The Leisurely Life of a Peasant Woman in the Tang Dynasty

Tang Youyou slowly opened the cloth bag, and instead of taking out the chili powder, she took out a folded map.

She took a quick glance, locked her eyes on a certain direction, and took advantage of the moment when Manager Hua and the others were stunned to run away.

"Chase!" Shopkeeper Hua reacted, roared, and took the lead in chasing after him. Niu Xiaoer, clutching his still aching stomach, also limped after him.

Mr. Mo and Mrs. Lin did not move. They stood there, watching the scene with interest.

"Madam, it seems that Miss Tang's target is not you and me." Mr. Mo gently waved his folding fan, with a hint of playfulness in his tone.

Mrs. Lin smiled gracefully: "Perhaps, but this girl seems to have many secrets."

Claire ran along the narrow street, her heart pounding.

The location marked on the map was nearby, but she had to shake off the tail behind her.

She turned into an alley and quickly crossed several streets, with Hua Zhanggui and Niu Xiaoer chasing her all the time.

"Damn, how can this woman run so fast!" Niu Xiaoer complained breathlessly.

Shopkeeper Hua's face was gloomy. He didn't expect that a seemingly ordinary village woman could be so difficult to deal with.

Tang Youyou caught a glimpse of a dead end ahead, and immediately came up with an idea. She deliberately slowed down her pace, making Hua Zhanggui and Niu Xiaoer think that she was exhausted.

"Hmph, I wonder where you can run!" Shopkeeper Hua approached with a grin.

Just when Shopkeeper Hua and Niu Xiaoer were about to catch Tang Youyou, she suddenly turned around and ran into a dead end.

Shopkeeper Hua and Niu Xiaoer followed in without hesitation.

However, when they rushed into the dead end, they found that there was no one inside. The towering walls blocked their way, so where was Tang Youyou's shadow?

"Where are the people?!" Niu Xiaoer shouted in surprise.

Shopkeeper Hua's face turned pale. He looked around and found a small door on the wall of the dead end, which was ajar.

He pushed the door open, but saw only an empty path stretching into the distance.

"Damn it, she fooled me!" Shopkeeper Hua said gritting his teeth.

Tang Youyou had already escaped from the small road. She followed the instructions on the map and came to a remote house.

She took a deep breath and was about to push the door open when she suddenly felt a palpitation.

She looked back, but there was no one there. But she always felt that something was watching her in the dark.

"Could it be..." Tang Youyou murmured softly, a trace of uneasiness flashing in her eyes. She pushed open the door of the house...

Tang Youyou pushed open the gate of the mansion, and what came into view was a deserted courtyard with weeds and fallen leaves all over the ground. It was obvious that no one had lived there for a long time.

Her heart sank as she realized she had come to the wrong place.

He looked down at the map in his hand, then looked up at the dilapidated house, and a chill rose from the soles of his feet.

Time passed by minute by minute, but she was trapped in this useless dead end like a trapped animal.

"How could this happen..." Tang Youyou muttered to herself, beads of sweat oozing from her palms. She paced back and forth anxiously, her heart burning with anger.

At the same time, Constable Li found Mr. Mo and Mrs. Lin.

"Have you two seen a girl passing by here? She was wearing coarse linen clothes and holding a map in her hand." Constable Li asked with a bow in an anxious tone.

Mr. Mo gently waved his folding fan and glanced at Madam Lin with a half-smile. "Madam, what do you think?"

Mrs. Lin covered her mouth and chuckled, "This constable is so anxious, could it be that the beauty is in trouble?" Her tone was frivolous, but there was a subtle scrutiny in her eyes.

Constable Li blushed, "Madam, you're joking. I'm just doing my duty as entrusted by others." He sighed inwardly. It was obvious that these two people were not ordinary people. There were hidden meanings in their words, which made him even more worried about Tang Youyou's safety.

On the other side, Hua Zhanggui and Niu Xiaoer were still searching in vain in the dead end.

"You useless thing! You can't even catch a woman!" Shopkeeper Hua was so angry that he kicked the wall.

Niu Xiaoer covered his stomach, looking aggrieved. "Boss, this woman is very evil. She runs faster than a rabbit..."

Tang Youyou forced herself to calm down and looked at the map carefully again.

Suddenly, she found a line of small words on the back of the map, which she had overlooked because she was in too much of a hurry.

The small words read: "There is a world beyond, and two willow trees point the way." She looked around and saw two willow trees standing side by side not far away, with their branches intertwined, like an arch.

"So that's how it is!" Tang Youyou was delighted and immediately ran towards Shuang Liu.

Behind the two willows, a hidden path winds forward.

Tang Youyou hurried along the path and finally saw a magnificent mansion.

The guard at the door was wearing armor and holding a halberd, looking very majestic.

Tang Youyou took a deep breath and was about to step forward... but heard a cold voice behind him: "It seems that you finally found it."

