Agriculture Escape: Ultimate Boss Has A Space Pocket! - Chapter 27

Chapter 2: Escape

‘Mother? Are you sure?’

Bai Wutong’s entire face was frozen.

‘He’s not really a complete idiot, is he?’

Bai Wutong rolled her eyes and took the opportunity to ask, “When did you see those two people?”

The man blinked in thought. “When they were talking.”

Bai Wutong heaved a sigh of relief. He probably hadn’t seen her conjure up the axe. Bai Wutong planned to slip away before the anesthetic wore off on his lower body.

As soon as she lifted her foot, Bai Wutong remembered something. She took out an apple and a few biscuits from her bag and placed them on the ground. When she met with his delighted gaze, she said, “You eat first. I’m going out for a walk. I’ll be back soon.”

The fool picked up a biscuit and nodded obediently. “Tianbao will wait for Mother to return.”

“…” Tianbao?

What a ‘dignified’ name!

Bai Wutong suppressed an inexplicable sense of amusement. She picked up her backpack and walked away from the man’s gaze without looking back.

Bai Wutong walked in the direction where Fourth Brother and Old Li had come from for more than half an hour before she finally saw a dirt road.

When she came out of the forest, she saw many commoners who were accompanied by their huge families. They were all heading in one direction.

Most of them were emaciated and had worried faces. They looked like they hadn’t eaten enough.

Bai Wutong was dressed in gorgeous satin. Even without any accessories, her jade-like appearance was still especially eye-catching.

Sensing the people around her secretly sizing her up and even harboring ill intentions, Bai Wutong suddenly realized that the outfit she thought was low-key was actually not low-key enough.

Bai Wutong mixed into the crowd and asked a kind-looking old lady, “Madam, where are you going?”

The old lady gave her a surprised look. “You are escaping the country alone?” she asked in surprise.

Escape?

Bai Wutong raised her eyebrows and quickly reacted to it. “No, my mother and brother are waiting for me in the woods. They asked me to find out how long it will take to reach the next city.”

The old lady nodded to show her understanding. ‘I knew it. How could such a pretty girl be on her way alone?’

“We’re still thirty miles from Lin’an. If we walk fast, we’ll be there before dark.”

Bai Wutong asked calmly, “There are so many people. Can we all enter?”

Even if she had not personally experienced a refugee escape, Bai Wutong had seen many cruel scenes of a refugee escape in books.

In order to prevent refugees from entering the city and causing trouble, they could only linger in front of the city gate and wait for the officials to provide them with porridge.

The old lady shook her head. “Let’s take it one step at a time. We’ll only starve to death if we go back.”

Bai Wutong beat around the bush a little more and finally sorted out her thoughts.

She was in the Yan Kingdom. Not only was there a severe famine, but there was also a muddle-headed, cruel, and licentious emperor. Two months ago, the king of another family used the slogan of enforcing justice on behalf of the heavens and took the opportunity to start a war. He occupied more than ten cities in the Yan Kingdom and established the Ling Kingdom.

The commoners were terrified and uneasy. They also heard that the commoners who became Ling Kingdom could be properly settled and did not have to worry about food and drinks.

The citizens of the Yan Kingdom were starving and had to pay heavy taxes and serve in the military, forcing people into a corner. In contrast, more and more people were looking for hope to seek refuge in Ling Kingdom.

Lin’an City was the only way from Yan Kingdom to Ling Kingdom.

However, even if the Yan Kingdom had lost more than a dozen cities, it would still take them a few months to travel from Lin’an City to Ling Kingdom’s current territory.

The people of the Yan Kingdom had already lost their faith. It was only a matter of time before their country was destroyed. It was best for her to head to Ling Kingdom and settle down.

The food in the RV could only last a month. She had to go to Lin’an to replenish her supplies.

Bai Wutong bade farewell to the kind old lady and quickly returned to the forest. She found a hidden place to hide.

Bai Wutong’s grandmother was a tailor in the village and Bai Wutong had inherited her good skills. She found a few old clothes from the RV and quickly made them with the mini sewing machine. She put on the refugee clothes that looked tattered but were actually very comfortable and convenient for moving.

She took out her makeup tools again and smeared over her face for a while.

After a while, a hideous person with dark skin, a face full of black spots, a blind eye, and yellowed teeth emerged from the woods by the road.

The men around her looked and glanced away in disgust.

No wonder she dared to travel alone. No one would want such an ugly woman even if she were given to a ghost.

Bai Wutong carefully paid attention to their expressions and realized that they were all taking the initiative to stay far away from her, afraid that they would have anything to do with her.

Bai Wutong was secretly delighted. It was not in vain that she had spent so much effort to find a usable white contact lens from the RV.

‘It saves too much trouble.’

Her current body was really too weak. She had walked for more than four hours for 30 miles.

The moment she saw the city of Lin’an, she felt the blisters on her feet burn.

Fortunately, Lin’an City did not stop the refugees from entering the city.

Bai Wutong wanted to exchange for some silver, so she found a pawnshop. When the shopkeeper saw her, he waved his hand to signal the staff to chase her out.

Bai Wutong took out a golden hairpin and placed it in front of the shopkeeper. “This is my family heirloom. I want to exchange it for silver pieces.”

Not only was the golden hairpin of Bai Wutong exquisitely made, but it was also decorated with rare rubies.

The style was so novel. How could it be a family heirloom of a countryside woman?

‘It must have been stolen!’

The shopkeeper rolled his eyes and smiled sinisterly. He said to a few tall and burly shop assistants, “How dare you steal my golden hairpin? Capture her and throw her out!”

Bai Wutong did not expect that a legitimate pawnshop could do such a thing in broad daylight. The moment her heart sank, she grabbed the shopkeeper and pressed the sharp golden hairpin against his throat.

“If you want to cheat me of my family heirloom, go to hell with me.”

Fourth Brother and Old Li were not the only people who wanted to rob and kill her. However, they were all dead.

Fortunately, she had put in the effort to disguise herself. After killing them, she was not afraid of being found by the officials.

Bai Wutong’s ruthless gaze stunned the shop assistants.

The shopkeeper forced himself to calm down. He narrowed his eyes and threatened, “The magistrate is all my people. Even if you take the silver, you won’t be able to leave Lin’an City. If you know what’s good for you, let go of me. I can still consider letting you off.”

Bai Wutong did not waste her breath on him. With a little force, the golden hairpin pressed into the shopkeeper’s throat.

The pain made the shopkeeper panic immediately. He hurriedly said in a trembling voice, “Spare me, heroine. Don’t, don’t stab me anymore. I’ll get someone to prepare money for you now.”

Bai Wutong said solemnly, “I know how much silver this should be exchanged for! Don’t play tricks. If there’s a missing silver piece, I’ll cut off one of your fingers.”

The shopkeeper nodded in agreement, but gave the shop assistant a knowing look.

Bai Wutong glanced around.

The moment she lowered her eyes, she stomped on the shopkeeper.

Immediately after, a sharp dagger was pulled from her waist. With a whoosh, it was nailed to the ear of the shop assistant who wanted to run out and call for help. It even cut off a strand of his hair.

The shop assistant turned his head and saw the sharp dagger on the back of the door. He remembered that he had almost lost his life just now. His legs went limp and the smell of urine immediately came from his crotch.

Everyone in the pawnshop was stunned.

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Chapter 3: Entering the City

Bai Wutong came out of the pawnshop and quickly entered an alley. She put her silver taels and golden hairpin into the space and took out cosmetics from her bag. In a moment, the extremely ugly woman disappeared and was replaced by a young and ordinary girl.

The shopkeeper struggled to get up from the ground and immediately covered his bleeding neck with a handkerchief. He shouted at the magistrate officer on the street, “An ugly woman with a blind left eye robbed my shop of 150 taels of silver and a golden hairpin. Send someone to capture her immediately!”

“Yes!” The magistrate officer actually spoke respectfully to the pawnbroker.

Bai Wutong saw this from the shadows and shook her head secretly. The roots of the Yan Kingdom were completely rotten.

Bai Wutong walked into an inn and asked the waiter, “Are there any more rooms?”

The waiter said indifferently, “There’s still the high-class, low-class rooms, and the common beds. Where do you want to stay?”

Bai Wutong said, “I want a high-class room.”

The waiter sized her up. “Five taels of silver a night for a high-class room.”

Bai Wutong nodded. “I’m taking the high-class room.”

The waiter immediately beamed with joy. “Ma’am, this way please. You can check in after registering.”

Bai Wutong thought that she could check in after paying and recording her name. Who knew that she had to register with her household records?

Seeing her hesitation, the waiter deliberately said, “It’s chaotic outside. If you don’t have a household register, you can’t stay anywhere. It’s best for you to apply for a new household register.”

Bai Wutong thought for a moment, took out a tael of silver, and stuffed it into the waiter’s hand. “Where can I apply for a household register?”

The person who was making the household register could definitely create a fake one.

The waiter was obviously adept at this business.

Sure enough, the waiter beamed like a blooming flower when he received the money. He said happily, “Ma’am, please wait a moment. I’ll take you there immediately. It’s just that it’s not easy to apply for a household register. You might have to spend more effort.”

Bai Wutong understood and took out another tael of silver. “Then I’ll have to trouble you to spend more effort.”

After receiving another tael of silver, the waiter was so happy that wrinkles appeared on his face. He brought Bai Wutong to the government office and muttered to the magistrate officers he knew. After spending 20 taels of silver, she was casually registered under a village in the Yan Kingdom.

Holding the freshly printed household register, Bai Wutong heaved a sigh of relief. She was now a person with an identity in this world.

There was a long queue at the door of the food rations store. The food rations were frighteningly expensive.

One tael of silver could only buy 10 catties of fine rice. In other words, 2,000 yuan could only buy 10 catties of high-quality rice.

Even if the coarse rice was cheaper, one tael of silver could only buy 100 catties of it. It was twice as expensive as before.

Now that the famine was becoming severe, food would only become more and more expensive. The refugees would do anything for a bite of food on their journey.

No one was dumb. They would buy as much as they could.

With silver in hand, Bai Wutong did not hold back. She asked for 100 catties of fine rice, 300 catties of coarse rice, 10 catties of white sugar, 10 catties of salt, 50 catties of oil, and 10 catties of soy sauce. She spent 30 taels of silver in one go.

Afraid that it would arouse suspicion, Bai Wutong directly lied that she was a maidservant buying on behalf of her owner’s family. After paying, she asked them to send the items directly to the inn.

100 catties of rice was enough for her to eat for 300 days. Now that there were 400 catties of rice, it was definitely enough for her to find a place to stay for long.

Apart from food, Bai Wutong still lacked a lot of things. She went to the textile shop to buy some ready-made clothes and a few bolts of durable cloth.

The weather was hot. By the time she reached Ling Kingdom, it would probably be winter.

Bai Wutong took advantage of the cheap cotton clothes and bought a few more sets.

Although she had very warm cotton clothes in the RV space, they were definitely not suitable in this world and would easily attract attention.

As long as it was something she needed daily, she would buy everything as the ones in her RV space were not suitable.

She carried her things and went out. Soon, she entered another medicinal store empty-handed.

Her experience in the post-apocalyptic world informed her that food, medicine, and weapons were the three main elements of survival.

Especially after the famine, it was easy for an epidemic to break out.

The medicine in her RV space was potent, but not much.

When the apocalypse arrived, the pharmaceutical factories had already stopped production.

The medicinal store was packed. Bai Wutong queued for a while before it was her turn.

She knew many recipes for daily ailments that were more economical and effective than those prescribed by doctors.

She directly asked one of the young staff to take out a lot of medicinal herbs for colds, fevers, diarrhea, headaches, pain relief, and prevention of plague. She also took a few bottles of medicine for external injuries and bleeding.

With these many herbs, it cost her 50 taels.

Seeing that she had bought so many kinds of herbs, the doctor frowned and said, “Aren’t you going to see a doctor?”

Bai Wutong thought of the bump on the back of her head and said, “I hit my head. I can’t remember some things.”

The doctor took her pulse and nagged for a long time because he wanted to prescribe her expensive herbs.

Bai Wutong was a little disappointed and waved her hand. “I’m here to get the medicine for my master.”

The doctor’s enthusiasm vanished. He didn’t even bother to look at her afterwards.

The horizon was already red when she left the medicinal store.

Bai Wutong wanted to hitch a ride from the escort agency.

After asking around all the way to the escort agency, she explained her intentions to the escort. However, the escort waved his hand and said, “Go, go, go.”

Logically speaking, now was a good time for the escort agency to earn money. There must be a big problem if they were unwilling to take the escort.

Bai Wutong produced a five- tael silver ingot and placed it in the arms of the escort, who frowned and was about to refuse.

Bai Wutong said, “Big Brother, I’m really afraid to travel alone. I just want to find out some things. If the road ahead is too difficult, I won’t look for my family.”

The escort’s expression softened a little as he tucked the silver ingot into his jacket. “Ask away.”

Bai Wutong got some more information.

She still had to pass through Beiyun City, Jiangyuan City, and Fengming City to reach Ling Kingdom.

In these three cities, not only were bandits rampant, but the groups of refugees were even more ferocious. Even if the goods from the escort agency were spared from the bandits, they could not resist the waves of desperate refugees.

Moreover, the closer they got to the Ling Kingdom, the more sensitive the authorities were. If the refugees seemed any suspicious, they would be treated as spies and killed.

Lin’an City was probably the last city they could enter.

After receiving the silver, the escort advised her, “You should think of a way to stay in Lin’an City alone.”

Bai Wutong nodded. “Thank you, Big Brother. I understand.”

It wouldn’t take long for Lin’an City to become chaotic. Without the escort agency, she would still have to set off as soon as possible.

Bai Wutong returned to the inn and packed all the food that had been sent to her room into her space. She decided to set off the next morning.

After drawing water and washing up, she turned off the lights and lay down on the bed to rest.

As she was in a daze, she heard a slight sound outside the door.

Bai Wutong snapped awake and hid in the corner of the bed, gripping her axe.

Someone picked the lock and two men in black crept in.

They were holding two large shiny knives in their hands. They went straight to the head of the bed and slashed at the soft blanket.

In the moment of shock, Bai Wutong appeared from behind. Once and twice, they were hit. The two of them fell to the ground almost at the same time, their eyes still wide with fear.

They did not seem to expect this outcome.

Bai Wutong did not intend to kill anyone, but if others wanted her life, she would never show mercy.

She pulled off the face masks on two of them. They were the waiter and the magistrate officer who had helped her with the household register.

Chapter 4: Call Me Wife

Bai Wutong lowered her eyes and searched them. Not only did she find the silver she had given previously, but she also found 12 taels more.

Unfortunately, the newly established household register could not be used.

Now that the city gates were closed, she couldn’t leave the inn. Bai Wutong dragged the two corpses under the bed and lay back to take a nap.

She had to rest. No matter how strong she was, she couldn’t take the fatigue.

Before dawn, she dressed herself up anew.

This time, she used a hair dye. She dyed her hair yellow and painted dark circles and spots, making her look like a malnourished little girl.

The kind that would definitely be forgotten when thrown into a sea of people.

Bai Wutong came out of the inn with an inconspicuous bag on her back. She had only taken a few steps when someone grabbed the hem of her dress. She turned around abruptly and met a pair of deep-set starry eyes.

The man she had coaxed smiled foolishly. “Mother~”

“…”

Why was he here?

How had he recognized her when she was dressed like this?

Lin’an City was so far away. How had he found her?

Bai Wutong looked puzzled. “Why are you here?”

“Mother, you didn’t come back, so Tianbao has come to look for you! Tianbao has been looking for you for a long time.” He smiled happily, but his extraordinarily handsome face was that of a fool.

Bai Wutong said sternly, “You’ve got the wrong person. I’m really not your mother.”

Regardless of whether it was before or now.

Tianbao blinked and said aggrievedly, “You’re clearly my mother!”

Bai Wutong covered her face. She really wasn’t his mother!

Who would rush towards someone to be their son?

Bai Wutong had no choice but to coax him again. “Tianbao, wait for me here for a while. Mother will be back soon, okay?”

However, this fool actually learned. He shook his head firmly. “I’ll go wherever Mother goes!”

He tugged at her on the street, but she couldn’t shake him off. Passers-by kept looking at them strangely.

Bai Wutong was speechless. Thinking of the two corpses under the inn bed, she had no choice but to drag this guy into an empty alley.

Bai Wutong looked him up and down.

The wounds on his head and chest were open and oozing blood. He was covered in mud and looked as miserable as a beggar.

But his gaze at her sparkled as if she really was his mother.

Bai Wutong frowned and thought for a long time. “Are you really going to follow me?”

Tianbao nodded profusely. “I’ll go wherever Mother goes. We’ll never be apart.”

If he was really a fool, good at martial arts, and obedient, he could stay.

When Bai Wutong figured it out, she reached into her bag and took out medicine and bandages from the RV space and out of her bag.

When others saw this, they would think that there was medicine in the bag.

Bai Wutong said, “Squat down. I’ll change your dressing.”

He was almost 1.9 meters tall. Bai Wutong was not extremely short but she barely reached his shoulders.

Tianbao squatted down obediently. Bai Wutong quickly took off his clothes and removed the bandage.

Fortunately, the wound had only opened a little. A simple treatment would take care of it.

“Rumble rumble~”

Tianbao held his stomach and blushed. “Mother, I’m so hungry.”

Bai Wutong took out two large steamed buns from her bag and stuffed them into his hands. While Tianbao ate, Bai Wutong changed his dressing.

After changing his dressing, Bai Wutong frowned at his tattered clothes. She took another set of clothes from the RV and held it in front of his eyes. “Put it on.”

Holding the clothes, Tianbao said pitifully, “Mother, I don’t know how to.”

Bai Wutong’s eyebrows twitched. She really wanted to pry open his brain and ask, ‘If you can kill people, why can’t you wear your own clothes?’

However, there was no need to stoop to the level of a fool.

And there was no need to waste time here.

As Bai Wutong dressed him, she reminded him, “I’ll help you this time. Next time, you have to wear it yourself, understand?”

Tianbao nodded with a red face. “Okay, Mother.”

Bai Wutong glanced at him and was satisfied. He was quite obedient.

Something fell out of his shirt with a clunk.

Bai Wutong picked it up. The word “Chu” was engraved in the middle of the jade tablet.

Bai Wutong asked, “Is this yours?”

Tianbao nodded. “Yes, I think so.”

‘What do you mean you think so!’

“Your name is Chu Tianbao, then?”

Tianbao thought for a moment. “I think so.”

“…”

Bai Wutong was speechless. She suddenly smiled and said, “Then I’ll keep it for you first.”

Such a big piece of jade was worth a lot of money. If she ran out of money, she could even pawn it and spend the money.

‘Think of it as payment for his meals.’

Chu Tianbao smiled foolishly. “Okay, Mother.”

Bai Wutong frowned. He should be in his twenties. Her body only belonged to a teen’s. If he was a few years older, he could even be her father. It was really not appropriate to call her mother.

Otherwise, she would have to acknowledge this cheap son.

Bai Wutong thought about it and requested Chu Tianbao, “Call me wife.”

In any case, she had no intention of getting married. Reputation was not important to her. He was her husband in name. Not only would they be able to settle down in Ling Kingdom, but he would also save her a lot of trouble.

The more she thought about it, the more she liked Chu Tianbao.

Chu Tianbao stared at Bai Wutong in confusion. “Why should I calling you my wife?”

Although he was a little dumb, he understood that a mother was different from a wife.

Bai Wutong couldn’t be bothered to explain and directly threatened, “If you want to stay, call me wife.”

Chu Tianbao was terrified. He grabbed the sleeve of Bai Wutong. “Mother, don’t leave Tianbao behind.”

Bai Wutong was determined. “Call me wife.”

Chu Tianbao corrected himself aggrievedly. “Wife.”

He looked timid and obedient.

Bai Wutong smirked. “Now that’s right.”

What a good thing it was for him to earn a beautiful wife who could provide food and accommodation for free.

When they reached the city gate, a few soldiers immediately came up and stopped them.

Bai Wutong looked calm on the surface, but she was panicking in her heart. They shouldn’t be able to discover her so quickly!

The leading soldier pointed at Chu Tianbao and said, “The emperor has issued a decree. All men who have reached 12 years old have to join the army. Now, follow me!”

There were some ugly people among the refugees. He had taken a fancy to a strong man like Chu Tianbao from afar.

Bai Wutong’s expression suddenly changed.

No wonder they were letting the refugees into the city. They were forcefully trying to recruit more soldiers into their army.

Chu Tianbao tugged at Bai Wutong’s sleeve and said nervously, “I don’t want to be separated from Mot-, Wife. Wife, don’t chase me away.”

The burly man grabbed her clothes and spoke in a disgusting manner.

The soldiers had looks of disdain on their faces as they imitated Chu Tianbao in a strange manner. “I don’t want to be separated from my wife~ Don’t chase me away~ Hahaha~”

“Bah! You disgust me.”

Chu Tianbao’s dark eyes had the reflection of Bai Wutong inside. His innocent appearance made him look especially easy to bully.

Displeasure flashed across Bai Wutong’s eyes. They were soldiers, but they did not dare to act rashly.

The two officers smirked and nudged Chu Tianbao.

When he touched Chu Tianbao’s wound, he gasped and shouted at Bai Wutong, “Wife, it hurts.”

Although Chu Tianbao called her his wife, Bai Wutong knew very well that he still treated her as his mother. He reached out pitifully for comfort.

Chapter 5: Found a Treasure

There was a burst of loud laughter.

“Wife~ It hurts~”

“How lucky. I don’t even have a wife yet.”

After saying that, some people’s lustful gazes landed on Bai Wutong.

They hadn’t realized it previously, but now that they looked at her, although this silly woman was a little ugly, she had a good figure.

A cold glint flashed across Bai Wutong’s eyes. She glanced at the many soldiers at the city gate and held Chu Tianbao’s hand tightly to comfort him. “Be good. It won’t hurt later.”

