The group arrived at Tongqiu County in the afternoon and rented a yard at random. Gu Ling began to prepare to disguise Meng Yin as Tao Tao.

Meng Yin drew Tao Tao's face on the paper. Looking at the lifelike person, she suddenly felt a pain in her nose and eyes, and her heart ached.

Gu Ling walked into the room and saw her expression. He said, "Ayin, what's wrong?" He walked up to her and took her hand, and they both sat on the round stool together.

Meng Yin shook her head, her eyes never leaving the portrait. "I don't know why, but I just feel uncomfortable."

She thought of the dream and felt vaguely uneasy.

Gu Ling said: "We will find Miss Tao."

Meng Yin asked: "When will Yiqing come?"

"It will be here before tonight."

Yiqing really arrived at night. After listening to the mantis catching the cicada's idea, he nodded slightly. Yian was thoughtful and they couldn't be too hasty.

In the courtyard, a group of people were sitting and discussing something.

Pei Xuanxi said: "Since we are in Tongqiu County, it is a good opportunity to secretly investigate the local officials."

Xiahou Yu said: "Okay, don't alert the enemy."

Pei Xuanxi nodded: "Of course."

The two men explained the matter. Xiahou Yu turned his head and saw Xia Nian with his head down, thinking about something.

He sat next to her and asked, "Ah Nian, what are you thinking about?"

Xia Nian frowned and said, "It's okay, I just have an inexplicable feeling in my heart, it's so strange."

Xia Houyu held her hand and said, "Don't think too much."

Xia Nian nodded, and Meng Yin suddenly came out. Several people looked up and almost thought that Tao Tao had returned.

But when this face appeared on Meng Yin's face, it was not so gentle anymore, but rather had a bit of alertness.

"How about it? You can't recognize it at all, right?" Meng Yin said with a smile.

Xu Zheng stepped forward and pinched her face, exclaiming: "This disguise is amazing. I admire you so much."

Meng Yin put her hands on her waist and said viciously, "Watch my acting skills tomorrow."

Xu Zheng hugged her shoulders, clenched her fists and waved them, saying, "Don't worry, I will definitely protect you!"

-

When Han Liuyi saw Yiqing in the evening, she almost thought she was seeing things.

She remembered that Yi An's wanted warrant had been withdrawn, and immediately understood why he was here.

Tongqiu County was far from the upper four cities, and no one had ever seen what Yiqing, a cabinet official, looked like. But Yiqing still dressed up. If Han Liuyi had not had sharp eyes and a deep impression of him, she would not have recognized him.

Han Liuyi knew that he came here in that state to look for Tao Tao.

This just fulfilled her need for revenge.

She knew something about Yi'an's affairs. The relationship between the uncle and nephew was quite bad. When she went to see Yi'an one time, she heard him and his subordinates ridiculing Yiqing. She then realized that the conflict between the two had almost reached the point of being enemies.

Did Yi An capture Tao Tao because he hated Yi Qing? If so, he should have used Tao Tao to threaten Yi Qing. Why did he abscond with Tao Tao?

She keenly thought of a possibility, that is, Yi An liked Tao Tao.

When she thought of this possible moment, Han Liuyi shuddered. She really didn't dare to imagine what it would be like if Yi An fell in love with someone.

Suddenly, she remembered that when she went to find Yi'an before, she saw a girl in the yard who looked very much like Tao Tao!

Now Han Liuyi was almost certain why Yi An kidnapped Tao Tao. He actually coveted his niece-in-law.

Han Liuyi chuckled. If a person like Yi An was killed by someone he hated, he would definitely die with regrets, right?

She couldn't beat Yi'an, so how could she beat Yiqing? He even kidnapped the girl.

But this just fits her plan. To take revenge on Yi An, she has to tear out his heart and kill him.

Han Liuyi clapped her hands and jumped onto the roof. The carrier pigeon that had been hovering on the roof flew into her arms.

Han Liuyi hugged it, said something, threw the pigeon into the sky, and flew after it.

-

When Tao Tao woke up, she saw warm yellow walls and handcuffs on her hands.

Her mind was still hazy, her throat felt bitter, and a strong desire to drink water surged in her heart.

