to wipe herself, then reached out and tugged at Lin Shu's sleeve, saying in a wronged tone, "Sister, she's bad! A-Zhu isn't dirty!"
As she spoke, she patted the spot on her chest where the strip of cloth had been placed, her eyes shining as she said, "It's from my sister, it smells good!"
Lin Shu didn't know what to say and was momentarily speechless. She thought it would be better to end the topic as soon as possible!
Ji Wan was about to say a few more words to A Zhu when she saw Lin Shu frown and give her a warning look.
Ji Wan: "..."
Seeing A-Zhu's 'I won't talk' expression, Ji Wan got up and walked out, muttering to herself, "Tch! Fine, don't talk then. What's so great about that? That heartless scoundrel Lin Shu, who'd abandon anyone for the sake of a woman..."
Lin Shu (speechless): "..." Actually, I could hear her.
“Ji, Wan!” Lin Shu said, enunciating each word clearly.
Ji Wan suddenly felt a chill down her spine, quickly opened the door, and ran into her room in a flash.
After everyone left, Lin Shu also sent Azhu back to her room.
A good night's sleep.
Day two.
"ah!"
As Ji Wan's exclamation broke the silence, Lin Shu, who was waiting for A Zhu and Ji Wan to have breakfast in the lobby downstairs, quickly got up and ran upstairs.
"What's wrong?" Lin Shu had just arrived at the door of A Zhu's room when she bumped into Ji Wan, who was rushing out from inside, so she quickly asked.
"Ah! You scared the hell out of me!" Ji Wan was startled by Lin Shu's sudden appearance. She patted her chest before adding, "Lin Shu, that little fool is gone!"
Lin Shu had noticed that Ji Wan was the only person in the room when she entered; A Zhu was nowhere to be seen.
Ji Wan looked at Lin Shu, thought for a moment, and muttered to herself, "Could it be that this little fool went to relieve herself?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Shu walked to the bedside, lifted the quilt and touched it, and said with certainty, "No, the bed is cold."
Ji Wan knew that this proved the person had been out of bed for a long time, so it couldn't have been to relieve themselves.
"Did you go shopping by yourself?" Ji Wan asked, scratching her head, then immediately began to doubt herself:
"Impossible! He had nothing on him except that tattered rag! Could it be... that he was kidnapped by some womanizer? Even more impossible! This idiot, aside from anything else, is quite skilled in martial arts."
Unable to figure it out, she could only look at Lin Shu and ask, "Lin Shu, what do we do now?"
Lin Shu looked at the half-footprint on the window frame, clearly indicating that someone had taken Azhu away.
But Ji Wan is right. It wouldn't be easy to forcibly take A Zhu away. Moreover, the room was neatly furnished, so the person who took A Zhu away probably didn't mean any harm. Or perhaps A Zhu's family came looking for her!
After thinking it over, Lin Shu shared her conjecture with Ji Wan, who also thought it made sense. So the two of them decided to go to Wushuang Pavilion to meet up with Shen Lin and the other person and complete the mission first.
Half an hour later.
Wushuang Pavilion.
The Peerless Pavilion in Nanli is located at the foot of the most prosperous imperial city, surrounded by high-ranking officials and imperial relatives.
From a high altitude, it can be seen to form a three-way balance with the Regent's Palace and the Grand Preceptor's Palace.
Looking at the towering seven-story building that seemed to reach into the clouds, Lin Shu couldn't help but marvel at how well Wushuang Pavilion had developed in Nanli!
"Wow! This Wushuang Pavilion is amazing!" Ji Wan exclaimed as she walked inside.
To her surprise, she was stopped by two women who suddenly appeared as soon as she reached the door.
The two women, dressed in a red outfit with black thread, each carrying a sword, stood blocking the entrance to the Peerless Pavilion, shouting sternly:
"Three orders a day, that's all for today. You two can go home now, and get back early tomorrow!"
Ji Wan was taken aback by the other party's fierceness and said, "We're here to find someone..."
Seeing this, the two women assumed she was looking for trouble, so they drew their gleaming swords, pointed them at Ji Wan and Lin Shu, and said, "There's no one here, get out of here!"
The two women's action of drawing their swords attracted the attention of the surrounding crowd. After all, since the emergence of the Peerless Pavilion, people often came to cause trouble, but no matter what their identity was, they would all be defeated and suffer a miserable end!
Therefore, a large crowd of onlookers quickly gathered at the entrance of Wushuang Pavilion.
"Oh! Another one looking for trouble at Wushuang Pavilion?"
"Probably! I wonder what happened to those two!"
"I wonder who is behind the Peerless Pavilion, that they were able to build such a powerful force overnight!"
"You don't know this, do you? I've heard that the person behind the Peerless Pavilion is a goddess, just like our Imperial Advisor..."
"..."
The rumors among the crowd grew increasingly outrageous, and of course, these outrageous stories inevitably included the propaganda spread when Chou Er first arrived in Nanli...
The people of Nanli are superstitious, and it is said that the Nanli National Preceptor uses this to win over the hearts of the people.
So when Chou Er first arrived in Nanli, he followed the same method and found some beggars to spread the word that the leader of Wushuang Pavilion was a goddess and that the people of Wushuang Pavilion were divine messengers.
In addition, the secrets they released and their ruthless methods, and the fact that the people of Wushuang Pavilion are elusive, made ordinary people believe it to be true!
Therefore, Wushuang Pavilion was able to gain a foothold in Nanli and stand on equal footing with the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion and the Regent's Mansion.
Seeing that more and more people were gathering at the entrance of Wushuang Pavilion, the two women guarding the gate, fearing punishment from Lord Chou Er, decided to deal with Ji Wan and his companions directly.
The two exchanged a glance and then attacked Lin Shu and Ji Wan. Among the surrounding people, the timid ones closed their eyes, not daring to watch, but they all felt that Lin Shu and Ji Wan were probably in grave danger!
Ji Wan thought the same way, and was prepared to attack at any time.
But Lin Shu was faster. She kicked one of them into the Wushuang Pavilion, then with an elegant spin, she gently lifted her robe and kicked the other one in with a back kick.
Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, Lin Shu followed closely behind and entered the Wushuang Pavilion. Once the door closed, she shut out the view of everyone, including Ji Wan.
Once inside, Lin Shu tossed a token at one of the women, her voice flat and even:
"Send Ugly Two to see me."
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