Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 155 - 155: 153: A Step Too Late!

At the same time, their sharp gazes met each other for a fleeting moment.

“Huh? It’s him!”

Zuo Xingyu paused his turning movement, his expression suddenly froze, and without caring about the others, he quickly ran up the stairs.

He never expected to meet this person here! It was completely beyond his expectation!

At the moment, the Brothel Owner was standing at the end of the second-floor corridor, her eyes narrowed as she watched the scene in front of her, laughing loudly with all the beauties behind her slowly descending the staircase.

“Gentlemen, don’t be so hasty! Everyone here knows the old rules of Yihong Courtyard! Miss Little Cui on stage is still going to the highest bidder, so there’s no need to panic…”

Zuo Xingyu was extremely anxious. Seeing the window closing, he quickly rushed up but was blocked by the Brothel Owner and her entourage coming down.

Although he wanted to move quickly, he was worried about being too conspicuous. He impatiently advanced amidst the fragrant breeze, occasionally bumping into the girls, which naturally caused many complaints.

“I’m sorry, let me through, please! Excuse me!”

He tried his best to navigate through the crowd.

On the third floor, a figure observed all the movements downstairs in its entirety.

Seeing Zuo Xingyu rushing up the stairs, the figure suddenly sneered, turned around, and disappeared from the window.

Zuo Xingyu fought his way out of the crowd, finally reaching the room with the windows he had seen earlier. He quickly arrived at the door.

The room seemed quiet, without any sound. He immediately slipped to the side of the door and pushed it open.

The anticipated attack did not happen!

He entered the room and carefully examined the surroundings, hoping to find some useful clues.

There was no one in the room except for the lingering scent of fragrant tea. Everything was silent.

He was one step too late!

Zuo Xingyu was extremely annoyed! He raised his hand and forcefully slapped the table! Damn it!

The teacup on the table bounced and then fell over, tea stains constantly spreading.

But at the next moment, Zuo Xingyu’s eyes shrank, his fingers lightly dipped into the tea, carefully sniffing it under his nose. He took a deep breath, and his heart suddenly stirred. It was tribute tea! The person who could afford such tea must have a significant identity!

A shadow flashed past the doorway.

“Who?” He spun around instinctively, asking, “Who’s there?”

No one answered, and it was still silent.

He immediately chased after, only to find the third-floor corridor deserted. The thunderous cheers in the courtyard below could not contain people’s excitement.

He looked back again, and suddenly gasped, a chill spreading over his heart.

The teacup on the table was gone!

The tea stains above had also disappeared, as if everything he had seen earlier was just a dream!

Zuo Xingyu quickly glanced around and spotted a shadow flashing by on the fourth floor. Regardless of everything else, he leaped up, grabbed the railing, and flipped over onto the fourth floor. However, it was still empty, and he found nothing.

Unwilling to give up, he carefully examined the surroundings, hoping to find any useful information.

“Hey! Hey… Over here, Xingyu, I’m here!”

Suddenly, there was a call from the second floor. Zuo Xingyu turned around and saw Xiaoliang, who was meeting him at Yihong Courtyard today.

He walked downstairs slowly, but Xiaoliang dragged him into a room on the second floor.

“Why did you go to the fourth floor? You know you’re not allowed up there.”

Xiaoliang said with lingering fear.

“It’s nothing, I just went there unintentionally.” He replied indifferently.

Xiaoliang wasn’t so easy to dismiss: “Really? Don’t forget what my profession is. Can’t I see through your lies? Every time you lie, you do it with such boldness, without any hesitation.”

“Believe it or not, it’s up to you. By the way, what did you find out?”

Zuo Xingyu didn’t dwell on his previous expression, but his gaze remained tense and unrelenting, still staring at him with furrowed brows.

Mentioning the matter, Xiaoliang’s expression darkened. He sat back in his chair and poured two cups of tea.

“There are results. Little Taohong performed the dance in the small building at the back of Yihong Courtyard. The building is surrounded by a lake on three sides. There were several witnesses at the time, and I questioned each of them about the process. They all said unanimously that there was nothing unusual before she jumped into the lake, and suddenly she jumped in.”

Xiaoliang spoke and looked at Zuo Xingyu. “Leader, should we… go back to the scene and take another look?”

A scene of the disappearing teacup flashed through Zuo Xingyu’s mind. For some reason, he shook his head: “No need, let’s go!”

With a skilled thief present, checking or not checking the scene would yield the same results because the answers eventually gained would only be what the other party wanted you to see!

As the two left, the shadow on the third floor reappeared at the window.

“Master.” A woman’s voice suddenly emerged behind him. It was none other than Little Cui’er, who had just shone on stage.

“How’s what I asked you to do?” The man didn’t turn around.

“Master, rest assured, everything is going according to plan.”

“Good, very good! Hehe…”

The man suddenly burst into a series of laughter, and under the moonlight, a face with thick eyebrows and large eyes illuminated with a strong exotic color.

The night deepened.

Not far from the Yihong Courtyard, Zuo Xingyu and Xiaoliang were immediately attacked by a group of men in black.

There were quite a few men in black, a dozen of them moving in an orderly manner, decisive in their attacks, and obviously well-trained.

Without saying a word, they directly lunged at the two.

Zuo Xingyu quickly retreated, constantly dodging. Xiaoliang’s actions were not slow either, each confronting their own target.

Neither of them was slow, with big blades in their hands drawn out, they quickly engaged in battle with their opponents.

“Let’s split up!”

Seeing another group of men in black coming from a distance, Zuo Xingyu suddenly roared, and once again fought with this group, entangling them while leading them away.

“Where are you running, come die for yours truly!”

A roar sounded, accompanied by it, and a palm struck in front of Zuo Xingyu.

Zuo Xingyu was shocked, unexpectedly encountering such bad luck! He quickly turned back to rescue himself.

A flash of silver light, the blade of the big knife grazed his scalp, and he instinctively dodged it while barely avoiding the fatal blow.

“Huh? I really can’t tell…”

The angry voice exclaimed in surprise and immediately struck another palm down. The palm wind whistled through the air, rapidly stirring up a gust of wind.

A fierce wind erupted.

The foliage from the surrounding trees rustled, and soon there was a thick layer of leaves on the ground.

The trees shuddered, swaying constantly.

“Boom!”

A large tree, thick enough for two people to embrace, was suddenly struck in the middle and exploded.

Immediately, wood chips splattered and scattered everywhere.

Even the ground seemed to tremble, and a dust wave quickly surged around, rushing into the mouths of those nearby.

At the same time, a deep palm print appeared on the ground, as if it had been imprinted there.