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"I was afraid and quickened my pace. I didn't expect that the shadow would get closer and closer. I turned my head around and saw a ghost's appearance. I was startled and thought that I saw a ghost and fell to the ground. "

"I didn't expect him to be a ghost, but a person wearing a ghost mask. He held a piece of silk in his hand, and was about to cover my nose. When I saw that the situation wasn't right, I got up and ran for my life."

I didn't expect him to catch me after I ran for a while. He kept covering my nose, so I guessed that it must be some kind of knockout drug. I struggled as I tried to hold my breath.

"He held me for a while, and when he saw me go limp, he thought I was lost, so he carried me with him into the forest. I wanted to call for help, but I was afraid that he would kill me and silence me, so I let my clothes hang on the tree branches by the side of the road, and cut some of them on the tree branches. " Lotus Harvester said.

When Xue Ruyun heard her say this, she couldn't help but nod her head. This Lotus Harvester was truly intelligent. No wonder Mu Ying had trusted her so much earlier, saying that she would definitely leave behind clues.

"And then."

"She carried me into a secret room and threw me down. He closed the door and went out. I opened my eyes and peeked around. Other than me, quite a few girls had also been caught. It's a pity that they were drugged and still unconscious. " Lotus Harvester said.

"I quietly stood up and looked outside. I saw seven to eight people wearing ghost masks patrolling back and forth, as if they were waiting for something."

"There must be other prisoners." Xue Ruyun guessed.

"I didn't think too much about it at the time. I saw that they were tired from patrolling so I sat down. Maybe it was because we were unconscious, but they weren't prepared for it. I used this opportunity to constantly pull open the window with my hand. After opening it a crack, I ran out of the broken house on my side. "

"I ran all the way, afraid that they would notice me running after them. Behind me, I heard a lot of footsteps in the distance, afraid that they would catch up. I was desperate to get into the jungle. I saw a cave. It was covered with thorns. There was another huge hornet's nest. At this moment, I couldn't be bothered about that much as I charged into the cave. I think if they saw the thorns and the hornet's nest outside, they would definitely not think that I would hide here. "

Cai Lian pursed her pale lips, finally finishing the whole process.

"So that's how it is." Mu Sheng pondered.

"The footsteps you heard earlier were actually ours. It's all our fault. We didn't find you earlier and caused you to become like this." Xue Luoyun felt somewhat guilty.

"How could that be? I still have to thank you all for saving my life." Cai Lian smiled, and her head fainted again.

"You just woke up, you've already said enough. Quickly lie down and rest." Xue Ruyun asked Yun Zhi to help him lie her down. He walked out.

Towards this woman's courage and insight, Xue Luoyun was full of admiration. If other girls were like her, they might have been able to escape.

Seeing Mu Ying at the door, Xue Ruyun walked over. "What should we do now?"

"Lotus Harvester just disappeared not long ago. I'm guessing that if this group of people found out that she had escaped, they would definitely search everywhere for him and capture them." Mu Ying said.

Xue Ruyun glanced at Mu Ying, and her face suddenly turned serious. "So what if we caught the bronze masked man? You saw Liu Xu before, she was just a source of information, she would rather die than talk about it. I'm afraid it'll be difficult to get something out of other people."

It wasn't that Mu Sheng didn't know what Xue Ruyun meant by his words, it was just that he didn't want her to take the risk. So he pretended not to understand.

"Mu Ying, I know that I promised you that I wouldn't go in. But this time, it's a really good opportunity for us to get in. Otherwise, if we continue to investigate and find out how cunning and treacherous these people are, I'm afraid that even more commoners will be captured.

Xue Luoyun was incomparably worried, making things difficult for both sides. On one hand, this was a rare opportunity to infiltrate into the enemy's territory. For the sake of the people of the city, Xue Luoyun had no choice but to do this.

However, on the other hand, Xue Ruoyun knew how important he was to Mu Sheng. If anything happened to her, then Mu Sheng would definitely be worse off than dead. She didn't want to make Mu Sheng worry.

Hearing Xue Ruyun's words, Mu Sheng fell into deep thought. Indeed, he didn't want to let Xue Ruyun take the risk, but there were very few clues, and the number of people who had disappeared gradually increased. There might even be more.

"Mu Sheng, we can't wait any longer. If we're too late, we might miss this opportunity." Xue Ruyun walked in front of Mu Sheng and hurriedly urged him on.

"Alright." Mu Ying thought about it for a while, then let Xue Ruoyun go. She knew her character. She was a person who cared about the common people. If she stopped her, she would not go this time. The next time someone went missing, she would not care about anything else.

"Great, I'll go prepare it now." Xue Luoyun was pleasantly surprised.

"Wait a minute," Mu Ying pulled Xue Luoyun back. "We can let you go this time, but we need to properly plan things out. We can guarantee that you won't encounter any danger. "Also, promise me, if you encounter any problems, think about yourself too much. Don't just focus on others."

