Chapter 5 – Meng Wanshu Is In Danger!
Zhao Dafu walked out of the shop to wave Li Guanqi inside. Then, he pulled Li Guanqi to the back of the shop and explained briefly.
Narrowing his eyes, Li Guanqi clenched his fists. “No... It shouldn’t be her... Wanshu has never left the mountain before!”
He looked up at Zhao Dafu and asked solemnly, “Did you see her face? How tall was she?”
Zhao Dafu furrowed his brows. He thought for a long time before gesturing next to Li Guanqi’s ear. “About this tall. She looked decent enough, but I couldn’t see her face clearly. It was only a brief moment.”
Sensing that Li Guanqi might know the girl, Zhao Dafu reassured him, saying, “That girl left a long time ago. She has probably left town by now.”
However, the shop assistant, who was standing at the counter, muttered, “Not necessarily. Gou San is the worst kind of lecher. He obeys his young master like a dog, so I think...”
The shop assistant shook his head. He did not finish his sentence.
Li Guanqi carried the jars on a shoulder pole and left to speak to the old man whose rice cakes had been stomped. He was just outside the shop.
“Uncle Xiao! It’s me.”
The old man looked up slowly with tears in his eyes. He wiped his eyes with his sleeves, clearing his vision so he could see Li Guanqi properly. “Oh, it’s you, Xiao Li. Look at this... I... Sigh...”
Li Guanqi asked, “Did a girl buy rice cakes from you just now? About thirteen or fourteen years old, a little shorter than me? Wearing a dress with white flowers embroidered on her sleeves?”