Enter the Room

  Chapter 268

  Hongjia’ao is a small village sandwiched between two mountains. It covers a rather large area. There is a turbulent river flowing by the side of the mountain. There are seven or eight families living in the mountains and rivers.

  Because Song Jiyun offered a huge reward, most of Hongjiaao also followed into the mountain, leaving only two teenage girls playing in the valley field with a dozen or so little radish heads that are not as high as the table.

Seeing Song Jiyun and Zheng Quan, the two little girls timidly protected the little radish heads, but there was still a little boy with a thick head and a tiger head who ran over, blinked his **** eyes with his fingers in his mouth, and asked Song Jiyun articulately: "Are you also here to find someone in our au?"

  Song Jiyun liked this kid very much when he saw his smart appearance, and wanted to touch a candy for him, but unfortunately he didn’t have it with him, so he simply asked Zheng Quan to give him two copper coins, and said with a smile: “Take it to buy candy.”

  The little boy took the money and ran to one of the ten-year-old girls, calling "sister" and giving her the money: "Buy me candy."

  The little girl bit her lip and looked at Song Jiyun with a face full of bewilderment.

  Song Jiyun nodded kindly towards her.

  Three men came over to salute Song Jiyun and Zheng Quan.

  Zheng Quandao: "It's the road sign that the three of them found."

The elder among the three bowed his hands, bowed to Song Jiyun again, called him "Boss Song", and then talked about how he found the road sign: "...I didn't see the road clearly at night, and fell into a ravine , When I went to pull people, I found that several trees were tied with silk strips... When I was young, I liked to listen to people's stories in teahouses. I felt that this was like a mark left... So I called Mr. Zheng to see it. Mr. Zheng said it was a road sign ...and one person rewarded us ten taels of silver."

  Song Jiyun nodded and said, "Any other discoveries?"

  The three of them shook their heads, and the elder said: "We searched all the way, and those road signs are all in the dense forest east of Hongshan Col."

   Zheng Quan cooperated and showed her the surrounding terrain.

"It's all around this area." He said, "I divided my people into ten groups and concentrated here to find people. Some people who are very familiar with the local forests will be sent to search for nearby caves. In an hour, you can walk all over this land."

   Impossible not to find someone.

  But Song Jiyun still wanted to go to the scene to see it.

   "You lead the way." She said to the three men, "Let's go to the place where we first found the sign."

  The three people answered "Yes" respectfully.

  Zheng Quan knew that she would never stop until she reached her goal, so she didn't persuade her, and accompanied her to the place where she first found the road sign.

  It was an inconspicuous miscellaneous forest. In the morning light, there was not even a path, and there were no footprints on the ground.

  How did Yuan Yunzhong come here?

  Song Jiyun stood there, watching the sky gradually glow with red clouds, and asked Zheng Quan: "How long is it to half an hour?"

   Zheng Quan was about to answer, but there was a faint cheer from the woods.

  Song Jiyun's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly said to Zheng Quan: "Let's go and have a look."

  Zheng Quan also showed excitement, and helped Song Jiyun to the cheers.

   From time to time on the road, you will encounter several difficult hillsides or dense forests. It is all thanks to Zheng Quan's skill that he either pulls her up the **** or helps her cut the branches and leaves in front of her.

   A burst of cheers came again.

  Even a calm and self-reliant person like Song Jiyun is full of hope for finding Yuan Yunzhong after hearing this.

   The two quickened their pace, and soon found the place where they found the cheers.

  A dozen or so young men stood around the entrance of a cave, discussing happily and loudly: "Now we will each get a reward of ten taels of silver, right?"

  Song Jiyun's heart was beating wildly, and he trotted over.

  The group of people turned around when they heard the movement.

  Although they didn't know Song Jiyun, they knew Zheng Quan.

   "Director Zheng, we have made a new discovery." Everyone saluted Zheng Quan and said happily, "We also found a road sign near here."

   Shouldn't people be found?

