After being forced to leave the marriage, I became the wife of a top scholar.

Chapter 234 Alluring Fragrance and Assassination (Part 3)

Lin Yunche arrived at the main room first. He touched the lock on the door, and it did not seem to be the extremely complicated copper lock like the one on the main gate of Xueqiao Palace.

He tried to apply a little force, and to his surprise, the brass lock in his hand opened with a click.

Lin Yunche went inside, found a candle, lit it with a tinderbox, and the whole room was instantly illuminated.

Lin Yunche looked around and found the place empty except for two chairs and a few simple wooden tables.

This is completely different from Qiaoxue's style!

Lin Yunche carefully inspected the room and, after confirming there was no danger, settled Wushuang and Wuhuan there.

He then went to look at the other rooms, patiently examining each one with a candle in hand.

He made a new discovery when he arrived at the northernmost room.

The discovery was a painting on the wall. Lin Yunche carefully brought the candlelight close to the wall so that he could see the contents of the painting clearly.

The painting depicts two people, a man and a woman. The man is practicing swordplay by the river, while the woman sits under a tree playing the zither, creating a harmonious scene.

Lin Yunche brought the candlelight close to the woman's face, and he could confirm that this woman was not Qiaoxue.

However, this man...
Lin Yunche could recognize the man's identity almost without careful examination, because of those eyes, he was Lin Sishu.

Lin Yunche recalled Qiaoxue's words.

"If it weren't for that woman, why would Lin Sishu have abandoned me?"

"Just because she has more power than me?"

"But now I have power too, I am the king of Xuancheng."

Lin Yunche felt a sudden chill run through his body, and that familiar sense of fear enveloped him once again, with scenes from his past dreams constantly replaying in his mind.

"The Lin family are rebels; Lin Sishu betrayed the Shang Kingdom."

"What kind of family is the Lin family that they still want to be exonerated? They should see if they have the right to do so."

"The Lin family should have been wiped out long ago; the Lin family shouldn't have lived."

Lin Yunche stood motionless, as if trapped in a nightmare.

"Mr. Yun! Mr. Yun!" After not hearing any movement for a long time, Wushuang came out to find Lin Yunche. Seeing Lin Yunche standing there motionless, she called out to him.

Lin Yunche still didn't respond, so Wushuang had no choice but to tug at Lin Yunche's sleeve.

Lin Yunche suddenly opened his eyes, his forehead covered in cold sweat, as if he had just had a nightmare.

He turned to look at Wushuang behind him, "Did I scare you?"

Wushuang shook her head. "No! Mr. Yun, what's wrong? You seemed a little off just now. Do you want me to take a look at you?"

Lin Yunche shook his head slightly, forcing a smile to indicate that he was alright.

Lin Yunche picked up the candle again and shone it on the wall, so that Wushuang could see the painting on the wall clearly.

"Isn't this Princess Yunni?" Wushuang said blankly, then noticed the man beside her. Wushuang's eyes widened slightly, and she turned to look at Lin Yunche.

Mr. Yun actually knows Princess Yun Ni?
No! This is not Mr. Yun. Although he looks very similar, his temperament and demeanor are completely different.

"Princess Yunni?" Lin Yunche asked Wushuang, pointing at the woman in the painting. "You're saying this woman is Princess Yunni!"

Wushuang nodded, "Yes! She is none other than Yunni, the eldest princess of the Northern Dynasty."

Lin Yunche suddenly realized that the more powerful woman Xueqiao mentioned was Princess Yunni.

Lin Yunche felt bitter. His uncle had not only offended the princess but also the county princess. Even if he got back what his uncle had taken away years ago, how could he prove that the Lin family had not rebelled?
Is there really no chance of being exonerated?

Thinking of this, Lin Yunche felt a deep sense of resentment.

He wanted to ask, he wanted to find Lin Sishu and ask him face to face, why he disregarded the Lin family, why he ruined the Lin family's century-old reputation.

Wushuang noticed the change in Lin Yunche's aura and patted him on the shoulder.

"Mr. Yun, the fire in the palace has almost completely burned out."

"The soldiers will probably be here soon."

"If we can't find a way out here, we'll have to go back and leave in the chaos."

Lin Yunche's thoughts finally returned to the present, and now was indeed not the time to think about these things.

"No need! I know how to get out."

Lin Yunche carefully took down the painting from the wall and then searched around for some books, stuffing them all into his pocket.

"Let's go now!" Lin Yunche said.

Wushuang couldn't figure out how they got out, so she could only nod blankly.

"Then I'll go and carry Wuhuan out right now," Wushuang said, and hurriedly ran to the main room to carry the person out.

Lin Yunche was once again surprised to find that Wushuang's injuries seemed to have healed.

What ability does he have that allows his injuries to heal so quickly?

