After infiltrating the main characters' group, I became the most beautiful woman in the world.

The long street was bustling with people, and Su Ning stood in front of the Yueyuxuan Pavilion, looking around.

Judging from the outside, there are indeed quite a few people inside.

Inside the shop, layers of wooden shelves were stacked, displaying silver hairpins, jade hairpins, earrings, and hair ornaments.

Upon seeing that Su Ning was alone, the young woman in the shop immediately came forward with a smile and asked, "What would you like to see, young lady?"

"I heard your shop is most famous for its cloisonné begonia hairpins."

Although Su Ning certainly didn't have enough money on hand right now, she believed that someone would pay for it for her later.

"So, you want to see the begonia hairpin? It's on the second floor. Let me take you there."

Su Ning followed the other person, the wooden stairs creaking softly under her feet. Halfway down, the scent of sandalwood from the second floor wafted down first.

This fragrance...

Before Su Ning could even smell it properly, a sudden gust of wind swept in, seemingly rushing towards her in a panic.

She was shoved hard in the shoulder, her center of gravity shifted, and with a soft "thud," her back hit the stair pillar, her wrist bone going numb.

The person who bumped into her was also a young woman. It was at a corner, and she had also fallen to the ground. She quickly got up and apologized, "I'm sorry, young lady, I hope I didn't hurt you."

The woman was dressed in a silk gown and her hair was elaborately styled, resembling a young lady from a wealthy family. However, her features were gentle, and as she extended her hand, her tone was timid and apologetic.

"Young lady, please get up."

Her palms were warm, but her fingertips were extremely steady. She seemed delicate and boneless, but in fact, she didn't sway at all.

Su Ning treated him as an ordinary passerby and nodded lightly, "It's alright."

After taking her hand and getting up, she intended to look at the begonia hairpin again, but the woman suddenly clasped her hands together and looked at her pleadingly: "Miss, could you do me a favor?"

After saying that, she carefully observed her surroundings before leaning close to Su Ning's ear and saying, "I... I escaped. My family arranged a marriage for me."

"But I already have someone I love. We agreed to meet at the teahouse at the city gate at dusk today, but the maids and servants my family assigned to me are all waiting outside."

"Would you please pretend to accompany me on this journey, young lady?"

The woman spoke earnestly, her eyes slightly red, as if she had truly been driven to desperation: "Don't worry, young lady, I will never let you help me for nothing. After it's done, you will be richly rewarded."

"Even the cloisonné begonia hairpins here would be acceptable."

Su Ning wanted to refuse, but the words stuck in her throat, so she agreed instead.

Consider it a side job for myself.

After the two exchanged names, the woman introduced herself as Xie, with the given name Yu.

She is indeed a woman who understands words.

"Since you said your family members are watching you from downstairs, how did you manage to escape?"

Su Ning slowly withdrew her hand; she disliked getting too close to people.

Upon hearing that Su Ning was willing to help him, Jieyu's eyes flashed with joy. He immediately pulled Su Ning aside, saying, "Don't worry, Miss. I've already spoken with the maid here, and she's prepared a dress for me."

"After I change, I'll redo my makeup in this shop, and then you and I will pretend to be sisters. They'll never guess."

Simply delivering the other party to the teahouse is enough to get a begonia hairpin for free; it's such an easy job.

After saying that, Jieyu followed the maid she had arranged to change her clothes.

Su Ning also took the opportunity to buy some jewelry.

A few small butterfly beaded flowers and coral beaded earrings—just these two items emptied her of all her money for the day.

Then came the sound of light footsteps from the stairwell, and Jieyu, now dressed in different clothes, was slowly descending the stairs, holding onto the railing.

Now she had changed out of her luxurious silk dress and into a blue cloth skirt. Her hair was loosely tied up like that of an ordinary person, with only a half-dried wild chrysanthemum pinned to her temple. She also wore a veil, making her look completely different from before.

"Miss Su, do you think I can fool those people like this?" She walked to Su Ning's side and deliberately softened her voice.

Su Ning scanned the other person up and down and commented, "Not bad, but you should walk a little heavier later, don't act like a pampered young lady."

The woman quickly agreed, taking her arm and leaning half her body against her: "Whatever you say, miss. Let's hurry up, or we'll be late."

Su Ning subtly withdrew her arm and helped her downstairs: "Miss Jieyu, the world is not peaceful these days. Are you sure your beloved will truly love you?"

Upon hearing this, the woman's face showed a mixture of shyness and bewilderment.

She slowly said, "I don't know either, but as you said, the world is not peaceful these days. Rather than the marriage arranged by my family, I'd rather run away with him and become a pair of star-crossed lovers."

Su Ning didn't chat with her any further, only asking her to wait in Yueyuxuan for a while while she went to check out the situation outside.

Sure enough, just as she stepped out of the jewelry shop, two maids dressed in turquoise dresses flashed by at the street corner. Although they did not step inside, their eyes remained fixed on Yueyuxuan. When they saw Su Ning, they only glanced at her before looking away.

"They are indeed waiting outside." Su Ning lowered her voice, tugged at the other person's sleeve, and then calmly walked out of the jewelry shop. "Miss Jieyu, let's hurry."

Because Jieyu had changed her clothes, and Su Ning deliberately chose to go out when there were many people around, she successfully misled them.

They only stopped after the two of them were out of those people's sight.

When they came across a stall selling osmanthus cakes by the roadside, Su Ning asked the vendor to buy two packs of osmanthus cakes.

She kept one pack for herself and another for Jieyu.

After all, she was penniless at the moment.

The two walked side by side down the long street, as dusk gradually fell, casting long shadows of each other.

Until we reached the teahouse by the roadside at the Moon Crossing City Gate.

Sure enough, they saw a man dressed as a scholar.

Upon seeing him, Jieyu immediately embraced him, her voice overflowing with sweetness: "Luo Lang, I missed you so much."

Perhaps because it was getting late, only Luo Lang, who was called Luo Lang, was waiting in the teahouse.

He reached out and helped Jieyu, who had thrown herself into his arms, and the two cuddled for a while before the man bowed and said, "This must be the young lady who helped Ayu. I am Luosha. Thank you for your help."

Su Ning sized up the two people in front of her.

The woman was gentle, and the man was handsome; they were truly a perfect couple.

Jieyu removed her veil, took the bundle beside Luosha, and slowly walked to Su Ning: "Thank you very much for today, young lady."

"Here is the gift I promised to give you, young lady."

Su Ning paused for a moment, not accepting it immediately, but exchanging pleasantries before preparing to take the bundle.

But at that moment, a sudden change occurred—

The woman, who had just been gentle and kind, instantly turned cold and gloomy. The meekness in her eyes vanished completely, replaced by a venomous chill.

A cold glint flashed from her sleeve in the blink of an eye.

Su Ning was forced to be taken hostage, the cold blade tip pressed against her skin, and a short blade as thin as a willow leaf was already pressed against her neck.

"Miss Su, please don't move around, or your beautiful skin will bleed."

The whispers of the strategist were close to her ear, like the murmur of a venomous snake.

Su Ning's veil was violently ripped off by Luo Sha, who then held it up and shouted at the sky—

"Lord Yin, are you not going to show yourself?"