The leading soldier glared at Chu Tianbao and threatened him fiercely, “Coward! How can a soldier not suffer? You can’t even take this? You will definitely be the first to run away in a battle. If you dare to act like a sissy again, I’ll break your limbs and hang you on the city gate for three days and three nights.”

The man who had been forcibly grabbed heard this and glanced at the city wall in horror. Any thoughts of escape were extinguished.

Bai Wutong pursed her lips and suddenly said, “Sir, my husband doesn’t want this to happen either. It’s just that he encountered bandits and was seriously injured in the head and chest. He’s not in the right state of mind now. Even if he manages to go to the military camp, his days are numbered. He will only implicate you.”

“If you don’t believe me, you can look at my husband’s wound and see if I’m lying.”

“He really can’t join the army now. He’ll only waste food if he joins.”

The leading soldier did not listen at all. His face darkened and he pointed his saber at Chu Tianbao. “Cut the crap. Believe it or not, I’ll kill this fool now.”

The emperor had set a quota for every city. They had to capture enough men to expand the army. Who cared if they were injured or stupid? As long as Chu Tianbao was able-bodied, he had to go to the military camp.

Bai Wutong held Chu Tianbao’s hand tightly as her gaze landed on the city gate dozens of meters away. She considered the possibility of rushing out of the city gate with Chu Tianbao without using modern weapons. Was there a need to risk so much for Chu Tianbao?

Suddenly, someone stared at Bai Wutong and smiled wretchedly. He said solicitously, “Boss, our battalion still lacks a few female caretakers. Why don’t we let her go to the army with us? She can take care of her silly husband and serve our army. She’ll definitely be happy to do so.”

Bai Wutong’s head exploded, and the anger in her eyes was almost impossible to hide.

Although they said that she would become a caretaker, everyone knew that their plan was to forcefully kidnap innocent women to become prostitutes.

The leading soldier rubbed his chin and thought for a moment. His lecherous gaze wandered over Bai Wutong and he chuckled. “Who dares to disobey the laws serving the country?” He waved his hand and ordered, “Take them all away.”

The surrounding citizens hid far away, afraid that they would be implicated.

The soldiers had been waiting for him to say that. They rushed to take advantage of Bai Wutong.

Bai Wutong lowered her eyes and reached into her sleeves.

Before she could pull out the knife, Chu Tianbao, who had been bullied like a coward, had already twisted the necks of two soldiers in the blink of an eye.

The smiles hadn’t even left the soldiers’ face before they fell to the ground one after another, dead.

The soldiers stopped in their tracks. When they looked up, they realized that Chu Tianbao’s eyes were cold and terrifying, like a ferocious beast that could kill without batting an eyelid.

The leading soldier was surprised. His expression instantly turned ferocious as he shouted, “They’re traitors. Kill them!”

The soldiers swarmed forward. Bai Wutong did not hide anymore. She pulled out her sharp dagger and slit a soldier’s neck with lightning speed.

The soldier’s eyes bulged, and his body went limp, bleeding all over the floor. It was a ghastly sight.

They did not expect this woman to be so powerful. The soldiers raised their sabers and Chu Tianbao’s powerful leg swept down. They flew out with their sabers.

The leading soldier was even more convinced that they were traitors. If he caught them, he would definitely be promoted.

He shouted urgently to the soldiers guarding the gate. “Close the gate. Don’t let them get away.”

Bai Wutong lowered her eyes and grabbed Chu Tianbao’s hand. “Let’s rush out of the city now.”

The city gate was very huge and cumbersome to move. It would take more than ten people to close it together, giving them some time.

Chu Tianbao was even stronger than Bai Wutong had imagined. Without any weapons, he opened a path with his bare hands.

They were about to escape.

The leading soldier narrowed his eyes and ordered at Bai Wutong, “Kill that woman first.”

He could tell that Chu Tianbao treated Bai Wutong like it was his eyeball.

If he captured this woman, Chu Tianbao would definitely surrender.

The number of attacks aimed at Bai Wutong suddenly increased. She was not good at using daggers, and this body was weak. Seeing that a large saber was about to land on her back, she did not have time to dodge.

At the critical moment, Chu Tianbao quickly grabbed her waist and squeezed the blade tightly with one hand.

Scarlet blood flowed from between his fingers. Chu Tianbao didn’t care. Instead, he forcefully pulled the big knife out of the soldier’s hand and held it with his knee.

While Bai Wutong was stunned, Chu Tianbao had already slaughtered a large group of soldiers like melons when they swarmed up.

Bai Wutong looked at the corpses on the ground. She was not afraid. Instead, her chest was filled with surprise. Chu Tianbao was more powerful than a lethal machine gun. She had really found a treasure.

No matter how loudly the leading soldier shouted, they were still unable to stop Chu Tianbao and Bai Wutong from fighting their way to the city gate.

He stamped his foot in exasperation. “Close the gates now! If they get away, I’ll kill all you useless people!”

The soldiers who were afraid of Chu Tianbao had no choice but to brace themselves and close the door.

Just as the city gate was about to close, Chu Tianbao picked up Bai Wutong and stepped on the heads and shoulders of the soldiers. He flew over and finally reflected the big saber back with a whoosh.

In the next second, the city gate closed heavily. Before the soldiers could panic that they had let the traitors escape, they realized that their leader’s throat had been pierced by a large knife.

He looked down in disbelief at the large knife that had pierced through his neck. He wanted to reach out and pull it out. He trembled twice before falling to the ground with an indignant expression.

…

In a hidden bush outside Lin’an City, Bai Wutong was applying medicine for Chu Tianbao.

The man with blood all over his hands cried, “Wife, it hurts~”

As heroic as he had been earlier, he was now…

Bai Wutong held his wrist that was fidgeting. “I am applying the medicine, don’t move!”

After cleaning it with saline, it was covered in a few centimeters of bloody wound.

One could only imagine how painful it must have been to catch a blade barehanded.

Bai Wutong carefully applied the medicine on him. He twisted like a maggot and screamed from time to time.

It was especially terrifying in the quiet forest.

Frowning, Bai Wutong pulled a milk-flavored candy from her pack and popped it into his mouth. “Don’t scream!”

The sweet milky taste melted between his lips and teeth. Tianbao immediately sat down obediently. No matter how Bai Wutong applied the bandages, there was no reaction at all.

Chapter 6: Why Are You On My Bed?

After treating Chu Tianbao’s injuries, Bai Wutong checked his injuries.

The chest wound had been stretched open again.

Bai Wutong sighed. It would be strange not to open again after killing so many people.

Bai Wutong stared at him and said, “Don’t casually kill people in the future.”

If there were more people that day, they might not have been able to escape unscathed.

Chu Tianbao’s mouth had the candy, so he said in a muffled voice, “But they bullied my wife.”

He clearly did not even understand what wife meant, yet he acted as if she was really his wife.

Bai Wutong was stunned for a moment and sighed. “Alright, they deserve to die.”

Even if Chu Tianbao didn’t do anything on behalf of her, she would have done it herself.

Chu Tianbao smiled beautifully. His eyes curved into crescents. He looked innocent.

Bai Wutong glanced at him and resigned herself to stitching Chu Tianbao’s wound again. Sensing that he was fidgeting again, she stuffed another milk candy into his mouth. It was more effective than anesthesia.

After a long time, she finally treated all the wounds on his body.

Bai Wutong stood up. Her back ached and her wrists ached. She was sweating, and her hair and clothes felt sticky against her body.

Chu Tianbao was not much better. Other than a pair of big bright eyes, he was covered in blood.

Bai Wutong really wanted to take a bath, have a comfortable meal, and sleep peacefully.

However, she could not enter the RV space. Bai Wutong could only think about it.

She did not dare to conjure the hot water in the RV space out of thin air. Bai Wutong took out a wet towel from her bag and washed Chu Tianbao’s face carefully.

When Chu Tianbao’s clean and handsome face was revealed, Bai Wutong glanced at the dirty towel in her hand and suddenly realized why she had to wash his face like an old maid.

Bai Wutong wanted to stuff the towel into his hand and let him do it himself. In the next second, he glanced at Chu Tianbao’s hands that had helped her block the blade. Then, she silently accepted her fate and gently wiped the blood off Chu Tianbao’s neck.

Chu Tianbao raised his neck comfortably, looking very satisfied with Bai Wutong’s dedicated service.

Scowling, Bai Wutong tossed him a fresh set of clothes. “Put these on yourself.” Then, she grabbed a fresh towel and washed her face.

When she wiped her face clean, she looked up and saw a handsome face close up on her.

It was so close that she could feel Chu Tianbao’s breath on her face. It was a numb and strange feeling.

Bai Wutong frowned and took two steps back. “What are you doing?”

Chu Tianbao raised his bandaged hand and said with a troubled expression, “Wife, I can’t wear it.”

Bai Wutong looked at the clothes in his arms and then at his hands. She picked them up and gritted her teeth. “I will dress you!”

“Alright, wife.” Chu Tianbao immediately stood firmly and stretched out his hand, skillfully waiting for Bai Wutong to help him put on his clothes.

Bai Wutong’s mind went blank. She really felt like an old maid!

After dressing him, Bai Wutong turned her back and changed her clothes.

She was wearing a sports bra inside, so she didn’t feel very exposed.

As soon as she turned around, she met Chu Tianbao’s especially curious gaze.

He was probably wondering why the Bai Wutong’s body structure was a little different from his.

Bai Wutong already had some understanding of his thoughts. When he tried to speak, she covered his mouth. “Shut up. I don’t want to hear you.”

Chu Tianbao looked at Bai Wutong aggrievedly and lowered his head.

Bai Wutong glanced at the sky, took out a meat bun, and handed it to Chu Tianbao. “Eat while you walk.”

They had just killed so many soldiers, so it was better to leave Lin’an City as soon as possible.

When Chu Tianbao saw the meat bun, his lowered head perked up again.

Bai Wutong took a bite of the bun and glanced at it from the corner of her eye. She saw that Chu Tianbao’s hand was empty and he was staring at the bun in her hand.

There was no one else who could be so good at eating.

Bai Wutong took out two more buns from her bag and instructed, “Eat slowly. Don’t choke.”

“Alright, wife.”

Then, he took another mouthful of half a bun.

Bai Wutong sighed. Fortunately, she had bought enough food in Lin’an City. Otherwise, she might not have been able to feed him.

Bai Wutong led Chu Tianbao into the large group of refugees. They were dressed in ordinary clothes and had disguises on their faces. They looked like an honest couple who had fled.

When they reached a narrow valley, the slowly moving refugee group was blocked.

Bai Wutong stood on her tiptoes and looked into the distance. She saw a group of soldiers blocking the valley ahead. From time to time, sharp cries could be heard.

Her heart skipped a beat. She felt that these soldiers were here for her and Chu Tianbao.

If they examined Chu Tianbao carefully, the injuries on his body would definitely be exposed.

She subconsciously looked at the forest beside her and pulled Chu Tianbao into it.

Even ancient roads were difficult to navigate, let alone forests.

However, there was a drought in the Yan Kingdom that year, so there was not much thorny vegetation. It was not too difficult for them to travel around.

They walked past two large mountains. When it was almost dark, Bai Wutong discovered a thatched hut where the hunters had stayed in.

She let Chu Tianbao stand guard while she carefully pushed open the door to take a look. She quickly conjured a thick blanket from the RV space and placed it on the simple bed in the straw hut. She hid a large axe and a large bag of dry food under the bed.

Then, she turned around and went out to pull Chu Tianbao in. She pretended to be surprised and said, “We’re in luck. The bed is relatively clean.” She looked under the bed again and dragged out the rations and ax she had just put in. She said happily, “Wow, there’s still so much here.”

Bai Wutong didn’t want to tell anyone about the space unless she trusted him enough in the future.

With that, she handed Chu Tianbao her dagger. “Use this for protection.” But she picked up the meter-long ax and gently stroked it twice. “I’ll use this.” She smiled.

Chu Tianbao had no objections. He held the small and sharp Swiss Army knife and said happily, “Thank you, wife.”

Bai Wutong bought a lot of food in Lin’an City. The poultry, vegetables, and fruits were expensive, and she was not afraid of not having enough space to store them, so she bought them generously.

For dinner, Bai Wutong boiled two eggs, three large red potatoes, and two sections of sausage.

She ate too little in this body. She ate an egg and couldn’t eat more than a few bites of sweet potato and sausage.

Chu Tianbao still looked hungry, so she handed him the rest of her food.

After dinner, Bai Wutong spread a blanket on the ground. “You can sleep here.” She threw him a shirt as a blanket.

Chu Tianbao looked at Bai Wutong pitifully. “Tianbao wants to sleep with my wife.”

Bai Wutong gave him a cold look. “If you don’t want to sleep here, go out and stand.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Tianbao fell to the ground with a whoosh. He covered his face with the clothes, leaving only two big black eyes looking at her carefully.

The corners of Bai Wutong’s mouth curled up imperceptibly. He really needed to be taught a lesson.

Bai Wutong tied a string of bells to the door. If someone pushed it open and pulled the red thread, they would be awakened.

As soon as she lay on the bed, Bai Wutong could not help but close her eyes.

Once she relaxed, the figure lying under the bed stood up without noticing.

In the early hours of the morning, Bai Wutong awoke to the heat.

Before she could open her eyes, she felt a burning sensation on her hand.

Bai Wutong’s eyes widened. She jumped up and pressed down hard. Her elbow was pressed against his throat like lightning.

The man beneath her did not resist. Bai Wutong could see his face clearly in the moonlight. Her grip suddenly loosened and she said unhappily, “Why are you in my bed?”

Chu Tianbao would have lost his head if she had not missed the axe.

Chapter 7: Let’s Find a Nest First

Chu Tianbao didn’t answer Bai Wutong and cried, “Wife, it hurts.”

Bai Wutong suddenly lowered her head and saw that her other hand was pressing against Chu Tianbao’s injured chest.

She could not be bothered to reprimand him. She quickly sat up and pulled open his collar.

Chu Tianbao’s firm chest muscles were exposed under the dark moonlight.

Bai Wutong pressed down with her hand, and Chu Tianbao shouted aggrievedly, “It hurts ~”

Bai Wutong looked speechless. “What are you shouting for? The wound isn’t open. Just in time, it’ll be dawn soon. After I change your dressing, we’ll be on our way.”

“Okay, Mother.”

“Wife,” Bai Wutong corrected him.

“Alright, wife.”

Chu Tianbao blinked obediently. Bright tears were still hanging on his curly eyelashes.

Bai Wutong looked at him and subconsciously changed the dressing much more gently. Her exquisite eyebrows appeared in his eyes, and her expression was abnormally gentle.

Chu Tianbao hissed from time to time, his hands gripping Bai Wutong’s clothes tightly.

When Bai Wutong began to wrap the bandage, he finally relaxed and asked, “Wife, where are we going?”

Bai Wutong glanced up at him. “Do you remember where your home is?”

Chu Tianbao shook his head. “My wife’s home is wherever my home is.”

Bai Wutong’s hands paused. After a while, she wrapped his clothes for him and said unhurriedly, “Alright, let’s find a nest first.”

“Sure.” Chu Tianbao smiled foolishly.

Bai Wutong stared at his harmless face and rubbed the space between his eyebrows. She seemed to have forgotten something.

What could it be…?

Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao continued towards the next city.

She had asked around before. It would take at least half a month to reach Beiyun City by carriage. If she relied on her feet, she would have to walk for at least a month.

Crossing the mountains would probably take even longer.

Still, there were advantages to passing through the woods.

There was a pheasant in the distance. Chu Tianbao picked up a stone and threw it out casually. With a whoosh, the pheasant that had just flown up fell to the ground.

Bai Wutong said, “Go and pick it up.”

Due to the drought in the Yan Kingdom, there was almost no harvest. The prey in the forest were either frightened away or captured and eaten by the refugees.

They had been walking for so long, but they had only caught prey a few times.

Chu Tianbao went to pick up the pheasant. Bai Wutong took out a very small pot from her bag. She planned to cook some white porridge and roast the pheasant.

Chu Tianbao had just picked up the pheasant when a girl walked out of the bushes beside him.

She was about 15 or 16 years old. Her body was dry and her face was pretty.

She kept staring at the pheasant in Chu Tianbao’s hand and swallowed her saliva. She walked up to Chu Tianbao and said sweetly, “Big Brother~”

Chu Tianbao glanced at her sideways. His gaze pierced through the men and women behind the bushes and coldly passed Li Miaoyu, who was blocking his way.

Li Miaoyu was ignored. Li Dali, who was in the bushes, gave her a fierce look. She gritted her teeth again and chased after him. “Brother, I’m going to starve to death. Save me~”

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the opportunity and fell into Chu Tianbao’s arms sickly.

Chu Tianbao frowned and dodged. Li Miaoyu fell to the ground and fell.

Li Miaoyu was the most beautiful girl in the village. All the men she wanted to seduce took the bait.

Not only was this dark-skinned man ugly, but he was also so ignorant.

It was infuriating.

Li Miaoyu got up hatefully. Her eyes were red as she shouted miserably at Chu Tianbao, “Big Brother, I beg you. I was the one who discovered this prey first.”

She refused to believe he’d put up with that.

However, not only did Chu Tianbao not turn around, but he even quickened his pace.

Li Dali rushed out of the bushes and shouted at Li Miaoyu, “Useless thing! If you don’t get a pheasant, I’ll sell you for food tomorrow.”

Li Miaoyu’s eyes were red and tears welled up in her eyes. She said weakly, “Brother, don’t sell me. I’ll go again now.” However, she had made up her mind. If Chu Tianbao was willing to let her eat the pheasant, she would run away with him. It would be better than being sold by them for food.

Li Miaoyu chased after him. When she turned a corner, she saw Chu Tianbao handing the pheasant to a young girl.

Other than being a little fatter than her and with a pockmarked face, she was nowhere near as good-looking as her.

She walked up to them in an imposing manner and said to Chu Tianbao righteously, “Brother, give me the pheasant as a betrothal gift. I’ll marry you.”

In the past, she did not even marry the other party when he offered two taels of silver as a betrothal gift.

If not for the fact that he was skilled and there was plain porridge cooking in a small pot on the ground, which meant that there was still food in the bag, she would not have allowed herself to stoop this low.

Bai Wutong sized up Li Miaoyu with interest. She looked gentle, but there was no warmth in her.

Chu Tianbao didn’t listen to Li Miaoyu at all. He stared at the pheasant in Bai Wutong’s hand and said softly, “Wife, I’m hungry.”

Bai Wutong said nothing, so Chu Tianbao tugged at her sleeve.

She wanted Bai Wutong to take out a piece of candy from her bag to fill his stomach as usual.

Out of habit, Bai Wutong pulled back her wrinkled sleeve. “Bear with it. The porridge will be ready soon.”

“Okay, wife.” Chu Tianbao looked obedient.

Chu Tianbao’s tone was clearly that of a fool. Disdain flashed across Li Miaoyu’s eyes. Thinking that a fool was easy to manipulate, she said anxiously, “If you marry me as your wife, I can also cook for you. I can even steam eggs and roast dumplings. As long as you like it, I can cook for you every day.” She had even planned the future so quickly that she didn’t care about Bai Wutong at all.

In her opinion, as long as Chu Tianbao was willing to marry her, Bai Wutong would definitely be his concubine.

She was so good-looking and willing to marry a fool, so how could Chu Tianbao turn her down.

Bai Wutong’s eyes darkened. She wanted Chu Tianbao to marry her, yet she also looked disdainful. She really didn’t know where she got her thick-skinned face from.

“Go away!”

Li Miaoyu widened her eyes in shock for a moment before shouting back in exasperation, “I’m talking to him, why are you interrupting!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Tianbao seemed to have transformed into a different person. He raised his dagger and was as ferocious as a beast ready to attack.

Li Miaoyu panicked. She didn’t expect Chu Tianbao to care so much about Bai Wutong. She was so hungry that she couldn’t take it lying down. She rolled her eyes and started accusing Chu Tianbao.

“He took advantage of me just now. I’m a virgin. Either marry me or compensate me with the pheasant and this pot of rice! Otherwise, I’ll sue you to the authorities!”

Bai Wutong sneered. “Don’t you know who’s taking advantage of whom?”

She had seen it clearly just now.

Li Miaoyu’s face turned red. Thinking of the consequences of not obtaining the pheasant and being sold by Li Dali, she simply sat on the ground and said shamelessly, “If you don’t give me the pheasant and porridge, I’ll bang my head against the wall and die here. Anyway, I’ve already lost my innocence. There’s no point in living anymore. My parents will definitely seek justice for me!”

Bai Wutong couldn’t be bothered to waste her breath on her. She neatly pulled out the axe from her waist. With a whoosh, the sharp axe swung out with lightning speed and was placed on Li Miaoyu’s neck in the blink of an eye.

“Anyway, your innocence is gone. Why don’t I grant you your wish so that you can complain to Hades?”

Chapter 8: Misfortune Jinx

The cold axe was placed on her neck and formed a small cut on her skin. She felt a sizzling pain as if her head would fall to the ground in the next second. Li Miaoyu’s face turned pale.

Her legs trembled as she stuttered in panic. “Murderer. You have to pay for murder. My brother is right behind. He won’t let you go.”

Bai Wutong glanced at her casually. “Oh, just in time to kill a pair.” As if killing someone was as easy as eating.

She exerted a little force on her hand, and Li Miaoyu’s wound deepened. The subtle smell of blood suddenly magnified dozens of times.

Bai Wutong was really daring!

Li Miaoyu was finally afraid. Her legs went limp and she staggered to the ground. She crawled up and shouted as she ran, “Don’t kill me, don’t kill me…”

Bai Wutong watched her piss herself and dive into the bushes. With a snort of laughter, she hung the axe back on her hip and sat on the ground, stirring the porridge in the small pot.

Chu Tianbao squatted down like her and looked eagerly at the small pot.

Bai Wutong gave him a sidelong glance and raised the spoon. Chu Tianbao’s eyes lit up as he craned his neck and opened his mouth, waiting for Bai Wutong to feed him.

