As the sky darkened, the mountain wind howled through the jungle and rocky peaks, making a wailing sound.

Nan Rongjing stood tall and straight on the edge of the cliff, staring at the bottomless abyss in front of him. With murderous aura all over his body, his lips pressed into a straight line, he coldly asked the shadow guard kneeling behind him.

"Where is the man?"

The Cliff Prison Shadow Guard has always been feared by people, but at this moment the shadow guard's voice couldn't stop shaking.

"The mastiff found traces of the tracking incense nearby, and the subordinates followed the mastiff all the way to the edge of this cliff."

The mastiff beside him bared its fangs and barked wildly towards the bottom of the cliff.

The shadow guard's forehead was covered with cold sweat. "I guess that Taoist has already fallen off the cliff..."

Hearing this, veins bulged on Nan Rongjing's forehead and he clenched his fists behind his back. The shadow guards around him were so frightened by the oppressive pressure surrounding Nan Rongjing that they couldn't even raise their heads.

A shadow guard came running over from a distance with his hands raised high.

"Report! Your Highness, I found a handkerchief in the bushes on the edge of the cliff."

A light yellow silk handkerchief with two round pink peaches embroidered on it. The handkerchief was small and delicate, and must have been used by a woman.

Nan Rongjing stretched out two fingers to pinch the handkerchief and took a light sniff. A faint medicinal fragrance lingered around his nose, and Nan Rongjing understood.

"What official residences are there nearby?"

The shadow guard who had not dared to speak just now immediately replied, "The nearest official residence to here is the Lin family's branch courtyard in the general's mansion."

Nan Rongjing thought of that graceful figure, with the county government suing the gangster in front and the pharmacy behind to cure the strange poison.

Now, she is inextricably linked with that mysterious Taoist priest... How many secrets does she have?

Nan Rongjing called two shadow guards, "Mo Feng, Mo Yun, keep an eye on Miss Lin Yushu's every move."

After he finished speaking, he paused, thought for a moment, and then instructed: "Protect her if necessary."

"Yes!" Two shadows disappeared silently into the bushes behind them.

Nan Rongjing suppressed the murderous intent in his heart. With his power, it would be easy for him to kidnap a disfavored young lady from an official family without leaving any trace.

She is just a delicate and weak young lady raised in a deep courtyard. If we use any punishment like the cliff prison, we will surely be able to pry open her mouth easily.

However, after two brief encounters with Lin Yushu, Nan Rongjing found her to be truly mysterious.

Although she is just a teenage girl who has not yet grown out of her childishness, she exudes a captivating aura from time to time.

Although she had been abandoned in the Lin family's villa and no one cared about her, she was thoughtful and well-versed in toxicology. She was definitely not an ordinary daughter of an official family.

Using threats and inducements against her would only backfire.

Nan Rongjing didn't want to gamble. Right now, Lin Yushu was his only clue. If he lost her...

Nan Rongjing pressed his abdomen. The pain from the poison a few days ago seemed to still be there, and a golden light appeared. He was afraid that he would die tragically from the torture of the poison in a short time.

Thinking of Lin Yushu's careful planning in front of the county government office and her calm and decisive detoxification methods in the pharmacy, it seems that it is not easy to find out Lin Yushu's secret...

Just two days had passed since Wang Po caught the adulterer, and the villa had gradually returned to its former tranquility, except that the servants would occasionally gather in twos and threes to whisper and laugh in suppressed voices.

Lin Yushu calculated the date and found that if it was tonight at the earliest, or tomorrow night at the latest, Second Aunt's people would definitely take action.

Just as I was thinking about it, Chuntao came in, bending over.

"Miss, Mrs. Wang just ordered a few servants in the backyard, but I didn't find out what Mrs. Wang asked them to do."

"It's okay, I know what she's going to do."

Lin Yushu smiled slightly. It seemed that what happened in the past two days had completely angered Mrs. Wang. Even after being beaten up, she still insisted on taking action tonight.

Well, the sooner you die, the sooner you will be reborn...

As night fell, the hoarse cries of crows could be heard in the distance, gloomy and ominous.

In the villa, Lin Yushu put on the dark grey coarse cloth robe that Chuntao had stolen for her from the servant in the mansion, and a pair of black thick-soled boots.

The black cloth wrapped her long hair, revealing a delicate and beautiful face.

In order to avoid mistakes, Lin Yushu used a black pencil to draw her eyebrows thick and black, drew her charming phoenix eyes big and square, dotted a big black mole at the corner of her eyes, and drew a beard on her cheeks.

Chuntao looked at Lin Yushu's graceful and slender figure, but with the burly face of a man, and couldn't help twitching the corners of her mouth.

"Miss, you have a slender figure, but a rough and unruly face. Won't someone notice you?"

Lin Yushu was busy adding beard to his face without even raising his head.

"Give me all the clothes I asked you to steal."

Chuntao was stunned and silently took out two dark grey robes from under the cabinet.

A few days ago, the young lady asked her to steal a few outer robes from the servants in the mansion.

Chuntao had never stolen anything since she was a child, and she felt nervous and scared.

When she finally made up her mind and hurriedly stole the first outer robe from the cleaning room, she was so panicked that her face turned red. She suddenly remembered that the maids in the mansion had mentioned the pervert who stole the widow's bellyband in the picture book when they were chatting.

The outer robe in Chuntao's arms still gave off a pungent smell of sweat, and she suddenly felt that she was no different from that pervert.

Recalling this, Chuntao complained somewhat awkwardly.

"What do you need so many stinky robes for, young lady? For Qiao Zhuang, just one is enough."

After stealing three outer robes, Chuntao felt ashamed as if she was forced into prostitution.

Lin Yushu saw what she was thinking, stretched out her finger and tapped her head, teasing her.

"If it weren't for the purpose of preventing the thieves from harming me, why would you be willing to do anything? Why are you regretting it so soon?"

Chun Tao was startled and waved her hands quickly, "I just said that for the young lady, I am willing to do anything and I will never regret it!"

Lin Yushu patted her head with a smile and comforted her softly.

"I know how you feel about me, but the journey ahead is long and there are countless difficulties ahead. I can barely take care of myself, so I'm afraid I can't protect you."

"And in order to protect myself, I can't help but use some extraordinary means. If one day you get tired of this kind of life, just tell me directly. I will never blame you."

In her previous life, Chuntao was loyal to her, but died because of Lin Yushu in the end. In this life, Lin Yushu must protect Chuntao.

However, things in this life are not exactly the same as in the previous life, and Lin Yushu feels uneasy.

If she made some mistakes in this life and harmed Chuntao again, Lin Yushu would be in great pain. It would be better to let Chuntao leave as soon as possible.

Chuntao's eyes turned slightly red and she shook her head vigorously.

"No matter how difficult it is, I will accompany you and will never be separated from you. I know that you are doing everything to protect yourself. I will never say such words again!"

Lin Yushu was touched, her eyes were slightly red, and she put her arms around Chuntao.

"I will definitely protect you."

Hearing this, Chuntao's face was covered with tears and snot, and she asked with some concern.

"Miss, it's so late, what are you going to do outside Qiaozhuang? Will it be dangerous?"

Looking at Chuntao's face covered with snot, Lin Yushu nodded her head in disgust.

"Don't worry, your lady is smart and will not be in danger."

After that, she instructed Chuntao, "I really liked the handkerchief you gave me before, but unfortunately I don't know where it fell. Can you embroider another one for me?"

Chuntao wiped her face, responded happily, and turned around to find needle and thread.

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