Xi Xi had already planned out how the two would clash when they met next.

However, when she turned around and looked behind her, she found that there was nothing there.

Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw Zhu Yanyan pull the advisor out of the woods from behind a big tree.

The advisor arrogantly pushed Zhu Yanyan's hand away and pointed haughtily to the woods not far away.

"Here's some advice: don't be too arrogant."

Zhu Yanyan looked in the direction the clerk was pointing and saw a dozen or so armored officers hiding in the bushes with bows and arrows in their hands.

However, she gave a cold laugh, crossed her arms, approached the advisor, and whispered.

"Master, have you ever seen a luminous pearl?"

The advisor frowned, puzzled. "What do you mean?"

Zhu Yanyan did not reply to him immediately, but turned around and reached into the money pouch at her waist.

With great interest and curiosity, she watched the hand reach out towards the spatial vault, and then she hurriedly flew towards the vault.

A giant hand landed in the treasury and precisely retrieved the luminous pearl placed on the shelf.

After Zhu Yanyan got her hands on the luminous pearl, she took it out of her money pouch and waved it around in front of the clerk a few times.

“I have several of these things, not just luminous pearls, but also gold, jewelry, and famous paintings.”

The advisor stared blankly at the luminous pearl in Zhu Yanyan's hand, swallowed hard, and looked shocked.

"Aren't you an exiled prisoner? How come you're like this?"

"You don't need to know that. All you need to know is that if you handle this matter well, I can give you more than just this luminous pearl."

Zhu Yanyan smiled and placed the luminous pearl in the advisor's hand, raising her eyebrows triumphantly.

The advisor held the luminous pearl above his head, examining it curiously, and asked with a hint of doubt, "What do you want me to do?"

"A fire burned down Lujia Village." Zhu Yanyan's face was calm, but her tone was extremely sinister.

Upon hearing this, Wen Xiuying, who was standing behind her, stepped forward in a panic and pleaded with her daughter, holding her hand tightly.

"No, your father is inside, we can't burn him."

"Get out of here, you have no right to speak."

Zhu Yanyan angrily pushed Wen Xiuying away; in her heart, neither Wen Xiuying nor Zhu Borong were her parents.

These two were merely tools for her to pass the time during her exile.

Wen Xiuying staggered and fell backward, desperately holding Zhu Zinan in her arms and letting out a wail.

Xixi, inside the space, watched all that Zhu Yanyan had done, sighing and shaking her head.

She silently opened her bracelet and put all the silver in the vault inside.

Since Zhu Yanyan is going to such extremes, she will have to bear the consequences herself.

After carefully storing the vaccine, Xixi slowly swam to the hidden door and secretly sprinkled it into the medicine jar.

Zhu Yanyan, still negotiating in the woods, looked serious as she awaited the advisor's reply.

Faced with Zhu Yanyan's request, the clerk dared not make the decision on his own and said with a smile.

"I can't make that decision. Why don't you come back with me and ask the master?"

Zhu Yanyan saw greed in the advisor's eyes. She slowly backed away and turned back to remind Wen Xiuying.

"Mother, run to Lujia Village quickly."

As soon as he finished speaking, the clerk waved to the officers behind him, and the officers swarmed out and ran towards Zhu Yanyan.

In a moment of desperation, Zhu Yanyan didn't have time to think about anything else and directly took out a crossbow from her spatial storage and shot it at the officials.

Wen Xiuying also noticed the sudden appearance of the officials and quickly pulled Zhu Zinan towards Lujia Village.

As Zhu Yanyan resisted the officials, she looked at her mother, who had abandoned her, with despair and gave a self-deprecating laugh.

What is she expecting?

Despite her valiant resistance, she was no match for the large number of officials and was thus captured alive by the clerk and taken away from the forest.

Wen Xiuying grabbed Zhu Zinan and ran quickly toward Lujia Village. She didn't dare to stop and rushed into the pharmacy like a madwoman.

She went directly to Old Lady Zhu and knelt before her.

"Auntie, please, save my daughter!"

Hearing the sound, Old Lady Zhu turned around and saw Wen Xiuying kneeling behind her. She put down the medicine pot in her hand with a suspicious expression.

"Bo Rong's wife, what's wrong?"

"Aunt, Yan Yan has been taken away. Please go and save her, or she will die."

Wen Xiuying crawled on her knees, crying, to Old Lady Zhu, tears streaming down her face, pleading desperately.

Grandma Zhu became more and more confused as she listened, and tried to help Wen Xiuying up, saying, "Don't cry, tell me slowly."

With the help of Old Lady Zhu, Wen Xiuying slowly got up and explained, choking back tears, "Yan Yan... Yan Yan wanted to go out to find herbs, and then she ran into the clerks of the yamen and they took her away."

"Then how were you able to escape?" Old Mrs. Zhu didn't believe Wen Xiuying's words. The two women spoke only half the truth, making it hard to believe them.

The conversation between the two prompted Tao to bring Xixi out curiously, and she stood blankly behind them.

Faced with Old Lady Zhu's aggressive questioning, Wen Xiuying swallowed nervously and stammered her explanation.

"Because we run fast."

"Runs fast?" Old Mrs. Zhu looked at Zhu Zinan, whose eyes were already glazed over, with suspicion and asked in return.

"Do you think you can evade the officials' pursuit while you're with a child?"

[Alas! It was that wicked Zhu Yanyan who thought herself clever and insisted on exchanging treasures with this advisor, causing the advisor to burn down the village.]

This advisor wasn't stupid; of course, he wouldn't do as she wished.

They used their superior numbers to arrest her and force her to hand over the treasure.

This is called reaping what you sow.

Xi Xi was puzzled by Zhu Yan Yan's actions, and her round face showed a mature expression.

Grandma Zhu heard all of her granddaughter's thoughts and finally understood why Wen Xiuying had been able to return alone.

"You should go to Lord Chen about this! Aren't you rich? Why don't you take out the money and let him save your daughter?"

She didn't want to waste time with Wen Xiuying, so she gave a cold reply and turned to enter the pharmacy.

Wen Xiuying clutched the silver in her bag with a guilty conscience, looking at her son who was standing there dumbfounded with a conflicted expression.

This money was her only means of support, and she couldn't give it all away to save Yan Yan.

Yan Yan's fate is still unknown; money is her only hope now.

Seeing Wen Xiuying's conflicted expression, Tao sneered and carried Xixi directly into the pharmacy.

Under Grandma Zhu's arrangement, everyone quickly prepared the medicine and made it available for the Zhu family members who were not infected and were taking care of the patient.

Then came the escorts, and finally, Old Lady Zhu divided the people who had already drunk the antidote into two groups.

After everyone took their medicine, they were no longer as afraid as before when entering the ward, and they took care of the patients in a more open and honest manner.

No one mentioned what would happen to Zhu Yanyan, who had disappeared for a day.

After Zhu Yanyan left the forest, she was imprisoned by the county magistrate, and her body was covered with whip marks.

"Girl, I advise you to be sensible and take out those treasures you mentioned."

The advisor had never seen such a proud woman before, and stood in front of the cell with a cold smile, issuing a warning.