Chapter 1698: Chapter 1698
Mrs. An and the fifth daughter-in-law Mrs. Chu came by today, but since both Su Yunjin and Gu Yan were not at home, Mrs. An and Mrs. Chu waited for a while and then left.
Su Yunjin sat by the table and began to ponder the origins of those black-clad figures today. It was evident that they were targeting her, and their every move was ruthless—each strike aimed to kill. What kind of deep hatred could they have? What did they have against her that they sought her life this way?
Su Yunjin thought about her enemies. The most significant ones were none other than Leng Jingxian and her servants. If Leng Jingxian and her servants hadn’t been captured yet, Su Yunjin would without hesitation believe that those people today were hired by Leng Jingxian and her servants. However, Leng Jingxian and her servants were all imprisoned by Ning Wang, making it impossible for them to hire anyone to kill her.
Besides Leng Jingxian and her servants, there was only Sister-in-law Zhang’s family and the Wan family. These were ordinary farmers, obviously not capable of such deeds. The assassins today were all highly trained; people like Mrs. Zhang couldn’t possibly afford to hire them.
After pondering for a long time, Su Yunjin still couldn’t figure out the identity of the assassins. Then she suddenly realized someone was missing—oh no, where is Shopkeeper Wu from Sheng’an Hall? Earlier, in her rush to escape, she had completely forgotten about Shopkeeper Wu from Sheng’an Hall. Noticing the change in Su Yunjin’s expression, Xue Chu quickly asked, "Madam, what’s wrong?"
"Brother Xue, it seems we forgot Shopkeeper Wu from Sheng’an Hall? What should we do? Did he escape?" Su Yunjin looked anxious. If Shopkeeper Wu had escaped, that would mean the witness to Leng Jingxian and her servants’ poisoning was gone?
Upon hearing this, Xue Chu immediately said he would go capture him, "Madam, don’t worry, I’ll get that Wu back for you right now." Hong Wu also offered to go, "Brother Xue, I’ll go with you." Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭⚑𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⚑𝕟𝕖𝕥
Concerned for Xue Chu and Hong Wu’s safety, Su Yunjin arranged for a few uninjured people to accompany them. Shopkeeper Wu was an important witness and must not be allowed to escape.
As for Shopkeeper Wu, he was already frightened out of his wits with so many black-clad assassins appearing today. Shopkeeper Wu fled back to the pharmacy and had been trembling ever since. Even when Xue Chu and his companions found him, his face remained ashen.
Once Shopkeeper Wu was brought back, Su Yunjin was entirely relieved. She randomly assigned him to the leftmost room and instructed Xue Chu and Hong Wu to watch him, preventing any opportunity for escape.
Regarding the day’s events, Su Yunjin planned to tell Gu Yan once he returned. Su Yunjin couldn’t figure out the assassins’ identities encountered in town today. She intended to inform Gu Yan upon his return to see if he could deduce it.
Gu Yan returned somewhat early today, before nightfall, hastily coming back from outside. Gu Yan took off his outer robe, and Su Yunjin proactively helped him hang it on the clothes rack in the room, "Husband, how did it go? Did you get everything settled with Ning Wang?"
"Yun Niang, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Chu Wang will soon leave the town. When that happens, he’ll be too busy to cause you any harm." Gu Yan held his young wife’s hand, and pulled her into his embrace.
Su Yunjin looked up at Gu Yan, recalling the day’s events, and instinctively said, "Husband, by the way, today I encountered a group of assassins and was nearly killed!"