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"Lan Er! — —" From the time she was holding the bag in her hand to the moment Jin Lan staggered and fell onto the ground, Madame SHen's eyes almost popped out as he shouted crazily. He ignored the people in front of her and tried to escape to where his daughter was, but he was knocked back a few steps by the crowd.

Although she was screaming hysterically, the voices of the surrounding people running for their lives were louder than her voice. All kinds of screams and shouts, along with the firecrackers not too far away, were mixed together. In the end, no one could clearly hear what was being said.

"Madam!" The servant girls who were originally standing by her side were also washed away and scattered. Fortunately, Hui Xiu was the closest to the Madame SHen, so she had to use all her strength to push her way to her side, protecting the pale Madame SHen.

However, the two of them were already weak, how could they have the ability to protect themselves in the crowd? He staggered and was carried forward by the crowd.

Hui Xiu's eyes were sharp, seeing that there was a gap between the two lanterns that had yet to be knocked over, she immediately went to protect Madame SHen, and cut in between the cracks as she walked.

After squeezed into the crevice with much difficulty to stand firmly, Madame SHen immediately turned to look at the place where Jin Lan was previously standing.

Madame SHen instantly wailed out, tugging at Hui Xiu's knuckles until it was white, continuously trembling as she incoherently spoke: "Lan Er, Lan Er fell! "Go find her, find her!"

Huaxu's face turned pale when she heard that Jin Lan had fallen. How could anyone care about such a panicky scene? Even a strong man might not be able to withstand such a step, let alone a girl with such a delicate body.

She could not help but take in a breath of cold air, her eyes anxiously sweeping the crowd, hoping to find Man Ping or her figure. She hadn't been standing close to her earlier, but now that she was surrounded, which one of them managed to hold her back?

Unfortunately, after looking for a long time, he was unable to find a familiar figure.

"Hui Xiu, I need to go back. I need to go back to that stall just now, maybe Lan Er is still waiting for me!" Madame SHen suddenly wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes.

"Madam …" Hui Xiu wanted to advise her against it, but seeing Madame SHen's resolute expression and remembering Jin Lan Qian's smiling appearance, his eyes flashed and he gritted his teeth: "This servant will protect you."

Madame SHen's bloodless face revealed a hint of gratitude. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the two decisively moved out of the temporary safe space and went against the crowd and headed towards their original location.

Although it was only a short ten steps, it was like a natural chasm that was difficult to cross.

In the end, Madame SHen and Hui Xiu were still forced to retreat by the huge crowd of people, and that gap was also occupied by the people who tried to hide. No matter how unwilling they were, they could only watch as the lantern stand got further and further away …

But when Jin Lan was knocked over, all the people he was worried about were all Madame SHen. Just as she was about to fall, she caught a glimpse of Hui Xiu walking towards Madame SHen's side.

With Hui Xiu's protection, Mother should be safe right? Just as she was thinking, her eyes touched upon the surging crowd, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Ah!" Jin Lan couldn't help but shriek. The white and black soles of his shoes gradually enlarged in front of his eyes. Was he going to end up like this? No, no, she didn't want to die.

However, no matter how much she screamed in her heart, she couldn't stop her body from collapsing.

She closed her eyes in despair.

Suddenly, a slight gust of cool wind blew past. Jin Lan felt a pain in his arm, and suddenly felt as if he was riding on clouds and fog. Her muddleheaded mind suddenly cleared up. She opened her eyes and a simple face entered her sight.

"It's you …" Jin Lan's pink-lipped lips parted as she murmured softly. The remaining words were swallowed back into her stomach with a single glance from her deep eyes.

As his gaze shifted, he realized that he was being held horizontally in his arms. Everything in front of him was quickly retreating. The lights that were originally bright as day gradually dimmed, clearly heading towards a place with fewer people.

Mother!? She suddenly remembered that Madame SHen was still in the crowd, and could not help but struggle to land. "Let go of me, Mother is still in the crowd!"

The man who was running at his full strength suddenly shouted. His eyes narrowed and a cold voice came out from between his teeth, "If you want to die, then keep moving."

Jin Lan was horrified. He suddenly remembered that when they first met in Lingji Temple, the two big palms that almost strangled him to death instantly froze. However, Madame SHen's comforting words were like needles stabbing into her heart. Her nose started to feel sore, her eyes started to redden, and she weakly choked: "I'm worried about mother."

Accompanied by the flickering flames, Yan Ye looked at his tearful little face. In the face of death, he hadn't seen her shed a single tear, yet now, he looked like this …

His eyes flickered as he said, "Your mother is safe and sound."

Jin Lan immediately raised his head, his misty eyes sparkling. "Really?"

Yan Ye shifted his gaze away as he coldly stared in front of him and snorted, "Mn."

Jin Lan's tense heart instantly calmed down. She didn't know why, but she actually believed this person's words. It was as if if if he had said that her mother was fine, then she would be safe and sound.

