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The alley was deserted, with only five or six households living there.

Looking at the high courtyard wall in front of her, Yang Nianqing nodded to herself. Zhang Mingchu must have considered this when he chose this place to settle Liu Yanyan. There were few people here, and it was quiet, which was just right for "keeping a beauty in a golden house".

But which household does Liu Yanyan belong to?

Nangong Xue reached out and knocked casually on a door.

No one answered.

He paused for a moment, then reached out and knocked twice more.

The door opened.

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The person who opened the door was a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a purple top and a bright red long skirt. She was very pretty, with a straight nose, big eyes, and a clever look between her brows.

All four of them were stunned.

The beautiful woman seemed to be in a bad mood: "Is there something you need?"

The sound was crisp, sweet, and very loud.

Nangong Xue was also somewhat surprised. She immediately smiled and cupped her hands in apology, saying, "I apologize for disturbing you, Miss. My friends and I were looking for someone. We wonder where Miss Liu Yanyan lives?"

The beautiful woman was already in a bad mood, and upon hearing this, she looked Nangong Xue and the others up and down several times. Her attitude immediately turned sour, and her tone became somewhat angry: "There is no Liu Yanyan here."

With a "bang," the door slammed shut.

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The four were stunned.

Liu Yanyan doesn't live here?

Nangong Xue smiled wryly: "She's a woman, she probably doesn't go out much on weekdays, why don't we ask someone else?"

He Bi nodded.

The four of them took a few steps—

With a creak, the door behind them opened again, and a sweet voice came from behind: "Wait a moment."

The same beautiful woman came out, but her attitude suddenly changed completely when she looked at the four of them: "Is this the Miss Liu Yanyan you're talking about, the one who moved in half a year ago?"

Nangong Xue was taken aback, then smiled: "I'm afraid so."

"I heard that someone picked her up from Baoyue Tower and she lived in the courtyard next door," the beautiful woman pointed, her smile sweeter than her voice, "but she moved out last month."

They moved away? The four were stunned.

Yang Nianqing hurriedly asked, "Then do you know where she went?"

The beautiful woman shook her head.

After a while.

He Bi said in a deep voice, "She really isn't here?"

“Really?” The beautiful woman seemed quite regretful, then blinked her big eyes and asked curiously, “You were sent by Madam Zhang to find her, right? I heard she has already left Jinling and gone to Pingjiang City.”

Pingjiang City?

Nangong Xue glanced at He Bi and Li You, smiled slightly, and cupped her hands, saying, "Thank you."

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The four of them slowly walked out of Old Willow Alley.

Yang Nianqing looked at the sky, somewhat discouraged: "Liu Yanyan has already left. Are we going to follow her to Pingjiang City to find her?"

To everyone's surprise, He Bi and the other two did not seem to be in any hurry.

Feeling bored, she tried to make conversation: "Don't you guys think that pretty girl is strange? She was so rude at first, but then she became incredibly enthusiastic, like a completely different person."

“Not bad,” Li You finally interrupted her, murmuring, “At first, he was like some people, wild as a wildcat, but later he became as docile and cute as a little rabbit.”

Before she could even get angry, Nangong Xue shook her head and laughed: "Brother Li's analogy is quite interesting. This woman is indeed like a little rabbit, very clever."

After a while.

"What do we do now?"

"There's nothing we can do."

Yang Nianqing asked in surprise, "Aren't you going to look for her?"

"I won't look for it."

"Then what should we do?"

Li You glanced at her and said the same thing again: "There's nothing we can do."

This guy is deliberately messing with me! Yang Nianqing was getting angry and was about to speak when He Bi interrupted her with a cold voice: "I'm afraid it's okay now."

Nangong Xue nodded: "It's time."

Before Yang Nianqing could figure it out, the three people in front of her had already turned around and walked back.

What are you going back for?

Li You turned to the side and sighed, "Let's go catch a little rabbit that's lying."

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As the four people walked away from Old Willow Lane, the smile on the beautiful woman's face gradually faded. She snorted coldly, turned around and tightly closed the courtyard gate, then pouted as if she was very proud.

