"Tomorrow, I want to go to Xun Family Village and have a look." Yang Ruxin looked at Gu Qingheng. She had never hidden anything from him about Yang Baiyue’s situation, not even Dong Wenming’s approach to her.
However, she had not yet found the opportunity to verify the mark on Xun Hui’s body, but now that she was here, she wanted to inquire about it.
"Then let’s have a look," Gu Qingheng nodded. His leg was better now, and he would accompany her wherever she went in the future.
"We should first have Xiaohei return and send a message; we may be delayed here another day or two," Yang Ruxin said, taking paper and a pen from her bag. After writing a few words, she folded the paper and slipped it into a purse, then, after a moment’s thought, she also wrote another letter for Sanni. Once everything was sealed, she left the house.
Fortunately, the Shan family lived on the edge of the village and wouldn’t alarm the other neighbors.
Xiaohei had been waiting in the trees nearby and hurriedly flew down when he heard Yang Ruxin’s call.
"Take it back." Yang Ruxin tied the purse to Xiaohei’s claws. The sky wasn’t completely dark yet, and with Xiaohei’s speed, he could return quickly.
Xiaohei pecked gently at the palm of Yang Ruxin’s hand with his sharp beak, looking aggrieved. He was the Divine Eagle, after all. How could he lower himself to do a menial task like delivering messages?
Xiaolun immediately looked up and chirped a few times in question. Divine Eagle? What good was a Divine Eagle? When Xinxin was in danger in the ancient tomb, weren’t you completely helpless? And you still have the nerve to call yourself the Divine Eagle?
Xiaohei got angry at once and opened his beak to peck at Xiaolun.
But Xiaolun swiftly slipped into Yang Ruxin’s sleeve.
Xiaohei chirped in annoyance a couple of times, which made Xiaoyin tense up.
Yang Ruxin helplessly rolled her eyes. "Enough, or I’ll stew both of you."
Both creatures immediately behaved.
Xiaohei was clever and stopped refusing to deliver the message. Instead, after calling out twice, he flew away.
Only then did Yang Ruxin pat Xiaolun on the head. Before, this creature had slept like it was dead for four or five days. When it woke up in the ancient tomb, a silver dot had appeared on its forehead, probably a sign of evolution. Now, the dot had turned red, looking like a cinnabar mole, but it was actually prettier.
Xiaolun flicked out its tongue, then settled down.
Now, regarding Budong Village.
Because the Xiaohong Building was quite distant from the village and the Yang Family’s main house purposefully kept things quiet, no one knew that Xun Hui had left and come back injured, nor did anyone know of Yang Ruxin and Gu Qingheng’s absence.
But people did know about Yang Ruyu’s disappearance.
Feng Caie didn’t pay attention to her daughter initially; after all, Ruyu was so independent and had often left home on her own before, although she would usually return after one or two days. Now, three days had passed without any sign or message from her, and Feng Caie felt something was wrong. Having mobilized everyone to search all possible places without finding her, panic set in, and they had no choice but to report to the officials.
When Fang Dehua heard it was about the Yang Family, he came himself with his men. Unfortunately, there were no clues at all, as if Yang Ruyu had simply vanished into thin air.
Although Feng Caie suggested the possibility of foul play, there were absolutely no leads, not even a sighting of Ruyu leaving her home. Under such circumstances, the case could only remain unresolved.
However, the villagers privately speculated that Yang Ruyu might have met someone of high status and eloped.