Lin Sheng stood out among them, for Rong Xun didn't treat her the same way as the others. Instead, he imprisoned her.
Moreover, he even tortured her. When she first came here, her body was already covered in wounds. And from then on, there was always a specific person coming every day to leave new marks on her body.
At first, the entire prison was always echoing with hair - raising screams that sent shivers down one's spine whenever heard.
It was like this every day. But suddenly one day, the screams gradually disappeared, replaced by the sound of whips lashing on the body.
This kind of daily torture seemed to remind everyone that one day they might end up like her. Everyone was on tenterhooks, and the whole prison was much quieter than before.
When Rong Xun heard the news of Lin Sheng's disappearance, he didn't need to think hard to guess that it must be Lin Yuan's people who took her away.
But Lin Yuan's people couldn't have known the secrets hidden underground in Qiling Manor. Either there was a traitor in the Wuya Pavilion, or someone escaped when Qiling Manor was set on fire.
No matter the reason, the most important thing now was to find Lin Sheng's whereabouts.
Wen Xue acted quickly. The moment he heard about her disappearance, he immediately dispatched more people to search from all directions, not missing any clue.
But so far, no useful information had been obtained.
Rong Xun stared at the tea leaves in the cup and fell into deep thought. Since letting Lin Yuan escape, he had been dispatching more people to track her whereabouts.
Although he knew that she was currently hiding in the Western Regions, that was all the information he had. There was no other useful information at all.
So he had asked Zhuifeng and Yueyue to stay with Tang Youyou, for fear that Lin Yuan's people would find an opportunity to approach her.
But since they failed that day, they hadn't seen Lin Yuan's people again. Had they given up because of the difficulties?
Rong Xun knew that Lin Yuan was a person who would never stop until she achieved her goal. So when Tang Youyou had an accident this time, he rushed to her side immediately.
"What are you doing?"
Tang Youyou saw him staring blankly at the tea and waved her hand in front of his face.
"Could it be that you're thinking about that girl who always ignores you?"
She sat down next to him, grabbed a red date and threw it into her mouth. Recently, her snack had become red dates for replenishing qi and blood.
Hearing her voice, Rong Xun felt much better. He instinctively wanted to reach out and touch her hair.
But he stopped just as he stretched out his hand. Now he wasn't Rong Xun but Xun Rong.
He pretended to reach out and yawned. "Yeah, I wonder what she's doing now."
"Why don't you go find her? You look so worried. People who don't know might think something's wrong with you."
As time passed, Tang Youyou got to know this cold - on - the - outside but warm - on - the - inside guard better. In fact, his heart wasn't as cold as he appeared.
Although he didn't show many expressions, he was a very careful, considerate and loyal person.
"It's not a good time to find her now. I'll go look for her myself after some time."
When Rong Xun said this, he was always staring meaningfully at Tang Youyou beside him.
But Tang Youyou was concentrating on the sweet red dates in her hand and didn't notice the burning look directed at her at all.
"Look at you. You don't take immediate action. Why do you still have to wait? What's the point?"
Tang Youyou stood up and slapped him on the shoulder. She said earnestly, "The most taboo thing about this is procrastination. If you keep refusing to resolve the estrangement between you two earlier, it will become a thorn in your heart as time goes by. It can't be pulled out and won't heal. This is my advice as an experienced person."
She opened the door and walked out. What she had just said was actually what she hoped for herself. If Rong Xun could resolve the estrangement between them earlier, they wouldn't be in this situation now.
The initiative was in his hands. No matter how anxious she was, as long as Rong Xun didn't speak up, they would never be able to restore their previous relationship.
The sun was nice outside today, and Tang Youyou thought of going out for a walk.
Yueyue didn't know where she had gone. Tang Youyou wanted her to follow, but she couldn't find her for a while.
"Forget it. I'll go by myself."
She thought that she was just going out for a stroll and nothing bad would happen, so she didn't tell Rong Xun.
Because she was afraid of the cold, she was wearing thick clothes and an extra yellow stand - collar short jacket on top.
This town wasn't very prosperous. It was the first time she had gone out since she came here. Looking at the street vendors on both sides, she thought it was really different from Dashuiwan.
She really missed life in Dashuiwan. Tang Youyou thought that in two more days, after she had fully recovered, she would go back to Dashuiwan.
Dashuiwan was a very livable place. If possible, she wanted to stay there until she gave birth.
The street was a bit deserted at this time. But she had heard before that this place was not only deserted during the day but also had a curfew at night.
She didn't know which jurisdiction this place belonged to. It seemed very different from the Ming Dynasty.
The people here were very taciturn. Tang Youyou saw a vendor selling roasted chestnuts and wanted to buy a bag.
She politely asked the price, "How much per catty?"
The man didn't say a word but just showed her a finger.
"Oh, ten wen."
At first, she thought the man was a mute and couldn't speak. She thought he was as tenacious as Tang Jun in Dashuiwan, trying to make a living with his disability.
She was going to give him some extra money. But just as she was about to take out the money, she heard the man talking to the person beside him.
Hearing him speak, Tang Youyou put the extra silver back.
Wasn't this just pure deception?
She carried the chestnuts and continued walking. She turned a corner and came to the main road. She saw a group of people gathered not far away and didn't know what they were looking at.
Unable to hold back her curiosity, she quickened her pace and walked forward. Relying on her small stature, she squeezed through the crowd and managed to get to the front.
She took a look and found that someone was selling herself to bury her father.
This kind of plot was very common in novels. If one took pity on such a person, they would only be asking for trouble. It was best to avoid it.
Just as Tang Youyou was about to squeeze out of the crowd, she saw a slovenly young master from a rich family appear out of nowhere. In this cold weather, he was holding a fan in his hand to pose as a cultured person, but the lecherous look on his face betrayed his true nature.
"Pretty girl, do you want to come with this young master? I'll pay for your father's grand funeral and make sure he goes away in style. How about it?"