"They were rescued... and by a young guard with an unfamiliar face?"
The three palace maids lowered their heads, their entire bodies trembling.
"What a bunch of useless fools!" Granny Wang flew into a rage.
"Granny, please forgive us. We'll definitely find those two thieves!"
"If Peach Blossom Land didn't have no death penalty!" Granny Wang snorted angrily. "What are you waiting for? Go inform the palace guards to search for them!"
"Yes..."
After sending away the three incompetent palace maids, Granny Wang did not leave the prison immediately. Instead, she slowly walked along the passageway, inspecting every cell as if making her rounds.
She suddenly stopped. In the cell beside her, a gaunt-looking woman was curled up in the corner.
The woman met Granny Wang's gaze and shrank back even further... The once-bustling prison had grown increasingly deserted these past few days. That was all because of this woman.
"Today, it's you."
"No... Don't... I don't want to go..."
Outside the prison, two small heads slowly poked above the wall.
Following the teacher is never boring... Hong Hai thought.
After rescuing her, the teacher had not left immediately. Instead, she had gone around in a circle and returned, then crouched here without explaining what she planned to do.
Hong Hai had made some guesses. "Teacher, that granny just went inside. You aren't planning to ambush the younger version of Auntie Wang here, are you?"
"What do you mean by 'younger version of Auntie Wang'?" Angel A Nan asked curiously, a small tuft of hair sticking straight up.
"Just Auntie Wang." Hong Hai shrugged. "The one who raised and cared for my mother since she was little, Wang Badan's ancestor. Do you remember her?"
"That old woman?" Angel A Nan blinked, then nodded. "I'm not here to ambush her...