HLnovel Chapter 161 There is a ghost
Chapter 161 There is a ghost
Lu Yangyang's hand gripped the seam of the box, about to open it.
At the same time, a pair of hands landed on the curtain, about to lift it.
Hearing the noise, Lu Yangyang looked towards the curtain.
The curtain was lifted, revealing the face of the woman from the acrobatic troupe.
The woman's smile hadn't faded yet, probably from receiving a reward; her lips were still upturned. Then, she lifted the curtain and saw a sinister face staring at her in the dim light.
Lu Yangyang's face was the size of a palm, with dark black eyes. One half of her face was normal, delicate and small, while the other half was almost half ulcerated, oozing blood. Two blood droplets ran down her cheeks, one of which seemed to come from the corner of her eye, looking at her at first glance like a string of blood tears.
The woman's eyes widened suddenly, her lips turning white and trembling. Lu Yangyang lowered her head, ignoring her, and decisively opened the box first.
The first thing to be revealed from the box was the priest's mask that Sheng Yunjiao had been wearing. Sheng Yunjiao leaned her head to one side.
Lu Yangyang breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Thank goodness.
At this moment, the woman, who hadn't fully recovered and was probably terrified by Lu Yangyang, screamed with her eyes closed, "Ah—a ghost—!"
Lu Yangyang loosened the lid of the box, took two quick steps forward, and kicked the woman from the acrobatic troupe away.
Suddenly, before the lively acrobatic troupe outside could react, Lu Yangyang shouted to Yan Yue, "Yan Yue, stop them! They're human traffickers!"
Yan Yue immediately dropped his arrogant and cocky demeanor, kicked over the plate in the hands of the circus performer who was holding a plate and waiting for a tip, and took advantage of his panic to quickly subdue him.
The person who was performing fire-breathing suddenly breathed fire at the crowd when he saw that things were not going well. Taking advantage of the crowd's screams and panic, he tried to escape, but Lu Yangyang casually picked up a blue brick from the ground and smashed it directly on the back of his head. The person staggered a few steps and fell to the ground with a thud.
The curtain that had been blocking the view from the large tree had been torn off when Lu Yangyang kicked the woman, revealing Lu Yangyang's true face. Some people in the crowd who saw her were terrified: "A ghost! A ghost! A vengeful spirit! A vengeful spirit is taking lives!"
The surrounding area instantly descended into chaos.
Lu Yangyang cursed under her breath, bent down, grabbed the curtain, quickly tore off two strips of cloth, walked to the woman, grabbed her and tied her hands and feet, then went to tie up the other two people, not forgetting to call out to Yan Yue: "Go watch the box, they have accomplices!"
Yan Yue quickly went to the box and immediately saw Sheng Yunjiao unconscious inside. He hurriedly threw away the mask that was pressing down on Sheng Yunjiao, reached out and pulled her up, shaking her forcefully: "Sheng Si! Sheng Yunjiao! Wake up!"
Sheng Yunjiao opened her eyes groggily and vaguely saw Yan Yue's face, but before she could make a sound, she fainted again.
At this moment, Lu Yangyang had already tied up all three members of the acrobatic troupe and dragged them together.
"Yangyang, come quickly and see, she won't wake up!" Yan Yue shouted urgently.
Lu Yangyang walked over, bent down and sniffed Sheng Yunjiao's face, "She was drugged, but she's fine."
Then, skillfully, he took a pearl hairpin from Sheng Yunjiao's hair, straightened the silver piece on the hairpin, and pricked it twice on Sheng Yunjiao's acupoints. Sheng Yunjiao's face contorted in pain, and she opened her eyes with tears in her eyes.
A crowd had already gathered around. Some were frightened by Lu Yangyang's face, while others were shocked that the acrobatic troupe was actually human traffickers. They were all talking at once in this small area.
"Sheng Yunjiao, are you alright? Are you okay?" Yan Yue asked anxiously as he saw Sheng Yunjiao wake up.