A smile flashed in Bai Wutong’s eyes. She waved the spoon around in front of his mouth and put it back into the pot.

Chu Tianbao pouted like a poor dog who had not eaten.

Bai Wutong smiled. “Stupid. It’s not cooked yet.” Then she skillfully took a mint from her pocket and threw it into his mouth.

He was following her and helping others count money after being sold.

Bai Wutong had planned to have some porridge, pickles, and roast pheasant here when Li Miaoyu suddenly appeared and interrupted her plan.

When the rice porridge was ready, she spooned it into a water bag she could always drink from and handed it to Chu Tianbao. “Eat as we go.”

As Chu Tianbao took it, a group of men, women, and children rushed over.

Li Dali’s gaze landed on the pheasant, his face filled with greed. Relying on their advantage in numbers, he pointed at them aggressively. “If you know what’s good for you, hand over everything. Otherwise…”

Li Miaoyu pointed at Bai Wutong Tree and said excitedly, “Brother, look at their bulging bags. They were cooking white rice here just now! Other than food, there must be silver!”

As long as they had money and food, Li Dali would not sell her.

Upon hearing the words “white rice, food, and silver”, these hungry people felt as if they had been injected with spiritual energy. Their faces were flushed with greed.

The child in the woman’s arms clapped happily when he saw the pheasant on the ground. “Father, I want chicken. I want chicken now.”

Li Dali raised his sickle and said confidently, “Be good. I’ll give you chicken later.”

Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao were alone, but they had two adult men and three women. If they dared to resist, no one would know even if they killed them in the wilderness.

Li Dali’s killing intent rose. Chu Tianbao also raised his dagger. He looked at Bai Wutong and asked innocently, “Wife, can I kill them?” It was as if killing all of them was as simple as killing chickens.

Li Dali’s heart skipped a beat and he looked at Chu Tianbao warily.

He had never killed anyone before, but against the strong Chu Tianbao, he was actually still weak. Otherwise, he would have directly gone up to snatch from them instead of letting Li Miaoyu use some honey trap.

Li Miaoyu said anxiously, “What are you afraid of? He’s just a fool. Surround him with Father. We’ll go and snatch the bag.”

Bai Wutong smiled coldly and looked at Li Miaoyu. “You’re quite bold.”

A fifteen-year-old girl not only proposed personally, but also dared to order others to kill them.

Li Miaoyu scolded angrily, “Ugly freak, why are you being so sarcastic? Do you believe that I’ll cut your face apart!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Tianbao suddenly appeared in front of her. He was so fast that she couldn’t even see him clearly. With a whoosh, the sharp knife slashed past. She didn’t even feel any pain. A few centimeters of blood appeared on her delicate face. It extended from her glabella to the corner of her mouth. Her skin was lacerated and her flesh was bleeding. It was terrifying.

In the blink of an eye, Chu Tianbao returned to Bai Wutong’s side like a ghost. He was still holding the dripping dagger in his hand. His cold expression did not look like a fool at all. He was clearly a ferocious wolf!

The Li family members stood there in horror, their hearts almost jumping out of their throats.

Li Miaoyu, whose face was itchy and dazed, subconsciously raised her hand to touch it. Her hand was covered in blood. She immediately cried out in horror, “Ahhh… My face, my face…”

Bai Wutong glanced coldly at the frightened Li family members. She took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood-stained dagger in Chu Tianbao’s hand clean.

Chu Tianbao put his well-defined hand in front of Bai Wutong and said innocently, “Wife, wipe it.”

There was also a little blood on his hands.

Bai Wutonglooked at him crossly. ‘He’s so delicate. I really shouldn’t indulge him.’

Then, as if he had done it a thousand times, he returned the cleaned dagger to his waist and replaced it with a clean handkerchief and wiped his hands carefully.

At this moment, the Li family deeply realized that Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao completely regarded them as ants that could be killed at any time.

When they saw Li Miaoyu kneeling on the ground and crying miserably, the Li family’s defense line completely collapsed. They hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged, “Swordswoman, swordsman, please spare us, spare us…”

Bai Wutong glanced at the trembling child in the woman’s arms and said to Chu Tianbao, “Let’s go.”

Chu Tianbao immediately picked up the bag, picked up the pheasant, and chased after Bai Wutong.

Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao’s figures completely disappeared. Only then did the Li family dare to collapse to the ground and let out a long breath.

Li Miaoyu was still crying miserably at the side. “Mother, find me a doctor, a doctor!”

Li Dali thought about how he had almost lost his life just now. Yet she still wanted to find a doctor. Did she really think she was made of gold?

With nowhere to vent his anger, Li Dali kicked Li Miaoyu in the chest. “You jinx, your whole family was almost killed by you!”

Li Miaoyu screamed. “I did it for everyone!”

Madam Li frowned and sighed. “If we don’t have enough to eat today, what are we going to do tomorrow?”

Li Dali’s gaze landed on Li Miaoyu’s face again, and the resentment in his heart became even stronger. “Li Miaoyu has become like a ghost. No one would even want her for half a catty of food. Bringing her along is a burden. Strip her clothes and let’s go.”

Li Miaoyu’s eyes widened and she clutched her chest in fear. “I’m your biological sister. How can you do this to me!”

Li Dali sneered. “It’s a waste of food for you to be alive now.”

It was her child after all. Mother Li couldn’t bear it. She wiped her tears and said, “Dali, listen to me. Leave the clothes for her.”

Li Miaoyu didn’t feel touched at all. She only felt cold all over. Even her mother was about to give up on her.

She roared with all her might, “Why are you treating me like this! These days, I was the one who had exchanged for the food. Without me, you would have starved to death! You’re heartless. I was unlucky to be born in the Li family…”

“Pa~”

Li Miaoyu raised her head in a daze after being slapped by Father Li.

“Evil creature, I should have drowned you alive when I gave birth to you.”

“Let’s go!”

After the Li family dragged their belongings away, Li Miaoyu got up in fear and staggered after them.

If she did not have the protection of the Li family, she would really be finished.

Chapter 9: As Expected of a Rich Man

The mountain forest was getting steeper. There were cliffs everywhere.

This place was also very far from Lin’an City. Bai Wutong looked down from the mountain and saw a dense group of refugees with their families. She reckoned that the soldiers would not have the time to catch them now, so she sneaked into the easier path.

One of them was armed with a dagger, the other with an axe. No one dared approach them.

It was almost autumn but the weather was still hot.

She did not feel cold as she walked through the crowd.

Bai Wutong took a few sips of water and handed the water pouch to Chu Tianbao.

Chu Tianbao gulped it down. The people around them swallowed their dry throats.

They hadn’t had water in almost two days, and their lips were almost cracking.

On the road, it was harder to drink water than to eat rations.

A skinny old lady collapsed to the floor with a thud.

She croaked weakly, “Water, water…”

The young man with sunken cheeks hugged the old lady with red eyes. “Grandmother, we’ll reach Beiyun City soon. If we find Uncle in the city, we’ll have water to drink and porridge to eat. Hang in there…”

“I want water now… give me water…” The old lady reached out shakily, her eyes unfocused.

The people around them were used to it. It was too normal for people to die on the way to desert.

They glanced at it indifferently and looked away like the walking dead.

Huang Zhong suddenly thought of something. He put the old lady down and ran with all his strength. Before Bai Wutong could react, he knelt in front of them.

“Young Master, Miss, I can read and write. I was a scholar two years ago and worked as a accountant in town. Please, give me some water. I’m willing to sell myself into slavery and work for you!”

Chu Tianbao dared to drink so much water in one gulp, so there must still be water in his bag. As long as he could save his grandmother, Huang Zhong would do anything.

Afraid that Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao would not agree, he kowtowed on the ground again and again, and his forehead was quickly stained with blood.

Afraid that Bai Wutong and the others would have concerns, he sat up and opened his bag to write the contract. “I’ll write the contract now. You’re my masters now.”

Bai Wutong glanced at the dying old lady and thought of her grandmother. She removed another water pouch from her bag and poured out a bowl of water. “Take it.”

Huang Zhong was overjoyed. Just as he picked up the water, the swaying refugees immediately turned into wild beasts and pounced over. Before they could touch Huang Zhong, they were all kicked out by Chu Tianbao.

Huang Zhong could not be bothered to thank him. He ran to the old lady’s side.

The water was fed to the old lady’s mouth. She stared with rheumy eyes, but they lost focus.

Huang Zhong’s hand trembled as he checked the old lady’s breathing. He immediately burst into tears. “Grandmother… Grandmother… Sob… Drink some water. There’s water…”

Bai Wutong sighed helplessly. Humans were too insignificant in the face of disaster.

Now, it was just a little better than the apocalypse.

He was crying so hard that even God was affected.

“Rumble—”

A clap of thunder split the air. Dark clouds filled the sky. For a moment, it rained.

The refugees knelt on the ground, raised their hands, and shouted, “The heavens have opened their eyes!”

The rain hitting them and running into their mouths would buy them a few more days.

For many, the rain fell far, far too late.

The road was muddy from the storm. It was impossible to keep going.

It was almost dark, so Bai Wutong had no choice but to temporarily find a place to stay with Chu Tianbao.

Fortunately, they were in luck.

After walking downhill through the rain for a while, they saw an abandoned village.

This village was very big, and many refugees had already run into the houses in front.

Not wanting to squeeze with them, Bai Wutong took Chu Tianbao to the most secluded house.

There was no one in the house. Bai Wutong breathed a sigh of relief.

They were drenched, and so was the bag.

However, Bai Wutong took out dry clothes from her bag and handed them to Chu Tianbao. “Hurry up and change. Be careful not to get sick.”

“Uh-uh.”

Chu Tianbao quickly took off his clothes and put them on. He stole a glance at Bai Wutong, who was about to change her clothes.

Bai Wutong turned and dropped a cloak on his head. “Don’t pull it off.”

“Alright, wife.”

After Bai Wutong was dressed, Chu Tianbao obediently put on his cloak and remained motionless.

Bai Wutong lifted the cloak and was caught off guard. She met with a pair of big smiling eyes.

Bai Wutong was stunned for a moment before her gaze quickly shifted to the ground.

There was some wood on the floor. She picked up a number and started a fire with a flint. She took out a small pot and filled it with clean water from the water pouch, ready to cook.

Chu Tianbao stirred the porridge with a spoon to prevent it from burning, while Bai Wutong baked the wet clothes.

Suddenly, the sound of approaching hooves in the rain came to a halt in front of the house.

Bai Wutong quickly stood up and put aside the porridge that was boiling. She gripped her axe and stood at the window to peep out.

It was still raining hard. A burly man, carrying a toddler on his back, tied his horse under the big locust tree in the yard.

Bai Wutong saw him take the child gently into his arms before she lowered the axe.

Lin Yue carried the child in one hand and raised his sword in the other. He knocked open the door domineeringly.

There was a bang.

The weakened child was shocked and began to wail.

The man ignored it. Instead, he examined Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao in the room with wary eyes.

When his gaze landed on the porridge in the pot, his dark eyes flashed. He said to the guarded Bai Wutong, “Miss, sell me this pot of porridge!” His attitude was firm, as if he would snatch it if she didn’t give it to him. However, he reached into his pocket and took out a banknote worth a hundred taels of silver and placed it in front of Bai Wutong.

It was a hundred taels of silver!

He was definitely a tycoon!

Anyway, she still had rice. She could cook another pot.

Bai Wutong carefully took the banknote. Lin Yue picked up the porridge and walked to a corner. He carried the crying child in front of him and prepared to feed him the porridge.

Lin Yue was clearly a novice. He held the porridge and stared at the child’s open mouth.

Then his obvious pleading gaze fell on Bai Wutong’s face.

He probably thought that women were born with ability to care for a child.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across his rough face. He lowered his voice and said to Bai Wutong, “Miss, can you help me feed Little Master?”

So he wasn’t the father… Looking at the child’s silk clothes and the horse in golden armor under the locust tree, their identities should be very extraordinary.

The moment Bai Wutong was stunned, Lin Yue stood up and took out another banknote worth 100 taels of silver. “Here.” He even looked at her directly with an expression that said that she should help.

As expected of a rich man!

Bai Wutong raised her eyebrows, accepted the banknotes, and reached out to take the poor child.

At the same time, Lin Yue heaved a sigh of relief.

Chapter 10: He’s a Little Stinky

Bai Wutong had helped her relatives take care of their children before and had some experience.

As soon as she took the baby, she frowned.

His clothes were all wet. If he didn’t change out of them quickly, he’d be in trouble if the child got sick.

Bai Wutong looked at Lin Yue reproachfully. She pulled her cloak over and unwrapped his clothes. She realized that not only had the child peed, but he had also pooped and was covered in a mess.

No wonder he was crying so hard.

Lin Yue glanced at the golden poop and couldn’t bear to look at it. He looked like he had handed it all to her.

Bai Wutong looked at him speechlessly and asked Chu Tianbao to bring the cloak.

Chu Tianbao eagerly handed over his cloak. As soon as he approached, he pinched his nose and said in a muffled voice, “How smelly. He’s just a little stinky.”

Lin Yue glanced over and sniffed again, unable to argue.

There were no diapers here. Bai Wutong had no choice but to wipe the child’s butt with a handkerchief first. Then she pulled off her cloak and made a simple diaper pad.

Even after it was taken care of, the child was still crying. His small face was flushed.

It was heartbreaking.

Bai Wutong frowned and asked, “How old is he?”

Lin Yue thought for a moment and said, “Almost six months.”

The six-month-old child was mainly drinking milk. He could only eat a little supplementary food, and it had to be cooked very soft before he could eat it.

Bai Wutong said to Lin Yue, “The porridge isn’t soft enough. He’s too young to digest it. Add some water to the porridge and cook it. I’ll feed him some water first.”

The child cried until Lin Yue had a headache. He would do whatever Bai Wutong instructed him to do.

There was milk in Bai Wutong’s Space, but children under the age of one would be allergic to it. Fortunately, she had obtained a box of baby milk at the supply station previously. She drank it once and found it disgusting, so she kept it.

‘Perfect. Now I can feed the baby.’

She poured the baby milk into a water pouch in the RV space and took it out of her bag to feed the baby.

The child’s mouth went to the water pouch, and the crying stopped. He began to suck furiously, obviously starving.

He stopped crying, and his flushed face turned white and tender.

His big black eyes looked at Bai Wutong in confusion, making one’s heart melt.

With the child in her arms obediently, Lin Yue finally felt at ease.

Chu Tianbao came over and pouted. “Wife, I’m hungry too.”

Lin Yue had felt that something was wrong with him just now. He glanced at Chu Tianbao and asked meaningfully, “Your husband…?”

Bai Wutong knew what he wanted to ask. “Well, he’s only got a head injury. His thoughts are a little messed up. He’ll recover slowly.”

Lin Yue was not good at comforting people. He racked his brains before saying, “He will.”

Chu Tianbao tugged at her sleeve. Bai Wutong was feeding the child and couldn’t reach out to dig out the candy for him, so she said, “There’s still some food in the bag. Eat first.”

“Oh,” Chu Tianbao said. He went to the bag and pulled out two sweet potatoes, a potato and an egg.

Lin Yue glanced at the pot in front of him and then at the food in Chu Tianbao’s arms. He took out a silver note worth a hundred taels and demanded domineeringly, “I want a sweet potato, a potato, and an egg.”

Chu Tianbao’s expression suddenly changed.

Lin Yue sensed a strong killing intent and reached for his sword.

In an instant, he was pressed under Chu Tianbao and punched hard on both sides of his face.

Chu Tianbao grabbed his neck with a dark expression. “The eggs belong to my wife!”

The suffocating feeling was like a life-threatening curse. The veins on Lin Yue’s forehead bulged. No matter how he resisted, it was useless against Chu Tianbao.

Only then did he feel a strong sense of regret. How could a couple who could walk here with so much food be ordinary?

Just as he thought that he would definitely die and could not send his young master safely to Beiyun City,Bai Wutong’s heavenly voice sounded, “Tianbao, let go quickly.”

Chu Tianbao’s hostility faded in an instant. He let go and looked obedient again, as if he hadn’t just wanted to kill someone.

Lin Yue held his neck and coughed violently.

Chu Tianbao placed the egg in front of Bai Wutong and said ingratiatingly, “Wife, you should eat.”

Bai Wutong ignored him and said to Lin Yue in embarrassment, “He didn’t do it on purpose. Don’t mind him.”

She then looked at Chu Tianbao and said solemnly, “Tianbao, take the banknotes over and apologize to this young master with sweet potatoes, potatoes, and eggs.”

On the way to escape, even if they had money, they might not be able to buy food. On the surface, this was all the food they had in their bags, but Lin Yue only wanted to leave a sweet potato for her and Chu Tianbao.With Chu Tianbao beating him up, Bai Wutong felt that it was quite good. At least it could make him learn.

Did she dare to say it any more nicely? She even wanted to collect his silver as an apology! There was no sincerity at all.

However, the child was still in the hands of Bai Wutong, and Chu Tianbao could kill him in one move.

Lin Yue could only suffer in silence and snatch the egg that Chu Tianbao handed over reluctantly.

Chu Tianbao saw that he had swallowed the egg in one bite and his eyes were red. He glared at Lin Yue fiercely and walked to Bai Wutong aggrievedly. “Wife, the egg you can eat is gone.”

Lin Yue almost choked.

There were plenty of eggs in Bai Wutong’s RV space. It was not convenient to take them out now. She comforted him. “I don’t eat eggs. There’s still rice in the bag. We’ll have porridge and pickles.”

Chu Tianbao nodded obediently and walked back to Lin Yue.

He stood against the light, looking down. His expressionless black face was majestic.

He opened his mouth, but it was still in a childish tone. “Give me back the pot!”

Lin Yue retracted his hand that was about to draw his sword and poured out the porridge in the pot. He threw the pot in front of Chu Tianbao and said angrily, “Here.”

Bai Wutong glanced at them. Why did she feel that silliness could be contagious?

The baby was full and fast asleep.

Bai Wutong returned the child to Lin Yue. Chu Tianbao eagerly handed the porridge to her. “Wife, here.”

The hot porridge was accompanied by a plate full of side dishes. It looked especially warm in the dilapidated house that was leaking air everywhere.

Bai Wutong took out a piece of candy from her pocket and praised, “Well done.”

Chu Tianbao took the candy and stuffed it into his mouth. “It’s so sweet,” he said with a smile.

Bai Wutong smiled. After a bowl of hot porridge, the moisture feeling dissipated.

It was easy for a child who was only a few months old to wake up. In the middle of the night, the child suddenly woke up. Lin Yue tried to coax him, but the more he cried, the worse he became. It was impossible for Bai Wutong to sleep, so he fed the child a little more “water” and put him to sleep.

No sooner had they closed their eyes than the child began to wail again.

Chu Tianbao said unhappily, “You’re so noisy!”

Lin Yue hugged the child and couldn’t argue.

Bai Wutong took the child from the helpless Lin Yue and changed his diaper.

After going back and forth three times throughout the night, the sky was beginning to brighten.

Lin Yue held the child while Chu Tianbao slept with the exhausted Bai Wutong.

At this moment, the sound of hooves came from the door again. There were many people.

Lin Yue gripped his sword tightly. Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao opened their eyes at the same time.

Then a secret code sounded outside the door.

Lin Yue immediately looked happy and said to the person outside the door, “Come in.”

Chapter 11: Two Paths

A few men dressed like Lin Yue pushed open the door and entered. They asked, “Guard Lin, is Young Master alright?”

Lin Yue waved his hand. “I’m fine. How’s Master?”

One of them said, “No news yet.”

Lin Yue lowered his eyes and said decisively, “Let’s set off now and escort Young Master to the Beiyun City. Master might already be waiting for us there, but can’t send out any news.”

The men nodded in agreement. “Alright, the longer we delay, the more dangerous it will be. Young Master also needs someone to take care of him.”

Lin Yue held the child and looked back at Chu Tianbao and Bai Wutong, who were being treated as a backdrop. He said simply, “Thank you.”

Just as Lin Yue was about to walk out of the door, Bai Wutong stopped him. “Wait.”

Lin Yue and the others stood still and looked at her.

Bai Wutong took out a water pouch from her bag and handed it to Lin Yue. She looked at little stinky, who was sleeping soundly, and instructed, “There’s some mushy porridge inside. Be careful when feeding it to him.”

She mixed baby milk in the porridge and hoped that it would last until stinky was taken care of.

Lin Yue took a deep look at Bai Wutong and said, “Thank you.”

Watching them mount their horses and disappear from sight, envy flashed across Bai Wutong’s eyes. If only she could get a horse too.

Suddenly quiet, Chu Tianbao said regretfully, “Stinky is gone.”

Bai Wutong glanced at him and smiled. “Does Tianbao like Stinky?”

After some serious thought, Chu Tianbao replied, “I like it when Stinky doesn’t cry.”

Who wouldn’t like a soft baby?

Bai Wutong patted him on the shoulder and smiled. “Let’s go.” Perhaps they would meet again when they had the chance.

Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao continued towards the Beiyun City.

Perhaps it was Bai Wutong’s imagination, but after the rain, the refugees’ mental state was much better than the day before.

The grayness in their eyes had mostly faded. It was also possible that it was because they were about to reach Beiyun City.

Although they were both refugees, no matter how Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao disguised themselves, they could not hide the fact that they were considered well-endowed.

No matter how many waves of them were slaughtered, there were still starving refugees who pounced on them.

Walking through the sparsely populated forest, there were even more people who saw them as targets.

Their originally fast footsteps also slowed down.

It wasn’t easy for them to reach the Beiyun City, but they were blocked at the entrance again.

The dense crowd of refugees surged forward in waves, and the road was so crowded that not even a drop of water could trickle through.

The agitated refugees had bloodshot eyes and were so hungry that they had lost their minds. A donkey shared by a few people had actually been bitten to death.

