Chapter 715: A Way Out
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Since he couldn’t find anything more from their house, he would definitely ask the others in the village…
Or perhaps, he had not left and was still around the village. Perhaps he was monitoring their house…
Thinking of this, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan looked at each other and exchanged a look.
Then, Jiang Yue opened her mouth and lied, “Xue Yan and I are going to visit Grandpa.”
“Alright, alright, alright.” Liu Guixia was naturally happy that the children were filial and quickly agreed. “But remember to come back before dark.”
“Okay,” Jiang Yue replied.
After that, Xue Yan held her hand and walked outside.
After leaving their courtyard, they obviously did not go to their grandfather’s place. They had already gone to their grandfather’s place before lunch and talked with their grandfather for a long time before coming back for lunch.
If someone wanted to monitor their house, it was very likely that they would
be behind their house. There were many trees blocking the way, so Jiang Yue and Xue Yan went to the back of their house.
They walked around the courtyard wall and observed their surroundings.
Xue Yan had already let go of Jiang Yue’s hand. Jiang Yue let him walk at the back while she walked in front, keeping her eyes and ears open.
This was to prevent any accidents.
Plus, Xue Yan didn’t have skills, so walking in front was too unsafe.
They did not find anyone monitoring their house from behind the house.
However, they found traces of grass being stepped on and footprints on the side of the courtyard wall. Fortunately, the backyard was shady and there were trees blocking the sun. It was winter now, and the soil beside the courtyard wall was a little moist. If one stepped on it, they would leave shallow footprints.
Looking at the footprints, they should be from an adult.
The footprints were obviously new. They were made today. Someone had stood here today.
Perhaps someone had climbed over the wall, looked inside, or entered.
However, the possibility of entering should be small. Zi Cui and the others were all in the backyard. If someone entered, they would definitely be able to see it. Someone must have taken a peek inside.
If this was an adult who knew a little bit of martial arts, and the courtyard wall in their backyard was not very high, it would be very difficult for the person inside to notice if he climbed on the wall with two hands and only peeked inside with his eyes.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan took a few steps back and looked up at the courtyard wall.
They could more or less see the situation on the wall.
Their house had been here for some time. It was exposed to the wind and the sun. The courtyard wall was actually not very clean. If no one had climbed up the courtyard wall to look inside, the courtyard wall would still be very dirty.
However!
There were footprints on the wall, and there were two obvious signs of it being scratched. Some of the dirt had been scraped off. These two pieces were probably caused by climbing up with two hands, then pulling up, allowing the spy to look over the wall.
After she roughly understood the situation, Jiang Yue whispered to Xue Yan in a volume that only Xue Yan could hear, “If you look over the wall from here, you can only see a few small houses at most. There’s naturally nothing to see in the houses. The spy must be looking at Aunt Xiao and the others. If this is the same person who came to our house to ask about Sanfu and the people from the military camp, why did he come to the back? What if he’s actually here to ask about Aunt Xiao and the others?” Xue Yan’s expression was solemn, “It’s possible.”
Otherwise, how could there be marks here?
If that was the case, Empress Shao would be in danger of being exposed.
Their family would not be safe either.
It might even implicate the villagers.
Seeing him like this, Jiang Yue knew what he was immediately jumping into.
She said, “Don’t worry. When the time comes, I have a way..”
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