Tang Youyou turned around suddenly and saw Shopkeeper Hua and Niu Xiaoer approaching with a grin.

Niu Xiaoer was shaking a thick wooden stick in his hand with a smug look on his face.

"Run, why don't you run?"

Tang Youyou gritted her teeth and forced herself to remain calm. She glanced at the guards at the gate of the mansion, and a glimmer of hope rose in her heart. If she could get their help...

"Don't bother," Shopkeeper Hua seemed to see through her thoughts, "This is Mr. Mo's mansion, no outsiders are allowed to approach. Do you think they will help you?" His tone was full of sarcasm, as if he was showing off his relationship with Mr. Mo.

Tang Youyou's heart sank. It seemed that this path would not work.

At this moment, she came to a fork in the road, with two paths leading in different directions. The map didn't clearly indicate which way to go, so she had to make a choice.

"Which way should I go?" Tang Youyou whispered to herself, feeling anxious.

"I think you can't escape even if you have wings!" Niu Xiaoer waved the wooden stick and pressed forward step by step.

"Don't be impatient, let her choose," Shopkeeper Hua said with a sinister smile, "I want to see where she can run to."

Tang Youyou took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

The trail on the left looks flatter, but it is surrounded by dense trees and could easily hide dangers.

The path on the right is rugged and leads up a gloomy hill.

Just as she was hesitating, Constable Li's anxious voice came from a distance: "Miss Tang! Miss Tang, where are you?"

"Oh no, it's someone from the government!" Niu Xiaoer's face changed.

A fierce look flashed in Shopkeeper Hua's eyes, "Quick, catch her!"

Tang Youyou's heart tightened, knowing that she had to make a choice immediately.

She looked at the gloomy hills, then at the dense woods, and finally gritted her teeth and ran towards the path on the right.

"Chase!" Shopkeeper Hua and Niu Xiaoer followed closely behind.

The path became increasingly rugged, and the surrounding trees grew taller and taller, blocking out the sun, as if leading to another world.

Tang Youyou's heartbeat was getting faster and faster, and she felt an inexplicable fear spreading...

"Stop!" Shopkeeper Hua's voice sounded behind him, with a hint of pride, "I wonder where you can run to!" He reached out to grab Tang Youyou's shoulder, but was stunned the next second.

Tang Youyou stopped and pointed ahead, his face pale, "What...what is that..."

At the foot of the gloomy hill, a rugged path winds upward and disappears into the dense shadows of the trees.

The light was dim and the air was filled with the smell of damp earth, which made people feel a little chilly.

Tang Youyou pointed forward, her fingers trembling slightly, her face as pale as paper.

Shopkeeper Hua and Waiter Niu followed her gaze, and their originally smug expressions gradually froze.

At the entrance of the path, two stone statues stood in the shadows, their faces blurred and their postures strange, like some kind of ancient totem.

Around the stone statue, there are some broken stone tablets scattered around, with some illegible symbols engraved on them, which adds a bit of weirdness.

"This... what is this place?" Niu Xiaoer's voice trembled a little, and he took a step back unconsciously.

He is usually arrogant and domineering, but when faced with this unknown weirdness, he is still filled with fear deep down in his heart.

Shopkeeper Hua narrowed his eyes and carefully looked at the scene before him.

Although he also felt a little uneasy, his years of experience in the martial arts world told him that the more times like this, the more he had to remain calm.

"Playing tricks!" He snorted coldly, pretending to be calm. "They're just some broken stones. What's there to be afraid of?"

However, his words did not have any effect, but made Niu Xiaoer even more frightened.

"Boss, I... I feel something is not right..." He grabbed Boss Hua's sleeve tightly, as if he could find a sense of security in this way.

Tang Youyou took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

She knew now was not the time to be afraid.

Constable Li's voice was getting closer and closer. If he was caught by Shopkeeper Hua, the consequences would be disastrous.

She glanced at the depths of the path, made up her mind, and stepped in.

"Stop!" Shopkeeper Hua reacted and reached out to grab Tang Youyou, but she dodged him nimbly.

"Don't chase me, shopkeeper!" Niu Xiaoer grabbed the sleeve of shopkeeper Hua tightly, "This place is very evil, let's go!"

Shopkeeper Hua hesitated for a moment, a hint of greed flashing in his eyes.

He thought of the map in Tang Youyou's hand and the treasure marked on the map, and was unwilling to give up.

"What are you afraid of!" He shook off Niu Xiaoer's hand, "Honor and wealth are achieved through risk! I don't believe that this broken place can eat me!" After saying that, he drew the dagger from his waist and followed Tang Youyou into the path.

Niu Xiaoer stood there, his expression changing constantly.

He knew that if he left now, Shopkeeper Hua would definitely not let him go.

However, he was really scared to follow him in.

Just when he was hesitating, the shopkeeper Hua's cry came from the depths of the path: "Niu Xiaoer, come here quickly! Here..." The voice stopped abruptly.