Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2331 It Turns Out to be Hidden Here 27.0

Shen Cha had no idea what Mr. Jiang and Xiao Liuzi had said behind her back. After she left the teahouse, she took her two younger brothers and Meilin and headed straight towards the old house.

When passing by Yongqing Inn, they clearly felt a scrutinizing gaze staring at them. The gaze disappeared only when they left the sight of Yongqing Inn.

Shen Cha and Meilin looked at each other, and the same smile flashed across their faces.

Originally, they didn't need to pass by here when going from the teahouse to the old house. Now that they knew there were a few little mice hiding here, they might as well come and take a look. It would be good if they could attract their attention.

"Sister!" Shen Jiu came over and whispered, "Are you trying to alert the enemy?"

"No, this is to lure the snake out of its hole." Shen Cha smiled, "Now they are the only ones alive. It depends on whether they dare to give it a try."

"They knew their followers had been arrested, so didn't they want to rescue them?"

"No." Merlin shook his head gently. "The purpose of their trip is to find the treasure that has been lost for many years. If they can't find it, the mission will be considered a failure. If the lord is a kinder one, they will at most be beaten with a few sticks. If the lord is a crueler one, then they may die because of the failure of the mission. In my opinion, Master Falian is not a kind person. Therefore, if they want to save their lives, they must find those things. As for whether their companions live or die in the process of searching, it is not their consideration."

"I see." Shen Jiu nodded and glanced back secretly, "It seems...I didn't catch up!"

"From this direction, they should know where we are going. They will take a shortcut to the old house and wait for us."

"Is this the legendary "waiting for the rabbit by the tree?" Seeing Shen Cha nod, Xia Jiu touched his chin and said with a smile, "What a good plan!"

"Although it is somewhat different from my second brother's plan, we are back on track." Shen Cha raised his eyebrows, "Have you ever thought about this: if they find something, will they just leave here so carelessly? If we lose something, won't they close the city gates and hunt them down everywhere?"

"Sister, what you mean is," Xia Jiu frowned, "they have a backup plan?"

"At least there will be someone to pick us up." Shen Cha looked at Shen Jiu and Xia Jiu, "So, it's not us who are anxious now, but them. Do you understand?"

"I see. Let them get anxious and reveal their weaknesses." Xia Jiu sighed, "This is the same as dealing with Master Falian. Don't be impatient. Make them anxious."

"That's right." Shen Cha looked at Merlin, "Have you prepared everything that Second Brother wants to prepare?"

"It's ready and scattered everywhere." Merlin nodded, "Don't worry, the people my second brother found have much better skills than the ones they found, and they can make it look real."

"That's good."

Xia Jiu and Shen Jiu exchanged glances. There should be something interesting to watch next, and they just need to obey the arrangements.

"Hello, General! Hello, junior generals!"

"Hello, Boss Yang!" Xia Jiu waved to the people who greeted him and asked with a smile, "How is business?"

"Thanks to the general and the little general, it's not bad."

"That's great, you go ahead and do your work!" Shen Cha and his companions greeted the street vendors as they walked. Sometimes they would stop to chat with them, look at what they were selling, ask about their families' situations, see if they had any difficulties, and whether they needed help from the Duke's or Marquis's Mansions.

They walked and asked along the way, and by the time they arrived at the old house, half an hour had passed.

"Haven't you two been out for a while?" Merlin looked at Shen Jiu and Xia Jiu, who were already exhausted. "Usually, we patrol along a fixed route. Even if we're dealing with some disputes, it wouldn't be like this, right?"

"Yes!" Shen Jiu stretched lazily and linked arms with Xia Jiu. "It's mainly tiring. Normally, they wouldn't come over to talk to me when I'm wearing soft armor. But today, they came over to ask about my well-being when I was wearing casual clothes. It's a bit of a headache. I don't know how to deal with it."

"Are you at a loss? Every time the boss comes out for a walk, he is always asked about his well-being." Merlin chuckled, "You are already very good. I am very tolerant of you."

"We'll know when they get older." Shen Cha looked at Ying Sansi who came to greet him and raised his eyebrows slightly. "Where's your brother? He hasn't been seen for the past two days. What has he been doing?"

"Didn't my brother fight those guys in the dungeon with my second brother? And the shop owners are making trouble again. What they said before was all lies. They didn't do anything to cheat or deceive people. It's all nonsense."

Ying Sansi smiled. He was Ying Wu's brother from the same mother. When the two brothers fled to Jiapingguan City together, Ying Sansi was still a baby of only a few months old. He ate and slept all day long. He would cry loudly when he was hungry, thirsty or sleepy. It can be said that he was the first baby to grow up in the Shadow Camp. Everyone in the Shadow Camp and even the entire Shen's Army watched him grow up.

"Are they afraid of spending the rest of their lives in jail?" Merlin rolled his eyes. "These two-faced guys should just be beaten up. After all, it's not too much to beat them up for doing business with the enemy."

"Sister Xiaolin is right. My brother said the same thing." Ying Sansi came close to Shen Cha and whispered, "They have been here for a long time. If the boss doesn't come, we will be watched everywhere."

"Got it." Shen Cha pinched Ying Sansi's face and waved to the others, "Come on, get to work!"

Ying Sansi took out a piece of paper from his waist and opened it to reveal a map with circles of various colors marked on it. He looked around, cleared his throat, and deliberately raised his voice.

"Boss, look!"

"Wait a minute, keep your voice down!" Xia Jiu patted Ying Sansi's shoulder, "You're almost deafening your prince's ears."

"Oh!" Ying Sansi thought for a moment and asked in a low voice, "If I speak more quietly, can they hear me?"

"It doesn't matter whether they can hear us or not. What they want to see is the map in our hands and the place we are going to dig. Do you understand?"

"Got it!" Ying Sansi coughed again and said in a normal voice, "Boss, look, this is the result of our search in the house these two days. The places marked here are the places where we suspect something might be hidden." He looked at Shen Cha, "Before, you and the Duke and the Marquis also checked. We searched the places you checked again. The places where there is really nothing are marked with black circles. For the others that we haven't checked, we circled them with different colors according to the probability."

"Okay!" Shen Cha looked at a few people, "It seems that this red circle is the most likely one, right?"

"Yes!"

"Then let's start with these red circles!"