After their carriage went around in a big circle, Fu Man'er and the others returned to the same spot.

Now, not only Fu Man'er, but even the coachman was at a loss.

“When we came in, it was Aunt Liu who pointed out the way. Now that Aunt Liu is gone, I really can’t find the way out.”

The driver shrank back and whispered his explanation, afraid of getting beaten up again if he wasn't careful.

Fuman'er didn't want to beat him anymore, so he knocked him unconscious again with a blow of his hand knife. He waved his whip again, and the horse moved forward with its hooves swinging.

"Miss." Shuangxi looked at the man who had collapsed limply in disbelief. They had gone to great lengths to wake him up.

Fu Man'er shook her hand, which hurt a little. "We don't need it anymore. Let's not use the carriage; it's too conspicuous. I'm afraid those people will discover us."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Fu Man'er heard the sound of horses' hooves and wheels approaching from not far away. "Let's go."

She quickly pulled Shuangxi, who hadn't even reacted yet, into the room next door.

"Miss, these are the men who arrested us." Through the crack in the door, Shuangxi saw the man leading the way on horseback.

They were in a great hurry, and were gone in the blink of an eye. "Could they have realized we were missing and come looking for us?" (Reading in the dark)

Shuangxi's worries were not unfounded, but the alley was so winding that it was really impossible for someone unfamiliar with it to escape.

Fu Man'er looked outside for a while longer, then finally made a decision, "Shuangxi, let's hide first, and wait until dawn."

It's not good to light torches at night, otherwise you'll be easily spotted. At least when it's light, you can still see the road outside.

Shuangxi and Fuman'er hid in this small house, and to avoid being discovered, they even crawled into a dilapidated cabinet.

So much so that when they heard footsteps coming and going outside, the two of them thought it was Jin Biao and the others looking for them, and they didn't dare to breathe loudly.

Actually, this group was Xu Yi and his men. After discovering that the thugs had moved to another location, Xu Yi told everyone to split up and search for them to see if they could keep up with them.

"Lu Sheng, I think I've seen this hairpin on Miss Chu's head before," Cao Zixuan said, still pondering the hairpin. "But how did it end up here?"

"Are you sure it's from the Chu family?" Lu Sheng asked Cao Zixuan, holding up the hairpin to confirm.

At this moment, Cao Zixuan was no longer sure. "I only vaguely remember that this hairpin is a new product of Yulang Pavilion. There are not many of them. I remember that Miss Chu and Madam Qi also have one."

"I'll go tell my senior brother." Lu Sheng didn't wait for Cao Zixuan to think it over. The Chu family and the Xu family had a grudge, and who knows, this matter might really have something to do with the Chu family.

"Senior brother." Lu Sheng walked towards Xu Yi, with Cao Zixuan following closely behind. "This hairpin might be..."

"Chu Yiyi." Before Lu Sheng could finish speaking, Xu Yi suddenly blurted out a name.

"How do you know this hairpin belongs to Chu Yiyi?" Cao Zixuan looked at Xu Yi in shock, even he himself wasn't sure. Xu Yi then looked up at the two of them, "What hairpin? I meant the fragrance."

He didn't have much contact with women, and even those who used perfume had subtle scents. He had only ever smelled such a strong and pungent fragrance on one person.

“Senior brother, this hairpin is very likely Chu Yiyi’s,” Lu Sheng quickly added.

"What does this mean? Did Chu Yiyi kidnap Man? And then impersonate a kidnapper to demand ransom from your house?" Cao Zixuan analyzed.

"But how did this hairpin end up in the straw? Could Chu Yiyi have kindly sat with Man'er and the others in the straw?"

This was something Cao Zixuan couldn't understand. Xu Yi, looking at the hairpin, also fell into deep thought. What exactly was going on?

"Young master, young master, we found a carriage and a person who is unconscious."

