Rebirth: I Became The Villain's Dark Moon Chapter 341: The Child's Whereabouts - Novel Cool

Chapter 341: The Child's Whereabouts

Chapter 341: The Child's Whereabouts

"Let me listen."

Meng Qianqian squeezed in front of Lu Yuan, pressing her ear against the thick, cold iron door.

Lu Yuan looked at the woman wriggling in his embrace and took a deep breath, using his broad body to shield her from Minister of Rites Xing and Hu Shiyeg's view, not wanting them to see her undignified posture.

Hu Shiyeg's heart whispered that he didn't dare to look either.

The Grand Marshal turned his head, and his glare was sharper than a drawn sword!

Meng Qianqian wished her ears could grow on the wall, "Uncle Xing, why can't I hear anything?"

Minister of Rites Xing explained, "The room inside isn't an ordinary cell. There are three stone doors alone, so even the best experts wouldn't be able to hear any sounds from within."

Meng Qianqian, in despair, clung to the door, "So there's such a tightly secured place in the Ministry of Punishment."

Hu Shiyeg muttered, "We didn't expect you to come and listen at the corner either."

Hu Shiyeg received another glare from the Grand Marshal.

"Can you open a crack in the door? Just a little bit."

Meng Qianqian gestured with her fingers.

Minister of Rites Xing hesitated for a moment and said, "The door is locked from the inside, and it can't be opened from the outside. This cell was specifically built to prevent situations like this."

Meng Qianqian: "Oh."

In this day and age, the thief is none other than myself.

Just as Meng Qianqian was thinking about how to sneak in and eavesdrop, the cell door opened.

Celestial Dragon walked out alone.

Minister of Rites Xing's expression relaxed.

Celestial Dragon looked at the four people who were acting suspiciously... Only Meng Qianqian was acting suspiciously, and he asked, "Is there something wrong?"

Hu Shiyeg was dumbfounded. You broke into the Ministry of Punishment, and you're asking us... if there's something wrong?

Celestial Dragon thought for a moment and then said to Minister of Rites Xing, "My unauthorized entry into the Ministry of Punishment has nothing to do with Lady Lu."

Lu Yuan's mouth twitched. So, it has something to do with the Grand Marshal?

He's good at making others take the blame.

Minister of Rites Xing spoke seriously, "Celestial Dragon, the Retired Emperor has issued an edict, and you are pardoned. However, it cannot be publicly announced yet, so the Ministry of Punishment will still pretend to pursue you in the future. Additionally, if you need to enter the Ministry of Punishment again, you don't have to use today's methods. I will make the necessary arrangements for you."

Celestial Dragon looked at Meng Qianqian, "Did you ask the Retired Emperor for leniency?"

Meng Qianqian waved her hand and glanced at Lu Yuan beside her.

Celestial Dragon understood, "You asked him to plead for leniency?"

Lu Yuan's face darkened instantly as his merits were mercilessly taken away by his brother-in-law.

Minister of Rites Xing asked, "Celestial Dragon, what did Chancellor Xun tell you? Did he provide new evidence?"

Celestial Dragon answered decisively, "I can't tell you."

Minister of Rites Xing frowned.

Meng Qianqian spoke softly to Minister of Rites Xing, "Uncle Xing, since the Retired Emperor has issued an edict, Celestial Dragon is no longer a fugitive. We can't subject him to harsh interrogation. How about this, let him leave first, and I'll find a way to get information from him."

Minister of Rites Xing nodded helplessly, "That's the only way."

The three of them left the Ministry of Punishment.

In the carriage, Meng Qianqian asked Celestial Dragon, "Brother, did Chancellor Xun agree to your conditions?"

"He did."

"Then, did you give him the evidence?"

Celestial Dragon was about to say that payment should be made upon delivery, but he paused, realizing it didn't sound right. He said, "When I see the Dragon and Phoenix Twins, I will personally hand over the evidence to him. Today, I just showed it to him to verify its authenticity."

Meng Qianqian was astonished, "Wait, Dragon and Phoenix Twins? You mean Second Aunt... gave birth to two children?"

Celestial Dragon replied, "That's what Chancellor Xun said, and I don't think he would lie about this."

"That's true."

No one had seen the child, and if Chancellor Xun wanted to deceive Celestial Dragon, claiming one child would have been the wisest choice. Dragon and Phoenix Twins were already rare, let alone matching their ages.

"Second Aunt has left two heirs for the Shangjia, she has really been through a lot."

