"Hmm!"
Wei Chuan walked up to Gu Shi Yi, satisfied, and said,
"If you do not wish to endure such agony again, just follow me quietly!"
What could Gu Shi Yi say at that moment? Naturally, a wise man does not fight when the odds are against him. She quickly put on a smiling face and said,
"If the elder thinks highly of this servant, this servant naturally dare not say anything. But if we are to make a long journey, please allow me to pack a few clothes..."
Having said that, she turned to look at Eldest Young Madam of the Sun Family with pitiful eyes and said,
"Eldest Young Madam, after all, she is your own flesh and blood. Please allow this servant to bring a few clothes for the Youngest Miss!"
With this emotional card played, and given that Eldest Young Madam of the Sun Family still possessed a shred of humanity, she thought for a moment, sneered coldly, and said,
"Fine, assuming you have been cursed with Elder Wei's Zhong Worm, you won't be capable of creating any trouble. I'll give you a quarter of an hour!"
Overjoyed, Gu Shi Yi stood up with the child in her arms and hurried out. She instructed Wet Nurse Huang, who was waiting outside,
"Aunt Huang, the Eldest Young Madam says she wants to take Youngest Miss Sun out for a walk and asked to pack a few clothes for going out!"
"Going out?"
The Youngest Miss had never left the Sun Residence before, so why suddenly go out now?
Wet Nurse Huang was startled and was about to speak, but seeing the solemn look on Gu Shi Yi's face, she caught a meaningful glance and quickly kept quiet. Having managed to stay at a place like Sun Residence for many years, as someone who was astute, she promptly closed her mouth and followed her out, saying,
"I will go now!"
Back at Youngest Miss Sun's courtyard, Gu Shi Yi handed the child to Wet Nurse Huang, rushed back to her own yard, hastily grabbed a few pieces of clothing, secured all her personal belongings close to her, and then tucked Li Yaner into her arms.
"Shiyi, what's going on?"
Seeing the look on her face, Li Yaner knew something was amiss. Gu Shi Yi let out a bitter chuckle and said,
"Yanyan, now's not the time to go into details. The Qian Family's people have come, and they want to take me and the Youngest Miss away with them. Later... if you see that the situation is not right, find a way to escape on your own!"
Upon hearing this, Li Yaner was shocked, but after a moment of thought, she swiftly understood Gu Shi Yi's predicament.
The Qian Family taking Youngest Miss Sun away likely meant no good end for the four-year-old child. If Shiyi were to follow, she too might share the same fate as Youngest Miss Sun!
For now, with the Sun Family's influence being so powerful, it seemed Shiyi could not easily break free. It looked like they would have to respond to events as they unfolded.
In any case, wherever Shiyi went, she would follow. She would not abandon her and escape alone!
A quarter of an hour later, Gu Shi Yi, with two small bundles on her back and holding Youngest Miss Sun, stood in the front hall. Wei Chuan, upon seeing this, let out a heh-heh laugh and said,
"Let's go!"
Taking the lead, he headed out. Youngest Miss Sun lay on Gu Shi Yi's shoulder, staring straight at her own mother. Eldest Young Madam of the Sun Family merely exchanged one glance with her daughter before turning her face away. The little girl lowered her gaze and buried her head in Gu Shi Yi's embrace.
They did not leave through the main gate of Sun Residence, but through a secluded side gate. Gu Shi Yi followed Wei Chuan to the gate, where a carriage was already waiting, driven by an ordinary-looking old man.
"Get on!"
Wei Chuan commanded, and Gu Shi Yi, with no choice, held Youngest Miss Sun and got into the carriage. After they were seated, the carriage slowly started moving forward...
Gu Shi Yi held Youngest Miss Sun tightly. The four-year-old child neither cried nor made a fuss, but stared with her large, black grape-like eyes intently at the old man. Wei Chuan scrutinized the child carefully, and with a sinister chuckle, he said,
"Seems a bit frail, makes me wonder if she can withstand my brother's techniques..."
Gu Shi Yi, though still anxious about her own life, couldn't help but look up vigilantly and said,
"What... what do you intend to do with the Youngest Miss?"
At that, Wei Chuan let out a sinister laugh, feeling that this humble servant's life was in his hands, and, not intending to take her life at the moment, he took an interest in talking with Gu Shi Yi,
"What Youngest Miss? She's nothing but a Half-Human Half-Demon creature. She's been lucky to live for four years. In these four years, she has been clothed in silk and fed on jade, surrounded by servants, so even if she dies now, she's had her share!"
Saying this, he looked at the little girl in Gu Shi Yi's arms with a malicious face, as if weighing where to start.
"What... what exactly do you want to do?"
Gu Shi Yi was inwardly in turmoil. Never had she imagined that of the three wet nurses who knew Youngest Miss Sun's secret, not one would follow her, and instead, she had been offered up. Had she given herself away, allowing her cheap cousin to spot something, thus she had the thought to be rid of her alongside a convenient disposal?