"How did you escape from the Red Dust Palace?" Monk Da Zhi asked with puzzlement.
"My mother sent me out," the woman replied.
"She wanted me to stay away from this place and live on my own.
But I hadn't been away from the Red Dust Palace for long before these people caught me."
"Do you still know the way to the Red Dust Palace?" Xu Zimei inquired.
"I do," the woman nodded meekly and said.
"Then you should come with us," Monk Da Zhi said.
"After all, we saved you, so it could be seen as repaying a debt."
"Why are you going to the Red Dust Palace? My mother doesn't want me to go back," the woman questioned.
"You just have to take us there, you don't need to go inside," Xu Zimei responded.
"Alright then," the woman contemplated for a moment and then nodded her head.
"My name is Gu Yue," she said.
After exchanging names, they walked towards the south side of the village.
The south side of the village was close to a river, where several large sailing ships were docked.