ions these days""Don't you all just go out every day to dig wild vegetables and gnaw on tree roots""Are we really able to dig a canal like this We might all starve to death in the mountains before we...Chapter 1080: I Told You There Are No Ghosts in This World

This night, Zong Yu truly did as he said, not bothering her at all. After all, he had fallen asleep early.

Kyoto Castle is not close from here. Running back and forth during the day to handle daily military affairs before returning home before his wife wakes up is extremely draining.

Zongyu's tiredness was not feigned.

But Fang Jinshi couldn't sleep. She slept until the afternoon, then went out for a while. After receiving her white sister and brother, she came back again. She didn't do anything, but now she felt refreshed.

She tossed and turned in bed. The night was unusually quiet at the mountain lodge, with only the occasional chirping of crickets.

This should have been natural hypnotic white noise, but at this moment, it was a painful torture for Fang Jinshu. There was no way around it; her hearing and eyesight, both modified by the spring water, were too good.

The insects outside buzzed in her ear, the stillness of the manor making their chirping all the more pronounced.

Suddenly, amidst the countless croaking of insects and frogs, she heard footsteps. Fang Jinshiu, who was in high spirits, abruptly threw off the covers and sat up in bed. She got out of bed and walked to the door, slightly creaking it open a sliver to peek in the direction from which the footsteps were coming.

Several figures flashed past the corner of the house. Judging by their attire, they didn't seem to be up to any good.

Fang Jinshi rubbed her chin. Although this was an ordinary guest room, every guest who could attend the Grand Recruitment Meeting wasn't an ordinary person. At the very least, they were prominent merchants in the capital city.

Who are these people here to confront

She mentally walked through the layout of the guest room, and her eyes widened suddenly as she realized something.

Oh no! The group of people are heading towards Bai Xuan's siblings' room.

Fang Jinxiu came to the bedside and woke Zong Yu, "Ah Yu, wake up quickly."

Zong Yu always slept with one eye open. When Fang Jinxiu just called his name, he woke up.

"What is it"

"Why are you still not asleep"

Fang Jinshu gently pinched the face of her husband, who was still a little dazed after waking up.

"Someone broke in and went towards the room where Xiao Xuan and her brother live. I'm worried they might be in danger."

Though she didn't know who they were, she still wanted to take a look to make sure they were safe before she could rest assured.

Zongyu understood his daughter-in-law's thoughts and got out of bed, putting on his clothes and shoes.

"Come on, I'll go with you."

Fang Jinxiu nodded, looking at her husband's weary eyes with some tenderness.

"Let's just take a quick look to make sure they're alright, and we'll come back right away. I'll go to the auction with Xiaoxuan tomorrow, you should sleep in a bit more."

Zong Yu nodded, noticing the worry in her eyes and letting out a faint smile. He raised his hand to gently stroke Fang Jinxiu's head, the warmth of his palm soothing through her hair, calming the guilt in Fang Jinxiu's heart.

I shouldn't have woken him up this late. A-yu went back and forth because she was worried about her.

"Nothing matters, I like that you tell me everything."

A man's duty as a husband is to be a pillar of support for his wife, to protect and care for her. It is a failure on his part if he cannot fulfill this role.

"Let's go see Bai's siblings' room."

Fang Jinshi nodded, and the two quietly approached Bai Xuan's room. They found a hidden spot about five meters from her room to hide.

"Strange, where did those people go"

I just saw a group of people walking toward them.

Zongyu jumped to a high place and looked around again before jumping down.

"Nobody around, come on, let's knock and see what's going on."

Fang Jinshu nodded and walked forward to knock on Bai Xuan's door, but when she opened the door, it was Bai Yu.

"How is that you Isn't this Xiaoxuan's room"

"Did the two of you switch rooms"

Bai Yu was sleeping soundly when she was woken up. Naturally, her expression wasn't pleasant. She didn't look as gentle and refined as she did during the day.

