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She kept striking the flint and steel, unable to sleep. Finally, even Uncle Feng couldn't stand it anymore and went over to give his own tinderbox to the old woman.

Chapter 285 The Suspicious Deaf-Mute Old Woman

I wanted to say to that old woman, "We've already given you so much, why are you still taking food from me? Don't you let people get any sleep?"

But there was nothing he could do; the old woman was completely unable to communicate with anyone. She was deaf and mute, so Uncle Feng shook his head and returned to his residence.

Even though the old woman was given a tinderbox, she would still occasionally take out her flint and strike it with it.

After finally waking everyone up, Duan Yu and the others stared wide-eyed at the old woman, who was still squatting there, striking the flint.

They were now unable to sleep, but Duan Yu was there comforting them, saying, "This old woman got up so early to cook for us, so let's not be angry with her."

By this time, all the tinderboxes had been taken by her, and Lin Yaoxie was furious when he saw this. This old woman was doing it on purpose.

Lin Yaoxie suspected that the old woman was sent by someone to mess with them. Otherwise, why would she keep making a racket day and night, preventing everyone from getting any sleep?

So Lin Yaoxie got angry and went out for a stroll. Duan Yu asked Lin Yaoxie, "Master, where are you going?"

Lin Yaoxie said angrily, "I'm going out for a walk first. I can't sleep here anymore."

So Lin Yaoxie took a careful stroll around the area near the lumber mill. Actually, Lin Yaoxie wanted to see if there was anything else suspicious nearby.

But in the short time he was away, something really did happen.

Duan Yu and his group also arrived at a room next door. As soon as they entered the room, Uncle Feng searched it carefully.

Unexpectedly, there were actually two such paintings hanging in one of the rooms of this lumber mill. They both depicted camellias, and the poems next to them were short.

At this moment, Duan Yu and the others felt that it was really unbelievable. They never expected that they would come to such a remote lumber mill.

Someone actually hung this painting here! Uncle Feng, who was standing nearby, said to them, "This is definitely not a good sign. This must be a trap set by someone." Zhong Ling, who was also very nervous, asked Duan Yu, "Brother, who exactly wants to harm us? They've been playing tricks on us all this time."

Duan Yu smiled and said to Zhong Ling, "Don't be afraid, Zhong Ling, it's alright, your brother is here."

They searched the room carefully, but it was empty and there was nothing else. The two paintings were hidden behind a straw curtain.

Only after lifting the straw curtain could they clearly see the patterns in the two paintings.

Lin Yaoxie had already filled in all the words on the poem. He thought that since he had a beginning and an end, he might as well fill in all the words on the painting as well, and see what would happen.

After they finished pasting the painting, Duan Yu and his companions discovered that many small bees had flown in through the windows and doors.

At first, Duan Yu and his companions didn't notice anything amiss, but as the number of bees increased, they began to realize something was wrong.

At this moment, Uncle Feng shouted, "Quickly bring out the tinderbox! These things are afraid of fire!" But everyone had searched their entire bodies and still couldn't find a tinderbox.

Chapter 286 Duan Yu and his son are captured

They gave all the tinder they had to the deaf-mute old woman, and at that moment, Duan Yu and the others could only close all the doors and windows.

But it was too late. The doors and windows were full of holes that could be sealed off anywhere. The bees swarmed around them and quickly began to attack them.

Everyone who was attacked instantly fainted. Duan Yu looked at Miss Wang, and Miss Wang looked at him. The two of them quickly fell to the ground.

Finally, everyone collapsed to the ground, and only then did the bees fly out of the room.

At this moment, the eerie and terrifying deaf-mute old woman stood at the door, revealing her black teeth to the people lying on the ground, and chuckled strangely.

A number of servants quickly came out and dragged them all away.

When Lin Yaoxie returned, he found nothing. Of all his friends, only Lin Yaoxie remained.

Everyone else disappeared. Lin Yaoxie had only been gone for a short while. How could he have disappeared so quickly?

They couldn't possibly abandon Lin Yaoxie and ignore what was going on with him.

