Ye Nuan looked towards the stable in the east and saw Village Chief Jin pulling the anxious Jin Bao onto a donkey cart. Jin Bao struggled a few times but was knocked unconscious by his father's slap. The donkey cart quickly disappeared into the Creation Pavilion.

She pursed her lips and said nothing, her hands gripping the salt and seeds unconsciously tightening. It was understandable that Village Chief Jin had abandoned her in this situation. But if she could escape today, how would she get back? Would she have to walk all the way back?

"Oh, the wolf cub of the Qi family is here too?" Wei Qian looked along Qi Ya towards the Creation Pavilion, his eyes becoming more gloomy: "That's perfect, I will give Qi Wuze a big gift today!" After he finished speaking, the horse whip whistled in the air.

Qi Ya turned and ran with Ye Nuan, but he was still too slow, and the whip was coming in the blink of an eye. Qi Ya's right hand, which had been used to block the attack from behind, was scraped off a piece of flesh, and blood splattered immediately. Before the two of them could even reach the Creation Pavilion, the whip was coming again from behind. Seeing that he was about to be whipped again, a knife appeared out of thin air and, with unstoppable courage and momentum, he pulled Wei Qian and the whip off his horse.

Ye Nuan looked up and saw Qi Wuze jumping down from the third floor. He drew his sword and blocked in front of them, cursing, "Aren't you the best at running away?" He said this to Qi Ya. His younger brother usually ran faster than a wolf, but it was unbelievable that he was injured by Wei Qian's thing today.

I became even more curious when I saw Ye Nuan behind Qi Ya. How could the brother who was always taciturn and ignored others actually protect her?

Why?

Although he had doubts in his heart, he had no choice but to endure the current situation. He looked at Wei Qian across from him, his hard brows carrying an innate sense of oppression and mockery, "Why, you don't want the other hand anymore?"

Wei Qian's eyes instantly turned red, and his left arm began to ache again. He stared at the twos and threes of people behind Qi Wuze and sneered, "City Lord Qi only has so few people, do you think we can get away?"

Qi Wuze only brought a dozen people with him, while Wei Qian had over a hundred people, which really put him at a disadvantage. But - losing the battle is not good for the people!

Gao Zangfeng and a dozen other men stood behind his master, posing with such force that even Hua Juan bared his teeth and howled wildly. Qi Wuze looked at him with disdain and said sarcastically, "No matter how much mud there is, it can only plaster a wall!"

"you!"

The two sides are on the verge of a fight!

A beautiful face appeared on the third floor of the Creation Pavilion, her slender waist and plump breasts leaning against the wooden railing. She smiled brightly and charmingly, but her words were extremely cold: "Master Wei, this is the Creation Pavilion, no fighting allowed! Anyone who dares to move will never get a single grain of rice from me in the future!"

A simple sentence but it speaks volumes!

Although Qi Wuze brought only a few people, each of them was a master. If they really fought, they would injure the enemy by a thousand and lose eight hundred of their own. Wei Qian weighed it for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said to Qi Wuze, "You can stay put today, but give me the ugly monster behind you!" If he couldn't kill Qi Wuze, he couldn't kill a girl to vent his anger.

Ye Nuan bit her lip and looked at Qi Wuze's handsome back: After all, they have some friendship, so he shouldn't ignore me, right? But it seems that the people in Luomu City hate the criminals from the interior, and they never approach Dahuang Village easily.

Her heart was pounding as she heard Qi Wuze say, "She still owes me a few lives. If she dies here today, it would be a huge loss. So, wait until she repays the debt before you kill her."

Wei Qian's face darkened as he angrily said, "Are you kidding me? City Lord Qi is determined to protect her? Do you remember how your mother died? Why, does your crazy father need to remind you?"

