Meanwhile, the soldiers who were still searching various shops had restricted the movement of all personnel.
Their official statement to the public is: a priceless treasure has been lost from the Ye family mansion, and a city-wide search is underway.
Hua Qingyan, who was mixed in with the crowd, realized that they were all members of the Dark Night Legion. She quickly realized that he had noticed her leaving.
She didn't dare to look up, not only because she didn't want him to find her so quickly, but also because she couldn't implicate her friend Yuanyuan.
She knew all too well Ye Minghan's insane possessiveness.
Let alone the opposite sex, he couldn't tolerate even a glance from someone of the same sex, let alone the fact that she was standing so close to Miss Yu.
In this tense atmosphere, she bent slightly and walked behind the crowd with Yu Yuanyuan, moving quietly until they reached a closed clothing store.
Seeing the shop with its doors and windows tightly closed, alarm bells rang in the girl's mind.
It seems very strange that such an important chamber of commerce event, with such a large flow of people, would be closed to visitors.
But by the time she realized what was happening, Yuanyuan had already knocked on the door and given the code of three long and three short knocks. A woman dressed as a married woman came out to open the door.
Hua Qingyan could only lower her head and remain silent. She grabbed Miss Yu's sleeve and silently traced two lines on her palm with her fingertips. After that, she pretended to be deaf and mute for the entire time.
Yu Yuanyuan and Flower Fairy have spent seven years together, and this is their unique silent communication. Her flowers are telling her that there is a problem with this store.
She immediately became vigilant and secretly protected the disguised fairy beside her. But no matter what, she had been the shopkeeper's wife for several years, and her outward appearance was impeccable.
"Manager Xue, how have you been?"
Xue Yueyue, dressed in a sexy outfit, raised her eyebrows slightly in surprise upon seeing Tong's daughter-in-law, whom she hadn't seen for a year, and then began to exchange pleasantries.
"Madam Tong, it's been a long time. Please come in and have a cup of tea."
As Xue Yueyue spoke, she opened the door and welcomed Yu Yuanyuan and Hua Qingyan inside.
After the two went inside, they closed the shop door again.
She led the way, asking curiously, "Is Madam Tong also here to attend the Chamber of Commerce?"
Upon hearing this question, Yu Yuanyuan's smile turned bitter, and she said softly:
“I am no longer a daughter-in-law of the Tong family. Last time you came to Yuncheng to buy goods, you told me that there was a village here where only women lived, free from the troubles of the world, and you thought about going there to live a life of seclusion.”
After she finished speaking, she took her friend's hand and introduced her to Xue Yueyue.
"This is my cousin, Yu Huahua."
"It's a tragic story. She lost both her parents when she was young, and she couldn't speak or hear anything after she was born. So I thought I'd bring her here to live with me."
Upon hearing that the girl in front of her, with her sallow skin but striking features, was deaf and mute, Xue Yueyue instantly burst into tears. Through her teary eyes, she looked at Hua Qingyan and choked out:
"Your cousin and my younger sister have the same experience, except she's just unlucky."
"Six years ago, I was raped multiple times by a homeless man, contracted a sexually transmitted disease, and died in less than a year."
"If I had spent more time caring for her back then, she wouldn't have been bullied without my knowledge."
After she finished speaking, she gently wiped away the tears on her cheeks with a handkerchief, took Hua Qingyan's arm through her clothes, and spoke softly.
"Huahua, you will live in Peach Blossom Village with Yuanyuan from now on. It was founded by me and another shopkeeper five years ago. We will never let you be bullied."
"I saw a bunch of soldiers outside, and I didn't know what they were searching for. I was afraid of getting into trouble, so I closed the shop."
"Come on, let's leave here through the secret passage."
Xue Yueyue then enthusiastically led the two to the backyard. After entering one of the side rooms, she walked to a large vase in front of the bookshelf, picked up the vase, and gently twisted it, causing the wooden shelf that occupied the front wall to move away automatically.
A secret passage, large enough for one person to enter, appeared before the three of them.
Hua Qingyan frowned almost imperceptibly when she saw the secret passage.
Last month, while admiring the roses in the courtyard of the Ye family mansion, she overheard servants outside the wall talking about how the number of missing babies in Jiangdong had skyrocketed and they couldn't be found anywhere.
And it's located on the busiest commercial street. Could this be related to the child abduction case?
As she entered the tunnel, she silently surveyed her surroundings by the dim light.
Xue Yueyue walked in front, and she walked in the middle, with Yuanyuan behind her, protecting her closely.
Why would Yu Yuanyuan trust Xue Yueyue so much and follow her through the tunnel without fear of a trap?
This story begins two years ago, when Xue Yueyue went to Yuncheng to select high-quality fabrics to sew a unique cheongsam for a wealthy heiress.
Dressed provocatively, she was targeted by a group of people from the moment she disembarked.
She was accompanied only by a maid, without any male servants for protection.
When she and her maid walked into a dark alley, they were blocked by the group of people who intended to do something indecent to the two of them.
Halfway through the ordeal, Yu Yuanyuan, who was visiting her parents' home, heard the cries for help and rescued her with her own people.
Since that incident, Xue Yueyue has regarded Yu Yuanyuan as her savior, and every time she goes to Yuncheng, she brings her many good things.
However, the Tong family thought Xue Yueyue was a prostitute, and a year ago, when Yu Yuanyuan was away, they openly and secretly mocked her.
Since then, she has never visited the Tong family again, and it has been a year since she last saw Yu Yuanyuan.
Unexpectedly, when they met again, she had already been divorced by the Tong family.
Indeed, life is unpredictable.
After walking for about half an hour, Xue Yueyue led Hua Qingyan and Yu Yuanyuan to a deserted mass grave.
This place is overgrown with weeds and has a gloomy, eerie atmosphere.
Even at midday under the bright sunshine, it was chilly and cold, like being in the underworld.
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