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Hearing that, Ling Chaofeng immediately followed Aunt Zhang to look for them. Sure enough, he did not see any trace of Xiaowan, and the mother and daughter duo also went missing.

"Is there anything missing in the house?" Ling Chaofeng asked.

"Let me see …" Aunt Zhang looked around and replied, "Shopkeeper, I didn't lose anything."

The Uncle Biao and Ershan both came, and said with a solemn face: "Could it be that the mother and daughter were human beings who pretended to be a pitiful kidnapper and took Yue'er away?"

Ling Chaofeng frowned, he walked to the back door, checked the marks on the ground, and was unable to determine which direction they were going in, while the two roads were straight, he could see very far from where he stood. The last time he saw them, they were not even able to go far on horseback, in the direction of Baisha River Pier, just now, that group of people were still on the road.

However, on both sides of the road were desolate mountains and wild forests. If one were to drill into the forest, they would be unable to find any traces of them. However, the mountain wilderness was vast, and was vast. Ling Chaofeng secretly clenched his fists, he was too careless.

But at that moment, Xiaowan opened her eyes. She, together with the mother and daughter came to this place from the backyard of the inn.

The autumn wind blew against the shore, so it must be Baisha River Pier, only to see the young servants and their husbands bustling on the dock, a large ship had just docked, and many people had alighted, those who rented the goods were quickly heading towards Baisha Town.

No one had noticed that three people had suddenly appeared on the stone bench by the roadside.

Xiaowan's heart almost jumped out as she instantly arrived at the Baisha River Pier.

Just now, she had closed her eyes, wishing that she could immediately leave the inn and bring the mother and daughter pair to a place where they could leave their hometowns. Who knew that she would open her eyes and immediately fulfill her wish?

"This is?" The mother and daughter pair were awoken by the bustling crowd, and the place suddenly changed in front of them, scaring them so much that they snuggled together. Seeing Xiaowan there, they timidly asked, "Miss, where are we?"

"They've found an inn. We … we can only send you here. Take a seat aunt. I'll go ask around." The Xiaowan could not explain, and did not know how to explain either. She told a lie and ran to the pier to ask where the boat was heading to.

She was so busy bringing the mother and daughter pair out that she did not want them to be handed over by Ling Chaofeng. However, she had forgotten to bring some silver or dried food.

However, making another wish didn't work. She remembered that her mother-in-law had told her in her dreams that she could only make one wish every day.

A carriage slowly passed by, Xiaowan looked up, and saw the scene that was blocked just now.

On the other side of the carriage, a young lady dressed in a red dress, with a black cloth wrapped around her arm and a golden thread hanging from her sleeve. Her long sleeves fluttered with the wind, the Xiaowan recognized her as the Miss Yue of the Rouge Shop.

Yue Huaiyin seemed to realize that she was being watched, and turned towards him. Seeing that it was Xiaowan, she smiled gently.

At this moment, there were horses hooting in the distance, and there were also people shouting. That group of people were all sitting on big horses, and there were a lot of people disembarking from the boat. They were obstructing the horse as they rode past, making a lot of noise.

Xiaowan recognized him at a glance and looked around frantically. Where could she hide in this place, she turned around to see Miss Yue commanding people to carry boxes onto the horse carriage. Her heart quivered, and without caring about anything else, she ran over with a red face and begged: "Miss Yue, can I ask for your help?"

Huaiyin asked curiously, "What can I do?"

The Xiaowan did not have time to explain, and only said: "I beg of you, please help me hide these two."

As for that group of people, as they continued to search for Baisha River Pier, they coincidentally encountered a boat docking on the shore. The docks were filled with people, and there were even donkey carriages and carriages passing by.

It was not easy to push the crowd aside like this. Since they were not officials, how could others easily agree to it? Clashes broke out from time to time, finally angering the crowd. Seeing that they were outnumbered, they could only leave dejectedly.

Just as they were arguing with the people on the dock, Siyun Pavilion's carriage slowly walked past the crowd and slowly headed towards Baisha Town. The carriage was filled with rouge and water powder that had just arrived at the shore, and every step it took gave off a fragrance.

