NABC #326 - Rope and puzzle
#326 - Rope and puzzle
On the way back, Lu Jing still held a glimmer of hope in his heart. After all, Wang Wan's act of killing her husband, framing the Tianma Escort Agency, and then luring Yan Jun into a trap was just his own guess, without any actual evidence.
Moreover, Yan Jun was a first-rate expert on the Tianji List, and now possessed a secret power. In theory, there weren't many people in this world who could threaten her. Even if those legendary old demons of the Demonic Path made a move, Yan Jun should at least be able to hold out until he arrived.
However, when Lu Jing arrived outside the Su residence, he found it eerily quiet, with no sounds of fighting whatsoever.
Lu Jing was about to go in, but then he remembered something and stopped again, taking out the bracelet woven from grass stems from his pocket, and throwing it far away along with the small animal woven from grass stems he had found earlier.
In fact, Lu Jing had checked these things early on and found nothing wrong with them, nor did he see any poison on them, but as a precaution, Lu Jing still threw them all away.
After that, he didn't go through the main entrance, but directly jumped over the wall and landed in the backyard.
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He looked around, and the courtyard was silent, without even a maidservant. Apart from the rustling of leaves in the wind, there were no other sounds.
This silence was clearly unusual.
Lu Jing's heart sank, and he realized that Yan Jun was likely in trouble.
Lu Jing just didn't know what means Wang Wan had used to subdue Yan Jun in such a short period of time.
This also made him feel a little uneasy.
Unfortunately, Gu Jing had already been sent to the Sitianjian to report the news, and he couldn't relay the changes here to the higher-ups in time.
Lu Jing did consider asking Zhao Banshan and Zen Master Jiyuan for help, but he was afraid that something might happen to Yan Jun if he left.
In fact, even now, Lu Jing didn't know why Wang Wan wanted to target Yan Jun.
He had to know that Yan Jun was not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also had the top righteous sect, Yunshui Jingci Pavilion, behind her. If anyone hurt her, Wu Xue Zongshi, Qiu Moli, would not sit idly by.
Even if Wang Wan didn't think for herself, didn't she care about her two children?
As Lu Jing thought, his feet didn't stop, and he had already passed through a flowerbed. Then, after hesitating, he first turned to the room where he lived.
He planned to pick up Amu first, so that no matter what happened later, the two of them could take care of each other, and if they really encountered trouble that he couldn't solve, he could also let Amu go for reinforcements.
However, before Lu Jing reached the door, he saw a black shadow suddenly dart out from the wall not far away and pounce towards him.
Lu Jing had already prepared to meet the enemy, but when he saw the appearance of the person, he put down his Zen staff.
Then, he saw the black cat jump onto his shoulder, scratch his shoulder with its claws, and then pointed eagerly in a certain direction.
"Amu is there?" Lu Jing asked.
The black cat nodded.
At this time, Lu Jing completely calmed down. He was already certain that this matter was caused by Wang Wan, and Wang Wan had obviously decided to take action tonight, so she had taken action against Amu one step ahead of Yan Jun's return.
With Yan Jun and Amu as hostages, Lu Jing now had no way to retreat even if he wanted to.
"If Hero Lu wants to find someone, why not come here and have a drink with me? I painstakingly cooked a table of dishes earlier, but Hero Lu hasn't even eaten a few bites."
Lu Jing was silent for a long time, and finally raised his foot and walked towards the small courtyard where he had eaten before.
He walked very slowly, while focusing all his attention, guarding against possible sneak attacks from the surroundings.
But as a result, until he saw Wang Wan, he didn't see a single enemy along the way.
Lu Jing was a little surprised, because Yan Jun had told him that his cousin had married very early, and then stayed at home to teach her husband and children, and had not learned any martial arts.
According to Lu Jing's observation of Wang Wan, there was indeed no trace of martial arts left on her body, she was a completely ordinary person.
With her skills, let alone dealing with Yan Jun, she might not even be able to beat a farmer woman, so Lu Jing had always felt that she should have accomplices behind her, or even someone else directing her.
However, in this small courtyard, Lu Jing only saw Wang Wan alone, and at this time, the distance between the two sides was less than five zhang, which was only a blink of an eye for a first-rate expert like Lu Jing.
As long as he had a breath of time, the Zen staff in his hand could easily smash Wang Wan's skull, this option was very tempting.
If it was the previous Wang Wan, Lu Jing might have suspected whether she had such martial arts common sense to realize that she was already in danger, but after discovering that all of this was a trap designed by her to deal with Yan Jun, Lu Jing didn't think she would make such a low-level mistake.
Therefore, Lu Jing finally suppressed this extremely tempting thought.
Moreover, he also noticed that there was a thin rope beside Wang Wan's feet, one end tied to the leg of her stool, and then extending into the room behind her with the door closed.
Wang Wan picked up a small knife for cutting meat on the table, gently plucked the rope with the back of the knife, and then let out a series of giggles.
"Hero Lu can guess what's on the other side of this rope."
"Is there any benefit if I guess right?" Lu Jing asked.
"Let me think, um... maybe I can answer you a question, because you look very puzzled now, just like my cousin," Wang Wan tilted her head and said.
After a pause, she added, "But your reaction is still much stronger than hers. You have already begun to suspect me. Fortunately, the things I want to prepare have already been prepared. If you were any faster, maybe I would really be defeated by you."
"What kind of grudge do you have with Yan Jun?" Lu Jing frowned.
Wang Wan shook her head, "The game is not played like this, you have to guess the riddle first."
Lu Jing looked at the long rope that was stretched straight. The weight on the other end was obviously not light, so he said, "Is it an iron object?"
"You guessed so vaguely, it's a bit too rogue," Wang Wan was very dissatisfied, but then she said.
"Forget it, let me answer your first question first. I have no grievances with Yan Jun. Although I had a trace of jealousy after learning that she had entered Yunshui Jingci Pavilion and became Qiu Moli's disciple, I wouldn't be so petty as to attack my own cousin for such a thing."
"Then why do you want to deal with Yan Jun?" Lu Jing said in a deep voice.
"That's the second question," Wang Wan smiled.