Qi Wuze ignored him, while Gao Zangfeng and the others remained motionless. The sun was high in the sky, and the wind and sand were blowing everywhere. Ye Nuan was tired of standing, so she simply put down the salt and seeds in her hands and took out the spiritual spring water from her waist to clean Qi Ya's wound and apply medicine.

Qi Ya, who always disliked people getting close to him, actually didn't move.

Qi Ya stared at her blankly, his nose twitching as he noticed a pleasant scent on her body, soft and warm, very much like his mother. Although he couldn't quite remember what his mother looked like, it made him feel at ease, like returning to nature, kind and relaxing.

People always want to get close.

In fact, the reason he felt this way was because he had grown up in a wolf den and was born with an animal's keen sense of smell. Like all animals in the wilderness, he naturally felt a liking and closeness to Ye Nuan, who carried the spiritual spring.

Ye Nuan didn't know that this boy thought of her as his mother. She just felt that he was hurt for her and looked lonely and pitiful, very much like the autistic child she met in her previous life.

The back of his hand was red and swollen, and the skin was turned outward. Although he didn't say a word while Ye Nuan cleaned it, his frown was unmistakable. Ye Nuan's heart softened immediately, and she couldn't help but drop a drop of the spiritual spring water from her wrist.

The wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and after a while, only a layer of blood scab remained on the back of his hand. Qi Ya's eyes widened, and for the first time, he felt surprised, but he said nothing.

Ye Nuan put his hand down, made a profound hushing sound, and winked at him. Qi Ya actually smiled with his eyes curved!

The two sides were deadlocked, so Qi Wuze simply led his men back to the Creation Pavilion and sat down in a low tea shed nearby, drinking tea and eating snacks. He then summoned a hunting falcon in front of Wei Qian, who was holding his ground under the scorching sun, and said to him, "The cavalry from Luomu City will be here soon. Just hold on, Master Wei."

Gao Zangfeng and several of his men in the tea shed burst into laughter, cracking melon seeds and saying, "That grandson is stupid, he's been dried into a loach!"

Ye Nuan sat next to Qi Ya and looked at Wei Qian: He is indeed a bit stupid!

Qi Wuze had long legs and arms, a smile on his face. He turned his head to look at Qi Ya and said unhappily, "What are you doing following her?" Qi Ya kept silent. Qi Wuze sighed helplessly and tried to pull his hand. "Put your hand over here. Big brother will take care of it for you."

Qi Ya shook his head this time. Qi Wuze was impatient and pulled his hand over. He took a closer look, clicked his tongue in surprise, and turned to look at Ye Nuan: "Did you handle it for him?"

Ye Nuan nodded nervously.

Qi Wuze's eyes flickered, and he became even more certain that she must have a secret recipe that would be effective for the wound. He let go of Qi Ya's hand, handed the melon seed plate that Gao Zangfeng was holding to her, and said with a smile on his handsome face, "Come, eat some melon seeds."

"City Lord, we haven't eaten enough!" Gao Zangfeng screamed.

Qi Wuze turned around and scolded, "Shut up!" Then, when he faced Ye Nuan, his expression was full of laughter. Ye Nuan felt a little uneasy and asked cautiously, "City Lord Qi...do you have something to say?"

Qi Wuze nodded: "Well, if I remember correctly, Miss Ye once said that she wanted to repay the favor?"

Before Ye Nuan could answer, Gao Zangfeng suddenly wailed: "City Lord, you can't slap me in the face. I already said that she doesn't need to...promise herself..." The other dozen or so people started to make a fuss.

"If you don't speak, no one will think you're dumb!" Qi Wuze gritted his teeth after being interrupted and said to the people around Gao Zangfeng, "Lin Qing, if he keeps talking too much, sew his mouth shut!"

Lin Qing on the side responded excitedly.

The sun moved westward, casting its shadow through the canvas overhead at her feet. Her feet seemed to be on fire, and the heat spread to her face, turning it red. Fortunately, she had a headscarf to cover it so that she wouldn't be embarrassed.

