Marshall came to the door of Veronica's house and unexpectedly found that the door was locked. He couldn't help but wonder: "Didn't Miss Veronica say that she would stay at home and if we were in trouble, we could come to her? How could that be?" Aren't you here?" He leaned against the door and listened carefully, but found no sign of anyone moving in the house. Looking around, he didn't see any clues that could explain the whereabouts of the owner of the house. While he was thinking hard, he saw two women from his neighbor's house going out and chased after them: "Excuse me, madam, do you know where this family has gone?"
One of the women looked him over and said, "Are you here to see Mr. Sherwin? He left a few days ago and has never come back. His daughter was still here just now. What's wrong? Is she out now?" She He glanced at the lock on the door and said, "How come we didn't hear the sound of her leaving? Forget it, if you are not in a hurry, you can wait under the tree over there. She will probably be back soon."
Marshall politely thanked her, and as soon as he turned around and walked a few steps, he heard the two women whispering: "Is Mr. Sherwin's daughter the old girl who can't get married as you said?"
"Isn't it her? In fact, she is quite beautiful, but she just refuses to marry. Mr. Sherwin was almost mad at her. I heard that she has a sweetheart, but he is a married woman."
"Oh, today's young people are really..."
The women gradually moved away and their voices were barely audible. Marshall couldn't help but smile bitterly. In fact, he could clearly see the entanglements of the younger generation. Miss Veronica's little tricks had become more and more obvious in recent years. Fortunately, Master Anlong never wavered.
He looked up at the sky, and then at the big tree where the woman was facing him, hesitating in his mind whether to wait here or go back to take care of Minna earlier. Mrs. Dora didn't know if she was back or where she went. where…
He was hesitating when suddenly. A large group of soldiers rushed over to surround the house, broke the door lock and broke into the house. Marshall was startled when he realized that several people were surrounding him. The bright long swords were shining coldly, and he heard a familiar sound of footsteps. , looked up hurriedly, and saw a tall, thin, pale, and somewhat gloomy man in his thirties striding over. As soon as she saw him, she stopped and narrowed her eyes: "Marshall?"
Marshall smiled bitterly: "Master Etta. Long time no see..."
Etta sneered: "Old ghost, we just met a few days ago!" He looked up at the house in front of him: "Since you are here, then... he must be hiding here?"
"What did you say?" Marshall was a little confused.
"Stop pretending to be confused!" Etta said angrily, "I'm talking about your master! Anlong Xiao Cardo! Don't tell me you don't know!"
A soldier ran out of the house and reported to him: "Sir, we have searched everywhere in the house and there is no one there, but we found blood-stained gauze and remnants of potion in the cellar!" He showed the gauze in his hand, with the The blood has not completely dried. Etta stared hard at the gauze. As if to poke a hole into it, the soldier shrank his neck in fear.
Marshall was overjoyed. He was slightly regretful. If he had known that the young master was here, he would have brought Ming Na over earlier. Maybe he would just meet her.
Before he could finish being happy, Etta grabbed him by the collar and asked, "Where is he? Where is he?!!! You must know where he is hiding, right? Tell me quickly!"
Marshall was out of breath: "Master Etta, please, please let me go, I really don't know..." Etta let go of his hand and continued to press: "You don't know? Don't tell me you are here. I came here for a walk! If I wasn’t looking for him, what else could be the reason?!”
Marshall remained silent. He lowered his hands like a proper butler. He stood up straight in silence and lowered his head.
Etta felt angry again: "Why don't you answer? Do you have nothing to say? Tell me where he is?!"
"My dear brother, don't be angry." Another voice came from behind him, "No matter whether this person knows the whereabouts of Anlong Xiao Cardo, as long as he is around, he can always force people out. I listen He said... he grew up watching that person." A middle-aged man with a stout figure, a mustache, and mediocre appearance, but with a pair of eagle eyes that did not match his appearance, walked over, followed by There were about a dozen big men wearing uniform gray and black clothing.
Marshall on the side guessed the intention of these words and his eyes widened immediately. Etta's pupils shrank: "Esparo, he is just a servant. Will Anlong die for a servant?"
"Who knows? There's no loss in trying." Esparo smiled slightly, "Besides, he should know where Anlong Xiao Cardo's wife is, right? That lady is even more valuable, Anlong If you won’t die for your servant, what will you do for your wife?”
"You can't do this! This is a despicable and shameless approach! It goes against the rules of the nobility!" Marshall shouted angrily, turning his head suddenly to stare at Etta: "Master Etta, you won't do this, right? ? Venting your anger on an innocent lady is a cowardly act!"
"Shut up, Marshall! I don't need you to teach me how to do it!" Etta glared at him, then turned to look at her brother, "Esparo, are you crazy? Will noble behavior forgive this kind of behavior? "
"As long as Aunt Lorna is willing to speak for us, Noble Behavior will never say anything."
Etta's face darkened: "I don't have an aunt, I never have!"
"Oh, okay, dear brother." Esparo smiled, "Stepmother is also our nominal mother. To call her sisters, of course, is aunt. Didn't I also call your mother mom in the past? And Aunt Lorna is so kind and kind. I believe that if we ask her for a request, she will never refuse us." After a pause, his smile deepened: "The Zhufa family's property is quite rich..."