Lin Yaoxie began searching the lumberyard, but found no clues whatsoever; even the deaf-mute old woman had vanished.

Everyone had vanished without a trace, and Lin Yaoxie was extremely anxious. The whereabouts of these people were right there, so he quickly began searching.

Actually, the person who attacked Lin Yaoxie and his group was none other than Miss Wang's mother. Madam Wang wanted to take action against Duan Zhengchun.

However, Duan Yu and the others unexpectedly fell into his trap when he discovered that the person he had captured was not Duan Zhengchun.

She was so angry that she was trembling, when someone announced that Murong Fu had arrived.

Lady Wang didn't really like Murong Fu, but since they were relatives, they could only meet once.

When Murong Fu entered, he bowed to Madam Wang and said, "Greetings, Aunt. I have come today to discuss something with you."

Mrs. Wang, seemingly indifferent, said to him, "Then tell me what you mean."

Murong Fu said, "I'm here to offer you advice. I heard that Duan Yu is in your hands, so I'm here to help you. Haven't you always wanted to kill that Duan Zhengchun?"

"Duan Zhengchun is in my hands, or rather, in the hands of a friend of mine. If you hand over Duan Yu to me, I can have him hand Duan Zhengchun over to you for disposal."

At this moment, Lady Wang looked at Murong Fu curiously and asked, "So, to whom exactly did Duan Zhengchun fall?"

Murong Fu replied, "Duan Zhengchun and his four women are in my hands, and my friend said that as long as you hand over Duan Yu to him, he will hand over Duan Zhengchun to you."

When Madam Wang heard that Zheng Chun was already this old and was still with four women, she thought it was simply outrageous.

She was so angry that she was trembling as she said, "That Duan Zhengchun. He's so old and still so promiscuous. I will never let him get away with this."

Lady Wang then asked Murong Fu, "Who is your friend? Why did he capture Duan Yu?"

Murong Fu smiled and said to Madam Wang, "To be honest, my friend is none other than Duan Yanqing, the Crown Prince of Dali. That's why I'm cooperating with him. So, the only person he wants is Duan Yu; he's not interested in Duan Zhengchun. It just so happens that I'm making a deal with you."

Chapter 287 The Mastermind Behind the Scenes: Madam Wang

Madam Wang had long hoped to get her hands on Duan Zhengchun, and she was quite happy that this day had actually come.

So she asked Murong Fu out of curiosity, "Murong Fu, why are you helping me so kindly? What grudge do you have against Duan Yu?"

At this moment, Murong Fu gritted his teeth and said to Madam Wang, "This Duan Yu stole my cousin, and my cousin fell in love with him, so I hate him and I can't swallow this anger."

Upon hearing this, Madam Wang was greatly alarmed and asked, "Murong Fu, what did you say? You said your cousin Yu Yan has fallen for that Duan Yu? That's impossible, that's impossible, they can't possibly be together."

Although Murong Fu was quite curious about why Madam Wang said that, he didn't think about it in detail.

In fact, Madam Wang knew in her heart that Wang Yuyan was also the daughter of that Prince Duan, and that if he really fell in love with Duan Yu...

Isn't this incest? Duan Yu is her brother, how can she be with her own brother?

This was unacceptable to Madam Wang, which only strengthened her resolve to send Duan Yu away in exchange for Duan Zhengchun.

So he said to Murong Fu, "Alright, I agree to your terms of exchange, but there's one condition: those four women must also be handed over to me. I want to see what kind of women Duan Zhengchun is after, that they're still following him."

None of them knew about these things, because Duan Yu and the others were still unconscious and were being held in a cell by Madam Wang.

They had been sleeping there, having been stung by the bees. Those bees were quite aggressive, and after being stung, it would take at least two or three days to wake up.

Just then, someone came to report that several villains had broken into their place and were fighting with two of Murong Fu's men.

At this moment, Murong Fu rushed out and found that it was Duan Yanqing and his group.

So he quickly stopped Duan Yanqing, and as he swung the iron rod at Duan Yuanqing's men, he said to Duan Yuanqing, "Mr. Duan, please have mercy. These are my men, we're all in this together."

