Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

Fei Qi looked bewildered, somewhat puzzled as he looked at his overjoyed daughter, and asked, "Daughter, do you know each other?"

Carol then turned to look at her father, but still held Lena's hand tightly: "Father, she is the one who saved me and treated me before!" After saying that, she took Lena's hand and walked back into the house, saying as they walked: "I haven't had a chance to thank you properly before, I didn't expect to meet you again in my house today."

Lena was pulled inside by Carol, and the others followed. Fitzgerald called over the soldiers who had been waiting and instructed them, "Go to the headquarters first. If Commander Boan asks any questions, just say that I have some urgent business at home and will be there later." After saying that, he went into the room.

"Sister Lena, what brings you to Kali City?" Carol asked affectionately after learning the name of her savior.

"Well, I came mainly to..." Lena hadn't finished speaking when Natalie interrupted, "We mainly came to pay our respects to Commander Fitz. We never expected you to be Commander Fitz's daughter! What a small world!"

"Oh, and thank you all for your help back then." Carol stood up, bowed to the five members of the Black Whale Squad, and said solemnly.

“Not at all, Miss Carol. This is the proper thing to do as a nobleman and adventurer—to help the weak and fight against the strong,” Andy said with great poise.

“Carol, I… I want to ask you something.” Lena looked at Carol in front of her, and an inexplicable intuition welled up within her, telling her that Carol might know about Su Yang’s whereabouts.

"Okay, Lena, go ahead and ask."

"So, what happened after you were taken away by Sigrid?" Lena originally wanted to ask Su Yang directly, but after thinking about it carefully, she decided to take it slowly and instead asked about what happened after she was taken away.

"I'm not really keen on answering this question, Lena, but I'll just give you a brief overview anyway." Carol was somewhat reluctant to recall those unpleasant memories, but she continued, "I don't know if you know this, but Sigrid was the mastermind behind my kidnapping. After she took me away, I was supposed to be sold to a buyer, but for some reason, Sigrid actually treated me until I was completely healed. Later, there was chaos in the royal city. It seems like two people were causing a ruckus, and I took advantage of that opportunity to escape. I ran all the way to Kali City, and near Kali City, I collapsed on the snow because I was exhausted. I was rescued by two kind people, and that's how I survived."

Carol didn't explicitly mention Su Yang and Lin Anlan's names, but wanted Lena to bring them up herself. Besides, her whole family was under surveillance, and she wasn't sure if anyone was watching her.

"When you escaped from the royal city, did you see anyone?" Lena pressed.

"No, I was all alone. I didn't trust anyone at the time, so I just kept running towards the city gate. After I got out of the city gate, I kept running north. I didn't see anyone."

"So..." Seeing that she hadn't obtained any useful clues, Lena visibly became disappointed.

Noticing Lena's change in mood, Carol got up under the pretext of pouring tea and began to observe her surroundings. After confirming that there were no suspicious people, she took the teapot back to Lena's side and whispered, "Sister Lena, I know who you want to ask. Come with me, it's just you alone."

Then Carol spoke in a normal voice, "Sister Lena, I'd like to invite you to my room to look at a bracelet. Could you give me your opinion and tell me what you think of its quality? Is that alright?"

Lena was still processing what Carol had just whispered to her. Looking into Carol's eyes, she remained silent for a moment until Carol asked again. Only then did she realize what Carol meant and immediately agreed to Carol's request. She then asked the other team members to wait a moment while she followed Carol up the stairs.

Led by Carol, the two arrived at the third-floor storeroom. Carol opened the storeroom door and gestured for Lena to come in. After Lena entered the storeroom, Carol closed the door, then took a ladder from the corner, leaned it against the wall, gestured for Lena to follow her, climbed the ladder, and knocked on the wooden planks of the attic.

Su Yang and Lin Anlan were lying idly on the makeshift bed when they suddenly heard a sound coming from the wooden plank. Both of them cautiously went to the plank and listened carefully. At this moment, Carol whispered, "It's me."

Upon hearing Carol's voice, the two opened the wooden door and let her in. To their surprise, Lena appeared behind Carol. They hadn't expected Lena to be there and were momentarily speechless.

Upon seeing Su Yang and Lin Anlan, Lena couldn't contain her excitement and said in a trembling voice, "Su Yang... Anlan..." Then she burst into tears. Seeing this, Lin Anlan quickly stepped forward to hug Lena and kept comforting her.

After Lena calmed down, Lin Anlan finally asked, "Why are you here? Our letter was only sent out recently."

"What letter?" Lena asked, puzzled.

"Didn't you receive it? Then how did you end up here?" Lin Anlan was also surprised.

"I asked my Black Whale Squadmates to come with me, but I didn't receive any news." Then Lena recounted her father's analysis to Su Yang and Lin Anlan, explaining why she had come and expressing her firm belief that Su Yang had not kidnapped her.

Seeing that the three of them had finished talking, Carol continued, "Alright, you've all cleared up, now let's talk about what to do next."

"Yes, Su Yang, what are your plans next?" Lena asked.

Su Yang was silent for a while before slowly saying, "An Lan and I originally wanted to leave the Duchy of Paisen through Kali City and head to the Lingluo Great Forest, but we didn't expect that the northern border would be so difficult to pass through. The north gate of Kali City was also blocked, and we didn't have a good way to leave for the time being."

"I came here this time because I wanted to help you and then go on a mission to the Spiritfall Great Forest with my companions. Why don't you come with our carriage?"

"But can your carriage leave through the north gate?" Lin Anlan asked a crucial question. She had just thought of this method, but the problem was whether Bo'an would let them leave the city.

“I don’t know either. I just asked Carol’s father, Commander Fitz, about this, and he said it requires an order from Commander-in-Chief Boan.” Lena said, somewhat dejected.

“I do have an idea, it might work,” Carol said.

"What method?" the three asked in unison.

“Didn’t we just send a letter to Duke Lit’s mansion a couple of days ago? Let’s wait for Duke Lit’s reply and see what he says. If possible, please ask Sister Lena to go back to the royal city and tell the Duke about the current situation in Kali City. I believe that the Duke, who is in charge of internal affairs, will not allow such behavior that damages trade to go unchecked. I believe that if the Duke takes action, Commander Bo’an will also have to consider the impact. Although it may not lift the blockade, it should not be difficult to let Sister Lena and the Black Whale Squad leave. You can hide in the carriage and leave together.”

"I think it's a good idea, we can give it a try," Lin Anlan agreed after hearing this.

"Alright, let's wait for Father's reply. If we don't receive a reply within three days, I'll go back to the capital and talk to Father in person."