Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 1058 - 1057: Successful Escape

"Who are you...?"

Liu Sisi didn’t step forward, but instead instinctively retreated two steps.

The person in black clothes with a covered face directly approached and grabbed her hand, "Quick, let’s go, don’t just stand there!"

Liu Sisi was stunned for a moment, recognizing the voice...

While she hesitated, the person had already pulled her out of the room and led her directly into the courtyard.

"How is it you? How did you know I was here?"

Liu Sisi quickly inquired.

She never expected the person coming to her rescue to be her!

"Shh! Don’t talk."

The person glanced back briefly with a soft shush and continued leading her through the courtyard.

Upon leaving the courtyard where she had been staying, Liu Sisi could now see her current location. It seemed to be another manor, which at the moment was unusually quiet, without a single sound stirring.

The moonlight above was especially hazy, and the two of them moved forward, camouflaged by the grass and trees, quickly reaching the edge of an open area in the front yard.

Right above the open area in the front yard was a huge torch, illuminating everything around. Outside the courtyard, one could see the shadows of the patrolling guards, indicating tight security. freewēbnoveℓ.com

"Shall we... take the back mountain?"

Liu Sisi suggested softly.

The newcomer looked back at her and gently shook their head, "The back is a high mountain with no way out. Getting in is possible, but trying to get out through the back mountain is as difficult as reaching the heavens. I’ll go and draw people away later. You just need to run out of the courtyard as soon as I do that, and keep turning right at every intersection, find a safe place to hide for the time being. I’ll come for you later. Got it?"

Liu Sisi quickly nodded, "I’ve got it. But it’s too dangerous for you to divert these people, and how will you manage to escape later?"

"You don’t need to worry about that. If I haven’t come to meet you within two days, head south on your own. It takes two days to reach Macheng County by horse, and if you’re walking... with these mountains and ranges, Princess, you’ll just have to fend for yourself."

With these words, she suddenly rose and disappeared into another direction, blending into the darkness.

"Hey!—"

Liu Sisi wanted to say something more, calling out half a sentence, but the other person had already moved far away, forcing her to hide back in her original spot and wait silently.

It didn’t take long before chaos erupted from the other side, accompanied by the barking of dogs within, creating a tumult as if something significant had happened. The shadows of people shuttling outside the main entrance immediately pursued in groups, and a brief gap soon appeared.

Opportunities wait for no one!

Without hesitation, Liu Sisi mustered all her strength and quickly ran towards the main entrance.

The noise continued to escalate behind her, and it seemed many footsteps were also chasing after her. Liu Sisi could no longer afford to be mindful of anything else and, biting her lip, rushed forward, swiftly crossing the broad expanse of lush grass ahead of the doorway and plunging into the trench.

Only after tumbling into the trench did Liu Sisi finally let out a big breath!

It was at that moment she realized she had been holding her breath all along, forgetting to breathe.

From behind came the sound of many voices talking, with an increasing number of voices approaching the doorway, the shouting growing louder and louder.

Once someone noticed her absence, they would surely search everywhere, and this was not a good place to hide.

Liu Sisi gritted her teeth, disregarding her unsteady breathing, crouched down and moved along the trench, quickly proceeding in the right direction.

Before long, countless torches lit up behind her, along with a series of dog barks, clearly indicating that someone had discovered her absence and was following suit.

She’s actually using dogs to chase me?

Liu Sisi bit down hard, no longer caring to hide her tracks, she lifted her skirt hem and sprinted.

A babbling sound of water arose, and unexpectedly, a small stream appeared ahead.

This stream clearly flowed down from a waterfall on the mountain, and Liu Sisi, anxious, glanced back and saw that she had not crossed the small bridge above. Instead, she went directly to the riverside. Without any more regard for the still somewhat chilly weather, she leaped into the stream, sucked in a big breath, and immersed herself completely, swiftly moving upstream.

The pursuing horsemen rapidly caught up, racing over the small bridge, and continued chasing ahead.

This trick could only confuse them temporarily, Liu Sisi understood, as soon as they realized something was wrong, they would definitely search along the small stream.

Her only advantage was the time it would take them to realize the mistake and turn back to search.

Success or failure hinged on this single move!

As expected, not long after the pursuers moved past, they sensed something was amiss, led the dogs back, and quickly found her footprints by the riverside.

Calling for companions, they swiftly gathered many hands, chasing downstream along the riverbank.

By now, Liu Sisi had clambered out of the small stream. She coughed violently, and the cold wind made her sneeze repeatedly.

She surveyed the surroundings in the darkness, unable to discern the direction, and chose a relatively flat terrain seemingly at random, hastening to put distance between herself and the place.

While Liu Sisi hastened to escape, Di Yelei and others were still rummaging through the big manor.

Suddenly, a figure appeared on the big tree in the darkness, causing Di Yelei to sharply turn and fix his gaze on that tree.

"What are you doing here?"

Remembering the wound around his eye, his tone was particularly harsh.

The other party wasn’t supposed to have followed, so how did he appear here again?

"Stop searching. I just scoured the dark corners and those people have already withdrawn from here. They’re heading southwest at high speed. If we pursue now, we might still catch up."

Zuo Xingyu floated down directly from the tree, standing in front of Di Yelei.

How could Di Yelei not know that the others had already withdrawn? He was only continuing the search hoping to find a clue by chance.

"Are you sure they withdrew southwest?"

Zuo Xingyu glared at him, which tugged at the injury on his face, resulting in a grimace, "What is my old expertise? Have you forgotten?"

Originally a constable adept at chasing criminals, he had quite the knack for finding clues and pursuing the culprits—tracking people was his strong suit.

"Alright! I’ll trust you this one time!"

Di Yelei gritted his teeth and turned to order everyone to prepare.

Zuo Xingyu’s expertise was in finding people, and no denial could change that. Even though he didn’t want to owe him a favor, the thought of Sisi... Fine, he’d find an opportunity to return the favor.

"This time I, Di Yelei, owe you one! When the opportunity arises, I will definitely repay this favor."

Paying back money is easy, but repaying a debt of gratitude is hard.

Zuo Xingyu, clutching his cheek, snorted coldly upon hearing this, his gaze full of disdain, "Who needs you to pay me back? I’m doing this for Sisi’s safety; don’t flatter yourself here!"

After speaking, he turned and walked away.

Di Yelei, veins throbbing on his face with anger, glared several times at Zuo Xingyu’s back but had no choice but to signal his men and follow in pursuit.