Chu Yiyi was awakened by a bucket of cold water being poured over her head, and what came into view were four fierce-looking faces.

"Ah!" Chu Yiyi exclaimed in surprise as she came to her senses. "Who are you? Where is this? How did I get here?"

She clearly remembered that she was going to slash that wild girl's face, then the wild girl suddenly woke up, her head started to hurt, and she lost consciousness.

By the way, what about that wild girl?

Chu Yiyi looked around, "Where's Fu Man'er? Where did Fu Man'er go?"

She hadn't yet scratched Fu Man'er's face.

"We also want to ask you where you went?" Jin Biao looked at the somewhat deranged woman in front of him, and his heart sank to the bottom.

He only went inside and lay down for a while, and when he saw the person again, he had been switched with another person.

"Damn it, we already drugged those two girls, how could they still have the strength to knock someone out and escape?" Jin Biao's anger flared up again as he turned to his men. "You bunch of idiots, the person escaped, didn't you notice anything wrong?"

The three women were also innocent; "they were all wearing black robes and had their faces covered when they came out."

"We saw that there were people inside, so we didn't think much of it. Who knew those two women were so cunning?"

They were indeed careless at the time, because it's normal for employers to wear masks, since they don't want to reveal their true identities.

"Brother, they've been drugged, and that alley is hard to get out of. Why don't we go back and look again? Maybe we can still find them."

One of the younger brothers suggested.

Jin Biao roared angrily, "What the hell are you looking for? That place isn't safe anymore. The Xu family might have already gone there."

Once the Xu family is gone, those two girls will be completely saved.

Jin Biao thought of something even more serious: that girl had seen their faces. If that was the case, he was afraid that even leaving the city tomorrow would be difficult.

No, they must leave the city as soon as possible. Many vegetable farmers enter and leave the city in the early morning when they are less likely to run out of money, making it the best time to leave.

Jin Biao glanced at the sky outside; it was getting late.

"Pack your things, we're getting ready to leave the city." They've reached the city gate now, and it'll be almost time for it to open.

"We're already out of the city, but we haven't finished our business yet!" The underlings didn't understand why Jin Biao's face suddenly turned so ugly.

Chu Yiyi also gleaned something from their conversation. "Don't leave. You haven't finished what I asked you to do."

"Did they think they could just take my money and run away like that?"

Although Chu's mother told her that the people she had found this time were all ruthless characters, she did not know that these people could be described as desperate criminals.

"You still dare to say that? If it weren't for you, Miss Xu wouldn't have been able to run away. Do you know how much trouble you've ruined for me?"

Jin Biao glared fiercely at the woman in front of him; she was the one who ruined his plans.

Stared at by that sinister gaze, Chu Yiyi trembled in fright, but her spoiled, princess-like temperament still lingered.

"Help me find that wild girl, and I'll give you another thousand taels."

Anyway, these people were all hired by her mother to do things, and they were no different from the servants in her own household, so Chu Yiyi began to give them instructions.

"One thousand taels?" The henchman's eyes widened. What kind of person was this girl? She asked for one thousand taels right off the bat.

You should know that their employer also gave them 1,000 taels of silver, but so far they have only received half, 500 taels, and the other half will have to wait until the matter is settled.

However, judging from the current situation, the five hundred taels have gone down the drain, and have only caused trouble for the brothers. "That's right, as long as things are done well, I will reward them all."

In Chu Yiyi's eyes, there is nothing that money cannot buy. She simply gives them money from a high and mighty position, and these people will naturally do their best to get things done.

"Brother!" The younger brother was tempted; a thousand taels was no small sum.

Jin Biao didn't speak, but instead looked Chu Yiyi up and down, from her clothes and shoes to the jewelry on her hands and the hairpin in her hair.

Everything about her tells everyone that she is a rich man's daughter.

That blatant gaze made Chu Yiyi feel very uncomfortable. She shouted at Jin Biao, "What are you looking at?"

"If you look at me again, I won't be polite."

She regretted yelling at him as soon as she finished. This wasn't a servant in the house who she could beat and scold at will. What if this person actually hit her?

Unexpectedly, Jin Biao not only didn't get angry, but he laughed instead. However, he looked fierce, and his laughter was quite strange.

