Did the Seventh Prince attend court today?

"To avoid leaks, the people who were kidnapped in Cizhou have not been released yet, but have been placed in the suburbs until the situation in Cizhou is resolved."

"The people we've arranged to go to Weixian and Dezhou will infiltrate the local human trafficking gangs as planned, collect evidence, and then decide on the next steps based on the situation."

"As for Cizhou, our secret guards have discovered there's a training workshop there. Should we send someone infiltrate and investigate as well?"

Yinwu spoke at length, but received no response afterward. He looked up in confusion, "Master?"

But his master sat there expressionless, seemingly deep in thought, but his gaze was somewhat unfocused, clearly lost in thought.

Yinwu: "..."

Focusing his gaze on Yin Wu's strange look, Cang Shuyue calmly said, "First, ensure the safety of the bound person. If necessary, take control of the people from the training center. There should be movement at the entrances to the three secret rooms soon; have someone keep a close watch on them."

"Yes." Yinwu bowed.

After Yinwu withdrew, Cang Shuyue opened the box containing the deer, took out a sock and stuffed it into his bosom, and the unease in his heart finally dissipated.

The next morning, Lu was awakened by shouts. He yawned, opened his eyes groggily, and saw a group of kidnappers busy in the cave.

The people who were brought in last night have all woken up, but now they are all gagged and blindfolded, and one by one they are pulled out of the cage and taken out of the cave.

Noticing his gaze, the burly man rubbed his hands together and said lewdly, "Little beauty, don't worry, it'll be your turn soon. The letter from the master just arrived this morning, saying they've sent someone to assess your value, and they should arrive tonight."

Youlu looked away in disgust, closed her eyes, and ignored her.

The sight of this man reminded him of the torture he suffered while being tied up, leaving him with psychological trauma.

The burly man wanted to make a few more flirtatious remarks, but Scarface stopped him, "Stop dawdling, hurry up and deliver the goods!"

The burly man scoffed and reluctantly led his men away.

The cave suddenly felt empty again.

Scarface didn't leave. He stared at the person in the cage for a while, lost in thought, and said, "If only it were a man."

His tone was quite regretful, and he turned and left after saying that.

You Lu couldn't help but twitch her lips. What's wrong with these kidnappers?

The Pixiu flapped its wings and flew back from outside, landing on his shoulder to report: "That fat man has already led his men away from the stronghold. Cang Shuyue's men are following behind. I figured I had nothing to do, so I came back first."

A deer patted its round bottom and said, "They said someone from the main family in Shengjing will be here tonight. I guess it's someone with direct connections to the Yi family."

Now I'm all alone in the cave again. I'll check on things later. If the guards are still as lax as they were last night, go and tell Cang Shuyue to come over in the middle of the night.

The Pixiu, with a complicated expression, said: "Are you two going to have an affair again?"

A deer tapped it on the head, [What are you saying?! I need to discuss serious business with him!]

The Pixiu has an expression that says, "Do you think I believe you?"

Yu Lu coughed lightly. "Now that we've met, there's nothing wrong with having a little secret rendezvous, isn't there?"

[666, the kidnappers and the cave were all part of your play.] The Pixiu made a hand gesture. [Whose abducted person would be made to look like you?]

[When Cang Shuyue brings me food, I'll share half with you!] You Lu reluctantly gave it up.

【Sold!】The Pixiu claps its hands happily.

The plan went smoothly, and the bodyguards followed the burly man, successfully infiltrating the training hall.

The so-called "training workshop" was actually a courtyard in the suburbs, where many young men and women sent from other places were kept. Some looked numb, while others looked terrified, showing that there were both newcomers and old friends.

The guards watched the newly arrived group of people. Seeing that they were only temporarily imprisoned and not being abused or bullied, they did not rush to rescue them, but instead went to find the roster and ledgers.

The people from the host family, as the burly man had mentioned, arrived faster than expected; they were there just as the sun was beginning to set.

After recognizing who it was, the three men with scars looked embarrassed, but the other party didn't care about their reaction at all and immediately went to inspect the goods.

At that moment, a deer was taking a nap against its cage when a surprised voice suddenly rang in its ears.

"Xiao Yunlu?!"

He was awakened by the noise, and opened his eyes impatiently, only to see a familiar face that looked like someone suffering from kidney deficiency.

"What the heck! What a small world!" Pixiu said, revealing his true feelings.

Yi Xunyuan lunged at the cage, gripping the bars tightly, his face contorted with ecstasy. He exclaimed excitedly to the person inside, "No wonder you didn't return to the capital! You were here all along! I've been searching high and low, and now you're finally in my hands, Xiao Yunlu! Hahaha!"

Youlu disgustedly avoided his spittle, adopting a weak and frightened posture, lowering her head and shrinking into the corner, sobbing, "Who are you? I don't know you, my name is Su Yun'er, not Xiao Yunlu."

Her voice was soft and sweet, like a girl's.

Yi Xunyuan's frenzied expression froze, and he looked the person in the cage up and down in surprise.

Her hair was as black as clouds, her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and her lips were red without any makeup. Because she kept her head down, it was impossible to tell whether she had an Adam's apple, and her figure was also hidden by her wide robes. For a moment, it was really impossible to tell whether she was male or female.

He turned to Scarface and the others beside him and asked, "Is that a woman?"

"Yes, young master, they came from Yongnian's side," the short man said obsequiously.

Yi Xunyuan's fervor subsided slightly, but his gaze towards the beauty in the cage remained excited. "She looks just like her, so much like her! She looks exactly like Xiao Yunlu! It was worth the trip, even though I rushed over overnight!"

Because he had been forced to get close to Miss Qin, he got angry and, disregarding the upcoming festival, took it upon himself to come to Cizhou to inspect the goods, only to have such an unexpected encounter.

It seems that heaven knew of his deep affection for Xiao Yunlu, and that's why it gave him such a great gift!

Thinking of this, Yi Xunyuan was overjoyed and impatiently turned to the short man, shouting, "Hurry up and open the cage!"

"This..." The short man exchanged a glance with his two companions and hesitated, "Young Master, the master said this guy is very useful and we can't afford any mistakes."

The short man and the others all knew perfectly well that handing the man over to the young master was tantamount to ruining him.

Ignoring their pleas, Yi Xunyuan loudly commanded, "Open the door! This young master is taking this man!"

The three kidnappers looked at each other in bewilderment.

They were worried about this situation, so after discussing it, they didn't tell the young master that the goods resembled the person in the painting. But unexpectedly, the person who came to inspect the goods was the young master.

The short man said with difficulty, "Young Master, if we lose this, we won't be able to explain ourselves. If you really want it, you should ask the master's opinion first."

Having said all that, Yi Xunyuan knew these people weren't going to hand him over. His face darkened, and he sneered, "You're all quite something. Just you wait and see!"

After uttering those harsh words, he looked at the person in the cage and said tenderly, "My beauty, wait for me. I'll go and find a way to save you."

Talking wasn't enough; he reached into the cage and eagerly touched the deer's bare foot.

The deer reacted extremely quickly and avoided it.

Yi Xunyuan wasn't annoyed at missing his target. He closed his eyes, leaned closer to the cage, and took a deep, blissful breath, saying, "My darling smells so good."

"Holy crap, he's such a pervert! Boss, slap him across the face!" Pixiu yelled, unable to bear it any longer.

Youlu, suppressing her disgust, said, "I'm afraid the more I slap him, the more excited he'll get!"