Forced to be a concubine? I turned around and married the scumbag's father.

Lu Laosan shouted angrily, "Light all the torches! I don't believe that bitch can hide underground!"

The dead woman must be captured before the Black Armor Guards find their way here, otherwise they may all be wiped out.

Soon, the courtyard was brightly lit by torches, and a thorough search was launched.

"Block all three doors. The rest of you, search each room one by one. Be thorough, don't miss a single gap. If we can't get the person out by tomorrow, the young master and the crown prince will not forgive us!"

"Yes."

The group was terrified and searched even more carefully.

In her dazed state, Gu Hua vaguely noticed three exits and tried to find them by hiding and dodging. However, the layout inside was too chaotic and it was too dark to see clearly. She walked through the corridor twice and ended up in a dead end.

Soaked to the bone, cold and hungry, and utterly weak, they watched as the torches were lit, illuminating the visible areas as if it were daytime.

All three exits were also blocked.

Gu Hua huddled in a dark corner, like a trapped beast with nowhere to escape, trembling all over, watching a group of fierce-looking people searching for her everywhere, almost in despair.

She has tried so hard to live, so why did God give her a chance to be reborn, but not a chance to live on?

Although my previous life was very difficult, I had never experienced such a near-death experience.

Gu Wanru's fate is unknown; if she is dead, it would be too good for her.

If he were alive, the Duke's mansion would have realized they had kidnapped the wrong person.

Will Mu Junyan come to save her?

However, if Gu Wanru returned to the manor unharmed, given their past relationship, why would he bother to search for her in a big way?

After all, once a noblewoman is kidnapped by thugs, none of them can survive.

They were either humiliated to death or hanged themselves because they could not bear the contempt of the world and the scorn of their families.

As Gu Hua thought about it, a chill ran through her heart, and she couldn't help but shed tears.

This is the backyard. In the front yard, there is a large stage where a traditional opera is being performed, and several tables of guests are drinking and watching the show.

Lu Laosan and his dozen or so men searched the backyard and soon found her.

Suddenly, a female entertainer dressed as an ugly old woman rushed toward Gu Hua and dashed into the outhouse not far from her.

Gu Hua quickly wiped away her tears, picked up a wooden stick from the ground, and crouched down to move over step by step.

As soon as the person finished untying the door and came out, Gu Hua used all her strength to smash her hard against the back of the neck.

With a muffled groan, the woman swayed slightly, then turned her head in astonishment, staring in fear at the person who had attacked her.

Upon discovering it was a little girl, she opened her mouth to call out, but Gu Hua didn't care about anything else. She pounced on her, covering her mouth tightly with one hand and choking her neck with the hand holding the wooden stick.

The actor was taller than her, but the blow to the back of her neck made her dizzy, and she couldn't breathe because her throat was blocked. She saw stars, felt dizzy and disoriented, and finally suffocated and passed out.

Gu Hua let go and then noticed several bloody marks on her tiger's mouth from being bitten.

Ignoring the pain, she dragged the woman into the outhouse, quickly took off her costume and put it on herself, then smeared some of the greasepaint off her face and applied it to her own face. Finally, she removed the large clown mole from the corner of her mouth and stuck it on her own.

Footsteps sounded outside, and someone said, "Go check the outhouse."

Startled, she quickly crouched down and hid the person behind her wide skirt.

The outhouse door wasn't bolted, and the person inside kicked it open, screaming and cursing angrily.

"Which scoundrel are you? Believe me or not, I'll throw your whole family's excrement and piss on you!"

The person who kicked down the door was startled when they saw a woman with a mole on her face, resembling an ugly old woman, squatting on the toilet. They quickly closed the door.

"Sorry, we're looking for someone."

"Get lost! Believe me or not, this old woman will shove you into the latrine!"

Gu Hua roared hoarsely.

She heard these vulgar words when Aunt Pei punished her by sending her to work among the servants.

She never imagined she would need it one day.

Those who got angry at the insults retorted: "Hurry up and get back to your seat, you ugly old hag. It's almost your turn to go on stage. Be careful, or your troupe leader will deduct your monthly pay."

Gu Hua dared not speak again, lest she be exposed, but the man continued to search nearby, and she could not leave.

"See the ugly woman?" someone called from afar.

"You fell into a latrine!" the person being insulted retorted irritably.

"Please call her, she's about to go on stage."

"I'll pull her out for you."

Hearing the footsteps approaching, Gu Hua panicked and, without thinking, jumped up, rushed out the door, and closed it behind her.

With his head down, he rammed into the person who came, cursing in a hoarse voice, "Get lost!"

The man was startled by her fierceness and quickly moved aside. Watching her run away, he laughed and scolded, "Playing too many ugly roles makes you rude."

The man shook his head and continued searching.

Suddenly, he stopped abruptly, turned his head sharply, and stared intently at the swaying figure running away.

No, her hairstyle is wrong.

The ugly woman character has an old woman's hairstyle, but she... has a girl's hairstyle with double buns and loose hair in the back!

He quickly kicked open the latrine and was shocked to find a person lying across the latrine, groaning and moaning.

"She's there! She ran into the front yard!" he shouted at the top of his lungs.

Gu Hua's legs went weak, and she felt like she was floating. Hearing the shouts behind her, she was so frightened that she turned and ran away.

Soon, she slipped into the backstage area of ​​the main stage.

Lu Laosan and his group also arrived.

"Hey, hurry up... Who are you? Where's the ugly woman?"

The troupe leader was about to grab her by the collar and scold her when he suddenly realized something was wrong with her.

Gu Hua suddenly broke free from his hand and, without a care, crawled into the backstage area, which was filled with a mess of things.

"Hey, hey, where are you running to? Where are my men?" The troupe leader was so angry he jumped up and down.

"Where is he?" Old Lu San ran over.

Before the troupe leader could speak, Lu Laosan saw a piece of clothing shrink back into a pile of wooden boxes.

"Still trying to run!"

Lu Laosan and his gang followed and crawled inside, overturning one wooden box after another, which made the troupe leader so angry that he vomited blood.

"You bunch of bastards, you ruined my show, and you're not staying here any longer!"

Gu Hua was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes, and she suddenly peeked at the front desk through the crack.

The backstage and frontstage areas were separated by a wooden frame, but only by a curtain. The gaps in the wooden frame were just big enough for her petite body to squeeze through.

The stage was filled with the sounds of opera singing, and she was positioned right next to the stage's prop table, which was covered by a curtain, so neither the performers nor the audience could see under the table. There were also curtains covering the backstage area.

The more dangerous a place is, the safer it is.

Gu Hua quietly lifted the curtain and slipped inside.

Hearing the opera singing, and even seeing the performers' embroidered shoes, Gu Hua huddled under the table, too afraid to move.

Lu Laosan and his men quickly went to find her, but they never expected that she would boldly crawl onto the stage where a play was being performed.