As soon as the group arrived at the Ge residence, they saw two guards at the gate. Jiang Yuwei said to Ning Huaizhi:

"Go to Master Sun's mansion and get a few men. Have them pretend to be drunkards causing trouble in front of the gate to buy time. Then you wait for us at the back gate."

Jiang Yuwei then looked at Tie Zhu and said:

"The three of you quietly sneak into the mansion to find him. You can go to the servants' quarters. With a man like Master Ge, he probably doesn't know which woodshed or servant's room he's locked Old Cao in. Go look for him one by one, trying not to alert anyone. If you are discovered, use this handkerchief soaked in sleeping pills to cover the person's mouth and nose to make him unconscious. If the sleeping pills run out, just chop him unconscious with your hand."

Jiang Yuwei was worried that the three of them lacked experience, so she gave them detailed instructions. She then turned to the simpleton and said:

"Once you enter the manor, follow Tiezhu. Do whatever Tiezhu tells you to do, and don't cause any trouble. If you listen to me, I'll agree to let you keep the puppy. If you don't listen, not only will you not get dinner tonight, but I'll also throw the puppy out!"

The fool frowned, looked at Jiang Yuwei blankly, and said:

"Okay, okay, don't throw my puppy away!"

Jiang Yuwei then instructed Tie Zhu:

"You must be adaptable. Don't panic if anything happens after you go in. If you really can't rescue Lao Cao, run away first. We'll discuss it again later. Remember, your safety is the most important thing. Cover your faces so they can't see them. I'll keep watch in the backyard. When you come out, go through the backyard."

Tie Zhu and Ning Wu both nodded. Before Tie Zhu could speak, the fool couldn't wait any longer and jumped over the backyard wall. Tie Zhu was also eager to jump over, but neither of them knew any light-footed skills and they couldn't get over. Just then, the backyard door creaked open.

Jiang Yuwei was startled, thinking everyone was going to die before they even got started. But then the idiot stretched and came out of the back gate, tilting his head in confusion as he looked at the two still climbing the wall.

"Are you guys climbing the wall for fun?"

Tie Zhu and Ning Wu felt a little embarrassed and quickly jumped down, then quietly sneaked in through the back door.

As soon as the three entered, they encountered a night watchman walking towards them. Tie Zhu quickly pulled them to hide in the bushes nearby. After the night watchman passed, the three of them finally emerged from the bushes, catching their breath. It was also the first time Tie Zhu and Ning Wu had been to such a large courtyard, and they were completely disoriented.

Ignoring the two who were standing there dumbfounded, the fool walked directly down a small path. Soon, the three of them saw some servants going in and out. Tie Zhu thought that this should be where the servants lived, so he quickly signaled the two of them to split up and look for them.

The three of them searched room by room, hiding and looking. Ning Wu had just seen a man tied to a pillar in a woodshed and was about to open the door to check when suddenly a large hand slapped him on the back, which startled him so much that he broke out in a cold sweat. After all, this was the first time he had ever done something like this.

"What are you doing?"

A deep male voice rang out.

Ning Wu smiled apologetically:

"Ha...haha, I, I'm a new servant, I'm lost, I can't find my room."

The male voice asked, puzzled:

"I haven't heard of any new brides arriving at the Ge residence these past few days. Never mind, come with me."

Ning Wu, whose face was covered, dared not turn around. When he heard the man turn around, he quickly turned around as well and took a handkerchief soaked in sleeping potion and covered the man's mouth and nose from behind. This was how Sister Yuwei taught him, and it was sure to work. Sure enough, the man's body went limp after a while.

Ning Wu was overjoyed to let go and was about to go into the woodshed to rescue the person when he looked up and saw that all the servants in the yard were staring at him in confusion.

Ning Wu froze on the spot. He had been so nervous that he had only focused on the man in front of him and hadn't noticed anyone else. After a few seconds of eye contact between Ning Wu and the others, one of the servants reacted and shouted:

"Guards! There's an assassin!"

Upon hearing this and finding nowhere to hide, Ning Wu pushed open the door of the woodshed and went inside. He then immediately turned around and bolted the door before untying the man who was still tied to the pillar. Although the man had been beaten black and blue, Ning Wu still recognized him as Old Cao based on the portrait Jiang Yuwei had shown him.

Seeing this, he quickly helped up the panicked Old Cao and said:

"You must be Lao Cao. Don't be afraid, I'm here to save you!"

Old Cao nodded repeatedly:

"Yes, I am Lao Cao. Who sent you to save me? Was it my wife?"

Hearing the commotion outside growing louder, Ning Wu had no interest in answering Old Cao's questions and simply said:

"Let's talk about it once we can get out!"

Hearing the commotion, the fool and Tie Zhu rushed over to check. Seeing several servants surrounding the woodshed door, hesitant to enter, they knew Ning Wu had probably been captured. Tie Zhu, disregarding everything else, charged forward and shouted:

"Hey! Watch this!"

The crowd that had been gathered at the door all turned to look at Tie Zhu. Tie Zhu didn't hesitate and took out the chili water that Jiang Yuwei had given him, and sprinkled it evenly on everyone's faces.

Seeing this, the fool rushed forward and knocked the servants surrounding the door to the ground. Ning Wu, who was inside, heard the commotion outside and quickly opened the door, rushing out with Lao Cao.

Seeing that Lao Cao had been found, Tie Zhu hurriedly shouted to the fool:

"Idiot, retreat!"

The fool muttered a dissatisfied comment after hearing this:

"I haven't had enough yet!"

Although she said she was unwilling, when she thought of her fluffy little dog in her room, she had no choice but to listen to Tie Zhu and escort them out.

The Fool was in charge of covering their retreat. Ning Wu led Old Cao towards the back gate, while Tie Zhu kept turning back to call out to the Fool as they ran, afraid he might get lost.

The three had just run out of the backyard when they heard someone shout behind them:

"I saw it! They ran out the back door!"

At this moment, Jiang Yuwei, who was on guard at the back gate, also heard the commotion in the courtyard. She quickly opened the back gate, aimed her bow and arrow at the people chasing behind her, and began to fire indiscriminately.

While shooting, Jiang Yuwei anxiously looked outside. Ning Huaizhi's oxcart still hadn't arrived, and once they ran out, they would have to find a place to hide.

No sooner said than done, the three of them had just run out of the house when a large dog rushed out of the backyard and charged straight at Jiang Yuwei's face. Jiang Yuwei was about to take out her bow and arrows to shoot when she realized that she had run out of arrows and panicked.

Just as the tall black dog was about to charge, Jiang Yuwei tried to back away, but she tripped and fell to the ground because she was too nervous.

Jiang Yuwei stared wide-eyed at the black dog that had rushed towards her, a deep sense of despair filling her heart. She feared she would die here tonight…