The jade pendant connects the past and present; the exiled crown prince's wife takes her entire

While Song Qingyan was talking to Chen Jiechai, the thief had already come back upstairs.

They arrived at the third room on the east side, where Song Qingyan and Chen Hui were preparing to split into two groups.

As Song Qingyan watched them head towards his family's house, his pupils suddenly contracted.

He grabbed Chen Hui, who was about to rush out. Although his expression remained calm, the fingertips embedded in his palm betrayed his true emotions.

He dared not show fear, dared not breathe too much, and kept his eyes fixed on the thief who was moving forward.

His right hand was aimed at the heads of the two thieves. At this angle and in this direction, he could only hit one of them, and the other would definitely make a sound to attract their companions.

But if they just wait like this, the family inside will be in danger once they enter the house!

Song Qingyan's back was covered in cold sweat, and he was at a loss for what to do.

The three people inside the house clearly sensed the impending danger.

"They, how did they get here so quickly!" Zhao cried out in panic, clutching her daughter and daughter-in-law tightly. "What if Qingyan runs into them? He's still injured, what if he, what if he..."

"Mother, don't panic. Eldest brother is skilled; he killed a tiger with a single blow before. How could these thieves be stronger than a tiger?"

"But, but there are so many of them..."

Zhao's anxiety was quickly interrupted by an even more dangerous atmosphere, as she realized that the thieves seemed to be getting closer and closer to them.

"Mother, what do we do? They're really coming this way!" Song Wanzhen's pale face was covered in tears. She looked helplessly at Jiang Jinning, who was clearly quieter beside her. Thinking that Jiang Jinning was terrified, she quickly composed herself and forced a smile that was both crying and laughing. "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid. Mother and I will protect you. Eldest brother will be back soon..."

Jiang Jinning, however, calmed down strangely. Her panicked expression disappeared, replaced by a calm and composed demeanor similar to Song Qingyan's usual one.

"I'm not afraid, Mother, Wanzhen, you're not afraid either. With the young general gone, I will protect you."

The mother and daughter were suddenly stunned, and through the small body, they seemed to see Song Qingyan's figure.

She's clearly the most timid person, yet she's saying she wants to protect them.

Zhao's eyes welled up with tears, and her voice choked with emotion: "We've protected each other; not one of us will be missing!"

At this moment, the two thieves had already arrived at the door of the house.

The two figures were stretched long and cast onto the floor of the room through the crack in the door.

The three people on the bed in the room huddled together.

Jiang Jinning then touched the flashlight that had fallen onto the bed.

Something flashed through her mind very quickly, and as the door was pushed open, she suddenly turned on her flashlight.

A beam of light suddenly shot towards the doorway, shining through the crack in the pushed-open door onto the face of one of the thieves, and then suddenly disappeared.

"What, what is this?!"

After a while, the strange phenomenon did not reappear, and the two even thought they had seen wrong. But just then, the light appeared again, this time shining on their arms.

A look of surprise flashed in Song Qingyan's eyes as he hid not far away.

It was Jin Ning who used her method to save herself, and it was also through this method that he was given the opportunity to act.

The light flickered on and off several times, and the two thieves' mental defenses collapsed.

"Yes, it's Heaven about to unleash divine punishment!"

If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. These two thieves had committed numerous murders and robberies, so when faced with this inexplicable phenomenon, they could only think of one possibility.

The faces of the people they had killed over the years flashed through their minds, their images appearing in and out of focus, as if echoing incessantly in their ears.

The once arrogant thief trembled like a leaf, kneeling on the ground and repeatedly apologizing to the door.

The light came back on.

Now, Song Qingyan made his move. He triggered the switch on the crossbow, and the small crossbow bolt shot out, piercing through one person's head with a soft thud, and then passing through another person's head.

The two stopped talking and moving abruptly, and even in death they believed it was divine punishment.

"No, there's no sound, Mother, Sister-in-law, there's no sound."

As if she had just thought of something, Jiang Jinning's eyes lit up, and she got out of bed and walked towards the door.

"Jin Ning, don't go..."

Outside, the two thieves were kneeling in a kneeling posture, but they were not moving at all, clearly dead.

Jiang Jinning was suddenly pulled into the arms of a guard who exuded a cold aura. The embrace was both familiar and strange. She tried to look up and see, but could only see the sculpted jawline of the person in front of her.

"Young General..."

The young general held her so tightly that she could hardly breathe.

For some reason, her heart started pounding wildly again, feeling all uneasy.

She felt that she was sick.

"Ahem, um, um, um, I'll go find something first." Chen Hui interrupted the obviously pink-toned atmosphere somewhat embarrassedly.

Jiang Jinning blushed as she pushed the door open. She glanced around and noticed that her mother and sister were watching her with amusement. Her face turned even redder.

The second floor is safe for the time being, but the two dead thieves are only two of them, and the danger has not yet been eliminated.

They were few in number and certainly couldn't afford to confront the thieves head-on.

However, the flashlight method just now did provide some direction.

"If Officer Chen finds those sleeping pills, he can restrict their behavior, but it takes time for the poison to take effect, so we'll use a flashlight," Jiang Jinning said.

Song Wanzhen: "But this method only works for timid people..."

Song Qingyan shook his head: "If you have a clear conscience, you have nothing to fear. These murderers and thieves are naturally afraid."

Chen Hui's side went smoothly, perhaps because all the thieves had been sent out, which made the defenses on the other side a bit lax.

He quickly obtained a lot of low-class items, such as sleeping pills and sleeping smoke.

"Drugs are best added to water, but these people are probably already used to the smell and won't fall for it easily. Bringing these sleeping pills and incantations might not be useful either, and would only alert them," Chen Hui said, expressing his thoughts.

"It's okay, people don't think about anything else when they're scared. I have a flashlight!"

Chen Hui paused for a moment when the flashlight was mentioned.

"What is this flashlight?"

Jiang Jinning turned on her flashlight and shone it on her own face.

Chen Hui was startled and almost fell to the ground.

Isn't that the white light that suddenly appeared just now? He thought it was lightning, and he still didn't understand why the two people suddenly knelt on the ground. Now he knows!

This is a treasure!

The lady made no attempt to hide anything from him!

After the initial excitement subsided, he put on a solemn face, raised two fingers, and made a vow: "Young master and madam, Chen Hui hereby swears that he will never reveal this matter, or may he be struck by lightning and die a horrible death."

Such a treasure is being displayed before him, and I must not reveal a single word about it, otherwise I would be betraying the lady's trust!

At this moment, Chen Hui had already made a decision in his heart.

"No need for that. Get up quickly, dealing with the thieves is the priority."

Seeing that Song Qingyan was standing still, Jiang Jinning could only reach out to help him. She noticed that Chen Hui's eyes held not only gratitude but also a hint of reverence for her, and she suddenly understood what had happened.

The young general is trying to win over people's hearts for her. From now on, she will no longer be the jinx who was bullied and had nowhere to turn for help!

Young General...

After exchanging a few more words, the group went about their respective tasks.