There were fewer people on the street by the time they reached Cat's Ear Lane, but there were still a few who ran as fast as Yan Ye, albeit at a much slower speed. He also saw a cold-faced man in green robes hugging a figure. That slender figure was clearly a woman. They all looked at the person curled up in his embrace with curious gazes.

Luckily, Jin Lan lowered his head and shrank tightly, plus the thick black hair poured down, covering a large portion of his face, if not, early tomorrow morning, the great reputation of the Ye Family Second Miss would probably spread throughout the entire Yangzhou City.

After running a bit further, Jin Lan felt his body shaking more and more. Just as he was hesitating about whether he should open his mouth to ask Ling Chen to put him down, a low voice sounded above his head, "Where's the carriage?"

"Huh?" Jin Lan was stunned and immediately understood that he was asking about their family's carriage. After a moment of thought, he replied softly, "It should be by the side of the Heavenly Falls Lane."

It wasn't too far from the city's temple, and that was where they got off the car and walked to the temple. Jin Lan hoped that Yan Ye could turn his head around. This way, he would be closer to the place where he separated from his mother at that time. He might even be able to go back and look around, or perhaps his mother had already returned to the carriage and was waiting for him.

Even though she thought this way, she didn't dare to hold too much hope. They had already run to the Cat's Ear Lane, so he might not be willing to go back. Just as he was thinking about how to persuade her, the direction under his feet had completely changed. He only left the main road and turned left and right in the small alley.

From the looks of it, he seemed to be extremely familiar with Yangzhou City! Jin Lan looked at Yan Ye's taut face without a trace.

Since she was a child, she had grown up in the Yangzhou, and even streets and alleys in the city did not dare to say that they were completely recognizable, yet he casually traveled through them, as if he knew every nook and cranny of the alleyway.

Who was he? Last time, he attracted an official search when he was in the Lingji Temple. Could it be that he was really an extremely vicious fugitive?

She shivered at the thought, but when her eyes met his resolute jaw, she could not help but deny it.

If he was really such a person, he wouldn't have shown mercy in the side room of the Lingji Temple back then, and he wouldn't have attracted Grandmaster Wu Guang's help to treat his mother's illness, nor would he have saved her just now.

Even for him, it was difficult to defend against such a torrent of people. If he was careless and got caught in it, it would be extremely dangerous. However, he pulled her out without saying a word, preventing her from being trampled to death by the crowd.

Even in the eyes of the officials, he was an unforgivable sinner. To her, he was a savior.

Thinking about this, Jin Lan's apprehensive heart gradually calmed down. He focused his eyes and saw that Sky Water Lane was already close by. She could even see the Ye Mansion's tall and wide green-covered carriage from afar under the light of the lamp.

It was a full moon night in the middle of autumn, and there were a lot of people going out to enjoy the night. The number of people going out to enjoy the night was almost double the amount of people going out to enjoy the night, and the number of people going out to enjoy the night was a lot of people coming out.

Ye Family's carriage stopped at a place like this, only that the empty space was still bustling with people. Many of the people who escaped did not have the slightest interest in playing around, and one after another, they took out their copper coins to settle their debts, boarded their carriages, and left while waving their whips.

Yan Ye specifically waited for a while, until almost all the carriages surrounding the Ye Family Wagon had scattered. Then, like a ghost, he rushed in with Jin Lan in his arms.

As soon as he entered the carriage, Jin Lan felt the grip on his hand loosen as his body fell onto the soft cushion with a soft thud.

"You, what are you planning to do?" Even though Jin Lan thought that Yan Ye was her savior, a man and woman alone in a sealed room, she was still frightened.

Especially since this man was someone who could control him with a single hand.

Hearing Jin Lan's trembling cry, the originally panting Yan Ye suddenly opened his eyes. Even though the interior of the carriage was dark, the faint light that shone through the curtains allowed him to catch a glimpse of the little girl's rabbit like eyes, as well as the trace of fear on her face.

His deep eyes began to ripple, and his thin lips slightly opened, once again forming a straight line. Only after a while did he close his eyes and cover his eyes that were as clear as black jade. "So noisy."

He probably wanted to rest. After all, he had been carrying her for such a long time, even though she was only nine years old and thin, she was still a living person and her weight was not light.

Thinking to this point, she secretly let out a breath of relief. She also put away the fear on her face and quietly hid herself in a corner, preparing to wait for him to rest before thinking of a way to find her mother.

Jin Lan held his breath, afraid that he would disturb the people around him. The carriage became quiet, other than the noise from outside and Yan Ye's hurried breathing, no one could hear anything else.

Just when she was thinking about when Yan Ye would leave, she suddenly felt a sharp gaze landing on her.

Jin Lan's heart thumped. He suddenly raised his head. Before he could even make a sound, his arm was grabbed by a powerful palm. Immediately afterwards, a powerful force pressed down on his body.