"Great Hero Pei?" Jiang Zhizhou and Bu Er both exclaimed when they heard the name from Yang Qing.
Yang Qing nodded. "Indeed. Judging by everything that man did, and the drawing he showed, it looks very much like the one we saw when we were traveling with Great Hero Pei."
"That's right," Jiang Zhizhou said. "When I saw that drawing, it struck me as familiar. Hearing you say this today, I suddenly realized it was what we saw in that hidden passage."
"Xiao Zhou, go back to that stallholder and find out exactly what is going on. If that man truly has a connection to Great Hero Pei, you must bring him back safely."
If that person really was Pei Buji, yet he had chosen such a method to seek news from outside, Yang Qing believed Pei Buji must have run into trouble—and no small trouble at that.
Jiang Zhizhou agreed, then turned and left the little courtyard.
As Yang Qing watched him leave, a flicker of unease passed through his heart.
He hoped Jiang Zhizhou would make it in time and bring Pei Buji back safely before Mo Yi and his men got there.
Bu Er saw Yang Qing's unease and stepped forward. "Please set your mind at ease, young master. When Young Master Jiang and I went to investigate earlier, we found that the place was extremely secluded. Ordinary people would never find it."
"If the person staying there truly is Great Hero Pei, I'm sure he will take precautions as well."
Yang Qing naturally trusted Pei Buji's abilities, but at the thought that he might now be gravely injured, his heart rose into his throat again.
Jiang Zhizhou was gone for four hours.
Yang Qing stood beneath the little house's veranda for those entire four hours.
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