Now that the girl had seen the woman’s panicked appearance, she could guess that Zhou Anran didn’t have any malicious intention at all.

She... seemed to be looking for something, or more specifically, someone.

"But... my children," Zhou Anran muttered, getting slightly drowsy as she spoke.

The servant girl hesitated for a bit before she pushed Zhou Anran back to the bed. "Lady, please rest first... I will help you to find your children tomorrow."

She would report her finding to the mansion’s owner. This woman looked so pitiful, searching for her children all alone in the night.

Even if they couldn’t help Zhou Anran, she wanted to request a day off so that she could help her. The girl closed the door after she made sure that Zhou Anran had fallen asleep again due to exhaustion.

She saw a guard approaching her. After she nodded at him, she followed the person and entered a room, where she reported all her findings.

The man in the chair listened to her words without reacting at all. She had told him how Zhou Anran had woken up and insisted on leaving to find her children.

She lowered her head after she was done. The person in front of her actually made her feel intimidated.

"You can leave now," a guard beside the man told her, and she inwardly let out a relieved sigh before she left.

She hurriedly lifted her feet and picked up her pace to leave the room. Now, the room has become quiet.

"The woman seems to be a normal villager, Master," The guard muttered. The other guards stayed silent, not daring to speak. Besides him and another one personal guard of the person in front of them, no one would be daring enough to offer their opinion.

"Continue to investigate," the man said in a neutral tone.

The guards thought that he didn’t agree with his personal guard’s conclusion and wanted them to dig for more information. To observe the woman more.

However... the man frowned.

It wasn’t because he had found out the woman had a malicious intention that he had ordered them to observe more. There was this strange feeling he couldn’t put his finger on.

The woman was both familiar and unfamiliar, creating such a mix of confusing emotions.

No one noticed that a small ball of white fur had sneaked inside the mansion at all. Xiao Xue searched the room one by one, scanning them for Zhou Anran’s presence.

After it found the signs of landslide on the footsteps mark it had last spotted, it went down only to find several footsteps marks. Xiao Xue unhesitatingly followed the several footsteps marks, which led it to this hidden luxurious mansion.

It took several minutes before the white cat found Zhou Anran’s location. The woman was sleeping peacefully on the bed.

Xiao Xue studied her condition and was relieved that it wasn’t as severe as it thought. Its host wasn’t present, and even if Xiao Qingya had system points, without her authorization, it couldn’t use the points to buy any medicine.

It was already in the morning, and Xiao Xue went back to the search team from Hejia village again. Approximately, the sky would have risen if they went to this foreign mansion to fetch Zhou Anran.

"Xiao Xue!" Xiao Yuxi called out excitedly when she saw the System running toward them. She caught it in her arms, giggling excitedly.

If this little white cat had returned, there was a high chance that Xiao Xue had found Zhou Anran. Zhou Wenzhi also stared at the white cat, his shoulders tense.

"Xuexue, tell me. Did you find Mother?" Xiao Yuxi asked anxiously, a hopeful look painted on her face.

The System was silent for a while before it nodded.

"Really? Where is she?" Xiao Yuxi scooped up the ball of fur. "Is her location far from here?"

Xiao Xue was a little dizzy at the sudden movement. It swayed on Xiao Yuxi’s palm before it steadied itself and nodded again.

"Grandfather, shall we..." she trailed off, finally remembered that her second brother was still injured.

If they went, there would be only Village Head Su who could keep watch over Xiao Fenghao. They didn’t want to trouble him too much.

Although Zhou Wenzhi was anxious about his daughter’s condition, he was still rational. He pointed to the sky. "The sun will rise soon. Let’s wait for your brother and others to return first."

Then, he turned to Xiao Xue. In an awkward tone, he asked, "Xiao Xue, how is Ran’er’s condition?"

At first, he couldn’t believe there was such a magical cat that could understand human words, but the iron-clad proof was presented directly in front of him.

Xiao Xue tilted its head, meaning it didn’t have the kind of answer that can be answered with a simple yes or no.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yuxu became worried. "Do you mean Mother has suffered some kind of injuries although it’s not life threatening?"

The white cat nodded.

***

The moment she woke up, Zhou Anran still couldn’t believe where she was. She had been awake for a while, and she could hear the servants’ conversation outside.

"Who is that woman? The Master actually picked her up personally from that pile of dirt, carrying her all the way here."

"Is the Master going to marry her?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How can a nobleman marry a village woman? Although she has a pretty face, you guys didn’t see her hand. They are so rough!"

Their gossips were interrupted when a familiar voice berated them.

"What are you all doing here? Slacking off instead of doing your job?!"

There were hurried footsteps that gradually faded away, and then the door opened. The girl brought other servants, wanting to help Zhou Anran clean her wounds.

After she changed her dressing, they were finally done.

The girl also whispered to Zhou Anran’s ears. "Lady, the Master wants to meet you."

Zhou Anran’s shoulders tensed.