This is a small and tidy courtyard. Although there are several sycamore trees in the courtyard, there is not a single fallen leaf on the ground.

The beautiful woman took two steps, her eyes darted around, and suddenly called out loudly, "Xiaoqiao, Xiaoyue!"

Two maids ran out of the room in response.

"Is there something you need, young lady?"

"You two go to Baoyue Tower immediately."

A maid in red hesitated and said, "Miss Zhao instructed that we cannot go out casually..."

The beautiful woman immediately glared at him, hands on her hips: "You're only afraid of her, you don't even listen to me?"

"Girl..." (CF)

"Are you going or not?!"

The two maids looked at each other, still not daring to agree, clearly very afraid of that Miss Zhao.

"Are you all stunned?" Seeing that her tough approach wasn't working, the beautiful woman became a little anxious and put on a flattering smile. "Why would I call you if it wasn't something important? Even if she finds out, she won't blame you. Don't worry, I'm here."

The maid in red hesitated slightly: "What does Miss want us to do?"

The beautiful woman thought for a moment, then said with a hint of urgency, "Go and ask Aunt Wang if anyone has inquired about me..."

Before he could finish speaking, a cold voice suddenly rang out.

"No need." (8d)

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Before she could react, two figures, one black and one white, fell from above her. Strangely, their movements appeared to be different, one fast and one slow, yet they landed at the same time.

Two men, and two very young men, at most around twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

Although the woman in black was very beautiful, she had a cold expression and stared at her without blinking, as if she were afraid that she would suddenly disappear; the man in white, on the other hand, looked cheerful. He strolled around for a few steps with his hands behind his back, his long, bright eyes looking her up and down, as if he found her very interesting.

She immediately discovered something else—they were two of the people who had been asking for information earlier.

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The beautiful woman wasn't stupid either. In an instant, she suppressed her panic, glared at them, and preemptively pointed at them, yelling, "Hey, how dare you break into a private residence in broad daylight? Are you thieves?!"

She spoke quickly and loudly, indicating that this beautiful woman was quite feisty.

To her surprise, after she finished shouting, the two people in front of her seemed not to have heard her at all. They neither answered nor moved, but the man in white's smile grew even wider.

The beautiful woman was slightly surprised, then snorted, "If you don't get out of here, I'll have to call for help!"

The man in black said coldly, "Go ahead and call me."

The beautiful woman glared at him for a long time, opened her mouth, but still didn't shout. Finally, she stamped her foot, unwilling to lose face, and yelled, "You two grown men dare to trespass into the inner quarters? Aren't you afraid I'll report you to the authorities?"

This time, it was the man in white who spoke: "I'm not afraid."

She immediately turned to look at him, but didn't ask the question.

“If Miss Liu reports this to the authorities, I’m afraid the trouble will be even greater,” the man in white said slowly, a slight smile playing on his lips. “Now that Master Zhang’s case has come to light, I’m sure many people are also looking for you, Miss Liu.”

The beautiful woman's expression changed, and she shouted, "What Miss Liu? Who is Miss Liu? You're talking nonsense! Nonsense!"

Clearly, she wasn't a calm person; in her haste, these few words revealed her weakness. If she didn't know who Miss Liu was, why did she just say that she had already left Jinling?

The man in white laughed: "Naturally, it is the Miss Liu Yanyan who you mentioned earlier, who has already left Jinling. It turns out that you have already forgotten her in just a short while."

The beautiful woman blushed slightly, but stubbornly retorted, "If you want to find her, go to Pingjiang City yourself. What are you doing here? What does she have to do with me?"

Surprisingly, she's quite good at acting shamelessly.

The man in white blinked and smiled, "Of course it doesn't matter, I was just curious."

She was stunned: "Curious?"

“Indeed,” the man in white nodded solemnly. “We are all curious. Since you don’t even know who picked you up from Baoyue Tower, how do you know that we were sent by Madam Zhang?”

The beautiful woman glared at him and then fell silent.