bullyxtreme Chapter 280 The First Crisis Has Passed
Chapter 280 The First Crisis Has Passed
Xiaodie ultimately underestimated the Bashu region.
Even though it was a safe distance within the capital, it was still within the enemy's defensive perimeter.
Moreover, this defensive line was not made by humans but by snakes, and Xiaodie, who was not wearing the special sachet, was soon attacked by the snakes.
After being attacked, Xiaodie quickly grabbed the snake by its 7-inch mark, killed it, put it in her bosom, and ran back to the backyard.
In the pitch black, she couldn't determine whether the snake was venomous or what kind of venom it was; she had to take the snake back to identify it.
She was too careless.
The reason there was no snake or insect defense in the backyard was probably because the women were afraid of it or it was unnecessary.
Yu Sheng's study is an important place; how could he only have a few guards when he holds meetings there?
Just as Xiaodie escaped, the snake woman guarding Yu Sheng's gate suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
"Oh no, one of my snakes is dead."
The moment the snake woman cried out, the talking inside the house stopped immediately, and alarms blared throughout the general's mansion.
Numerous guards, carrying torches, began searching the area, and the white snake coiled around the snake woman quickly located the spot where her companion had died.
Xiaodie knew something was wrong from the noise, so she could only endure the pain of being bitten by the snake and quickly move between the corridor and the artificial hill.
At this point, it's definitely not appropriate to go back to your own room.
If I'm not mistaken, the snake woman should be able to find the dead snake by its scent.
Xiaodie hardened her heart and threw the snake in the opposite direction. She took a universal antidote and then dived into the lotus pond to wash away the smell from her body.
Hopefully the snake wasn't highly venomous, and thankfully I had hidden my clothes here beforehand.
The snake woman's snakes can indeed search for their companions by scent, but when Xiaodie is carrying a dead snake, she moves so fast that the snake cannot catch her.
The dead snake can only be searched if it stays in one place for a long time.
This delay gave Xiaodie ample time, and she finally made it back to her room safely.
Xiaoxia was still fast asleep, and Xiaodie didn't dare to turn on the light and lie down in the dark to pretend to sleep.
She had squeezed out as much poisonous blood as possible in the lotus pond, and now the wound did not feel intense pain or numbness.
It seems unlikely that this snake is venomous.
In fact, it’s easy to understand.
Snakes and insects are animals and don't recognize humans. Even with sachets and pills to distinguish friend from foe, it's easy to accidentally hurt each other.
If the guards or servants were injured, that would be fine, but if the master of the general's mansion was actually injured, then the snake woman would have no way to explain herself.
It's likely that the two poisonous items she carried were actually highly venomous, while these warning items were simply for deterrence and defense.
After finding the dead snake at the boundary between the front and back yards, the snake woman guessed that the person must have entered the back yard.
However, it was inappropriate to lead a group of guards to search the women's residence in the middle of the night.
After reporting to Yu Sheng, the snake woman ordered all entrances and exits to the backyard to be sealed off. She then took her snakes to find the patrolling female guards.
People leave their shadows as they pass by, and geese leave their traces as they fly by; a living person cannot simply disappear into thin air.
Fortunately, the general's mansion had female guards, making it much easier to search the backyard.
The two young masters of the Yu family have returned to their wives' courtyards, and they can patrol these two places themselves.
There's no need to worry about the Yu family girl; her courtyard is always the most heavily guarded in the backyard.
If anyone had gone over there, there would have been a huge uproar by now.
As Jiang Xinyu followed the team in their search, she inwardly groaned, knowing that Xiao Die had most likely been exposed.
I never expected that the defenses of a general's mansion would be so formidable.
Xiaodie was the kind of person who could lie on the roof of the Minister's mansion and listen to erotic music, but when she came to this person, she was nothing.
After searching the garden, rockery, big trees, and pavilion, the snake woman knew that the person was probably hiding in the servant's room.
There are maids and servants on duty in the master's room at night, so it's impossible for someone to enter quietly.
These are turbulent times, and the fact that an assassin has entered the general's mansion is no small matter.
The snake woman was very meticulous in her work, leading her people to inspect each room one by one.
Just as Jiang Xinyu was thinking about how to cover up if Xiaodie didn't come back, a flash of fire suddenly appeared in the distance.
Then the guard whistles sounded in the mansion.
Jiang Xinyu couldn't understand what the long and short tones meant, but the snake woman's expression suddenly changed.
"No need to look for patrols or guards."
After saying this, the snake woman climbed the courtyard wall and ran towards the firelight.
Jiang Xinyu breathed a sigh of relief, guessing that the Eastern Depot agents who had entered the mansion earlier might have deliberately made a commotion to cover up the presence of assassins.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Regardless of who the assassin is, help him first.
Since the assassin patrol couldn't slack off anymore after the commotion, Jiang Xinyu wandered around with them for half the night.
She was only truly at ease when Xiaodie was able to hand over her shift normally. The two exchanged a glance, indicating they would talk later.
The Yu family, from the master to the servants, did not look too good that day. After all, the previous night had been so noisy that even those who were asleep, except for Xiaoxia who had been drugged, had been awakened.
Yu Sheng was furious and increased patrols, ordering the case to be solved within a specified time.
Jiang Xinyu took a nap in the morning and then secretly slipped into the garden in the afternoon to meet with Xiaodie.
He frowned when he realized she had been discovered without finding out anything.
"How afraid of death is Yu Sheng? The level of security he has is almost as tight as that of the imperial palace."
Honestly, figuring out his stance is ten times harder than killing him.
Xiaodie nodded as well.
Others might call this boasting, but for their wives, killing was indeed relatively easy.
But this person was like the King of Bashu.
If they actually rebel, that's one thing, but if they don't rebel, killing them rashly will have endless consequences.
Suddenly, Xiaodie had a new discovery.
"I didn't find out anything last night, but I saw Yu Sheng today."
The old man with the white paper fan who came to the backyard with him looked familiar.
It wasn't his appearance, but rather that special aura about him that I felt I'd seen somewhere before.
That person was very perceptive; I had only glanced at him a few times when he noticed someone's gaze lingering on him.
"It's not that I could turn my head so quickly he'd catch me red-handed."
Jiang Xinyu also thought of the information sent by the messenger; that white paper fan seemed to really belong to someone from the capital.
Since Xiaodie said the face looked familiar, it's probably true that it is someone we know. It seems we have one more person to investigate.
When Jiang Xinyu tried to find out about the white folding fan, the other party had already obtained her and Xiaodie's information.
Today, as he accompanied the general to visit the young lady in the backyard, he clearly sensed someone spying on him while walking along the veranda.
It was a sharp, scrutinizing gaze; anyone looking at him must have killed someone.
At that time, besides the two maids, a patrol of female guards passed by.
Without a doubt, that gaze was directed at one of these people.
Upon returning, he asked the steward for the list of the patrol team from that day and the information on the two maids.
The two maids were born into the household and were not considered; only two members of the guard team were newly recruited this year.
Guan Xiaoxia is a native of Sichuan. Her aunt once worked as a bodyguard for a young lady. All fifteen members of her family live in the area.
Miao Cuidie, a native of the capital, is the daughter of a bodyguard from Yongping Escort Agency. After her father's death, she came to Sichuan and Chongqing with her sister to make a living.
Comparing these two sets of information, anyone with a brain would know who to suspect.
It seems that the two sisters were the ones who caused trouble yesterday. I just don't know if they are agents of the Eastern Depot or spies kept by the Regent's Palace.