The place Jin Biao and his group were going to wasn't very far. This time it was in a courtyard, but unlike the previous place, this place was full of people.

"Keep your voices down, don't light torches, and don't wake up the people around us," Jin Biao said in a low voice.

Two men carried people out of the carriage, while the remaining man led the carriage to the backyard, with Jin Biao at the end.

He looked left and right, and only after confirming that he did not see anyone did he enter the yard and lock the gate.

After everyone finished their tasks, they gathered in the main room. "Brother, how about I go to the Xu family and try to bring Xiao Wu back?"

Jin Biao glared at him. "What, you want to die?"

The man choked for a moment, "Are you just going to abandon Xiao Wu like this?" Although these people weren't blood brothers, they had spent a lot of time together and inevitably developed some feelings for each other.

"How can we manage them? The Xu family might have already discovered us. I dare say, if we had left any later, we would be in their hands by now."

Jin Biao certainly wanted to help his brothers, but right now, the four of them were like eggs hitting a rock compared to the Xu family.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have asked for the ransom. Now I've dragged Xiao Wu into this mess," someone muttered resentfully.

Jin Biao sneered, "Don't give me that crap. When I first asked, you all said yes, but now that Xiao Wu is in trouble, you're saying you should have known."

"What's the point of knowing that? If you want to find Xiao Wu, go find him yourself. I'm not stopping you."

"If you don't have the guts, how are you going to make money?"

Jin Biao had a fiery temper; his eyes were wide with anger, and everyone was too afraid to speak. Someone tried to persuade him.

"Brother is right. Let's not think about it too much. Once things calm down, we can inquire about Xiao Wu again, find him, and we'll be brothers again."

Someone tried to smooth things over, and the atmosphere improved slightly. "Hey, you were carrying that Xu family heiress just now, tell me, how did it feel?"

"Wow, this guy who's carried women is different. He smells so good. You guys can smell him."

Once someone started joking around, everyone began to talk nonsense.

Jin Biao recalled what the woman in black robes had said: a young lady from the Xu family like her was someone they would probably never have the chance to touch in their entire lives.

Originally, he didn't plan to touch those two girls because of the ransom of ten thousand taels, but now that Xiao Wu hasn't returned, it's uncertain whether he can get the money.

"The employer said that Miss Xu only needs to be spared. All the brothers have worked hard today, so let's treat them to a good meal later."

"Look at how this rich young lady differs from the girls in the brothel."

As soon as Jin Biao uttered those lewd words, the people around him couldn't help themselves, their faces filled with lust as they asked, "Big brother, really?"

"Would I lie to you?" Jin Biao said, feeling a little tempted himself.

"Damn it, I couldn't take it when I was carrying that woman, and I even secretly pinched her ass, it was so soft."

"Why is the one you're squeezing soft? The one I'm squeezing is rock hard, I can't even squeeze it."

"Haha, the one you're carrying is a maid. How can she compare to the young lady?"

"The one I'm carrying smells so good, I feel like I'm going to die just from the smell. Brother, smell it, I'm covered in that woman's fragrance."

Jin Biao couldn't resist his younger brother leaning closer, and he immediately smelled how fragrant it was. "It smells fucking good."

His smile froze instantly. Wait, this fragrance... this scent is so similar to the one his employer wore. Jin Biao's eyelids started twitching.

A bad feeling rose in his heart. "Brother, where are you going?"

The underlings were still making lewd remarks when they saw Jin Biao suddenly walk out, and they hurriedly followed.

Jin Biao opened the locked door and shouted behind him, "Bring the torch over."

Seeing his eagerness, his underlings teased him, "Big brother is in such a hurry. Big brother knows how to play. Light a torch and come here." Jin Biao ignored them, snatched the torch, and walked into the house. The burning torch immediately illuminated the dark room.

Everyone followed Jin Biao's gaze and was instantly dumbfounded.

"This~"

Where is Miss Xu? And who are the two women lying on the ground?