Chapter 703 - An Abnormal Phenomenon During the Spring Sacrificial Rite (1/2)

However, if she wanted to go out, at least she couldn’t let the spies outside find out about her purpose.

Otherwise, it could give rise to other contingencies.

“It’s going to be the annual Spring Sacrificial Rite a few days later, right?” Lin Mengya rolled her eyes, suddenly turned to look at Qinghu, and asked.

Qinghu hesitated for a moment before nodding his head.

“How time flies. I got married after the last Spring Sacrificial Rite. Unexpectedly, it has been a year. Why don’t we mobilize the members of our mansion for a lively Spring Sacrificial Rite so as to ward off ill luck?” Lin Mengya said with a smile.

The Spring Sacrificial Rite was a special festival of Dajin.

Generally speaking, the Spring Sacrificial Rite was held in the last month of spring when everything came back to life and people started to sow.

At this time, people prayed for favorable weather and a good harvest this year.

As such, the Spring Sacrificial Rite celebration was even grander than that of the Spring Festival.

It would be reasonable no matter how many people came in and out of the mansion when they were preparing for the Spring Sacrificial Rite.

Although the spies were formidable, there were a limited number of them.

Moreover, if she only did some common things every time she went out, they would gradually lose interest in tracking her.

After all, the Spring Sacrificial Rite was approaching, and people jostled one another on the streets and could even lose their shoes in the crowd.

Besides, the Shangguan Family had stirred up such trouble during this period. Part of the spies had to ambush around the Shen’s Mansion and the Shangguan’s Mansion, as common people were not competent at tracking and investigating.

“That’s a good idea. However, we must leave after the Spring Sacrificial Rite. I’ve prepared everything we need on the way, and our followers have found out the whereabouts of the Seven Poisons Sacred Grass. Once we set off, we will arrive there as soon as possible,” Qinghu said.

Although Lin Mengya had been prepared for this, when she suddenly heard that she was really leaving, she had a mixed feeling and showed a bitter smile.

In the end, she swallowed back the words on the tip of her tongue and said with a reluctant smile, “Okay, I see.”

Qinghu, who felt the same way at the moment, sighed and left her quietly.

As Lin Mengya expected, on the second day of the Spring Sacrificial Rite, as the streets became crowded, many of the spies outside the mansion retreated one after another.

It was extremely abnormal, as it was easier for them to mingle with the crowd and watch over her.

However, the retreat of the spies meant that the spies watching over the Lin Family were gradually decreasing probably because of the Shangguan Family, which was in the teeth of the storm.

“Miss! Miss!” There came a voice.

Lin Mengya, who was playing chess with her father in the study, raised her head and glanced confusedly at the maid, who had just run in.

The maid, who showed an anxious look on her flushed face at this moment, was none other than Baizhi, who was fond of eating and gossip.

“What did you hear this time? My father is here. Keep Cool and tell me,” Lin Mengya said.

It was rare for her and her father to have time to sit down and play chess.

Hearing Baizhi shout, Lin Muzhi, who had focused on the game, also looked up.

Although Baizhi had been used to getting along with Lin Mengya causally, she was overwhelmed by Lin Muzhi’s prestige over the years and immediately lowered her head.

After greeting and bowing timidly to Lin Muzhi, she whispered a few words in Lin Mengya’s ear hurriedly.

“Really?” Lin Mengya seemed to have expected this and just asked casually.

At the thought that the news she brought was not shocking enough, Baizhi quickly nodded her head heavily and widened her eyes to make her words sound more convincing.

“It’s just an unconvincing rumor. But don’t disclose your identity outside, got it?” Lin Mengya said.

Many of the spies had left. Besides, her maids, who had stayed in the mansion recently, felt terribly bored indeed.

As such, Lin Mengya decided to stop keeping them in the mansion and allowed them to get in and out freely in the name of preparing for the Spring Sacrificial Rite. However, they were not allowed to mention to outsiders that they were members of Marquis Zhennan’s Mansion.

Her maids hurriedly agreed, especially Baiji, who had sneaked back to the drugstore to visit her parents these days.

Lin Mengya wanted to settle her family members in the drugstore after she left.

But her father wanted to take her brother back to their hometown to stay away from the trouble.

After all, the Capital City was no longer a safe place, but it would be a heavy burden for them to take Baiji and the other girls with them.

By now, Lin Mengya was known to be protective of her companions.