Perfect Encounter - Chapter 100.3

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Chapter 100.3

Jing Yuan had made arrangements to keep the secret well hidden in her absence. Mr. Xie even boldly speculated whether the secret could be An Ruofang. After all, from the intelligence, An Ruochen had gotten word on the road that An Ruofang was alive. But he had confirmed that no one had news of An Ruofang. If someone had said something to An Ruochen, then Jing Yuan was the most suspicious. That room in the temple had a bed and table yet had no other belongings. It was only when Jing Yuan was away that things were cleaned up. But if Jing Yuan is here, will she hide it? After all, Jing Yuan was conceited and arrogant, relying on her martial arts. With her presence, she will drop the guard.

Mr. Xie knocked on the door and waited sternly. He had to find more topics of conversation and drag out the time a little longer.

No one answered the door.

Mr. Xie didn’t care. Jing Yuan was eccentric and probably didn’t like to come to the door. He went to the date tree and hung up the lantern. Then he went to knock on the door.

After a while, he still did not see Jing Yuan opening the door.

Mr. Xie became suspicious. Could it be that she was not here again? He was hesitant to go in to check. But if he went in and Jing Yuan caught him red-handed, it would be even worse. Mr. Xie thought about it and finally decided to go in. This time, he carefully looked at the ground. After sneaking around, he confirmed that Jing Yuan was not there. The situation was the same as when he came last time. The small room was empty and clean. No one was in the temple, and nothing was suspicious.

Mr. Xie retreated, not sure whether Jing Yuan was just out of chance or ran away. If she did, it would be a real problem.

Mr. Xie turned to go down the mountain. After walking out of a section, he heard someone shouting, “Erniu.” It looked like someone was scouring the mountain searching for someone. Mr. Xie frowned and instructed the five people to spread out, hide their figures well, and not let anyone find out about them and become suspicious.

Mr. Xie finished his explanation and went down the mountain alone, just like an ordinary passerby. When he walked halfway down, he met An Ruochen.

Mr. Xie glanced at them, lowered his head, continued walking as if nothing had happened and soon passed them.

“This gentleman, please stay.”

It was An Ruochen’s voice.

Mr. Xie’s heart fluttered, but he quickly adjusted his emotions and stopped, turning his head to look over An Ruochen and the other five people and asked, “Miss called for me?”

An Ruochen saluted and asked him, “Have you seen a child of about seven years old here in the mountains?”

Mr. Xie calmly said, “No.”

An Ruochen looked at him and deliberately frowned, “Have I ever seen you before?”

Mr. Xie smiled, “I don’t have much of an impression of you. You should have recognized the wrong person.”

“Is that so? May I ask what you are doing on the mountain at this time?”

“I was walking around. The mountains are charming in the morning, so I went up to stroll.”

“I heard there is a temple on this mountain. Have you ever seen it?”

“Yes. You can get there by following the mountain road up. But the door of the temple is closed. It must be unoccupied, and I have not been inside. If you want to pray for blessings and worship Buddha, this place is not very suitable, but the view from the top of the mountain is good. If you have time, you can go and look. The child that you mentioned, I haven’t seen him since I arrived at the mountain.”

An Ruochen asked, “Where do you live?”

Mr. Xie removed his smiling face and asked straightly, “What do you mean by this, Miss?”

“Young Master, don’t be annoyed. A child was lost, and you are walking in the mountains. I naturally have to ask more questions.”

Mr. Xie hesitated in his heart and replied, “Temporarily residing in Fu’an County.” He knew An Ruochen was watching him. He was afraid that she would probe into any places he said. Fu’an County was a better place to maneuver, and it was also the truth. The fewer lies told the easier it would be to pass.

An Ruochen said, “Residing in Fu’an County, why would you run to Mount Xiu just to view the scenery?”

“I intend to go to Zhonglan City today to talk about trading. I passed by this mountain and found the scenery was nice, so I came up for a stroll.”

“What is your name, and what kind of business are you in?” An Ruochen pressed on step by step.

Mr. Xie sank his face, secretly thinking that a person who wasn’t guilty should be impatient at this time. He wore an annoyed appearance and said, “And I don’t know what Miss’s name and status are?” He deliberately looked at the two guards in military uniforms, “Bringing military officers around, is Miss part of the government? Even so, what reason do you have to interrogate me? What crime have I committed?”

“A child was lost in the mountains, and Young Master’s behavior is suspicious. Naturally, I have to interrogate and ask. May I ask your name, what you do for a living, who you met in Zhonglan City, and where exactly you live in Fu’an County? We need to check and verify what you said before we can rest assured.”

Mr. Xie’s face was very unpleasant, and he said in a deep voice: “I am polite, but you shouldn’t bully others too much, Miss. You are not a government official, so why should you interrogate good citizens when you catch them on the road?” He turned around and whisked his sleeve away, and while he was doing so, he secretly threw out a small stone and struck it into the distance. In that direction, two people he had brought with him were lurking and observing the movements.

Before Mr. Xie could take a few steps, he heard An Ruochen shout, “Stop him.”

Lu Zheng made several leaps and stopped in front of Mr. Xie.

At this time, an arrow came with a whoosh sound. A guard was hit and fell to the ground, accompanied by a scream. Tian Qing shouted, “Lu Zheng, protect Miss.” As he yelled, he ran in the direction of the arrow. The other guard reacted quickly, pulling An Ruochen over to hide behind a tree.

A man suddenly appeared from the other direction, setting his bow in An Ruochen’s direction. Seeing this, the guards swung their swords at the man.

An Ruochen couldn’t think of anything else, pointed at Mr. Xie, and shouted to Lu Zheng, “Take him down.”