"Grandma, Yi Huan is missing. Please go to the village and look for her."
Su Luo was a little anxious and asked Yan Chuan to go with Zhao Ruyun as well.
"I'm going right now. Luo Luo, don't worry too much. Maybe Huan Huan is playing at someone's house."
Seeing that Su Luo's reaction was not right, Liu Fangfang and Chen Yan returned the firewood and went to look for her as well.
"Su Luo, we'll help you look for it too, but you mustn't panic."
Liu Fangfang comforted Su Luo, saying that Su Luo used to go crazy over the child, and what would happen if she went crazy again this time?
The village wasn't big, and with Zhang Xiujuan, the four of them split up to search in different directions. After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they all returned, but they still hadn't found Yi Huan.
"Su Luo, we've searched the whole village, but we haven't found her."
Where could Yi Huan, a five-year-old girl, go?
Su Luo's biggest worry was whether Yi Huan had gone out to play and might have fallen into a ditch and couldn't get out.
"Mother, it's all my fault. I didn't take good care of my sister."
Yan Chuan was very worried about his younger sister. She was usually very well-behaved and never let her family lose track of her.
"Luo Luo!"
Zhao Ruyun, like Su Luo, was panicked.
Su Luo felt an unusual tightness in her chest and had a bad feeling.
“Aunties, please help me call the people who are building the house to go and search together. Go everywhere, whether it’s by the roadside, in the fields, in the ditches, or on the mountains.”
"Okay, okay..."
The group immediately went to call for help. Most of the villagers were warm-hearted and simple, and they all went to help find people. Even the bricklayers that Fan Gaocen brought stopped what they were doing.
On the mountain and in the fields, the sound of calling Chen Yihuan could be heard everywhere.
With a dull, aching pain in her chest, Su Luo wondered where Yi Huan could have gone.
Hua Hua kept barking and circled around Su Luo's feet, biting at the corner of Su Luo's clothes.
Su Luo looked at her big yellow dog. Right, Hua Hua and Yi Huan are the closest. Could it know where Yi Huan is?
"Huahua, do you know where Yi Huan is? Can you take me to her?"
As Su Luo said this, Hua Hua spun around a few times, then barked and walked towards the door.
Su Luo followed it, and it wandered around, sniffing the air, until it actually left the village.
As they walked, they unexpectedly arrived in the county. Su Luo caught up with Hua Hua at her fastest speed.
The smells were mixed here, and Huahua's pace slowed down noticeably.
After another half incense stick's time, Hua Hua stopped in front of a brightly lit building, where six or seven crooked women were standing at the door.
Men were coming and going, and cheap rouge and powder were everywhere.
Su Luo looked up and saw the words 'Red Mansion'.
"Oh dear, where did this dog come from? Quickly chase it away, it scared me to death!"
The woman, with her loose-fitting collar, nestled in the arms of a middle-aged man, acting obsequiously.
Seeing Hua Hua calling out at the entrance of the Red Mansion only made her seem even more frail.
"Don't be afraid, Jiaojiao, your brother will drive it away for you."
Su Luo knew exactly what kind of place this was.
"Hey, where did this country bumpkin come from? Take your dog and get out of here."
Instead of retreating, Su Luo advanced. After figuring out where she was, she took out a hidden arrow from her spatial storage and put it on her wrist.
The hidden dart contains one hundred poisoned silver needles. This poison will not kill, but it will immediately paralyze the person's entire body, making them unable to stand up.
Su Luo's face was icy cold, her eyes surging with anger. Coupled with Hua Hua's fierceness, which was like that of a wolfhound, the entire entrance of the Red Mansion was thrown into chaos.
"Hey! What are you doing? Get away from me!"
"Who are you? Don't bite me!"
The voice was that of a delicate, feminine woman.
In order to find Yi Huan, Su Luo didn't care where it was. She trusted Hua Hua, and even if he wasn't there, she was still going to try her luck.
I'm talking to you!
The one who spoke was the old man from before. Seeing that Su Luo completely ignored his words and her eyes were full of gloom, he trembled inwardly.
But for the sake of his reputation, he couldn't afford to lose face.
Suddenly, as Su Luo walked forward, a few taels of silver were tossed to her, as if she were being given money to a beggar.
"You, you, you, take the money and get out of here. Don't spoil my fun."
Su Luo glanced at the man, holding the dog leash in one hand and revealing a dagger in the other.
"I don't want to cause trouble. I'm just here to find someone, but don't mess with me either."
Upon seeing Su Luo's dagger, several beautiful women were so frightened that they ran into the Red Chamber.
Nangong Qing and A Xu were on their way back to their residence from Fumanlou when, in a fleeting moment, they seemed to see Su Luo stumble into the Red Chamber.
The Red Mansion, as the name suggests, is a brothel; no respectable woman would ever go to such a place.
“Young master, I think I saw Lady Su go to the Red Chamber, and judging from her appearance, she seemed determined to tear it down.”
Nangong Qing frowned, a hint of worry in her eyes, and said, "Quick, go check on her, make sure she doesn't get hurt."
As soon as Su Luo entered the Red Mansion, she was greeted by the smells of smoke, alcohol, and other unpleasant odors.
Hua Hua's barking startled everyone, and men and women stepped aside.
Seeing that Su Luo's arrival was ill-intentioned, the madam immediately summoned dozens of thugs.
Su Luo didn't care about these people's reactions; all she wanted was to find Yi Huan.
"Where did this village woman come from? Don't you even know where you are? You dare to barge in like this? Are you out of your mind?"
Su Luo glanced at the madam; this old woman must be the owner of this place.
Among so many scents, it was extremely difficult for Hua Hua to find Yi Huan's scent. At this moment, she was still circling around Su Luo.
"I'm just here to find someone, I don't want to get involved in your business."
The madam sneered, "Those who come to this place looking for someone either have husbands here or lovers, but other women will send someone to look for them."
Su Luo was the first person the madam saw when she came looking for her, and she even brought a dog with her. Did she think that a dog could cause trouble at her brothel?
“Young lady, if your husband is disobedient, you can discipline him behind closed doors when you get home. But here, he has to follow my rules.”
"That's yours, it's none of my business," Su Luo said dismissively.
At this moment, Hua Hua seemed to react and pulled Su Luo towards the backyard of the Red Mansion.
"Stop her!"
At the madam's command, more than a dozen thugs surrounded Su Luo. Seeing this, the other guests all kept their distance.
They were all thinking that Su Luo was doomed this time. How could such a weak woman dare to break into the Red Chamber?
Su Luo gripped the dagger in her right hand, her eyes filled with bloodlust. Whenever she showed that look, her opponent would not have a good end.
"Go get her! Beat this village woman to death and throw her out!"
A dozen thugs raised their eyes, brandishing long sticks, and rushed towards Su Luo.
Su Luo didn't stand on ceremony. Using the pillar behind her, she spun around, and the others missed.
The two thugs got close to Su Luo and launched an attack on her directly.
Su Luo didn't have time to fight them; compared to close combat, these two were no match for her.
With the dog leash thrown away, Su Luo grabbed the wrist of one of the men holding a stick, quickly moved behind him, and slashed three times on his back with a dagger.
Blood immediately blurred their waists and legs.
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