The Xiaowan and her mother were both in the carriage, while the Xiaowan was sitting beside the Miss Yue. The mother and daughter pair were hiding behind the boxes, filling the carriage to the brim.

The mother and daughter shivered at the sound of the noise outside the car, but they seemed to notice that the driver didn't seem to be someone to be bullied. They merely gave a few angry shouts and hurried away.

The horse carriage continued to move forward unhurriedly, a gust of wind blew past, lifting up the carriage curtain, Xiaowan saw her own inn.

Yue Huaiyin then asked: "Madam Ling, do you want to get off the carriage? We have arrived at the inn. "

Madam Ling? This was the first time Xiaowan was called this way.

She was afraid that Ling Chaofeng would give the mother and daughter pair up for money, so she saw with her own eyes that her husband was still talking and laughing even after receiving their silver. She thought of the weird and unfathomable way he usually acted … The more he thought about it, the more confused he became.

"Madam Ling, do you want to get off?" Yue Huaiyin said gently, "If you don't get out of the car, you will have to come back with me to the shop."

Xiaowan regained her senses and said guiltily: "Miss Yue, I'm sorry, we cannot return to the inn for the time being. I don't know where to send them either, I might even bring you trouble."

After getting on the carriage, the Xiaowan explained to Yue Huaiyin that the pitiful young lady had suffered under the abuse of her husband's family. She just didn't understand why the Xiaowan girl didn't ask for her husband's help.

After being in the Baisha Town for so long, Yue Huaiyin had already known that there was nothing Ling Xiao Inn could not do.

"My shop is lacking manpower. If you wish, you can stay." Yue Huaiyin said to the mother and daughter, "Of course, if you guys want to return to your hometown, I can also provide support for you guys, but whether or not I'll meet those people on my way back is hard to say."

The aunt said timidly: "To tell you the truth, we are homeless. I am afraid her disappointing brother is waiting for us at home, and he will continue to push his sister into the fire pit. My mother was in the same village, and there was no avoiding her. For the past month, we have been running and hiding aimlessly, one step at a time. We have decided that even if we were to die on the road, we cannot let our daughter return there. "

Yue Huaiyin's gaze was gentle: "Since that's the case, why don't you stay in my shop and work? With a bite to eat and a place to stay, I will even pay you. In the future, if you're let off and I don't chase after you anymore, you can leave anytime. You can be at ease with me, but even if those people do not wander around in the Baisha Town, they would not dare to step into the shop. "

The two of them looked at each other. They had been floating around in fear and hunger for a month, and they had already lost all hope. Right now, if someone was willing to take them in or even protect them, it would be better than starving to death outside or being caught and beaten to death. They would die anyway, and if they had the chance to live, why not give it a try?

The aunt quickly kowtowed. "Thank you for taking me in, thank you so much miss."

Yue Huaiyin reached out to support her as she smiled and said, "I am not the one who should be thanking. The one who saved you was Madam Ling."

Xiaowan's eyes sparkled. She was very touched as she looked at her with gratitude, "Miss Yue, you are really a good person."

Yue Huaiyin laughed lightly: "It seems like we will still interact a lot. Your words are really strange. Seeing that I'm a few years older than you, can you allow me to call you by your name? You don't have to be so polite, call me by my name. "

Xiaowan nodded, but Yue Huaiyin continued, "I can take them in, but I can't take you in. Xiaowan, it's time for you to get off the car, if you don't get off now, you'll be walking further away."

As she spoke, she told the carriage to stop, and with a gentle smile, she waited patiently for Xiaowan to leave.

If they really had to separate, the Xiaowan was worried. She couldn't even trust her husband, so what right did she have to trust a person she met by chance?

Yue Huaiyin seemed to be able to see through her thoughts, "Do you not believe me?"

Xiaowan immediately shook her head. "No."

Things had already gotten to this point, since there was no better place to go, and since the aunt herself was willing to follow the Miss Yue, this might be the best arrangement.

The Xiaowan didn't have any other abilities, she only had the Jade Ring in her hands, the Jade Ring was indeed mystical, but she wasn't smart enough, and wasn't perfect. Previously, she had relied on the Jade Ring to make a wish, but then what happened?