Instead, there was a rebellious and aggressive aura between his brows.

When he saw who was standing at the door, he slightly subdued his anger.

"Well, my sister and I switched rooms. She said mine is closer to Miss Magnolia's, and she wants to get up early to find her disguise."

Fang Jinxiu twitched the corner of her mouth. This girl actually loved beauty to this extent, and her way of loving beauty was quite different from others.

"Did you hear anything strange just now, like footsteps"

Bai Yu frowned, now a little more awake.

This couple doesn't look like people who are just hanging around with nothing to do in the middle of the night. They must have found something unusual and come looking for him.

It's probably still related to Bai Xuan!

As soon as Bai Yu thought of this, the drowsiness that had been weighing on him vanished instantly.

"Get straight to the point. What brings you to Bai Xuan's place at this late hour"

This kid's attitude towards his older sister is a bit too concerned, isn't it A little too much brotherly love for my liking.

Fang Jinshu only flashed a strange feeling in her heart, but compared to those inexplicable black-clothed people, this strangeness was negligible. She didn't take it to heart either.

"Just now I found a group of men in black came to your room, making a ruckus. I thought they were your enemies."

"Now it seems, maybe I overthought things"

Before Fang Jinxiu could finish her sentence, Bai Yugong heard the last part and immediately brushed past them, rushing towards his own room.

The siblings' rooms were next to each other, just a few steps apart.

Bai Yu impatiently knocked on Bai Xuan's door. Fang Jinxiu and Zong Yu followed behind, standing far away and watching.

The more Fang Jinshi looked at Bai Yu's attitude, the more strange she found it.

"Don't you think Bai Yu is being a little too good to her elder sister, Bai Xuan"

During dinner, she also saw Bai Yu gently reaching out to take the bone Bai Xuan spat out with a doting expression. Then, without any reluctance, he used his other hand's fingertip to wipe the sauce from her mouth.

That posture was a bit too intimate.

He usually doesn't care much about other people's affairs.

"I can't see it."

Fan Jinshi was a little surprised, "You can't tell"

Zongyu nodded, "Well, when I was a child in the village, I even bathed Yulian for her. If there were elderly family members unable to care for her properly, as an older brother, I should take good care of my younger sister."

"It's normal to do a little more, isn't it"

Fang Jinshi had forgotten, Zong Yu had been following his younger brother and sister, Zong Bo and Yu Lian, since he was fifteen. He acted as both father and mother to them, taking care of them until they could look after themselves. Only then did he leave home to hunt in the mountains.

As for him, taking care of his younger siblings was commonplace. What Bai Yu did for Bai Xuan was nothing unusual in his eyes.

Seeing that the man was less perceptive about matters of the heart than women, Fang Jinxiu turned her head and didn't continue to ask for his opinion.

Bai Xuan heard the knock at the door and took a while to rub her eyes before opening it.

"Ayu What brings you to knock on my door in the middle of the night"

"You wouldn't be afraid of the dark and ghosts at this age, would you"

"I've told you there are no ghosts in this world."

Before Bai Xuan could finish her words, Bai Yu immediately blushed and covered her mouth. He hadn't forgotten that Fang Yu and his wife were still standing not far away.

"Shut up, I ask you, could you hear anything unusual just now"

Bai Xuan's head was in a fog, "Is there Isn't the most unusual one you Coming to knock on my door in the middle of the night, a girl with less courage would have been scared to death by you."

Bai Yu immediately relaxed.

"It's alright, you can continue sleeping."

He reached out and ruffled his younger sister's frizzy hair, a smile playing on his lips.

Bai Xuan was feeling very sleepy. She nodded and with a click, closed the door to her room. Back on her bed, she turned over and fell asleep again.quickly turned her head to look at Zong Hu. Zong Hu didn't need his wife to remind him; he had already walked to the door."Who" he whispered, Zong Yu answering with a sound outside."Zong Hu ge, it's m...