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Yun Jin's heart tightened, and she pressed, "What happened? What happened after I left?"

The old man's face was full of sighs as he rubbed his hands and said, "Your young master went to the market after finishing his wontons. Who knew that he would run into a notorious rogue in Yizhou City, who was pulling at a young girl. Your young master went up and said a few words of advice, saying something like, 'How can you forcibly abduct a woman in broad daylight?' That rogue is a notorious troublemaker in Yizhou City, surnamed Liu, nicknamed 'Liu the Three-Leper.'"

His sister is the prefect's concubine, and he's used to running rampant in the city because of the prefect's power; nobody dares to mess with him. Your young master tried to reason with him, but he was surrounded and beaten up by Liu Sanlaizi's henchmen…”

"Is my young master alright?" Yun Jin asked anxiously.

The old man shook his head, his face full of helplessness: "It looks like he was beaten pretty badly. Your young master couldn't get up for a long time. After Liu Sanlaizi finished beating him, he took your young master and that girl away, saying he'd give them a good talking to back at the manor..."

Yun Jin took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down: "Uncle, do you know where that Liu Sanlaizi lives?"

Upon hearing this, the old man quickly waved his hand: "Young man, don't be impulsive! The Liu family is full of thugs. If you go alone, aren't you just throwing yourself into the lion's den? Take my advice, hurry back and find someone. Maybe by asking someone and spending some money, you can get them released."

Yun Jin looked at the old man earnestly, "Uncle, I came out with my young master. If anything happens to him, my master won't forgive me if I go back alone. Besides, even if I need to find someone, I need to know where he is first. Please tell me, and I promise I won't act impulsively."

The old man hesitated for a long time, then finally stamped his foot: "Fine, fine, I'll tell you. The Liu family's residence is in Red Willow Lane in the west of the city, with a red-lacquered gate and two stone lions at the entrance. It's easy to find. But be very careful not to let them find you; that family is ruthless and inhuman!"

"Thank you, Uncle." Yun Jin cupped her hands in thanks, then turned and hurried west of the city.

Although Huang Weixue was a bookworm, he had the integrity of a scholar and would help those in need when he saw injustice. She admired this quality.

However, she was also troubled by his overestimation of his abilities. It is said that a wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall. She was unable to help him and ended up getting herself caught up in the process.

But since I promised to protect him, I absolutely cannot let anything happen to him.

Yun Jin walked to Hongliu Lane and, not far away, saw a large red-lacquered gate with two stone lions standing at the entrance and two servants guarding it.

Forcing our way in is definitely not an option.

She circled around the wall to the side, and when she reached the side, she saw an old locust tree not far away. She quickly ran over, looked around, and seeing that no one was around, she took a deep breath, touched the ground with her toes, and used the trunk for support to climb up in a few quick movements.

She hid among the dense foliage, looking out into the courtyard, where the layout was clearly visible.

Upon entering the courtyard, one finds it paved with bluestone slabs. Several men dressed in short clothes are gathered under the eaves gambling. A few copper coins are scattered on the table, and their cursing can be clearly heard.

This must be where the thugs and servants live.

Passing through the moon gate, the scenery in the second courtyard was more refined. Two pots of gaudy peonies were placed at the entrance of the main house, and a young man in a brocade robe was standing in the courtyard. This man should be Liu Sanlaizi.

Yun Jin's gaze swept around the courtyard, but she didn't see Huang Weixue's figure, and her heart sank.

Looking further in, there are several separate courtyards in the third courtyard. You can vaguely see several maids walking around under the corridor. They should be the residences of Liu Sanlaizi's wife and concubines.

Just as she was getting anxious, she suddenly heard a woman sobbing from the second courtyard.

Yun Jin looked closely and saw two men carrying a girl with her hair in double buns out of a house. The girl was wearing a coarse cloth skirt, her face was covered in tears, and her mouth was stuffed with a piece of cloth. She was struggling desperately.

Liu Sanlaizi leaned forward, reaching out to touch the girl's face, and chuckled, "Little beauty, if you follow me, I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury, much better than you'll at home..."

