How can someone travel through time and space and become a beggar?

Xia Chu didn't waste any words. If it came to escaping, she'd definitely outrun Cuihua. And one of them had to escape to seek help; if they were both stuck here, they'd be doomed. Her mind raced, "My brother is Metropolitan Inspector Zhao Huazhang! How dare you touch me?!" To gain their trust, she even gave their name.

Fang Shaobao paused as he approached. He could even say a name. Could it be true? He wasn't afraid of the county magistrate, but he couldn't afford to offend the inspector. And while he didn't know the inspector's name, he vaguely remembered it was Zhao. The Zhao family did have a young lady, but why would a young lady like that come here in person to buy flowers, without even a servant?

Chang Sanping felt something was wrong, but he couldn't remember what it was for a moment.

Grandma Chang was so anxious that she couldn't even stand up. She could only cry and curse: "Beast, beast!"

"It's Miss Zhao. I'm so sorry." Fang Shaobao was not yet blinded by lust. Although he was envious, he still took a few steps back. "Miss Zhao, please."

Xia Chu breathed heavily, but she couldn't show any panic. She could only pull Cuihua, who was also trembling with nervousness, slowly over, a domineering expression on her face. She wanted to run, but running would give her away. And she wasn't sure she could run as fast as these big guys, who were obviously trained fighters.

Grandma Chang didn't hear what they said, but she was relieved to see Miss Wang being released.

Fang Shaobao watched the two people slowly walk away, feeling a little regretful. Such a beautiful girl, but she couldn't even touch him. He was furious at the thought and slapped Chang Sanping, making him stagger. "Did you get the money?"

Chang Sanping covered his head with his hands, grimacing. He saw his aunt sitting on the ground, glaring at him. Suddenly, he remembered what he had felt was wrong. He pointed at Xia Chu and the others not far away and said, "No, Young Master! I just heard my aunt call her Miss Wang!"

"Damn it! I got cheated!" Fang Shaobao spat, "Catch him now."

"Stop!" Chang Sanping shouted.

This sound was like an alarm. Xia Chu changed his deliberately steady pace and started running quickly, pulling Cuihua.

Fang Shaobao was so angry that he almost couldn't help kicking Chang Sanping, "If I can't catch him today, Chang San, you'll die!"

Chang Sanping was so frightened that he trembled and chased after him with all his might.

Seeing the footsteps behind getting faster and faster, but still unable to reach the street ahead, Xia Chu was sweating profusely with anxiety.

Cuihua looked back. No! This won’t do! We’ll get caught! Thinking about what she was going to do, Cuihua was so scared that tears fell. But she didn’t hesitate. She suddenly broke free from Xia Chu’s hand and shouted, “Miss! Run! Don’t look back!”

After saying that, she turned around and met the people chasing after her. Fearing she couldn't stop them, she spotted the one in front and rushed over to hug him. He pushed her, but she couldn't break free. After pulling hard a few times, she finally pulled him away, but his legs were grabbed again.

Xia Chu didn't dare to look back. She bit her lip and ran forward with tears in her eyes. Someone passed by and she shouted, "Help! Help!!"

But after the passerby looked back, he actually ran away!

Coward! Xia Chu cursed inwardly, and then a light bulb went off in his head. "It's on fire! It's on fire! It's on fire! Run!"

There were already people living here, and when they heard the noise, they ran out of their houses.

"Where's the fire?"

"Whose house is on fire?"

"Who's shouting?"

Xia Chu almost cried. Seeing people rushing to the street, she plunged into the crowd, hunched over and continued to move in and out of the crowd.

Seeing that he was about to catch the person, Chang Sanping shouted: "Get out of the way, grandpa!"

"Whose grandfather are you?"

"I'm your grandpa!"

"Stop him! Why are you chasing after a little girl?"

With this interruption, all the people behind him were stopped.

Fang Shaobao sneered and looked at the little girl who was still clinging to his subordinate's legs. He walked over and picked her up, "What a loyal girl."

Cuihua was so frightened that she was shaking all over, not daring to think about what would happen. "If our young lady really knows Inspector Du, she will definitely bring people to rescue me." She kept repeating this sentence, not knowing whether she was saying it to Fang Shaobao or to comfort herself.

"You dare to lie to me?" Fang Shaobao no longer believed her, but he still had some doubts in his heart. If he didn't know her, how could he know that the inspector's surname was Zhao? Never mind, he would go back and ask around to see if that name was right. If it was, he couldn't touch this girl. If not, well, he glanced at the tearful woman. She looked pretty. When he got tired of her, he would let his brothers play with her, and then send her to a brothel to make money. Just consider it as compensation for the young lady's deception, Fang Shaobao thought.

Cuihua desperately suppressed her fear and hurriedly explained, "I'm not lying! Our young lady's brother is in the military camp! He has a very good relationship with the inspector general! Our young lady calls him brother! He often comes to our house for dinner! Our master is on duty at the government office!" Only if the other party believed her would she not be hurt. This thought made Cuihua shout out these words in one breath, almost without stumbling.

Fang Shaobao frowned, half believing and half doubting. But he couldn't let the girl go just like that. He threw her to the ground and said, "Take her back."

Xia Chu didn't run. She bought a large bamboo basket on the roadside, covered herself in it, and hid behind a bamboo product stall. She had run so fast and hard that her legs were giving out, but Cuihua was still waiting for her to rescue her. She was waiting because she wanted to go back and ask Grandma Chang who those people were.

On one side of this street was the city gate, so anyone entering the city had to pass through her. She waited quietly as the people she had tricked out gradually returned, and several men passed by with Cuihua under their arms.

After the people walked away, she threw away the bamboo basket and ran back to find Grandma Chang, "Grandma Chang! Do you know who those people are?"

Grandma Chang was surprised to see her come back. She couldn't help asking, "What are you doing? He's from Yongle Casino! We can't afford to offend him." Grandma Chang's son had delivered goods to the Wang family before and knew that the Wang family was not a wealthy family.

"They kidnapped my maid. Is there any carriage and horse shop nearby where I can rent horses?" Xia Chu asked again.

Grandma Chang frowned. This matter was ultimately caused by her nephew. She gritted her teeth and said, "I have an old horse at home that can still run. You can ride it!"

Anyway, she knew the address of the Wang family, so she was not worried about the horse being lost.

"Thank you very much." Saving lives is like saving fire. Xia Chu did not delay and went directly to Grandma Chang's house, led the horse out, and rode away. When she reached the house closest to Grandma Chang's house, she pounded on the door hard, and when someone came out, she threw silver over and said, "Please take Grandma Chang to the clinic. I have an emergency."

After saying that, Xia Chu rode his horse straight to the military camp.