The temperamental white moonlight is back, and the entire Marquis's family obediently calls him

They ran for an unknown amount of time, until they could no longer hear the shouts and curses from behind, and could only hear the incessant thunder of hooves. Only then did they rein in their horses and slowly come to a stop.

They looked at each other for a few moments, and then one of them suddenly started sobbing, which led the others to gradually burst into tears as well.

"My God, what have we done?"

Their clothes and faces were a mess, a disheveled state that the daughters of officials had never experienced before.

Amidst the cries, someone suddenly laughed.

"My father never killed anyone. He was a military officer, and he patrolled the capital city until he was forty years old."

"He can't even bear to watch fish being killed. If he had seen so much blood today, he probably would have cried even harder than I did."

"puff……"

Everyone burst into laughter again, bending over backwards, laughing until tears streamed down their faces.

After laughing for a while, Zhou Ming'an finally realized what had happened after the carriage sped away.

She was taken away by a carriage, and Miss Lin wanted to chase after her, but was stopped by the traitorous guard.

Turning her head, Miss Lin discovered that the young lady who had initially used reverse psychology to get them to leave the city was secretly slipping away.

Miss Lin couldn't allow such a thing to happen, and immediately pulled the person back.

Her action provoked the guard to draw his sword and point it at her.

"You dare point a knife at me? I've lived this long, and no one has ever dared to point a knife at me!"

"Do you know who my uncle is? He's the head of the He family! My mother is the eldest daughter of the He family! You've got some nerve..."

Miss Lin gritted her teeth and cursed.

The guard frowned as he was being scolded, unaware that Miss Lin was giving the other ladies meaningful glances while she was speaking.

Seeing this, the others quietly surrounded them from behind, touching their own heads at the same time. Those with hairpins pulled them out, and those without pulled out the hairpins of the sisters next to them.

At Miss Lin's command, the group rushed forward and began stabbing the man indiscriminately.

The man naturally resisted, wildly swinging the knife in his hand and injuring two people.

But it soon stopped moving altogether.

Miss Lin was standing in front of him and was the most seriously injured, with several cuts on her left arm.

The sisters tore off clean pieces of her inner garment to wipe away the blood and bandage her wounds.

After treating the wound, Miss Lin was still worried about Zhou Ming'an, so she suggested that everyone ride horses to find her.

And that's what I saw.

"Does it hurt?" Zhou Ming'an hurriedly checked Miss Lin's injuries.

Miss Lin shook her head, a smug smile spreading across her face. "What does it matter? At least he's not dead!"

Zhou Ming'an's eyes welled up with tears: "I really didn't expect you to come back and save me. Thanks to you all..."

"You dare talk about us? You're the one who's really something!"

Miss Lin looked at Zhou Ming'an, her eyes sparkling, and pulled out a handkerchief to wipe the blood from her face: "You fought so many people all by yourself, and you still managed to escape!"

"Now I truly believe you've become General Duan's apprentice and learned martial arts!"

Zhou Ming'an burst into laughter through his tears.

She had previously corresponded with several of her girlfriends, saying that Duan Tianyin was teaching them martial arts, but they didn't believe her.

After all, Duan Tianyin was the first female general of our dynasty, and she was a role model for all girls—especially the daughters of military families. Moreover, she lived a secluded life, and almost no one could see her.

Zhou Ming'an became Duan Tianyin's apprentice? Who would believe that!

But after what happened today, people have no choice but to believe it.

After the group finished laughing, Zhou Ming'an's gaze fell on Cuilan, who had been silent for a long time.

Cuilan's eyes shone with the same light as Miss Lin's, but also contained an indescribable complexity.

Zhou Ming'an walked up to her.

Cuilan gave a bitter smile: "It seems we won't be able to catch Chu Yuan'er."

According to Chu Yuan'er's plan, Zhou Ming'an would first have his innocence ruined, and then be "rescued" by people arranged by Chu Yuan'er.

Because Chu Yuan'er wanted this "hero" to become the Marquis's son-in-law through this matter, this person must have a certain family influence and be closely related to Chu Yuan'er's interests.

At least they won't be like those desperate criminals who have no evidence against them.

Therefore, once this person with close ties to Chu Yuan'er is caught, no matter how much interrogation or coercion is used, they can always trace the clues back to Chu Yuan'er as the mastermind behind everything.

However, Zhou Ming'an's appearance disrupted this plan.

Zhou Ming'an saved her, but also lost a rare opportunity to catch Chu Yuan'er in the act.

Is it really worth it?

"She failed this time, and Liu Muyuan and I were both exposed again. Next time... who knows what she'll come up with next."

"This matter is beyond your ability to handle. Go home and tell the Marquis and the Old Madam about it, and let them take action."

Zhou Ming'an nodded and asked, "And what about you?"

That same phrase again.

Cuilan twitched her lips, finding it amusing, but her eyes stung with tears.

"Once we enter the yamen, I can't say anything, because Chu Yuan'er has my own parents in her hands."

"If I betray her, she definitely won't hold back."

Zhou Ming'an frowned: "But you've already betrayed her, do you think she'll forgive you?"

Cuilan lowered her head: "I don't know, so I dare not gamble."

"All I can do is say nothing, so that we can keep each other in check. At least... she won't lay a hand on my parents before I'm beheaded."

"..."

Cuilan gave a bitter laugh, then suddenly looked up at Zhou Ming'an, "Miss, do you think it's worth it for me to do this for two complete strangers, people who may have even abandoned or betrayed me?"

She asked herself, and she also asked Zhou Ming'an.

Zhou Ming'an remained silent for a long time before smiling.

"It's worth it."

Cuilan laughed along, but as she laughed, tears streamed down her face.

The sound of horses' hooves came from afar, and the group of people looked over, their bodies tensing up.

Although the group was dressed in military uniforms, Miss Lin still cautiously looked around and asked, "Do you know anyone here?"

Zhou Ming'an recognized the person in charge.

She heard that this person had recently been transferred by her father because he said something wrong.

But she also remembered that this person seemed to have a good relationship with Chu Yuan'er.

Is it possible that... the other person is also one of Chu Yuan'er's people?

When Wu Chenghao saw several young ladies covered in blood from afar, his heart nearly jumped out of his chest.

Before the horse had even stopped, Wu Chenghao hurriedly dismounted and ran over, exclaiming, "Miss Zhou! I'm late!"

Zhou Ming'an took a step back warily: "Who sent you?"

Wu Chenghao was taken aback and hurriedly said, "Just now, the Marquis's mansion heard that the young lady and her companions had left the city, so they sent people out to look for her. I happened to be leading a patrol of soldiers at the city gate when I heard this, so I followed them. But I found that the coachman had died of poisoning, and several guards were lying unconscious on the ground..."

"We followed the direction of the tire tracks and found bloodstains everywhere. We searched at full speed before finally finding the young ladies."

Zhou Ming'an's gaze remained fixed on him, and he asked again, "Didn't you see the criminals?"