"...How does City Lord Qi wish to repay his gratitude?"

"Do you have...?" Before he could finish his words, a falcon circled and landed on his shoulder. The iron cavalry of Luomu City came running towards them, raising dust all over the ground and knelt down to kowtow to their city lord.

A word was stuck in his throat, Qi Wuze was a little upset, why couldn't he say it!

Gao Zangfeng and the others listened with their ears pricked up, and were also upset by these words. They thought to themselves: Could it be that their city lord really wants this girl to marry him? His vision is quite peculiar.

Ye Nuan's heart pounded at this: "Did he discover my spiritual spring? Impossible, only I could see the spiritual spring. He might have just thought my wound healed too quickly and was just curious."

Stay calm and don't panic!

The three parties have different thoughts!

It's easy to guess what Wei Qian was thinking right there. He was completely mad at me. He'd been watching me for so long under the scorching sun, and yet his face was covered in the dust!

Not over yet!

Qi Wuze waved his hand, and the cavalry quickly stood up and mounted their horses. He blew a whistle, and a pure black BMW came running with a neigh, its four hooves treading on the snow.

"Get on the horse!" This sentence was said to Ye Nuan.

Ye Nuan realized that she was being escorted back, and immediately stood up and walked towards the horse. Just as she was wondering how to get on, someone grabbed her waist and pushed her onto the horse's back. Then Qi Wuze jumped on the horse and taunted Wei Qian head-on, "If you want to follow, Master Wei, then keep following!"

Qi Wuze led the cavalry of Luomu City to escort Ye Nuan back. Wei Qian followed closely with a large group of people. Ye Nuan felt very awkward as Qi Wuze held her in front of him and slowly moved forward.

Gao Zangfeng followed behind with Qi Ya and muttered, "Aya, maybe you will have a sister-in-law soon." He had never seen the city lord with a woman, or riding a horse with her.

The City Lord wouldn't just give in because this woman was shameless enough to take off his clothes, would she? That's not right. Pavilion Master Jiang has tried everything, even taken off his own clothes, and yet their City Lord remains indifferent. So, apart from being greedy, lustful, and shameless, what else is so special about this woman?

Ye Nuan sat upright on her horse, her mind brooding. If Qi Wuze hadn't protected her today, she would have suffered a terrible fate. But if he had, she would have suffered a lifetime of unrest. Village Chief Jin had said the bandits had sworn not to invade Dahuang Village, but it was hard to say for Wei Qian.

While she was thinking, Qi Wuze suddenly approached her and whispered in her ear, "Do you have any secret medicine to heal wounds?"

Ye Nuan was slightly stunned. This was all he could think of?

After a brief thought, she nodded: "Yeah." The voice was too soft and the wind was too loud, so Qi Wuze didn't hear clearly. He leaned forward unconsciously. From Gao Zangfeng's perspective, it looked like their city lord was kissing the little girl's earlobe. He was suddenly heartbroken: "It's over, it's over, Aya, you really are going to have a sister-in-law."

"Sister-in-law?" Qi Ya, who seldom spoke, suddenly spoke. Gao Zangfeng almost fell off his horse and explained, "A sister-in-law is like a mother. From now on, she will be your mother!"

mother?

Qi Xiaozi realized: No wonder I always wanted to get close to her, it turns out she is my mother!

If Qi Wuze knew that this troublesome name was caused by Gao Zangfeng, he would probably chase him to the ends of the earth.

"Yes, this secret recipe is not passed on to outsiders, but City Lord Qi can give me the golden wound medicine you used to make, and I will prepare it for you regularly." In this way, Lingquan will not be exposed, and Qi Wuze will also protect their family for the sake of medicine.

He seemed dissatisfied with the result and continued, "Young lady, can't you tell others about your secret recipe? I can give you a lot of jewelry, silks, rouge and powder."

Ye Nuan, who is greedy and lustful: Is seduction the next step?

But she had no secret recipe.

