The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1578: Where Did You Run Off To?

Chapter 1578: Chapter 1578: Where Did You Run Off To?

Yun Bai saw that Lin Caisang and Sui Zimo’s expressions weren’t looking good, and quickly explained.

After all, the grain had been stolen so many times that the people in the city were all thrown into panic, and now they finally saw a glimmer of hope. How could they not be happy, how could they not be excited?

"Father, what is the situation in the city now?"

Yun Ceng didn’t look at Lin Caisang or the others, but turned towards the man in brocade standing at the very front.

At a glance, it was clear he must be the master of Yun City.

"Ah."

The city master let out a heavy sigh when he heard this.

"It’s bad, since you left... two more batches of grain have been stolen from the city. The grain on the city walls is also just recently purchased, and we’ve especially assigned men to watch over it."

Recalling the many times the grain had been stolen, the city master of Yun City also felt choked up.

Where has there been such a thing, Yun City has never encountered such an incident in all these years.

Stealing grain, and so much grain being stolen at that, where was it actually being carried out from? Nothing had been carried out at the city gates, only the grain that had been brought in these days.

"Two esteemed guests, you’ve had a long and hard journey. Why don’t you, first, take a rest?"

He looked at Lin Caisang and turned to Zimo, asking.

"There’s no need."

Sui Zimo spoke indifferently.

"Please take us to see where the grain is stored so that we may have a better understanding."

"This... "

The city master looked at Lin Caisang, then at Sui Zimo, and nodded.

...

"What... what is going on here?"

When Lin Caisang and Sui Zimo were brought to the place where the grain was stored, seeing the empty warehouse, he was completely stunned.

"Where are the people, where have they gone? Everyone, come out to me now!"

He yelled fiercely at the empty warehouse.

It’s no wonder he was angry – who would feel good after having their grain stolen so many times?

"City master, we are here."

A muffled voice came from the corner.

Everyone turned to look, only to see behind the warehouse door, four guards were lying in a disordered heap.

"You... what happened to you all?"

The city master walked over quickly, questioning them.

"We don’t know either, sir. We were just on guard, and all of a sudden, there was a pain in our necks, and we knew nothing after that," a guard who had come to raised his hand to his neck, explaining.

He truly knew nothing; he had been guarding inside the warehouse, and nothing had happened before that.

How could he know...

They were suddenly attacked, leaving them with no time to prepare.

"Did you... did you open the warehouse?"

"No, city master, we haven’t opened the warehouse," the guard’s head shook like a rattle.

They hadn’t grown bear’s guts or a leopard’s gall, how could they possibly open the warehouse without the city master’s orders?

That was absolutely impossible.

"City master, we never opened the warehouse’s doors at all."

The guard stood up, his face full of question marks, they, too, were wondering.

"Tell us exactly what happened," Lin Caisang stepped forward and asked.

"And this is... "

"If I tell you to talk, just talk. What’s all the fuss about?"

At this time, who had the patience to answer the guard’s questions? In a fit of anger, the city master said to him.

"Uh."

The guard was choked by the city master’s words and hastily replied with an acknowledgment.