Before dawn, there was a knock on the temple door. Zhao Pei tossed and turned on the hard bed all night, unable to sleep. When she heard the knock on the door, she wondered why He Hui came so early? She got out of bed and walked to the side of the Buddha statue, but she saw that it was not He Hui who walked in, but a group of strange men. They were all full of heroic spirit and had sharp eyes. They were obviously trained by the palace. Zhao Pei's heart tightened, and she quickly retreated to the inner room to wake up Ruhua and find a place to hide.
Master Fang had heard the news and rushed over, stopping those people: "Dear donors, what are you doing..."
"Excuse me, have you seen two young women? One of them likes to wear red clothes, and she might be dressed as a man." Sure enough, they came to see her.
Sister Fang was still a little nervous. She replied anxiously, "I didn't see it." But the tremor in her words was caught by the person who asked the question.
"That's offensive. We need to look around."
Then there was a sound of trivial footsteps. Zhao Pei heard the sound getting closer and closer. His palms felt a little weak. He hugged Ruhua tightly and prayed silently: Bodhisattva, bless us.
The leader quickly found the small room at the back and pushed the door open to go in. Aunt Fang saw him and stepped forward to stop him: "No, this is a place for women to rest, men are not allowed to go in."
"Is anyone inside?"
"No, no." Sister Fang was a little nervous and blocked him from entering.
The man felt more suspicious and immediately opened the door to observe carefully. He looked around for a while and left the room only after he was sure that no one was there. Sister Fang breathed a sigh of relief and followed him out of the room. She felt more confident: "I said there was no one there, why should this donor be suspicious?"
He looked around and finally left the yard. Sister Fang breathed a sigh of relief and locked the door carefully. Then she turned around and looked around and called out, "Young lady?" It was really strange. If they were not in the house just now, where else could they be
After a while, two small figures emerged from behind the curtain of the incense holder under the Buddha statue. Zhao Pei stretched her numb limbs and said with a smile, "Master Fang, we are here..." Before she finished speaking, there was a knock on the door. Zhao Pei was startled and quickly pushed Ruhua back in and crawled in herself.
Aunt Fang opened the door and was about to frown and ask, but she heard the man call out, "Aunt Fang. She... Are you all okay? I just saw someone coming out from here."
He Hui tossed and turned at night and couldn't fall asleep, not knowing why. He went out early before dawn because he was worried.
Zhao Pei heard He Hui's voice and came out with a smile, calling out, "Brother He."
He Hui was relieved to see that she was fine, and he also greeted her with a smile: "Miss Xu, are you okay?" He wanted to touch her head as he did before, but he pulled his hand back halfway. Zhao Pei pretended not to see it and said with a smile: "Brother He, you should still call me Zhao Pei."
He nodded: "Okay. Zhao Pei. You... you guys, I have basically packed everything. We can set off immediately."
"Is the city gate open?" Zhao Pei tilted her head in doubt. He Hui smiled smugly, "Of course I can find a way to get you out."
"Really?" Zhao Pei looked into his eyes, which were full of confidence. She decided to believe him. In fact, she had believed in him from the beginning, and now she seemed to have believed in him without a doubt. (To be continued)