Gradually, a hint of solemnity flashed in her eyes. Yes, perhaps that person really had influence. Otherwise, they wouldn't have dared to abduct the daughter of a wealthy family. Thinking of this, Su Xiaoliu sighed silently in her heart. The Su family was a well - known and prominent family in the capital. These human traffickers really knew how to pick their targets.
Su Xiaoliu pursed her lips and looked at the thin and sobbing girl with her head down. Judging from her clothes and hair ornaments, she must have been born into a wealthy family. She looked at the girl and whispered, "What's your name?"
The sobbing girl paused slightly. Her trembling shoulders gradually stopped. She looked up, with her big watery eyes looking straight at Su Xiaoliu. Under her somewhat red - rimmed eyes from crying, her small nose was also red. She timidly glanced at Su Xiaoliu, bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, and stammered, "Gu Momo." Then she lowered her head again. Soon after, she quietly looked up and sized up Su Xiaoliu, bit her lip, and added in a small voice, "I live in Tonghua Town. My father is the local county magistrate."
After hearing this, Su Xiaoliu sighed.
How could this happen? Zhong Fengyue didn't even know where she was. What if he got worried and couldn't find her? The life that had finally settled down had turned into such a mess again.
Moreover, she was even more worried that without anyone guarding the piano shop, someone might secretly steal the pianos. How much of a loss would that be...
Song Ningzhi looked up at Su Xiaoliu and then at Gu Momo with red - rimmed eyes. She pursed her lips and said, "Since we've come to this point, don't panic. Save your strength and think about how to escape. If we're sold later, we may not even know where to run." The first half of the sentence was for Gu Momo, and the second half was a reminder to everyone.
Su Xiaoliu couldn't help but admire this young girl. At such a young age, she was so calm and clear - headed. It was really rare that she wasn't flustered in this situation.
She was right. This wasn't the capital. Once they went far away, they would be in an unfamiliar place. Not to mention whether they could escape or not. Even if they did manage to escape, they might not be able to find their way as soon as they stepped out of the door, let alone return.
Su Xiaoliu couldn't help but rub her head. She felt a splitting headache.
Why did all these things that she hadn't encountered for so many years happen at this particular moment?
She looked up at Song Ningzhi and Gu Momo. These two girls were only fifteen or sixteen years old. She was already twenty and had been married. It was really ridiculous that they still abducted her.
Gu Momo bit her lower lip and looked up at Song Ningzhi with timid eyes. She whispered, "... How can we escape?"
Yes, how could they escape? That was the key question.
Su Xiaoliu looked at the two of them. She thought that since she was the oldest here, she should play a role.
She cleared her throat slightly, looked at Song Ningzhi who was about to speak, and said, "You should know which direction this carriage is going. Try to guess which town they're going to stop at."
Song Ningzhi was a bit stunned. Then she lowered her head, thought for a while, and then looked up at Su Xiaoliu. She said, "When I was forcibly stuffed into the carriage, I noticed that the carriage was heading west. I remember it turned a few times. Now, it's probably going south."
South?
Su Xiaoliu was slightly stunned.
When she and Tang Yuyan and the others were on the run with the rebirth fruit before, they had gone in that direction. She remembered that there was a Daowen Town and a Jiangnan Town there. If they kept going...
Su Xiaoliu pursed her lips, looked up at Song Ningzhi, and asked again, "How long has the carriage been traveling?" She only knew that she had slept for a while. She had no impression of what had happened during that time. It was really annoying. She hadn't even left the city yet and had encountered such bad luck. Why was this year so full of setbacks? Everything she did seemed to go wrong.
Gu Momo had stopped sobbing. She looked at Su Xiaoliu with red - rimmed eyes. Her red nose made people feel pity for her. She whispered, "It's been about half a day."
"Half a day?" Su Xiaoliu widened her almond - shaped eyes. She looked at the two of them and said anxiously, "We must have left the capital by now."
Suddenly, she missed Zhong Fengyue so much...
It had only been half a day since they were separated, but she already felt restless. Su Xiaoliu couldn't help but smile. Was this dependence?
She sat there for a while, then simply stood up, patted the dust off her body, looked up at the small square window, walked closer, stood on tiptoe, and shouted, "Hey, I need to use the toilet."
There was no response from outside, as if they were deliberately ignoring her.
After a long time, there was still no answer from outside the carriage.
Just as Su Xiaoliu frowned, she heard Song Ningzhi beside her say, "These tricks won't work on these people." She turned to look at Gu Momo, then looked deeply at Su Xiaoliu, and added, "I heard from Miss Gu that before we came, there was a young lady in her late teens who was thrown out of the carriage. They said she was crying too loudly."
What? Thrown out?
Su Xiaoliu opened her almond - shaped eyes. She secretly felt happy in her heart. Since crying loudly could get someone thrown out, didn't it mean that as long as she made a fuss, she could be thrown out and escape back?
Seeing a hint of joy in her eyes, Gu Momo bit her lip. A look of fear flashed across her face. Her small face turned pale. With red eyes, she whispered, "She was killed and then thrown out..."
Su Xiaoliu gasped. She felt a sudden dizziness and sat back down in a daze.
Killed...
Song Ningzhi also seemed to be unaware of such a result. Her usually calm face turned slightly pale, but she quickly calmed down again. She looked at Su Xiaoliu and asked, "Are you also from the capital?"
Su Xiaoliu tried to calm herself down. Hearing Song Ningzhi's question, she turned her head, pursed her lips, and nodded. She said, "My family lives in the capital."
Song Ningzhi nodded and asked, "Are you eighteen this year?"
Su Xiaoliu was a bit stunned. First, she felt happy, then embarrassed. She coughed lightly and said, "I'm twenty. I'm already married..." She didn't expect to be mistaken for a younger age. Was it because she looked young? Su Xiaoliu secretly felt happy in her heart.
Gu Momo paused slightly, looked up at Su Xiaoliu for a few times, and then timidly lowered her head again.
"You're married?" Song Ningzhi opened her mouth slightly. A look of surprise flashed across her pretty face. Her big eyes were full of complexity, as if she was puzzled about something.
Su Xiaoliu nodded, confused by her surprise. She said, "Yes."
Song Ningzhi looked at her for a few times, smiled faintly, and then didn't say anything else.
The carriage bumped along. Gu Momo had curled up her shoulders and fallen asleep. Su Xiaoliu lowered her head, thinking about how to escape. Everyone in the carriage was silent.
On the bustling street of the capital, a handsome young man in white brocade clothes and a high hat was standing in front of a piano shop, looking around. There was a hint of anxiety on his face.
Zhong Fengyue had just returned and saw this handsome young man standing at the door. A look of surprise flashed across his beautiful black eyes. He walked forward, with a smile on his lips, and said gently, "I wonder why the attendant of Mr. Qiongxue has come. Is there something wrong?" Gu Rongxue was no longer alive, but this attendant still seemed to be very loyal to his master.
Hearing this, Wen Tong turned his head. The moment he saw Zhong Fengyue, the anxiety on his face gradually disappeared. He let out a sigh of relief and said, "Mr. Zhong, you're finally here."