Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 41 Searching for the Temple of Compassion

"Why are you sitting up? Lie down quickly and don't move around. Be careful not to tear the wound."

Miaolian said this as she carefully helped Yan Ciwan lie down.

At this time Chaolu also came back to her senses. Seeing that Yan Ciwan was in poor condition, she could not think about her mother for the time being and hurried to check Yan Ciwan's wound.

Fortunately, Yan Ciwan's wound did not split again, but it was still a little red and swollen, and her body began to feel hot again.

Chaolu and Miaolian changed the medicine for her, wanting her to lie down and have a good rest.

But how can Yan Ciwan rest in peace?

She managed to pull herself together and asked in a hoarse voice, "Towards the Madam?"

Chaolu pursed her lips: "Yeah."

Yan Ciwan sighed inwardly, it was all because of her injury that she couldn't use her strength, otherwise she would have just struck Liu with a direct blow and knocked her out, and her goal would have been achieved. Why would she have to be so roundabout?

Chaolu stayed to look after Yan Ciwan, while Miaolian went out to boil medicine.

Yan Ciwan asked weakly when he saw Chaolu looking listless.

"what happened to you?"

Chaolu gave a smile that was uglier than crying: "Am I a burden to my mother?"

"Why do you think so?"

"Although A Niang and A Ye have been married for many years, I know that their relationship is not good. Now A Ye has even hit A Niang. A Niang must want to leave A Ye, but she didn't do so. It can only be for me. I have become a burden to A Niang."

As Chaolu spoke, she lowered her head, feeling extremely remorseful.

Yan Ciwan comforted him, "This is just your guess. Maybe Madam Chao has other reasons. Maybe she is not unwilling to leave the Chao Mansion, but she cannot leave."

Zhaolu raised her head: "What do you think A Niang has to say?"

Yan Ciwan didn’t know either.

She originally thought that once Chaolu knew about Liu being beaten, she would definitely not let Liu return to the Chao Mansion. With Chaolu, her daughter, stepping forward to retain her, Liu, who loved her daughter dearly, should be willing to stay.

But it turned out that she had thought things too simply.

Liu tried her best to hide the fact that she was beaten, perhaps not to save face, but because she had a deeper fear.

The water in the pond in the imperial palace was much deeper than Yan Ciwan had expected.

Not long after, Miaolian came back in a hurry, her face full of panic.

"Oh no! There are a lot of constables outside!"

Yan Ciwan and Chaolu were both shocked.

……

In the past two days, the detectives have searched house to house in the city, but have not been able to find Ning Ci's whereabouts. Now only the northern part of the city has not been searched.

If they still don't find the person after searching this area, they might lose their jobs.

Thinking of this, Gao Dahai's expression became even more stern.

Ning Ci must be hiding in the north of the city. In order to keep their jobs, they will find her even if they have to dig deep into the ground!

As soon as the gate of the Taoist temple was opened, he immediately rushed in with a group of ferocious detectives and began to search every room carefully, not leaving out any inch of the Taoist temple.

At this moment, Yan Ciwan and Chaolu had already climbed out through the skylight of the attic.

The two men bent over, took cover from the branches of a large tree next to the house, carefully stepped on the roof, and walked to the chimney.

The chimney was only two feet wide. Yan Ciwan untied the rope around his waist, tied one end to the outside of the chimney and the other end to his own waist, then grabbed the rope and slowly slid into the chimney.

After she went in, Chaolu followed closely behind.

The chimney is connected to the kitchen. At this moment, the detectives have finished searching the kitchen and are searching the woodshed next to it.

After Yan Ciwan and Chaolu landed, they quietly opened the door behind the stove. There was a cellar inside, which was specially used to store grain and pickles.

The two of them walked down the narrow staircase into the cellar and gently closed the door. The detectives quickly searched the Cixin Temple from inside to outside, but found nothing.

Gao Dahai was born tall and strong, with a pair of tiger eyes that were very intimidating. Ordinary people would feel fear when they saw his expressionless face.

But Jade Purity Zhenren is not an ordinary citizen. She comes from a scholarly family, is well-read, and her husband was once a county magistrate. Her background and experience allow her to remain calm when facing this group of ferocious detectives.

"I've already told you that the person you're looking for is not here."

Gao Dahai would not leave easily just because of her words.

He glanced at the women standing behind Jade Purity Immortal. There were six of them in total. The youngest was still a child, and the oldest had a head full of white hair. They were all pitiful people who had nowhere to go.

They didn't dare to look Gao Dahai in the eye, and huddled down with their heads lowered.

Gao Dahai walked up to the youngest girl and asked with a smile, "What's your name?"

The girl answered softly, "Ah Fu."

Originally she had no name, but was later taken in by Ci Xin Temple, where Jade Pure Immortal named her Ah Fu, hoping that she would be blessed with good fortune in the future and no longer suffer.

Gao Dahai reached into his purse and finally took out a piece of maltose wrapped in oil paper.

He originally brought this candy back for his daughter to eat. Now he handed the candy to the girl and coaxed her softly.

"Afu, have you seen any strangers recently? As long as you tell the truth, you can have this candy."

Ah Fu smelled the sweet aroma of maltose and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

She looked at the candy several times, then shook her head: "No."

Jade Purity Zhenren's expression remained unchanged throughout the whole period, but she was actually very nervous. When she heard Ah Fu's answer, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Gao Dahai was about to stuff the maltose back into his pocket, but when he caught a glimpse of Ah Fu swallowing his saliva, he paused and finally stuffed the maltose into Ah Fu's hand.

He looked around, and his sight finally stopped on the roof of the west wing.

Gao Dahai discovered that the west wing was slightly higher than the other two houses.

So he strode towards the west wing, looked around inside, and found a small attic hidden upstairs.

Jade Purity Master explained: "The attic is used to store sundries and has never been occupied by anyone."

The detectives also said that they had just checked the attic and found only debris and no one there.

Gao Dahai had a hunch that there was something wrong with this small attic.

He went up to the attic himself to examine it carefully.

The attic was short and small, and as he was tall, he had to bend over or his head would hit the roof.

The room was filled with all kinds of mess, but the floor was clean and dust-free.

He reached out and pushed open the skylight, then leaned out and looked out. He saw the roof outside and a chimney not far away.

True Man Yuqing was waiting anxiously in the room.

When she saw Gao Dahai coming down, she couldn't help but ask, "Have you found any clues?"

Gao Dahai did not answer. He strode out of the west wing and went straight to the kitchen.

Upon seeing this, Jade Purity Immortal's heart suddenly rose to his throat.

She hurried after him: "That's the kitchen. You have already searched it."

Gao Dahai seemed to be deaf to her words.

He stepped over the threshold and walked into the kitchen. He came to the stove, looked up at the chimney entrance, and then gave the order.

"Search this place again carefully, every corner, every roof and floor."

"Yes!"

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