If it weren't for Xu Yuehuai's kind instruction, she wouldn't even know how to write her own name. When she suddenly saw her name at the bottom of the page, Jiang Qianqian was shocked.
The madam sneered and pointed at her, "From now on, you're one of us. Just serve the men well, and I guarantee you'll have a comfortable life. If you continue like this, I'm afraid I'll have to break your lower half."
"To be honest, your family sold you to me. Are you planning to spend the whole day in bed? Hehehe, get up. You'll be serving us this afternoon."
"What do you mean by 'serving the men'?"
Clearly, Jiang Qianqian was completely unaware of the shady dealings.
The madam approached, a cold smile playing on her lips, her eyes flashing with icy malice. "You'll understand when you've served the men. What do you know from all this I've said?"
Jiang Qianqian was probably terrified; she was trembling.
At this moment, Xu Yuehuai and his group had arrived at this place.
"Qianqian? Jiang Qianqian?"
Below, everyone was calling out for her in unison.
Upstairs, Jiang Qianqian heard Xu Yuehuai and the others calling her and hurriedly prepared to agree, but at that moment, the madam covered Jiang Qianqian's mouth.
This time, the unruly young girl bit her finger again, and the madam was immediately enraged and slapped her across the face.
"We have plenty of ways to deal with you. Zhang San, Li Si, detain the little girl and torture and discipline her properly."
"yes."
Several figures suddenly appeared in the darkness.
These people quickly took Jiang Qianqian away and dumped her in a dark, secluded room.
The small, dark room had only one door on all four sides, and no windows inside. The walls were covered with a thick layer of silk floss, so no matter how much you punched or kicked it, it was useless.
Jiang Qianqian was terrified and started shouting incoherently.
Unfortunately, the small house was very soundproof, and despite her desperate shouting, not a single sound came out.
Downstairs, Xu Yuehuai looked at the two of them.
"Let's split up and search separately, then meet back here in half an hour."
"Alright, let's split up and search then."
Zhou Wan was extremely anxious.
In fact, she had long regarded Jiang Qianqian as her own daughter. Jiang Qianqian was not favored by her parents and was pitiful. She empathized with Jiang Qianqian's painful experience.
The group agreed to meet here again in half an hour.
They parted ways at this moment.
Ah Qi and Jiang Shichen went together, while Zhou Wan went alone.
Xu Yuehuai acted alone.
In fact, Xu Yuehuai had already suspected that Jiang Qianqian had been kidnapped by someone, but after thinking about it carefully, he did not suspect the perpetrator or the target, which made it a logical loop.
She asked around as she walked.
But there wasn't a single clue.
As for Liu Cuiming, she was actually quite happy. She said, "Go ahead and search, you might not be able to find it even if you search until the end of the world."
In the distance, the aroma of scallion pancakes wafted through the air. Zhou Wan stopped and saw several children about the same age as Jiang Qianqian. Judging from their clothes, they appeared to be a group of beggars.
She moved closer, intending to ask if anyone her age was passing by.
But before she could speak, a carriage sped towards them from afar. Zhou Wan hurriedly dodged, and in that instant, Grandpa Zhou saw her again. "Oh my, it's this girl! It's this girl who has haunted my dreams!"
When you're down on your luck, even drinking cold water can cause problems.
Grandpa Zhou sat in the carriage and looked down at the ground, whereupon he saw Zhou Wan.
He hurriedly pointed to a servant and said, "Quick, follow her and see whose family this young lady belongs to. Find a chance to bring her over for me to play with."
The two servants were used to doing these petty thefts and sneaked closer.
As for Zhou Wan, how would she know about this?
In fact, Liu Cuiming had no intention of leaving after succeeding.
In her vicious plan, selling Jiang Qianqian was just one part of it; the real valuable asset was Zhou Wan, who was, after all, an adult woman.
Although she was a widow, she was quite attractive; her beautiful and intelligent face was exactly what men were drawn to.
The moment she thought of this, a wicked thought resurfaced.
Now that Zhou Wan is all alone, wouldn't it be more profitable to knock her unconscious and sell her?
Lost in these wild thoughts, the wicked woman drew ever closer.
Several servants approached Zhou Wan.
"Young lady, what are you doing?"
The two servants approached with grins, partially surrounding the area.
Zhou Wan realized that the other party had ill intentions and was immediately frightened. She turned around and left. The two servants had some martial arts skills. Seeing that Zhou Wan was preparing to make a quick getaway, how could they possibly accept her?
She quickly surrounded them, and in that instant, she was standing opposite Zhou Wan.
"What...what are you doing?"
"Please come to my residence for tea, young lady. I'm leaving now."
"Tea?" Zhou Wan suddenly understood. She tried to run, but no matter how fast she ran, she couldn't outrun the tall man next to her. The tall man grabbed Zhou Wan's shoulder. Zhou Wan glared at him angrily and roared, "Let me go! What are you doing?"
"What are you doing, girl? Can't you see yet? Of course, it's about abducting women, hahaha."
This lackey was completely fearless.
Zhou Wan hurriedly fled and hid in a distant alley.
The two servants lingered outside for a long time before finally returning dejectedly. When Master Zhou saw that the two had returned empty-handed, he was naturally furious and began to curse, "How could the person have escaped when you had surrounded and intercepted them? I saw it clearly!"
"That brat is very clever and alert. It was our oversight. Please don't be angry, sir. We will continue searching."
But then, they found nothing.
Just as Grandpa Zhou was about to leave, Liu Cuiming arrived.
"uncle."
Hearing someone call out to him, Grandpa Zhou turned around and saw Liu Cuiming. Liu Cuiming approached with a fawning smile, "The woman you just took a liking to is my wife. She was originally my nephew's wife. Last March, my nephew had an accident while hunting and is now a widow."
"how?"
Upon hearing this, Grandpa Zhou stopped and looked at Liu Cuiming.
Liu Cuiming, with her silver tongue, said, "Isn't it easy for you to get her?"
"Can you make decisions about her?"
"Isn't that simple?"
Liu Cuiming leaned closer, and the two whispered to each other for a while. Grandpa Zhou immediately beamed with joy, "Let's do it this way, hahaha."
Then everyone left.
Everyone is searching, but there's no news at all. To make matters worse, Qi Guze has also set off recently, and nobody knows where he is. Xu Yuehuai's impression of Qi Guze is that he's like a dragon that appears and disappears without a trace.
This person is elusive; with his help, wouldn't things be much easier?
They searched for two hours but found nothing, and ended up starving.
Xu Yuehuai returned to the agreed-upon place, where Zhou Wanren had just arrived.
On the road that led away, Qi Guze sat inside a carriage.
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