Chapter 299: Both treasures are wanted (1/2)

When Han Yunxi had gone to the Mu estate with Gu Qishao that day, she never got the chance to ask him all her questions. Asking Mu Linger today was much more direct, since Gu Qishao had gotten all of his knowledge from her.

“I wanted to find Mu Xin, so Gu Qishao brought me to see Mute Granny,” Han Yunxi admitted. That was all she would say, because she wasn’t going to bring up Lady Tianxin.

“What do you need to find Mu Xin for?” Mu Linger’s expression was guarded as she secretly grumbled. How could Qi gege spill the secrets of the Mu Clan to an outsider? He said that he wouldn’t.

“Mu Xin is your aunt, right? Have you ever seen her before?” Han Yunxi asked.

“What do you need to find Mu Xin for?” Mu Linger had a strongly cautious nature. In the past, many people believed that the rumors of Mu Xin’s liaisons with the Poison Sect was nothing more than hearsay. Because there was no evidence, the medical academy had never pursued the matter.

“Mute Granny’s in my hands, so I ask that you behave and answer me properly,” Han Yunxi threatened with a smile.

“You!” Mu Linger was shocked.

Han Yunxi took out a hand drum and waved it a few times in front of Mu Linger, who immediately believed her claims. “Han Yunxi, don’t be too outrageous. She’s only an innocent old woman, her fate is tragic enough!”

“That’s why you should answer me quickly!” Han Yunxi was all smiles.

This drum had been placed together with Mu Xin’s personal possessions; otherwise, she couldn’t have tricked Mu Linger successfully.

“Mu Xin is my fourth aunt. I’ve never seen her before because she left the Mu Clan before I was even born. Her innate talent for medicine was excellent. Back then, the medical academy gave the Mu Clan a quota of people who could follow the vice-head of the academy, so she and my third aunt were the ones to go. Everyone thought she’d stay at Medical City, but she disappeared instead. From then on, there was no more news of her whatsoever. My third aunt stayed behind in the academy instead.” Mu Linger was still sensible and spoke a whole heap of words.

“Your third aunt is Lady Lianxin?” Han Yunxi asked urgently.

Mu Linger nodded. “Exactly. I heard her skills aren’t even equal to half of fourth aunt’s.” Her disdain towards Lady Lianxin was quite clear.

“What’s the story behind her supposed liaison with the Poison Sect’s remnants?”

“When she was in Medical City, someone saw her going in and out of the Poison Sect’s forbidden area multiple times. There was even one time she was caught meeting secretly with a man near the Sky Pit. That’s where the rumors came from. I don’t know if they’re true,” Mu Linger replied honestly.

“Who’s Mute Granny?” Han Yunxi asked next.

“I don’t know. Maybe she was a servant of my aunt. When I found her, she was already mute and deaf.” As Mu Linger spoke, she couldn’t help but warn, “Han Yunxi, if you dare to touch that old grandmother, I…I, I’ll look down on you!”

How would Han Yunxi ever make a move against Mute Granny? She only replied calmly, “Chu Xifeng ran into a group of killers while bringing Mute Granny to Tianning. Mute Granny fell off a cliff and hasn’t been found since…”

“What?!” Mu Linger was shocked.

“It’ll be best if your Mu Clan weren’t the culprits. Or else this matter…won’t be over!” Han Yunxi’s tone turned cold. She was about to leave when Mu Linger called her back.

“Impossible! Han Yunxi, the Mu Clan couldn’t have done such a thing. My father wouln’t employ assassins! Even if he wanted to kidnap her, he wouldn’t be ruthless enough to wipe out the lot and force Mute Granny to jump off a cliff! He’s always kept Mute Granny in the back courtyard, so he has to have a motive! He would be the last person that wanted Mute Granny dead!” Mu Linger was very convinced.

Han Yunxi stilled her steps. Indeed, Mu Linger’s reasoning made sense. Because she’d been agitated by the news, she didn’t have time to consider it in detail. Now that she thought it over, she realized it was unlikely for Mu Yingdong to attack the group. Would he have known which road Chu Xifeng took with Mute Granny? After all, those two had left Medical City on that very night.

But if it wasn’t Mu Yingdong, then who could it be?

Who else knew of Mute Granny’s existence?

Han Yunxi immediately recalled Gu Qishao, but she found that idea absurd. Who knows where Gu Qishao was now? He shouldn’t be too injured after getting kicked by Long Feiye, right? Han Yunxi didn’t want to talk too much, so she simply said, “Put her into the eastern cells. Pick one of the cleaner ones.”

And yet, a guard said softly, “Esteemed wangfei, His Highness had orders to only keep this girl in the little black room.”

Long Feiye was avenging her!

Han Yunxi felt her heart warm, but lowered her voice all the same so that Mu Linger wouldn’t hear. “Just put her in the eastern cells. And don’t skimp on her three meals, either. If His Highness has questions, I’ll shoulder the responsibility.”