In the evening, after Chen Yuezhi returned home, she was so excited to hear about Xiao Bao's whereabouts that she slapped her thighs.
"Heavens, good deeds are truly rewarded!"
Jiang Pan and Jiang Wan were both bewildered. "What's wrong?"
Chen Yuezhi's voice was a little off-key with excitement. "Do you remember who we sold the Tai Sui to?"
Jiang Pan was a bit confused. Although he had been there when they sold the Tai Sui, he wasn't clear about Madam Shen's identity.
Wait, Shen...
Jiang Wan's eyes also widened suddenly. "You mean, that Madam Shen..."
Chen Yuezhi nodded repeatedly. "It's that Madam Shen. I remember very clearly. When her carriage brought us into the city that day, her maid and guards were talking about Lord Shen of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau!"
Jiang Pan had fallen a few steps behind at the time, so he hadn't heard very clearly and didn't have a deep impression of Madam Shen. Jiang Wan, on the other hand, had focused on observing Madam Shen and the fetus, so she hadn't paid close attention to the details.
Jiang Wan smacked her forehead. "I knew that name sounded familiar. So, they are indeed acquaintances. If Xiao Bao is at Madam Shen's house, we can smoothly bring him back."
Now, all they had to do was wait for Little Ma Zai to return and confirm if Xiao Bao was indeed at the Shen family's.
Since the news wasn't confirmed, Jiang Wan discussed with her parents and decided to let Jiang Xiao sleep well for now, so she wouldn't stay up all night and wear herself out.
Chen Yuezhi personally prepared a calming and hypnotic herbal decoction for Jiang Xiao and watched her drink it. Before long, Jiang Xiao succumbed to the effects of the medicine and fell asleep.
As a result, Jiang Wan and the others couldn't sleep themselves and kept their eyes open, waiting for Little Ma Zai to return.
As dawn approached, Little Ma Zai's slightly weary voice echoed from the sky.
Jiang Wan quickly ran into the courtyard and caught the large bird that swooped towards her.
Little Ma Zai was truly exhausted. It buried its head in Jiang Wan's arms, refusing to move, chirping and complaining.
Jiang Wan touched its head feathers with concern and quickly infused it with some of her abilities to relieve its fatigue.
Carrying Little Ma Zai back to the room, Jiang Wan soon received the news she wanted from it.
"How is it? Wan Wan, is it confirmed?"
Jiang Pan and Chen Yuezhi looked at her with tense expressions.
Jiang Wan smiled and nodded. "It's confirmed. Xiao Bao is indeed at the Shen family's, and that Shen family is indeed the Madam Shen we know."
Chen Yuezhi clutched her chest and let out a long sigh of relief, smiling. "That's wonderful. Thank goodness, Xiao Bao is really still alive. My heart has been hanging by a thread these past few days, fearing... Thank you, heavens, thank you to that kind person."
Once Xiao Bao's whereabouts were confirmed, the family no longer kept it a secret from Jiang Xiao.
Upon learning the news about Xiao Bao, Jiang Xiao cried and laughed, appearing frenzied.
After a long while, Jiang Xiao finally calmed down and then tearfully pleaded, "Dad, Mom, I want to go pick up Xiao Bao now. I can't wait another moment."
They would definitely go pick him up, but would they take Jiang Xiao?
Jiang Wan advised, "Sister, that Shen family is not in Jiangning Prefecture. This round trip, even by water, will take over a month. Your health can't withstand such a long journey. So, you should wait at home with peace of mind..."
Chen Yuezhi and Jiang Pan felt the same way.
If they didn't bring Jiang Xiao, they could ask the old immortal to use his divine powers to bring Xiao Bao back as quickly as possible. Bringing Jiang Xiao along would only cause inconvenience.
But Jiang Xiao had made up her mind. "I want to go pick up Xiao Bao. I want to personally bring him back. I want to see him immediately. Dad, Mom, please, let me go."
"This..."
Chen Yuezhi and Jiang Pan were in a difficult position.
Seeing how distressed Jiang Xiao was, Jiang Wan said, "Alright, Sister, we'll take you. You can personally go pick up Xiao Bao and bring him home."
"Wan Wan, this..."
Jiang Pan was confused.
Jiang Wan winked at Chen Yuezhi, asking her to take Jiang Xiao out, and then explained in a low voice, "Dad, have you forgotten about the two people in the storage room? They know Xiao Bao's whereabouts. If we bring Xiao Bao back so quickly, it will definitely arouse their suspicion. So, this matter can only be handled slowly, we can't be hasty."
Jiang Pan then remembered this.
"I wish I hadn't let them stay. They're really causing delays!"
Jiang Wan didn't say anything, but if the master and disciple had decided to stay at the Jiang family's, they would have found ways to get Jiang Pan to agree.
Never mind, since things had come to this, there was no use thinking about anything else. Let's just treat it as a trip.
So, Jiang Pan immediately began to formulate a plan to go pick up Xiao Bao.
Meanwhile, Jiang Wan went to the storage room.
Yan Li's tightly furrowed brows relaxed a bit when he saw her. "You're finally here."
Jiang Wan sat down on a chair in the room and asked, "Have you resolved the trouble?"
Yan Li nodded, then shook his head. "Sort of, but not entirely."
Jiang Wan was immediately about to change her expression. "So, you mean there will still be danger? If that's the case, why did you come to my house so ostentatiously?"
Yan Li was annoyed by her heartless demeanor. "You girl, you're truly heartless and unrighteous! We've had some dealings, and this is how you treat me?"
Jiang Wan's face was stern. "What is our acquaintance worth? Is it as important as the lives of my family? Uncle Yan, my attitude has always been clear: I don't want your grudges to involve my family. If your trouble is not resolved, then please leave my house immediately!"
Yan Li was so angry he rolled his eyes. "Don't worry, I, Yan, am not the kind of villain who likes to harm the innocent. Our trouble has been temporarily resolved. Those people already believe that Zhou'er and I are dead, so no one will be chasing us anymore."
Jiang Wan raised an eyebrow. "What does 'temporarily' mean?"
"Temporarily means our revenge hasn't been taken yet. But don't worry, it will never implicate your family."
"I hope so."
Jiang Wan softened her expression and glanced at Gu Chenzhou, who was lying on the bed. "How did he end up like this?"
His eyes were vacant and dull, looking like a living dead person.
Yan Li's expression became much more solemn. "A while ago, he had an illness. After he calmed down, his condition improved and worsened intermittently. When he's well, he's no different from a normal person. When he's not well, he's like this. Little girl, I brought him here because I want to ask for your help to treat him."
Jiang Wan pursed her lips, walked to the bedside, reached out, and took Gu Chenzhou's hand. She used her abilities to probe Gu Chenzhou's condition.
It was truly bad.
This child's mental problems had worsened. Although he was quiet now, he was actually in a state of delirium.
At the same time, she also understood one thing: the energy on Gu Chenzhou's body was not constant but changed with his mental state.
Currently, Gu Chenzhou's mental state was extremely poor, and the energy fluctuations on his body were almost imperceptible.
Tsk, would the energy tree wither away because of this?