I made the villain right.

The next morning, when Shi Jin woke up, she looked a little tired. She didn't sleep very well last night.

She had been waiting for news from Lin Yang. After breakfast, she was not idle, but practiced whipping in the mansion.

A young girl stood majestically in front of the courtyard, holding a flowing cloud whip in her right hand, with an expressionless face.

Shi Jin narrowed her eyes slightly, and circulated her internal energy, gathering it in her right hand holding the whip. As her internal energy was fully accumulated, she suddenly swung the Liuyun Whip. There was a whoosh sound, and the whip was wrapped in a cold gust of wind, hitting the wooden stake with a "pop" sound. A breath of air surged around, the shadows of the grass swayed, and some leaves on the trees fell.

Then she turned her body lightly and swung the Liuyun Whip to the left, then turned in a circle and swung from left to right. Her body was as fast as lightning and her movements were swift, and the power of the whip in her hand was stronger than the last.

She swung the Liuyun whip, which formed a circle with the wind. She flipped backwards, raised the whip around her head, and chopped forward with all her strength. Then she turned her body from front to back and swung it forward, hitting the wooden stake, which shook slightly.

She practiced this in various ways several times before she stopped. Zhilu was watching from the side and she noticed that Shi Jin was practicing with a murderous aura today.

Zhilu came forward and handed her an embroidered handkerchief to wipe the sweat off her forehead. Shi Jin took it with a slight breath, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and returned it to Zhilu. After a while, she put away the Liuyun Whip and tied it around her waist, then walked back to the study, where she sat waiting for news from Lin Yang, but she never got any. So she went to check on Shi Sheng several times, and told Shi Wei her plan. Shi Wei disagreed at first but was later convinced by her.

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The next morning, Shi Jin finally waited for Lin Yang to bring news.

The two were talking in the study at this time.

The fragments of memories in Lin Yang's mind poured out like a tide. He told Shi Jin, "Miss, when I went to Beiming Village to hide, I found a man in black who often appeared near the back mountain of Beiming Village at night. I followed him all the way but lost him. I waited until the next morning and found that he came out of the back mountain and went into a farmer's house. He changed his clothes and went to a restaurant in the black market. He stayed there until the evening and then returned to the back mountain of the village. But the strange thing is that every time I chased him to the back mountain, he disappeared."

Shi Jin murmured: "Beiming Village and the black market must have what they want."

She suddenly wrote "black market" and "Beiming Village" on the paper with a thoughtful look, thinking in her mind that even Lin Yang could be lost, which meant that there must be something fishy in the back mountain of Beiming Village. But if she sent people to look for him in the back mountain, it would not only alert the enemy, but also be difficult to find due to the large area, and it would take a lot of time. Now time is tight and she is afraid that this will not allow it. So the only way to make a breakthrough is to wait for him in the black market, and then there would be a chance to catch him there.

After Shi Jin collected his thoughts, he stared at Lin Yang and asked in confusion: "When will the man in black go to the black market?"

Lin Yang thought for a moment and said, "About 9:00 p.m."

Then he looked at the burning incense on the table for a while and said, "It's almost Si time now."

Seeing this, Shi Jin quickly stood up and said, "Then let's go to the black market immediately and make sure to catch him in the restaurant." After that, he left the study with Lin Yang.

A carriage came out of the general's mansion, the horses' hooves pedaling quickly, and the carriage sped through the streets, startling some people on the street. They hurriedly made way for the carriage. A passerby looked at the carriage with a bit more hatred in his eyes, wondering how could the carriage be driven so fast in the crowded streets.

Not long after, they finally arrived at the black market. Since carriages were not allowed to enter the black market, Shi Jin could only park the carriage near the entrance and walk in.

Under Lin Yang's guidance, Shi Jin successfully arrived at the restaurant. When Shi Jin and his friends were about to go in, they were stopped by the servant at the door.

The servant glanced at Shi Jin with disgust in his eyes, and said fiercely: "Women are not allowed to enter."

Hearing this, Jin's heart suddenly burned with anger. What? How can there still be gender discrimination! Didn't you come out of a woman's belly? If you have the ability, don't marry and have children in the future.

But in order not to attract attention, he could only suppress his anger and move away. Seeing this, Lin Yang blamed himself and said, "Sorry, Miss, it was my negligence that I didn't investigate it in advance."

Shi Jin waved his hand and said, "Now that things have come to this, there is nothing to blame."

"What should we do now?" Lin Yang asked about her plan.

"You go in first and keep watch. I'll try to find a way to get in by dressing as a man. If I still can't get in after waiting for half an hour, then you go ahead."

After explaining everything clearly, Shi Jin started looking for a shop selling clothes nearby when she saw Lin Yang go in. But after walking around, she didn't see a single shop in the black market, so she thought about borrowing other people's clothes temporarily. But everyone drove her away like a lunatic and a pervert. Just when she was very anxious, she caught a glimpse of a figure around the corner. She recognized it as Fan Hua at a quick glance, so she hurriedly chased after him, shouting, "Fan Hua, wait a minute." Even the way she addressed him changed. She used to call him Master Fan, but now she just called him Fan Hua.

Fan Hua felt a little strange when he heard that. It was the first time he heard someone calling him like that. He looked back and saw Shi Jin rushing towards him. His eyebrows raised and he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

When Shi Jin stood in front of him, he coughed twice, then smiled and said, "Miss Shi, is there anything?"

She just nodded and said, "Take off your clothes." He really didn't expect that she would say such a shocking thing as soon as she came.

Fan Hua was suddenly startled and quickly took a step back. There was a strange look in his eyes as he looked at her, and a faint hint of coldness between his brows.

