The next day, when Tao Tao woke up, Yi An was sitting next to her reading a book. Seeing that she woke up, he asked someone to bring breakfast.

He stepped forward, uncuffed Tao Tao, and then took her to wash.

Tao Tao's heart sank. Yi'an had the key in his hand. Did Xunyan fail to find it last night?

No, not necessarily, maybe there are two keys.

Thinking of this, Tao Tao quickened her eating pace, and Yi An smiled and asked her to eat slowly.

Tao Tao looked at him suspiciously. Why did she feel that Yi An's smile contained some deep meaning?

After breakfast, Yian did not forget to put handcuffs on her, coaxed her with a few soft words and then left.

Xun Tao came to change her dressing as usual, and Tao Tao hurriedly asked: "Xun Yan, did you find the key?"

Xun Tao shook her head and said, "I looked very carefully last night, but it was not in the bedroom. He might have kept it with him all along."

When Tao Tao heard this, she bit her lip and lowered her head, her tone a little disappointed: "It's troublesome with him, what chance can I get it?"

Xun Tao thought for a moment and said, "I can try it when the young master is bathing. He usually puts his clothes outside, and there is a door between the bathroom and the outer room. If I am careful enough, he may not find it."

Tao Tao was a little worried and whispered, "Is that okay? I'm worried that you'll be discovered."

Xun Tao shook her head and said, "Don't worry, Miss Tao, I will be careful. When the time comes, you can escape while he is bathing."

She packed her things and said, "I'll try it tonight."

Tao Tao pursed her lips and warned: "Then you must be careful!"

Xun Tao walked outside, turned back and smiled at her, then quickly walked out of the house.

After leaving the room, Xuntao patted his chest and calmed himself down.

In fact, she couldn't really understand Tao Tao from the bottom of her heart. Yi An was excellent in both appearance and temperament. He was powerful and had a family. Why would Tao Tao refuse to accept him?

She thought that Yi An must be a very good person to Tao Tao. He rescued her just because she looked a bit like her and treated her well on weekdays. What about Tao Tao herself?

Xun Tao sighed softly. After being with Yi An for such a long time, she did have some feelings for him, but she hid them all deep in her heart. She knew that Yi An would not like her and there was only Tao Tao in his heart.

Thinking of this, Xun Tao felt that she should be grateful to Tao Tao. If she also had feelings for Yi An, how could Yi An notice her? I am afraid that she would have died in the brothel long ago.

She went back into the house, picked up the unfinished handkerchief and looked at it.

The bloody goose looked so lifelike on the embroidery that she couldn't bear to replace it, thinking that the blood could be washed off after embroidery.

On the couch, Xuntao touched it with her fingertips, and her heart suddenly ached.

She didn't think much about it, thinking that she was just being overthinking. Even though she knew that she was not the one in Yi An's heart, she still couldn't help feeling sad when she actually saw him.

Inside the house, Tao Tao was regretting that she should have persuaded her to go with her.

When she goes back, Yi An will definitely be eliminated. It would be bad for Xun Yan to be with him. It would be better for her to go back with her. She can arrange a good place for Xun Yan. If she wants to live alone, she can find a job for her. If she wants to get married, she can also help her find someone.

I just don't know what Xunyan is thinking. Tao Tao lay depressed on the dressing table, thinking that she would leave tonight, and she would have to ask Xunyan to prepare some steamed buns for her to eat on the road in the afternoon.

-

There was a dead atmosphere in Xiahou Mansion.

They sent people to look for him yesterday afternoon, but there has been no news so far.

Xia Nian and Meng Yin sat in the main hall, waiting for them to come back.

With a snap, the two looked up and saw Xu Zheng striding in. The next second her fist was about to hit the table, but fortunately Pei Xuanxi grabbed her hand in time.

"A Zheng, is there still no news?" Meng Yin asked. Xia Nian next to her also raised her head. They both knew the answer in their hearts, but they were still unwilling to accept it.

There were bruises under their eyes. They hadn't had a good rest since Tao Tao was taken away.

Xu Zheng sat down heavily on the chair and said in annoyance, "No."

The two men's eyes darkened and they lowered their heads again.

Xu Zheng said: "The whistle didn't even sound. Is Taozi okay?"

