In the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, the man in black locked Bai Tuantuan and the others in a room.
"What should we do..." Qiu Qiao'er trembled. "Will we be killed?"
"We can only wait for the Master to discover we're missing and come to rescue us," Su Shishi said softly, her eyes filled with worry and fear.
Xiao Ruyan and Zheng Yinrong exchanged a glance.
With a creak, the door opened.
Hong Yi walked in, looked at Xiao Ruyan, and said in a hoarse voice, "Take the two of them away."
"What are you going to do?" Su Shishi exclaimed in shock. "Where are you taking them?"
Qiu Qiao'er swallowed hard: "You can't take them away! If you hurt them, our family will not let you get away with it!"
Hong Yi didn't speak. After his men took Xiao Ruyan and Zheng Yinrong away, he untied Bai Tuantuan and the other two and gestured for them to sit on the stools.
Qiu Qiao'er wanted to ask, but saw Hong Yi make a shushing gesture.
A little while later, a woman with a voluptuous figure walked in. When she saw Bai Tuantuan and the others, she paused slightly, "This..."
"Go ahead and call out."
The woman was stunned: "What?"
Hong Yi whispered a few words in the woman's ear.
The woman frowned: "Isn't this setting a bad example for children?"
Bai Tuantuan raised her eyebrows: "Sister, feel free to call me whatever you want. Even though we're just kids, we should understand some things, otherwise we'll be sold out and still have to count the money for them."
As soon as Bai Tuantuan finished speaking, Hong Yi took out a hundred-tael silver note.
Upon seeing this, the woman was overjoyed and immediately screamed as Hong Yi had instructed: "Ah! What are you doing! Let me go! Don't take off my clothes!"
"Help! Let me go!"
Su Shishi and Qiu Qiao'er, who hadn't understood before, blushed instantly.
Outside, Zheng Yinrong was looking at the men in black with an arrogant expression and said, "Just scare them a little, don't hurt them."
The man in black glanced at Zheng Yinrong with surprise, then his gaze fell on Xiao Ruyan.
Xiao Ruyan lowered her eyes and said calmly, "Cousin, there's nothing we can do if someone gets hurt by accident."
Zheng Yinrong frowned: "How can there be no way? They just need to be careful, right?"
Xiao Ruyan didn't speak again, but said, "Cousin, let's leave first, if we're discovered..."
Xiao Ruyan didn't finish her sentence. Zheng Yinrong understood. After glancing at the men in black, she hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Don't hurt them. Just scare them a little."
"Scare them?" one of the men in black asked after seeing his companion's gesture. "If it's just scaring, how can we ruin their reputation?"
Zheng Yinrong was startled: "I didn't say I wanted to ruin their reputation. I just wanted you to scare Bai Tuantuan so that she would give up her status as the county princess!"
"Oh?" The man in black laughed. "But that's not what this young lady told us."
The man in black looked at Xiao Ruyan and said calmly, "She told me that she wanted to ruin Bai Tuantuan's reputation, make her lose her virginity, and let the news spread throughout the capital."
Zheng Yinrong screamed, "This is impossible!" Then she looked at Xiao Ruyan, "Say something!"
Just then, Zheng Yinrong heard the woman's voice and her face turned pale: "She, she's only six years old...you..."
The man in black laughed loudly: "Are you leaving or not?"
Xiao Ruyan tugged at Zheng Yinrong's sleeve: "Cousin, let's go..."
"Let me go!" Zheng Yinrong glared angrily at Xiao Ruyan. "You're too cruel!"
After saying that, Zheng Yinrong looked at the men in black and said, "I order you to release them!"
The man in black crossed his arms and said, "The deal is done, we won't release them."
"You guys!" Zheng Yinrong stomped her foot and turned to rush inside.
Xiao Ruyan quickly grabbed Zheng Yinrong, exclaiming in shock, "Cousin, what are you doing?"
"Slap!" Zheng Yinrong slapped Xiao Ruyan across the face. "That's your own sister! How could you be so cruel? She's only six years old! Do you want to ruin her?"
