After being reborn, I became the apple of my enemy's eye.

Chapter 136 What is it?

Yan Yun naturally didn't expect that Shu Shu could escape right under his nose.

Qing'er ran ahead, glancing ahead while also keeping an eye on whether Yan Yun was following. She anxiously called out from the crowd, "Miss, over here."

Qing'er saw that Shu Shu was heading this way, and waited for them to come through the crowd, looking in the direction of Shu Garden.

If Nan Yunjing were to return to Shuyuan, he would not do so without taking Shu Shu with him.

Qing'er searched carefully and found Shu Shu standing not far away talking to someone. She could see the person's face clearly, but she didn't recognize him.

"Miss, Miss Shu Shu is just ahead."

Following the direction Qing'er pointed, Yan Yun also saw Shu Shu not far away.

Just as Yan Yun and Qing'er were about to catch up with Shu Shu.

Suddenly, someone bumped into Yan Yun, charging straight into his arms.

Yan Yun was unable to dodge in time and was knocked to the ground by the person.

When Qing'er saw Yan Yun being knocked down, she stopped chasing after Shu Shu and immediately turned around to help Yan Yun up.

"Miss."

She looked at the person who bumped into Yan Yun and scolded them.

Why not be more careful?

Seeing Yan Yun fall to the ground, the man lowered his head and kept talking nonsense, "Why did you bump into me for no reason?"

It was clearly him who bumped into Yan Yun, yet he blamed Yan Yun and grabbed Yan Yun's arm.

"Give me the silver! You bumped into me, and you think you can just walk away?"

Yan Yun reached out to shake off his hand, but the man persisted. Qing'er tried to pull his hand away, but they couldn't. They watched as Shu Shu's figure disappeared into the distance.

Yan Yun suddenly realized that what was happening was not an accident; this person had clearly deliberately bumped into him.

Yan Yun was pulled back by someone.

The other party immediately shouted.

"You, young lady, why did you stop me in public like that? This is so inappropriate, it's improper for men and women to touch each other!"

He shouted something, shook off Yan Yun's hand, and staggered away.

Qing'er couldn't help but want to curse him.

Yan Yun looked back in the direction Shu Shu had come from, but because of this person blocking his way, he had no chance to catch up.

Yan Yun looked back at that person, who had also disappeared into the crowd.

Neither side managed to catch up.

Yan Yun had no idea what was wrong with Shu Shu, or why she had suddenly run away from here. In this ancient city, he had never encountered anything pleasant every time he came out.

Yan Yun looked at Qing'er, spread his hands apart, indicating that he and she should separate.

She went to find Shu Shu first, while Qing'er went back to the Zheng residence and asked the people there to come out and search as well.

Otherwise, if you try to look for them after dark, you won't find them.

If Shu Shu gets lost, she will definitely be scared.

Although Changgu City is not as chaotic as it used to be, and there is no need to worry about Shu Shu's safety, it does not mean that we can let our guard down. Who was that person just now?

Yan Yun's mind hasn't quite caught up yet.

Qing'er did not follow Yan Yun's arrangements. She was worried about Yan Yun and hesitated for a long time before deciding to leave on her own.

Yan Yun was furious to see her following him around like glue.

In her haste, she reached out and pushed Qing'er, sending her flying.

Qing'er was still worried. She looked at Yan Yun and felt wronged. "Miss, then you just stand here and wait for me. I'll be right back."

This time, I watched Qing'er walk away.

Yan Yun pulled the clothes Ru Qing had given her over her head, stopped the passersby, opened the purse Nan Yun Jing had given her, took out some silver and handed it to the person.

"Please trouble you to pass on a message to the Zheng family, saying that Miss Zheng and a young maid have been lost in the city of Changgu."

The man tossed the shadow in his hand, preparing to take another look at Yan Yun.

Yan Yun turned and left, not giving the other person a chance to see his face.

Yan Yun continued walking down that street, wanting to search further.

Then I heard the sound of horses neighing again.

Yan Yun remembered the horse that Nan Yunjing led away.

She walked from the main street to the alley, and the horse being led seemed restless, pacing back and forth.

The person holding the reins couldn't control it at all.

Moreover, the horse even lifted its front hooves off the ground, as if it were about to trample the creature in front of it to death.

The man immediately sought help, speaking to someone nearby.

"Come quickly and help me! If it rushes out, it might hurt someone."

While they were still talking, Yan Yun looked at Nan Yunjing's purse, took out the silver inside, and threw it in.

With a thud, it hit the person on the head.

A string of curses immediately erupted from inside the alley, "Which blind fool threw things in there?"

Yan Yun peeked inside and saw him looking down at the thing that had hit him.

He saw the broken silver coin on the ground and immediately burst out laughing. It turned out that what had hit him wasn't a stone, but a piece of silver. This was a good thing. He smiled and put the broken silver coin into his pocket.

He then released the horse's reins, and only after watching the horse charge off did he realize what had happened and say to the person next to him, "The horse has run away."

The people around him said, "If you can't catch it, how am I supposed to catch it?"

Yan Yun was somewhat startled when he saw the horse that suddenly appeared; it seemed to be Nan Yun Jing's horse.