Xia Nian said: "I think the probability that Taozi is fine is relatively high. Yinyin and I can think of three possibilities."

Xu Zheng asked: "What's possible?"

Meng Yin said: "First, he knew that after we got rid of the Xijiang tribe, we would get rid of him, so he kidnapped Taozi and wanted to die with Taozi. After all, we all know that he has a very paranoid personality."

When Xu Zheng heard this, she was so anxious and angry that she could only hold the handle of the chair tightly.

Xia Nian said: "Also, he knew we would get rid of him, so he took Taozi away and hid her while they were fighting in Xijiang."

"Hide!" Xu Zheng was furious. "Even if I have to search the entire continent, I will find them!"

Pei Xuanxi hurriedly stroked her back to calm her down, and said, "That's natural, A Zheng, don't worry."

Xia Nian continued: "Or, he wants to use peaches to threaten us."

"But after we rescue Taozi, we will still punish him!" Xu Zheng said.

Xia Nian nodded and said, "Yes, so this possibility is relatively small."

"Oh my!!!" Xu Zheng inserted her five fingers into her hair in annoyance. "It's been so long, and there is no news at all. Does he have a secret base?"

"That should be it." Pei Xuanxi said, "When we were practicing together before, he liked to be alone."

Meng Yin covered her forehead and said, "Yian... Could it be that he took Taozi away because he hated Yiqing so much?"

"It's possible." Xia Nian said, "But it's better not to be like this, otherwise I dare not think about what he will do to Taozi."

Xu Zheng clicked her tongue a few times and asked Pei Xuanxi, "What happened between them before? Why does Yi An hate Yi Qing so much? Is it because they are not his biological children?"

Pei Xuanxi thought for a while and told them that Yi An was originally trained to be the head of the Yi family and the heir of the sect, but was later replaced by Yi Qing.

Xia Nian said: "The successor is someone who has to fight for himself. If he is not as skilled as others, he should blame others."

Pei Xuanxi said: "Maybe it's because... at that time, Yi Qing was very famous in the martial arts hall because he was the youngest but had extremely high talent, one of the best. We all know that Yi An was his uncle. After he defeated Yi An, he said something that made Yi An hold a grudge against him."

Xu Zheng frowned and asked, "What?"

Pei Xuanxi thought for a moment and said, "He said, 'If anyone dares to say in front of me that Yi An is the future head of the Yi family, I will break his arms and legs. How can Yi An be worthy of this?' Perhaps this sentence is the root of the problem."

The three of them had black lines on their faces. When these words came out of Pei Xuanxi's mouth, they were still as gentle as a spring breeze, but when they came out of Yi Qing's mouth, it was a completely different matter.

"Yi An is too vindictive! He eats and wears the clothes of the Yi family, and even wants to harm their descendants." Xu Zheng said.

"Human nature cannot be changed." Pei Xuanxi said, "But I think Miss Tao is fine. He has not yet achieved his goal."

"That's what you said." Xu Zheng turned sideways, grabbed his shoulders and shook him back and forth, "If you really achieve your goal, it will be over!"

Pei Xuanxi nodded repeatedly and began to help her calm down.

Another person came in from outside. This time it was Xia Houyu. He looked at Xia Nian and before she could speak, he said, "Ah Nian, we got news that someone saw two men and a woman on the road from Qinglong City to Baihu City."

"Really?" The three of them stood up immediately.

Xiahou Yu nodded and said, "We have already sent people to search along that side, including the official road, the town, and the mountain."

Even though the news wasn't necessarily true, the three of them felt a little relieved.

Xu Zheng let out a long sigh and said, "By the way, where's Xiaoman?"

Meng Yin looked outside: "He should rest in the house. He has been blaming himself."

Xu Zheng shook her head, folded her arms in front of her, leaned on the table, and said, "This child is still a little sensitive."

Xia Nian said, "He lived in that kind of environment before, so he grew up to be so sensitive." She looked at Meng Yin, "Yin Yin, I remember... Is there a girl who looks similar to Xiao Man over there, named Duan Yan?"

Meng Yin clapped her hands and said, "Right, right! I'll ask A Yan to persuade him. After all, they are of the same age and can talk to each other."

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