Chapter 26

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Mo Lingya’s pair of sword-like eyebrows moved and swept over with cold eyes. “What are you looking at?”

Yin Yin found that Mo Lingya really likes to ask her this question. “Nothing. I just think that this world is really small ah.”

The corners of Mo Lingya’s mouth moved but then he ignored her. Yin Yin followed Mo Lingya’s gaze and smiled in understanding. “So you came to see Yanyan? Men should be able to know when to let go.”

“Say one more word and I will cut off your tongue.”

……

Mo Lingya’s threat was very effective. Yin Yin was quiet for the next half an hour.

Gu Chenyan was sitting next to the incense table. In front of her was a celadon incense burner printed with lotus flowers with some charcoal fire burning quietly inside of it.

She put the fragrance pill in her hand into the incense burner, and then gently fanned it with a round fan. Soon, a fragrant scent came from the incense burner and gradually filled the entire room.

Yin Yin didn’t know how to describe this scent, but she felt inexplicable warmth flowing in her heart, so warm that it makes people want to cry. This feeling is like the first ray of the morning sunlight piercing through the clouds, or perhaps like a seed that had been planted for a long time and finally broke out of the soil. Like the surging waves of the ocean, and like the vast expanse of sky.

This is the scent of life.

It was the first time Yin Yin had such a real feeling about the word ‘life’. In addition to breathing, besides the heart beating, there are other things that can make you feel that you are still alive, and its right here.

“Ah, this scent is like a mountain forest after it just rained……”

“No, I think it’s more like the smell of the sea……”

“The poetry contained in this fragrance can no longer be measured by the word ‘skill’……”

“Alas, this old man truly can’t compare to this ‘Orchid’……”

All the whispering voices in the crowd were praising the incense made by Gu Chenyan.

“This is the fragrance pill I made, called ‘New life’.”

There was another whisper in the crowd. Yin Yin nodded her head with satisfaction when she saw Madam Yin.

“Humph.” Mo Lingya who was beside her snorted. “It’s finally worth my hard work to find the agarwood fragrance.”

Mo Lingya’s words surprised Yin Yin. “You found the agarwood fragrance?!”

“Otherwise? Do you think you can get the agarwood fragrance only with Yanyan?” Mo Lingya’s expression at this time was particularly disdainful. Yin Yin really wanted to throw a Tianma Meteor Fist into his face. (a Chinese translated move from the movie Pacific Rim)

But after thinking about the consequences, she held back.

“Musk and agarwood are valuable because the environment in which they grow is extremely sinister and they are scarce in quantity.”

Yin Yin looked at Mo Lingya like he was some rare animal. “You don’t look like such a helpful person ah.”

Mo Lingya looked at Gu Chenyan and his eyes turned gloomy. “I just want to see what she can do.”

Tsk, you can continue to be proud ba. You can only rely on your right hand for the rest of your life. ╮(╯_╰)╭

But Mo Lingya obviously didn’t notice what Yin Yin was thinking, otherwise he wouldn’t just turn around and leave like he is now.

Qing Shancha looked at the smoke coming from the incense burner in front of Gu Chenyan and seemed a little distracted.

New life?

She wanted to sneer in her heart, but the coldness dripping from the corner of her eyes made her stunned.

If you can’t break out of your own cocoon, then there is only hell awaiting you.

She wiped away the teardrops from her eyes and stared at the person who was sitting down beside the incense table.

Yin Yin was still delivering her congratulations to Gu Chenyan, and the next second she heard a scream coming from the table.

“What happened?!”

Everyone’s attention was attracted by the scream and they saw that the incense burner in front of Qingmei was actually burning. The charcoal fire in the incense burner burned so vigorously for some reason, and it was faintly glowing with blue light.

Although the fire wasn’t big, Qingmei had already been so frightened that she turned pale with fright and fell to the ground. Someone stepped forward and tried to help her up, but she screamed and pushed them away. She looked at the burning fire in front of her, and the fear inside her pupils seemed to overflow.

Qingmei pushed away the crowd like crazy, and ran out of the venue of the Jingxiang Banquet.

Gu Chenyan frowned as she looked at her flustered back. “How could such a small fire scare her like this?”

Yin Yin also frowned. She looked around the venue, but did not see Qing Shancha.

The Jingxiang banquet was interrupted because of this small episode, and Yin Yin followed Madam Yin back to the Bafang Inn. The incident of Qingmei’s incense burner catching fire did not seem to have any impact on Madam Yin. She kept pulling Yin Yin and talking about the fragrances that had won her heart at Jingxiang banquet with great interest. Yin Yin couldn’t bear to spoil her fun when she saw that she was so happy. So she kept listening, inserting two sentences from time to time, and the night turned deep before she knew it.

She sent Li Li to inform Ling Long, and stayed at the Bafang Inn with Madam Yin.

In the middle of the night, Yin Yin, who was dazed from sleep, suddenly heard a loud “Dong-” sound like some big stone hitting the ground. She was a little upset from being awakened from her sleep when a heart rending scream came from the next room that made her wide awake.

“What happened?” Madam Yin was obviously awakened by the scream just now and she sat up from her bed.

Yin Yin shook her head. “I don’t know either.”

The next room seems to be occupied by Qingmei.

