Liu Ying and Yu Zhu turned pale with fright, realizing the seriousness of the situation. Without saying anything more, they got off the carriage as soon as Mo Lin stopped.
The carriage sped away, and the two men's legs went weak with fear.
They exchanged a glance, and Yuzhu gripped Liuying's arm tightly, crying out, "Sister, how much further do we have to go before we find Father?"
Liu Ying composed herself, patted her hand, and the two of them walked forward together: "We're almost there, we'll be at the city gate soon. Father has been getting medicine for Mother for two days and hasn't come back yet. If we wait any longer, Mother will die. We must find Father today."
Yu Zhu: "Waaah, did something happen to Daddy?"
Firefly: "Don't talk nonsense, Father must have been delayed by something."
The two sisters, their faces pale, walked and comforted each other, their rambling conversation revealing why they were there.
Someone with ill intentions wanted to take advantage of them, so the two sisters said that their father was a yamen runner in Shuntian Prefecture. He had asked for leave to go home because his wife was seriously ill, but then went back to get medicine. However, he hadn't returned for two days, so something must have happened. Their mother's condition couldn't wait, so they were in a hurry to find someone.
They begged the caravan members to take them for a while, promising to thank them if they could find their father.
Although the twin sisters are quite lovely, if their father is indeed from Shuntian Prefecture, it makes people hesitant to act rashly.
After much persuasion, the two managed to get a ride on a merchant caravan and head into the city with them.
Halfway there, we heard that a horse-drawn carriage had overturned on the road below, and both the driver and the carriage had fallen into a ravine.
Liu Ying and Yu Zhu held each other's hands tightly to keep from crying.
"We will definitely find someone," Liu Ying said with difficulty.
Yu Zhu: "She will wait for us."
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