The girl abruptly turned her head away, her eyes filled with terror and anger.

Yun Jin was furious. She took out a dagger from her spatial storage, cut a branch off a tree, and used the dagger to trim the twigs. She also took out a hunting rubber band from her spatial storage, which she had bought casually at the market in Qingping County. She never expected it to come in handy now.

She tied the rubber band firmly to both ends of the tree branch, making a simple slingshot. She then found a small packet of powder in her pocket, wrapped a small pebble in the paper packet, and tested its tension in her hand.

At this moment, Liu Sanlaizi was smugly approaching the girl, facing the direction of Yun Jin.

Yun Jin narrowed her eyes, aimed at him, and suddenly loosened the rubber band. The paper package flew over with a whoosh and hit Liu Sanlaizi squarely on the bridge of his nose.

The paper packet burst open, and white powder fell out. Liu Sanlaizi was stunned for a moment, about to curse, when suddenly everything went black and he fell straight down.

"Third Master!" The two men were startled and quickly released the girl to help him up.

The thugs who were gambling under the eaves also rushed over upon hearing the noise, and the courtyard immediately descended into chaos.

"Quick! Call a doctor!"

"What's wrong with Third Master?"

Someone looked up and caught sight of the swaying branches in the locust tree, and shouted, "In the tree! Someone's in the tree!"

Yun Jin had already slid down the tree, and as soon as her feet touched the ground, she ran towards the end of the alley.

The sound of hurried footsteps and shouts came from the courtyard. She had already made her way through a narrow alley. By the time the thugs from the Liu family chased her out of the courtyard, she would be nowhere to be seen.

The dose of medicine powder that Yun Jin just used was small; it would at most make Liu Sanlaizi sleep for two hours, but it wouldn't solve the problem at all.

Moreover, Huang Weixue has not yet been found, and the girl is still in the tiger's mouth. A direct confrontation is definitely not an option. She doesn't have enough medicine powder and weapons in her space, so she must make some more preparations.

She found a quiet corner, took out the clothes she had worn at the Yun family's house from her spatial storage, changed into them, tied her hair up in a matronly style, and smeared some ash on her face, making her look like a middle-aged woman.

After doing all this, she headed towards the bustling city center.

She searched her mind for a formula, went to several pharmacies, and prepared different herbs. Looking at each prescription individually, she couldn't see anything, but her combination of the herbs could kill instantly.

She asked the shop assistant to grind them into powder for her, wrapped them in paper, and then headed towards a weapons shop.

She then chose a horn bow and fifty bamboo arrows.

Yun Jin spent nearly a hundred taels of silver on these items, but she didn't feel any pain at all.

We'll get that money back from Liu Sanlaizi someday.

She returned to the Liu residence and went around to the backyard. Just now, she had vaguely seen a dilapidated house nearby from the tree.

She climbed over the wall into the yard and, sure enough, saw a low storage room in the corner. The door was ajar, and the room was empty.

She pushed open the door and saw some old farm tools piled up inside. There was a tattered bed covered with dry straw in the corner, the window paper was rotten, and there were spider webs hanging on the wall.

It's clear that very few people come here, which is convenient for Yun Jin.

Blocked by this environment, Yun Jin muttered another round of curses at Tuoba Hui: "Damn Tuoba Hui, why didn't you give me a space that people could actually enter? Otherwise, why would I have to hide in this wretched place? If I die because I can't enter this space, I'll definitely go to the underworld and demand an explanation from you!"

She thought that if Tuoba Hui could hear her, she should try to upgrade her space.

She felt it was unfair to only curse Tuoba Hui, so she decided to curse Yama, the King of Hell, as well: "Old man Yama, did you authorize Tuoba Hui to give me this space? I know you were definitely involved. If I die with regrets because of this space, I'll definitely tear down your Yama Palace, pluck out your beard, and drag you to the Heavenly Court to demand an explanation!"

In the underworld, Yama, the King of Hell, was flipping through the Book of Life and Death when he suddenly sneezed: "Who's cursing me again?"