The general's eldest daughter has a spatial ability

As Chu Wan drove the carriage away with Nangong Li and Li Liuyun, the old woman's feigned fear vanished instantly.

He broke free from the two burly men holding him down: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and chase them! Are all the people Master Liu hired useless? If those two girls get away today, you'll be in big trouble!"

After the old woman finished speaking, she chased after the carriage in the direction it had left. The remaining men echoed her words, and one of them said, "Brother, Master Liu gave us 20 taels of silver and told us to pretend to be bandits and take advantage of those two girls to ruin their reputations."

Then he stepped in to help, but he didn't mention how beautiful the two girls were, practically celestial beings descended from heaven. Wasn't 20 taels a bit too much of a rip-off?

The man referred to as "Big Brother" nodded: "That's right, such a beautiful girl, we should get extra money for helping her!"

The subordinate, out of the man's sight, rolled his eyes, thinking: How stupid! I've given him such an obvious warning, and all he can think about is raising the price! Isn't it better to double-cross? Good things sell themselves. These two girls are so beautiful, like celestial beings descended from heaven. I've never seen anything like them in my life.

With the Flower Goddess Festival just around the corner, offering them to those nobles would cost at least a thousand taels of silver. This fool only thought of asking for more money. The steward, Liu, only said he'd give 20 taels after the deed was done.

Knowing his foolish understanding, he'll only offer 100 taels at most! No, I have to remind him again, forget about the 20 taels, he should keep this good stuff for himself! That's a lot of money, only a fool would give it away.

Whether the man known as the "Big Brother" heard his subordinate's thoughts or not, he patted his subordinate on the shoulder and said, "Remember, after this is done, I need to ask Manager Liu for 100 taels of silver. If it's less than 100 taels, don't even think about getting me to hand over the man!"

After inwardly scoffing, the subordinate forced a smile and said, "Brother, I think we can actually ask for more than 100 taels; maybe we can even make 1000 taels..."

The man looked at his subordinate with disbelief and said, "Lin Er, are you crazy? I've already raised my price several times over by asking for 100 taels. Do you think they'll give it to me for 1000 taels? Don't dream about it. I've never heard of the top courtesans in brothels auctioning off their virginity for 1000 taels. Are you out of your mind?"

After saying that, he patted Lin Er's head and said, "You don't have a fever, so why are you starting to think nonsense?"

Lin Er reached out and pushed his boss's hand away: "Boss, I'm not crazy, and I'm not talking nonsense! Listen to me, the Flower Goddess Festival is in two days! You should know that, right?"

The man nodded: "Nonsense, who wouldn't know that? It happens once every three years. The brothers are all looking forward to that day to worship the Flower Goddess, parade through the streets, and watch the ceremony!"

Lin Er smiled ingratiatingly: "Then, boss, what do you think the chances are of these two girls being elected as the Flower Goddess?"

After listening to Lin Er's words, the man thought for a moment and said, "If those two were to participate in the Flower Goddess competition, what chance would other girls have? The girl in purple from earlier, her looks... I've never seen anyone so beautiful in my entire life."

The slightly petite girl was also like a celestial being descended to earth; these two were destined to be chosen as flower goddesses, unless everyone else was blind and couldn't distinguish between beauty and ugliness!

Lin'er nodded vigorously: "Big brother, don't you understand what I mean? What I mean is, instead of earning 100 taels of silver from Manager Liu, why don't we rob these two people, give that old woman some silver, and get their indentures!"

Then we'll present them to those aristocratic families who want to participate in the selection. I've heard that the Prime Minister's Mansion is also recruiting candidates for the Flower Goddess Festival!

I heard that Miss Lin is at the nunnery up there praying for her deceased mother, and she's caught a cold these past few days and hasn't returned home yet! If we send these two there, wouldn't that solve the Prime Minister's urgent problem? The reward, plus the money they received for selling themselves, should amount to at least a thousand taels of silver!"

Instead of being pleased by Lin Er's words, the man slapped Lin Er on the back of the head.

The slap stunned Lin Er. He looked at the man and pouted, "Boss, why did you hit me? If you didn't want to take it, you didn't have to. You didn't have to hit me!"

"I'm hitting you because you already thought of it, why didn't you say so earlier? Hurry up and chase after them! By now, those two beauties are probably already far away. If you don't chase them now, you really won't be able to catch up. If my 1000 taels of silver gets away, I'll kill you!" The man looked at Lin Er with a face full of anger.

Lin Er then realized that his boss had agreed with his idea. So Lin Er stepped forward, patted his chest and assured him, "Big brother, don't worry. I know this road very well. There are only two roads in the direction they ran. One leads to the temple on the mountain, and the other leads to the next town. The only way back is this road. They can't escape."

Hearing Lin Er's words, the man breathed a sigh of relief: "You've got some skill, kid. Let's hurry and catch up, or someone else will snatch it away!"

Lin Er nodded: "Big brother, come with me. Follow the tracks on this cart axle, and we'll find them..."

The man nodded and beckoned to his men, who, led by Lin Er, followed the axle tracks in the direction Nangong Li and the others had gone.

At the nunnery, the next morning, the maid had already packed her things. After Lin Miao finished her breakfast, the group bid farewell to the abbot of the nunnery, and then the maid helped Lin Miao into the carriage.

Early in the morning, Prime Minister Lin sent ten guards to wait for them, ostensibly for their safety on the road. But everyone knew that the Prime Minister was afraid that the young lady might have ulterior motives, so he used the guise of protection to actually monitor her!

The carriage swayed and rocked along the rugged mountain road. After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, it arrived at the foot of the mountain. Suddenly, disaster struck. The axle of the carriage made a crisp cracking sound and broke off completely.

This sudden change caused the carriage to tilt instantly and fall to one side.

This sudden turn of events startled Lin Miao, who cried out in alarm, "Help! Someone help me!"

The maid was also quite frightened, but she still tried her best to protect Lin Miao: "Miss, hold on to the carriage!"

The old women standing on either side of the carriage were also terrified and immediately cried for help: "Help! Help my young lady!"

Amidst gasps of alarm, the carriage crashed to the ground, and Lin Miao and her maid stumbled and crawled out...