The room where Bai Jing was locked up was a simple woodshed in the backyard.
Because of the plan they had discussed with Aunt Fang, they did not arrange too many people around the woodshed.
Now that Bai Jing was taken away, there was no one around.
Lin Mengya pushed the door open.
It was a little messy inside, and there were traces of dragging on the ground. Obviously, Bai Jing was unwilling to leave.
There was a faint smell of blood in the air.
Looking closely, there were a few winding bloodstains on the ground.
She was afraid that when they came to take Bai Jing away, they did not care about her life at all.
Lin Mengya frowned.
She thought it was a little strange. From the words of Second Great Grandfather Zhao, she could even hear that Second Great Grandfather Zhao seemed to want to protect Bai Jing.
So why did the people who took Bai Jing away suddenly change their attitude?
Standing in the room, Lin Mengya looked around.
Bai Jing was not a person who would wait for death. The reason why she agreed to cooperate with Aunt Fang was probably that she had already noticed that someone was going to harm her.
Or she thought that only Aunt Fang could save her.
But she was taken away suddenly. Although Bai Jing was not prepared at all, she would definitely find a way to ask Aunt Fang for help.
The simplest way was to leave some clues related to their agreement here.
In this way, even if Aunt Fang wanted to continue to pursue the clues, she had to save her.
From the current situation, this should be the only way for Bai Jing to survive.
She was good at looking for clues.
Except for two chairs and a table, there was nothing else here.
It was not easy to hide things.
Those who took away Bai Jing were likely to have searched the house once. If the clues were discovered in advance, then Bai Jing would have no way to escape.
She and Cai Ru searched around, but unfortunately, they did not find anything.
"Master, are you thinking too much? After all, when they took her away, it was too sudden. Even if Bai Jing wanted to prepare, it was too late."
Cai Ru's words were not unreasonable.
Perhaps she thought Bai Jing was too smart.
But she always felt that Bai Jing's ability should be more than that.
Since she could save her life with this secret, she should know what it meant.
Therefore, it was impossible for her not to have a backup plan. Otherwise, she would not have been able to live freely in the Zhao Family for so long.
"No, I have to look again." Lin Mengya said to herself.
But at this moment, she suddenly raised her head and looked out the window.
"Cai Ru, do you smell something special?"
Cai Ru was just about to reply when Lin Mengya suddenly grabbed her sleeve and pulled her away.
She had just had her back to the door when an arrow suddenly shot in.
Moreover, there was a fist-sized bottle tied to the arrowhead.
"Hua La", the bottle instantly broke into pieces. Then, an extremely pungent smell of kerosene filled the entire room.
Cai Ru's reaction was not slow either.
Seeing the kerosene, her expression changed.
Without saying another word, he pulled his master and wanted to run. However, he didn't expect that just as they reached the door, a flaming fire arrow would shoot towards them.
The kerosene was extremely flammable, and it started burning almost instantly upon contact with fire.
Moreover, because this was a woodshed, both the house and the surrounding buildings could easily be ignited.
In the blink of an eye, they were trapped in the woodshed.
Thick smoke accompanied by the fire rushed up to the sky, and Lin Mengya's throat immediately felt a dry itch and burning sensation.
The impact of the fire that she had experienced in the Fang family was still vivid in her mind. At that moment, she even felt a little dazed. It was as if she had once again returned to the raging flames that had almost engulfed them.
She was a little stunned, and her body trembled unconsciously.
Cai Ru didn't notice her abnormality, but kicked the door open and pulled Lin Mengya out with all her might.
Fortunately, they came out in time, and other than a few holes in their clothes, there were no other injuries.
However, the small woodshed was destroyed just like that.
Even if Bai Jing had left behind any evidence, it would have been burnt and could no longer be identified.
Cai Ru couldn't care about anything else, and hurriedly checked on her master's condition.
"Master, are you injured anywhere?"
Lin Mengya shook her head as if she had just woken up from a dream.
Just now, her mind was blank, and she didn't even know how to react. She even forgot how to call for help and how to escape.
She had always thought that she was strong enough, but in the test of life and death, no one could easily escape the danger of death.
Therefore, she should be more cautious, more careful, and not let herself be affected.
"I'm fine, quickly call for help to put out the fire."
She didn't know how frighteningly pale her face was.
Cai Ru was a little worried, but Lin Mengya still insisted that she call for help first, and she only needed to rest a little.
Cai Ru had no choice but to help her to the side and sit down.
"Master, wait for me here, I'll be back soon."
After that, Cai Ru hurriedly went to call for help to put out the fire.
