Chapter 262 Asking for help
"In fact, Madam doesn't know about this either."

"Really?" Yao Erlang replied softly, as if he was not confirming the truth or not, but just responding casually. In his heart, his brain was a little blank at this moment, or he did not believe that Mrs. Yao did not know about this.

Li Daoxuan also noticed Yao Erlang's thoughts and continued, "Madam has always believed that you have usurped her son's identity and that you will inherit the Yao family's business. She always felt that you took away what Yao Nianchun should have and replaced him as Yao Nianchun. That's why Madam has always hated you because you were also involved in Yao Nianchun's death."

"It turns out that the reason why Madam Yao dislikes me is because of these things." After hearing what Li Daoxuan said, Yao Erlang finally understood why Madam Yao always disliked him. Thinking about the little things that happened over the years, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Yes, it was me who took the eldest brother's name and borrowed everything from him. All this was the retribution I deserved, but in the end I succeeded." Yao Erlang muttered.

"It doesn't matter who is right or wrong anymore," Li Daoxuan said. "Instead of thinking about these things, it's better to look forward. Your brother can't come back to life. Even if you are willing, he won't agree."

"He told me that he saved you willingly. No matter how many times he saves you, you are still his brother."

"Did my eldest brother really say that?" Yao Erlang asked in astonishment. He raised his head, and the flicker in his eyes suddenly became more intense.

"Believe it or not, you will know tomorrow night." Li Daoxuan said this and said no more.

Yao Erlang calmed down and looked at him, then sighed and said, "You're right, it's all over."

After leaving Yao Erlang's room, Li Daoxuan hurried towards the gatehouse.

He arrived at the gate of Yao's house and found the servant who had just come to him to report the news, and went to a remote house with him.

I pushed the door open and a creaking sound was heard.

With the sunlight shining into the house, Li Daoxuan saw the little girl sitting in the house.

These are the Xue sisters we met on the boat, but the elder sister Xue Yurong is not around. Only Xue Yuyan is staying in the house, looking dusty and dirty.

When Xue Yuyan heard someone coming in, she was a little flustered, but when she saw it was Li Daoxuan, she couldn't help but show joy on her face.

"Li, Brother Li," Xue Yuyan called timidly.

Li Daoxuan looked her up and down and found that she was completely different from before.

When they parted, their clothes were still clean and the two sisters were dressed neatly. But now, Xue Yuyan's face was covered with mud and dust, and her hands, feet and clothes were all dirty.

Her hair was disheveled and her clothes were torn, as if she had escaped from a disaster.

But those beautiful eyes remained the same, but now they looked a little more frightened like a deer.

"Are you okay?" Li Daoxuan went over and asked gently, "Why did you make such a mess?"

"I, I" Xue Yuyan only said a few words, and the tears in her eyes kept flowing.

Because of crying, her frail body was trembling. She slowly stood up, bent her knees, and knelt on the ground toward Li Daoxuan, calling out, "Sister, sister has been captured—"

A faint sobbing sound was heard, and this kneeling caught Li Daoxuan off guard.

Li Daoxuan could sense her grievance, he reached out to help Xue Yuyan up, patted her head, and comforted her: "Don't cry, tell me what's wrong, maybe I can help."

"Woo woo." Xue Yuyan sniffed and wiped away her tears with her hands.

After a long while, she slowly calmed down and looked at Li Daoxuan and told him what had happened.

"That day, my sister and I went to look for relatives"

The Xue sisters went to look for their relatives according to the address, only to find that their relatives had already moved away. The address they finally found was empty. The two sisters were at a loss for ideas and decided to ask around to find out where their relatives had moved to.

With the money that Li Daoxuan gave them before he left, they had a place to go, so the two of them found an inn to settle down temporarily and stay there for a few days while they asked around in Yangzhou city.

Who knew that the two sisters were alone in Yangzhou and soon attracted the attention of people with bad intentions.

One day when they were out, because they were too tired from walking and the weather was hot, the two sisters found an alley away from the sun to rest for a while. However, they never expected that the elder sister Xue Yurong would be abducted by the human traffickers in the alley.

At that time, Xue Yuyan was attracted by the shouting sounds at the entrance of the alley and ran to the alley to look at the various sugar figures on a street stall. But when she excitedly wanted to go back to the alley and call her sister to go and see together, she saw that her sister had been carried by the human traffickers to the other end of the alley.