Yan Yun immediately started chasing after the horse.

It's an intuition; intuition requires you to do it.

Nan Yunjing's horse headed straight for Shuyuan.

Yan Yun followed behind it.

They did find Nan Yunjing, or rather, they didn't need to look for him; he was standing on a rooftop not far from Shuyuan, staring into the courtyard of Shuyuan.

Yan Yun slowly climbed up the eaves of the houses.

"Nangumo Kage!!"

She faced him and called out his name.

Nan Yunjing was startled. He turned around and looked at Yan Yun, who was hanging in mid-air. He immediately reached out and pulled her up.

He frowned and questioned Yan Yun, "What are you doing here? Where is Shu Shu?"

Yan Yun listened to his question, not having time to refute him.

She told Nan Yunjing, "Uncle ran away. He ran away to chase after you."

"What did you say?"

No matter how many times they tried, they couldn't find Shushu immediately.

Yan Yun grabbed Nan Yunjing, "We need to go find Shu Shu first."

Shu Shu ran away in order to catch up with Nan Yun Jing, who had left, if he hadn't left.

Yan Yun stopped, no longer dwelling on what had already happened.

She didn't know what Nan Yunjing was looking for while standing there.

Yan Yun followed his gaze and looked towards Shu Garden.

In Shu Garden, Mr. Shu's books were carelessly tossed aside, and even the flowers and plants in the yard were all overturned and knocked to the ground.

Even the water vat was overturned on the ground.

Sima Yue and Han Shu were standing in the courtyard.

Just as Yan Yun spoke.

Nan Yunjing pushed Yan Yun down, and Yan Yun felt himself fall heavily onto the rubble.

However, it didn't hurt because Nan Yunjing's arm was around her waist and didn't weigh her down. Although the sound of the rubble was quite loud, it didn't hurt at all.

Yan Yun was quite surprised when he saw it. It was Mr. Shu's courtyard, and they had turned it upside down. What were they looking for?

Yan Yun now remembered what Sima Yue had said yesterday: there was no need for trouble, they would just set up camp there. So that was their purpose.

What Yan Yun didn't expect was Han Shu.

She had originally thought that he, like Mr. Shu, was a book lover, but now it seemed that might not be the case.

Nan Yunjing let Yan Yun hold him.

Yan Yun immediately grabbed his arm, and Nan Yunjing jumped down from the roof.

Nan Yunjing was also completely baffled by Shu Shu's departure. Who would Shu Shu leave with? He couldn't imagine it either.

What happened after they separated?

Before Yan Yun could answer.

Nan Yunjing's horse kept pacing back and forth in front of the Shuyuan gate, looking very agitated.

Sima Yue's men stepped forward to subdue the horse.

Yan Yun sensed something was wrong.

"They're going to attack your horse."

Nan Yunjing stood not far away and whistled, and the horse immediately came obediently to Nan Yunjing's side.

Nan Yunjing touched the horse, and just as he had thought, this horse belonged to Nan Yunjing.

After all, it was by following that horse that he found Nan Yunjing.

Yan Yun looked closely at Nan Yun Jing's horse, finding it more and more beautiful the more she looked. She noticed something on its tail and said, "Nan Yun Jing, look at what's on its tail."

Upon hearing this, Nan Yunjing immediately pulled on the reins and reached down to remove the object tied to the horse's tail.

"What is it?"

When Nan Yunjing untied the black cloth, he found a letter wrapped around his neck. The letter read, "If you want that girl to live, hand over what Shu Qinghe hid. Tonight at midnight, place the item under the tree outside the city wall. Once I confirm it's what I want, I will release her."

A strand of a woman's hair was still attached to the letter.

Yan Yun stood beside him, looking at the words written on the letter.

He immediately realized that Shu Shu's departure was not a coincidence at all, and that the people in the crowd were all part of a conspiracy surrounding him.

What Yan Yun couldn't understand was what Shu Qinghe was hiding in his heart.

Yan Yun looked at Nan Yunjing, "Do you know who kidnapped Shu Shu? Do you have any leads?"

Nan Yunjing's face was gloomy as he clenched the letter in his hand tightly.

"do not know."

Yan Yun felt that if Nan Yun Jing didn't know, why would that person tie the delivered letter to his horse? He was clearly lying.

Nan Yunjing reined in his horse and said to Yan Yun, "Go back to the Zheng residence and don't follow me."

Yan Yun obediently agreed.

She instructed Nan Yunjing, "If you have a way, you must get Shu Shu to bring it back."

Yan Yun left after he finished speaking.

Standing there, Nan Yunjing watched her leave, then jumped onto her horse and rode off in another direction.

Yan Yun left and then returned, closely following behind.

Shu Shu was arrested along with her, so why shouldn't she go? She couldn't bring herself to pretend to be stupid.

Yan Yun's legs couldn't keep up with Nan Yun Jing's horse, but she realized something important: she remembered the faces of the two people in the alley.

They bumped into him and deliberately held him back, then grabbed Nan Yunjing's horse. They were all after what Shu Qinghe had supposedly hidden.

Nan Yunjing definitely knows something.

