Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

Chapter 1935 The Woman in the Secret Room

The three of them stood still. The old woman seemed to have just heard the noise. She slowly raised her head, and a kind smile appeared on her wrinkled face.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?"

After hearing this, Wan Shufang came back to her senses instantly. Worried that Minghe had lost his composure, she stepped forward and explained first: "Old lady, we bought hairpins from your stall yesterday."

"The hairpin I bought yesterday is very beautiful. My sister also likes it and wants to buy it. We couldn't find you, so we asked about your residence and came here. I hope you can forgive me, old lady."

After she finished speaking, Wan Shufang pulled Minghe to her side and indicated to the old woman that this was her sister. Seeing that the two looked alike, the old woman lowered her head and muttered something with her lips.

Soon, she raised her head. Although there was still doubt in her eyes, she still stood up and went back to the house to get a hairpin: "Give it to you. As long as you like it, it's hard for you to find it with so much trouble. This one is for you."

"The little girl is so beautiful. She will look great with the hairpin."

The old woman trembled as she reached out to put a hairpin on Minghe and nodded continuously. It was also at this time that Minghe was able to see her up close.

There was a hint of disappointment in Minghe's eyes, but he still smiled and thanked her: "Thank you, old lady, I like it very much."

As she spoke, she looked at Wan Shufang for help. Wan Shufang understood and smiled as she pulled Minghe to look at her: "My sister is so pretty, the old lady's cooking skills are really good."

"Thank you for the hairpin, Grandma. We won't bother you for now. You are busy."

After saying that, Wan Shufang took Minghe away. Before leaving, Chen Changli quietly put some silver on the chair next to them as money to buy the hairpin.

The three of them left the courtyard, and only after the gate was closed, blocking out the old lady's gaze inside, did Minghe dare to show his disappointment.

She lowered her head, her whole body exuding frustration. Seeing this, Wan Shufang took a deep breath and shook her hand: "Minghe, it's okay. At least on this trip, we verified our guess and left no regrets."

"Don't worry, we have arranged secret guards to keep an eye on him. If there are other people here with the old lady, we will definitely tell you." Wan Shufang comforted him. Seeing that Minghe's mood was still not improved, she shook her head gently at Chen Changli.

She could recognize that this old woman was not the same one from yesterday, and so could Chen Changli. However, Minghe was in a low mood, so neither of them planned to tell her that the person was different.

The three of them walked slowly back to the inn.

At this time, in the small courtyard.

The secret guard was watching in the dark, and seeing that the old woman was still working, he still did not relax and did not dare to move his eyes away for a moment. By the time the old woman finished her work, it was already night.

She ate alone again, and soon after finishing her meal, she washed up and went to bed.

The room was pitch black. The secret guard had been guarding outside the door. After waiting for a long time, there was no movement. He pursed his lips and flew out of the yard.

The secret guard returned to the inn and reported to Chen Changli and Wan Shufang: "Master, Madam, I have been guarding in that yard and have not found anything unusual."

"The old woman ate and rested after finishing her work, and no one else went to that yard."

Hearing this, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang looked at each other with a hint of disbelief in their eyes. They clearly saw another person that day, so why didn't they...

Thinking of something, Chen Changli's face darkened and he whispered, "Go back and keep an eye on it. Be careful and report back if anything happens."

"Yes, master."

The secret guard took the order and left the inn. After everyone left, Wan Shufang sighed quietly: "Changli, I always feel that there are more and more secrets in this Bhikkhu City."

"It doesn't matter. As long as it's someone playing tricks, we can always find it out." Chen Changli held her in his arms and comforted her softly as the night deepened outside the window.

A gentle breeze blew by, adding a rustling sound to the quiet town.

At this time, in the small courtyard.

The moment the secret guard left, the old woman in the room suddenly opened her eyes. She held her breath and listened carefully for a long time. After making sure that the secret guard was no longer in the courtyard, the old woman got up from the bed.

She lit a candle in the dark, and there was suddenly a faint light in the room. She walked to a cabinet, reached out and opened it. She didn't know what she moved in the cabinet, but she heard a "boom".

The cabinet moved slowly, and a secret room gradually appeared. The old woman took a candle and walked in. The secret room was deep and dark, as if there was no end. Her face was gloomy, and the faint light shining on her face made her look very scary.

I don’t know how long I walked, but the old woman suddenly stopped. In front of her, a man tied with chains was lowering his head, and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive.

The old woman snorted coldly, stretched out her hand, and pinched the other person's chin tightly: "I know you are fine, don't play dead here. I tell you, they have taken the bait. None of those people back then can escape, hahahaha."

The old woman laughed crazily, the candle swayed, and candle oil dripped onto her hands, but she was unaware of it, as if she felt no pain, and her hands were still tightly clamped on the woman.

Perhaps hurt by her rough movements, the unconscious man suddenly woke up and heard the old woman's words in a daze. She growled like crazy: "Old man, if you have anything to do, come to me, don't implicate others!"

The woman struggled violently, pulling at the chain which made a clanging sound, but the chain was too tight and she couldn't break free at all. Instead, her wrists turned red and bled.

But she seemed not to feel the pain, her eyes were full of hatred: "Old man, you have already got what you wanted, what else do you want?"

Hearing this, the old woman suddenly stopped smiling and her tone was full of sarcasm.

"Oh, after all this time, you are still so naive."

She sneered and pulled the tools from the corner over. The box slid across the ground, making an unpleasant scratching sound and leaving glaring marks wherever it passed.

Until the box stopped in front of her and the woman saw the familiar tools, she turned her head away, obviously not wanting to pay attention to the old woman.

But the next second, someone pinched her chin and turned her head.

"Don't struggle anymore, you can't run away. Learn to be obedient, then I can make your life easier. I'll give you one day to make 50 hairpins. I'll come to pick them up tomorrow, otherwise..."

“You know what kind of deal we have.” The old woman’s face was sinister, with resentment in her eyes, and she exerted force with her hands, as if she wanted to crush the woman’s jaw.

The woman had tears in her eyes. When she heard the old woman's threat, fear appeared in her eyes and her whole body trembled. She had to swallow any words of refusal.

The woman gritted her teeth and whimpered softly, her tone full of helplessness and despair: "Okay, I promise you."

"I will do all that you ask, I just ask that you keep your promise."