On this day, Zhong Daya found it strange. Madam Heng and her daughter used to come to the restaurant for meals every day, having lunch and dinner at Meizhou Restaurant. When they were busy, they would send someone to deliver the food to them.
But five days have passed, and neither Madam Heng nor her daughter have come for a meal or sent anyone to deliver food. Zhong Daya wasn't upset about losing this business, but she was just a little worried.
Madam Heng's household is all women, there isn't a single man. What if something happens to her?
After much thought, Zhong Daya still felt she had to go and see for herself. If something really happened, she could at least help. After all, she and Madam Heng were old acquaintances, and their relationship had grown closer over the past year.
Madam Heng was generous and often taught her how to get along with noblewomen, what to say and do in front of them. She found it very enlightening.
Zhong Daya was a simple-minded person. Little did she know that Madam Heng hadn't taught her anything at all. The other woman was just showing off in front of her, boasting about how knowledgeable and capable she was, and how she could get along with all kinds of people.
Then, seeing Zhong Daya's admiring expression and sincere desire to learn, Madam Heng felt pleased and flattered, so she condescended to teach her some ways of dealing with people.
In short, the relationship between the two was very superficial, and only Zhong Daya naively believed that Madam Heng genuinely considered her a friend.
Xingxing and Ruru will be going back to the county town in a few days. They've been quite bored staying in the prefectural city for the past two days, so they came to the restaurant to see if they need any help.
The two little girls helped break vegetables in the backyard for a while, then drew water from the well and filled several water vats. They were originally going to go to the kitchen to help chop and prepare vegetables.
Then Zhong Daya said she was going to see Madam Heng and told Li Quan, "I haven't seen her for so many days, I'm really worried, so I'm going to take a look. If everything is alright, I'll come back right away."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yueru's eyes flashed, and she whispered to Xingxing, "When this Madam Heng first came to the prefectural city, her accent sounded very similar to that of a Japanese person, but she gradually changed it later. However, after keeping an eye on her for a while, Sanfu and I were able to confirm that she was indeed a Japanese person. Although we haven't found any bad intentions from the mother and daughter yet, I always feel that these two have ulterior motives."
"Madam Heng? Heng?" Xingxing repeated the word Heng, seemingly lost in thought.
Looking up, Xingxing saw Zhong Daya leave through the back door and whispered to Ruru, "Come on, let's follow her and see."
Zhao Guihua was also helping in the kitchen when she looked up and couldn't see the two little girls. She frowned and asked, "Where are Xingxing and Ruru going?"
At this moment, Zhu Lin jumped down from the roof and said with a light laugh, "I guess he went to play in the street. I'll go follow him."
"Why did those two girls run off without saying goodbye?" Zhao Guihua muttered irritably, then said to Zhu Lin in a good-natured tone, "Brother Lin, then I'll have to trouble you. Go after them and keep an eye on them, make sure they don't cause any trouble."
Actually, they were worried that the two beautiful young girls would be bullied if they went out, and they felt at ease knowing that Zhu Lin was protecting them.
In the backyard of the Yoko family's rouge shop, Yokoyama Chiyo lay pale-faced on the bed, staring blankly at the top of the mosquito net. She had escaped here six days ago from the island where the Koreans had mined, and had barely escaped with her life on the line.
After Zhu Lin and the princess abandoned her, she spent the night on the beach forcing out the poison. The next morning, she returned to the island and killed all the Goryeo people who had not yet woken up.
She originally planned to kill these people, then recruit another group of followers, and then take over the silver mine on the island. This time, she was no longer fixated on building cannons; she wanted to take the silver back to the Great Jin Dynasty and then discuss the rest later.
Unexpectedly, just as she finished killing the people and before she could clean up the dead bodies on the island, another group of Koreans arrived, though there were only thirty of them.
But each of them was a master, and their methods were ruthless and cruel, making them extremely difficult to deal with. Before she could react, the thirty of them charged at her with their swords drawn.
By then, she had missed her chance to escape and had no choice but to face the challenge head-on, fighting desperately against the other group. She was nearly killed by them several times.
In the end, she killed the two most skilled fighters with her fire-breathing technique, which gave her a chance to escape. She fled into the island mountain. Because she had been there before, she was somewhat familiar with the terrain of the island mountain, and was much more adept at it than the Koreans who were entering the island mountain for the first time.
After the Koreans entered the island, they were indeed trapped by the naturally formed formation for a long time, which allowed Yokoyama to escape. She returned to her previous location, got a boat, and left quickly. She could only try to rob the silver mine here later; for now, she was helpless on her own.
After leaving by boat, she unexpectedly encountered Japanese people at sea, and they were Japanese samurai who had a grudge against her before, so she fought with them again.
When she finally escaped with her injuries, the Korean experts on the island caught up with her. In desperation, she killed two of them with her fire-breathing technique. When the Koreans witnessed the power of the fire-breathing technique, they dared not make any rash moves. She took the opportunity to quickly row her boat away.
In short, she was chased all the way, desperately trying to escape, and finally managed to eliminate all her pursuers before entering the waters of the Great Jin Dynasty.
However, she was also seriously injured, and because of her special status, the officials in Anyang Prefecture probably all knew her. She couldn't go to Anyang Prefecture, and she had no relatives or friends to rely on. Finally, she suddenly remembered that the original owner's adoptive mother and adoptive sister were in Nanyang Prefecture.
Sending them to Nanyang Prefecture was the right choice; otherwise, how could they have escaped the government's pursuit?
With her strong willpower and will to survive, Yokoyama quietly rowed to Nanyang Prefecture. She landed in the middle of the night, stole a clean set of clothes from a nearby house, and then managed to sneak into the city at dawn.
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