The woman holding the child trembled in fear. “What kind of sin have we committed!”

Bai Wutong asked her, “Auntie, why is everyone stopping here?”

The woman looked back at her and saw Chu Tianbao behind her. She backed away in panic. When she saw that there was nowhere to hide, she trembled. “The soldiers are collecting the passing fee at the front. If we can’t take out a tael of silver, they won’t let us pass.” As she spoke, she reached the sad part. “We sold everything and had to eat tree bark and dig up grass to get here. How can we fork out a tael of silver? They are not after silver at all, but our lives! God, why are you so blind—”

Bai Wutong frowned and looked ahead. Everyone’s faces were filled with despair and madness.

If the refugees could not cross and could not find anything to eat, there were only two paths left. They could only wait for death or revolt.

With a glimmer of hope, the refugees would choose the latter path.

The riot was about to happen. They had to get out of there immediately.

This group of good-for-nothings from the Yan Kingdom could not do anything for the country and the people, but they were top-notch experts at accumulating wealth and giving away their empire.

As they were guarding the key location, Bai Wutong could not take a detour even if she wanted to.

Now, the fastest way was to pay the money and go over first.

When they finally squeezed to the front, they were stopped by a group of refugees.

The man in the lead held a bloodstained kitchen knife and said fiercely, “Hand over the silver!”

Chu Tianbao was about to draw his dagger when Bai Wutong stopped him. She took out a tael of silver and said, “This is all we have. Here.”

Seeing Bai Wutong take out the silver, the united refugees immediately turned into scattered sand and came up to snatch the silver.

Bai Wutong raised her hand and threw it into the crowd. They fought and wished they could kill the other party who had snatched the silver.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was blocking the way, Bai Wutong immediately led Chu Tianbao to the entrance.

There were many soldiers on horses stationed in front of the sharp fence. They looked down at the refugees as if they were looking at a group of lowly ants.

Seeing the refugees fighting over the one tael of silver from Bai Wutong, they even laughed arrogantly. “Look at them. They’re no different from dogs who are fighting for bones.”

“Hahaha… Even dogs are cleaner than them…”

Bai Wutong frowned and glanced at the crowd that was on the verge of despair.

They thought they were the gods who ruled over life and death and overrode the pain of the people for their own pleasure. However, they did not realize that it would not be long before they would suffer the consequences of their actions.

Bai Wutong calmed herself down and deliberately dug out a piece of silver from her shoe and handed it to the cavalry guard at the fence.

The cavalry guard shook the silver and sneered. “Oh, you still have silver.” Then he said meaningfully, “You’re a cunning woman. Are you hiding silver elsewhere?”

Bai Wutong smiled, revealing her big yellow teeth. “Sir, it’s really all gone. If I still had money, I wouldn’t have hidden it in my shoe. Please let us go over. We’re just going to the Beiyun City to find our relatives and make a living.”

The cavalry guard looked at her in disdain and was about to wave his hand when the cavalry guard beside him suddenly smiled and gestured with two fingers. “For two people, you have to pay at least two taels of silver. If you’re short of a copper coin, the two of you can forget about going over.”

Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao were the rare “fat people” in this crowd. They must have some money on them.

In order to compete for the one tael of silver thrown out by Bai Wutong, seven or eight refugees had already died.

When they realized that they had taken out another tael of silver and handed it over to the soldiers, wanting to take the opportunity to pass through, immediately a lot of red-eyed refugees rushed towards them.

They still had money, but they dared to lie to them!

Bai Wutong clenched her fists and glanced hatefully at the cavalry.

The cavalry guard smiled and reminded them maliciously, “If you can’t take out the silver, you’ll be skinned alive by them.”

Even if they took out another tael of silver, the soldiers would think that they had hidden more silver and would not stop.

Now, there were only two paths in front of her. Kill them or pay enough money.

However, why should she give the money to these shameless people for nothing?

Bai Wutong winked at Chu Tianbao and prepared to rush out of the soldiers’ defense.

Suddenly.

In the crowd, a skinny person, who could not be discerned between a man or a woman, pointed at Bai Wutong and said excitedly in a hoarse voice, “My lord, the silver on them is all mine. They robbed me of my silver. It’s a total of 50 taels and they almost killed me! Please, help me!”

Chapter 12: Retribution

It was not only the refugees who were excited about the 50 taels of silver, but also the soldiers.

There was no need for the leader of the cavalry to give instructions. The cavalry guard shot arrows at the refugees who were pouncing on Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao.

Several refugees were shot to death in an instant. The refugees immediately did not dare to go forward anymore. They were afraid that they would lose their lives before they could snatch the silver.

The leader of the cavalry looked at the indiscernable refugee with interest.

“You said they robbed you of 50 taels of silver. What evidence do you have?”

From the tattered clothes, it should be a woman. She suddenly raised her face and lifted her knotted hair, revealing a terrifying face.

The scar that covered half of her face and her bulging eyes made her look like a corpse that had been dead for several days.

The soldiers were shocked when they saw it.

She pointed her bony finger at Chu Tianbao, her gaze like that of a malicious ghost. “He cut my face with a green dagger.” Her dark eyes stared hard at Bai Wutong. “She thought I was dead, so she hid all my silver in my clothes. She didn’t know that I was actually not dead! She even saw it all!”

Bai Wutong found her a little familiar. It took her a few moments to recognize her as Li Miaoyu.

She did not see Li Dali and the others. She did not know how she got here and even dared to accuse her of snatching 50 taels of silver.

If she had any intelligence, she would not have hidden the silver in her undergarments.

50 taels of silver was at least a few catties. How could a piece of undergarment contain it?

The leader looked at Chu Tianbao’s waist. It was indeed a green dagger.

Their fixed gazes landed on Bai Wutong’s chest again, as if they wanted to see if there was that much silver inside.

Chu Tianbao pulled out his dagger and stood in front of Bai Wutong, as if he was about to kill someone in the next second.

Instantly, countless bows were aimed at them.

As long as Chu Tianbao dared to move, they would die on the spot.

When Li Miaoyu thought of Chu Tianbao’s terrifying speed of hurting people, she subconsciously curled up. However, she felt that she was about to die anyway, so there was nothing to be afraid of. She stared at Bai Wutong gloomily and smiled strangely. “Sir, everything I said is true. If you don’t believe me, you can let her take off her clothes now. The silver is definitely hidden in her clothes.”

Bai Wutong finally understood why Li Miaoyu had framed them for stealing 50 taels of silver. Li Miaoyu wanted her to be humiliated in public. If Chu Tianbao dared to make a move, he would definitely be killed by the officials here.

She was quite unscrupulous.

She knew that these beasts could do it.

Immediately, one of the cavalry guard smiled wretchedly and said, “No wonder this woman’s buns are so big. It seems that there’s silver hidden inside. I wonder if the feeling of the silver buns is different.”

Immediately, an officer volunteered excitedly, “Boss, I’ll go search for silver!”

“Hahaha, a young scout has never seen a woman before. Alright, go and search properly. Don’t leave a single piece of clothing with her, lest she hides silver.”

As soon as he said that, all the soldiers present locked their burning gazes on Bai Wutong.

Searching a woman’s body in broad daylight was much more interesting than watching these ugly commoners kill each other.

Someone found Chu Tianbao an eyesore and even said with a smile, “Pull the man away. Don’t block my view.”

Li Miaoyu smiled smugly. Her skull-like face was like a demon that had risen from hell.

It was worth it for her to take revenge before she died.

The cavalry guard jumped down from the horse and walked to Chu Tianbao. He said impudently, “B*tch, if you don’t want your husband to die so early, come out quickly and stand obediently.”

There was another burst of laughter. “Hahaha, young scouts are just dawdling.”

Chu Tianbao’s dark eyes were already filled with a ferocious glint. If Bai Wutong hadn’t pressed down on his hand, he would have attacked long ago.

They did not want to get involved, but they insisted on courting death. Bai Wutong did not mind helping them.

Bai Wutong lowered her voice and said to Chu Tianbao, “Grab the middle one.” Then she let go.

After receiving permission, Chu Tianbao wiped the cavalry guard’s neck with ghostly speed.

The soldiers widened their eyes in horror. They did not even see how Chu Tianbao attacked. Before anyone could react, Chu Tianbao jumped into the air and pulled the leader off his horse.

Then, Bai Wutong pressed her axe against the throat of the leader.

The razor-sharp blade would kill him in a heartbeat.

The leader lowered his head and said in a panic, “What do you want?”

The soldiers were dumbfounded. It had only been a blink of an eye, but their leader had already been captured.

They raised their weapons, not daring to move.

Bai Wutong sneered and cut off his waist rope with a dagger. The leader’s two white furry legs were immediately exposed to all the refugees.

Of course, she had to pay back double for the insult she had just suffered.

The leader’s face was livid. He gritted his teeth and said, “Stupid bitch, you’re courting death!”

Before he could finish his sentence, a cold light flashed and one of the leader’s arms was cleanly cut off by Bai Wutong.

“Ah—!!!!”

Blood splattered on Bai Wutong’s face. She looked up with a cold expression, like a Rakshasa who killed without batting an eyelid.

The soldiers were so frightened that their legs went limp. Their leader was the nephew of the magistrate. How were they going to explain themselves when they returned after he was slashed like this!

Bai Wutong looked at the frightened Li Miaoyu.

Li Miaoyu sat on the ground and retreated. “Don’t kill me, don’t kill me…” When she was really nearing death, she didn’t want to die.

Bai Wutong sneered. “I thought you had some guts.”

Li Miaoyu was extremely afraid. She knelt down and begged, “I know I was wrong. I shouldn’t have framed you for stealing the silver. I’m guilty. Please forgive me again!”

Before she could finish, Bai Wutong gave her a swift response.

If she and Chu Tianbao were just ordinary people without any capabilities, they would have already died from humiliation.

Li Miaoyu was killed just like that. The military leader, who had lost an arm, struggled and begged with snot and tears, “Let me go, please let me go…”

The refugees were also stunned. They did not expect the high and mighty soldiers to look like a dog wagging its tail and begging for mercy.

They looked at Bai Wutong’s fragile-looking back and the bleeding axe in her hand, as if something had been quietly opened.

The deputy commander said sternly, “Release our leader and we’ll spare your lives!”

The corners of Bai Wutong’s mouth curled up as she pulled up the leader of the soldiers who was struggling at death’s door. She looked at the refugees behind her and said word by word, “The soldiers should be protecting the people, but they are wantonly bullying us. Even a clay figurine still has some temper. Everyone has been forced to a dead end, yet we still have to beg them humbly?”

The soldiers looked at Bai Wutong in horror. What was she trying to do!

There were tens of thousands of refugees here. If… if they really rebelled, their troops would not be able to withstand it at all!

The emaciated refugees looked at each other. Their eyes were burning with anger as they raised their hands and shouted, “No! No! No!…”

The deputy commander shouted calmly, “You’re rebelling! Your entire family is going to be executed!”

Rebel and wipe out her entire family!

They were not full and could not drink water. Their nine families were about to be wiped out, so what was there to be afraid of?

Bai Wutong saw the determination in their eyes and casually threw the commander in front of them.

“If you want to live, charge forward. If you want to die, stay here and wait for death!”

Chapter 13: Hold My Waist Tight

As soon as she finished speaking, the agitated refugees took a step forward.

They realized that the soldiers were worried about the surviving beast on the ground and did not dare to attack.

The leader of the strong refugees immediately grabbed him and used him as a meat shield to approach the soldiers’ defense fence.

No one wanted to kill the magistrate’s nephew. If they returned, they would be unlucky. The soldiers actually retreated with bows and spears.

When the refugees saw them retreating, it was as if they were on steroids. Their bell-sized eyes were filled with the fighting spirit of hungry wolves.

Someone shouted, “Charge! Kill these bastards!”

The refugees who had been suppressed to the extreme finally erupted and rushed forward to overturn the fence.

The two sides immediately engaged in an intense battle.

Bai Wutong took the opportunity to climb onto a military horse and extended her hand to Chu Tianbao. “Come, let’s go now!”

She had never ridden a horse, but there were donkeys in the village that belonged to her relatives. She used to ride them everywhere when she was young.

Chu Tianbao held her hand and mounted the horse. At the same time, his tall figure completely blocked her vision.

How could she ride like this!

She could see nothing.

Bai Wutong said helplessly, “Sit in the back. Hold my waist tightly.”

Chu Tianbao replied obediently and jumped off swiftly to sit behind Bai Wutong.

Then, he reached out and tightened his grip on her waist.

Bai Wutong almost rolled her eyes. “I told you to hug me tightly, not so tightly!”

She turned around and glared at him. The tip of her nose was pressed against Chu Tianbao’s face. It was so close that she could even see how many eyelashes there were on his eyes.

“…”

Only then did Bai Wutong realize that this guy was like an octopus clinging to her back.

No wonder she couldn’t breathe!

“And you’re hugging me so tight!” she said fiercely.

Chu Tianbao blinked innocently and let go a little.

Bai Wutong was speechless. If it weren’t for the fact that the timing was not right and she wasn’t proficient in riding a horse, she really would have reprimanded him.

After riding for a few hours, Bai Wutong’s legs were aching, so she temporarily settled down in a quiet place.

After dismounting, Chu Tianbao skillfully searched everywhere for dry wood.

After a while, he found a pile of dry wood and looked at Bai Wutong for praise.

His big wet eyes were expectant, like a big dog begging for food.

Bai Wutong couldn’t help but laugh. She took out a candy from her pocket. “Eat less. If you eat too much, your teeth will hurt.”

Chu Tianbao stuffed the candy into his mouth, his eyes smiling into crescents. He said in a muffled voice, “Tianbao is not afraid of pain. My wife is afraid of pain. You can give it all to Tianbao.”

Bai Wutong recalled the way he cried out when she changed his dressing. It would be a lie for him to not be afraid of pain.

He was pretending to be nice because he wanted to cheat her of her candy.

Bai Wutong glanced at him sideways. “In your dreams.”

Chu Tianbao immediately looked regretful, which amused her.

His body was covered in blood and smelled. Bai Wutong planned to change his clothes, but when she turned around, Chu Tianbao was gone.

She shouted twice, “Tianbao, Tianbao!”

A moment later, Chu Tianbao appeared with a fat gray rabbit.

He said excitedly, “Wife, I want to eat roasted bunny.”

He had eaten a roasted rabbit marinated by Bai Wutong. From now on, as long as he rested in the forest, he would remember to catch rabbits.

Bai Wutong glanced at the rabbit and reprimanded, “Speak properly.”

Chu Tianbao quickly corrected himself. “Wife, I want to eat rabbits.” Then he said excitedly, “I’ll help you kill rabbits!” His dark face was filled with urgency.

Bai Wutong nodded. “Alright, kill the rabbit then.”

She was also craving a little for rabbits.

This rabbit alone was not enough. Chu Tianbao had a huge appetite, so Bai Wutong cooked another pot of porridge.

Chu Tianbao dealt with the rabbit quickly. Bai Wutong put away the rabbit skin and marinated the rabbit with barbecue ingredients. When he placed it on the grill, he applied a layer of oil.

Chu Tianbao looked at the rabbit and then at Bai Wutong. His gaze paused, and he suddenly raised his hand. As he rubbed her cheek hard, he muttered, “My wife is dirty. Tianbao will wipe it. You will be white after I wipe it.”

Her face was burning with pain. Bai Wutong subconsciously wanted to dodge, but her head was firmly restrained by this fellow.

Bai Wutong said angrily, “Chu Tianbao!”

Chu Tianbao looked up. “Yes?”

“You can’t just touch a woman’s face casually, you know!?”

He was so strong that the skin felt like it had been rubbed off.

Chu Tianbao sensed that Bai Wutong was angry. His hand froze and he said aggrievedly, “But wife touched my face casually. Wife, help me wipe it. I also want to help you wipe it.”

What he said was so reasonable and sincere that it sounded like Bai Wutong was being unreasonable.

However, Bai Wutong could not be bothered to waste her breath on him. She threatened casually, “If you’re disobedient, you’ll only have porridge later!”

Chu Tianbao suddenly widened his eyes as if he was saying, “How can you do this?!”

He clearly just wanted to wipe his wife’s dirt.

Knowing that Bai Wutong meant what he said, Chu Tianbao still gave in in order to eat the fragrant roasted rabbit.

He quietly lowered his hand and sat obediently at the side.

Only then did Bai Wutong reach out and touch her face, hissing in pain.

After so many days of wind and sun, this body was still so delicate.

Bai Wutong took out a mirror and looked at it. Her deliberately disguised face revealed a piece of snow-white skin that was completely different from the surrounding skin.

She had to touch up her makeup again.

Moreover, she had just instigated the refugees to riot. Her image was really bad.

Bai Wutong dyed her hair back to black and adjusted her makeup slightly. Her skin was snow-white, but there was a red spot that could not be washed off that covered half of her face.

She was completely different from the little girl from before.

Bai Wutong also wanted to dress as a man, but unfortunately, the conditions did not allow it.

Chu Tianbao’s image had to be changed too. Bai Wutong thought for a moment and her gaze landed on the ponytail. She suddenly had an idea.

She made a beard out of a cut-off ponytail, glued it on him, and made an eye patch for him to wear. Finally, she stuck a fake scar on the other eye.

After she was done, Bai Wutong examined it carefully.

Very good, it was very similar to the bandits in a movie. It was not in vain that she had joined the production team for two years before the apocalypse.

Chu Tianbao stroked his beard. “Wife, my mouth is itchy.”

Bai Wutong pressed down on his hand that was trying to pull at his beard. “Just bear with it.”

The glue was specially made and required a special solution to remove it. If it was forcibly removed, it would only hurt the skin.

“Can’t I not wear it?”

Bai Wutong’s eyes darkened. “No.”

Chu Tianbao immediately said obediently, “Okay, wife.”

The rabbit was roasted to a golden fragrance and looked extremely appetizing.

Chu Tianbao had already forgotten the discomfort of wearing an eye mask and beard. He looked at the roasted rabbit eagerly and swallowed.

“Wife, I’m so hungry.”

Bai Wutong smiled and was about to take the rabbit off the grill when the sound of hooves came along with the child’s cry.

Soon, a man in black riding a large horse and carrying a child in his arms came into view.

The man had a handsome face, but there was a slender scar on his brow bone. His cold temperament added to his solemn killing intent.

He noticed Chu Tianbao and Bai Wutong. He suddenly reined in his horse and dismounted with the child in his arms. He walked straight towards them.

Chapter 14: Lin Yue’s Scheme

Chu Tianbao was tall and strong, dressed terrifyingly. He stood in front of Bai Wutong and held a dagger in his hand, but there was no fear on this man’s face.

Bai Wutong’s gaze landed on the screaming child in his arms. She already had a premonition.

“Give me your food!” Qingfeng ordered.

Sure enough, another food snatcher.

Neither Bai Wutong nor Chu Tianbao reacted.

Qingfeng watched them expressionlessly as he fumbled in his robes.

Soon, he took out a huge dragon-patterned golden token and placed it in front of them.

This was obviously not for them, because two words were engraved on the gold plate.

Imperial edict!

Bai Wutong raised his eyebrows and sized him up carefully.

He was actually someone close to the emperor.

‘But why would someone with the Emperor come here with a child?’

Bai Wutong was distracted for a moment. Qingfeng said coldly, “Those who disobey will be killed!” He aimed his sword at Chu Tianbao’s chest.

“Wah wah wah wah—”

The child began to cry again, heartbreakingly.

Qingfeng did not coax him. Instead, he locked his eyes on Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao coldly, as if he would kill them on the spot if they did not give up the food.

Chu Tianbao’s eyes flashed with confusion. “Stinky?”

He looked back at Bai Wutong as if to ask if it was Stinky.

Bai Wutong did not see the confusion in his eyes. She poured out half of the porridge and half of the rabbit and placed it in front of Qingfeng.

She wasn’t afraid of Qingfeng, but she pitied the child.

With only half of the food, Qingfeng could not be bothered to argue with them. He put away his sword and carried the child to a big tree to sit down.

Then he raised the big bowl and prepared to feed the wailing child.

Bai Wutong found this scene abnormally familiar.

It was as if she was back in the cottage when it rained.

However, the person holding the child had changed from Lin Yue to Qingfeng.

Bai Wutong shook her head in her heart and reminded him kindly, “You have to feed him with a spoon.”

Qingfeng paused with the bowl in his hand and turned to look at her. Bai Wutong understood his expressionless face meant ‘Bring me a spoon’.

Bai Wutong sighed and handed him a spoon.

Suddenly, he noticed that the child in the swaddling clothes seemed a little familiar.

When Qingfeng fed the child porridge, Bai Wutong took a few more careful looks.

He was afraid that he had seen wrongly. After all, children looked alike.

When she saw it, she was shocked. Even the tuft of hair on his head looked exactly the same. If it wasn’t Stinky, it must be his twin!

Qingfeng fed the child a few mouthfuls. The child choked before he could swallow.

Stinky’s face was red from holding it in. He coughed a few times but did not recover.

When Chu Tianbao saw this, he said in shock, “Stinky is dying.”

Qingfeng glared at Chu Tianbao. “Shut up!”

Stinky stopped coughing and started crying again.

Qingfeng’s iceberg face finally cracked a little, and he looked anxious.

Bai Wutong held out her hand. “Let me try.”

Qingfeng looked at her and handed the child to Bai Wutong.

Bai Wutong picked the child up vertically and gently patted his back from bottom to top.

“Burp ~ Burp ~ Burp ~”

Stinky burped three times and finally returned to normal.

Qingfeng also heaved a sigh of relief as he let Bai Wutong hold the child and feed him.

After observing for a while, Qingfeng reached out and said, “I’ll do it myself.” He was afraid that something would happen to the child in Bai Wutong’s hands.

His concerned expression did not seem fake. Bai Wutong returned the child to him.

While she was still wondering who the child was.

Suddenly, there was the sound of galloping hooves.

Qingfeng immediately picked up the child and warned Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao. He picked up his sword and flew up to the treetops.