"Xiaowan?" Yue Huaiyin laughed, "Get off."

"En, then I will be going, Miss Yue, thank you." Xiaowan bowed in gratitude, but before she got off the car, she remembered to ask, "Aunt, I still don't know your surname."

The aunt immediately said: "The husband's surname is Chen, and my daughter's name is Susu."

Miss Susu kowtowed to Xiaowan: "Miss Xiaowan, thank you for saving my life."

Xiaowan said, "You guys follow Miss Yue, I'll come again."

When she got off the carriage, Yue Huaiyin waved goodbye to her at the window. The carriage once again proceeded slowly, all the way to the Baisha Town.

Xiaowan did not have a firm footing. The way things were unfolding was completely different from what she had imagined.

She regretted trusting Ling Chaofeng, regretted doing such an impulsive thing. However, she only had one thought at that time, she couldn't hand the mother and daughter over no matter what.

Perhaps, only Miss Susu could understand how much distrust and uneasiness a person, who had been abused year round, had towards this world. However, Ling Chaofeng was still her husband, so he treated her well.

"Hubby …" Standing in the wind, Xiaowan calmed down. She started to miss her husband.

She turned around uneasily, the inn was behind her back not far away. Unexpectedly, Ling Chaofeng was standing in front of the inn.

"Hubby!" Xiaowan's heart tensed up, she ran two steps forward, but her heart was trembling, thinking about what just happened, she stopped.

How could she explain to Ling Chaofeng that she, together with the mother and daughter of the Auntie Chen, had "suddenly disappeared"?

The Jade Ring was very clever, but it seemed like after every spiritual test, they would have to lie to hide the truth. Lying made people uneasy, at least the Xiaowan did not want to become a person with a mouth full of lies.

The last time she used the Jade Ring to remove the wounds on her body, she had casually mentioned that it was the effect of the ointment. At that time, she did not realize that it was a lie, but now, she had to make up a story to explain their disappearance.

This way, the Jade Ring would become a normal ring. But if Hubby did not believe it, the Jade Ring would not be able to pass the test, and then, how would the Xiaowan be able to prove that what she said was true?

In this world, where could one be perfect? There was no way to get something without working hard. There was no way to achieve something without paying.

While she was thinking so much, Ling Chaofeng had already slowly walked over. The wind made his clothes flutter in anger.

Xiaowan remembered that her husband had said not to anger him, and her most direct fear of her anger was that she wouldn't be beaten up. Seeing her husband getting closer and closer, she unconsciously took two steps back.

Yet it was these two steps that truly infuriated Ling Chaofeng.

In the tavern, when Aunt Zhang saw Xiaowan and the shopkeeper walking back together, her heart immediately dropped to her stomach. She pulled Xiaowan and asked repeatedly, "Evening, where did you go? We thought you were kidnapped. "

"I … I'll send them away." Xiaowan stammered, but just as she spoke out, she heard her husband say from behind, "Go back to your room and wait."

Aunt Zhang looked at Ling Chaofeng and tactfully let go of his hand. Xiaowan weakly looked at her as if she was begging her for help, but there was nothing she could do.

After returning to the house, Xiaowan's body relaxed. She was extremely tired after being so busy for the past half day. Only now did she realize that she had not cleaned up the entire room even now. She hurriedly tidied up the room.

While she was kneeling on the bed folding the blankets, the door was opened. Ling Chaofeng walked in and set down a bowl of noodles.

Xiaowan got off his bed and chased after him to the door. She stood behind and whispered, "Hubby …" He didn't know what to say.

Ling Chaofeng said indifferently: "Eat the food, I'm going out now. If you have anything to say, wait for me to come back first."

Xiaowan's eyes were lowered, but his husband suddenly turned around and looked at her closely, as if he was truly angry and couldn't suppress his anger, "Mu Xiaowan, do you think you can listen to everything I say?"

"No, no …"

"No matter where you go, you have to tell your family." Ling Chaofeng said in a patient manner, "If I'm not here, you can talk to Aunt Zhang, and you can tell Uncle Biao Ershan. If no one's home is here, you can stay put. Do you think that you have all sorts of abilities? You know how dangerous the outside world is, yet you believe in others so easily. Who gave you the guts? "

Xiaowan's gaze was crystal clear, as if tears would fall if she trembled.