Is it because of this ability that Xueqiao uses all sorts of torture on him?
Wushuang struggled to carry Wuhuan out. He walked up to Lin Yunche and asked, "Mr. Yun, how do we get out?"

Lin Yunche lifted Wu Huan off Wushuang's back and placed her on his own back, then lightly jumped onto the roof.

He carried Wuhuan around the rooftop for a while, and soon found a large tree in a corner.

His father had told him this when he was young. His uncle was most skilled at scaling walls and roofs. "Second brother! When I have my own mansion in the future, I won't need a door."

Lin Feiyun sighed helplessly, "If we don't take the door, no one will come to visit us anymore."

Lin Sishu said nonchalantly, "You don't need to come to my house."

"Why don't I just go to your house as a guest?"

Lin Feiyun laughed and said, "Why won't you let us go? Do you have some good stuff hidden at home?"

Lin Sishu shook her head and said, "No, that's not true!"

"There is no door so that you won't disturb my peaceful dreams."

"I can practice martial arts whenever I want, and I can paint whenever I want. Nobody can stop me."

"What if one day you can no longer enter your own home?" Lin Feiyun asked.

Lin Sishu rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment before saying, "Then I'll plant a tree next to the yard."

"If one day I can no longer fly, I can still crawl!"

"Second brother, what do you think? Am I smart or not!"

Lin Feiyun always doted on his younger brother. Although he was unreliable, Lin Feiyun still chimed in, "Smart, our Sishu has always been very smart."

Lin Yunche stood on the roof and indeed found the tree in a corner.

He didn't know how high the roof was, so he could only jump onto the tree and slide down little by little with Wuhuan on his back.

They crawled like that for a while before finally landing.

Lin Yunche looked up at the height of the wall and couldn't help but sigh.

His uncle was indeed cunning; even a highly skilled martial artist would break their bones if they jumped off that roof.

Lin Yunche placed Wuhuan under the tree and leaned her against the trunk, then turned around and climbed back into the courtyard.

As soon as he peeked out, he saw that Wushuang was still standing in the same spot, obediently waiting for him without moving.

"Come on, climb onto my back!"

Lin Yunche bent down, gesturing for Wushuang to climb up.

After thinking for a moment, Wushuang climbed onto Lin Yunche's back as instructed. Lin Yunche then jumped back onto the roof and quickly found a large tree in the corner, sliding down from it once again.

As soon as Wushuang landed, she saw Wuhuan leaning against a tree trunk.

"We're out already?" Wushuang asked in disbelief.

He had been in this palace for many years, and every day he had hoped that he would die soon.

If he died sooner, he wouldn't have to endure his master's torment anymore, and Wu Huan wouldn't have to live in fear for him.

Yes, he had long since given up hope of ever escaping the palace.

Unexpectedly, this day arrived quietly. Wushuang showed no emotion on her face, but she was incredibly excited inside.

"Let's go! We shouldn't stay here any longer." Lin Yunche raised his hand and carried Wuhuan on his back again.

This time, it was he who led Wushuang away from here.

Lin Yunche and Wushuang returned to the streets of Xuancheng. Perhaps because the fire in the palace was quite large, many people in Xuancheng came out to watch the excitement.

Most of them didn't know where the fire was!

All they knew was that it must belong to a wealthy family. The direction of the palace was filled with soldiers from the Northern Dynasty. Taking advantage of the chaos on the street, Lin Yunche led Wushuang back to the inn.

He didn't go in directly, but instead found a corner to observe the inn's activity.

As expected, because the commotion at the palace was so great, Yang Cong and Xu Long went there to investigate.

Just then, Yang Cong hurriedly walked out of the inn and ran into Xu Long, who was rushing back.

"How is it? Have you found any news about Mr. Yun?"

In the past few days, Yang Cong and his men have been torturing the shopkeepers and their employees while continuing their investigation in Xuancheng.

It can be said that they have turned Xuancheng upside down, and even went so far as to use the spies that Yang Cong had planted in the Northern Dynasty.

Xu Long shook his head, "I didn't find anyone!"

"However, we have never explored that place before."

Yang Cong narrowed his eyes. "Let's look for it! Since we haven't looked for it, let's go look for it."

Xu Long was in a dilemma. "Mr. Yang, the place has been burned to ashes. How are we supposed to find it?"

"There will always be clues, even the slightest traces, we must look for them."

Wushuang tilted her head, looking at Lin Yunche's expression, "These are your companions?"

Lin Yunche nodded slightly.

"Aren't we going in now? They're looking for you."

"Go in, but not now!" Lin Yunche had just finished speaking when he saw a group of people walking towards the inn. They were probably soldiers from the Northern Dynasty investigating the cause of the fire.

(End of this chapter)