Bai Wutong looked up and saw Lin Yue appear in her vision with a group of people.

He probably didn’t recognize Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao and asked Chu Tianbao, “Warrior, did you see a person carrying a child pass by here?”

Chu Tianbao blinked. The moment he spoke, he was exposed.

“Stinky is in the tree.”

“Stinky is in the tree?”

The moment Lin Yue looked up, a sword light pierced towards him.

Lin Yue hurriedly dodged from the horse, but Qingfeng’s sword was extremely fast and struck his chest again.

Fortunately, the subordinate behind Lin Yue blocked the sword.

Lin Yue and the others quickly surrounded Qingfeng.

As Lin Yue fought Qingfeng, he said, “Return Young Master to us!”

Bai Wutong was even more certain that it was either his twin or Stinky.

‘Still. What a coincidence.’

She put away the pot and the roasted rabbit before they ruined the food.

As expected of the emperor’s men, Qingfeng was far stronger than Lin Yue and the others.

So many people and yet he was not injured at all. Instead, several guards had died.

Lin Yue suddenly pounced over to snatch the child.

Qingfeng stabbed him in the shoulder. Lin Yue was still stubbornly holding onto the baby’s clothes.

Probably afraid that the child would be hurt in the chaos, Qingfeng let go.

He planned to kill the rest of the guards first before snatching the child back.

Lin Yue knew that even if all of them joined forces, they would not be able to defeat Qingfeng. Therefore, he ran a few steps and stuffed the child into Bai Wutong’s arms.

“Go quickly!” He had already recognized Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao.

Bai Wutong looked at the child in his arms, a little confused.

Qingfeng quickly finished off the other guards and chased after him with his sword.

The moment he aimed his sword at Bai Wutong, Chu Tianbao’s expression changed.

He kicked Qingfeng, who was caught off guard, to the ground.

Before Qingfeng could recover, he met Chu Tianbao’s lightning-fast dagger.

He rolled to the side and barely avoided it.

He looked at Chu Tianbao in surprise, as if he did not expect him to be so skilled.

“How dare you defy the Emperor!” Qingfeng said coldly.

What answered him was Chu Tianbao’s ferocious killing move.

Bai Wutong was Chu Tianbao’s bottom line. If Qingfeng dared to point his sword at her, Chu Tianbao would kill him mercilessly.

This was also the reason why Lin Yue wanted to hand the child over to Bai Wutong. He wanted to use Chu Tianbao to kill Qingfeng.

Chu Tianbao and Qingfeng, who looked murderous, fought fiercely.

The swords flashed and Qingfeng was at a disadvantage.

Bai Wutong was surprised that Chu Tianbao could last so long.

However, Qingfeng was no match for him. After being stabbed in the abdomen by Chu Tianbao’s dagger, he hurriedly escaped.

His sword was left behind where it was.

Chu Tianbao picked it up and waved it in his hand with a satisfied smile.

He turned to look at Wutong and asked, “Wife, can I keep it?”

Qingfeng’s sword was a good dark iron sword. It was sharp, beautiful, and could be worth a lot of money.

Bai Wutong nodded. “Sure.”

She turned her head and returned Stinky to Lin Yue with a cold expression.

She pitied the child, but she was not happy to be used.

Lin Yue met Bai Wutong’s gaze and smiled bitterly, forcefully holding back what he wanted to say.

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Chapter 15: Son of the Richest Tycoon

Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao packed their things and got on the horse. Lin Yue carried the child and followed.

His arm was injured and he could not exert any strength. He had to tie the child to his waist and hold the horse’s reins with one hand.

Chu Tianbao looked back at them and said to Bai Wutong, “Stinky is crying.”

It was definitely uncomfortable for Lin Yue to tie the child to his waist like this. It would be strange if he didn’t cry.

Bai Wutong pursed her lips and steeled her heart to wave the horse’s rope. The horse started running.

“Giddy up ~”

Lin Yue quickly caught up.

Only by following Bai Wutong and the others closely and being caught up by the Dark Guards Team could he protect the young master.

Although it was not right, he had no choice.

Lin Yue gritted his teeth and ran behind Bai Wutong for more than two hours. His wound had not been treated and he had lost too much blood. His vision darkened and he almost rolled off the horse.

Fortunately, he grabbed the horse’s reins in time.

After hanging in the air, the child wailed again.

Chu Tianbao looked back again. “Stinky is crying again.”

Bai Wutong tightened her grip on the horse’s reins and glanced back.

Lin Yue fell dangerously from the horse. Fortunately, before he fell, he subconsciously pulled the reins. The horse slowed down so that he could protect Stinky in his arms when he fell.

A child could not endure a fright at all, let alone suddenly falling off the horse.

Immediately, he cried out.

Bai Wutong’s heart skipped a beat.

She immediately changed directions and rode her horse towards Lin Yue.

He had passed out. Stinky in his arms was red-faced and breathless from crying.

Bai Wutong’s heart softened completely. She hurriedly dismounted and picked up the child to coax him.

Chu Tianbao poked Lin Yue’s pale face. “Wife, is he dead?”

Bai Wutong coaxed the child before answering, “Not dead yet, but soon.”

“Then what about Stinky?” He frowned and looked at Bai Wutong. Suddenly, he smiled and said, “Then let’s take Stinky away and raise him!”

Bai Wutong rolled her eyes.

He had a father and a mother, and he was a young master with an extraordinary status. Why did he have to escape with them?

Bai Wutong said to Chu Tianbao, “Drag him into the forest.” They had to save him first.

Chu Tianbao raised one of Lin Yue’s feet.

Bai Wutong’s eyebrows twitched. “You’d better pick him up with your arms.”

“Oh,” Chu Tianbao said. He let go of Lin Yue’s feet and carried him up like a princess.

Bai Wutong carried Stinky and led the two horses to follow them.

After finding a shelter, Bai Wutong handed Stinky to Chu Tianbao and checked Lin Yue’s wounds.

Lin Yue’s sword wound almost pierced through his entire shoulder. Fortunately, it missed the bone and he did not need surgery.

Since he had already fainted, Bai Wutong could not be bothered to anesthetize him and directly treated his wound.

When she was suturing the wound with a needle, Lin Yue groaned a few times and opened his eyes weakly. He had fainted from the pain again.

Bai Wutong wrapped the gauze around him and touched his forehead. He had a low fever.

She took out another anti-inflammatory and fever medicine from her bag and stuffed them into his mouth.

After doing all this, Bai Wutong heaved a sigh of relief.

He probably would not die.

There was no need for them to raise a son for someone else.

She turned around and saw Chu Tianbao stuffing his finger into Stinky’s mouth. Stinky was even sucking happily.

Bai Wutong sighed and took Chu Tianbao’s finger out of Stinky’s mouth. She educated him. “Your hand is dirty. You can’t put it in Stinky’s mouth. Otherwise, he will be sick and cry.”

She thought about how troublesome it would be for Stinky to keep crying.

Chu Tianbao immediately nodded and promised obediently, “I won’t let him eat my hand anymore. If he wants to eat it, I won’t give it to him.”

Bai Wutong nodded and looked at Stinky, who had been smacking his lips. He was probably hungry.

The porridge in the water pouch was microwaved in the RV space. Then, she added some baby milk.

Bai Wutong took the child and sealed his mouth with the water pouch. She said to Chu Tianbao, “We’re going to spend the night here. Cook a pot of sweet potato porridge and two sausages.”

“Alright, wife.”

Chu Tianbao immediately went to pick up firewood.

The fire was lit and the sky darkened.

After Stinky was full and had his diaper changed, he sat obediently in Bai Wutong’s arms. On his chubby face, two dark eyes moved.

Chu Tianbao stirred the sweet potato porridge in the pot, looked at him, and said happily, “Stinky is like a white bun.”

Bai Wutong lowered her head and glanced at it. The outline of Stinky’s side profile was like a steamed bun.

She smiled. “Yes, I think so.”

Stinky seemed to know that everyone was talking about him. He patted the back of Bai Wutong’s hand with his chubby little hand and let out an abnormally cute voice. “Ah pu… Ah pu…”

Chu Tianbao replied, “Ah pu… Ah pu…” It was as if he was really communicating seriously with Stinky.

The two of them communicated harmoniously, making Bai Wutong feel like she had two sons.

Under such a good atmosphere, Lin Yue quietly woke up.

Bai Wutong turned around when she heard the commotion and asked him, “Can you sit up?”

Lin Yue nodded and forced himself to sit up. He looked at the wound on his shoulder that had been bandaged and saw the young master in her arms. He said gratefully, “Thank you for taking care of the young master. Thank you for saving my life. I won’t forget it!” He took out a large stack of banknotes and respectfully placed it in front of Bai Wutong.

Bai Wutong took a rough look. There were at least a few thousand taels!

Their family must be running a bank!

Bai Wutong took a deep breath and accepted the banknotes. She asked Chu Tianbao to scoop a bowl of sweet potato porridge for him and put half a sausage in it before bringing it to him.

“Tell me, why did the emperor steal your young master?”

Lin Yue suddenly widened his eyes with an expression that said, “How do you know that the emperor wants to snatch our young master?”

Bai Wutong explained, “That person took out a golden tablet with the word ‘Imperial edict’ on it.”

Lin Yue was enlightened. He almost thought that Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao were some great figures.

He hesitated for a moment before saying hesitantly, “The emperor wants to snatch our young master and threaten our master.”

‘Does the Emperor need to kidnap children to threaten someone?’

Bai Wutong raised her eyebrows and asked curiously, “Who is your master?”

After what had just happened, Lin Yue felt that Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao were people worth befriending. Since he had already said so much, there was nothing to hide. He said, “Our master is the richest businessman in the Yan Kingdom, Sheng Xuanhuai.”

“Young Master is our master’s only legitimate son.”

Bai Wutong was stunned for a moment and looked at the fair and chubby Stinky in his arms. Good lord, he was actually the son of the richest tycoon in the country!

No wonder Lin Yue did not even blink when he casually took out a few thousand taels of silver.

This was much more powerful than opening a bank at home!

“Miss and Sir have saved our young master and are our master’s great benefactors! As long as Miss and Sir want something, our master will definitely do his best to satisfy you!” Lin Yue pleaded excitedly, wanting Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao to escort them back.

Bai Wutong asked curiously, “Why didn’t the emperor tie up your master but did something this unnecessary?”

Lin Yue was silent for a moment before saying, “The emperor was originally intending to capture our master. Fortunately, our master had already expected it. It was only when he escaped with Young Master that he encountered the Dark Guards on the way.”

If he had expected it, it meant that he had already transferred all his assets.

Silver and rations were what they lacked the most in war.

No wonder the emperor wanted his son.

Chapter 16: Let’s Go Along The Same Way Then

“Where is your Master now?”

Lin Yue thought that she had given in and hurriedly said, “There’s no news for the time being, but our Master said if we get separated, we should head over to the next city to wait for news.”

Bai Wutong asked, “Beiyun City?”

“Right.”

Bai Wutong asked bluntly, “Why didn’t the emperor just confiscate your houses?”

Even if he couldn’t find all the silver, the amount from the fixed assets should be enough.

Seeing that if he did not answer this question, Bai Wutong did not intend to leave with them, Lin Yue said hesitantly, “Before the war, our Master secretly sold all the shops under his name.”

Bai Wutong raised her eyebrows in surprise. What a character! He would rather clear the warehouse and sell at a low price than leave the emperor with a piece.

Then, she thought of something and probed, “Don’t tell me your Master planned to join the Ling Kingdom from the beginning?”

Lin Yue paused and stammered, “How can I predict what Master is thinking?”

Bai Wutong looked at him and had already figured out most of the thoughts of this richest man in the country.

He had probably long expected that the Yan Kingdom would not be able to make a comeback. That was why he was so decisive and did not hesitate to abandon all his businesses and escape to Ling Kingdom with his son.

‘How astute.’

Unfortunately, the emperor’s men had found out.

Bai Wutong looked at Little Stinky in her arms and fell into deep thought.

As long as Sheng Huaixuan was not caught, the emperor would keep sending people to capture him.

Lin Yue also knew that they were a source of trouble, so he hurriedly said, “Miss and Sir are also going to the Beiyun City, right? As long as we reach Beiyun City, I promise not to trouble you again!”

Stinky was unaware of the adults’ world. He played with the palm of Bai Wutong and tickled her palm with his small hand, as if it was tickling her heart.

If the emperor brought him back, who knew what would happen to the child?

Bai Wutong sighed. “How long until we reach Beiyun City?”

Lin Yue’s eyes were filled with joy, and his pale face was glowing. “We’re already near the boundary of the Beiyun City. We should be able to arrive in two days on horseback.”

Two days. She could avoid using the RV space lest he notice something amiss.

Bai Wutong nodded. “Then let’s go along the same way then!”

Lin Yue couldn’t care less about his wound. He hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, “Miss and Sir are the greatest benefactors of our Master and Young Master! As long as Miss and Sir say the word, I will definitely go through hell and seas for you!”

Bai Wutong stared at him for a few moments, her eyes darkening. “It’s good enough not to cause trouble for us.”

Lin Yue’s back stiffened and he did not dare to say anything.

He didn’t know if they would cause trouble for Bai Wutong later on, but they probably would.

Therefore, playing dead was the best choice at this moment.

How could Bai Wutong not see through his thoughts? With a low laugh, she pushed the bowl in front of him again. “Eat your food first. We’ll be on our way at dawn.” She placed the medicine in front of him. “You can apply the medicine yourself, right?”

Lin Yue nodded gratefully. “Yes.”

The ancient people were indeed physically strong.

In the blink of an eye, Bai Wutong started feeling depressed again. Why was she so lousy?

“That’s good.” She thought of something else. “Stinky can’t just eat porridge. We have to find milk for him.”

A six-month-old baby could drink more than a thousand milliliters a day. The baby milk in her RV space would last until the next night at most.

Lin Yue had already accepted the Young Master ‘elegant nickname’ Stinky and nodded. “I’ll go find some.”

Bai Wutong nodded. “Yeah.”

After dinner, Bai Wutong took out some potatoes and sweet potatoes from her bag and threw them into the pot.

Chu Tianbao looked at the potatoes and sweet potatoes in the pot and propped his face up. “Are we having potatoes and sweet potatoes again tomorrow?” He was tired of eating them.

Bai Wutong opened her bag again and showed him. “There are four duck eggs left.”

Chu Tianbao’s eyes lit up. “Salted duck eggs are delicious.”

Bai Wutong smiled. “Yes, we can eat with porridge and pickled vegetables.”

Chu Tianbao was easily satisfied. “Okay.”

Lin Yue was surprised to see that they still had so much food.

However, on second thought, with Chu Tianbao’s skills, it was not difficult for him to get some food.

Bai Wutong prepared the food for the next day’s journey and took out the blanket from her bag to let Lin Yue cover Stinky, who was sleeping.

Lin Yue thanked her softly. Just as he covered Stinky with the blanket, he woke up.

“Wah wah wah—”

The earth-shattering cry was magnified several times in the still night.

It would easily attract robbers or refugees.

“Young Master, Young Master, don’t cry ~ Don’t cry ~” Lin Yue hurriedly coaxed.

His shoulder was injured and he couldn’t pick him up to coax.

“Let me do it. Don’t cause your wound to open again. I don’t have that much medicine.” Bai Wutong carried Stinky, who was almost out of breath from crying, before he even opened his eyes.

The moonlight fell on them like a wash of silver.

Lin Yue felt even more grateful.

Chu Tianbao suddenly appeared from behind and covered his eyes. “Don’t look at my wife!”

Chu Tianbao spoke sinisterly, as if he would dig his eyeballs out if he dared to look again.

Lin Yue had long seen Chu Tianbao’s extraordinary possessiveness towards Bai Wutong. His back felt cold as he hurriedly shook his head. “Sir, you’ve misunderstood. How would I dare to have improper thoughts about Miss Bai? No, Madam Bai.”

Chu Tianbao snorted proudly.

Lin Yue asked carefully, “Sir, can you take your hand away?” He had already promised.

Chu Tianbao said fiercely, “No!”

Lin Yue’s head hurt. Why was it so difficult to communicate with him!

Bai Wutong was afraid that Chu Tianbao would wake Stinky up again, so she made him retract his claws.

As dawn broke, they packed up and continued on their way.

Bai Wutong carried Stinky at the front of the horse while Chu Tianbao held the reins and sat behind. He hugged them like a warm family of three.

Lin Yue had recovered well. He ran beside them for a while and recognized where they were and said, “There’s a farm ahead. I’ll go find milk for Young Master.”

Bai Wutong nodded in agreement, and he rode away.

Chu Tianbao said to Stinky, “He doesn’t want you anymore. Just follow us.”

Stinky was hanging on Bai Wutong’s chest, his big face facing Chu Tianbao. His two big eyes blinked twice, and he said in a cute voice, “Ah Pu ~ Ah Pu ~” as if he had readily agreed.

Bai Wutong’s eyebrows twitched. She said to Chu Tianbao, “Don’t talk nonsense to the child!”

Chu Tianbao pursed his lips. “Oh ~” Then he said regretfully to Stinky, “If my wife doesn’t agree, there’s nothing I can do.”

“Ah Pu ~ Ah Pu ~” Stinky spat as he patted Chu Tianbao’s chest with his meaty hand.

“You want to stay?” Chu Tianbao asked.

“Ah pu ~ Ah pu ~”

Bai Wutong glanced at the smiling bun face and sighed. She gave in and let the two of them communicate in their own strange ways.

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Chapter 17: Don’t Give Up

Lin Yue’s efficiency was really impressive.

She had asked him to find milk for Stinky. In the end, he had brought back a whole live goat for milking.

This milk goat was tied up tightly by Lin Yue. It was hung on the horse and dragged back. During the whole time, it kept crying.

Bai Wutong frowned. “You’re intending to bring the goat along all the way?”

Lin Yue did not want to either. It was not convenient to ride a horse, and they would be constantly watched by refugees on the way.

However, Young Master needed to drink milk!

Lin Yue braced himself and asked, “Then squeeze out the milk and bring it along?”

Bai Wutong thought for a moment. “Let’s keep it like this for now.”

Even without this goat, they were still the target of robbery.

Besides, if they were delayed along the way.

She did not know where they could get milk for Stinky.

A goat could produce a few catties of milk a day. Bai Wutong squeezed it all at once. While it seemed to be placed in the bag, it was actually placed in the RV space, so that it could be stored for a long time.

They boiled some fresh goat’s milk, fed Stinky, changed his diaper, and set off immediately.

After resting for the night, many refugees had already caught up to them.

After riding for a while, they were ambushed by a large group of refugees.

The horse tripped over the rope buried in the road. Chu Tianbao protected Bai Wutong and Stinky as they landed safely. The starving refugees pounced on them crazily.

There were too many of them.

The moment Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao were separated, Qing Feng, who had found the right opportunity, used his light and swift movements to snatch Stinky from Bai Wutong’s arms.

Bai Wutong reacted quickly and stabbed him in the chest with her dagger.

Qing Feng didn’t even blink. Before Chu Tianbao reached, he pulled Stinky out of Bai Wutong’s arms and kicked her hard.

Chu Tianbao couldn’t care less about chasing after the escaping Qing Feng and hurriedly helped Bai Wutong, who was unable to stand steadily.

Lin Yue stabbed two refugees to death. When he saw that Qing Feng had kidnapped the Young Master again, he shouted, “Young Master!” However, he was held back by the refugees and could not escape.

Qing Feng had used a lot of internal energy to kick her so Bai Wutong’s face was a little pale. She panted and said, “He’s injured and can’t run far. Let’s chase after him quickly.”

Qing Feng had been seriously injured earlier, and Bai Wutong had just stabbed him in the chest.

Chu Tianbao carried Bai Wutong with one hand and attacked fiercely. A large number of refugees who wanted to snatch their bags died.

After realizing that Chu Tianbao and Lin Yue were both very skilled and that they would not be able to gain anything and might even lose their lives, more refugees pounced on the two horses and goats.

The refugees were like demons crawling out of hell as they fed on the raw meat. The scene was too terrifying. In a daze, Bai Wutong seemed to have seen the modern apocalypse happen again. Zombies surrounded the city, and the situation was dire.

She couldn’t help but shiver and quickly said, “Go, chase after him!”

Qing Feng used his light and swift movement and ran for several kilometers.

Unexpectedly, he encountered a large group of refugees.

They had paid the price of many lives to break through the Beiyun City gates.

Apart from drinking water, they still couldn’t find anything to fill their stomachs.

The injured Qing Feng and the crying child in his arms became the most delicious food in their eyes.

Anyway, this man was going to die. The child definitely wouldn’t survive.

He might as well become their nutrients and live on together.

It had been a long time since they had eaten fair and tender meat.

The refugees locked their bloodshot gazes on them. As long as Qing Feng fell, they would tear Stinky apart alive.

As the commander of the Dark Guards Team, Qing Feng had never taken the ant-like refugees seriously.

He took out a golden tablet that made people afraid. “The Dark Guards Team is handling a case. Get lost!”

The refugees could not wait to eat the Yan Kingdom emperor’s flesh and skin him alive. Not only was Qing Feng’s golden tablet useless, it also made the refugees shout crazily, “Kill the dog of the dog emperor! Kill the dog of the dog emperor!”

Soon, many pairs of ferocious eyes were gathered at him.

Sensing that his body was gradually weakening, Qing Feng looked at Stinky, who was crying in his arms and asking for a hug.

He put away the golden tablet and pulled out the knife he’d hidden between his legs. He tied Stinky tightly around his waist.

The cold blade reflected Qing Feng’s cold black eyes.

His relentless aura intimidated the refugees.

After an instant, the emptiness of their hunger in their stomachs forced them to turn into inhumane beasts and pounce at Qing Feng.

Stinky sensed danger and grabbed Qing Feng’s collar with his chubby little hand.

Although Qing Feng’s chest and abdomen were severely injured, he was not someone a mob could kill at will.

When they rushed over, Qing Feng killed a wave of them.

