Traveling through time and space to become a lady of a noble family, but she only wants to escape

Chapter 115 Undercurrent

Lin Chuqi called softly outside the door: "Sister, are you awake? Young Master Yang is here."

Yang Jinlang? Why are you here so early? Bai Zhi was already upset, so she refused, "Just say I'm not awake."

"He said... he said if my sister didn't wake up, he would wait in the main hall."

"…Then let him wait for a while."

Chu Yunchuan was startled by the whispered conversation and his breathing suddenly became heavier. Bai Zhi smoothed a handful of his hair and tried to pull her hand away.

Since you have to meet him everywhere, it’s better to meet him early and end it early.

But I couldn't pull it out at all, just like accidentally falling into a swamp and couldn't pull it out at all.

You can't just chop your hand off, right? Bai Zhi poked Chu Yunchuan's hand, trying to pry open his fingers one by one.

As soon as he broke one, Chu Yunchuan suddenly opened his eyes, his expression was very scary, as if Bai Zhi was not trying to pull out his hand, but was pushing a sharp knife into his chest. Bai Zhi was also startled, and hurriedly lifted up her wrist that was tightly grasped to show him that she had not broken free: "I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving, you can't scare me by touching the fur."

It's just clinginess, this harmless little flaw, Bai Zhi is willing to indulge him.

Chu Yunchuan's expression calmed down a bit, but he was not fully awake yet. With a confused look in his eyes, he put Bai Zhi's hand directly into his clothes. Bai Zhi did not resist at all and let him do it. After a while, Chu Yunchuan rubbed his eyes, as if he had just regained his consciousness. He looked at Bai Zhi's wrist in his hand and called out in a daze: "Bai Zhi?"

"Of course it's me, who else would you like to see?" Bai Zhi waved her hand in front of him, "You're awake, sir. Let go of my hand. Yang Jinlang is here, I'm going to go out and meet him."

Chu Yunchuan: "...Who?"

"Yang Jinlang, don't you remember?"

Chu Yunchuan certainly remembered, but he didn't expect Yang Jinlang to be so shameless as to come to his house: "I'll go see him."

"I'd better let me go. Last time you met him, he wanted to ask me something. It doesn't matter. I'll let him ask." Bai Zhi finally freed her wrist and teased, "Fortunately, I don't have to get up at night, otherwise I would have suffocated to death in bed."

Chu Yunchuan: "I can accompany you when you get up at night."

Bai Zhi: "...Then let's forget about it."

Yang Jinlang didn't wait long in the main hall before he saw Bai Zhi coming in dressed neatly: "Young Master Yang, how are you?"

"Miss Bai, how are you?" Yang Jinlang bowed to Bai Zhi, his face looking a little haggard. "I came here today because I have something to ask of you."

Bai Zhi said seriously, "Young Master Yang, I'm already engaged now. If you have anything to say, please be careful with your words."

She thought she could get rid of Yang Jinlang by saying these two words, but Yang Jinlang shook his head and said, "Miss Bai, you misunderstood. I came here to ask Miss Bai for a favor."

Bai Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they didn't get entangled in marriage, everything would be fine. "Please tell me, Young Master Yang. I will do my best in everything I can do."

"Since I was young, I wanted to study hard and pass the imperial examinations, and then become an official to help the people. However, I lacked the talent and failed to fulfill my long-cherished wish." Yang Jinlang clenched his trembling hands under his sleeves, not daring to look at Bai Zhi. "So I dared to ask Miss Bai to take me to the county government office, which can be regarded as fulfilling my wish."

"A visit to the county government office?" Bai Zhi hesitated. "Anyone can go to the county government office. Why do you have to come to me for help?"

"Miss Bai, I mean places that are off-limits, such as... such as the public housing at the back."

Bai Zhi frowned and said, "Mr. Yang, the Hougong House is to the county government what the national treasury is to the imperial court. It is not a place that outsiders can enter."

"I won't move, I just want to take a look."

"It's not that I won't help you, it's just that the county government's rules are like this. I can't even enter the back public housing, let alone take you in."

Bai Zhi did not lie to him. She was the adopted daughter of the county magistrate. If a commoner took advantage of the county magistrate's prestige to go anywhere in the county government office and disregarded the rules, Lin Ruogui would only be criticized by the villagers. In order to avoid suspicion, Bai Zhi rarely went to the county government office.

But except for the morgue last night, she didn't mind showing off her power in places where people couldn't see her.

Yang Jinlang gritted his teeth and said, "Miss Bai, this is the only wish I have in my life. I hope Miss Bai can be flexible and make my wish come true."

"Young Master Yang." Bai Zhi lowered her voice, "If it's anything else, I will definitely help you, but this matter must not be done. Once it gets out, how will the people of Qing County view County Magistrate Lin?"

"…Really?"

"Absolutely not."

Yang Jinlang forced a smile: "Yes, I was abrupt, forget it if it doesn't work."

"Young Master Yang, do you have anything else to tell me?"

Bai Zhi's words carried the intention of driving him away, Yang Jinlang could hear it, and said goodbye very tactfully. Bai Zhi sent Yang Jinlang to the door, and the door slowly closed. Yang Jinlang stood in front of the Lin Mansion, looking at the plaque of the Lin Mansion, his eyes full of resentment.

Baizhi, Baizhi, Yang Jinlang thought, why do you always keep me at a distance? It was like this when we were discussing marriage, and it is still like this now that the barbarians want to kill my entire family.

Baizhi, if my father really dies at the hands of barbarians, I will make sure you are buried with him!

After seeing Yang Jinlang off, Fang Zhiheng's message arrived.

I don't know what was written in the letter, but Fang Zhiheng actually asked Changfeng to deliver the letter personally. The moment the familiar black shadow landed, Bai Zhi knew that nothing good was waiting for her.

She brought Changfeng back to the house. Chu Yunchuan was tending to the jasmine he had bought two days ago. Seeing Changfeng coming, he looked serious: "What's wrong?"

Changfeng pulled out a crumpled envelope from his bosom. It looked like he was in a hurry to get there, so the envelope was pressed like this. Chu Yunchuan took out the letter and scanned it quickly, his brows furrowed into knots. Baizhi read slower than him, and it took a while before he widened his eyes: "Qiao Wanwan!"

The letter said that Qiao Wanwan's team of elite soldiers were attacked on the way to escort the body. Qiao Wanwan desperately led the remaining few people to break out of the enemy's formation and escape to Fang's house. Qiao Wanwan was seriously injured and is currently unconscious. Fang Zhiheng has sent people to track down the attackers.

Chu Yunchuan comforted her, "Qiao Wanwan is recovering in Zhiheng's house, it must be nothing serious."

"Yes, Qiao Wanwan followed General Zhu to practice spear training every day in the training ground. She is as strong as a calf. She must be fine." Bai Zhi took a deep breath to calm herself down. "Qiao Wanwan failed to bring the body, which means that the attackers came for the body. They don't want us to know what kind of poison it is... It must be the barbarian. In addition, how could they find Qiao Wanwan so accurately? Is there a traitor in the county government or have they been monitoring the county government?"

Chang Feng said: "Fang Zhiheng also had another message. He said that when Captain Qiao was still conscious, he kept shouting the word 'formation'."