The next day, in the morning.
Tao Lengshuang asked Shen Ershen and the others to help watch Xiao Feng. After a few words of instruction to Xiao Feng, she bundled up in her padded jacket and left with Mo Lingxi.
They took a secluded path and arrived at a crossroads outside the village, where they saw a plain carriage parked by the roadside.
The driver was an inconspicuous, average-looking man, but he exuded a sharp and unapproachable aura.
Tao Lengshuang guessed he was a hidden guard. With Mo Lingxi's support, she got into the carriage, and the carriage quickly headed towards their destination.
"I wonder if this will lure the snake out of its hole this time," she said, worrying that the Luo family might not take the bait.
Mo Lingxi reassured her, "Not just the Luo family, I'm afraid the mastermind will also take the bait."
Tao Lengshuang's eyes lit up, and her voice was tinged with killing intent, "If the mastermind can be lured, many things can be resolved."
She truly wanted to know why the other party had repeatedly tried to take her life.
Mo Lingxi comforted her, "I will investigate this matter clearly. Don't worry too much."
Tao Lengshuang sighed, "It would be a lie to say I'm not worried."
"With such a dangerous person constantly watching me from the shadows, wanting my life at any moment, how can I possibly feel at ease?"
Mo Lingxi understood and thought for a moment before saying, "Don't you find it strange?"
Tao Lengshuang asked him what was strange.
Mo Lingxi explained his confusion: when the original Tao Lengshuang was still alive, nothing had happened, but after this Tao Lengshuang arrived, a series of events had occurred.
Tao Lengshuang agreed, "It is strange. Why target me?"
Could it be that the other party somehow knew she was a transmigrator?
Impossible, impossible.
She shook her head, casting aside the unbelievable thought. There was no way anyone could know she was a transmigrator.
If not for that, why would the mastermind target her?
"Is there anything special about you?"
Hearing Mo Lingxi's question, Tao Lengshuang repeatedly stated there wasn't, "Besides my good medical skills and cooking, I don't have any special qualities."
The matter of transmigration was something she could never speak of, not in this lifetime. She didn't want to be burned alive as a monster.
Mo Lingxi knew Tao Lengshuang had secrets and guessed that these secrets were not closely related to the current situation.
"Could it be... caused by your drastic changes?" he speculated.
Tao Lengshuang pondered, "You mean, the mastermind didn't intend to deal with me originally, but my significant changes prompted them to target me?"
"But that doesn't make sense."
Mo Lingxi had a thought, "Perhaps, the mastermind doesn't want you to become better."
Tao Lengshuang frowned slightly, "Listening to you say that, it does seem to have some logic."
"When I was doing all sorts of evil, nothing happened to me. After I changed, one thing after another occurred, even assassination attempts.
So the question is, why doesn't the other party want me to be good? Why do they want me to be a bad person?"
Mo Lingxi couldn't explain this, "Only the mastermind knows."
"Let's not rush this matter. We will eventually find clues."
Tao Lengshuang also knew that rushing was useless. She could only patiently wait for the mastermind to gradually reveal their tracks and thus uncover the entire affair.
As they discussed the mastermind, they arrived at their destination.
It was located between Shili Slope Village and Hehua Town, making it quite conspicuous.
Tao Lengshuang glanced at the falling snow and got out of the carriage with Mo Lingxi, walking slowly.
"We came by carriage. Won't that arouse suspicion?" Tao Lengshuang asked in a low voice.
The ground was covered in thick snow, crunching with every step, leaving footprints that were gradually covered by the falling snow.
Mo Lingxi gestured for her not to worry, "Once we've warmed up, those people should appear."
Tao Lengshuang knew he was resourceful and felt less worried. She chatted with him in a low voice as they walked towards Hehua Town.
Just as they had warmed up, Mo Lingxi gave Tao Lengshuang a meaningful look.
Tao Lengshuang understood immediately. Without showing any outward signs of vigilance, she slightly raised her voice, "If not for this heavy snow, we could have brought Xiao Feng out with us."
Mo Lingxi responded with a faint "Mm," and continued to protect her as they walked forward, "We can buy some small trinkets to coax Xiao Feng when we get back."
"Instead of trinkets, let's buy some food. It's best to buy plenty of supplies."
"Whatever you say, we'll buy."
Tao Lengshuang subtly scanned their surroundings.
There was snow everywhere, making it easy to leave tracks, but she saw no signs of anyone, indicating that the enemy was not hiding nearby.
"No rush," Mo Lingxi said softly.
Tao Lengshuang knew they couldn't be impatient and nodded slightly.
Suddenly, a "swish" sound cut through the air.
Mo Lingxi's eyes shifted slightly. He put his arm around Tao Lengshuang's waist, lightly stepped on his toes, and leaped backward a short distance.
Just as they retreated, they saw an arrow lodge itself where Tao Lengshuang had been standing, leaving only its fletching.
Tao Lengshuang's gaze turned cold. She looked directly in the direction the arrow had come from and shouted, "Luo family, get out here!"
The three members of the Luo family, hidden in the shadows, were shaken and exchanged startled glances.
"Father, how did that slut Tao Lengshuang know it was us?" Luo Yang, dressed like a nouveau riche, whispered with a grim expression.
Old Man Luo also didn't know why, his eyes filled with resentment, "No matter how she knew, she must die today."
"Father, what about Brother Mo..." Before Luo Yang could finish, she was silenced by a sinister glare from Old Man Luo.
Old Man Luo poked her forehead forcefully, filled with disappointment, "Is Mo Lingxi as good as that noble young master?"
"If you could be a concubine to that noble young master, you'd have any kind of good life you wanted in the future, and no one would dare to trouble you."
Luo Yang thought of the noble young master's methods and status, and shyly nodded.
Compared to Brother Mo, that noble young master was indeed much better.
"Father, then shall we deal with Mo Lingxi this time as well?" she said heartlessly.
Old Man Luo nodded with satisfaction, his gaze fixed hatefully on Tao Lengshuang and Mo Lingxi.
It was these two who had caused his current predicament. He would never let them go.
Mo Lingxi told Tao Lengshuang not to worry, "The Luo family is secondary. The important thing is the person assassinating us."
Tao Lengshuang was very vigilant, "Yes, they would know more."
Mo Lingxi led her up a nearby tree, hiding among the dense leaves, searching for the hidden attackers.
Just then, "swish, swish, swish" sounds of air being cut came from different directions.
"Caught them!" Mo Lingxi's eyes were steady as he brought Tao Lengshuang down to the ground.
As soon as Tao Lengshuang regained her footing, she heard the sounds of bodies hitting the ground with thuds, followed by familiar female screams.
Looking up, she saw several hidden guards surrounding the three members of the Luo family. Luo Yang was screaming with a contorted face.
"You useless fools, can't even deal with these two people?"
Luo Yang's face was ferocious as she cursed the assassins like servants, "Hurry and save us, do you hear me?"