With teary eyes, Sheng Yunjiao looked at Yan Yue in front of her, raised her hand and slapped him across the face: "Yan Yue, you dare to stab me, I'm not finished with you!"
Lu Yangyang, who was standing to the side, quickly stood up straight, turned her head, threw the tools she was using to commit the crime to the side of the road, and turned to open other boxes.
Yan Yue covered his face, looking completely bewildered: "Sheng Si, are you crazy? When did I stab you? If Yangyang hadn't found out you were missing, you would have been kidnapped by human traffickers, do you know that?!"
Sheng Yunjiao's pain subsided, she blinked, looked at the aggrieved and angry Yan Yue, then at Lu Yangyang who was busy standing aside, and then at the people gathered around. She quickly turned her head away and lowered her voice: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"You slapped me right off the bat, what am I supposed to say?" Yan Yue was truly aggrieved. This brat, she went too far!
Sheng Yunjiao was a little embarrassed and muttered, "I didn't mean to. You helped me up, but my legs are numb and I can't get up."
Yan Yue was speechless, but still reached out and pulled her out.
"Yangyang, what exactly happened?" Sheng Yunjiao jumped out of the box, her legs shaking, and went to ask Lu Yangyang.
Lu Yangyang pulled off the locks on the remaining boxes and opened them one by one. Sure enough, she found that there were people in two of the boxes. One was a little girl who looked about the same age as Sheng Yunjiao, and the other box contained two children who looked to be only two or three years old, a boy and a girl.
Lu Yangyang turned her head, and before she could speak, she startled Sheng Yunjiao: "Yangyang, what happened to your face? How did it become like this?"
Just then, the patrolling soldiers arrived in time and quickly dispersed the crowd gathered there, allowing a horse-drawn carriage to drive in.
The carriage stopped beside them, and the curtain of the carriage window was lifted, revealing the prince's face.
The Crown Prince immediately noticed Lu Yangyang, whose face was covered in blood.
"Yangyang?" The Crown Prince frowned slightly for a moment, then quickly said, "Come here."
Lu Yangyang rushed over, "Your Highness, that troupe of acrobats is a human trafficker! They have accomplices too! Quickly have people guard all the exits. I suspect they've kidnapped more than just these few people!"
"Come up first," the Crown Prince said in a deep voice.
Lu Yangyang didn't know why he wanted her to go upstairs. Could it be that she couldn't hear him outside?
"Your Highness, where are you going? Jiaojiao is still here, and so is the County Princess. I need to go find her first; she's gone to find someone now," Lu Yangyang replied.
The Crown Prince stared at her for a moment, then instructed Pei Ji, who was driving the carriage: "Pei Ji, make arrangements. Have someone guard the nearby exits, thoroughly check all passing boxes, and also check everyone entering and leaving the temple. Also, have someone go find the parents of those children."
"Yes." Pei Ji responded, jumped out of the carriage, but did not go far. He simply summoned a guard and gave him a few instructions.
After the Crown Prince finished making the arrangements, Lu Yangyang said, "Your Highness, please go first. I have arranged to meet the County Princess at the entrance of the Great Buddha Temple later."
“I have already sent her to wait for you at the Great Buddha Temple. Come up here.” After the Crown Prince finished speaking, he looked at Yan Yue and said, “Yan Yue, you and Miss Sheng, come up here too. Let’s go back to the Great Buddha Temple first.”
"We're here," Yan Yue replied, turning to signal Sheng Yunjiao to follow.
The Crown Prince looked at Lu Yangyang again and gestured for her to get into the carriage.
Lu Yangyang had no choice but to get into the car.
Then Yan Yue and Sheng Yunjiao climbed up as well.
It was the first time Sheng Yunjiao had seen the Crown Prince up close, and she was a little nervous, keeping her head down and not daring to say a word. Yan Yue, on the other hand, reacted at this moment and asked Lu Yangyang, "What happened to your face? How did it become like this? You almost scared me to death just now."
The Crown Prince gave Yan Yue a cool, indifferent look.