He'd rather run than be turned into a cannon fodder for the broken engagement.

Leng Family Embroidery Pavilion.

Those who do many evil deeds will surely perish. As for the Fu family and the Wen family, we don't know what will happen to them in the future, but Leng Huan feels that Fu Yuqing, a girl who is caught up in the interests of her family, should not sacrifice her life.

She was a very important cousin to my friend, and Leng Huan felt that if he could avoid a bad ending, he shouldn't get involved!

The next day, Leng Huan sent Dong Xue, a gossip reporter, out to gather information and learned that Fu Yuqing was recently being disciplined.

Leng Huan cursed, calling it feudal dregs, clearly an insult.

"By the way, Miss Fu is usually very low-key, and lately she's been staying home even more. I heard yesterday evening she went to the kitchen to learn how to cook from the chef..." Dongxue said with great sympathy.

"I met Miss Fu once before. She is gentle and charming, but I didn't expect her to be so disregarded, as if she were invisible. Recently, she moved to a larger courtyard because of an arranged marriage."

These matters concerning the inner quarters are not secrets; with a little effort, they can be easily found out. Leng Huan looked at Dong Xue, this maid who wore her heart on her sleeve, making her transparent at a glance, yet she was a master at gossiping!

Not bad!

In contrast, Qiu Yue was more composed and thoughtful. Upon seeing this, Leng Huan thought that Madam Leng was really good; the maids she chose for the original owner were all very distinctive.

Leng Huan thought that Fu Yuqing probably wouldn't learn to cook anything; she was trying to find a way out from the chef, or something else, to escape at night.

After all, she was being monitored and could only try to contact the outside world.

-

Fu family.

"Miss, leave these rough tasks to me. Xiao Xiang and I were assigned to you by Madam. Just let us know if you need anything," a maid said, giving Xiao Xiang a meaningful look.

Xiao Xiang quickly took the rare ingredients from Fu Yuqing's hands: "Yes, Miss, just call us if you need anything."

"Well, thank you for your help." Fu Yuqing looked at her empty hands and smiled gently.

She seemed oblivious to everything, stepped aside, and said, "I want to continue practicing cooking and hone my culinary skills so I can please my husband's family in the future. Could you please help me clean all these ingredients?"

"Yes, second lady."

Thinking of how her father was sent on a mission by the head of the family because of her third uncle and had died unexpectedly, and how her mother committed suicide out of grief, she has been struggling to make ends meet for the past two years.

Having secretly inquired about her younger brother's whereabouts, Fu Yuqing only knew that he was not dead, but did not know where he was now. She secretly clenched her sleeve and glanced at the strong servant staring at her from outside the kitchen.

Two fists can't fight four hands. It was already late afternoon, and the engagement was tomorrow. Fu Yuqing gritted her teeth; she only had one chance!

Each courtyard had its own well, and these were the sources of water for daily life. At dusk, Fu Yuqing, carrying the magical pollen she had painstakingly saved, headed towards the kitchen.

-

That night, Leng Huan changed into his night clothes, prepared his equipment, and, draped in his magical artifact, silently slipped out of the Leng family compound and sped away.

According to Dongxue's intelligence, from the southwest corner of the Fu family compound, going around to the west, is the courtyard next to the courtyard where Fu Yuqing is currently located... next to the courtyard is the most secluded corner gate, a place where servants come and go.

It was indeed very quiet now. Leng Huan quietly stopped on the big tree at the entrance of the alley. He was thin and long, and in the night, he was pressed against the tree trunk, revealing a faint shadow.

Staring intently at that side gate, he figured that if Fu Yuqing could escape in the original book, she should be able to this time too. After all, the Fu family was just keeping a close watch on her to prevent her from doing anything foolish, but they never thought that a young lady from a noble family would actually dare to risk running away.

Leng Huan waited quietly.

-

Fu Yuqing waited anxiously for the medicine to take effect. Although she had done a lot in the past two days, pretending to yield and accept the rules, and being insincere with them, there were still a few people guarding the courtyard gate.

The well would dilute the powder and spread it to other courtyards, but the concentration was highest in her courtyard. Most of the people in this courtyard were ordinary people, and this mildly toxic hallucinogenic drug could cause them to fall into a coma.

It takes three hours for the symptoms to take effect, starting in the evening. Suppressing her emotions, all she wanted was to escape. She'd heard that the eldest daughter of the Leng family had successfully escaped before…

Fu Yuqing knew she was not capable enough, so she bit her lip, hoping that all those people would faint!