Xue Yuyan was very frightened at the time. There was more than one person who took her sister away. She stood in a daze at the corner of the alley for a while. She didn't dare to shout and was at a loss for a moment. She could only watch her sister leave.

By the time she realized what was happening, her sister had disappeared.

She began to run around, looking for her sister. She ran through countless streets, from dawn to dusk, and her shoes were worn out. Seeing that she could not see her sister again, she thought of Li Daoxuan and wanted to seek his help. However, Xue Yuyan did not know where Li Daoxuan was, so she could only ask around aimlessly again.

The remaining money was kept by her sister Xue Yurong. She herself was penniless and a little girl, so she had to hide from place to place. Xue Yuyan soon became hungry and cold.

Just as she was about to beg for a living, she suddenly heard about Li Daoxuan's deeds in the Yangzhou government office, so she followed his footsteps and came to the gate of the Yao family's mansion.

The gatekeeper didn't believe her at first, so Xue Yuyan asked for paper and pen. After writing a few lines, the gatekeeper finally believed her and delivered the letter to Li Daoxuan.

After hearing what happened, Li Daoxuan was more impressed with Xue Yuyan's cleverness in finding him.

After comforting Xue Yuyan, he brought her back to Yao's house, had someone fetch hot water, and had her wash and change into new clothes.

I prepared some food so that she could fill her stomach first.

Xue Yuyan was really hungry, and she wanted to stuff a few pieces of cake into her mouth. However, she was well-educated, so her movements were still ungentlemanly. She ate in small bites, and her appearance was surprisingly similar to Gong Youwei.

After eating and drinking, Li Daoxuan wanted to ask in detail what had happened.

"Do you know what the people who kidnapped your sister look like?" Li Daoxuan asked.

"They were all..." Xue Yuyan recalled the situation at that time and described the murderers. "I only saw their backs. They were all bald and had red scarves tied around their waists, just like monks."

"Did your sister leave anything behind?"

"Only this." Xue Yuyan handed over a handkerchief embroidered with a lotus emerging from the water.

Li Daoxuan knew at first glance that it was a woman's thing and put it away.

"You stay here first. I'll go ask the lady for help."

"I understand, Brother Li. Thank you," Xue Yuyan said in a low voice.

Li Daoxuan stood up and went to look for Mrs. Yao. After all, this matter could not be delayed any longer.

Mrs. Yao was having dinner with Yao Jinyu. When she saw Li Daoxuan come in, she invited him to eat with them.

Li Daoxuan declined with a smile, and explained his purpose to Mrs. Yao: "I met two friends when I came here, and we had a very pleasant conversation. Today I learned that one of them was kidnapped in Yangzhou, and I would like to ask Aunt Yao for help."

"Is it a boy or a girl?" Mrs. Yao put down her chopsticks and asked with a frown.

"It's a girl."

"What's your name? How old are you?" Mrs. Yao looked at Li Daoxuan with a smile, and there was some meaning in her eyes.

Seeing this, Li Daoxuan could only bite the bullet and say, "About fifteen or sixteen years old, surnamed Xue."

Mrs. Yao agreed to the task and said she would ask someone to help look for the person in Yangzhou.

After hearing this, Li Daoxuan felt relieved. After all, the Yao family still had influence in Yangzhou, so it shouldn't be too difficult to find someone.

When she returned to the house, she saw Xue Yuyan playing with a white rabbit. When she saw Li Daoxuan coming back, she quickly stood up.

"Don't be so restrained, just treat it as your own home." Li Daoxuan comforted, "I have already told my wife that the Yao family will also help us with this matter. There will probably be news in the next two days, so you can rest assured."

"Will my sister be in danger?" Xue Yuyan asked worriedly.

"From what you described before, these people are probably not ordinary people. Your sister should be useful in their hands, and she won't be killed for the time being. Don't worry, I will definitely rescue your sister."

"Thank you so much, Brother Li," Xue Yuyan said gratefully.

"It's okay." Li Daoxuan said, he took out Xue Yurong's handkerchief, held it in his hand and walked into the house.

"Just rest outside and don't come in to disturb me."

"I understand." Xue Yuyan answered obediently.

(End of this chapter)