Chapter 160 Trouble Comes Knocking (3)_1
Mo Yanshen agreed and delved into deeper thought. Xiao Ruiyuan, a General of Positive Third Rank and the chief commander of WuChengBingMaSi, was targeted for assassination. The attackers must be people of high rank and power. Now that they have rescued him, she wondered if this would bring trouble upon them.
With this in mind, she anxiously watched the road leading into the village, silently praying for Little Flower to bring help quickly. If those who had attempted to kill Xiao Ruiyuan discovered that it was their family who had rescued him, they might very well harm her household.
What Mo Yan did not know was that, in their search for the missing Xiao Ruiyuan, Yan Junyu and Crown Prince Chu Heng were covertly dispatching a large number of people into the mountains. They had searched all night to no avail and were now almost frantic with worry.
Little Flower ran to Duke Wu’an’s Mansion, but Yan Junyu was not there, so it turned back and hurried to Huixian Residence. The Punishing Shopkeeper was present, and when he saw the note inside the pouch, he was elated. He quickly sent word to Yan Junyu.
Before long, Yan Junyu arrived at the Huixian Residence with Doctor Gui and others in tow, rushing from the Prince’s Mansion. Seeing the dried blood on Little Flower’s body, they knew Xiao Ruiyuan’s condition was dire.
Yan Junyu cast aside his usual flippant demeanor and, with eyes cold as frost, snatched the note the Punishing Shopkeeper handed him. Confirming Xiao Ruiyuan was in Liu Yang Village, he said to Doctor Gui and the others, "You follow Little Flower to Liu Yang Village—I’ll stay back to clear your path."
Many didn’t want Xiao Ruiyuan to survive and return. Should there be any disturbance at the Prince’s Mansion, those people would surely come sniffing around. Doctor Gui and his party might not even reach Liu Yang Village before someone else finished Xiao Ruiyuan. Yan Junyu had to remain to prevent these people from acting.
Doctor Gui and the others clearly understood Yan Junyu’s intentions. As the Crown Prince’s right-hand man, they wanted nothing more than for Xiao Ruiyuan to live.
Several guards escorted Doctor Gui, who, led by Little Flower, quickly made their way to Liu Yang Village.
Little Flower raced ahead, arriving at the grass hut before Doctor Gui and the others. Mo Yan saw it return and, hearing the clopping of hooves outside, knew that Xiao Ruiyuan would be saved.