"Miss, please don't be angry. We are just uncouth people and don't know the rules. Please forgive us."

Hearing his flattering words, Chu Yiyi's slight fear vanished instantly, and she raised her head slightly.

Jin Biao continued, "How about this, we'll send Miss back to her residence first, and then we'll go find Miss Xu."

Chu Yiyi immediately thought this wouldn't do; wouldn't this be tantamount to telling the Xu family that it was the Chu family who had taken action?

"Since we're all going out, it might not be appropriate to leave Miss here alone."

"This place is a mixed bag, after all, and we're afraid of offending Miss's ears."

Jin Biao appeared to be considering Chu Yiyi's best interests, saying, "How about we send Miss back, and then catch Miss Xu? I'll send someone to inform you."

"You can put the person wherever you want."

Chu Yiyi thought about it for a moment and realized that this method would work. She was already quite disgusted with staying in this dilapidated little courtyard, so it would be better to go home as soon as possible.

"Alright, then you can take me back to the Chu residence on the main street first." Chu Yiyi said, slowly supporting herself as she stood up.

"The Chu residence on the main street?" Jin Biao asked. "Is it the Chu family, the wealthy man who deals in cloth?"

He kept going in circles, just trying to find out whose daughter this was.

"That's right, Master Chu is my father. If you do things well, you won't be shortchanged on money."

Chu Yiyi was very confident in her family background; her father was a prominent figure in Lan Town.

A gleam of wild joy flashed in Jin Biao's eyes. Master Chu was wonderful; he was an extremely wealthy man.

"Let's go, take me back. Also, bring that Liu Mama with me." After all, she was her mother's confidante; she couldn't afford to lose her.

Chu Yiyi had just taken a step after giving her instructions when Jin Biao behind her knocked her unconscious with a single palm strike.

"Big brother?" The younger brother looked at him, puzzled.

Jin Biao threw the unconscious Chu Yiyi back onto the bed and instructed, "Find a rope to tie her up and lock her in the woodshed. The Chu family has been in turmoil all night. First, Master Chu was worried about the northern merchants, then Chu Yiyi was making a fuss about going out, and then the Xu family even broke in."

The guards in the house were quickly beaten back by the Xu family. Xu Wen shouted that they should hand over Fu Man'er. Madam Chu and Master Chu were stunned. The Xu family had found out about them so quickly.

But this matter was handled with extreme care, and the Xu family would not be allowed to know at all.

Thinking of this, Madam Chu insisted that it had nothing to do with her family, since the Xu family couldn't produce any evidence anyway.

Moreover, judging from the Xu family's appearance, Fu Man'er has not been found yet. Perhaps this is just a tactic used by the Xu family to harm themselves.

Sure enough, the Xu family caused a ruckus at the Chu residence for most of the day, but in the end they were called away. Before leaving, Madam Chu said she would definitely sue the Xu family for trespassing.

Once the Xu family had left, the elderly couple dismissed their servants and collapsed into their chairs.

"That was close! It was Madam who was really strong; she didn't budge." Master Chu patted his chest, still shaken.

When Xu Wen's spear was pressed against his throat, Master Chu was about to blurt out the truth, but Madam Chu's loud shout interrupted him.

"Sir, the matter concerning Miss Xu has nothing to do with our family, and no one can find any evidence." Perhaps Madam Chu forgot that if you don't want others to know, you shouldn't do it in the first place.

After the couple had a moment to catch their breath, Master Chu asked, "Has Yiyi not returned yet?"

Madam Chu was also worried, "So much time has passed, they should be back by now."

"How about I send someone out to look for her?" Master Chu felt very anxious at the thought of a young woman like her.

"Where can we look for her?" She didn't know where those people had taken Fu Man'er, and now that she thought about it, she felt extremely regretful.

I really shouldn't have let Chu Yiyi go out because I was soft-hearted. Now I have to worry about her at home.

"May the Bodhisattva protect us. May the Bodhisattva protect us." Madam Chu clasped her hands together and prayed to the heavens, "Please bless my daughter Yiyi so that she may return home safely and soon."

"I only have one daughter, so please, nothing bad can happen to her. She must be safe and sound."

Madam Chu prayed devoutly with her eyes closed, when the hurried footsteps of servants could be heard outside the door.

"Master, Madam, something terrible has happened!"