Qi Yue responded with a soft "mm-hmm." "I know."
After Qi Yue completed the whole process on Su Mingyu, Su Mingyu actually felt much lighter in her body.
Watching Qi Yue leave, Su Mingyu gave the maid an appreciative look. "This doctor is quite good. He seems to have real skills."
Receiving Su Mingyu's praise, the stone that had been hanging in the maid's heart finally dropped. "As long as the young lady doesn't blame us for our incompetence and making the young lady suffer, this servant is already extremely grateful to the young lady. How could I deserve the young lady's praise?"
Seeing the maid so humble, Su Mingyu suddenly thought of the maid Zhizhu. When she saw her before, she seemed to be like this too.
No matter whether it was her who made a mistake or not, she would always apologize first. She looked extremely humble.
Su Mingyu's eyes softened, and the curve of her lips became much gentler. "Why would I blame you? If it weren't for you, I'd still be in pain now. I'm not the kind of person who kicks away the ladder after crossing the river."
"But... but," the maid was still a bit nervous. "The master clearly ordered us to watch over the young lady."
"Stop!" Su Mingyu quickly raised her hand to stop her. "Look, I'm already locked in this small house. If you watch me every step of the way, won't I have no freedom at all? How can I take care of the baby then?"
"But..." The maid lowered her head. "If something like this happens again, this servant's head will really be lost."
Seeing this, Su Mingyu sighed. "Alright, I didn't say I won't let you follow me. I just said don't follow me so closely. Just give me a little space."
"Yes, this servant understands." The maid grinned. "Then this servant will go down and prepare some food for the young lady now."
Su Mingyu shook her head. "I'm a bit uncomfortable. I want to take a nap. Don't worry about me. Just close the door for me."
After the maid left, Su Mingyu quickly lifted the quilt, curled up her legs, and started fiddling with the key.
Sure enough, after a couple of clicks, the lock was opened. Su Mingyu let out a long sigh of relief. Anyway, being able to move freely was better than just sitting here and waiting.
So that night, while everyone was sound asleep, Su Mingyu quietly unlocked her ankle shackles, climbed out of the window, and tiptoed to the back door.
This was the place Qi Yue told her about. There was a small slop door at the back door, which was usually locked tightly and only opened when the slop was being emptied. Qi Yue didn't know how he managed it, but within just a few hours of acupuncture, he got a key from the slop - emptying person and gave it to her.
Su Mingyu carefully opened the back door. With a soft "creak," she saw the lake outside.
Following this somewhat dirty and smelly path forward, she soon entered the forest.
It was a dark and windy night. There were the sounds of insects chirping and the rustling of leaves in the wind. The mixed sounds were a bit chilling.
Su Mingyu pursed her lips and looked around. Then she walked forward based on her memory. Just a few steps later, she keenly sensed someone following her.
Her heart sank. Su Mingyu suddenly quickened her pace, then suddenly dodged to the side and almost instantly disappeared into the darkness.
The people following her changed their expressions. The leader made a gesture, and the others quickly scattered to look for Su Mingyu.
Just as everyone was about to leave, Su Mingyu's slender and frail figure suddenly appeared in front of the leader like a ghost. A short blade glinting with cold light was directly pressed against his neck.
In the darkness, Su Mingyu's eyes were as cold as ice, with absolute indifference, making people shiver at first sight.
"Who are you? Why are you following me?" Su Mingyu's voice was cold.
"That... that... we're from the Wuwang Organization," the leader sounded extremely scared.
Su Mingyu stared at him with a sinking gaze. "You expect me to believe you just because you say you're from the Wuwang Organization?"
"I have a token!" Saying that, the man quickly took out a plaque from his bosom and handed it to Su Mingyu. "Qi Yue sent us. He said to wait for you here. The carriage is already ready, not far ahead. You can go and check."
Su Mingyu exerted force and broke the plaque. A note was revealed inside.
Su Mingyu looked at the note and raised her eyes. "What's your name? Who do you hate the most?"
The man quickly replied, "My name is Wu Yi. The person I hate the most is Lao Wang next door. He actually had an affair with my wife while I was away!"
"Alright, I believe you. Let's go." Su Mingyu put away the note.
When she followed Wu Yi to the carriage, Su Mingyu couldn't help but frown. "Who prepared this carriage for you?"
"Qi Yue. He said you didn't rest well in the Water Mansion, so you needed a better carriage," Wu Yi said carefully, as if he was afraid that she would kill him if she got angry.
Su Mingyu couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Take the carriage apart. We'll ride horses ourselves."
"Ah?" Wu Yi was stunned. "Why do we have to take the carriage apart?"
Su Mingyu rolled her eyes again. "Such a big carriage is not only a big target but also runs very slowly. By the time we get to the capital and come back, it will almost be dawn. Isn't that just waiting to be discovered that I've escaped?"
"But... aren't we here to pick you up and take you back to the capital?" Wu Yi was a bit confused.
"I still have things to do. How can I leave?" Su Mingyu said as she drew out her short blade and cut the rope connecting the carriage.
She mounted the horse and asked in a deep voice, "Do you know where the cave near here that leads to the capital is?"
"I know." Wu Yi also mounted the horse. "I'll take you there right away."
The entrance of the cave was very hidden, but inside was a whole new world. It was not only very spacious but also free of the dampness of an ordinary tunnel.
As Su Mingyu galloped inside on her horse, she secretly admired Tang Yan's extremely high - level mechanism skills.
Tang Yan was simply a genius, a modern - day Lu Ban. If she could recruit him, he would be a very powerful helper for Gu Ruobai in the future.
The road in the tunnel was easy to walk, and since there was no one to disturb them, Su Mingyu and the others soon reached the foot of the mountain outside the capital.
Getting off the horse, Su Mingyu turned around and ordered, "I'm going to do something alone. You guys wait for me here. Remember to send a signal if there's anything."