   Song Jiyun was disappointed.

  But after she asked Zheng Quan to check that the road signs were not forged, she still distributed ten taels of silver to everyone as promised before, and walked around the place where she found the road signs.

  She was even more disappointed.

  The cave is covered with moss, and there is no sign of anyone staying here.

  This is very close to the place where the road sign was first discovered, and it cannot be ruled out that Yuan Yunzhong just passed by here.

  She stood on the big bluestone in front of the cave, overlooking the mountains and forests, feeling worried.

   Even for a moment, the idea of ​​"It's better to fall into the hands of King Ning than life and death is uncertain".

  Someone called "Miss Song".

   Song Jiyun turned his head.

   At some point, County Magistrate Jiang and Shao Qing appeared in front of the cave in a hurry.

   "I heard that Yun Zhong's whereabouts have been found here?" County magistrate Jiang couldn't hide his anxiety.

   Obviously going to see King Ning did not achieve his goal, and the situation may be even worse.

  Song Jiyun's heart sank, Zheng Quan helped him down the big bluestone, and said: "I found some road signs. It's just that I haven't found Mr. Yuan yet."

  Shao Qing stepped on the big bluestone beside him angrily, and the big bluestone split from the middle.

  He said fiercely: "If the young master has something wrong, he can't get rid of it!"

  Who he is, everyone present knows in their hearts.

  Jiang county magistrate coughed twice as if admonishing, went into the cave to have a look, and asked about the road signs.

   Zheng Quan answered one by one.

The tiredness in his expression became heavier, and while returning to Hongshanao with Song Jiyun, he talked to her about going to see King Ning: "We only met King Ning after we took Mr. Jinghu's name card. It turns out that he has been staying in the On Nanmendu's boat. Of course, he completely denied what happened to Yunzhong."

Speaking of this, he snorted coldly: "But we found out that he is not so easy to shirk the responsibility. But if we push him hard, he will jump over the wall in a hurry, and there is no benefit in finding Yunzhong. I simply got up and left, and secretly arranged for someone to watch him—he knows what we have found, and it is impossible to remain indifferent."

  Song Jiyun nodded, and talked to Jiang County Magistrate under the big cypress tree at the entrance of Hongshanao Village: "That Min Fu, can you buy it?"

  Jiang county magistrate was taken aback.

  Song Jiyun said: "Everything has a price. If you can't buy it, there must be something wrong with the way we bid or the price we paid."

  Her face is like jade, with a stern expression. In the morning light, she is as cold as an ice sculpture, shining brightly, but it also makes people feel chilly.

  Jiang County Magistrate flashed in his mind the first time he saw Song Jiyun, Song Jiyun's smiling, bright and generous appearance.

   It is completely different from this time.

   Could this be her true face?

   No wonder even people like Yuan Yunzhong can give up as soon as they say it.

  He felt the same kind of breath from her—he knew what he wanted since he was a child, and he had given up a lot in order to achieve his goal.

  Maybe only a proud man like Yuan Yunzhong can truly put feelings first!

  After he secretly sighed in his heart, he couldn't help applauding Song Jiyun's idea, saying: "Miss Song is right. I'll send someone to investigate Min Fu."

  Song Jiyun didn't think that Min Fu would open his mouth anytime soon.

  What they lack now is time.

  As long as she thinks of these, she can't help but feel irritable.

  She looked up at the mountains in the distance again, but out of the corner of her eye, she saw the little girl in Hongshan'ao who was stuffed with a copper coin by her brother, holding her brother's hand and peeking at her.

  She was not in the mood to get in touch with these children, and told Zheng Quan: "Go get some sweets and snacks to get rid of these children."

  In case their parents went to the mountains to find someone because of her, and the children ran away and got into trouble.

  Zheng Quan left at the sound.

  The little girl took her younger brother up to Song Jiyun with a look of courage, and said anxiously: "Song, Boss Song, you, are you looking for someone?"

  (end of this chapter)