Pregnancy for ten months was challenging and dangerous for a woman, and giving birth to twins was even riskier.

Meng Qianqian couldn't imagine how much pain Second Aunt had endured to give birth to two children in the dangerous Thousand-Mechanisms Pavilion.

Celestial Dragon said, "The court has always wanted to eradicate the Thousand-Mechanisms Pavilion, but they are too despicable and shameless, using someone as a scapegoat. I suspect those two children are with the Thousand-Mechanisms Pavilion."

Meng Qianqian said, "The Thousand-Mechanisms Pavilion has long left the Western City, and no one knows where they've moved. It's as if they've retired from the world."

In her previous life, she had searched high and low for information about the Thousand-Mechanisms Pavilion, but it was like a stone sinking into the ocean.

She didn't know how Chancellor Xun had colluded with the Thousand-Mechanisms Pavilion.

Or perhaps, when the Shang family was avenged by the Loulan people, Chancellor Xun had already formed an alliance with the Thousand-Mechanisms Pavilion.

If that was the case, he was indeed patient, waiting for several years before going to the Western City.

Before him, several imperial envoys and circuit intendant had been sent, but all ended up in a muddle.

In desperation, he, a civilian official, took up the military command.

The commoners were all grateful, and no one associated him with the Shang family's misfortune.

Meng Qianqian clenched her fists, "Chancellor Xun!"

Celestial Dragon saw a flash of murderous intent in Meng Qianqian's eyes and regretted upsetting her again.

Lu Yuan asked Celestial Dragon, "What evidence did he have on you?"

Celestial Dragon said, "I can't tell you."

Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow, "Fine, let me ask differently. Do you really plan to return the evidence to him?"

Celestial Dragon replied honestly, "Yes, if he returns both children to me unharmed."

Lu Yuan tapped Meng Qianqian's sleeve, "You should persuade him."

Meng Qianqian pouted, "He's stubborn, and I can't convince him."

Lu Yuan said calmly, "In that case, I'll have to take it by force."

"No—" Meng Qianqian quickly stepped between them and said to Lu Yuan, "It's been a while since you started fighting, and you're still injured, remember? Besides, I also want to rescue those two children."

Lu Yuan said, "Finding out where they are isn't difficult."

Meng Qianqian's eyes lit up, and she grabbed his hand, "Do you have a way?"

Lu Yuan glanced at the hand on his palm and said aloofly, "In broad daylight, with an outsider present, you should be more reserved."

Then he held Meng Qianqian's hand.

Meng Qianqian: "..."

Lu Yuan asked Celestial Dragon, "Did he give you a deadline?"

Celestial Dragon replied, "Within a month."

Lu Yuan pondered, "With a month's time for a round trip, the location shouldn't be too far. But if the Thousand-Mechanisms Pavilion is this close to the capital, it's unlikely that there's been no news for so many years. There's only one possibility—he's using carrier pigeons to communicate with the Thousand-Mechanisms Pavilion, asking them to deliver the people."

Celestial Dragon said, "You mean we should monitor the Ministry of Punishment and intercept his secret letters."

Lu Yuan said sarcastically, "You probably won't understand a word of his secret letters."

Celestial Dragon angrily said, "Lu Yuan!"

Meng Qianqian quickly said, "Brother, don't get angry. I think my husband means that Chancellor Xun will use secret codes that we won't understand, and only his confidants will know."

Lu Yuan gave Celestial Dragon a look that said his sister was smarter than him, "Summon that big bird."

"What big bird?"

"The old man's eagle."

"Didn't it go to Miaojiang?"

"Just summon it."

Meng Qianqian curled her index finger and whistled at the sky.

Whoosh! A nimble figure flew through the air, exuding the dominance of the sky's ruler, and suddenly dived down—

Only to be stopped by Lu Yuan with a throat-locking move outside the carriage window.

Hunting Eagle: "Ga!"

Lu Yuan placed the eagle on the window frame, "Stay there, don't come in."

The hunting eagle retracted its wings and squeezed pitifully against the narrow carriage window.

Meng Qianqian quickly opened her purse and took out a piece of dried meat to feed it, "Didn't you go to Miaojiang, or did you already return from Miaojiang?"

The hunting eagle silently extended its talons and rubbed against the carriage wall, removing the small bamboo tube that the Majestic King had tied to its leg.

The eagle refused to deliver the head-on-the-line message!

(End of Chapter)

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