Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 659 - 614 Bond of Hair (2)

It seems that without some commotion here, the people on the rooftop won’t be satisfied.

He suddenly turned over and switched positions with Ling Yuezi.

The movement was so quick. Ling Yuezi was momentarily stunned and cried out in surprise, "What are you doing?"

"Wife... don’t be afraid..." Li Xingsheng pinched her chin.

Ling Yuezi was so shocked she didn’t dare to breathe, "..."

Once she calmed down, she quickly regained her composure and softly said, "I’m not afraid. Husband, you should be gentle."

"Don’t worry, wife..." Li Xingsheng replied with a smile.

The two of them exchanged playful banter, tacitly understanding each other.

The people on the rooftop listened avidly.

Ah Qing stood in the courtyard, suddenly aiming a bow and arrow at the rooftop, "That’s enough. I’ll count to three, and if you don’t come down, I’ll shoot!"

Ling Yuezi was highly skilled, and her maids were no weaklings either.

The underlings ordered to eavesdrop dared not provoke Ah Qing and Ah Lan.

Having heard enough, they slipped away from the rooftop and the corners of the walls.

Ah Qing and Ah Lan immediately locked the courtyard gate.

With the maids guarding the place, the courtyard and surroundings gradually quieted down.

On the wedding bed in the new room, Ling Yuezi and Li Xingsheng stopped talking.

Ling Yuezi closed her eyes, leaned on Li Xingsheng’s arm, and slept without moving.

Li Xingsheng wanted to withdraw his arm but feared disturbing her, so he allowed her to lean on him.

The two lay together, dressed, without a word, and gradually fell asleep.

Ling Yuezi didn’t sleep soundly; she listened to the breathing of the man beside her, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

After some thought, she gently got off the bed, took scissors, and snipped off a section of Li Xingsheng’s hair.

She also snipped off a section of her own hair, combined them, tied them with a red ribbon, placed them in an embroidered pouch, and buried it at the bottom of a chest.

Ling Yuezi didn’t sleep again but dressed fully and went outside the courtyard with two swords.

Ah Qing and Ah Lan, guarding the courtyard, walked towards her, "Miss, why aren’t you sleeping? The courtyard is well guarded from all sides; no one will disturb you."

Ling Yuezi said, "If I’m not mistaken, the Second Master should be making a move now, let’s go and check it out!"

She instructed other subordinates to watch over Lianyue Residence and, with her two main maids and another dozen subordinates, went to check other parts of the village.

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The Second Master’s residence, the main hall brightly lit.

A crowd of minor and major underlings filled the hall.

"Second Master, the time’s about right, shall we proceed?" someone asked from the head of the table.

The Second Master squinted his eyes, pinching his fingers, calculating in his mind, "Wait for another quarter of an hour."

An hourglass on the table showed the markings.

Everyone gazed at the hourglass.

Before the time was up, someone hurriedly ran into the main hall, "Second Master, something’s happened."

The Second Master squinted his eyes, "What is it?"

The underling said, "Half of the people from the Big Master’s side have fainted. Miss Ling’s people found some packets wrapped with mandala powder by the kitchen stove. Now, all eight stewards have been invited to the kitchen by Miss Ling’s people."

Another underling of the Second Master said, "Second Master, the matter has been exposed early, which is actually good for you. It’s a chance to pin the blame on that Mr. Li."

The Second Master squinted his eyes, pondering for a moment.

He stood up, "Let’s go and see."

A group followed the Second Master to the large kitchen.

To the Second Master’s surprise, a large group was kneeling on the ground in front of the kitchen, and these were his own subordinates.

The Second Master’s gaze turned cold.

His followers were all surprised, "Second Master, isn’t something amiss?"

Of course, something was amiss.

Because Ling Yuezi saw the Second Master coming, she immediately said, "Second Master, your people bought mandala powder from the shop in the county town and secretly put it in the drinks to drug down the Big Master’s people. What do you mean by this?"

The Second Master was instantly furious, "Nonsense, this is a false accusation! My people wouldn’t drug the Big Master’s people, you’re talking nonsense!"

His followers echoed, "Miss Ling, it’s clear that Mr. Li wants to take over the village and drugged the Big Master’s people! Miss Ling, you should go interrogate Mr. Li!"

Among the onlookers were the eight chiefs of the village.

One of them said, "Mr. Li’s companions have been drugged too; among the entire village, only the Second Master’s people are unharmed. The Big Master’s and Miss Ling’s people have been drugged more than half. Second Master, what do you need to interrogate?"

The Second Master was so angry that his face turned ashen.

Ling Yuezi was too lazy to bother with the Second Master and his people. She raised her double swords and walked to those who were kneeling.

She sneered at one person, "In the county’s Anhe Pharmacy, three days ago, they sold half a pound of mandala powder bought by a man a bit taller than the table, with a slightly lazy tongue, in his thirties. Gao Kun, is that you?"

The man called Gao Kun turned pale, not daring to lift his head.

"Qian Miao! Did you buy up all the mandala powder from Old Niu’s Medicine Shop?" Ling Yuezi sneered at another person.

The person named gasped in terror, not daring to breathe.

Meanwhile, the Second Master looked at these individuals with a chilling gaze as if he wanted to pierce them with holes.

Ling Yuezi interrogated them one by one.

Some had gone to the county town to buy mandala powder that could knock people out, some were the ones who administered the drugs, and packets of unused powder were found on them.

In others’ rooms, drug packets were found.

The eight managers listened to Ling Yuezi’s interrogation, stunned and gaping.

Some of the eight managers were the Second Master’s people; at this time, they chose to remain silent.

The Second Master, furious, lifted his foot to kick them and raised his sword to kill them, "You dare to harm your fellow men behind my back. I will clean house today!"

"Second Master, seeking to kill witnesses?" Ling Yuezi raised her dual swords, blocking the Second Master with a cold laugh.

"Today is Miss Ling’s wedding day. If Second Master seeks to kill, shouldn’t he think about Miss Ling’s situation first?" one chief advised the Second Master.

Others chimed in, "Second Master seeking to kill on Miss Ling’s wedding day?"

The Second Master’s sword was blocked, and his followers began to plead, "Miss Ling, it was Second Master who ordered us down the mountain to buy the drugs. We didn’t intend to harm our comrades in the village. Miss Ling, spare us!"

The Second Master was speechless, overwhelmed by the sheer evidence.

He couldn’t arbitrarily kill these people; his only eye bulged in furious frustration.

Ling Yuezi, appearing cold, gazed at the kneeling crowd, "Then it’s a beating of thirty strokes, cut off their ears, and banish them from the village! Any further harm to comrades will be punished by death!"

These people sighed in relief, "Thank you, Miss Ling, for sparing our lives."