"It's getting late, let's go back!"

Although Chen Xiang was still feeling a bit unwell, he felt better than before and decided to leave as soon as possible to avoid any further trouble.

When Sun noticed that Chen Xiang was walking with a limp, she nervously stepped forward and took out the prepared herbal medicine.

"Lord Chen, your foot is not fully healed yet. You can apply this to the wound, and it will heal in a few days."

Hearing the voice, Chen Xiang turned around and stared blankly at the herbs in Madam Sun's hand. He smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Madam."

Madam Sun turned back to look at Old Madam Zhu in surprise and whispered, "Mother, she called me Madam?"

Grandma Zhu smiled and put her arm around her daughter-in-law as they walked forward, saying softly, "This shows that they finally treat us like human beings."

Thanks to everyone's efforts, the crisis was finally resolved. Even Madam Liu breathed a sigh of relief and looked down at her daughter, who was staring at her with wide eyes and a beaming smile.

The morning sunlight shone through the gaps in the trees and fell on everyone.

When Chen Xiang led everyone back to the camp, they happened to hear Zhu Yanyan leading Zhu Borong to surround Tao's family.

"Tell me, where are the others? Did they run away?"

Zhu Borong and several clansmen subdued and tied Tao Shi to a tree, while Zhu Dabao and Zhu Xiaobao were also tied to the side and unable to move.

Tao would never reveal the other locations, and glared at Zhu Borong, spitting in his face.

"Pah, shameless filth! If it weren't for our eldest brother, you would have starved to death back in your hometown long ago."

Zhu Borong wiped the saliva off his face with a ferocious expression, picked up a wooden stick, and was about to swing it at Tao.

Just as the wooden stick was about to fall on Tao, Zhu Haowen quickly raised his crossbow and shot it at Zhu Borong's hand.

The arrow pierced the sky and struck Zhu Borong's palm, causing him to scream in agony.

"Ah... my hand."

After seeing the arrow in Zhu Borong's palm, Zhu Yanyan hurriedly turned around to look.

Zhu Haotian and the rest of the Zhu family ran to Zhu Yanyan's side, forcefully pushed her aside, and hurriedly untied the ropes binding Tao Shi.

Grandma Zhu stared blankly at her daughter-in-law and grandson, who were covered in injuries. Anger flashed across her face, and she slapped Zhu Yanyan across the face.

"Who do you think you are, what right do you have to tie them up?"

Zhu Yanyan had just staggered a few steps and hadn't even regained her balance when she was slapped by Old Lady Zhu, causing her to take a few steps back.

She covered her face in surprise, glaring angrily at Old Lady Zhu.

"You dare hit me?"

“I’m beating you. Your parents didn’t teach you how to be a decent human being, so I’ll teach you.”

Old Mrs. Zhu was so angry that her hands trembled and her fists clenched so tightly they cracked. With a furious expression, she approached Zhu Yanyan step by step.

Zhu Yanyan covered her face, her eyes wide with anger, and suddenly went berserk, picking up a wooden stick to fight with Old Lady Zhu.

Seeing this, Zhu Chenfeng, Sun Shi, Liu Shi, and the others all stood behind Old Madam Zhu, holding crossbows in their hands.

Even Pei Sining stood beside them, her eyes slightly narrowed, silently taking out a dagger from behind her back.

The argument among the group woke Zhu Xixi from her dream. She looked up blankly at her surroundings.

Upon seeing Zhu Yanyan holding a wooden stick and looking angry, he seemed to understand the situation.

She frowned angrily, pouted, and waved her fists at the air.

[You stinky transmigrated woman, just you wait! Xixi will take all your spatial resources one day.]

Seeing the atmosphere growing increasingly tense, Chen Xiang dragged his weak body to the middle of the group and looked at Zhu Yanyan with a dark expression.

"Zhu Yanyan, are you trying to rebel?"

When Zhu Yanyan saw Chen Xiang appear, she hurriedly stepped forward and pointed at Old Lady Zhu, accusing her, "They weren't at the camp last night; they must have been trying to escape."

"Zhu Yanyan, are you bored and have nothing better to do? What business is it of yours where other people go?"

Seeing Zhu Yanyan's aggressive demeanor, Chen Xiang became enraged and drew a long whip from his waist, swinging it at her.

Just as the whip was about to fall on Zhu Yanyan, Zhu Borong endured the excruciating pain in his hand and stood in front of her.

The long whip fell on Zhu Borong's body again and again like raindrops, causing him to curl up on the ground and scream in pain.

Zhu Yanyan looked anxiously at Zhu Borong's body covered in wounds, grabbed Chen Xiang's hand, and said loudly.

"Stop fighting! I have everything you want, I can give you anything—silver, food, everything—just please spare my father."

Chen Xiang glanced at Zhu Yanyan expressionlessly, smiled and put away his whip, then raised his hand to signal Zhu Wen, "Since you've said so, it would seem hypocritical of us to refuse again."

"Zhu Wen, go with her to collect all the things and give them to Old Lady Zhu."

Zhu Yanyan thought she had misheard, staring blankly at Chen Xiang in front of her, and asked in surprise, "..."

"Lord Chen, are you going to hand over our food to them?"

Chen Xiang didn't take Zhu Yanyan's surprise seriously, and coldly lifted his eyelids to warn her.

"Give the item to me, and I'll give it to whomever I want. Do I need you interfering?"

Seeing that Chen Xiang's expression was not quite right, Wen Xiuying, who was standing behind Zhu Yanyan, hurriedly stepped forward, pulled her behind her, and nodded with a smile.

"Yes, you're right, gentlemen, please follow me."

Pulled by Wen Xiuying, Zhu Yanyan had no choice but to help the injured Zhu Borong away, her face full of resentment. As she left, she glared fiercely at the Zhu family with a menacing look in her eyes.

After returning to the tent, Zhu Yanyan took out her first-aid kit to treat Zhu Borong's wounds and gave him some anti-inflammatory medicine.

After dealing with the situation, she sat down angrily, feeling increasingly uneasy.

"Why is Chen Xiang protecting Old Lady Zhu? He's the most greedy person in his life. Could it be that he didn't give her enough money?"

Thinking of this, she slowly turned around and looked at Zhu Borong, who was lying on the quilt, and questioned him loudly.

"Father, did you do as I told you to give Chen Xiang fifty taels last time?"

Zhu Borong was surprised that Zhu Yanyan would suddenly ask about this. Feeling guilty, he buried his head in the pillow and made a pitiful sound.

"Yan Yan! Daddy's body is in a lot of pain, let's talk about it another day!"

Zhu Yanyan wanted to continue asking questions, but seeing Zhu Borong's battered and bruised appearance, she had no choice but to give up.

At this moment, Wen Xiuying also brought Zhu Zinan back to the tent and sat down next to Zhu Borong with a sigh.

"Our only supplies have all been given to Grandma Zhu, Yan Yan. What are we going to do now?"

Zhu Yanyan had no interest in dealing with the supplies, since the supplies in her space were inexhaustible.

Her most important task now is to find those bandits. If they break their promise, then her only hope lies with Chen Xiang.

With that thought, she turned and left the tent, walking quickly into the woods.

Just as she entered the woods, Zhu Haotian untied the ropes binding Tao Shi and anxiously looked into the woods, reassuring her.

"Madam, I have some things to do. You stay here with Mother."

Tao hadn't slept all night and didn't have time to care what Zhu Haotian was doing. She nodded wearily, "Go."

With his wife's understanding, Zhu Haotian led Zhu Chenfeng quickly into the woods.