20demayo Chapter 1870 The Former Queen's Jade Pendant
Chapter 1870 The Former Queen's Jade Pendant
"This is..." Chen Changli clenched the jade pendant in his hand, with a faint light in his eyes.
Outside, the wind was howling and the night was as dark as water, like an abyss, showing the calm before the storm. Chen Changli waited there for about half an incense stick of time before he saw his subordinates who had chased out come back.
"My Lord, he ran too fast and we couldn't catch up with him." The subordinate half-knelt in front of Chen Changli and reported with his head down, not daring to look at Chen Changli at all.
Seeing this, Chen Changli waved his hand. He didn't care much about whether the assassin was caught or not. He had obtained the key evidence on this trip, so it was not a loss.
"It's okay, let's go back."
As he spoke, Chen Changli took the lead and stepped out, followed by the people behind him one by one. He led the team back to their residence and handed the jade pendant to Wan Shufang.
"Shufang, I found this in a temple on the mountain north of the town. The temple has been cleaned up, but you can still see traces of habitation. This jade pendant is closely related to the person behind the scenes."
Chen Changli did not say the rest, because the moment he saw the jade pendant, he saw the same thoughts on Wan Shufang's face.
"This is the jade pendant of the former queen..." Wan Shufang murmured, stroking the jade pendant in her hand. She recognized it at a glance. This jade pendant belonged to the former queen. There was even a small inscription under the jade pendant, which was the former queen's surname.
"Former Queen! Who is this old witch again? She has been a scourge for thousands of years." Harijula yelled loudly, very dissatisfied because of the former Queen. She had not slept well for several days and there were marks on her face.
Yanran and the three brothers Chen Ping were quiet and worried, but they didn't interrupt. Wan Shufang glanced at everyone and said slowly, "I didn't expect that this matter was really related to her. It seems that those people just hid themselves and didn't give up doing evil."
Thinking of this, Wan Shufang just felt a headache. Things were becoming more and more chaotic, as if there was no moment when they could stop. This also made her feel tired and worried.
Seeing the tired look on Wan Shufang's face, Chen Changli's eyes showed a trace of heartache. He pulled Wan Shufang into his arms and hugged her tightly: "Shufang, blame me. I promised to let you enjoy life and take you out to play, but I didn't expect to be involved in this dispute again."
Seeing Chen Changli taking all the responsibility on himself, Wan Shufang immediately interrupted: "How can you be blamed for this? It's clearly those people who are to blame for their evil deeds."
The white fingers were circling around Chen Changli's chest. Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly strange, Chen Ping winked at the other people, and everyone silently found an excuse to leave first.
But after a while, only Chen Changli and Wan Shufang were left in the room. In order to stop him from thinking too much, Wan Shufang could only change the subject: "It's good to have a clue. At least we know who the opponent is."
"I just like having challenging opponents." She said jokingly and threw the jade pendant casually on the table, but she saw that Chen Changli was in a daze, and she didn't know what he was thinking.
After staring at him for a long time, Wan Shufang finally got out of his arms and waved her hand in front of his eyes.
"Chen Changli, what are you thinking about?"
His thoughts were interrupted by her, and Chen Changli came back to his senses in an instant. He glanced at Wan Shufang, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Finally, he decided to tell her about the sneak attack.
"It's nothing serious. It's just that I was about to take people away from the temple tonight when I was ambushed." He took out the silver needle, which was the one left by the assassin.
Hearing that Chen Changli was attacked, Wan Shufang didn't care about anything else and checked anxiously: "Ambush? Are you injured anywhere? Let me take a look. I'll get some medicine later..."
"Shufang, I'm fine." Chen Changli comforted Wan Shufang with a smile on his face. He put the silver needle away and hugged her in his arms: "I'm not injured, I just feel that I was attacked at this time. It seems that the other party deliberately reminded me of something."
"After all, the jade pendant was stepped on because I was avoiding a sneak attack. Otherwise, our people would not have found it at all. We are also ready to leave."
As Chen Changli spoke, he carefully recalled the scene at that time, and felt more and more that his idea was correct. It seemed that the murderer was intentionally reminding him to find the jade pendant!
Hearing this, Wan Shufang pursed her lips and did not believe it immediately. She stretched out her hand and said, "This matter is full of doubts and must not be taken lightly. Give me the silver needle and I will check it out."
Chen Changli nodded and handed the silver needle to Wan Shufang. When she put away the silver needle, there was a knock on the door suddenly. Chen Hai's voice sounded outside the door, panting, and it sounded a little hurried.
"Dad, Mom, we found a seriously injured woman!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang looked at each other and hurried forward to open the door. The moment the door opened, several other people also came. In the middle of the yard, lay the seriously injured woman that Chen Hai and his men had just brought back.
The woman was covered in blood and her face was stained with blood, so her appearance could not be seen clearly for a moment.
"Who is this? Why is he injured like this? Where did you find him?" Harijula asked three questions in a row, leaving Chen Hai at a loss as to how to answer. It was Chen Ping who spoke up to clear up the confusion.
"We wandered around the town, gathering information, and searched some corners and cellars. We found her in a pile of weeds. She was already like this at the time. We don't know how she got hurt."
As soon as Chen Ping finished speaking, Yanran, who had been silent all this time, suddenly widened her eyes and raised her voice several degrees.
“It’s Hualien!”
She ran forward and brushed away the hair on the woman's face, revealing an unclear face. But Yanran had been with Hualian before, so she could still recognize that it was Hualian.
"It's Hualien, for sure. Hualien knew about the treasure, and she must have been killed because of it. She's still alive, we have to save her."
As soon as Yanran finished speaking, Wan Shufang had already fed a pill to Hualian. The moment Yanran recognized Hualian, she had already begun to examine Hualian and find a pill for her.
Hualian woke up slowly, and the moment she saw Yanran, her tears flowed like a kite with a broken string. Yanran was so scared that she hurried to comfort her: "Hualian, don't cry, what's going on?"
"I...I...poof..." Before Hua Lian could say anything, she suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Yanran raised her eyes and looked at Wan Shufang. Seeing the shock in her eyes, Wan Shufang shook her head gently.
"She is too badly injured. There is no hope of saving her. This medicine can only keep her alive. If you have anything to say, just say it."
After understanding what was said, Hua Lian stopped crying and started laughing instead, but her smile was a little sad: "Yan Ran, I regret it. I shouldn't have come here to look for treasure. Now I deserve to lose my life."
Hualien smiled bitterly, regretting her decision, and vomited blood.
"If I had known I wouldn't have listened to Murray..."
After saying this, she closed her eyes, put her hands down heavily, and breathed her last.