Chapter 648: Full-level Boss Dressed As a Peasant Girl
As soon as Shu Yu's name was mentioned, Hou Shi immediately stopped in her tracks. She couldn't help but show a worried expression, thinking about Shu Yu being in the deep mountains. She hesitated before speaking, "Shu Yu... she..."
Her hesitant appearance made Qi Chan have a bad premonition. He furrowed his brows slightly and asked, "What happened? Is she in trouble?"
There were indeed many unexpected incidents on the exile route. Although Qi Chan had informed the escort officials in advance, he couldn't guarantee that everyone would be safe and sound.
Thinking about the possibility of that young girl getting into trouble, Qi Chan couldn't help but feel regretful.
Hou Shi, however, was taken aback and quickly said, "No, no, Shu Yu is fine. She just didn't work on the wasteland. She went hunting in the mountains."
Qi Chan: ???
Hunting?
He exchanged a glance with Prefect Cheng, and if he remembered correctly, hunting in the mountains was usually done by men. Why would a young girl in her teens want to go along?
Prefect Cheng squinted his eyes and said, "It seems like she's being bullied."
Hou Shi blinked and immediately realized that they had misunderstood. She hurriedly explained, "No, it's not like that. Shu Yu wanted to go hunting in the mountains herself. She thought it would give her more freedom in terms of time."
"Is that so? It does provide freedom, but it's also dangerous."
Hou Shi's explanation only made Prefect Cheng and Qi Chan more suspicious of her. They didn't know Hou Shi well, so they couldn't fully trust her words.
If they didn't encounter her, it would be fine, but now that they knew the young girl who helped them might be targeted and in danger, Qi Chan wouldn't just leave her alone.
He said to Prefect Cheng, "Since we're going to Zhengdao Village anyway, why don't we go and see now?"
Prefect Cheng had no objections. "Let's go."
Hou Shi felt confused. Why did the more she explained, the more confused they became? At first, she was indeed targeted by Master Lan, but after Master Lan encountered trouble, her life was actually quite good.
She became increasingly anxious and tightly held Sixth Miss's hand.
As she watched Qi Chan and Prefect Cheng leave the teahouse, the guard by her side spoke, "Let's go."
Hou Shi and her daughter hurriedly followed, and the group headed towards Zhengdao Village.
The news had already reached Zhengdao Village, and the officials in the manor were waiting at the entrance to greet the governor.
After getting off the carriage, Prefect Cheng glanced at the manor in front of him and nodded before entering.
Sitting in the top seat of the hall, Prefect Cheng began to inquire about the situation in the village. When he had asked enough, he shifted the topic to the hunting activities.
The leading official in the manor was well-informed, and he had already received a report while Prefect Cheng and Hou Shi were talking in the teahouse. He knew that Hou Shi and the gentleman behind Prefect Cheng were acquainted.
So when Prefect Cheng mentioned the hunting matter, the official realized that he wanted to know about the situation of the girl surnamed Lu.
The official immediately took out a roster. "Sir, this is the roster of the people participating in the mountain hunting. There are a total of nine teams going into the mountains, with three teams being the most skilled, bringing back a large number of prey every day. But if we talk about these nine teams, the most special one is the ninth team."
Prefect Cheng looked through the roster in his hand and subconsciously glanced at the names of Ma Lu's group.
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