Bodies littered the ground. Blood stained the ground.

Towards the end, the refugees also went crazy.

Since they were going to die anyway, they might as well die in Qing Feng’s hands.

More refugees were waiting. No matter how powerful Qing Feng was, he would not be able to hold on much longer. At that time, they would be able to reap the benefits.

Blood splashed onto Stinky’s mouth. He stuck out his tongue and licked it. His big black eyes looked at the disheveled Qing Feng as if he was comforting him.

The pure smile and clear eyes seemed to have the power to cleanse the soul.

Qing Feng hugged him with one hand and rubbed his cheek against the side of his soft ear. There was a flash of gentleness in his eyes. He took a deep breath with a sigh and looked up with killing intent.

The refugees surrounded Qing Feng from both sides.

Qing Feng had to protect Stinky from being injured and block their killing moves.

Under the situation where his stamina was draining, the moment he fought against two at once, his pitch-black hair fell like a waterfall. The red blood at the corner of his mouth seemed to have become make-up, and his angular face became gentler.

The refugees widened their eyes in surprise. Qing Feng, who had killed so many people, was actually a woman!

A refugee said sinisterly, “B*tch, I’m going to skin you alive and hang you on a tree today!”

His brothers had all died at Qing Feng’s hands. Even if he couldn’t get a share, he would kill Qing Feng and avenge them.

She was clearly at the end of her rope, but the corners of her mouth curled up. Her indifferent gaze seemed to be mocking them for overestimating themselves.

Irritated, the refugee charged, still holding a large, rusty scythe.

Qing Feng threw a dart and hit him in the heart. Before he could grunt, he fell to the ground and became one of the many corpses.

Just as the refugees were about to retreat, Qing Feng spat out a large mouthful of blood and fell to the ground. Stinky, who was in her arms, started crying again.

The baby’s cries kept stimulating the movements of their stomach. Everyone realized that the weak Qing Feng was really about to die. She picked up Stinky and took a few cautious steps.

Qing Feng gripped the dagger in her hand and looked at Stinky in her arms. She lowered her eyes and whispered, “… I’m sorry…”

“Ah pu… Ah pu…”

Stinky’s big fleshy face was blubbering and his voice was hoarse. He kept reaching out and touching Qing Feng’s face as if to tell her not to give up.

Chapter 18: Real or Fake Confusion

“She’s not going to make it. Quick, now!”

Qing Feng picked up the knife. Her breathing was rapid, and the moment she raised her hand, it hung weakly.

She was too badly hurt, like a wolf in its death throes.

The refugees had finally waited for this moment. They raised their weapons high and smiled victoriously.

Qing Feng lowered her eyes and gave up on counterattacking. She used her entire body to envelop Stinky in her arms.

“Ah pu… Ah pu…” Stinky was crying and shouting at the same time.

For some reason, at this moment, she suddenly recalled the days when she was fighting against her companions in the Dark Guards Team when she was young.

It was even crueler than it was now, but she had survived alone.

She glanced again at Stinky, whose eyes were swollen from crying. There was a hint of regret in her dark eyes.

“Go to hell!”

The moment Qing Feng closed her eyes.

Chu Tianbao jumped into the air. The sword light was dazzling, like thousands of raindrops attacking.

The refugees stopped in their tracks and looked down mechanically. Their bodies were covered in bloody holes. Before they could say anything, they collapsed unwillingly.

The completely wounded Qing Feng relaxed and quietly looked at Stinky in her arms. Her dark eyes were filled with gentleness.

In an instant, Bai Wutong seemed to be watching a scene of a tiger sniffing the roses.

Qing Feng was a woman. She hadn’t noticed before.

It was also possible that Qing Feng was too handsome and made people forget his gender.

She suddenly felt sorry for her.

Bai Wutong picked up Stinky and said to Lin Yue, who wanted to kill Qing Feng with a sword, “Forget it. She’s about to die.”

Hearing Bai Wutong’s words, Lin Yue put away his sword and looked at her coldly.

Qing Feng closed her eyes dismissively.

Lin Yue gritted his teeth and snorted. He hurriedly chased after Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao.

Stinky’s face was covered in mottled blood. Bai Wutong wiped him with a warm towel and realized that his forehead was a little hot.

After being tormented for so many days and having suffered such a huge shock just now, it would be strange if he didn’t fall sick.

The troublesome thing was that children could not use medicine when they were sick.

Bai Wutong changed him into clean clothes and cooled him down with a cold towel.

She remembered that there was still a fever patch in the RV space. After sending Lin Yue to scout the way, she quickly took it out of the RV space and stuck it under Stinky’s armpit.

When Lin Yue returned, they quickly continued on their way. On the way, Bai Wutong kept changing Stinky’s cold towel.

His body temperature rose and dropped continuously. When she applied the cold towel, the temperature quickly decreased then rose again.

Lin Yue was extremely anxious. He wished he could reach Beiyun City immediately.

However, without horses, it would take at least five days to walk.

Children could not withstand a long journey.

However, when it was almost dark, a storm started brewing.

Bai Wutong wrapped Stinky tightly. There were straw raincoats, bamboo hats, and umbrellas in the space, but she did not dare to take them out. She could only say, “Let’s find a place to hide from the rain first!”

Lin Yue thought of the farm where he bought the goats and hurriedly said, “There’s a farm up ahead. Let’s stay there for the night!”

There was no place to shelter from the wind and rain.

Bai Wutong nodded. “Okay, let’s walk faster.” It would be best to find a place to stay.

They quickened their pace in the rain and soon arrived at Zhao’s Farm.

The farm was on very high ground. In order to prevent refugees and bandits from entering, a high fence had been built and there were people guarding it.

As soon as Bai Wutong and the others approached, someone warned loudly, “Get lost!”

Lin Yue, having had experience, took out a silver ingot. “Warrior, let us stay the night! The young child is sick. Please make things easy for us!”

The burly man guarding the door saw that Bai Wutong was indeed carrying a child in her arms, so he said, “Wait, I’ll ask my father!”

Village Chief Zhao appeared after a while. After observing for a while, he recognized Lin Yue as the person who had spent a lot of money to buy the milk goat. He said, “Let them in.”

Zhao Pengfei immediately walked down from the viewing platform and easily lifted the two boulders blocking the door.

The two boulders weighed at least a few hundred kilograms.

Not to mention Bai Wutong, even Lin Yue and Chu Tianbao widened their eyes.

“How impressive…”

Zhao Pengfei smiled heartily. “It’s nothing, it’s nothing.”

Bai Wutong glanced at him. This meant that it was not his limit?

Village Chief Zhao said to Bai Wutong and the others, “Just make do at my place tonight.”

Lin Yue cupped his fists in gratitude and placed ten taels of silver into Village Chief Zhao’s hand.

The smile on Village Chief Zhao’s face deepened. “Follow me.” Then he instructed Zhao Pengfei, “My eyelids have been twitching today. You must guard the door well tonight.”

“Got it, Dad!”

Village Chief Zhao’s family was relatively wealthy. Their house was made of large limestone, and the main room was made of green tiles. Other people’s houses were basically made of straw.

In addition to Zhao Pengfei, the youngest son, Village Chief Zhao had two other sons. The eldest son, Zhao Yuan, and the second son, Zhao Sheng, were both very burly.

This was also the reason why Village Chief Zhao dared to bring them home.

Village Chief Zhao gave them a room and asked his wife, Madam Yang, to bring them some simple food.

There were three bowls of porridge so little that grains of rice could be seen, a plate of stir-fried eggs with chives, and three pieces of fermented bean curd.

Madam Yang said in embarrassment, “We only have these things at home. Please don’t mind.”

Bai Wutong shook her head. “Thank you for your kindness, Auntie. We’re already very satisfied to have this food.”

The Zhao family only had slightly more food left. The commoners from the other families only dared to eat a simple porridge.

Madam Yang smiled. “Then I won’t disturb your rest.”

Lin Yue suddenly stopped Madam Yang and asked, “Auntie, does anyone have milk goats?”

There was still goat milk in Bai Wutong’s space, but Lin Yue thought that there was none.

Madam Yang turned around and looked at Bai Wutong, as if she was feeling regretful that Bai Wutong did not have any milk despite her good figure.

Fortunately, Lin Yue and Chu Tianbao did not understand the meaning in the Madam Yang’s eyes.

Only then did Bai Wutong not feel that awkward.

Madam Yang thought for a moment and said, “There are no more milk goats. But my dog has laid a litter of babies, and its milk is quite good.”

The villagers often scolded the dogs bitches. Madam Yang was afraid that they would despise the dogs.

There was nothing to pick on at this point.

Lin Yue’s eyes were filled with joy as he took out a banknote. “Then I’ll have to trouble Auntie to squeeze some milk.”

Madam Yang had never seen banknotes before, so she was stunned when she received them.

After a while, she realized that these were notes that could be exchanged for money!

Her face flushed. “How much silver is this?” she asked. She could not read.

Lin Yue said, “Fifty taels.”

Madam Yang nearly fainted from joy.

A little dog milk actually made more money than she had ever seen in her life.

She quickly said excitedly, “Wait for me. I’ll go and milk the dog now!”

Bai Wutong was quite surprised that Lin Yue could still take out banknotes after giving her so many.

Of course, Lin Yue wouldn’t let her know.

Their master had already hidden banknotes at every designated location in the Yan Kingdom. If he lacked money on the way, he could secretly dig them up and use them.

Soon, Madam Yang came over with a large bowl of dog milk.

In addition, she had brought a change of clothes for the three of them. She said warmly, “These are my son and daughter-in-law’s clothes. Hurry up and change into them before you catch a cold.”

Thinking of something, she glanced at Bai Wutong and patted her head. “Look at how muddle-headed my husband is. I’ll arrange another room for you.”

Everyone knew what was really going on, but no one exposed it.

Chapter 19: The Bandits Are Here

Lin Yue could not handle Stinky alone. Bai Wutong still had to prevent Stinky from having a fever again, so she and Chu Tianbao shared a room. Lin Yue stayed in a room alone.

After a long day, Bai Wutong was clearly not in a good state of mind.

Chu Tianbao said with heartache, “Wife, you should rest. I’ll take care of Stinky.”

Bai Wutong rubbed her throbbing temples. “Can you do it?”

Chu Tianbao hesitated for a moment and promised, “I can do it!”

Bai Wutong forced a smile. “You can change his diaper?”

Chu Tianbao said, “I can!” Seeing that Bai Wutong didn’t believe him, he hurriedly said, “I learned it when my wife was changing him. Tianbao can definitely change Stinky’s diapers.”

His face was filled with confidence. Coupled with his ferocious bandit look, he looked a little comical and cute.

Bai Wutong couldn’t bear to dampen his enthusiasm to lighten her burden. “Alright, then change him when he wakes up.” Stinky would definitely cry when she woke up. It was impossible for her not to wake up. At most, she would watch Chu Tianbao change.

Chu Tianbao immediately smiled, his deep eyes curved into crescents.

Bai Wutong suddenly remembered the first time she had met him.

What a noble and cold immortal appearance, but now, he had been tortured to such a state.

She couldn’t help but curve her lips as she reached for Chu Tianbao’s beard. “It’s good to put it on like this.”

Chu Tianbao’s eyes lit up. He lay beside her pillow like a puppy and asked happily, “Really? My wife likes me like this?” He had thought it was very ugly.

Bai Wutong closed her eyes to avoid looking into his sparkling eyes. “Yes, I do.” She couldn’t help but laugh. “It suits you especially.”

His wife liked him like this. Chu Tianbao stroked his beard and immediately decided, “I won’t pull it again.”

Bai Wutong closed her eyes and teased, “Really?”

Chu Tianbao approached the tip of Bai Wutong’s nose and said seriously, “Yes, this way, my wife will like me forever.”

Bai Wutong suddenly opened her eyes and saw Chu Tianbao’s huge bandit face.

He beamed at her, his dark, deep-set eyes seeming to swirl with suction.

Bai Wutong’s heart skipped a beat. She immediately closed her eyes and pushed him to the side. She said in a deep voice, “Sleep, don’t talk anymore!” Whenever he spoke, it was all nonsense. She didn’t know if he had learned it in the past.

“Oh ~” Chu Tianbao == lay down obediently and lifted the corner of the blanket for Bai Wutong.

But Bai Wutong opened her eyes again after he lay down.

Could Chu Tianbao have married and had children before?

Given his age, it was extremely likely.

Bai Wutong turned to look at him and turned over again.

What was the point of thinking so much? They weren’t really husband and wife.

However, there was an inexplicable frustration that could not be dispelled.

The rainy night was a little damp and noisy.

Bai Wutong tossed and turned. Suddenly, she heard the dogs barking crazily.

She immediately sat up and put on her coat.

This was followed by a confused chorus of voices.

Stinky was woken up. Chu Tianbao hurriedly hugged him and patted him. “Stinky, don’t cry. Stinky, don’t cry. Stinky is the most handsome in the world…”

Not long after, Lin Yue pushed the door open and entered.

He frowned. “The bandits are here. Let’s get out of here.”

To avoid causing trouble again, Bai Wutong hurriedly packed her things.

When they came out of the room, Village Chief Zhao saw them and hurriedly said, “Hurry up and hide. The bandits kill without batting an eyelid!”

After saying that, he got Madam Yang to bring them to the cellar where they could hide.

Madam Yang pulled him back and asked in panic, “Old man, where are you going?”

Village Chief Zhao looked determined. “I’m going to help San’er.”

If the bandits entered the village, it would be over.

Village Chief Zhao’s two sons followed behind him, one with a sickle and another with a kitchen knife.

“Father, let us go too!”

Their wives and children looked at them in tears.

Village Chief Zhao scolded, “Nonsense, hurry up and hide in there with your wives and children. Your third brother is extremely strong. He will definitely be fine!”

The two brothers looked at their wives and children, then at their old father with gray temples. They looked at each other and the eldest brother made up his mind. “Second Brother, stay. I’ll go with Father.”

“Big Brother!”

“Listen to me!”

Village Chief Zhao sighed and rushed out with the hoe. Zhao Yuan hurriedly followed.

The remaining people all looked sad.

Madam Yang wiped her tears and said to Bai Wutong, “Come with us.”

Bai Wutong was a little moved when Village Chief Zhao asked them to hide in the cellar and bring his son to resist the bandits.

Bai Wutong shook her head. “We’re leaving, you’d also better leave now. If you can get out of the farm from elsewhere, the bandits can naturally come in from elsewhere. Hiding in this place is not a good idea.” If they were discovered, they would be wiped out.

They could make a break through from the fight, but these weak people might not.

Madam Yang subconsciously shook her head. They had lived here for generations and had survived all sorts of storms.

As long as San’er could lead everyone to resist the bandits, they would definitely be able to survive if they saved up on food.

As long as this winter passed, next year would be better.

Why bother? They would be reduced to refugees, homeless, and at risk of being killed and robbed at any time.

Madam Yang’s gaze was firm. “We have to wait for the child’s father to return. If you want to leave, climb over the back mountain. You should be able to avoid the bandits.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the sound of battle breaking out.

The bandits were actually pouring in from all directions.

They captured the villagers and killed those who resisted. Those who did not dare to resist were tied up with ropes and forced to reveal where the food and silver were hidden.

There were not many bandits that Zhao Pengfei led his men to resist.

By the time they reacted, many people in the village had been captured.

Village Chief Zhao and Zhao Yuan were among them.

Zhao Yuan resisted and was hit by the bandit’s club, falling to the ground.

“Son!”

The bandit leader grabbed the angry Village Chief Zhao and threatened Zhao Pengfei, who was holding a shovel, “If you know what’s good for you, kneel down and make me happy. It’s not impossible for me to spare your lives.”

Village Chief Zhao shouted, “San’er, run! Don’t care about us!”

The bandit leader immediately punched Village Chief Zhao and said happily, “Run then! Anyway, your little wives are ours.”

The bandits found the hidden women and children from the villagers’ houses.

The cries of the women and children echoed in the night sky. The eyes of this group of men immediately turned red. They picked up their weapons and were about to fight the bandits to the death.

The bandits immediately placed their weapons on the villagers’ necks and chuckled. “If you don’t want them to die immediately, throw away the weapons in your hands and kowtow to our leader. Otherwise, we’ll kill them now.”

The farm was basically filled with their relatives. How could Zhao Pengfei and the other youths bear to see them die? They wished they could tear the bandits into pieces, but they had no choice but to submit.

The unyielding men all knelt down.

The bandit leader’s face was filled with excitement as he stared at Zhao Pengfei, who was gritting his teeth. “Quickly kowtow! Make it louder! Then call me father!”

Zhao Pengfei could not produce a sound for a long time. His eyes were bloodshot. The bandit leader pointed his knife at his head and said with a sinister gaze, “You killed so many of my brothers. Aren’t you proud of yourself?” If not for Zhao Pengfei, they would have long captured the farm.

Village Chief Zhao lay on the ground and looked up. He said in fear, “San’er, leave quickly!!!”

The young men clenched their fists. Their angry chests shook.

Chapter 20: A Simple Favor

At this moment, a bandit landed in front of the bandit leader with a bang.

He twitched twice and died.

Startled, the bandits looked around warily.

Suddenly, a cold light flashed. In an instant, another bandit fell again.

The villager they were restraining looked up in panic.

Chu Tianbao, who was taller than a bandit, held a blood-stained sword and placed it on the bandit leader’s neck.

The situation actually changed in an instant.

Seeing Chu Tianbao, who was like a god descending, Zhao Pengfei widened his eyes in disbelief. The eyes of the steel-like man gradually moistened.

“Brothers, kill the bandits and avenge everyone!”

He stood up and led the young men forward to fight the remaining bandits.

Soon, the bandits fled and died, leaving only the bandit leader who had been captured by Chu Tianbao.

The bandit leader looked at the corpses of the bandits and felt a chill in his heart.

These good-for-nothings had eaten so much of his food, but they were actually so useless!

Lin Yue held his sword and cleared the way. Bai Wutong appeared with Stinky in her arms. Chu Tianbao’s cold eyes immediately lit up.

Bai Wutong did not want to be a busybody. But who asked Madam Yang to try their best to make her run away with Stinky when they saw the bandits coming?

It was not that she was soft-hearted. After all, the bandits had called her ugly and wanted to kill all of them.

Chu Tianbao moved slightly with his sword. The bandit leader, whose neck ran cold, trembled in fear and hurriedly begged, “Hero, please have mercy on me! Please have mercy!”

Afraid that Chu Tianbao’s hands would move too much, the bandit leader hurriedly coaxed, “You’re tall and strong, have an extraordinary temperament, and are very capable. Why don’t you join our Heavenly Stronghold? I guarantee that you’ll live a good life and be a groom every night. You’ll be even more carefree than the emperor. As long as you put down your sword, you’ll be the future head of the Heavenly Stronghold! If you say a word, I won’t dare to say a word. Our brothers will follow you!”

It must have been hard on him to be able to stutter so much flattery when he couldn’t read.

Everyone’s faces suddenly turned pale. They all looked at Chu Tianbao at the same time, afraid that he would agree to the bandits’ conditions.

Chu Tianbao didn’t listen to him at all. His gaze remained on Bai Wutong.

The bandit leader followed Chu Tianbao’s gaze and landed on Bai Wutong’s extremely ugly face. A question mark slowly appeared on his head.

He glanced at Chu Tianbao, who was “emotional” and seemed to understand something.

Chu Tianbao was a coward who was afraid of his wife!

His strong desire to live made him swallow hard. He smiled insincerely at Bai Wutong and said, “Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law is really, really healthy!” Then he looked at the fair and tender Stinky and smiled awkwardly with a sincere expression. “As expected of Sister-in-law. No wonder she gave birth to such a f*cking handsome fat boy!”

“In the future, I’ll definitely give birth to more fat boys for our big brother! What I said just now was all nonsense. Sister-in-law, don’t mind me. In the future, if any little vixen dares to seduce our big brother, I’ll be the first to disagree.”

Bai Wutong’s expression was calm the entire time. Her gaze, which did not seem to have any warmth, made the bandit leader tremble in fear.

This ugly girl shouldn’t be so vicious right!

Bai Wutong glanced at the frightened villagers and suddenly asked him, “Is everyone from the Heavenly Stronghold here?”

The bandit leader thought that she was tempted, and his face immediately lit up. He said solicitously, “There are still more than a hundred of us in the Heavenly Stronghold. When we get back, I’ll pick a few hardworking girls to give to Sister-in-law. I have a few boxes of gold, silver, and jewelry. I’ll send them to Sister-in-law later.” The more he flattered her, the more his face turned red. “Only a woman with an otherworldly temperament like Sister-in-law is worthy of those things.”

Bai Wutong seemed satisfied and asked, “Then who do you think the hundred people listen to now?”

The bandit leader chuckled. “I still have two sworn brothers, but don’t worry, Sister-in-law. If Big Brother comes back with us, I guarantee that they won’t dare to have any objections.”

Lin Yue looked at Bai Wutong in confusion, not understanding why she was asking the bandit leader these questions.

Bai Wutong cleared his doubts quickly.

She glanced at Chu Tianbao. Chu Tianbao understood what Bai Wutong meant. The bandit leader, who was still smiling, had his throat cut in an instant.

He stared in disbelief, as if he couldn’t understand why Chu Tianbao had attacked. He struggled to say “you” before falling to the ground.

The villagers were dumbfounded. Chu Tianbao’s actions were a little scary.

Bai Wutong looked at Village Chief Zhao, who had yet to react, and said, “There are still more than 100 people in the Heavenly Stronghold. This bandit leader is dead, and the two brothers who are the leaders will definitely take revenge on you. You should make plans early. We’re leaving.”

Only then did Village Chief Zhao understand that Bai Wutong was helping them inquire about the Heavenly Stronghold. She even specially reminded them that they should not stay in the village anymore.

Village Chief Zhao was about to thank with the villagers.

