A homing pigeon leisurely flew towards Taihang Town.
Lately, Yue Ning had suddenly become obsessed with catching sparrows, setting up numerous traps on window sills, eaves, and treetops.
The pigeon landed on the window sill and suddenly spotted a small handful of tender yellow millet. Lowering its head, it pecked away, when, with a thump, and without knowing what mechanism it touched, a cover came down and trapped it inside.
The foodie Little White Pigeon was startled by this unexpected accident, flapping its wings to escape, when a hurried, loud voice resounded, "Caught another one, today’s haul is really good!"
Liang Yuening came walking over with a beaming smile, followed by a petite girl.
Dong Huiying felt an impulse to cover her face.
A few days ago, while making medicinal meals for Shu Yu, she remembered that sparrows could be used as a dietary supplement and unwittingly mentioned it. It happened that Yue Ning overheard, and so the sparrows of the village were ravaged by his doing.
"Huh, why is it a pigeon?" Liang Yuening grabbed the pigeon, looked it over, then with a foolish look asked, "Baobao, we caught a pigeon, what should we do? Should we roast and eat it?"
"Wait!" Just as Liang Yuening was about to wring the neck of the pitiful pigeon rolling its eyes helplessly, Dong Huiying suddenly noticed a small bamboo tube tied to the pigeon’s leg. Remembering the past on Qingfeng Mountain and recalling Big Brother Liang Zhichen, she picked up the pigeon to take a look.
"Quick, call Zhichen over."
"Quickly!" she glared at him, and Liang Yuening suddenly choked up, feeling... turned to mush; he’d been softened by Baobao’s glare!
Had she really done nothing? Hadn’t she just hurried him a bit?
Liang Yuening pulled Big Brother along to where Dong Huiying was, looking anxious at the moment. She glanced at Liang Zhichen, then back at the pigeon.
Liang Zhichen also took a deep breath. He speculated that the pigeon must have been sent by Su Lang, and that the message it was carrying likely concerned Shujun.
He took out a small piece of paper from the bamboo tube, read it once after opening it, then suddenly furrowed his brow.
Dong Huiying became anxious, "Is there news about Shujun?"
Liang Yuening was stunned, then peered over at the paper.
Liang Zhichen sighed, then turned to Dong Huiying, "Su Lang’s... Su Lang’s men found He Su, but Shujun wasn’t with He Su."
Dong Huiying was taken aback.
Then, Liang Zhichen handed the paper to Dong Huiying.
Dong Huiying took it and read it eagerly, practically devouring the words. After she finished, she paused for a moment, then read it again word by word.
Head injury, coma, horse theft, escape...?
She gripped Liang Zhichen’s arm anxiously, "No, this isn’t right! They’re lying, it must be so! Shujun is indifferent towards He Su, but he has never been one to suffer losses quietly. If he really woke up, he wouldn’t just steal a horse and run away without saying a word. Besides, think about it, according to the news Su Lang sent us... Shujun escaped at night, but before that, he was in a coma for a long time, was ill, how could he have successfully stolen He Su’s horses?"
Dong Huiying was so anxious she paced in circles on the spot, while Liang Zhichen’s expression remained calm; this was because he had already guessed everything. The things Baobao could think of, he had seen through them all at a glance.