"Boss, that girl has been on stage all the time. How are we going to capture her?"
"Hmph, we must catch her even if it seems impossible. Because of her, we’ve lost several men."
The speaker was the human trafficker who had planned to capture Wang Xiangxiang the previous night. Forced by Chu Lian, they had suffered losses, and today they had come to grab a few pretty girls to sell to the brothel. Unexpectedly, they encountered the same person who had caused their losses.
The boss of the human traffickers had never tolerated such losses before. Therefore, he decided they must seek revenge. Capturing that girl and selling her to a brothel as a main attraction would undoubtedly fetch a high price. However, she had been on stage the entire afternoon, making it impossible to approach her. They had no choice but to find a concealed spot below the stage and wait.
Soon, the crowd began to stir. One of the traffickers pointed at a crowd not far away and said, "Boss, look, the girl who came with the one on stage is alone now, this is an opportunity. How about we capture her first?"
The boss of the traffickers furrowed his brows and shook his head with reluctance, "That girl isn’t as pretty as the one on the stage."
"Boss, they came together. If we catch this one, are we afraid we won’t have a chance to catch the other?"
As the boss was pondering, he heard another brother saying, "Boss, now the crowd is chaotic, and it’s easy to make a move. If we wait any longer, we might not catch any at all."
Convinced by his brothers and although she was not as eye-catching as the one on stage, she would still bring a good price. Biting his teeth, he gestured, "All right, be careful."
Disguised, the traffickers slowly closed in on Xiaoxiao.
At this moment, Xiaoxiao was unaware of the impending danger. She kept her eyes on the stage, thinking of heading there, so she moved forward with the crowd. Rather than being swept away by the crowd, it was more like she had walked into it on her own.
However, the crowd was too packed, making it difficult to get through. Somehow, she didn’t make it through but was pushed out instead. Speechless, she thought about how other women got starstruck at the sight of Chu Lian.
While she was still complaining, suddenly her mouth was covered. Thinking this was bad, she quickly held her breath, but some of the Sleeping Powder still entered her nostrils. After struggling for a while, she couldn’t overcome the effects of the Sleeping Powder. Seeing herself being dragged away without the strength to shout, she slowly closed her eyes, succumbing to unconsciousness.
"Boss, it’s done," the human trafficker signaled to the boss.
The boss gestured, "Let’s go."
For revenge, they no longer waited to capture any other girls. They needed to leave quickly. The men hurriedly placed Xiaoxiao in a sedan, tied her up and disguised themselves as sedan bearers and hurriedly carried Xiaoxiao down the mountain where someone awaited them at the base.
Soon, they mounted a carriage and sped away.
Yang Ming saw Chu Lian go up and spotted Han Yongsheng, fearing the situation was dir. He also became anxious to go upstage and said, "Wife, let’s go too."
But there was no response. Turning around, he realized his wife was no longer beside him. He looked around but could not see her anywhere. He thought perhaps his wife, even more anxious than him, had moved toward the front. He squeezed through the crowd but still could not find her. A sudden panic surged through him, and he grew frantic. His wife was missing.