"They were right here just now, how could they disappear in the blink of an eye?"
The man and the boatman searched and searched, while Liu Rou Niang, panting heavily inside the space, watched the scene outside.
An hour later, the two left, having given up hope, and Rou Niang breathed a sigh of relief.
That was a close call!
But leaving this place is also difficult for her, as she doesn't know how to row and doesn't know how to get away!
After thinking it over carefully, Liu Rouniang decided to wait until it was dark and no one was around before trying to come up with a solution.
Night fell quickly, and Rou Niang had rested well in her spatial dimension. She then picked up a lantern and headed down the mountain. As she walked, she listened carefully to any sounds, intending to sneak onto the boat under the cover of darkness.
She had carefully considered the situation during the day and realized that leaving by boat was definitely not an option. Not only could she not row, but even if she could, the noise would be too great.
However, her space is the same place she enters and exits from, so she wants to find a cargo ship, hide there at night, enter her space, and then emerge and disembark during the day when the ship leaves for another place.
Because it was late at night, Rou Niang was quiet all the way down the mountain; there was hardly anyone around. Two people carrying dim lanterns quietly arrived at the dock and found a relatively large pleasure boat. They slipped inside and hid in the cargo hold.
The warehouse was empty; it seemed they had moved things in during the day and then left. Seeing no one around, Rou Niang slipped into her spatial dimension. She planned to take a nap first and look out from there the next day.
When Rou Niang woke up again, it was already quite lively outside, with people going in and out carrying goods. We looked out from our spatial dimension and surprisingly saw a familiar face; that man was carrying a large box.
Rou Niang became curious about the large box, wondering what was inside. She thought she would open it and take a look once everyone had left.
Rou Niang miscalculated. Besides a few boxes, there were actually four people in the cabin. These four were eating and drinking, and even if they left, they wouldn't all leave at the same time. When they were bored, they would play cards together. Rou Niang realized she had no chance, so she stopped insisting.
Anyway, she has food and drink in her space, so she's not in a hurry. She just doesn't know how anxious Mo Bei and the others are.
Rou Niang was right; the search for her in the capital was in a frenzy.
The Mo family, the Liu family, the Crown Prince, and even the Emperor all sent people to search for them.
The whole city was in an uproar. Unfortunately, all the replies were that they couldn't find him; Mo Bei had gone mad, searching day and night. Yu Rong and the others were also very anxious. Yu Yan wanted to go out and join the search, but Yu Rong and Yu Jin stopped her; they couldn't afford any more trouble at this time.
Old Madam Liu fell ill from worry, and Liu Fufeng and his wife naturally stayed out all night without returning home.
After learning the news, Madam Zhang and Zhang San and his wife searched for clues around the city.
The Qian family naturally had connections with merchants all over the area surrounding the capital. They carefully checked for any suspicious individuals.
But Rou Niang disappeared without a trace, like a stone sinking into the sea.
This shows how flawless the human trafficker's operation was.
How could someone just vanish into thin air? Just when everyone was at a loss for clues, Chunhong ran back.
Chunhong was first spotted by Mo Bei when she ran into the street. Then, following the address Chunhong gave him, Mo Bei rushed to the courtyard, a high-walled courtyard in the suburbs.
Mo Bei kicked the door open and rushed inside, only to find the place deserted.
Chunhong felt extremely guilty. If she had let the princess climb the wall first, perhaps the princess would still be safe.
Princess, where are you?
At this moment, Rou Niang was still leisurely eating snacks in her spatial dimension. She watched the four people playing cards. One of them had terrible luck and always lost. His face was covered in white stripes. Yes, the four of them weren't playing for real money.
Rou Niang yawned out of boredom and drifted off to sleep again.
When Rou Niang woke up, she found them moving boxes out.
Rou Niang knew it was inconvenient for her to show herself at this time, so she could only wait patiently. After the cargo in the warehouse was emptied, she stepped out of her spatial dimension and peered out of the ship's window. The ship had leisurely left the dock again.
Rou Niang was anxious. What should she do? Should she turn back on the ship? Wouldn't that mean she had made a wasted trip?
Just as I was about to grit my teeth and jump off the boat, I heard someone on the shore shout, "Old Guo, are you going back? Can you give me something?"
Upon hearing this, the boatman pulled the boat ashore and went out to speak with the man. Rou Niang knew this was her chance.
She successfully disembarked! The boatman had his back to Rou Niang, so he didn't notice her. However, the person who was going to fetch something saw Rou Niang, but Rou Niang greeted him so openly that the person assumed Rou Niang and the boatman knew each other.
She nodded and smiled. Rou Niang then quickly left and disappeared into the crowd.
This was a small town, but Rou Niang dared not report it to the authorities, for she feared that there was collusion between officials and merchants, and that she would fall into the tiger's den once again! After thinking for a while, she hired a carriage and went to the capital.
The journey was quite bumpy, and they even encountered a bandit. However, when the people opened the carriage, they found that there was no one inside. Rou Niang had escaped the calamity by hiding in her spatial dimension. In fact, she had been hiding in her spatial dimension ever since she entered the carriage, watching the situation outside cautiously.
We finally arrived at the city gate, but the journey had taken three days!
"Rou Niang!"
Rou Niang stood on the city gate tower, and as soon as she appeared, she was spotted by Mo Bei, who was searching for her.
Mo Bei wondered if he was dreaming again! He stepped forward, fearfully reaching out to touch Rou Niang's face. It felt like such a vivid dream!
"Mo Bei." Rou Niang smiled and threw herself into Mo Bei's arms.
Mo Bei felt the warmth of the person in his arms and woke up from his dream, exclaiming, "Rou Niang!"
Mo Bei hugged Rou Niang tightly, a treasure he had lost and found again!
"Why do you look so haggard?" Rou Niang looked at Mo Bei, who had a stubble beard, and sighed. She hadn't seen him for a few days, and he seemed to have aged a lot!
“He’s been looking for you ever since you disappeared,” said Madam Zhang as she came over after receiving the news.
"Mother!" At this moment, Qian Duobao arrived with the three princesses.
Rou Niang hugged her three daughters, finally feeling completely at ease. On her way back, her biggest worry was these three girls.
"Rou Niang, where exactly have you been?" Zhang Niangzi asked.
“Let’s talk about it when we get back,” Rou Niang said.
On their way back, the group encountered Liu Fufeng and his wife and learned that Old Madam Liu was ill. Rou Niang then hurriedly went to the Liu residence.
When Old Madam Liu saw Rou Niang, tears streamed down her face. Liu Fuyao had been abducted and sold into slavery years ago, and Rou Niang was in the same situation. This was hard for her to accept, which is why she fell ill.
"Rou Niang~" Old Madam Liu hugged Rou Niang and cried.
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