“Old man, San’er, are you alright?” At this moment, Madam Yang rushed out. When they saw Zhao Yuan lying on the ground, they immediately pounced on him and shouted in fear, “Yuan’er, Yuan’er, what’s wrong with you? Don’t scare Mom! Wake up!”

She patted Zhao Yuan’s face hard, but Zhao Yuan still did not open his eyes.

Madam Yang immediately burst into tears. “These damned beasts, I curse you all to die a horrible death. My poor Yuan’er! Why is your life so miserable? You must come and look for me in your next life! Sob sob sob~”

Just as Madam Yang was crying sadly, a hand suddenly grabbed her wrist. In the next second, a familiar voice sounded. Zhao Yuan said with a painful face, “Mom, why are you crying?”

Madam Yang’s cries stopped abruptly. There were still tears on her rough face as she said with a smile, “Son, you’re not dead?”

Zhao Yuan rubbed his face and said, “Almost. It’s just that my neck and face hurt.”

Madam Yang hurriedly said, “When Mom gets back, I’ll apply some plant ash on you.”

When Village Chief Zhao came back to his senses, Bai Wutong and the others had already left without saying goodbye.

Village Chief Zhao hurriedly led the villagers to chase after them.

Fortunately, it was dark and they caught up before long.

Village Chief Zhao panted and said, “Young Master, Madam, don’t go. It’s already late. Stay for the night. We haven’t thanked you properly yet.”

Previously, Bai Wutong had planned to stay overnight.

But now, these villagers had lost so many of their loved ones and each of them had their own matters to deal with. The bandits might come again, and the rain had stopped. It was better to get going as soon as possible to prevent any more trouble.

Bai Wutong said, “No need. We just met by chance. It’s a simple favor.”

It was a piece of cake to repel so many bandits.

How could Village Chief Zhao not understand how powerful Bai Wutong and the others were? If they were willing to stay, they would definitely be able to defeat more than a hundred bandits easily.

Village Chief Zhao didn’t want them to leave either. He hurriedly said, “You guys can continue travelling but how can a child withstand such torture?”

Madam Yang was sincerely grateful to Bai Wutong and the others for taking action in time. If not for Chu Tianbao, the entire farm might not have survived.

She said, “The baby still needs milk. Even if it’s for the sake of the baby, you should have a hot meal at dawn before you leave.”

The villagers all echoed, “That’s right, benefactor. Leave after tomorrow.”

Chapter 21: Treat like Father

Bai Wutong had made up her mind. She waved her hand. “Thank you. You’d better settle down as soon as possible.”

When Village Chief Zhao heard this, he could not help but plead, “Madam, Sirs, it’s difficult on the journey to escape. Why don’t you stay in our farm? We’ll definitely give you the best farmland and the best houses. I guarantee that you’ll be able to eat your fill every day and have milk to drink.” The drought that day was too serious. Not only did the farm have to guard against bandits, but it also had to guard against countless refugees. Without someone as capable as Chu Tianbao, how could they… last until next spring?

Bai Wutong could be considered to have fled all the way here. She knew how rampant the refugees and bandits of the Yan Kingdom were. If these villagers did not have enough strength to defend themselves, they would definitely not be able to protect their homes.

They could help them once, but not forever.

Moreover, compared to famine, war was more terrifying.

Bai Wutong had already reminded them that there would be a catastrophe. How could she stay for a group of unrelated people?

Bai Wutong shook her head and warned, “Where there’s life, there’s hope. Village Chief Zhao, take care.”

When Zhao Pengfei learned that Village Chief Zhao wanted to let Bai Wutong stay, he was almost overjoyed.

If they could stay, he could ask Chu Tianbao to teach him.

When he became as powerful as Chu Tianbao, he would no longer be afraid of bandits and refugees raiding their farm.

Bai Wutong refused to stay. Zhao Pengfei looked at Village Chief Zhao anxiously. Village Chief Zhao looked disappointed and helpless. He finally couldn’t help but kneel down in front of Chu Tianbao.

“Sir, please take me as your disciple. I’ll treat you like my father!”

“…”

Bai Wutong glanced at the wrinkled Village Chief Zhao and then at the confused Chu Tianbao. This father was indeed a little young.

It was impossible for Chu Tianbao to take him as his disciple. Bai Wutong said, “Young Master Zhao, don’t kneel. My husband can’t teach you.” If Chu Tianbao wanted to stay and teach him, she wouldn’t allow him to.

“We should go.”

Zhao Pengfei refused to give up and kept kowtowing to Chu Tianbao. “Master, Master, please accept me!”

The young people in the village also wanted to acknowledge Chu Tianbao as their master. Since Zhao Pengfei was willing to kneel down and beg, they were naturally willing to also do the same.

With a thud, the young people in the farm all knelt down.

“Master, Master, please accept us! We will definitely treat you like our biological father!”

When Bai Wutong heard this, she finally began to wonder if she had dressed Chu Tianbao up too old.

Otherwise, why would all of them rush to acknowledge him as their father?

Chu Tianbao looked at Bai Wutong quietly. He looked calm, but he was actually panicking.

If Bai Wutong did not speak, he would not know what to do.

Seeing that these children were trying their best to become Chu Tianbao’s disciples, Village Chief Zhao also begged, “Sir, you can stay. They’re all good children! As long as you’re willing to stay, other than the repayment for the discipleship, we’ll pay for the grain tax and do all the labor. We definitely won’t let you suffer any grievances here.”

“Master!” the young men shouted in unison as they knelt.

Chu Tianbao grabbed the sleeve of Bai Wutong and looked at her for help. “Wife.”

Bai Wutong looked at him comfortingly. From the initial forbearance to her rising anger, she looked straight into Village Chief Zhao’s eyes and said word by word, even a little aggressively, “Everyone has their own fate. You can’t force it. Village Chief Zhao, don’t you understand?”

“We saved you, but you insisted on making things difficult for us. Is this the respect a father should have?” Bai Wutong sneered.

“You can’t bear to leave your hometown, but you want others to stay in a foreign land. Is this your respect for your teacher? I really don’t see any good in these children.”

After Bai Wutong finished speaking, the young men of Zhao farmyard all lowered their heads in shame.

Bai Wutong took Chu Tianbao’s hand and couldn’t be bothered to say anything else to them. “Let’s go.”

After being reprimanded by Bai Wutong, Village Chief Zhao’s face turned pale. As he watched them leave, he thought of the risk that Zhao farmyard was about to face and Bai Wutong’s words about where there was life, there was hope. A resolute thought finally occupied his entire mind.

They could not stay any longer in the Zhao farmyard!

They had to leave immediately.

It would be best if he could leave with Bai Wutong and the others.

Bai Wutong had been willing to let Chu Tianbao help them previously, so her character must have been guaranteed. At the very least, they wouldn’t kick him when he was down while they were escaping from the wilderness. If they could build a good relationship with Bai Wutong, she might even help them again.

The problem was that the people who had died in the village had yet to be buried and their belongings had yet to be packed up. How could he follow Bai Wutong and the others?

Village Chief Zhao thought for a moment and called up the dejected Zhao Pengfei. “San’er, run back to the kitchen to get some food and two sets of clothes. Follow them.”

Zhao Pengfei suddenly looked up. “Dad, what about you guys?”

Village Chief Zhao said firmly, “We’re also leaving. Our entire village is leaving. Follow them and mark the way. We’ll come to find you.” With that, he took out a silver ingot and placed it in Zhao Pengfei’s hand. If they were separated, Zhao Pengfei could exchange the silver for some food.

Zhao Pengfei was dumbfounded. Why were they all leaving the farm?

Before Village Chief Zhao could explain, he urged, “Hurry up, or you won’t be able to find them.” Zhao Pengfei was still in a daze. Village Chief Zhao pushed him angrily. “Don’t you want to become his disciple? Hurry up!”

The word ‘disciple’ made Zhao Pengfei’s eyes light up. He ran a few steps as though he was on fire wheels. Suddenly, it rained heavily in the night sky.

Village Chief Zhao’s eyes widened. He chased after Zhao Pengfei and hurriedly shouted, “San’er, quick, don’t pack your things. Go and call Madam Bai and the others back to take shelter from the rain. She’s carrying the child. She’ll definitely come back in such a heavy rain. If they still refuse, tell them that we’ll prepare a mule cart for them. They can leave at dawn. We won’t stop them this time.”

Zhao Pengfei was stunned again. “Dad, are we not leaving?”

Village Chief Zhao gritted his teeth and kicked this silly donkey. “Cut the crap and go quickly! Make it sound nicer.”

Zhao Pengfei couldn’t care less about rubbing his aching legs and stomach and immediately ran.

Panting, he stood in front of Bai Wutong and the others and quickly repeated Village Chief Zhao’s words.

Bai Wutong pondered for a moment before agreeing.

The rain was too heavy for them to continue their journey.

Moreover, Village Chief Zhao wanted to prepare a mule cart for them, which made Bai Wutong tempted.

Although the mule cart was slow, its endurance was strong. They could even take turns to rest on it while traveling. This was much better than walking. Even Stinky would feel more comfortable.

Zhao Pengfei brought Bai Wutong and the others back. Village Chief Zhao immediately welcomed them happily and even instructed Madam Yang to take good care of them.

The next day, at dawn, Bai Wutong rubbed her glabella.

The entire village was noisy for the entire night. It was as if they had not slept for a while.

Just as she put on her clothes, Madam Yang knocked on the door.

“Madam Bai, is the child going to drink milk? I’ve squeezed the milk. Do you want me to bring it in for you now?”

Chapter 22: Take One Step At A Time

As soon as she finished speaking, Stinky heard the commotion and woke up.

“Boohoo—”

Chu Tianbao picked up Stinky by reflex and sang, “Oh, oh, oh, oh~ Stinky, don’t cry. Stinky, don’t cry. Stinky is the most handsome person in the world~”

He could be coaxed with a few pats in the night, but it did not work now.

Bai Wutong calculated the time and realized that it was time for Stinky to drink milk. She opened the door and said politely to Madam Yang, “Thank you, Auntie.”

Madam Yang said ingratiatingly, “If there’s not enough milk, I’ll squeeze more for you later. You mustn’t let the Young Master starve.” She glanced into the house again and smiled. “Breakfast has been prepared for you. Do you want to eat in the house or in the main room?”

Bai Wutong said, “Then please send the things to the house.”

“Alright, I’ll go right away.”

Bai Wutong took the milk and noticed from the corner of his eye that Village Chief Zhao had packed a lot of things.

His sons were also walking in and out, moving things. They were probably planning to leave the farm.

Bai Wutong did not mind. Anyway, they would leave after breakfast.

Before long, Madam Yang arrived with the food.

Following behind her was a chubby and cute girl. She was still unsteady on her feet and looked like she was only two or three years old.

Madam Yang put down the food and reminded the young lady, “Peach, why are you following Grandma?”

The young lady thought for a moment and looked at Bai Wutong before glancing at Madam Yang. Encouraged by Madam Yang, she immediately walked over to Bai Wutong with trembling steps and reached out her chubby hand that was holding onto two eggs.

She said in a child-like voice, “Madam, take the eggs to little brother.” As she spoke, her eyes landed on the eggs, but she licked the corner of her mouth, as if she was recalling the taste of the eggs.

Village Chief Zhao’s genes were well-inherited. He gave birth to four grandsons before little Peach was born.

She was born with a pair of big, watery eyes. She was fair and clean and was very doted on in the Zhao family.

Village Chief Zhao wanted to get closer to Bai Wutong, so he immediately thought of this cute and likable granddaughter.

Bai Wutong glanced at Madam Yang who was beside and stroked Peach’s head. Her eyes were gentle as she said, “Little brother is still young and can’t eat eggs. You can eat them yourself.”

The rising sun enveloped Bai Wutong. Although she had an ugly face, Madam Yang suddenly felt that she was a beauty. When she saw the large red spots on her face, a trace of pity flashed across her eyes.

In the blink of an eye, she turned her head and glanced at Chu Tianbao, who was hugging Stinky. After taking a few glances, her expression immediately turned to confusion.

Both of them were so ugly. Why was the child so handsome?

Bai Wutong’s words brought back Madam Yang from her thoughts. She smiled and said, “Little Master can’t accept Peach’s kind intentions, so Madam and Young Master can have it.”

Peach quickly shook her head. “I’m not eating. I’ve already smelled it.”

Bai Wutong did not understand. “What have you smelled?”

Peach smiled brightly and said slowly but clearly, “My mother said that if I’ve smelled eggs, I’ve eaten them.”

She was like a vibrant sunflower, innocent, unaware of pain and unafraid of it.

Bai Wutong’s eyes darkened as she looked at the egg in her small hand for a long time.

Madam Yang’s expression stiffened. Afraid that Bai Wutong would think that they were treating Peach badly, she hurriedly explained, “When there wasn’t a famine, Peach would get an egg every day.”

Looking at the child’s chubby cheeks, Bai Wutong knew that she had not been mistreated.

She didn’t say anything. Instead, she picked up one of the eggs in Peach’s hand. After she’d peeled it, she held it to Peach’s lips. “You’ve eaten it but shall we have another?”

Peach looked at Madam Yang as if asking for permission.

When the Madam Yang met Bai Wutong’s gaze, she smiled awkwardly and said gently, “If Madam Bai gives it to you, you can eat it.” If not for the fact that they were really afraid that there would not be enough food in winter, Madam Yang would not have let these children suffer.

Peach finally opened her mouth and took a bite of the egg. Then she smiled contentedly at Bai Wutong. “The eggs are delicious, madam.”

A smile flashed in Bai Wutong’s eyes as she stroked her head again. “Yes, the eggs are delicious.”

Seeing the interaction between Peach and Bai Wutong, Madam Yang heaved a sigh of relief.

After breakfast, Village Chief Zhao brought the mule cart over as promised.

There were even two mules.

In case it rained along the way, Village Chief Zhao even thoughtfully built a shed for the mule cart.

Bai Wutong glanced at the mule cart. There was a soft blanket inside and two baskets of dry food and fruits that had just been plucked.

Village Chief Zhao said solicitously, “Madam Bai, you can rest in the car for a while. The two mules are very stable. Little Master can even roll on them and stretch his muscles.”

Bai Wutong glanced at the shrewd Village Chief Zhao and then looked at the courtyard. Outside the courtyard, the villagers were dragging their luggage inside and outside. A bad feeling surged in her heart.

Could it be that these people wanted to leave Zhao’s farmyard with them!?

Sure enough, Zhao Pengfei smiled even more solicitously than his father. “Master, Madam, let me help you drive. My driving skills are the best in the farm.”

“…” Who’s your Madam!

‘Where’s your face, lad?’

While Bai Wutong was speechless, she looked at Village Chief Zhao and admired him for persuading the villagers of Zhao’s farmyard to leave the place where they had lived for generations and embark on an unknown path of escape.

Village Chief Zhao met Bai Wutong’s scrutinizing gaze and lowered his eyes guiltily. “It’s dangerous on the way. It’s much safer for Madam to be with us.” He also promised, “Don’t worry, we definitely won’t cause any trouble for you. We’re just going along the same way!”

Bai Wutong stared at him for a few seconds. “Then where are you two going?”

Village Chief Zhao had already asked Lin Yue but he did not say. He actually wanted to follow Bai Wutong. Wherever Bai Wutong went, they would follow. Afraid that Bai Wutong would dislike it, he said, “We will take one step at a time.”

Of course, it would be even better if they encountered a beautiful place that could let everyone settle down and avoid this famine and war. It would be even better if they could also earn some money.

If they couldn’t, they could at least save the lives of the entire village. In the future, they would be able to return to Zhao’s farmyard and pay their respects to the ancestors.

Bai Wutong could tell what Village Chief Zhao was up to.

He claimed that it was on the same way, but he just wanted to make use of their protection.

She really didn’t want them to follow.

With more people, there would be more trouble. The space had to be used more cautiously.

It was inconvenient to do anything.

However, she was not the one who had built the road.

They insisted on following and even claimed that it was on the same way. Bai Wutong could not say anything about it.

Afraid that Bai Wutong would not agree or want to shake them off halfway, Village Chief Zhao gave the villagers another look.

The villagers immediately raised their food and brought it to Bai Wutong. They shouted, “Madam, we really won’t trouble you. Just let us follow.”

Some villagers even made the children kneel down and beg, “Madam, please.”

“We really won’t cause you any trouble.”

Peach trotted over and tugged at Bai Wutong’s sleeve. She had probably forgotten her lines as she stared at Bai Wutong and said nothing.

Bai Wutong looked down at her and said coldly to Village Chief Zhao, “This is your own matter. You don’t have to tell me.” Even if she didn’t agree, these people would probably have to follow her forcefully.

Village Chief Zhao did not expect Bai Wutong to be very enthusiastic about it. It was already good enough that they could follow. He understood what she meant and hurriedly shouted excitedly, “Follow, follow along!”

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Chapter 23: The Royal Family

There were nearly 200 people in Zhao village.

A quarter of them were young adults.

All the food in their village had been brought along by the villagers.

The children, women, and old people walked in the middle while the young and strong men guarded outside with the weapons left behind by the bandits.

With their gleaming weapons and huge troops, the scattered refugees looked at the mule carts, donkey carts, and ox carts in the middle enviously. However, they basically did not dare to approach them. Instead, they were afraid that they would be robbed.

Lin Yue drove the mule cart while Bai Wutong carried Stinky and dozed off on Chu Tianbao’s shoulder.

The mule cart was much more comfortable than riding on a horse.

If it weren’t for the fact that she could see the sallow and thin refugees from time to time, she would have thought that they were traveling.

Suddenly, the mule train skidded to a halt.

Before Bai Wutong opened her eyes, she heard a familiar stuttering line.

“I’m the one who discovered this mountain and planted this tree. If you want- want to pass through it, you have to leave money behind!”

Bai Wutong looked up and saw the little bandit who had spoken being kicked away by the big-bellied second-in-charge. “What nonsense are you spouting?”

He raised a huge long knife and pointed it at Lin Yue on the mule cart. “Brothers, kill them and avenge the chief!”

Bai Wutong knew that they would be in trouble if the villagers followed, but she did not expect them to come so quickly.

When the villagers saw the groups of bandits, they immediately approached the mule cart despite saying that they would not trouble them.

The timid ones even shouted, “Madam Bai, help!”

“…” Why were they shouting for her?

As the villagers shouted, the bandits focused their attention on Bai Wutong’s face on the mule cart.

When the second-in-charge saw her appearance, he immediately lost his appetite. He thought that she was a beautiful woman, but it turned out to be such an ugly woman. He immediately said in disgust, “Even a dog doesn’t want such an ugly woman.”

The third-in-charge curled his lip, his face full of viciousness. “Then feed her to the dogs.”

When Lin Yue heard them open their mouths, he knew that they were going to die.

As expected.

With a whoosh, a black shadow leaped out of the mule cart and the sharp blade fell on them.

The sword light flashed past the second-in-charge’s terrified eyes. In the next second, he watched as the blood from his throat sprayed onto the shocked third-in-charge’s face.

Before anyone could react, the second-in-charge’s burly body crashed to the ground like a mountain collapsing.

The moment the dust dissipated, the bandits behind the second-in-charge took a step back in fear.

In the blink of an eye, they all saw how Chu Tianbao had attacked. The second-in-charge died just like that.

Wouldn’t killing them be even easier than killing chickens!

When the third-in-charge saw the corpse of the second-in-charge and met Chu Tianbao’s dark gaze, he finally understood why the first-in-charge had brought so many people to the Zhao farmyard and yet to return.

They had encountered an expert among experts.

Such a person was not someone they could afford to offend.

The third-in-charge reacted and immediately said, “Run, run as far as you can!”

Before he could put his thoughts into action, he froze in his tracks.

The bandits behind him took a step back in even greater horror.

Chu Tianbao pulled out the sword that had pierced through his body. The third-in-charge’s face twitched ferociously twice before he fell down with a thud without any more breathing.

Chu Tianbao glanced at the corpse on the ground with a cold expression, like a killer from hell.

The children in the village cried at the sight.

The mothers hurriedly covered their eyes and swore in their hearts that they would no longer secretly talk about how ugly Bai Wutong was.

The bandits turned into frightened birds and beasts and fled in all directions.

Before Zhao Pengfei could even move his knife, the danger to the troops had been resolved.

Village Chief Zhao was even more convinced that they had to follow Bai Wutong and the others closely.

As long as they followed closely, they would definitely be safe.

For this, he reminded Madam Yang and the other women to act more smartly and make sure to coax Bai Wutong well.

Bai Wutong stretched out her hand to Chu Tianbao. Chu Tianbao immediately took the handkerchief and carefully wiped the sword that had just killed two people before returning to the mule cart.

Bai Wutong glanced at his well-defined hand. Chu Tianbao extended his hand and said happily, “It’s not stained at all. I’m still a clean Tianbao.”

Bai Wutong looked away and chuckled. “Yes, you’re still a clean Tianbao.”

Chu Tianbao chuckled and sat back beside Bai Wutong. He straightened his back and patted his shoulder. “Lean on me, wife, and sleep.”

Lin Yue glanced back, wishing he could cover his ears.

They were too disgustingly loving!

When he married in the future, he must not be like Chu Tianbao.

Bai Wutong should have corrected him for stacking words in his speech. But she was probably tired. She looked at him a few times and leaned her head against him again.

She was very close and hearing the pounding of his heart made her feel reassured.

When Bai Wutong closed her eyes, she actually thought of her grandparents.

Her parents had died in a car accident when she was young. The person who had killed them had paid a lot of money and obtained the forgiveness of her grandparents. In the end, they were released after only a few years of jailtime.

When she was in her adolescence, she had unintentionally learned this news from her relatives. She had even blamed her grandparents for forgiving them.

Later, when her grandmother became terminally ill and refused to use the compensation amount.

Only then did Bai Wutong understand that they were doing this for her.

After losing their son and daughter-in-law, they would definitely suffer no less than her when she was young.

Later, when her grandmother passed away, her grandfather followed her not long after.

She became alone.

She had met many companions during the apocalypse.

