Wan Ruo said calmly, "What's so difficult about this? People will do anything when pushed to the limit."
Besides, this is not the first time she has killed someone.
On the night she escaped from Xu's house a month ago, she poisoned the old woman sent by Ji Li to guard her and her brother.
If she hadn't been cruel, she would have died long ago.
Xie Xiuzhu looked at her cold eyes and felt a little scared. It was the first time she saw her like this. In Xie's house, Xu Wanruo had always been respectful, obedient, weak and timid.
She had never imagined that such a woman would dare to kill someone in such a rage!
But what Xie Xiuzhu felt more was dependence and a sense of security. In such a desperate situation, without Xu Wanruo's ruthlessness, her fate would be much worse than that of the horse bandits. She couldn't help but lean towards her again.
A smooth road almost came to an end, and Wanruo pulled the reins, forcing the carriage to stop.
"What should we do? There is no way out." Xie Xiuzhu grabbed her arm tremblingly.
Wanruo looked around, pulled her out of the car, and walked deeper into the bushes. "I've left some jewelry and handkerchiefs along the way. If you've lost the Xie family, the officials will definitely search the whole city for you. They'll definitely find you on this mountain within a day. Let's hide in the mountains and survive this night, and then we'll be saved."
Xie Xiuzhu nodded hurriedly: "I'll listen to you."
They entered the forest and walked deeper into the forest. There were many mosquitoes and insects in the forest. Wanruo was carrying an insect repellent sachet, so snakes, insects, rats and ants all avoided her.
After they hid in the bushes near a valley, they faintly heard the voices of bandits talking in the distance.
"The carriage is right here! Those two women must be hiding nearby."
"We must dig them out! They killed our two brothers! I must kill them!"
"This forest is so vast, and it's hard to see at night. I'm not sure how to look for it."
"We have to search for them even if we have to! If they don't die, we will die too. Do you know that the imperial guards in the whole city are searching for them now? If they walk out of this mountain alive, none of us will survive!"
The bandits did not dare to be careless anymore and immediately started searching everywhere with torches.
Meanwhile, the Xie family was in chaos. Xie Xiuzhu was missing during a lantern festival, and the maids and servants who followed her knelt on the ground. The usually dignified eldest lady lost her composure and was so angry that she wanted to kill someone.
"If Xiuzhu can't be found, I'll bury all of you idiots with her!"
The Second Madam quickly tried to appease him, "Didn't the Imperial Guards already look for Xian'er? He'll be alright, just be patient and wait."
He immediately asked the servant beside him, "Is there any news from the Imperial Guards?"
"We've sealed the city gates and searched the entire city, but we haven't found him yet..."
An hour had passed. The eldest lady didn't dare to imagine what could have happened in this hour. Suddenly, her blood rushed up, her eyes turned black, and she fainted.
"Madam!" The servants came to help in a panic, and the scene was in chaos.
Only the third wife watched all this coldly, and felt somewhat happy in her heart.
The eldest lady came from a prominent family and became the headmistress of the Xie family as soon as she got married. She had a noble status and her son was so promising that it seemed as if she was born superior to others.
But things were different afterwards. She had a daughter who was raped by horse bandits, and she finally had a stain and shame that could not be washed away.
In the past, she was suppressed by the eldest lady, but now she finally feels proud.
The Third Madam patted Xie Xiuyun's hand and smiled softly, "From now on, you are the only legitimate daughter of the Xie family."
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Xie Xianyu did not return home, but rode his horse to search the city. His expression was terrifyingly calm, with almost no emotional fluctuations. He just listened quietly to people's reports and then made arrangements.
But Qing'an, who had been with Xie Xianyu since childhood, knew very well that the quieter the child was, the scarier he was.
"If it's a kidnapping, they won't take the main road. Search all the dark alleys and hidden paths first." Xie Xianyu ordered in a cold voice.
"Yes!" A team of imperial guards immediately rushed into the dark alley and spread out to search.
Xie Xianyu also rode his horse into the alley, surveying the situation in the dark alley. Suddenly, he saw a flash of silver light. He dismounted and picked up a silver hairpin that had fallen on the roadside. His face suddenly changed. This was Wanruo's hairpin.
He shouted, "Come here! Search in this direction!"
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