As the time drew near, Fu Yuqing listened carefully to the movements of the two maids outside. She took out a water bottle from her storage bag and drank a sip of water she had prepared beforehand. To ease her tension, she took out the book for instructing daughters and pretended to flip through it, slowly turning the pages one by one until she reached the last few pages. Suddenly, a heavy thud was heard outside.

!

Fu Yuqing immediately threw down the book, gently opened the door to check, and saw two maids lying unconscious together.

The medicine powder is working!

Hearing a few slight thuds in the air, he realized the guard at the gate had fallen to the ground! Fu Yuqing immediately opened the door and ran out, her movements swift and coordinated!

She was a cultivator specializing in body tempering, and this was where the advantages of her cultivation became apparent. Passing four or five people lying on the ground near the courtyard gate, she ran straight towards the side gate belonging to this area.

Fortunately, it was dark. This courtyard was near the side gate, in the area where she usually lived. She ran wildly for a full fifteen minutes until she saw the top of the wall. She took a deep breath and jumped up. She could faintly hear sounds coming from the direction of the main courtyard behind her. She turned around and was startled.

Lights began to appear faintly over there, gradually spreading towards the courtyard she had left!

not good!

Fu Yuqing didn't have time to think. She only felt that the sound was getting closer and closer. She jumped off the wall, left the range of the Fu family's formation, and quickly ran in one direction.

When she reached the alley entrance, she saw a huge tree that could be embraced by two people. She ran up to it, and suddenly her vision blurred as a man in black appeared before her!

Fu Yuqing almost screamed, her scalp tingling, and she felt a chill run down her spine as if she had seen a ghost.

"Shh!" The person grabbed her and shushed her. Fu Yuqing was completely caught off guard and felt her body lighten as the person carried her away like lightning. They arrived at a garbage alley, where the person covered her with a broken basket and hid her!

"You..." Fu Yuqing was still in shock when Leng Huan interrupted her, "Shh!"

A soft rustling sound came from the top of the wall, and in the blink of an eye, several Foundation Establishment cultivators appeared—the pursuers from the Fu family.

Fu Yuqing was shocked! She quickly covered her mouth, not expecting to be discovered so quickly. If it weren't for...

She looked at the man in black, wondering why he was helping her. This magical artifact was also very powerful; those people passing by hadn't even noticed it.

Leng Huan let out a long breath, wiped the sweat from his brow, and thought to himself, "Successfully capturing the target? A piece of cake! Stay calm!"

Thump thump thump... Fu Yuqing's heart was pounding with tension. She knew that if this person hadn't appeared out of nowhere and helped her, she would have been captured by now. How could she have escaped from a Foundation Establishment cultivator on her own?

Leng Huan estimated it was only around eleven o'clock. Luckily, she arrived early; otherwise, it would have been too late.

The last time she ran away was in the early hours of the morning...

Thinking back to when she ran away three years ago, it was truly a perfect storm of timing, location, and people—all three were indispensable.

After the Fu family had left, Leng Huan led Fu Yuqing along the corner of the wall straight to the small courtyard that he had asked Dongxue to buy that morning.

-

Near the Leng family's house, in a quiet, simple courtyard ten streets away from the Fu family's house, two figures could be seen in the night.

"Who is your Excellency?"

After regaining her footing, Fu Yuqing looked around and became wary. She whispered a question to the man in black.

"..." Leng Huan hadn't figured out what to say either, and paused for a moment:

"My surname is Lei, and my name is Lei Feng. I help those in need when I see injustice on the road, so please don't ask me anything, young lady."

Fu Yuqing: "..." Lei Feng Fairy?

“I heard this courtyard is uninhabited, so you can stay here without worry. It’s best to lay low for a while…” Leng Huan put his magic weapon back on: “I’m leaving now, goodbye.”

Without waiting for Fu Yuqing's reaction, Leng Huan climbed onto the wall after speaking, and then disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Fu Yuqing: "..."

She was confused. When did Lei Feng appear in Beijun City?

-

In just three streets, Leng Huan quickly returned to his embroidery room, pondering how to arrange things for Long Aotian's sister.

If I send her away alone, I'm afraid she might encounter some mishap. If I take her to the secret realm, she'll definitely have to show up, which would expose me, wouldn't it?

How do you explain Miss Leng staying up all night to help her?

Furthermore, she and Fu Xun have a broken engagement relationship, and she also has a relationship with Wen Ziqi... and so on!

Leng Huan's mind suddenly lit up. She knew that Wen Ziqi and the original owner of the body were a couple, so wasn't Fu Yuqing's engagement to Wen Ziqi her rival in love?

What could be a more fitting reason than Miss Leng helping her rival escape their arranged marriage in the middle of the night?!

— Bingo!