latelenovela Chapter 218 Found
Chapter 218 Found
Da Shu exclaimed in surprise, "How could you think such a thing, Madam?"
Nianyao said, "A fake can never become real. Since Duoyi is an imposter, there will always be flaws in time. Batu is in poor health and has been traumatized, so he doesn't have the mind to care about her for the time being. Once Batu recovers and comes to his senses, or if the people around him discover something, both Duoyi and Luo An will be in danger. Luo An will naturally have to find a suitable opportunity to kill Duoyi, burn her body to ashes, and leave no evidence."
The reasoning was logical and reasonable. After a long pause, Da Shu finally said, "In Madam's eyes, is the young master so vicious?"
Nianyao said, "If they find out, both of them will die. If Duoyi dies first, one of them can be saved. How can that be called vicious?"
Da Shu praised, "Madam truly deserves to be the leader of the Great River Gang; she is indeed destined for great things."
Nianyao replied matter-of-factly, "We are business people. We may not know how to do other things, but we can certainly do accounting."
Da Shu held back for a moment and then asked, "Madam, is it possible that the young master is kind-hearted and wouldn't kill anyone, and that Duo Yi committed suicide?"
Suicide? Better to live a miserable life than die a good death! Nianyao said, "Kind-hearted? Haven't you seen how cunning and ruthless Luo An is?"
Da Shu looked Nian Yao up and down: "Does Madam harbor some resentment towards the young master?"
“No, I…” Nianyao instinctively denied it, but after thinking for a moment, she added, “Yes, I do have a grudge. He never consults with anyone before making decisions, and once he’s made a decision, no one has a say in it.”
Da Shu paused for a moment: "Young Master cares a lot about Madam. If such a thing really happened, it must be for Madam's safety."
Nianyao was still dissatisfied: "I'm not some weak, sheltered woman. Even if I'm not some peerless expert, I'm not without the ability to protect myself. He's worried about me, but hasn't he considered that I'm worried about him too?"
"It's a family matter between husband and wife, and Da Shu can't always get to the bottom of it." He continued, "Xiao Shu and I couldn't find the Prince, so we were too ashamed to contact His Highness the Crown Prince. We only showed up after you came, young master. I went with you to Tumote. Xiao Shu and Da Han went to look for Prince Jingchen separately. I haven't heard from them for a long time."
Seeing his dejected expression, Nianyao comforted him, "My father always tells me that no news is good news. Xiaoshu will definitely be alright."
Da Shu smiled and said, "Actually, it's nothing. Shadow Guards don't have names, only code names, because we could die at any time. We're used to it."
Nianyao said, "My father said that life and death are predestined, and there is no need to be sentimental. In our Great River Gang, brothers often lose their lives in the river, and their bodies are never found."
My dad said, my dad said, sounds like a good boy. Da Shu smiled: "Madam is right."
Nianyao asked, "Can you send a message to Luo An?"
Da Shu said, "Of course. Young Master said that Madam came to the Northern Desert, and he asked her to go to Alan City. He was worried that you might not have gone, so he asked me to look for you in various places in Tumote. Today, as Young Master left, I also had to leave. I didn't expect to run into Madam so coincidentally. I've been busy looking at men these days because Young Master said that Madam was dressed as a man and didn't wear a waist pendant?"
During the Great Heat and Lesser Heat periods, all that was known was that Luo An was already married. Rumor had it that his wife was an extremely fierce woman, but they had never seen her. They could only try to find her based on Luo An's general description.
Nianyao said, "It's not safe for men to wear clothes when conscripting soldiers for war, and it doesn't look right for a grown man to set up a small stall, so I changed into women's clothes. The waist pendant looks valuable, and the Heaven and Earth Palace is very famous. At that time, I pretended to be a poor orphan, and I hid it because I was afraid of being recognized. Now I sell glass, and if I wear a jade pendant, most people won't be able to tell. Did Luo Anzhen really go to war with Batu?"
Nianyao's meticulousness surprised Dashu, and he praised her sincerely: "Madam is truly meticulous. However, the young master did not go to fight a war; he went to Baishan to find medicine for Batu."
Nianyao said, "Finding medicine? Let Luo An go find medicine himself? Aren't you afraid he'll run away?"
Da Shu smiled mysteriously: "If the young master really wants to run away, even Batu can't stop him."
Nianyao asked, "What are your plans?"
Da Shu shook his head: "Young Master only told me to find Madam and return to Alan City to wait for him."
It's Alan City again. Nianyao said, "Why don't you just let us go back to Fengzhou?"
Da Shu said, "There's a war going on right now, so it's not convenient to go back to Fengzhou."
Nianyao thought for a moment: "Didn't you say you'd be with Dongzhi? Why didn't Luo An let him come?"
Da Shu replied, "Young Master said that so many people are not needed. Although they are shadow guards, too many people would make it easy to be exposed."
This reason is even less plausible than the theory of incompatibility, Nianyao sighed again. If Luo An didn't want to say, no one could guess. She asked, "Having searched for Jing Chen for so long, could it be..."
Da Shu said, "That's what we think too. Young Master insists that the Prince is still alive."
Nianyao said, "He says it's there, so it is? In this vast grassland, if three people search aimlessly, how long will it take?"
Da Shu said earnestly, "I will stop looking once I find the young master."
Nianyao looked at him for a long time and said, "You guys are really obedient."
Da Shu said calmly, "I eat the emperor's food, so I must be loyal to the emperor."
Nianyao admired his mindset: "Now that you've found me, what are you going to do?"
Da Shu said, "First, send Madam back to Alan City, then go find the young master."
Nianyao refused: "No, I'll go with you to find Luo An. Don't worry, I'm capable of protecting myself and will never be a burden to you."
Da Shu glanced at her longsword: "But the young master said..."
Nianyao interrupted him: "Young master, young master, the young master is not here now. I am the mistress of the manor, can't I order my subordinates around? Besides, he told me to wait for him in Alan City, so I have to obediently listen to him? I'm not one of you, living off the king's bounty. I haven't eaten or drunk anything from him."
What else was Da Shu going to say? Nian Yao interrupted, "He told me to go to Alan City, and then asked you to find me in Tumote, which means he knows I won't listen to him. So naturally he also knows I can't go to Alan City with you to wait for him."
As they talked, the sky grew brighter. Da Shu bent down and stepped out of the tent, stretching. A night of heavy rain had washed over them, leaving everything lush and green, the air fresh and invigorating.
Nianyao then came out and asked, "Where did you go last night? Why are you soaked like this?"
Da Shu pointed to the bushes not far ahead: "I slept there. Who would have thought it would rain so hard in the middle of the night? I couldn't stand it anymore, so I went to find my wife."
Nianyao opened her eyes wide: "Brother Dashu, why didn't you come sooner? Getting soaked in the rain and getting sick is not worth it."
The Great Heat said, "There is a distinction between the noble and the lowly, and between men and women..."
Nianyao spat and said, "Don't talk nonsense, you still came to me in the end."
Da Shu glanced at her silently without saying a word.
Nianyao said nonchalantly, "I'm just a river bandit, I can't be a lady from a respectable family."
During the Great Heat, I recalled Nianyao's words, "I never expected my wife to be like this, did I?" Even though we're supposed to be people of the martial world, I still care a lot about these things.
He thought for a moment and said, "Madam, if the young master blames us after we find him..."
Nianyao said confidently, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it. If he blames you, I'll... fight him."
Da Shu couldn't help but chuckle: "Madam, perhaps you should let the young master sleep on the floor."
Nianyao wasn't shy at all: "That's fine too! Anyway, it's definitely not your fault."