Tao Tao sat up and saw that it was still the same small room. She suddenly found it difficult to breathe and gradually became unable to breathe. The table and bed became a little twisted. Although the surroundings were warm colors, she felt a chill, a gloomy chill.

She closed her eyes and inexplicably felt that something was staring at her in the corner. When she opened her eyes and saw the enclosed and narrow space, breathing became difficult again.

Tao Tao moved her body and tried to get out of bed, only then she felt pain in her abdomen. After being caught in the rain all night, her menstrual period was completely ruined from now on.

The fever had not subsided yet, Tao Tao's hands and feet were weak, and she fell under the bed with a bang. Seeing that it was pitch black below, she screamed and hurriedly backed away, hitting her head on the table again.

There were four identical walls, no windows, and only a door in the front. She felt very uncomfortable, as if someone was strangling her neck.

Tao Tao felt increasingly dizzy and tried to stand up by holding onto the table. She accidentally bumped into the edge of the teapot. With a clang, the warm tea splashed in front of her, soaking her socks and breaking the teapot into pieces.

Tao Tao couldn't bear it any longer, so she curled up into a ball, covered her ears, and looked at her knees.

The door opened, Tao Tao looked up as if she had seen a life-saving straw, and saw Yi An standing at the door in white clothes.

Yian glanced at the things on the ground, then walked over and carried her to the bed.

Now, Tao Tao's despair of escaping and being caught again disappeared a little, because she had a fever, and thinking about it would only increase her headache. Yi An sat beside her and looked at her with his eyes downcast.

Tao Tao looked outside and the feeling of suffocation finally disappeared.

Before she could think about why she felt so uncomfortable just now, Yi An said, "A Tao, as long as you say you love me, I will let you go."

Tao Tao leaned on the pillow and turned her head away, not wanting to see him.

She no longer had the energy to waste with him. Since there was no hope of escape, Xun Yan might be dead, and Meng Yin and the others might really withdraw. Then she would die here, and they would not know and would not be sad anymore.

"In that case, why don't you even tell me?" Yi An said in a bitter voice, holding her wrist with one hand, with a hint of grievance in his eyes.

Still having a fever, Tao Tao didn't want to talk to him. Yi An grabbed her shoulders madly and shook her hard twice. After these two shakes, Tao Tao suddenly felt like vomiting.

Seeing her red face, Yi An was stunned for a moment and shouted, "Tell me! If you tell me, I'll let you out!"

"Let me leave here?" Tao Tao said lightly.

Yi An was stunned, his expression looking as if he was gritting his teeth to prevent himself from getting angry.

"Now, you don't even want to pretend anymore?"

Tao Tao nodded, her eyelids drooping, "Yes."

Yi An held his breath, stood up and said, "Then I will have to lock you up for life."

Tao Tao lay down and turned sideways.

Yian stared at her for a while, then turned around and walked away quickly.

He didn't close the door, so Tao Tao couldn't leave. After a while, Granny Zhang came to clean up the porcelain pieces, replaced the pot of tea, and brought food.

Seeing Tao Tao staring blankly at the wall, she advised: "Girl, come and eat something. You can't be in this state."

Tao Tao did not answer and slowly closed her eyes.

Granny Zhang sighed and locked the door before leaving the house.

Tao Tao lay flat on the bed, her breathing became difficult again, and she could only close her eyes to relieve it. When she closed her eyes, she felt something in the room watching her, so Tao Tao covered her head with the quilt.

Her current thought was to starve to death. She couldn't escape, and her body had become like this. Several people thought she was dead. What was the point of living?

As she thought about it, Tao Tao cried silently.

She tried so hard and clearly saw the official road, but she was knocked unconscious and brought back.

She wondered, if she hadn't gone out to call Wen Xin at that time, would she have just left?

She denied this question. She recalled Wen Xin's expression at that time. She must have hesitated all the way and finally made up her mind to knock her out. If she kept hiding and didn't go out, Wen Xin would be scared and anxious and would blow the whistle to ask someone to catch her.

She found it funny that Wen Xin had never thought that if she followed her out, there would be someone to detoxify her.

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