Chapter 111: The Chens’ State of Affairs (1/2)

Chapter 111: The Chens’ State of Affairs

Ran Min had always been decisive with his actions Heearly ed into an ordinary scholar’s robe, while Chen Rong was also donning a lad’s outfit in light blue with a straw hat over her head If not for such disguise, her graceful figure would have no hope of being concealed

The entrance was behind a ave hisby the hand into the tunnel

The passage was both s person As Ran Min led the way in the front, Chen Rong looked at hiuard with you Will it be alright?”

Ran Min’sto worry about as long as the Prince of Nan’yang doesn’t detect us”

He sly, “We scholars of the Jin Court are elegant and th Rest assured missy, they will only suffer if they run into ht she had heard in his voice a sense of wistfulness

They were surrounded by a pack of wolves, yet the Jin Court was filled with nobles corace So felt rueful herself Of course, these excess feelings hadn’t existed until her s to hamster428wordpresscom

In the pitch black tunnel, Ran Min raised the torch and teetered ahead With hilooe came to a dead-end

Ran Min handed her the torch and slowly pushed a boulder open

Light spilled into Chen Rong’s eyes

Ran Min jumped out, looked down and offered his hand: “Co put the torch out and carefully put it away, then took his hand and ju in the stable of an abandoned house The tunnel exit had been from an old shalloell The stable was vacant and had accumulated layers upon layers of dirt and leaves No one had apparently been here for a long ti looked back at the tunnel and said to herself, “I thought there would be some kind ofthe door” Such a stone would indeed be i looked around only to see that Ran Min had put his wide-rim hat on and walked off

She chased after hiht within 300 steps from the stable, beyond which was an alley Another 200 steps fro’s South Street

As she walked on South Street and as she observed the dread on people’s faces and the closed houses, Chen Rong suddenly felt ages had gone by

They weaved in the crowd until the Chens’ door appeared to them about an hour later

At this time, Ran Min’s footsteps took a turn as he walked toward an open restaurant

It had once been a bustling joint, but the dining hall that could acco the pair coave a elcome: “Gentlemen, we have neither wine nor roast All we have is soe Will that serve you?”

Ran Min nodded “Aye, that will serve us fine” He readily tossed hilanced at it and heaved a long sigh “I wonder if I can use such thing again in this lifetiold away and then turned inside to prepare the s to hae bowls of translucent gruel appeared before Chen Rong and Ran Min The shopkeeper, apparently a talkative one, cleared the tables as he beold leaf could’ve paid for a carriage full of chestnuts Now it’s only worth tls of gruel My wife has been nagging me, too Who knows, tomorrow my restaurant old and copper are useless when the barbarians coe will save a life, I say”

Ran Min partook hislooked at Ran Min’s unhurried eating before glancing at the Chens’ side door “Uncle, why is the Chen estate so deserted? It wasn’t like this before,” she softly asked

The shopkeeper followed her gaze and then shook his head to say: “Deserted? The Hu arates are heavily guarded per the prince’s order They only allow people to come in, not out Now all the clans in the city are very quiet”

Chen Rong glanced at a reticent Ran Min She wanted to ask about wang Hong, but changed herabout Chen Yuan?”

She added with a sreeable I wonder how he’s doing?”

“Chen Yuan? Do you ’s expectant look, the shopkeeper shook his head and replied, “I saw hiaunt In ti, I tell you”