Bai Ruozhu made a nauseated expression while looking at the large screen in the space. She was now at the age of sixteen, blossomed like a flower. That uncle assumed himself irresistibly alluring, always smiling wickedly at her, thinking he could captivate young girls’ hearts this way?
He didn’t even realize that Xiaojiang from her family was much more handsome and dashing than Uncle Li, yet Uncle Li was overly confident.
No one would have guessed that Bai Ruozhu was still hiding in the room. Everyone else was out searching other parts of the residence and even in the city. Only the room where Bai Ruozhu had previously stayed was vacant. The door was wide open, the room was in a complete mess, and even the middle-aged housekeeper in the yard dared not touch anything, fearing to provoke their master’s wrath and kept a good distance.
Bai Ruozhu waited a while and successfully escaped from Li’s residence. She twisted her ankle when jumping over the wall, so she had to leave limping.
She thought of what Li Yi had said, guessing that he must have deployed spies at Wu Yunfeng’s, and she could very well be captured again before even meeting Wu Yunfeng. In light of this, she decided to first locate Meng Liangshen.
Actually, Bai Ruozhu would rather go home and check on things. Days had passed, and Dengdeng must have run out of milk by now. She simply couldn’t bear to think of Dengdeng going hungry, but she was afraid that if she didn’t deal with this catastrophe brought by Li Yi, it would lead to trouble at home.
Now that things had calmed down, she began to ponder. The actions of Deputy Commissioner Li Yi were extremely audacious. For example, if he was afraid of being exposed as treasonous and wanted to kill Jiang Yichun to silence him, he shouldn’t have brought Bai Ruozhu back to Li’s residence and even claimed to make her his concubine. Wasn’t he fearing that this might leak out sooner or later?
Or perhaps he had already cast his net wide and did not fear Wu Yunfeng and his people. Or perhaps he simply wasn’t afraid of being exposed.
Bai Ruozhu was now without her human skin mask, and she could easily be captured by Li Yi’s people while walking on the street. She thought for a moment and decided to head straight to the welcoming guest house.
The shopkeeper at the guest house knew her, and she had a VIP private room, so she naturally got in and sat down without a fuss. The guest house is now the most bustling restaurant in Beiyu City, a gathering place for high-ranking officials and nobles. Li Yi would not dare to act recklessly here.
After all this running around, she was hungry, so she asked the shopkeeper to serve a few signature dishes and then borrowed some writing materials. She began writing and drawing on the paper.
"Please help deliver this letter to the butler Meng Qiu from Meng’s residence, just mention my name." Bai Ruozhu folded the letter, handed it to the shopkeeper, and rewarded him with two taels of silver.
The shopkeeper was very happy and immediately arranged for a waiter to do it.
Resultingly, after Bai Ruozhu had a full meal and a bowl of stew at the guest house, the messenger had yet to return. She had a sense of foreboding, fearing the letter had not been successfully delivered.
Hum! Does Li Yi intend to rule the roost in this city of Beiyu?
Bai Ruozhu hurriedly got up, realizing she couldn’t stay at the guest house any longer, her pursuer would be arriving soon.
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When Li Yi entered the guest house with his men, the shopkeeper greeted him with a smile, "Sir, would you like to go to a private room or the main hall?"
Li Yi glared at him and said, "We’re here to arrest a spy. Get out of the way!"
He was really furious today and the shopkeeper happened to bear the brunt of it.
The shopkeeper jumped in fear and quickly retreated to one side, not daring to speak carelessly anymore.
Li Yi ordered his men to search the shop, but they couldn’t find any trace of Bai Ruozhu. He opened his mouth to question the shopkeeper but thought better of it and closed it again. He didn’t want others to know that he was after that woman, otherwise, it would certainly alarm the city lord’s faction.
"Have you found any trace of her?" Li Yi asked his subordinate with a cold face. The man had a distinctive look – he was distinctively ugly.
"Replying to sir, the male insect can’t find the direction." The subordinate shook his head and said.
Upon hearing this, Li Yi grabbed his collar and said, "Didn’t you guarantee that the male insect would follow the female? Why can’t it find it now? Did the female die?"
"No, no, if the female insect died, the male would also die. Probably, she has some sort of ability or used something to block the female insect, making the male unable to sense its location." The subordinate replied in a hushed voice.
Li Yi’s eyes narrowed. Indeed, she was an extraordinary woman, stealing his poisonous insect and even making the male insect unable to trace it. He really underestimated her.
He recalled when ordering the maid to help her change clothes, he couldn’t resist licking his lips, looking at her snow-white body. It must be very exciting being with her.
Bai Ruozhu had already fled, her heart grew increasingly anxious. How could she go to Meng’s residence or meet Wu Yunfeng?
Indeed, a person couldn’t be unlucky forever. As she worried, a graceful figure appeared at the street corner. She hurried over to stop the woman’s path and said, "Miss Wu, it’s time to take off your belt, isn’t it?"
Wu Wanqing was startled. When she noticed Bai Ruozhu, she seemed surprised because Bai Ruozhu’s hairstyle and clothing were different from the last time they saw each other.
Bai Ruozhu had taken off Li’s clothes in the space and couldn’t bear to wear them a second longer, but the only clothes available in the space were the rough ones she wore before. Now, dressed in those, she looked like a rustic countrywoman.
Bai Ruozhu was somewhat embarrassed by Wu Wanqing’s surprised gaze. She coughed lightly and said, "Your senior brother asked me to give that belt to your father. Ask your father to come to my shop, and I’ll measure him in person."
Wu Wanqing looked even more surprised at Bai Ruozhu. What was she talking about?
Bai Ruozhu reached out to grab her hand, speaking softly, "It’s urgent." She then gestured with her lips, saying the three words, Jiang Yichun.
"You know where my senior brother is? How did you know?" Wu Wanqing’s eyes widened, and she immediately grabbed Bai Ruozhu’s arm.
Bai Ruozhu quickly shook off her hand and said, "You go find your dad right away, do as I say, and don’t let anyone near you know you’ve seen me!"
Having said that, she turned and ran, darting into a nearby alley, looking for a place to hide. She couldn’t let a scout see her meeting Wu Wanqing, otherwise, Wu Wanqing’s path would be blocked as well.
She believed that Wu Wanqing wasn’t a fool - a daughter of the Left Deputy Commissioner of the Tongzhi Office, how could she possibly be an innocent and naive girl?
She hid in the space for a while, and when she saw it was safe, she came out, and then quietly headed toward Hua Xiangrong’s.
At this time, Fusa was watching the shop. Seeing Bai Ruozhu rush in anxiously, Fusa’s face lit up with joy. She was so excited that she grabbed Bai Ruozhu’s arm and said, "Ruozhu, when did you return? Your mother and Dengdeng have been missing you like crazy!"
Bai Ruozhu was also very excited to see Fusa, but time was of the essence. She was afraid that Li Yi’s people would follow her here and threaten Fusa’s safety. She quickly grabbed Fusa’s arm and quickly said, "You go home first, don’t mention to anyone that you’ve seen me, if anyone asks about me, you must say you don’t know. Hurry, don’t return under any circumstances!"
Fusa was startled by Bai Ruozhu’s serious demeanor. That’s when she noticed that Bai Ruozhu’s clothing and hairstyle were all wrong, and immediately realized Bai Ruozhu was in trouble!