"Don't make a sound. If you want to escape, don't talk," Liu Sisi whispered.
The girl whose mouth was covered nodded and replied softly.
"I'm sorry, I was just scared and..."
The carriage continued moving forward, and by then it was getting dark, and it looked like it was past Shen Shi (3-5 PM).
Liu Dashi was busy at the new shop, and Liu Sheng, Liu Da, and Liu Er also helped carry things and set up the new shop.
It wasn't until he had finished packing up all the things he had bought that Liu Dashi realized his daughter hadn't returned yet.
He immediately called over Liu Sheng and the others to ask them questions.
"Have you seen the young lady return?"
“Master, didn’t Miss just go out with you? We haven’t seen her come back!” Liu Sheng replied.
"What?" Liu Dashi immediately became anxious.
He immediately sent Liu Sheng, Liu Da, and Liu Er out to find people, and he also closed the shop and went out to find people.
While searching for someone, he comforted himself, "It's okay, it's okay, my daughter is protected by the snake spirit, she'll be fine."
The group searched until 5 PM but still couldn't find Liu Sisi, which made him even more anxious.
He let Liu Sheng and the others stay at the shop.
"Liu Sheng, you guys stay here in the shop. As soon as Miss returns, rent a carriage and come quickly to inform me."
After saying this, he left them a string of cash and drove the carriage towards the shop in town.
Wu did not return to the village today either; she was also anxiously waiting for Liu Dashi and Liu Sisi to come back.
"Mother, why don't you wash up and sleep here first? Anyway, there are rooms in the back courtyard, enough for you to sleep in," Li Caiping said.
"Ping'er, you and Sifu go to sleep first! I feel a little uneasy, I don't know why. I'll wait for your father and your sister to come back."
Ms. Wu couldn't sleep at all; she always felt uneasy.
As the two were talking, she heard the sound of horses' hooves at the door, and her heart leaped with joy.
"Your father and the others are back." Madam Wu got up and went outside to greet Liu Dashi.
But Liu Dashi had already come in, and as soon as he entered, he asked, "Where's my daughter? Has she come back yet?"
"What did you say? Wasn't our daughter with you? How come she's here?" Wu replied.
Liu Dashi's face was full of disappointment.
Mrs. Wu's heart tightened. "What do you mean? You mean your daughter is missing?"
Upon hearing Wu's words, Liu Sifu quickly came over and asked.
"Father, what happened?"
Liu Dashi then recounted the events of the day to the Wu family and the others.
“It looks like my sister is in danger. Let’s go report it to the authorities!” Liu Sifu said.
"If we report this to the authorities, will they take it into account? I wonder what kind of person this new magistrate is," Liu Dashi asked.
Liu Sifu didn't know if the government would care. After all, when Magistrate Zhou was in office, there were cases of people reporting missing daughters to the authorities, but Magistrate Zhou didn't care at all and would even beat them up and throw them out.
When Ms. Wu heard that her daughter was missing, her face turned pale and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
Liu Sifu felt heartbroken seeing his mother's appearance.
"Father, Mother, don't worry, my sister will be alright. Let's wait a little longer. She'll definitely find a way to come back. Have you forgotten what happened with the bandits last time?"
Upon hearing her son's words, Mrs. Wu wiped away her tears and knelt on the ground. "Yes, yes, snake spirit, please, please protect my daughter! I'll offer you some chickens as soon as I get home. No, whatever you want, I'll offer you..."
Liu Dashi also bowed with Wu Shi; they really didn't know what to do now.
Li Caiping was somewhat puzzled by Liu Sifu's words.
"Husband, wasn't it the Snake Fairy who saved us from the bandits? What does this have to do with my sister?"
Liu Sifu grasped Li Caiping's hand. "Ping'er, I'll tell you about this once Sisi returns safely..."
"Yes," Li Caiping nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
On the other side, Liu Sisi and the others in the carriage had already felt the carriage slowly come to a stop.
The man with the black mole on his face walked over and fiercely dragged Liu Sisi and the others off the carriage.
Seeing that the ropes and gags on the group had broken, he was about to lose his temper.
Seeing this, Liu Sisi said, "Uncle, please don't tie us up. We won't run away or scream. Look, our rope is gone, but we haven't run away."
"Hmph, I knew you wouldn't dare to run. Get out of the car right now and behave yourselves. Don't even think about running away. You can't escape. Anyone who tries to run will die."
After speaking, the man pointed to two corpses that were already starting to decompose, located a few feet away from the carriage.
"See that? That's what happens when you try to run away."
"You'd better behave yourselves. If you get sold, with your decent looks, you'll probably live a pretty good life..."
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