Grandma Zhu thought Pei Sining's analysis made a lot of sense. After all, people die for talent and birds die for food. Perhaps some people really do believe that there is gold in the forest, and everyone speculates among themselves in order to get the gold.

“Yes, Xiao Pei, your analysis makes a lot of sense. Tomorrow I will have someone go into the woods to prepare a batch of herbs from the cart, and then discuss it with the escorts.”

[As expected of the male lead, he's considering the same things as her.]

Oh, and don't forget there are still bad guys to deal with; these bad guys are really fierce.

After eating and drinking her fill, Zhu Xixi let out a satisfied burp, blinking her innocent and bewildered eyes as she stared intently at Pei Sining.

Following her niece's gaze, Tao noticed that her niece was staring at Pei Sining and jokingly teased her.

"Oh, it seems Xixi really likes this kid surnamed Pei."

Pei Sining turned her head to look at Zhu Xixi in Tao's arms, her cool face showing aloofness, and explained in a serious tone.

"My name is Pei Sining. You can call me Sining or Young Master Pei from now on."

Tao was used to being carefree and easygoing. She glanced at Pei Sining's affected manner and looked at Old Madam Zhu with a cold smile.

"Mother, what are our plans for tomorrow? What happens after we enter the city? Should we go straight to find these Turks or what?"

Grandma Zhu was also considering this matter. Although they had a lot of weapons for self-defense, they had heard that the Turks were fierce by nature.

If the two sides were to clash, these men might not be a match for the Turks.

"We can't use force; we have to outsmart them. I've heard that the Turks are seven feet tall, covered in hair, and look fierce. If they appear in the city, they'll be easy to spot."

"What if they don't enter the city? They can lie in ambush outside the city gates, waiting for an opportunity to storm in. Wouldn't we miss our chance?"

After remaining silent for a long time, Madam Liu finally couldn't hold back and voiced her doubts.

According to the daughter, the Turks would enter Jiangyang City through the sewers, so they wouldn't be in the city during the day.

If the mother-in-law goes into the city during the day, it will probably be too late for them to help when the Turks attack the city at night.

"Yes, this also needs to be carefully considered, how to allocate manpower properly."

Thinking about the current situation, Old Lady Zhu frowned and looked worried. Among the group, only the second and third sons could resist the Turks. The second son had some martial arts skills, but the third son did not know martial arts and would probably suffer a loss in a fight.

She was considering whether to inform Chen Xiang of this information. If Chen Xiang was willing to join the battle, the chances of victory would be much greater.

"Mother is wondering whether she should ask Chen Xiang for help."

The Zhu family members, who had all bowed their heads in silence, were taken aback by Old Mrs. Zhu's sudden words and shook their heads repeatedly.

“Mother, the guards are only responsible for escorting us to the border. How could they help the people of Jiangyang City?”

Zhu Chenfeng had considered this issue, but after thinking about Chen Xiang's behavior these past few days, he ultimately gave up the idea.

Even Zhu Haotian nodded in agreement with Zhu Chenfeng's statement, angrily saying, "Mother, they are Zhu Yanyan's people. How could these people who are greedy for small gains risk helping us?"

The others who didn't offer any opinions listened silently to the conversation between the two, sighing and nodding.

Only Zhu Xixi tilted her little head and curiously looked at everyone's gloomy faces. Suddenly, her little ears twitched involuntarily.

She quickly turned her head to look at the woods, and saw a group of bandits dressed in cloth lying in ambush in the grass not far away.

Zhu Xixi recognized these people as the villains who had attacked them last time, and she was surprised that they dared to follow her again.

Their persistence suggests they've received a considerable amount of money from that scoundrel Zhu Yanyan; these bandits are all brave and warlike.

She was curious to see which side of the Turks would be stronger in a duel.

Thinking of this, she suddenly had a good idea. She kicked her little feet, pointed her chubby little finger at the woods, and tried to speak by babbling.

Those bandits are greedy for money; we have so much gold just to survive.

The saying goes, "Money makes the world go round!"

Humans can turn into donkeys!

Tao listened attentively to her niece's reminder, swallowing hard with excitement, even though she longed to follow her niece's hand and look towards the woods.

But she couldn't. She couldn't let anyone know that she could hear her niece's thoughts, otherwise her family would definitely think she was crazy.

Perhaps it was because Zhu Xixi's babbling was too loud that both Old Lady Zhu and Madam Liu looked towards Madam Tao.

"Qinru, what's wrong with Xixi?" Old Mrs. Zhu was worried that her daughter-in-law was making her granddaughter uncomfortable, so she quickly wiped her hands and reached out to her.

Seeing this, Tao handed Zhu Xixi over and smiled guiltily, "Mother, perhaps my rumbling stomach scared Xixi. I'm going to the woods to relieve myself."

"Sister-in-law, are you alright? Do you need some medicine?" Sun thought Tao had an upset stomach and turned around to take out the remaining pills from her bag.

Tao smiled and waved, "It's nothing, I just need to use the restroom."

After saying that, she quickly lifted her skirt and disappeared into the woods, hiding furtively behind a big tree and looking at the bushes where the noise was coming from.

Sure enough, there were people in the woods.

Tao deliberately lingered in the woods for a while, squatting down and smearing mud on her body and face, ruffling her hair, trying to appear flustered, and waving towards the camp as she jogged.

"Mother, something terrible has happened."

Hearing Tao's shout, the people who were warming themselves by the fire rushed forward and helped her up with one hand, anxiously asking what was wrong.

"Second son's wife, what's wrong with you?"

"Mother, I saw the bandits who attacked us earlier when I was relieving myself in the woods."

Panting, Tao pointed frantically into the woods, clutching Old Lady Zhu's hand in fear, her body trembling as she spoke.

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in shock, their faces filled with panic as they looked towards the dark forest.

"Mountain bandits? What mountain bandits?" Pei Sining stood calmly behind the group, one hand behind her back, asking in confusion.

Grandma Zhu stared at the endless forest and sighed with a heavy heart, "Is Heaven going to destroy our Zhu family?"

"Grandma Zhu, what exactly happened?" Pei Sining glanced at the Zhu family members, and after noticing the despair on their faces, she frowned slightly and slowly stepped forward. "There's always a way out. Why not tell me? Perhaps I can offer you some advice."

Nestled in Grandma Zhu's arms, Zhu Xixi yawned, her eyes gradually becoming hazy, and she drifted off to sleep.

Zhu Xixi drifted into the space after falling asleep. Zhu Yanyan, who had left the space earlier, had not yet returned, so she could freely wander around the space.

She swam with all her might to the hidden door and shouted, "Open!"

The hidden doors slowly rose from the white ground at the sound, forming a neat row, each door looking exactly the same.

Last time, Xixi guessed randomly and found the right door, but this time she couldn't tell which door led to the woods behind the camp.