Only then did he realize that the previous Flower-picking Envoy never intended to spare his sister. Even after taking all the benefits he offered, he had meticulously marked Hulian Minmin's physical features.
The Flower-picking Envoy gave a command, and then a chaotic clatter of footsteps arose and gradually faded away.
They went to search people, leaving the room deathly silent for a moment.
After a tea time, everyone heard a faint sobbing, followed by two burly men dragging Hulian Minmin, her face full of tears, into the room. Although hiding slaves and escape slaves carried severe punishments, human hearts are made of flesh, and many commoners would still find ways to hide their daughters. Apparently, the Flower-picking Envoy's men were highly experienced in house-to-house beauty searches, and the small Hulian family cellar couldn't evade their scrutiny.