"The amount of Zhufa's property has nothing to do with me!" Etta rejected him coldly. "The one I want to capture is Anlong Xiao Kaduo, not his wife!"
Esparo looked at him for a few times and suddenly smiled: "I understand, brother. You can't bear it, right? Although he has deceived you and pretended to be your best friend for so many years, you have grown up so much." , I just made him a good friend. Even for him, I would rather quarrel and fall out with my father and me. No matter how ruthless he is, you have always been a soft-hearted child, so you are unwilling to do anything to his wife and servants, Right? I understand, I understand very well." He patted his brother on the shoulder, acting like a good brother.
Etta was angered by his words: "Shut up! Esparo! That kind of person is not my good friend!" A fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he had already made up his mind.
Marshall saw something was wrong. Ignoring the cold look in Esparo's eyes, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Master Etta, you can't forget your own principles of conduct just because of others' words."
"I told you to shut up, old ghost!" Etta glared at him fiercely, "I don't need you to teach me how to do it!" He pushed Marshall away angrily, and was suddenly startled, and was about to step forward to pull him away. When he returned to the other party, his hand was grabbed tightly. When he looked back, he saw his brother smiling at him and saying, "My dear brother. Don't be angry. Don't let your body get angry because of others."
Marshall was pushed onto the road. Staggering, he finally lost his footing and fell to the ground. The old bones in his body were shaking, and there was a stinging pain in his feet. He took a breath of cold air in pain, but was shocked to see a person. A carriage was speeding in his direction.
Ming Na looked at the broken glass of water on the ground, and an ominous premonition suddenly arose in her heart. Suddenly she heard footsteps coming from outside the house. He hurriedly shrank under the window. I imitated a cat and meowed "meow" a few times. This was when I was in school in Shaonan. It is commonly used for playing games among classmates. She is very skillful in doing it and the effect is very realistic. The footsteps gradually faded away, and she breathed a sigh of relief, but frowned when she saw the debris on the ground.
Noon has passed, and Grandpa Marshall has not returned yet, and his mother Dora is nowhere to be seen. Could it be... something happened
Ming Na was suddenly startled, walked back and forth in the house several times, and decided to risk going out once. She didn't know where her mother had gone, but Grandpa Marshall had mentioned the general direction of Veronica's house and she could go find him.
She went upstairs and combed her hair again, changing her hairstyle into another braid. She also found two ribbons from her mother's dressing box and tied them together. Together with the satin skirt she had put on before, she would be able to look even if she was one of the big men who came to hunt her. , at first glance, one would not think that she is the same person as the girl from a "poor family" who was described as a bit embarrassed that morning.
She was a little regretful. If she had the potion ingredients on hand now, she might be able to make a potion that could change the color of her hair and eyes, so she would never be recognized.
She left a note explaining her whereabouts, and after finding out that no one was passing by outside, she quietly slipped out of the house, used the carriage she had rented to cover her body, and sneaked into the alley next to it, walking between the buildings, and then from Another exit came out, and based on the terrain in memory and Marshall's description, he went to Veronica's house two blocks away.
Pretending to be obedient and asking a few people along the way, she arrived at her destination smoothly. Thanks to Sherbin's reputation nearby, she easily found his home. Just as she was about to walk over, there was a flash in her eyes and she turned to the other side. In one direction, he entered an alley, then quickly turned around and looked around.
The door of Veronica's house was open, and you could vaguely see the mess inside. Even the door panel was tilted to one side. It seemed that it had just been looted. However, there were several people surrounding her house, talking in low voices on the road. There was a large bloodstain, and several soldiers shouted loudly to drive people away, and then poured water on the bloodstain to wash it away.
Ming Na vaguely heard someone whispering: "It's too much, to treat an old man like this..."
"Isn't it true? Those noble children are so cruel. The old man died so miserably, with blood all over the ground..."
Ming Na was trembling. She suppressed her tears and forced a smile. She walked to the women and asked obediently: "Auntie, what's going on? Why is there blood on the road?"
"An old man was hit by a car and died just now. It's so tragic. It's all that nobleman who did the harm."
"Yes, that kind of person should go to hell!"
Ming Na clenched her fists, still smiling: "Then...where is that old man...now?"
"They were transported away by those soldiers, and they seemed to be sent to the Temple of Light. Hey, kid, which family are you from? I don't think I've seen you before. Do you know that old man? Hey, don't go, kid. !child…"
Ming Na wiped away the tears on her face and recalled how to get to the temple she had been to based on her memory. Then she ran there quickly and saw two soldiers lifting a long black package from a cart. Throwing it on the ground in the front yard of the temple: "That's it, you guys deal with it."
Father Luke bent down and looked at the person in the package. His eyes suddenly widened and he sighed. Then he signaled the other monks to carefully carry the package into the temple. He ignored the two soldiers and turned around to follow. .
Ming Na saw from a distance that half of the clothes were exposed in the package, which was clearly the color of the clothes Marshall wore before going out. She bit her fist tightly, letting her teeth leave deep bloody marks on the back of her hand, and her vision was blurred by tears.
"Etta, wait a minute!" A voice came from in front of the temple. Minna paused and suddenly turned her head to look, with hatred gleaming in her eyes.
(This volume is almost finished…it’s a good starting point today…)