31 Chapter 31. Village Chief's House

"Hey, hey, wait. Why did you bring him in?" Xue Yen protested, approaching Hao Chu at the door.

"He is the only clue for us. We have to treat his wounds and keep him alive. Yeah, until he could answer all the questions that were directed to him later," Hao Chu explained.

"Unless you understand corpse language, then I'll let him go," he added.

Xue Yen was instantly enlightened by Hao Chu's words, he didn't give any more response, just rubbed his nape while a faint smile appeared on his lips.

"Grandma Chiyo, can you help him too?" The village chief's voice was heard. He spoke to an old woman who was nearby. And when he saw the old woman nodding her head, he asked his people to provide another room for the seriously injured man. Because it would be impossible if he put him in the same room as the Crown Prince.

When everyone had left and there were only the four of them in the room, Wang Xiumin turned to Xue Yen. "Didn't you find any other clue besides the man?" he asked the man.

Xue Yen shook his head slowly, but the next second he immediately reached into his pants pocket, "I almost forgot, I found this badge in one of them's pants pocket," he said while showing a very small golden object.

"Just take a look! Maybe you recognize it," he added as he handed it to the crown prince first.

Bai Jun who was near Zhang Jiangwu could also clearly see the shape of the badge.

"It looks like it belongs to a noble," Bai Jun muttered.

"I've never seen that kind of badge in this kingdom, even all the families I know don't have that kind of thing either, does it belong to a power group?" Wang Xiumin approached Zhang Jiangwu and expressed his opinion.

"Everything will be clear when the man wakes up, now keep this thing safe," Zhang Jiangwu said as he threw the badge at Xue Yen.

"Didn't you hear information from Feng Ming and Yue Ahn?" he asked again.

"I left the camp before they returned," Xue Yen replied lightly.

"Are they having a hard time? Even though they were only looking for a girl and the girl's body was also injured," Bai Jun muttered, he then turned to the Crown Prince. His memories of that night were still etched in his head. .suddenly he was curious about the thoughts of the man next to him.

"She's not an intruder," Zhang Jiangwu said, and that made Wang Xiumin and Xue Yen frown.

"What do you mean, Your Majesty?" asked Xue Yen.

"There is no one here other than the four of us, stop speaking formally to me," Zhang Jiangwu retorted. He preferred that his friends treat him as usual, regardless of his status and position in the Qin kingdom.

The one he spoke to just wore a smile on his face.

Seeing that Zhang Jiangwu turned to Bai Jun as if understanding the man's gaze, Bai Jun said, "That girl helped both of us that night, she even killed more people than us," Bai Jun explained, representing Zhang Jiangwu.

"To be honest, her fighting ability is better than the two of you," he added as he looked at Xue Yen and Wang Xiumin in turn.

"Although the first time I saw her wielding a sword, it looked a little strange but it wasn't bad at all. Thanks to her, neither of us were killed and only suffered injuries like this," he explained again.

"Is that true?" Xue Yen looked enthusiastic, "When I was at the hunting grounds I already guessed that the girl was not a random person."

"There isn't a woman of noble descent who has that kind of ability in this kingdom, especially if it's just a slave. You said she wasn't an intruder. If she's not an intruder then what is?" Wang Xiumin's brow furrowed at the thought of all that.

"A native of the Qin kingdom? It's so impossible. After all, why was she among those hordes of slaves? Ahh.. thinking about it makes my head hurt," he added, he then walked to the side of the room, then sat on the chair near the window.

"Yes, that's correct. I agree with you. Is she a spy from another kingdom?" Xue Yen stroked his chin, looking like someone deep in thought.

"Whoever she is, she has lied and brought us into this state. Even though she saved us, that doesn't mean we will let her. She was the cause of the wounds on the Crown Prince's body, if she had not brought us this far, we would all have had no trouble that night. She must receive punishment from the palace," said Bai Jun, the man turned his head to Zhang Jiangwu again.

The crown prince didn't give any response, the man took a deep breath.

At the same time, another commotion sounded. And a few minutes later, Feng Ming and Yue Ahn appeared from behind the door.

The two men immediately joined the room, Yue Ahn immediately approached the bed and plopped down on the edge of the bed, causing Zhang Jiangwu and Bai Jun to shift their feet slightly away.

"I'm so tired, let me rest for a while," Yue Ahn said as he took a deep breath, he closed his eyes, trying to catch his breath.

Seeing that, Feng Ming just let out a rough breath then he started to tell them everything. They did not find any trace of the girl, even though they had searched the middle of the forest. They firmly believed that the darkness of the night and the extremely cold air would impede one's movement, but still, they couldn't find her. the girl disappeared as if swallowed by the earth as if the girl had never existed in this world.

There was no response whatsoever after Feng Ming told them everything they had experienced.

"I already knew that you wouldn't find her," Zhang Jiangwu said.

"Huh? What do you mean? See all of your responses, it seems we missed something," said Feng Ming, he then walked over to the bed where the crown prince was.

"What are you thinking? Looks like you're busy with your thoughts and don't care about our existence," he said as he glanced at Wang Xiumin whose face had been looking wrinkled, he continued to walk.

"Ah yeah, where is Hao Chu?" he asked again when he couldn't find the man in the room.

"You are so noisy, Feng Ming. Don't you pity me? I am very tired and also sleepy. Satisfy your curiosity later, the Crown Prince and Bai Jun are also injured, we all need rest," Yue Ahn said still with his eyes closed.

"Hao Chu is in the next room, he is with someone Xue Yen brought. Over there, the village chief and a healer are also in the room." Wang Xiumin answered Feng Ming's question, ignoring Yue Ahn's complaints.