Ling Chaofeng was conflicted. He hoped that Xiaowan would become more daring and not be afraid of the fear brought about by her stepmother. He was also worried that if he let go of a person that had been suppressed for too long, he would not be able to restrain her. The Xiaowan's nature was lively and cheerful, but she was not allowed to live by her nature in the past.

If they were normal people, Ling Chaofeng would have been fine, but he had always doted on them, but they managed inns and opened doors to do business, and every day they were in the Jianghu. He could not allow the Xiaowan to turn back and act rashly. There were too many pitiful people in the world and they could only save people, not the world.

Looking at the wronged person, how could he bear to really become the Evil Xiaowan? He was just worrying too much, and was too angry.

Ling Chaofeng's face was gloomy as he said: "I'm going to the town, I'll be back soon. Stay in the room, you're not allowed in the shop, which one of my feet is going to leave …"

"What are you doing in town?" Xiaowan became nervous. Could it be that her husband saw Miss Yue's carriage and wanted to go to Rouge Shop to capture him?

"You sent them to town?" Ling Chaofeng asked.

"None …" Xiaowan denied it flatly, but when she met her husband's gaze, she quickly lost, and could only hold up the last bit of justice. She mustered her courage to ask, "You took their money, and wanted to hand them over, right?

Ling Chaofeng frowned: "What are you talking about?"

Xiaowan explained the situation in the shop to Ling Chaofeng and imitated him saying "let's talk about it later". She angrily asked: "If you have so much money, can't you just let Auntie Chen and Susu live on? How much do you need to satisfy it? "

Ling Chaofeng finally understood that this fellow misunderstood that he had to hand his over before he brought the mother and daughter pair to escape. What made people angry was that she did not believe him, but he was pleased too.

"Where are they?" Ling Chaofeng asked.

"I won't tell you even if I die." Xiaowan glared at him angrily.

"Then what did you come back for?" Ling Chaofeng asked again.

"I …" Xiaowan was startled, one yard, one yard. Don't tell me, he doesn't want me anymore.

Ling Chaofeng hugged her and carried her out the door. The Xiaowan struggled: "Where are you bringing me to …"

"I took their money. Since I can't find them, I can only hand you over." Ling Chaofeng held onto Xiaowan's waist, and brought her downstairs, saying coldly, "You are much prettier than that young lady, maybe she will even give me more money."

Aunt Zhang and Uncle Biao looked at each other in confusion. Xiaowan's voice sounded from outside the door, "Aunt, save me!"

Aunt Zhang pulled Ershan, who was about to go watch the show: "Silly boy, what do you want?"

As for Yue Huaiyin, she brought the mother and daughter back to the shop and ordered someone to take care of them. She took all the goods that she had received from the pier and locked them in the storage room, and just as she walked out, the servant girl Little Cui anxiously ran over and said: "Miss, it's bad, the Ling Xiao Inn person is here."

Hearing that, Huai Yin went straight to the shop, only to see Ling Chaofeng standing in front of the door, with Xiaowan following right beside him.

"Manager Ling." Huaiyin stepped forward and bowed in greeting, "What are you guys …"

Xiaowan winked at her and quietly waved her hand, seemingly hoping that Yue Huaiyin would not mention the Chen mother and daughter, but Ling Chaofeng cut to the chase and said, "My wife is too reckless, for no reason at all, bringing Miss Yue into the mess, thank you Miss Yue for including that."

Xiaowan glared at her husband. Did he really guess correctly?

Ling Chaofeng then embraced Xiaowan and bowed towards her: "Since Miss Yue has accepted them, then please take care of them for a few days. Once I have resolved the problem, we can discuss the arrangements after."

The Xiaowan was confused, but Ling Chaofeng and the Miss Yue explained everything in a few words. Without waiting for her to look at Lady Chen and her daughter, her husband grabbed her and sneaked her into the saddle.

She looked down at Ling Chaofeng from above. Ling Chaofeng glanced at her indifferently, then jumped onto the horse and protected her in his arms. His tone was ice-cold as he said, "Go home, I'll deal with you when I get home."