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Ayan's heart was pounding. He was both looking forward to seeing his mother and afraid of being recognized and causing trouble for his sister Tao'er.

He was unaware that Sister Tao'er in the Chen family's house had already discovered his absence.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, the sound of shackles dragging on the ground and the shouts of soldiers came from afar, and the crowd began to stir.

Ayan crawled slowly under the cart, then quickly hid behind an umbrella stand, peeked out, and immediately saw his mother walking in the middle of the line.

She wore a thin prison uniform, her hair was disheveled, and she wore a pair of worn-out straw sandals. She walked with uneven steps, but she still kept her back straight.

Tears welled up in Ayan's eyes instantly, and he bit his lip tightly, afraid to make a sound.

My mother is usually the most dignified and proper, so she must be feeling very upset about her current disheveled appearance.

He saw his mother turn her head slightly, as if searching for something. As her gaze swept across the crowd, he almost rushed out, half of his body already leaning out.

But then he suddenly remembered Sister Tao'er's instructions and abruptly shrank back behind the stall.

The father was also dressed in a tattered prison uniform, with a scruffy beard. He tugged at the mother, who then looked away from the person she was searching for.

The other uncles and aunts have also lost their former glory.

And my cousin Qingyu and the others have completely lost their air of being young ladies from aristocratic families.

Ayan saw fear and apprehension on their faces.

The soldiers escorting her suddenly raised their whips and lashed out at Qingyu's cousin, yelling, "What are you looking at? Hurry up and move!"

"Pah! You scoundrel who relies on your master's power!"

My cousin Qingyu actually spat at the clerk and cursed him.

The father stepped forward and reprimanded the official, saying something that eventually made him stop.

Ayan clenched his small fists in anger, wishing he could rush out and smash that official's head in.

Afterwards, the two escorting officials handed over the goods to the city guards and then escorted the Xiao family out of the city gate.

At this moment, Ayan was already in tears. He covered his mouth, trying his best not to cry.

Silently, she prayed: "Father, Mother, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Second Aunt, Third Aunt, Cousin Mingyue, Cousin Qingyu, you must all be alive and well."

Ayan will come looking for you one day and will find a way to bring you back here.

May you regain your former glory.

I will definitely restore the honor of our Xiao family.

Watching his family leave, Ayan felt as if his heart was being torn apart, but he knew he couldn't stay outside for long.

He turned to leave, praying that Sister Tao'er wouldn't be angry with him.

Just then, he suddenly felt a gaze fixed on him from behind. His heart tightened, and he secretly glanced back. He saw a man in a gray cloth shirt squinting at him with a strange look in his eyes.

Ayan hurriedly averted his gaze, his heart pounding like a drum.

The man began to walk towards him discreetly.

Ayan panicked and turned to run, but his path was blocked by the crowd.

When he turned around again, the man was only a few steps away from him, a sinister smile on his face, and reached out to grab him.

Just as the burly man was about to grab him, Ayan quickly crouched down and cleverly escaped from his grasp.

But as soon as he turned around, he was stopped by another person.

The man chuckled, "Kid, you're pretty clever, but no matter how clever you are, you can't escape my grasp."

Who are you?

Why are you arresting a child like me? I don't know you.

While talking to buy time, Ayan seized an opportunity to slip under another's arm and escape their encirclement, then ran desperately to the back.

Although Ayan is small, he is very agile. Every time those people are about to catch up, he slips away like an eel.

This infuriated them.

After a few rounds, Ayan was almost exhausted, and his two short legs were getting weaker and weaker.

He thought to himself, "Could I really be so unlucky today and get caught by these people?"

He didn't even have time to think about who sent these people.

They don't look like government soldiers!

Could it be that besides King Cheng, someone else is trying to capture him?

Just as Ayan was distracted, he was caught by the burly man in the lead. "Little thing, you run faster than a rabbit!"

"I still got caught by you, sir."

He picked Ayan up like a chick.

Ayan struggled and shook desperately, "You bad guy, put me down!"

When Tao'er rushed over, she saw this scene.

A short figure was being lifted into the air by a burly man like a chick.

"Ayan!" Tao'er cried out in fright and rushed over.

"Who are you? Put my brother down right now!"

Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!

The man had already grabbed Ayan by the back of his collar, and Ayan struggled fiercely.

"Hahaha………

Little girl, what a big mouth you have!

"We saved a mere young girl like you, and you're still being rude to us? Why don't you sleep with me and warm my bed?"

"Hahaha………"

Several burly men burst into laughter at the same time.

Tao'er is sixteen years old now, the age when she is as beautiful as a flower, and she is pretty and delicate.

Without thinking, Tao walked over, sneered, and cursed, "Sleep with your grandma."

Then he shouted, "Ayan, close your eyes!"

Then he grabbed a handful of mud and sand that he had casually put in his pocket when he left the house and threw it out.

The group quickly moved aside, and Ayan seized the opportunity to bite the burly man.

The burly man winced in pain and released his grip, causing Ayan to fall. Tao'er immediately caught him.

He picked up a brick from the ground and threw it at the burly man who was wiping his eyes, giving him a heavy blow. Then he grabbed Ayan and ran forward.

Tao'er pulled Ayan along and ran for a while, then found an alleyway nearby and turned to run into it.

"You little brat! Stop right there!"

The man, clutching his shoulder, chased after them with several accomplices, cursing angrily.

Tao'er was a woman after all, and she couldn't run fast while pulling Ayan along. Hearing the footsteps getting closer and closer behind her, she was so anxious that she was covered in sweat. She turned into a narrower alley, only to find that it was a dead end!

Damn it!

She couldn't help but curse.

The man blocked the alley entrance, approaching with a ferocious expression: "Run?"

Why did you stop running?

Hand over that brat, and I'll spare your life!

Tao'er shielded Ayan behind her, leaning against the cold wall, anxiously trying to think of a solution.

I hope I don't just fail here today!

No, after looking around, there were only four men in the alley. Even if they were killed, no one would see it.

She silently uttered: stun gun!

She held a stun gun in her hand behind her back, thinking that it would be enough to deal with these four people.

I'll just have to spend a little time explaining it to Ayan later.

Just then, a muffled thud was heard, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

To Tao'er's astonishment, she saw the man slump to the ground with a small blowgun stuck in the back of his neck.

The other men also fell one after another, each with the same blowgun dart in their backs.

At the alley entrance, backlit by the light, stood a tall yet slender figure, dressed in a neat blue outfit, her face veiled, revealing only a pair of bright, watery eyes.

The man stepped forward, squatted down to check the man's breath, and then deftly removed the blowguns from everyone and put them away.

She stood up, looked at the stunned Tao'er and the trembling Ayan, raised her hand, and slowly pulled down her veil.

Tao'er remained calm and composed. "Thank you for saving my life. May I ask who you are...?"

As she spoke, she quietly put away the stun gun in her hand.

Beneath the veil was a face she once knew well.