Chapter 228: The Slaughter (1/2)
Translator: Madesmoiselle V.
Bathing in the golden and warm sunshine, the Tender Garden was enveloped in harmony and serenity.
Murong Rou was lounging in bed with her eyes closed. Suddenly, there came an urgent shout, “Madam...Madam...”
Awoken by the noise, Murong Rou knitted her brows before opening her eyes with displeasure. Out of breath, Maid Li hurried in, the white gauze bound around her forehead swung with her steps, which was extremely eye-catching...
“What happened?”
“Madam, I just saw Murong Xue entering the late marquis’ study and taking away a small ebony box with delight,” Maid Li reported in haste.
Instead of leaving after being driven away from the study by Murong Xue, she hid in the corner to keep an eye on them until Murong Xue left with the ebony box.
“Do you know what is in the box?” A wisp of cold gleam skimmed across Murong Rou’s eyes.
“I have no idea.” Li shook her head. “However, outside the study, I heard Murong Xue and Ge Hui mentioning the late marquis’ last battle in Nanjiang...
“Are you sure they were talking about Murong Yue’s last battle?” Murong Rou narrowed her eyes.
“I am totally sure!” Li nodded heavily, her eyes filled with sullenness. “I was standing at the back window, close enough to hear their words clearly...”
Murong Rou squinted with a gleam flashing in her eyes. Why would they mention Murong Yue’s last battle? Murong Yue died on the battlefield, and his Shadow Guards, as well as the token, also disappeared without a trace...Wait! Could the token be in the small ebony box?
She still remembered that after Murong Yue’s death, her brother was dispatched to another city, while Ge Hui had always been standing outside the study with a great number of guards, forbidding access to it. For the past decade, Murong Rou and her mother had been exerting themselves to sneak into the study, but they failed every time. It was beyond their expectation that the token was actually in the ebony box.
The unconquerable Shadow Guards. With their assistance, she could get whatever she wanted.
“Do you know where Murong Xue is going?” Murong Rou stared at Li, waiting for her answer.
“I have no idea of the exact place, but I heard she said to Ge Hui she intended to find the shadow ...” Knitting her eyebrows, Maid Li tried her utmost to recall...
“Shadow Guards?” Murong Rou added.
“Ah, yes, Shadow Guards!” Li nodded, a gleam twinkling in her eyes.
Murong Rou, with cold light flashing in her eyes, was almost sure that the token had been taken away by Murong Xue. “Go to the county government and inform my brother, tell him I have figured out where the token is, and ask him to return as soon as possible.”
“Yes!” A manservant took her order and left.
“How long has Murong Xue been gone?” Murong Rou looked up at Maid Li.
“Less than 10 minutes,” Li murmured, “Murong Xue asked Ge Hui to prepare a horse, some food and water for her. It seems that she will leave for at least one or two days...”
Murong Xue had left for the shadow guards. How fast she was!