A Lonesome Fragrance Waiting to be Appreciated 3

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Their own clothes were prettily made and they had treated her with respect, suggesting that they were daughters of a good family. With the carefree honesty unique to all Yun Chang people, the matron quickly replied, "Why not? Come in, Miss. How could you walk around the streets like this?"

She opened the door and led them inside.

The matron looked at Zuiju who looked like she had been soaked in soup for hours. She chuckled, "Soybean milk is full of sugar and will be sticky when dry. Miss can take it off and I will wash it."

Pingting also said, "Mother will definitely yell at me for ruining my own clothes when I get back. Please, Matron, give me some water so I may wash may them myself."

"Oh my, don't wash them yourself. You are a guest from the moment you enter. How could we possibly allow our guests to wash their own clothes?"

The matron was very kind-hearted and found two sets of old clothing for them. "Please change into them, Miss. These are my daughter-in-law's, and her figure is about the same as yours. It's not made from fine materials like yours, but at least it's clean."

This was exactly what Pingting wanted. She immediately thanked her and hurriedly changed into them with Zuiju. She then lowered her voice to Zuiju, "Give me a silver coin from your back."

Zuiju replied.

After getting into the clothes, the matron took the clothes that the two had changed out of. "I'll go wash them first, and will be back soon. This material must be very expensive, oh my, very expensive."

The moment the matron's back had disappeared out the door, Pingting hurriedly tug at Zuiju. "Let's go." She put down the silver coin onto the table and was about to go, when she hesitated for a moment. She tore off the blue tablecloth and continued to push Zuiju.

Zuiju hurriedly replied, "Miss, that is the rear side."

"Of course we can't go out the main door. If there really is someone following us, then they're waiting outside now." Pingting had chosen to approach the matron only after seeing the residence was big, meaning there was more chance of ordinary people and if the backyard was big enough, then there should be a small side exit.

"Look!" There was a little bit of glee deep inside Pingting's voice. "There's a door as expected."

The two crept out of the side door, ending up in a quiet back alley. Pingting messed up Zuiju's hair, "Tie two pigtails." She then put down her own hair and managed to tie it up in a very, very ordinary hairstyle. Not long later, it seemed that two had become completely different people. Pingting then unfolded the cloth she had stolen, wrapping up the outside of the bag. "Now they can't identify us by our bags too."

The two exchanged a smile at this before carefully walking out of the alley. Their steps were slow as if two close sisters were shopping around town.

"Can we go out of the city now?" Zuiju whispered.

"No." Pingting's gaze drifted towards a raised plaque in the distance. She grinned, "Off to the hotel." When the opponent noticed that she had escaped, they would definitely go to the city gates first. Since that was the case, why not stay for two days and wait until their pursuers were faraway.

Zuiju understood this, secretly praising Pingting's intelligence. She nodded, "Then let's go."

"You go first." Pingting chuckled while saying. "You go first, I'll follow. Order a separate room each, so we're not related at all. Give me a few more coins from your bag."

Zuiju saw that her spirits had significantly risen, with the energy of a bird freed from its case. She couldn't help smile sweetly as she handed the coins to her, replying, "Understood. So we're not related at all. I will go now, but when will you arrive?"