Lin Mengya curled herself up into a ball, and no matter who saw her, they would think that she was just a coward who was scared out of her wits.
But no one could see that under the cover of the shadows, Lin Mengya opened a small note hidden in her sleeve.
That was what she found under the table.
The note was very small, and it was wedged in the gap between the legs of the table. Coincidentally, the leg of the table was concave, and it was just right for a small note to fit.
Because the table was old enough, it didn't arouse anyone's suspicion.
But Lin Mengya found out.
Not only that, she didn't even tell Cai Ru.
Even now, she was still acting conscientiously to cover up the fact that she already had clues about Bai Jing.
There was limited space on the note, so only one line was written.
"Before the Huo family was exterminated, it was robbed. The robbers were all disciples of the ancient families in disguise, including Fourth Great Master Zhao and Zhao Gulian."
The handwriting on the note was very messy, and the person who wrote it must have been very anxious or nervous.
And it should have been small pieces of charcoal, because there were some old charcoal residue piled up in the corner.
She quickly finished reading it, and quickly hid the small note in her pouch.
When she looked up again, she was still that frightened and helpless weakling.
But when she looked at the fire, her eyes were a little more thoughtful.
This clue was very interesting.
It turned out that before the Huo family was exterminated, there were already people who had designs on the Huo family.
And those robbers were actually from the ancient families in disguise, and even the Zhao family was involved.
Perhaps the extermination of the Huo family was the result of these families' anger and humiliation?
She thought about it and felt that there were many suspicious points.
First of all, if those families really wanted to get something from the Huo family, why didn't they choose to exterminate the Huo family in the beginning?
Secondly, if they were really the ones who exterminated the Huo family, then they should be very guarded against people who knew about it.
For example, Uncle Huo.
Once he regained his memory, he would definitely take revenge on the Zhao family.
Even if those people believed in the skills of the person who changed Uncle Huo's memory, they would definitely hold a grudge. They wouldn't let Uncle Huo take care of the family business for them like now.
Also, on the surface, at least the Zhao family and the Fang family didn't receive any great benefits after the accident.
As for the real estate, gold, and jewelry …
It wasn't that she was a person with high standards, but those things were tempting, but they weren't enough to make people take the risk to deal with the Huo family, which was considered the sun at high noon at that time.
The last point was the Huo family itself.
From the description of Huo Xiao's family of three, although the Huo family was an outsider 15 years ago, they had already taken root in the aboriginals for many years and had a certain status and power.
Think about it, the Huo family had people, money, and everything. How could they be exterminated so quietly?
There were probably many secrets hidden in this.
Just as she was thinking about it, someone ran over with a water hose and a water hose.
Although the fire was fierce, there was only smoke left after everyone came to help.
Aunt Fang had also arrived late. With the help of Aunt Lan, she ran over with an anxious expression.
"Xiao Ya! Xiao Ya! "
She was scared out of her wits and wanted to rush into the fire without caring about anything else.
"Aunt Fang, I'm here!"
Fortunately, Lin Mengya called out to Aunt Fang at this moment, which made Aunt Fang feel at ease.
"You child!"
She walked over and held Lin Mengya in her arms.
She touched her up and down to check carefully to make sure that she was in good condition. Only then did she let out a sigh of relief.
"My heart almost stopped because of you! How are you? Are you hurt? How could you be so careless? If anything happened to you, how would I explain it to your parents? And little Fubao and little Moyan, they are so good. How could you bear to let them lose their mother at such a young age? "
Aunt Fang was really worried about her. She blamed Lin Mengya so quickly that she couldn't even get a word in.
Finally, Aunt Fang gave her a chance, but she was greeted by Aunt Fang's worried and self-blaming gaze.
What else could she do?
"I'm really fine. It's so messy here. Let's go back and talk," she said softly.
Aunt Fang also had a lingering fear.
Back then, they had all escaped from the fire. Naturally, they were a little afraid when faced with the same environment.
It couldn't be helped. This was human instinct when faced with harm.
Just like once bitten by a snake, ten years shy of a rope, it was likely that for a very long period of time, they would develop fear in their hearts because of this.
Aunt Fang personally helped Lin Mengya to her main room.
As soon as she pressed Lin Mengya on her bed, she hurriedly asked someone to bring some water for her to drink. She also asked Aunt Lan to find the ointment for burns to apply to Lin Mengya's wounds.
Although Lin Mengya repeatedly said that she was really not hurt, she still couldn't stop Aunt Fang from thinking that she was hurt.
She was forced to be stripped of her clothes. After being thoroughly examined by Aunt Fang, she put on a clean and soft dress and was stuffed under the quilt by Aunt Fang.
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