Xiao Ruyan covered her face, looking aggrieved, and said, "I just wanted to stand up for you."
"Pah! I already told you, I just wanted you to find someone to scare them! You... I'm not talking to you anymore! Hurry up and save them!"
Seeing Zheng Yinrong run over, Xiao Ruyan's aggrieved expression disappeared, and she looked at the man in black and said, "I'll give my cousin to you."
Excuse me, but Xiao Ruyan walked straight outside.
Inside, Bai Tuantuan and the others naturally heard Zheng Yinrong and Xiao Ruyan arguing. The three of them looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.
After Xiao Ruyan's figure completely disappeared, the woman stopped shouting and, with Hong Yi's consent, opened the door.
Zheng Yinrong almost fell to the ground. Upon seeing Bai Tuantuan, tears immediately streamed down her face: "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to..."
"Don't worry, I won't say anything..."
Bai Tuantuan looked at Zheng Yinrong and, to be honest, felt quite conflicted.
"Ahem, this is my uncle." Bai Tuantuan tugged at Hong Yi, who obediently pulled down his mask, revealing an ordinary face.
Zheng Yinrong was stunned: "What do you mean?"
"That scream just now came from this lady," Bai Tuantuan said, pointing to the alluring woman.
The woman quickly waved her hand: "I don't deserve to be called 'sister' by the county princess. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."
Hongyi nodded, and the woman touched the silver note on her chest and left happily.
“The person Xiao Ruyan invited happens to be my second aunt’s brother, so he’s my uncle, do you understand?” Bai Tuantuan looked at Zheng Yinrong. “Now we have to go back before Xiao Ruyan, otherwise our reputation will really be ruined.”
Zheng Yinrong looked at Hong Yi in disbelief, then glanced at the people outside, and murmured, "They did it on purpose..."
"Okay." Bai Tuantuan responded, holding Su Shishi's hand with one hand and Qiu Qiao'er's hand with the other, and took the lead in getting into the carriage prepared by Hong Yi. "Uncle Hong Yi, please take us there via the back road."
Hong smiled and said, "Don't worry."
After Zheng Yinrong sat down in the carriage, Bai Tuantuan asked again, "Do you know what Xiao Ruyan said before she left?"
"What?"
She said, "You also gave some to my uncles and the others."
Zheng Yinrong's heart skipped a beat: "What...what right does she have..."
Bai Tuantuan said calmly, "If it weren't for my uncle and the others today, we might have already met a terrible end."
"I'm sorry." Zheng Yinrong's eyes reddened, and she bit her lip tightly. "I didn't know it would turn out like this. I didn't mean to hurt you..."
Seeing Zheng Yinrong's ashamed and indignant expression, Bai Tuantuan replied, "I accept your apology, but if there is a next time, I won't let it go so easily."
Zheng Yinrong lowered her head, not wanting to speak anymore.
Soon, the group arrived at the back gate of Mount Putuo.
After Bai Tuantuan and the others appeared, Master Liu asked in confusion, "How did you all come out through the back door?"
"We got food poisoning on the carriage today, so we went to the outhouse," Bai Tuantuan said slowly, blinking her eyes. "We were among the first to arrive, so we couldn't tell the teacher. I'm sorry, teacher."
Master Liu waved his hand: "It's nothing."
Zheng Yinrong swallowed what she was about to say, found her girlfriends, and chatted absentmindedly.
"Master, something terrible has happened! Master! My sister has been kidnapped by bandits!" Xiao Ruyan's voice came over. Before Bai Tuantuan could speak, Zheng Yinrong stepped forward and shouted angrily.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Bai Tuantuan just went to the outhouse with me. What do you mean she was kidnapped by bandits?"
Xiao Ruyan suddenly looked up, staring in disbelief at Zheng Yinrong in front of her. How could she be here!
Looking around, I saw Bai Tuantuan and her two companions with smiles on their faces. My mind went blank for a second. What on earth had happened?!
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