C56 (1/2)

Having lived here for so many years, even in the darkest of times, she could still tell which way to go.

It was rather quiet in the marquis' residence at night. There were also some patrolling people, but she managed to avoid them.

Soon, they arrived at the rock garden.

This fake mountain was built close to the lake in the little garden. It was very exquisite and many relatives and friends who came to visit the Hou Mansion praised it.

It was also his grandfather who had invited a skilled craftsman to build it, so there was no way he would casually drop two stones.

Chu Yuehua wore a simple set of clothes, and when she got up, it seemed much simpler.

Soon, they reached the halfway point of the fake mountain. She remembered that it was from here that a rock suddenly slid down. No, there were several pieces. The first was avoided by her and the old lady, and then a few smaller rocks dropped down.

According to Qingying, the old lady was actually hit by a rock from behind.

Taking out the Night Pearl from his bosom, Chu Yuehua carefully inspected it.

His father played with these Night Pearls for him in the past. The two sisters had many precious and exquisite things, but after coming here, they were all kept by Xiao Ma.

She had begged for a long time before she put the Night Pearl by her side. Normally, she wouldn't dare to take it out. Otherwise, if her sisters and sisters saw it, it would be another mess.

Lying on the rock, Chu Yuehua carefully examined the broken part of the stone. Suddenly, she discovered that the part in the middle that was as big as an infant's fist was extremely fresh.

That is to say, such a wide fracture was only recently broken. If it had been weathered by age, it would have been a gradual process.

Thus, there was only one possibility. This was man-made.

It was expected that she would discover such a reality, but Chu Yuehua felt more and more threatened.

If the stone had really smashed her to death, the old lady wouldn't have just lain there for a few days, she might have …

Once the old lady died, and her sister married Zhou Zhaowei, all the property of the Chu Clan would be theirs to keep.

Chu Yuehua shivered. Fortunately, the heavens had eyes, whether it was in her previous life or this life, because she had turned around and saved the old lady, she was able to avoid that large stone.

When he got up to go back, he suddenly saw that there seemed to be quite a few people running towards him with lanterns in their hands.

Before he could make sense of the situation, his nose and mouth were suddenly covered and his body was lifted off the ground.

When she reacted again, she was already inside the cave.

On the other hand, her back was pressed tightly against a person. Her nose and mouth were still covered.

”I have no ill intentions, don't make a sound?” It was a man's voice. When he spoke softly, a warm breath was sprayed on the back of her neck. It was moist and hot, causing her to feel a little numb.

Chu Yuehua nodded obediently.

The man seemed to hesitate, then let go.

Chu Yuehua suddenly turned around and placed the pearl in her hand not far away from that person's face. Then, she exclaimed in surprise, ”It's you?”

That person had not expected her to be so bold. Upon hearing her words, he smiled. ”So it's you!”

”Who's inside?” As expected, the sound of messy footsteps could be heard. The bright lights outside indicated that they had arrived at the entrance of the cave.

With a frown, Zhou Muwen led a group and stood at the entrance to the cave. ”Are you sure you've gone in?”

”I saw it coming this way just now, but I didn't see it coming out.”