Chapter 2316: Farewell, Wang Changdong

"According to Xu Zhensheng’s account, among them, there are a few people who pay special attention to a teenage boy around twelve or thirteen years old? Although it doesn’t show on the surface, the boy indeed benefits from their care."

Meng Yunzheng pondered over this statement.

Exiled to the southwest, life is already tough, they can’t even take care of their own affairs, and yet find time to care for others?

The problem is, if this person were just four or five years old, unable to get enough food and looking pitiful, one might feel compassion and be excused.

A teenage boy around twelve or thirteen years old—unless he holds an unusual status, who would go out of their way to look after him?

Shu Yu clicked her tongue, "The information on this paper is quite overwhelming."

Thanks to Xu Zhensheng’s meticulousness, otherwise, we wouldn’t have discovered it.

"What should we do now?"

Meng Yunzheng thought for a moment, "Our movements are being monitored constantly, and we lack manpower. So even if we know these facts, there’s not much we can do. Let’s wait for Qi Lie’s message. I left him a message when we were in Linzhang Prefecture, and we should get a reply these couple of days. He has people under him, investigating the boy from Righteous Dao Village shouldn’t be a problem."

The carriage continued towards Heichang County; instead of going back to the inn, they headed straight to the alley where Dongqing Temple master resides.

However, just like the day before, the courtyard gate remained locked, clearly not yet returned.

No, it should be said that those people haven’t made a move against them yet.

What exactly do they intend to do? They’ve been in the southwest for several days, yet the other party hasn’t made any moves.

Both Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng felt that their opponents probably want more than just their lives; they must intend to use them for something else. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a need to go through the trouble of luring them to the southwest; it would be much simpler to make a move on the road.

But what could they possibly use them for?

The uncertainty and lack of leads in this matter made Shu Yu feel quite anxious.

Meng Yunzheng squeezed her hand, "We must be vigilant against incoming threats, just like reacting to soldiers at the gate or water on soil."

Shu Yu gradually calmed down and sighed, "That’s all we can do."

The courtyard of Dongqing Temple master was still locked, and they couldn’t get in, so they simply returned to the inn.

Who would have thought that as soon as they entered the inn, they saw Wang Changdong waiting for them in the hall. Upon sighting them, he quickly approached and said, "Ah, this humble servant pays respects to the county magistrate."

Shu Yu laughed, "How do you know we are here?"

"Isn’t it because you went to Righteous Dao Village and met Steward Yu at the manor there, who told someone to inform me? I was really shocked, wondering why the county magistrate would travel so far to the southwest. But thinking about it, Steward Yu wouldn’t fool me about something like this, so I made some inquiries and found out the county magistrate is currently staying at this inn. So I came here specially to wait for you."

"It seems even though you’re no longer managing affairs in Righteous Dao Village, your relationships there are still maintained quite well."

Wang Changdong chuckled, "It’s thanks to the county magistrate’s favor; if not for you, I wouldn’t have been able to work alongside the county magistrate. You must have important business coming here, if there is anything you need, feel free to tell me, I assure you I’ll handle it flawlessly."

"Just some private matters, nothing serious."

Seeing this, Wang Changdong didn’t probe further. He simply chatted for a bit, understood that Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng had just returned from a tiring journey from Righteous Dao Village, so he didn’t disturb them any longer and left a gift box before departing.

When Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng returned to their room and opened Wang Changdong’s gift box, they discovered a note inside.

Meng Yunzheng, "It’s Qi Lie’s reply."