When Yun Zide saw that Yun Huaikang and the other two were being stopped by his father, he didn't say a word and quietly walked away from the other side.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and he wanted to try again to run into Wang Yuanqiu.

Yun Linlin knew without even thinking what her older brother had gone to do, so she quickly followed him.

Yun Huaikang glared angrily at Yun Huaian and the seven or eight people, but he knew better than to fight a losing battle. His little daughter wanted to look at jewelry, so he decided to face the challenge head-on, carrying her directly to the counter.

They wouldn't let him go out, but he refused to go out.

Yun Huai'an was taken aback by his reaction. He quickly followed behind.

"Hey, I'm talking to you, didn't you hear me?"

Yun Huaikang rolled his eyes and asked, "Is this your shop? Aren't you doing business? There are so many people piled up at the door, people might think your shop is going to rob customers!"

Liu Yinyue initially didn't want to pay attention, but upon hearing his words, she quickly looked towards the door. Sure enough, people passing by were pointing and whispering, assuming that their shop had gotten into an argument with a customer, which wouldn't be good for their shop's reputation.

He quietly waved his hand, and the seven or eight people quickly stepped aside.

Yun Huai'an was furious, his face turning ashen, but he couldn't say anything. After all, it was his daughter-in-law's shop, and it had nothing to do with him. Even if he spoke, they wouldn't listen.

Yun Huaikang naturally saw it too, and a mocking smile appeared on his lips.

His older brother is really good at using someone else's power to bully others.

With that worry gone, he could relax and stroll around the shop with his little daughter.

Yun Huai'an was unconvinced and kept nagging them.

"Hey, did you bring any money? Can you afford these things?"

Unfortunately, Yun Huaikang wouldn't listen to his provocation and ignored him completely, only caring about whether his little daughter liked him.

Yun Shengsheng sighed, "We've already spent almost all our money, so we can't afford to buy it even if we wanted to. But it's okay to look."

Yun Huaikang felt somewhat guilty, feeling that he had wronged his little daughter.

Yun Shengsheng looked at the hairpins and other ornaments, then shook her head. "These things are too ugly, all crudely made. There's no point in buying them."

His eyes suddenly lit up. "Even though I can't design, I've seen a lot of things. Any two I draw would be better than this, right?"

Yun Shengsheng nodded secretly, thinking that when she got back she would pick up a pen and try drawing it. If it turned out really well, she would team up with someone to do it.

He had even chosen his partners: either the Crown Prince Zhen Linqing or the Crown Prince Yan Shijin…

Yun Huai'an was furious when he saw that they hadn't bought anything and had wandered around for ages. He blocked the doorway, making it clear that they wouldn't be allowed to leave.

Yun Shengsheng's eyes darted around, and she suddenly shouted towards the door, "Hey? Uncle Wang! You're here!"

Yun Huai'an froze, unconsciously muttering, "Uncle Wang? Wang Yuanqiu? Imperial Envoy—"

He turned around and saw a figure walking towards him in the distance, whose figure and clothing were somewhat similar to Wang Yuanqiu's.

He panicked and forgot to stop Yun Huaikang.

Yun Shengsheng grabbed her father's hand: "Dad, let's go!"

Yun Huaikang reacted faster than he thought, grabbing Yun Shengsheng and heading out the door. Yun Ziyan quickly followed, and the three of them were soon outside. Yun Huaian couldn't stop them now.

Yun Huai'an glared angrily, then squinted and strained to see the person walking towards them from a distance.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be not Wang Yuanqiu.

He realized he'd been tricked. He jumped up and down, yelling, "Yun Huaikang, you just wait!"

……

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Wang Yuanqiu first went to a bank to exchange for silver notes, some loose silver and copper coins, and then wandered around the county town alone, eventually arriving near the Yuliang County Government Office.

He wasn't wearing official robes or accompanied by any attendants; he was dressed in plain clothes and looked just like an ordinary out-of-town merchant.

He ordered a bowl of wontons from a stall diagonally opposite the county government office, sat down and ate slowly, but his ears were perked up longer than a rabbit's.

The stall owner was a talkative old man, chatting with regular customers while cooking wontons. Business seemed pretty good.

After the regular customers left, only one or two people remained at the stall, and Wang Yunqiu started chatting with the old man.

Wang Yuanqiu quickly steered the conversation towards the county magistrate, agriculture, and taxation.

The old man's tone immediately became subtle. He said, "The county magistrate is diligent," but his eyes kept darting to the sides, and he didn't dare to say the "but" that was stuck in his throat.

Wang Yuanqiu didn't ask any further questions. He just smiled and paid an extra five coins for the wontons before running to the teahouse across the street to sit down and drink tea.

He chatted with the waiter who served him tea for a few minutes, and spent the rest of the time drinking tea while looking at the government office across the street.

The yamen runners came and went, and occasionally ordinary people would come to file complaints. Everything seemed normal.

He was so engrossed in watching that he didn't notice a pair of eyes staring intently at him from not far behind him.

The monkey has been following him for two whole days.

He had been waiting outside the inn all night since Yun Huaikang and his group checked in last night, and he followed them all the way today.

Seeing Wang Yuanqiu sitting alone in the corner of the teahouse, without those fierce-looking men protecting him, he felt it was a good opportunity.

He pulled a dagger from his sleeve and moved closer step by step.

It was at this moment that Yun Zide and Yun Linlin arrived, panting heavily.

The two wandered the streets for almost half an hour, their legs nearly giving out, before finally spotting Wang Yuanqiu.

Both of them were delighted, quickly straightened their clothes, and went up to the teahouse.

The monkey caught a glimpse of someone approaching out of the corner of his eye, and with a flick of his wrist, the dagger vanished instantly into his sleeve.

He remained expressionless, turned around, and casually sat down at a nearby table, picking up the teapot and pouring himself a cup of tea.

He recognized them as the same group of young men who had rescued Wang Yuanqiu the day before.

He wanted to see if anyone else was around. If not, he would kill Wang Yuanqiu right in front of these two, to prevent future trouble.

Yun Zide was determined not to miss this opportunity again. He pretended to look around the teahouse, then suddenly turned around and saw Wang Yuanqiu. His face lit up with a look of great surprise: "Sir! We meet again! What a coincidence!"

Wang Yuanqiu was staring intently at a group of yamen runners leaving the yamen to carry out their duties when he was suddenly interrupted, causing him to furrow his brow almost imperceptibly.

After recognizing that he was a relative of Yun Huaikang, he nodded politely as a way of saying hello.

He thought the two would leave, but to his surprise, they plopped down opposite him.

Yun Zide said, "Sir, it's fate that we've met. You don't mind if my sister and I are bothering you, do you?"

Wang Yuanqiu opened his mouth, as if to say there was an empty seat next to him. But when his gaze swept over Yun Zide's shoulder and landed on the table diagonally opposite, his pupils suddenly contracted.

That person.

Although it was just a glimpse of his back, he recognized him at a glance as one of the bandits who had chased him down in Fengling Mountain yesterday…

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