Then Duan Yuanqing put away his cane and asked, "Where is Duan Yu now?"

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At this moment, Madam Wang also came out. After glancing at Duan Yuanqing and the others, Madam Wang...

Duan Yanqing said, "Where is Duan Zhengchun? I want to see Duan Zhengchun now."

At this moment, Murong Fu introduced Duan Yanqing: "Mr. Duan, this is my aunt, who is also Wang Yuyan's mother. Duan Yu has been imprisoned by my aunt."

Then Madam Wang said to them, "Where exactly is Duan Zhengchun? I need to see Duan Zhengchun now."

Duan Yanqing waved his hand in that direction, and a group of people came out from there.

It was Duan Zhengchun and his four women, along with his subordinates, who were being forced to come forward. At that moment, Duan Zhengchun was supporting his wife, Dao Baifeng.

They emerged, looking dazed and exhausted, supporting each other.

When Lady Wang saw this, Duan Zhengchun was incredibly excited, after all, this was the person he had loved his whole life.

She hadn't seen him for so many years, so seeing him was bound to make her very excited.

At this moment, Duan Zhengchun was helping Dao Baifeng up from the ground, but Dao Baifeng collapsed due to weakness in her legs and died.

Chapter 288 Lin Yaoxie Assembles the People of Lingjiu Palace

Madam Wang, with a complicated expression, walked over and called out, "Duan Lang."

Only then did Duan Zhengchun raise his head and immediately see the person in front of him.

So he shouted, "Aro, I didn't expect you to come too. You'd better leave quickly, these people are all bad, don't let them hurt you."

However, Madam Wang pushed him. Duan Zhengchun's legs were weak after being drugged, and he was pushed to the ground by Madam Wang.

Only then did Duan Zhengchun realize what was happening and said to Madam Wang, "Could it be that you, A Luo, have conspired with them to plot against me?"

Madam Wang murmured, "Do you still remember twenty years ago?"

Duan Zhengchun said there with deep emotion, "Of course I remember twenty years ago, I almost stayed in this tea garden, to be with you forever, never to be separated again."

Madam Wang sternly ordered her subordinates, "Throw Duan Zhengchun into the dungeon, and throw all the others into the fertilizer room to be used as fertilizer."

Meanwhile, Ruan Xingzhu and the other women were cursing Madam Wang: "You vicious woman, how could you treat us like this? You are simply too wicked."

But there was nothing he could do, and he was dragged down with him.

Meanwhile, Lin Yaoxie was anxiously searching for their whereabouts, and he spurred his horse and galloped towards Dali.

After all, they just wanted to go back to Dali. Whether they left first or something happened, if someone wanted to harm Duan Yu and the others, they would probably send them all back to Dali.

However, Lin Yaoxie miscalculated. After returning to Dali at full speed, he arrived at the Dali Royal Palace.

He discovered that Duan Yu and the others had not returned to Dali, and even Prince Duan had not returned.

This made Lin Yaoxie realize that things were not going well. It seemed that they had all encountered misfortune. Who could have done this?

Lin Yaoxie was deep in thought when one of Prince Duan's men staggered back.

Upon arriving in front of Lin Yaoxie, she nearly fainted upon seeing him.

Lin Yaoxie caught him and asked, "What happened to you? Where did your prince and heir go?"

At this moment, the subordinate, panting heavily, said to Lin Yaoxie, "Great Hero Lin Yaoxie, something terrible has happened! Our Prince Duan has been captured by Duan Yanqing and taken to exchange for the young master. The young master is being held at Miss Wang's house near Yanziwu..."

The subordinate's few words, spoken without any context, left Lin Yaoxie completely bewildered.

So the man explained that Prince Duan was captured by Duan Yanqing, and his ultimate goal was to capture Duan Yu in order to exchange Duan Yu for the throne in Dali.

However, Duan Yu was captured by Madam Wang, so the two of them are about to exchange hostages, and they are probably making the deal at Madam Wang's house right now.