Chapter 38: Chapter 38: A Close Call
Ye Lingyue clutched the hallucinogen powder in her hand, tempted to use it on Ye Lanxi. Since her hallucinogen powder was intact, she could also use it on Ye Lingrui.
Speaking of Ye Lingrui, she wasn’t sure whether this twin brother of hers would wake up in time tomorrow.
In order to knock him out cold, she had made a lot of precaution against his cunning, putting some sleeping powder not only on his food and drink, but also scattering it on his clothes.
Even if he realized he had inhaled the sleeping powder, she was betting on the lack of herbs. He wouldn’t be able to create the antidote without sufficient ingredients.
In the end, she won the bet.
It gave her satisfaction that she had won against her scheming twin brother.
Ye Lingyue blinked innocently. "Second Brother, aren’t you accusing me unjustly? You think someone like me will have an item like that?"
Upon hearing that, Ye Lanxi gave a cold sneer. She might not have something like a sleeping powder, but that protective twin of hers did!
It wouldn’t be a surprise he gave her a lot of such items.
On another note... he swept his gaze toward her up and down.
She actually has recovered to this degree, already as cunning as Ye Lingrui. He concluded that this young girl had now fully recovered.
"Who else is it if not you? Even Lingrui is sleeping as deeply as a pig right now." He snorted.
Ye Lingyue coughed and looked away. By now, Ye Lanxi should also already be aware that she has recovered fully, so...
"Second Brother, since Ye Shaoqin will return to the camping site safely, how about we compete with each other?" She immediately changed the topic into something that would definitely interest him.
"We are not in a hurry, so let’s see how many games we can catch!" She added, already imagining various delicious meals in her head.
Ye Lanxi sneered. "Your little brain can only think of food all day. If the Ninth Prince’s men are going back, should we return sooner? They will definitely visit our camping site."
"Once they notice we are gone..." he trailed off, his eyes meaningful.
Ye Lingyue sighed a little sadly. She almost forgot about that. In the past week, she had only gotten one chance to sneak out because Commander Leng had ordered Lin Su to strengthen the guard.
She had no games left in her storage space now. The dinner was the last one. Starting from tomorrow, she might not be able to eat delicious roasted meat for a while...
"It doesn’t mean we can’t catch the games at all." Ye Lanxi coughed, his face full of disdain at her gluttonous expression.
They already lit the oil lamp again to light the path. Ye Lingyue’s expression was so clear in his eyes.
"We can do that as we return to the camping site," he said.
Ye Lingyue’s eyes lit up at the idea, and she nudged Ye Lanxi. "Why didn’t I think of it sooner? Second Brother, I am surprised such a good idea can come from you!"
Upon hearing her words, Ye Lanxi was irritated. "What do you mean by that? Are you calling me a fool?"
"I didn’t say that, Second Brother... you admitted it yourself." After she said that, Ye Lingyue took off running, followed by the angry Ye Lanxi behind her.
A few moments later, Ye Lingyue wiped her sweat tiredly.
They had managed to catch a few quails, rabbits, and some bird eggs. Without using traps, it was harder to catch games. Alas, they didn’t have the luxury of time to use traps.
Now, they had finally arrived at the camping site and were trying to sneak back inside.
Upon thinking about it, she realized something from her exchange with the Ninth Prince’s men.
The leader, who was the tallest man, was actually testing her. After all, these people were the Ninth Prince’s soldiers... how bad can they be?
Yet, during the time they landed on the ground, they actually made a grave mistake—deliberately made some noises which alerted the three kidnappers of their presence.
However, is that really necessary? She couldn’t help but think of their motive and still didn’t find any even after racking her brains for a while.
She shook her head and chose to discard the thoughts out of her mind. They most likely wouldn’t encounter each other again.
"They haven’t arrived." Ye Lanxi raised his eyebrows as he analyzed their camping site. "Why are the Ninth Prince’s soldiers so slow? He should recruit more competent ones."
Ye Lingyue rolled her eyes. This Ye Lanxi was indeed crazy enough to nitpick about the Ninth Prince’s shortcomings... well, technically, his soldiers’ shortcomings.
"It’s good for us. Don’t complain too much." With that, she got up and jumped to the tree branch.
Once the patrol guards were busy conversing with their companions and didn’t pay attention to their carriage, she slipped in and began to pretend to sleep.
Ye Lanxi also arrived inside not long after, following her actions.
Not long after, Commander Leng went to their carriage, knocking. Ye Lingyue subconsciously heaved a sigh of relief. What a close call.
She had hidden the games inside her storage and told Ye Lanxi she was putting them in the bushes; they would get them early in the morning.
So far, this blockhead wasn’t suspicious at all, and he also accepted her complete recovery quite calmly.
"Madam Ye?" Commander Leng called out.
Ye Lingrui was the first to open his eyes, followed by Ye Shaoyin who was asked by him to wake Shen Jingyi up.
Soon, Shen Jingyi woke up. After she prepared herself, she went out. Ye Lingyue subconsciously heaved a sigh of relief. Thankfully, she gave her mother a lighter dose.
"Madam Ye, we are here to bring the missing child back."
That voice... Ye Lingyue and Ye Lanxi subconsciously stiffened. Although they were pretending to sleep, their hearts were in their throats when Ye Shaoyin called out her brother excitedly and lifted the carriage’s curtain.
They held their breath.