"It's not about money. This secret recipe was passed down from my ancestors. It's more precious than my life, and I will never pass it on to anyone else. If you hadn't saved my life, I wouldn't have applied the medicine to you so easily before. City Lord Qi is honest and will definitely not demand it by force."

Okay, start flattering!

"Well, I'll have someone deliver the golden wound medicine regularly on the first and fifteenth day of each month. Miss Ye, please come to the village entrance to pick it up on the first and fifteenth day of each month."

Ye Nuan was curious: Did the people of Luomu City not go to Dahuang Village because of Qi Wuze's mother? What exactly did the people of Dahuang Village do?

"Okay, it's just those horse bandits..." Ye Nuan asked tentatively.

Qi Wuze sneered. This woman always takes advantage of others’ fear.

"Don't worry, he won't go to Dahuang Village for the time being." Wei and Chu were originally one family. They split into two groups after Chu Xuesong's father died. At that time, the two gangs of Wei and Chu swore not to touch Dahuang Village. If Wei Qian broke his oath, Chu Xuesong could join forces with the elders to bring him down.

So he will never act rashly.

Ye Nuan didn't know the inside story, but she felt that Wei Qian was a vindictive man. It would be dangerous for her to stay in Dahuang Village, so she tentatively asked, "Can I go to your Luomu City? That way, it would be convenient for me to help you explore for minerals and make medicine."

Qi Wuze decisively refused: "No, all the subjects of Luomu City will not welcome you."

This decision made him regret it for countless nights in the future!

Ye Nuan lowered her brows and fell silent, her whole air shrouded in melancholy and sorrow. Qi Wuze noticed the change and suddenly whipped his whip to spur the horse. The horse, in pain, whistled and galloped towards the end of the wasteland. A fierce wind blew in front of her, and her headscarf scattered. All her emotions seemed to be blown away in an instant. She clutched the horse's mane with one hand and frantically tried to grab her headscarf with the other, her screams almost breaking.

Qi Wuze laughed heartily and cracked his whip twice more, his laughter growing louder and louder. Gao Zangfeng, who was following behind him and feeling frustrated, became increasingly worried. It seemed that their city lord was really interested in the criminals of Dahuang Village.

Gao Zangfeng, in a bad mood, also shouted at the cavalry behind him to drive harder, raising a cloud of dust almost as loud as a sandstorm, obscuring the sky from a distance. Wei Qian followed behind, eating up the dust and becoming increasingly irritable, cursing and following all the way to the entrance of Dahuang Village.

Qi Wuze reined in his horse, reached out and pulled Ye Nuan, whose legs and feet were weak from the beating, down from the ground, and returned the salt seeds to her. "Go in, and remember to come back on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month to get the medicine."

Ye Nuan's feet were sore and his hands were shaking. He tried not to show anything strange, but he was complaining in his heart: City Lord Qi is such a straight man. He will never be able to find a wife!

She nodded and was about to walk in when Qi Ya suddenly rushed over from behind and followed her in. Huajuan excitedly ran back and forth around the two of them.

"Aya, what are you doing!" Qi Wuze grabbed his collar. Qi Ya leaned down and slid out along his hand, stubbornly following Ye Nuan inside.

Qi Wuze was surprised: What happened to Aya?

Seeing her walk across the stone bridge and past the dead tree, Qi Wuze used brute force to pull Qi Ya back. In desperation, Qi Ya growled, "Mother!"

Ye Nuan stood by the dead tree, turned back to look at the boy, and asked in confusion: "What did you just call me?"

Qi Wuze covered his brother's mouth and said coldly, "He didn't say anything, leave!" He heard the word "mother" clearly. Aya's voice lowered his generation. He grabbed his troublesome brother, tied him up with a rope and threw him to Gao Zangfeng: "Keep an eye on him!"

