Seeing Jian Ning crying, Ding Youtian felt like being pricked by a needle in his heart. It was the first time he saw Jian Ning so fragile and helpless, and he felt even more distressed.
In fact, Xiu Gu and Jian Ning are both people with strong personalities, but Jian Ning never tolerates things. She is more aggressive and believes in tit-for-tat; Xiu Gu, on the other hand, is very tolerant and will endure it silently even if she suffers a great injustice.
Ding Youtian rarely saw Xiu Gu cry. There were only two situations in which Xiu Gu shed tears: one was when she was wronged and beaten, and the other was when the children were sick and hungry.
Xiu Gu fought with others for him and their child.
Since she was over seven years old, Xiu Gu has hardly had a good day in her family!
Ding Youtian had the same worries as Jian Ning, fearing that A'man would repeat Xiu Gu's mistakes if she fell into the hands of Manager Wang. He never dared to say it out of fear that Jian Ning would worry, because he could see that Jian Ning treated A'man the same way as they treated their three daughters.
Seeing Jane crying like a baby and hearing her say she was scared, he knew that Jane and he were thinking the same thing. He hugged Jane, letting her calm down, then patted her back and whispered in her ear, "Okay, let's go find Man'er. The sooner we find her, maybe she'll suffer less."
Jian Ning shuddered and quickly pushed him away, "Let's go." She wiped her tears as she walked, took a lantern from Ding Youtian, and shone it forward. She saw that Qiu Ge had already swam several kilometers away, searching the area with his body. Following him would be a waste of time. Jian Ning took Ding Youtian's hand and said, "Follow me."
She pulled Ding Youtian into the Baicaojian, and used her mind to control the Baicaojian forward. When she pulled Ding Youtian out, she was already in front of Brother Qiu. She pointed forward and said, "Brother Qiu, you fly to the front and search from the front. We will search this area."
Searching in segments can improve efficiency and save time.
Qiu Ge followed his instructions and flew ahead. Jian Ning and Ding Youtian carefully searched the road, one on each side, focusing on the sides of the road where wheel tracks were visible. When they could see Qiu Ge's shadow and saw traces of him running over the grass beside the road, Jian Ning pulled Ding Youtian back into the herb garden, and when they emerged, they were still ahead of Qiu Ge.
After doing this several times, when she pulled Ding Youtian to land in front of Brother Qiu again, and Brother Qiu flew in front of them again, she and Ding Youtian just lowered their heads to look for a while, when they suddenly heard a sound coming from the distance. Looking up, they saw a signal flare lit in the air, and it seemed to be coming from Huo Jincheng's direction.
After seeing this, Brother Qiu also flew back, carried them on his back and flew towards Huo Jincheng's path.
"Look, is this Man'er's?" Huo Jincheng's voice changed with excitement. He handed over a small doll. Jian Ning took it and looked at it with the torch in his hand. "Yes! Shu'er asked me to teach her how to make this after she received the gift from Man'er last year. Shu'er sewed all these stitches herself. It's Man'er's, yes, that's right, that's right!"
Jian Ning almost cried with joy. Ah Man's ability to secretly leave clues showed that she was still conscious. "I told you Ah Man was smart, and she really didn't let me down. That's great. You wait here for Uncle Wei. My husband and I will catch up first. I'll take the doll first."
With the clue, Jian Ning was greatly encouraged. She and Ding Youtian took Qiu Ge and flew forward along the road. She released three drones again and told Ma Fuquan that they had a clue and the tracking direction.
Before she could send the message, Ma Fuquan's message arrived first.
[Is there any news about the little girl?]
[Yes, I was just about to tell you, why aren’t you asleep yet?]
[As a parent, I have a new son, and now I have lost him. I am heartbroken!]
[We will do our best to find her as soon as possible. You should rest now. I will notify you as soon as we find her.]
[Okay, you guys should take care of your health too.]
After finishing the conversation, Jian Ning asked Ding Youtian, "Why don't you go inside and take a nap first. I'll take Brother Qiu to catch up. Studying every day is really damaging to your brain. Go get some sleep."
"No, I'm not sleepy." Ding Youtian hugged her tightly. "We can go back and catch up on some sleep after we find Man'er. They probably won't be in a hurry to stop and rest. Let's just keep chasing them. I don't think it's likely that they'll stay in a hotel. I'm afraid they'll just rest for a while on the side of the road. The sooner we catch up to them, the less likely Ah Man will get hurt."
"Another thing is that even if they have horses, they will get tired. Pay more attention to the streams along the way. I look to the left, and you look to the right."
Jane Ning rubbed his forehead with the back of her head and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Qiu Ge was very excited when he heard the news about Ah Man at first, but after flying for a while, he couldn't smell Ah Man at all. He gradually became anxious, and his tail kept swishing back and forth. Jian Ning stroked his back and said loudly, "Don't worry, Ah Man will be fine. Fly steadily, or she will be fine and you will throw us both off and almost die."
With her comfort, Brother Qiu slowly calmed down.
Jane Ning recalled the drone and changed the scent search to focus on people and carriages before releasing it again.
About half an hour later, one of the drones sounded an alarm. Jane Ning clicked on the holographic sensing screen and zoomed in to see a carriage by the mountain stream. She enlarged the screen to the maximum, but still only saw the carriage, parked there quietly.
"Brother Qiu." Jian Ning patted Brother Qiu, and it turned its head. Jian Ning pointed to the front left and said, "Fly over there, faster."
Qiu Ge flicked his tail and flew forward rapidly. When he was almost there, Jian Ning patted him again, signaling him to land. "You go over there and wait for Man'er's father and Uncle Wei and the others. I'll bring them over later. We'll sneak over and take a look first."
After Qiu Ge flew away, Jian Ning zoomed in on the holographic face mask and reconfirmed the location. She recalled the drone and dragged Ding Youtian into the Baicaojian. She took two guns from the armory and gave one to Ding Youtian. Then she went to the pharmacy to get a mask and threw it to him.
"After we get out, stay where you are and don't move. Cover me while I go over and take a look. They might be resting in the carriage. Put on your mask now. That Shopkeeper Wang is very evil. If you see smoke or anything, hold your breath and protect yourself. Understand?"
"Don't worry about me, be careful. Have you forgotten that my master taught me the art of Qimen Dunjia? I've improved a lot now. Be careful yourself. If anything happens, don't worry about me. I can protect myself. Don't worry about me and get both of you into trouble."
"Okay, you too. If there's an emergency, everyone who can escape is a good one. We still have backup forces. Once you're free, quickly notify Huo Jincheng and Uncle Wei."
"Let's go."
Jane Ning put on a mask and pulled him out. They were already at the edge of a mountain stream. She looked around, pointed to the right and rear, indicating where Ding Youtian was hiding, and pointed to the gun's safety, reminding him not to forget to turn it on.
Seeing that Ding Youtian was ready, she held her gun and walked towards the carriage with bated breath.
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