So the County Magistrate ordered his men to keep up the pursuit.
As a result, Guan Moyou lost her footing and tumbled down the hillside. Her head struck a rock, and just like that, she was dead.
Song Yaoyao and the others knew nothing of any of this.
They had long since traveled beyond the range within which Guagua could dig up gossip.
With a carriage for the return journey, Song Yaoyao and the others made it back to the Lang Family in four days.
The Lang Family had already received word and were waiting outside the gates of their residence...
Song Yaoyao and the others were outsiders, so it was hardly appropriate for them to linger at a family reunion like this.
Chen Yixiao greeted the eldest young master, Lang Yue, then prepared to leave with his companions. They could return tomorrow to discuss entering Suyu City.
This was no occasion for discussing business anyway. Chen Yixiao and his companions were about to leave when Lang Yue called them back.
He said:
"We leave tomorrow morning between five and seven. You can come over early."
Chen Yixiao and the others were delighted to hear this. They nodded, then took their leave.
The next day, Song Yaoyao and the others arrived at the Lang residence very early.
Lang Yue was already waiting when they arrived.
Lang Yue handed each of them a set of clothes and said:
"Change into these. Follow my arrangements in a moment and set off with the convoy."
"All right."
The clothes Lang Yue had given Song Yaoyao and the others were guard uniforms.
Although Song Yaoyao had grown considerably taller that year, she was still too short to pass as a guard.
Fortunately, Song Yaoyao had anticipated this and prepared height-boosting insoles. With those in