Mu Ying's eyes were slowly filled with deep affection, and he couldn't stop himself from overflowing. When he wasn't by Xue Luoyun's side, he always felt all sorts of unease. She caressed Xue Luoyun's hair and pushed a strand of messy black hair behind his ear before reluctantly letting her go.

For some reason, this time, Mu Rong Hao always had a very strong feeling that Xue Ruoyun was going to leave him.

"Look, it's as if I'm leaving this place for life. As a person, I know what I'm doing." Seeing Mu Rong Hao so worried, Xue Ruyun smiled and quickly adjusted the atmosphere. However, his heart was filled with emotions and reluctance to part with Mu Ying.

"You need to be careful as well." Xue Muyun said in a low voice.

"Right."

"I'll pretend that I'm collecting lotuses and sneak in. I'll leave behind a signal along the way, and then you guys will follow my signal. Once I figure out what's going on, we'll work together to eliminate them."

After hurriedly discussing with everyone, he changed into Lotus Harvester clothes and headed into the forest.

She went into the forest and found a large boulder to hide under. It was already dark. As expected, after this group of people noticed that the Lotus Harvester had run away, they began to search for it.

Xue Ruyun took some mud and wiped it on his face, feigning exhaustion. Seeing that there were footsteps lingering in the distance, Xue Moyan used his foot to kick the shrub beside him.

Sure enough, this group of people saw the shaking shrubs and headed straight towards the big rock. When Xue Ruyun heard them enter, he began to sob and hide at the side, constantly curling up.

"Fine, you stinking woman. You dare to run? You're quite bold. See if I'll kill you or not!" A ghost-masked man raised his blade and chopped over.

Seeing this scene, Mu Ying, who was hiding in the distance, was so angry that he raised his sword and was about to charge out.

"Don't capture me, don't capture me." He only saw Xue Ruyun feigning fear as he ran to the side, coincidentally dodging that person's blade.

"You still dare to dodge!" The Ghost-Masked Man chopped again.

"Stop." At this moment, another ghost-masked man appeared in the distance. He let out a low, angry growl, and although his face couldn't be seen, one could still feel the majesty beneath the mask.

"Leader." The two bronze masked men quickly bowed.

"Why are you still not taking him away? Do you think this isn't big enough?" After the leader like Ghost-Masked Man said this, he waved his hand. The two of them stepped forward, put a sack on top of Xue Ruyun's body, picked her up, and left.

Xue Ruyun was lying on his shoulder, using a small knife to secretly cut open a small hole in the sack, and secretly left behind a mark. Seeing this from afar, Mu Ying was extremely worried for Xue Luoyun, so he hurriedly tried to console them by following him.

This group of people pulled Xue Ruyun and tossed him into a place. Looking through the small opening in the sack, Xue Ruoyun saw that this broken house was filled with women. Some of them were still unconscious, while others had already awoken and were crying quietly inside the house.

"Don't cry!" One of the Ghost-Masked Man was frightened and swung his whip at the door. Everyone immediately quieted down, not daring to make a sound.

After sitting in there for a while, Xue Luoyun hesitated. This time, the Ghost-Masked Man feared that they would escape again, so he kept his gaze fixed on them. So, he could only obediently sit.

After a while, a carriage arrived, and the ghost-masked men pushed them into it. The interior of the carriage was completely sealed off, making it impossible to see the outside clearly. Xue Ruyun looked at the woman in the carriage again, wanting to see if Xue Shaoli and Xue Lian were painting there. However, these women had their heads covered by sackcloth, so it was impossible to see their faces.

The carriage jolted, and after a while, it came to a halt. Xue Ruyun and the others stepped down from the carriage, immediately feeling the surrounding moist air rush towards them.

Because the river had stopped flowing, this Qing Shui county had always been incomparably dry. Why did it still feel so moist and refreshing here? Xue Ruyun felt as if he had already left Qing Shui County and arrived at another boundary.

One by one, they were pulled off the carriage, and the group of Ghost-Masked People used ropes to tie them all together, one by one, and followed the ropes as they walked forward.

Many of the women started to cry, fearing that they would be even more afraid if they entered.

"You're not allowed to cry. If you cry again, I'll kill you." Hearing that some girls were crying, the Ghost-Masked Man angrily rebuked. When the girls heard the sound, they didn't dare to cry anymore and could only sob.

Xue Ruyun followed the others and walked forward. Through the mask, she looked around.

It seemed like this was a cave. Although he couldn't see it clearly, he could hear the sound of dripping water and the ghost-masked man's voice was echoing. His feet also felt wet and slippery.

After everyone had walked for a distance, Xue Ruoyun heard the sound of the prison door opening. They were divided into different cells.

"Go in." The Ghost-Masked Man pushed at Xue Ruyun, causing him to stagger and fall onto the hay.

After hearing the Ghost-Masked Man lock the door, someone came over and untied the rope in his hand, then opened the pocket on his head.

Xue Ruyun's eyes were unable to adapt to this type of light. After rubbing her eyes, she tried her best to clearly see her surroundings.