Knowing that the other party was not alone, Nan Yunjing went alone. Although the other party was no match for him, he thought that if he used Shu Shu's threat, something unexpected might happen. Naturally, Yan Yun would follow.

She also remembered the place in the letter.

Under the trees outside the city wall.

Qing'er returned to the place where she had parted ways with Yan Yun, and seeing the empty room where Yan Yun had disappeared, Qing'er panicked, "Miss!!"

The Zheng family began searching for Miss Shu Shu throughout Changgu City.

The steward also went to see the city lord, who then ordered the city gates to be closed.

The guards said they had never seen a girl with a smile like Shu Shu leave the city, so they should search within the city. If they still couldn't find her there, then she must have left the city.

Yan Yun had already slipped out of the city early on, knowing that the place where the person had set up the transaction was surrounded by lush trees.

Yan Yun waited, perched on a tree branch.

Three updates.

The city gates, which had been closed, slowly lowered, and Nan Yunjing rode out of the city on horseback.

Yan Yun looked down.

Nan Yunjing threw the object in his hand under the tree where they had agreed to meet.

In the darkness, rustling sounds came from below.

Yan Yun's eyes adjusted to the darkness, so she could see clearly that someone was coming from below. The person was dressed in black night clothes and crawled forward. If Yan Yun hadn't been right above her, she naturally wouldn't have noticed them.

Meanwhile, Nan Yunjing, who was not far away, was also looking around.

Yan Yun kept glancing at the bundle that Nan Yunjing had dropped.

What's inside?

Yan Yun saw the person on the ground take out a bow and arrow from behind and stab it directly at the bundle that Nan Yun Jing had dropped.

The arrow pierced the bundle with lightning speed, pulling the person on the ground up from behind.

Meanwhile, Nan Yunjing hadn't reacted yet.

Just as the bundle was about to be pulled away by that person, Yan Yun jumped down from the tree.

They grabbed the person lying on the ground and pinned them down.

Unfortunately, she wasn't very strong, and the other person pushed her away with one palm. She grabbed her bundle and tried to run away.

Yan Yun immediately spoke up to Nan Yunjing, shouting his name.

"Nan Yun Jing".

Nan Yunjing rode his horse and charged over like the wind.

The bundle that the man hadn't yet received was returned to Nan Yunjing's hands.

It was snatched back by Nan Yunjing.

When Yan Yun saw the bundle in his hand, she immediately grabbed the man's arm. "Tell me quickly, where did you hide that girl?"

Before he could finish speaking, Nan Yunjing shouted, "Watch out, get out of the way!"

Before Yan Yun could even move aside, the person crawling on the ground grabbed Yan Yun's neck with one hand and pinned him to the ground.

The man said to Nan Yunjing with a sinister look, "I only want what you have. Not only will that girl live, but this guy will also be released."

Nan Yunjing held the bundle. "I've brought the things. Release the person I'm looking for. I want to see her safe and sound. You can take whatever you want from the bundle."

The man did not agree with him.

"Open that bundle for me. I want to see what's inside. Don't try anything funny. If I don't get back alive, that girl will be chopped into mincemeat. If you want to see that girl tomorrow morning, open the bundle for me."

Without the slightest hesitation, Nan Yunjing immediately opened the bundle in his hand.

The yellow and white jade inside was revealed, with a square dragon coiled on top, and the people below immediately burst into laughter.

"As expected, it's in your hands. The late Emperor's jade seal was thought to be in Shu Qinghe's possession by everyone, but no one knew that it was just a cover-up."

Before Yan Yun could even understand what he was saying, Nan Yunjing rushed out.

Seeing that the other party was somewhat deranged, Yan Yun quietly took out his dagger and stabbed it directly into the man's hand.

The other party felt the pain and instinctively withdrew his hand. He looked at the dagger in his hand and saw that Yan Yun's eyes had murderous intent.

"I kill you."

A close call.

Nan Yunjing rushed over and threw what he was holding at the man.

The guy who was about to make a move against Yan Yun was immediately drawn to the bag, and he reached out to catch the bundle that Nan Yunjing threw to him.

Nan Yunjing rode over on horseback and scooped Yan Yun up from the ground, holding her by the side.

He tossed Yan Yun onto the horse and looked at her with some displeasure, saying, "I tell you not to do something, but you insist on doing it anyway, always doing the opposite of what I tell you."

Yan Yun ignored his lecture and just looked at what the man was holding.

Although I don't know what it is, if that's what those guys want, I'll just give it to them.

"Now that you have what you want, hand over Shu Shu."

The man's face was grim. "She will naturally return once I have safely left this place."

Yan Yun did not believe it.

You can't take that thing with you.

Then someone else emerged from the darkness.

"Who?"

Sima Yue came out, looking at the thing in his hand with a gloomy expression.

"That's not something you can touch."

Nan Yunjing pulled over his long robe and covered Yan Yun in front of him.

The man looked at Sima Yue.

"If you want it, then try and see if you can take it back."

After saying that, he immediately jumped up, grabbed a tree nearby, and prepared to jump away.

Sima Yue raised her hand and waved it down.

The arrows rained down like a storm, leaving the man riddled with holes.