The innkeeper was also awakened by the scream and hurried up to investigate.

When Yin Yin and Madam Yin put on their coats and walked out, the door was already crowded with people. Everyone’s expressions were a little horrified, and their faces looked very pale which made Yin Yin even more curious about what happened inside.

As soon as she wanted to squeeze in, she smelled a strong scent of blood.

“Help! Someone’s dead——!!!” The man finally came back to his senses and rushed downstairs. The guests surrounding Qingmei’s room seemed to have recovered at that moment, and they all quickly returned to their own room.

Yin Yin frowned and asked Madam Yin to go back to their room first, and walked into Qingmei’s room alone.

The silvery white moonlight poured down from the window, casting a vast expanse of light on the ground.

A man lay lifeless on his back on the floor, covered with blood. Yin Yin had never seen the man before, and even if she had, she would not recognize him at this time. Because the man’s face was covered with knife marks, wounds so deep that the bones were visible. Some of them had begun to dry up, showing a strange dark red color. The man’s eyes were so wide that it almost fell out of his eye sockets, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying just before he died.

Yin Yin suddenly had an urge to puke.

Although she has seen many scenes of dead people on TV, this is the first time for a live version.

And it was a very shocking first time.

She bent down and held the door frame weakly to take a few breaths, but the air she inhaled into her nose had a strong smell of blood, which made her want to vomit even more.

She suppressed her discomfort, raised her head slightly, and looked at the pale Qingmei sitting on the foot of the bed.

“Are you okay?”

Qingmei didn’t respond at all. She just stared at the man on the ground blankly, motionless.

“Qingmei?” Yin Yin tried to yell, but Qingmei still did not respond. She was obviously frightened.

Yin Yin had no choice, she stood up straight and wanted to enter the room to help Qingmei up, but just as she moved, Qingmei bounced up from the ground in shock, and then rushed out of the house like the wind.

Yin Yin was stunned. She took another look at the man lying on the ground, and decided to leave there as soon as possible.

Because usually, those who stay at the scene of the crime are either framed as murderers or also became the victim themselves.

Holding the wall as a support, she returned back to their room, but she didn’t plan to sleep that night. When it was still dark in the morning, the door of the guest room was knocked.

Yin Yin slowly opened the door with two dark circles under her eyes. After the door was opened, she realized that Ling Long was standing outside the door.

“Ling Long, why are you here?”

Ling Long looked at the haggard person in front of him and subconsciously frowned. He just let her go for a day and this is what happened. It seems that she has to be tied around him at all times in the future. “I heard that a murder happened here. Are you okay?”

“No……” Yin Yin barely said a word when a group of people rushed up from the door of the building, wearing uniforms and holding scimitars in their hands. Who is it if not the Yamen of the capital?

The Yamen runner who had a squabble early in the morning were obviously in a bad mood, and each of them looks fierce and vicious. The young waiter walked tremblingly in front to show them the way. “Sirs, it’s right here.”

“Get out of the way.” The leader of the Yamen runner looked around the room from the door. “Where are the guests in this room?”

“I-, I don’t know……”

“You don’t know?!”

The young waiter was so scared that his hair stood up and he cried out in surprise. “Yi! T-There was a girl living here, I- I don’t know where they go.”

The Yamen runner’s eyes swept behind the waiter. He saw Yin Yin standing at the door and walked towards her while still carrying a big knife. Ling Long subconsciously blocked Yin Yin behind him.

The Yamen runner looked at Ling Long and asked, “Do you live next door? Do you know where the guests in this room have gone?”

Yin Yin poked her head out from Ling Long’s back. She wanted to reply, but Ling Long gave her a signal with his hand. “I have no idea.”

“Constable Xu!” A Yamen runner hurried out of Qingmei’s room, his face pale.

“What’s the matter?” Constable Xu turned his head and glanced back at him.

“The person who died seems to be Zhu Wuwen, the third son of the Zhu family!”

“What?!” Constable Xu’s complexion suddenly changed. The Zhu family is a well-known family in the capital. The youngest son Zhu Wuwen is the favorite of the Zhu couple! Now he’s been killed by someone like this……

Constable Xu felt a headache coming.

Ling Long’s eyes flashed, and then he pushed Yin Yin into the room. He followed her inside and closed the door with his hand.

Madam Yin had already gotten up because of the commotion just now. In fact, she also couldn’t sleep at all that night.

Outside, Constable Xu was still ordering his men to do things. Yin Yin and Ling Long sat at the table. She couldn’t help asking, “Who is that Zhu Wuwen?”

It looks like a big name.

“The Zhu family is an aristocratic family who was known for their tea. Their business is very big and they are also the wealthiest family in the capital. The quality of the tea from the Zhu family is very high. Almost all the tea in the palace is from their family’s tribute, and they are even given as gifts to the neighboring countries. Their connections in Beijing are scattered all around. I’m afraid the Zhu family won’t just let this matter go.”

Yin Yin frowned and thought for a moment. “But, what does this have to do with Qingmei? Zhu Wuwen should have been thrown into Qingmei’s room after being killed. Why did the murderer do this?”

Ling Long lowered his eyes and his eyelashes trembled slightly. “Maybe, it’s a warning.”

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