But in the end, she was the only one left.

Little Stinky in her arms moved. Bai Wutong adjusted him into a comfortable position and glanced at the obedient Chu Tianbao. She wondered how long they would last this time.

The rain fell again.

The weather in the Yan Kingdom was really strange.

It would not rain when it should and kept raining when it shouldn’t.

The mule cart travelled for a long time. The rain was getting heavier.

The refugees on the road were drenched. Those who were not wearing much were shivering in the rain.

Some simply collapsed in the water, starving, unable to get up again.

Before the villagers left, they brought all their luggage.

Excluding the adults, even children could wear straw raincoats or bamboo hats.

“Rumble—”

Lightning flashed. Dark clouds rolled in. A downpour came crashing down.

Bai Wutong and the others had no choice but to take shelter under the trees for the time being.

When the rain stopped, they continued on their way.

They encountered a huge group of people fleeing in the opposite direction of Ling Kingdom.

Bai Wutong took a closer look. Not only were there a few super luxurious carriages, but there were also a large number of attendants and troops accompanying them to protect a large amount of food and supplies. More importantly, they were actually royal guards!

The people in the carriage were definitely from the royal family.

Bai Wutong asked Lin Yue, “Do you know who’s sitting in the carriage?” He was someone who had worked for the richest man, so he should know.

Lin Yue took a closer look and frowned. He looked hesitant and puzzled.

“It must be Duke Ping, the younger brother of the current emperor.”

Seeing that he was still confused, Bai Wutong asked, “What’s wrong with them?”

Lin Yue said, “There are three types of royal guards of honor – grand, legal, and small. Other than the emperor, the other members of the imperial family can only have the legal and small guards accompanying them. The scale in front of us is the grand guards.”

If one crossed the line, one would be suspected of rebellion.

Chapter 24: A Mere Commoner

Bai Wutong thought for a moment. “It should be a special privilege. The blood brothers of the same mother might be close.”

Lin Yue looked at the huge private army and felt that Bai Wutong might be right.

After all, they were brothers. It was not a big deal to allow the guards of honor to be larger in scale.

Moreover, the Yan Kingdom was in a difficult situation.

This team should be bringing people to help the Imperial City by transporting so much food and supplies.

After the storm, the road was muddy. The other party’s carriage was too heavy and was completely stuck in the road.

As soon as they stopped, the entire team blocked the road.

Suddenly, a domineering voice came from the carriage. “A bunch of trash! You can’t even move a carriage!”

The servant reported fearfully, “Princess Qingping, Commander Luo said that it’s not that he can’t push it, but he’s afraid of disturbing Consort Ping and you. He also said that if it’s convenient, please get out of the carriage first. This way, we can lift the carriage and can continue on our way.”

Qingping’s reprimand immediately came from the wide carriage. “Tell him to get lost! This place is so dirty and surrounded by a group of lowly commoners. I won’t get down.”

The fact that Consort Ping did not speak or reprimand Qingping meant that she did not want to get out of the car either.

The servant had no choice but to tell Commander Luo their exact words.

Commander Luo frowned and could only say to his subordinates, “Lift the carriage first and push it forward. Be steady and don’t scare Consort Ping and Princess Qingping.”

The soldiers lowered their weapons and stepped into the mud to lift the wagon.

However, there were too many things in this luxurious carriage driven by four horses. There were five people on it, including the attendants, Consort Ping and Princess Qingping. Moreover, the carriage was made of agarwood and was even heavier.

As soon as the soldiers raised it, their feet slipped and the carriage shook violently.

The expensive steamer on the tea table, along with the tea mat, fell to the carriage floor and shattered into pieces.

Princess Qingping and Consort Ping were frightened. In the next second, the carriage shook and they were flung from one end of the carriage to the other.

In unison, Princess Qingping and the Consort hit the solid wall of the carriage. They screamed, but their cries were drowned out by the soldiers’ voice.

Their heads hurt, and they felt dizzy. They even felt like vomiting. If they continued, her image and that of Consort Ping would be completely ruined.

Princess Qingping shouted angrily at Commander Luo outside, “Dogs, how did you lift the carriage! Stop quickly!”

A few more jolts and she would really throw up.

The thought of those filth made her want to whip the servants outside.

Commander Luo was busy directing the carriage. Seeing that it was about to be lifted, he did not respond to Princess Qingping in time. A good white jade bracelet was suddenly thrown out of the window and landed heavily on Commander Luo’s head.

Instantly, blood poured from his forehead.

The soldiers thought there was an assassin and drew their swords. The carriage that had just been lifted suddenly fell down again.

This time, Princess Qingping rolled onto the carriage floor and twisted into a ball.

The attendant, who had lost her balance, was still on top of them both.

When the servant reacted, she was sitting on Princess Qingping’s face. Her face instantly turned pale as she hurriedly helped Consort Ping and Princess Qingping up.

Princess Qingping held her head and thought of her sorry state just now. She slapped the attendant hard.

The attendant’s cheek swelled rapidly.

The pain was scorching. She knelt down without a word and said in fear and trepidation, “Princess, please calm down.”

Princess Qingping felt as if her nose had been flattened and stepped on the servant fiercely. “Someone, drag her out and punish her with 50 strokes of the cane.”

The attendant begged bitterly, and Princess Qingping sneered. “Add another 20!”

The attendant was completely desperate.

She certainly wouldn’t survive 70 strokes.

The moment she was pulled out of the car, she thought that instead of being beaten to death, she might as well kill herself.

The attendant aimed at a soldier’s saber and pulled it out with a whoosh. She threw it at her neck and fell straight onto the carriage.

Blood splattered all over the carriage. When Princess Qingping heard the commotion, she pulled open the curtain and felt warm blood. Her gaze landed on the body that had been dragged down and she was instantly furious.

Before Commander Luo could deal with the big wound on his head, he was accused of failing to protecting his Masters and was scolded by Princess Qingping and the Consort.

If that servant had not committed suicide and had entered with a knife, they would have died just now.

The more they thought about it, the more terrified they became. Especially since this carriage had a dead person in it made them feel even more disgusted.

Princess Qingping got out of the carriage and asked the servants to arrange another carriage as soon as possible.

The servants brought over good cashmere carpets and the maidservants tidied up their appearances. Only then did Princess Qingping get out of the carriage carefully with the help of the maidservants.

As soon as she got out of the carriage, Bai Wutong saw how dazzling Princess Qingping was.

With every step there was a carpet laid down.

Those who didn’t know better would think that she was on a catwalk.

Bai Wutong asked Lin Yue, “Are they Duke Ping’s concubines?”

Since they dared to dress so extravagantly in front of all the starving refugees, Duke Ping should not be anything good either.

Lin Yue guessed, “It should be Consort Ping and Princess Qingping.”

“Princess Qingping?” Bai Wutong found this title a little funny.

She did not look poor at all.

Lin Yue glanced at the other party and lowered his voice. “It’s rumored that the emperor feels that Duke Ping is even more extravagant than him, so he specially gave Princess Qingping the title to restrain him.”

The corners of Bai Wutong’s mouth twitched. He was not even a good person, yet he still asked others to restrain themselves.

If this was the result after he restrained himself, how extravagant would he have been before?

It could be seen how corrupt the Yan Kingdom’s royal family was.

Bai Wutong stared at their carriage and suddenly thought of another question.

Since the emperor could not even tolerate his younger brother being more extravagant than him, how could he possibly allow Duke Ping to use the grand imperial carriage that only the emperor could use?

Bai Wutong’s gaze landed on the head of a slightly older and charming woman. She asked Lin Yue, “Can all the relatives of the Yan Kingdom wear a phoenix crown?”

What Bai Wutong asked was a question of common sense. Lin Yue immediately said, “No, only women with a class in the harem can wear it.”

Bai Wutong was surprised. She stared at the woman’s gorgeous phoenix crown and fell into deep thought.

Could it be that the woman the emperor asked Duke Ping to take care of…

How was this possible? Did Duke Ping also want to take the opportunity to rebel?

Bai Wutong felt that it couldn’t be. Was she overthinking? It couldn’t be.

After all, they were biological brothers.

It was also possible that it was a special honor for Consort Ping, but this was completely inconsistent with the emperor’s style of doing things.

Bai Wutong was about to secretly ask Lin Yue if it was possible for Duke Ping to rebel when Princess Qingping noticed them.

When she saw Bai Wutong and the others sitting safely on the mule cart and not immediately kneeling down to salute, Princess Qingping’s face instantly darkened.

How dare a group of lowly commoners ignore her.

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Chapter 25: The Great Crime Leading to Annihilation Of Nine Generations

Princess Qingping asked someone to call Commander Luo over and said to him, “These lowly commoners are looking down on the emperor and are disrespectful to me and my mother. Bring people to punish them with whips now!”

She looked at Bai Wutong and the others’ mule cart again and lowered her eyes. “Burn all those things on that cart. Whoever dares to resist will be treated as rebels.” In any case, those who wanted to escape to the Ling Kingdom were all traitors. Her father would definitely praise her for having the demeanor of a princess.

At this time, it was really inappropriate for Princess Qingping to treat the commoners like this as it might arouse the anger of the people. Commander Luo hesitated and said, “Princess, we are about to set off. It will take a lot of time to deal with them. We might not be able to reach the rest station before dark. Please reconsider.”

Princess Qingping had been pampered by Consort Ping and Duke Ping since she was young. Other than the moon in the sky, she had everything she wanted. She especially hated it when others disobeyed her orders.

Her face darkened, and she said slowly and gloomily, “Commander Luo doesn’t want to be the commander. He wants to be with these lowly people. I’ll fulfill your wish now.”

“Oh, those people in your family are also going to become lowly pariahs with you.”

When Commander Luo thought of his wife and children, his face instantly turned pale. He knelt down and kowtowed. “Princess, no! I’ll go now.”

Princess Qingping’s lips curled up, but the smile did not reach her eyes. “It’s too late.”

She was best at catching someone’s weakness and torturing them.

How dare a mere servant disobey her? He was simply courting death.

She looked at a man beside Commander Luo and said coldly, “Deputy Commander He, Commander Luo is already a commoner now. You know what to do with my orders, right?”

Deputy Commander He looked at the pale Commander Luo and knelt down. He smiled and said, “I accept the order! I’ll make these lowly commoners kneel and beg for mercy now!”

Deputy Commander He knew that if he did not satisfy Princess Qingping, she would definitely not let the matter rest.

He immediately led a few teams of soldiers towards the refugees.

Their carriage had been stuck here for a while. There were already many refugees on the road, and now there were even more.

The soldiers aimed their whips at the helpless refugees for no reason.

Suddenly, the Zhao farmyard villagers at the outermost area were hit by the whip. Their bodies were immediately covered in bloody red marks.

“Sir, spare me!” They had no idea why they had been beaten up for no reason.

The refugees all fled in panic.

The children clung to their parents and wailed helplessly.

When Princess Qingping saw the refugees kneeling and begging for mercy, the corners of her lips curled up in joy.

They were just a bunch of lowlifes. They deserved to die.

The soldier ignored their miserable pleas and waved his whip fiercely in the crowd. He shouted at Bai Wutong and the others on the carriage, “Get down! Hurry up and kowtow to our Princess Qingping.”

Stinky was sleeping soundly when he was woken by a loud roar. He immediately started crying.

Village Chief Zhao immediately shouted at the villagers, “Protect Madam Bai and the young master and let the women and children hide inside.” No matter how powerful Chu Tianbao was, in Village Chief Zhao’s opinion, they did not dare to face the royal family.

Chu Tianbao had saved the entire village. The villagers of the Zhao farmyard hurriedly surrounded the mule cart. The women and children of the Zhao farmyard hid around the mule cart in panic, not knowing why these nobles were treating them like this.

The villagers at the periphery were beaten up by the soldiers’ whips.

Bai Wutong lowered her eyes and stopped Chu Tianbao, who was about to draw his sword.

The other party was not a mob but a group of trained soldiers. There were probably experts hidden among them.

If Chu Tianbao attacked rashly and they escaped, none of the villagers behind them would be able to escape.

Just as she was thinking of an idea, Princess Qingping noticed that Bai Wutong’s mule cart was protected by the villagers. She immediately smiled sinisterly.

A mere commoner actually dared to disobey her orders!

Were they intending to rebel!?

Princess Qingping immediately instructed someone to capture the person on the mule cart.

Consort Ping glanced at the sky and advised, “Qingping, stop fooling around. If we’re any later, we won’t be able to reach the rest station.”

Princess Qingping pouted. “It’s just for a while. It’ll be done soon. I’ve already made them kneel, but they still refuse to get out of the car. They clearly don’t take us seriously. If we don’t teach such people a lesson, they will definitely have the guts of a bear and a leopard!”

Consort Ping glanced at the mule cart and felt that her daughter’s words made sense. She compromised. “Then hurry up. Don’t delay anymore. Your father is already waiting for us in the Imperial City.” A group of lowly commoners was not worth her precious daughter’s anger.

A soldier muttered something in Deputy Commander He’s ear and he immediately led his men to capture the people on the cart.

The villagers blocked their way and refused to let them approach. No matter how hard the whip lashed at them, they refused to move.

Bai Wutong looked at the injured villagers and clenched her fists. She said to Chu Tianbao, “Let’s get out of the cart first.”

They refused to move away. Deputy Commander He pulled out his sword and pointed it at the villagers. “Those who block me will die!”

Village Chief Zhao looked back at the terrified villagers and then at the miserable refugees. He risked his old bones and shouted as if he was facing death, “Are the commoners not humans? How could they be allowed to be trampled on by you! You’re simply scum! Even if I have to risk my life today, I will definitely not let you hurt anyone in our Zhao farmyard!”

Village Chief Zhao had been in the town when he was young and had even been a bailiff for more than ten years. He knew that if the matter blew up, officials would often choose to settle the matter peacefully.

There were so many refugees here. If they had any considerations, they might not have attacked them.

However, how could Deputy Commander He take them seriously?

They believed the group would be obedient after killing a few refugees.

“How dare you disobey Princess Qingping’s orders!”

Deputy Commander He was not relenting at all. “Take them down!”

How could Zhao Pengfei let Deputy Commander He touch his father? If there was no way out of this world, he might as well force his way out!

Even if they fought to their deaths, there would always be a few who escaped.

The moment Deputy Commander He attacked, Zhao Pengfei suddenly hugged his waist. Deputy Commander He was shocked and stabbed Zhao Pengfei’s waist.

A stone hit the sword with the power to split the world. With a bang, the iron sword flew out and accurately cut the throats of a few soldiers.

At the same time, Deputy Commander He was also lifted up by Zhao Pengfei and smashed into the ground.

With a bang, Deputy Commander He’s internal organs were ruptured from the fall. He spat out a mouthful of blood and pointed at Zhao Pengfei as he trembled. “This is a rebellion! It’s a great crime that will lead to annihilation of nine generations! None of you will escape today!”

Village Chief Zhao’s eyes darkened and he gritted his teeth. He was going to die anyway! He waved his arm at the tens of thousands of refugees and said bluntly, “Fellow villagers, if they don’t treat us as humans, we’ll fight them to the death! If we snatch their food, everyone can live!”

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Chapter 26: Explosion

“Charge! Brothers, let’s go first!” Zhao Pengfei was the first to respond to his father’s call.

The young men from Zhao farmyard took out their weapons and rushed towards the soldiers.

They had been fighting bandits for a long time and had developed some martial arts skills.

They swarmed forward and killed several soldiers before they could react.

Seeing that the young men from Zhao farmyard were so brave and fearless, the refugees’ eyes lit up and they no longer cowered. Since one person could not kill a small soldier, they would attack together.

As long as they killed these beasts and obtained those rations, they would be able to live.

All of a sudden, the situation changed from a one-sided suppression to a situation where the refugees were launching mass attacks at the soldiers.

When Princess Qingping and the Consort saw this, their eyes widened in disbelief.

The refugees actually dared to resist!

Who gave them the guts!

Soon, Deputy Commander He’s troops were drowned in the crowd of refugees.

Consort Ping said in panic, “They’re rebelling! What are you waiting for? Go and kill all these lowly commoners!”

Deputy Commander He had already been killed. The soldiers were stunned for a moment before charging forward.

The battle scene was abnormally terrifying. Princess Qingping held her mother’s hand in fear and asked nervously, “They can definitely kill these refugees, right?”

Consort Ping’s lips trembled. She forced herself to calm down and said, “We have so many soldiers. They’re all unarmed refugees. Nothing can happen to us.”

Princess Qingping was still a little afraid. She said to Consort Ping, “Let’s go back to the carriage now!” Then she suddenly thought of something and said to her servant, “Hurry up and call Commander Luo over to protect us. Tell him that he has been reinstated to his original position!”

The servant hurriedly ran over and said to Commander Luo, who had been stripped of his military title, “Commander Luo, Princess Qingping said that you have been reinstated to your original position and asked you to protect them immediately.”

Commander Luo looked at the battle on the other side and did not move for a long time. Suddenly, he sneered. “Go tell your Princess Qingping that I’m already a lowly commoner!” He finally understood that if he followed such a Master, even if Duke Ping would become the emperor, he would be the one to destroy the country.

The servant was shocked. “Commander Luo, don’t let your emotions affect your decisions. If you succeed in protecting the royal family, once you enter the Imperial City, you’ll be a top-notch hero. Master will definitely think highly of you.”

Commander Luo steeled himself. “Think highly of me? It’s lucky if they don’t treat me like a dog!” He picked up his sword and walked straight out of the group.

He would rush back to Liyang now and bring all his family members to Ling Kingdom!

His former brothers looked around and met Commander Luo’s sharp gaze. No one dared to stop him.

The servant also did not dare to do so and hurriedly ran back to report.

Princess Qingping widened her eyes and said angrily, “How dare he disobey my orders!”

The servant trembled and did not even dare to breathe loudly, especially when she heard the world-shattering battle outside. Her heart was about to jump out.

“I want Father to annihilate all nine generations of his family!” Princess Qingping gritted her teeth as the fear in her heart grew.

She lifted the curtain and looked out. Seeing the chaos, she began to regret it. If she had known, she would have set off earlier. She would definitely not reach the rest station that night.

When Bai Wutong saw more soldiers surging towards the refugees, she felt even more uneasy.

Most of the people here were unarmed refugees, and many of them were women and children. However, the other party had thousands of elite soldiers. If they were to go all out, these refugees would definitely be killed in no time.

It was impossible for the villagers of Zhao’s farmyard to escape.

Zhao Pengfei and his men protected the mule cart. Everyone looked like they were ready to die.

Madam Yang was afraid but she even comforted her. “The God will definitely protect those who are meant to be, it will definitely be fine.”

No matter what Village Chief Zhao’s initial goal was, it was still impressive that they were willing to step forward at a critical moment.

Even though she knew that this was not the best choice for her, Bai Wutong still lowered her eyes and reached into the space to feel for a Power Bomb.

In any case, the Yan Kingdom would be destroyed sooner or later. If she helped Ling Kingdom destroy a few nobles, she should be able to receive a reward after she reached!

Seeing that the soldiers were getting closer and closer, Lin Yue hugged Stinky and said anxiously, “Madam Bai, shall we leave now?”

Bai Wutong calculated the distance. “Wait a little longer.” She seemed to have made her calculations in her mind.

Lin Yue thought to himself, ‘What are we waiting for? If we don’t break out now, it will be even harder to fight later.’

His rational mind told him to carry the Young Master and leave quickly. Seeing Chu Tianbao guarding Bai Wutong, he did not move for a long time.

Just as the battle between the two sides was about to start, Bai Wutong was about to throw the Power Bomb.

Suddenly someone shouted.

“Put out the fire! Quickly put out the fire! The rations are on fire!”

When Consort Ping heard the anxious cries, she leaned out of the window to look and saw a group of masked black-clothed people killing as they quickly approached their carriage.

Consort Ping’s expression suddenly changed, and she hurriedly shouted, “Assassins! Protect the carriage! Protect the carriage! Quickly call everyone back to protect the carriage!”

Upon hearing the word ‘assassin’, Princess Qingping, who had been arrogant and domineering just a moment ago, immediately turned into a trembling little sheep.

The food cart suddenly caught fire. The elite soldiers suddenly stopped in their tracks and hurriedly changed directions to save it.

Bai Wutong stood on the mule cart and looked out. She saw a group of black-clothed people appear out of nowhere and kill the subordinates brought by Consort Ping as though they were cutting melons. By the time the elite soldiers rushed back, Consort Ping and Princess Qingping had already been knocked unconscious and carried on their shoulders to retreat.

The moment the soldiers rushed forward, there were a few shocking explosions.

Everyone was so frightened that they hugged their heads and squatted on the ground.

Bai Wutong was used to such powerful artillery. She watched as all the food carts that Duke Ping wanted to transport to the Imperial City being blown up one after another. Countless soldiers were killed or injured, and the remaining people chased after the people who had kidnapped Consort Ping and Princess Qingping.

When everyone reacted from the shock and carefully looked up.

The group that had been so domineering and unrelenting had already collapsed.

The bodies of the soldiers were everywhere. Some of them had been blown into mud, some were struggling to survive, and some kept crying out.

The surviving attendants could not catch up to the soldiers at all, nor could they fight against such a large group of refugees.

They subconsciously ran, feeling the wind under their feet. They wished they could grow a pair of wings.

The refugees recovered from their shock, followed by ecstasy.

Although all the food carts had been blown up, the food that had been blown up still tasted better than mud. If they first snatched it, they might be able to find a few royal treasures.

The refugees rushed over and frantically searched for the food and horse meat that had been burnt on the ground. Some of them even packed them up into their bags while eating.

Village Chief Zhao, on the other hand, requested that the villagers take half a step away to prevent anyone from finding an opportunity to rob them in the chaos.

When Bai Wutong saw that the crisis was over, she heaved a sigh of relief. After all, her Power Bomb was even stronger than the combined power of the ancient cannons.

With one drop, the entire army would be wiped out. If someone investigated it, it would be troublesome.