157 The Captive Women (2/2)
It was as if the matter had nothing to do with him!
Bai Han pressed his lips together. Luckily, Duyi Zhong noticed the awkward air coming from the old man beside him and spoke up.
”While that is the case, on the other hand, many of the villagers still believe Bai Rin is a captive woman from your army.”
When this thought passed through everyone's heads, the mood dampened. Meanwhile, Wei Jingyi calmly regarded the scene before him and breathed softly.
”As I said previously, the solution to this would be to personally explore the towns and ask around. The chances of finding her will be more likely if you search in the towns where captive women have been reported to be.”
With this plan in mind, everyone's eyes lit up.
Wei Jingyi scratched his chin and tilted his head. ”Though, I recommend that only two of you go. If a whole group was to go, this would only draw in suspicion.”
General Guo nodded. ”Then who will go?”
An Sun who had been silent for a while spoke up.
”I will go.”
Bai Han's eyes swept over An Sun, a hidden glint in their depths. He took a deep breath and managed to calm down a little. He raised his gaze and stared at Wei Jingyi.
”I will go too.”
Everyone looked at the two who had volunteered and went silent.
Had they just forgotten the argument they had not too long ago?
Despite the desire to speak up on the bad pairing, they all suppressed their inner thoughts once again. While everyone secretly mourned, Wei Jingyi stood up from his seat and smiled.
”Then we better get you two dressed up and prepared.”
There was no longer any trace of the excitement and joy Bai Han had had earlier. Instead, his brows drew together in tension.
”Dressed up?”
Wei Jingyi nodded. ”Of course. If you're going down to act as village men, you'll need to dress up and behave like them.”
As if seeming to think of something, the frail man's lips curled up into an amused smile as he looked between An Sun and Bai Han.
”If we want to make it more convincing, we can have the two of you act as grandson and grandfather.”
Both men froze before looking at Wei Jingyi with icy gazes.
As if he had not noticed their glares, Wei Jingyi chuckled freely to himself. ”Better yet, grandfather and son-in-law!”
At this, the entire room fell silent. An Sun's handsome features were cast in a stiff expression, and his lips were pressed together.
Meanwhile, Bai Han's wrinkled face went cold.
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