Is she crazy? How can she ask people to take off their clothes in public? What kind of woman is she?

After seeing the strange look in Fanhua's eyes, she knew that he had misunderstood and blamed her for not making her words clear, so she hurriedly explained: "Oh, what I meant is, can you lend me your clothes for a while? I have something urgent to do now, and I will return them to you as soon as I am done."

He refused without even thinking: "I'm sorry, Miss Shi, I can't agree to your request." He also had important things to do right now and it was impossible for him to lend her the clothes.

"Okay." Shi Jin looked a little disappointed. She had been rejected many times along the way. After seeing Fan Hua, she thought she saw hope, but she didn't expect him to refuse. She couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

"I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." Fan Hua ignored Shi Jin's disappointment and left, leaving Shi Jin alone to worry.

Since Shi Jin couldn't borrow any clothes, she had to think of other ways. So she planned to walk around the restaurant to see if there was any loophole that she could get into.

Shi Jin was looking around the restaurant. After passing a small alley, she saw that the restaurant had a back door. Just as she was rushing over, a man suddenly appeared at the corner of the alley, and they bumped into each other. After she stood firm, she lowered her eyes and apologized: "Sorry."

Then she heard a puzzled voice above her head: "Miss Shi, why are you here?"

Hearing this, Shi Jin looked up suddenly. When he saw Xu Wusheng, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. Why was he here?

Seeing that Shi Jin didn't say anything, Xu Wusheng continued, "I heard that Shi Shaoqing was poisoned. Shouldn't you be taking care of him at home? How come you are in this black market?" He knew about Shi Sheng's poisoning, so when he saw her here, he asked directly with confusion.

Shi Jin saw that Xu Wusheng already knew, so she did not hide it and said with a serious face: "To be honest, I came here to investigate my eldest brother's poisoning and find an antidote for him as soon as possible. The suspicious person entered the restaurant, but the restaurant has a rule that women are not allowed to enter, and I am also very troubled."

After a moment, her worried eyes suddenly brightened.

Xu Wusheng saw her looking him up and down, like a hungry wolf seeing its prey. He felt bad instantly, was she trying to steal his clothes? He certainly wouldn't lend them to her, he had something important to do in this black market.

Xu Wusheng saw through her thoughts and said, "You don't want to borrow my clothes, do you? I can't lend you yours. Besides, there's a huge height difference between you and me, and the clothes won't fit me."

Xu Wusheng seemed to be afraid that she would grab it, so he quickly said, "I have other things to do, so I'll leave first."

It was another familiar line, and Shi Jin felt uncomfortable after hearing it. "If you don't want to lend it to me, forget it. I won't rob you. Why do you all use this excuse to evade me?"

Xu Wusheng knew that she had misunderstood, so he did not intend to hide it. With a serious expression, he explained solemnly, "Ying'er has been poisoned since she returned from the birthday banquet that day. The imperial physician is unable to help her. If the antidote is not found in time, her life will be in danger. I heard that poisons are often sold on the black market. I came here to see if I can find some clues." He was worried, and even his tone was tinged with concern.

"What, Yun Youying was also poisoned?" Shi Jin was shocked and began to speculate in his heart. How could it be such a coincidence that his elder brother and Yun Youying were poisoned at the same time? Is it possible that they were poisoned by the same poison?

Shi Jin suddenly had a bold guess in her mind, so she quickly asked: "The poison in Yun Youying caused the symptom of purple bloodshot on her hands?"

Hearing this, Xu Wusheng's eyes flashed with shock, and suddenly he seemed to understand something. He said, "Could it be that Shi Shaoqing was also poisoned by the same poison?"

"Carry it over here." Before Shi Jin could answer, a clear voice suddenly came, attracting her attention. The voice came from the direction of the back door of the restaurant, so she immediately stopped talking to him.

Shi Jin looked over immediately, and when she saw Fan Hua's figure, her face changed. What was he doing here? He was not just trying to evade her by saying he had something to do, but he really had something to do.

In order to avoid being discovered, she quickly took Xu Wusheng and hid in a small alley, secretly watching the situation outside.

I saw Fan Hua, led by a thin man, walking towards the back door of the restaurant. Behind Fan Hua were a few servants carrying boxes, five boxes in total. They looked very mysterious, as if they were trading something.

Shi Jin lowered his eyes in confusion. Did Fan Hua come to the black market specially to sell something shameful?

When she raised her eyes to see what was going on, she happened to see Xu Wusheng looking at her in confusion, so she lowered her voice and whispered: "My elder brother and Yun Youying were indeed poisoned by the same poison. Now our goals are the same. Do you want to cooperate together? This way our chances of winning will be greater." She never thought that one day, she would actually ask for cooperation from the person who wanted to kill her in the future.

Xu Wusheng saw that he and Shi Jin had the same goal, and cooperation was a good choice. He had no reason to refuse her, so he readily agreed and whispered, "Okay."

The two of them watched the situation outside and discussed in low voices.

When Xu Wusheng saw Fan Hua, something strange flashed across his eyes. He asked, "Who is that man?"

"His name is Fan Hua, I guess he and I are old acquaintances." Shi Jin believed that she and Fan Hua had met several times and had already included him in the list of acquaintances in her mind, but she didn't know how Fan Hua would react if he heard this.

After the servant placed the box at the door, the thin man looked cautious and said to Fan Hua: "Open the box and let me check the goods."

Fan Hua made a gesture, and the servants behind him opened the boxes one after another. The man moved closer to check the goods in the box. Because the distance was a bit far, Shi Jin could not see the contents of the box, so he asked Xu Wusheng: "Can you see what's in the box?"