Chapter 2317: A Chill Runs Down Shu Yu's Back

Chapter 2317: A Chill Runs Down Shu Yu's Back

Shu Yu said, "This letter from Lord Qi is rather unexpected."

She took the note and found the contents to be quite confusing, like it was about some mundane daily matters she couldn't comprehend.

A bit puzzled, she looked at Meng Yunzheng and quietly asked, "What does it say?"

They were speaking in hushed voices to avoid eavesdropping, and someone would need to get quite close to hear them clearly.

Meng Yunzheng took the note with a smile. This was his and Qi Lie's secret code. They couldn't blatantly write out the information, as there was a chance that Wang Changdong might discover the note and read it.

He carefully matched the characters and then said in a low voice, "The letter says that the Black Market is in Qingxuan County."

He paused for a moment and added quietly, "If possible, we need to make a trip to Qingxuan County to meet Qi Lie."

Shu Yu nodded. "But if we're going to Qingxuan County, we need a reason; otherwise, it'll be too abrupt."

"Indeed." Meng Yunzheng pondered.

The room fell silent for a while. However, after a short moment, Shu Yu furrowed her brows. "Why does 'Qingxuan County' sound familiar to me?"

Meng Yunzheng turned to her and asked, "Familiar?"

He was quite familiar with the geography of the Greater Su Dynasty, given his background. Looking at the location, Qingxuan County was right next to Heichang County, where they currently were. It was quite close.

Very close?

Meng Yunzheng suddenly said, "Could it be the place where those women who were rescued from the Black Market in Changjin Prefecture are currently staying?"

Shu Yu's eyes lit up. "Exactly!"

She had been trying to remember where she had heard it before. Earlier, when Qiao Rou had sent Lu Wu to find her, she mentioned that a few of her sisters who were also trapped in the Black Market had returned home but weren't treated well by their families. They had decided to live together in a more remote area, which was Qingxuan County in the southwest. Shu Yu had even written a letter to Wang Changdong to ask for help.

"Do you think there's a connection? Those girls were recently rescued from the Black Market and have now ended up in the same territory as the Black Market."

Hearing this, Meng Yunzheng's eyelid twitched.

Shu Yu immediately asked, "What's wrong?"

Meng Yunzheng hesitated for a moment and replied with uncertainty, "Could it really be... a coincidence?"

Shu Yu froze and then suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.