Qi Ya struggled endlessly until Ye Nuan disappeared. Only then did Qi Wuze climb back onto his horse and the group marched towards Wei Qian. Qi Wuze sneered, "Master Wei, this isn't the Creation Pavilion. If you don't leave now, I'm going to take action."

Horse bandits were skilled at escaping, their horsemanship exceptional. Without a surprise attack, Luomucheng's armored troops would have had a hard time catching up to the fleeing bandits. He had led his troops in numerous attempts over the years, but to no avail. He didn't want to act now unless he was fully prepared.

The most important thing now is to send back the goods exchanged with the Creation Pavilion.

Wei Qian, who was feeling frustrated, stared at the nearby Dahuang Village and laughed grimly: "I want to see if City Lord Qi will leave!" He was ready to rush into the village if anyone dared to leave.

Qi Wuze raised his eyebrows: "Of course I have to go, but I advise Master Wei not to be impulsive. I heard that Master Chu is waiting for you to make a mistake."

Gao Zangfeng followed suit, cursing loudly, "The bandits are truly unethical. Their oaths are as good as farts."

Wei Qian's face was grim, but he didn't show any weakness. "Qi Wuze, the reason why Dahuang Village was able to obtain this oath was thanks to your mother. Now you are using this as an excuse. Aren't you afraid that she will die with regrets and forget that your mother died because of these lowly people?"

Qi Wuze's face also turned cold, and he wished he could cut Wei Qian into pieces: "Stop shirking responsibility. These villagers are at most accomplices. You are the masterminds, and you are the ones who deserve to die!" One day he will attack Weijiazhai.

"Let's go!" He didn't want to waste time talking and rode away.

Dust billowed into the air, and Wei Qian, along with over a hundred other men, was once again left with a mouthful of dust. He cursed profusely, and Lou Lou, who was standing behind him, pooh-poohed twice and asked, "Boss, what should we do? Should we charge or not?"

Wei Qian raised his hand and whipped him with a horsewhip, cursing, "Go to your mother's legs!"

A massacre vanished without a trace. After everyone had left, Ye Nuan emerged from behind the ancient tree. She integrated all the information and pondered: Based on what she had heard before and what she had just heard, she speculated that the reason the people of Luomu City hated the people of Dahuang Village so much was because the previous city lord's wife, Qi Wuze's mother, was murdered by a combination of bandits and villagers, and Qi Wuze's father had gone mad.

No wonder he never sets foot in Dahuang Village.

She seemed to understand that if she had parents and they were killed, she would have done her utmost by not taking revenge and not killing anyone in Dahuang Village. Moreover, he had saved a group of them before and sent them to Dahuang Village.

He? What a nice guy!

Ye Nuan was walking back with her things when she saw Jin Bao, a worried-looking man, not far from her house. Seeing her approach, Jin Bao acted as if he had seen a ghost, and didn't dare approach. Only when she got closer did he start to stammer, scratching his head, and began to say, "Sorry, I wanted to take you with me, but..." "Dad said, you're dead."

Jinbao had never done such a disloyal thing before, especially to a girl. Even though she was not pretty, he shouldn't have done that! His face flushed, and guilt spread in his heart.

"It's okay, your father did the right thing." If it was Jinbao who was stopped at that time, she would also run away with her mother and brother. After all, eggs cannot touch stones, and coming up to pull her would be suicide.

"You can go back. Thank you for taking me to the Creation Pavilion today. I will give you something good to eat another day." It might be difficult to go to the Creation Pavilion again after today.

When Jinbao heard that there was food, he was not in the mood, but he didn't know what to say. He could only walk back, looking back every few steps. He felt more and more guilty, but at the same time he thought that although she was ugly, she was very considerate and much better than Hu Ya.

In the yard, Su was watering the tomato seedlings, while Ye Xiaohu sat beside him, munching on a cucumber, with Xiaohei following him around. Seeing this, Ye Nuan's fatigue from the entire day suddenly vanished. She waved at Ye Xiaohu and said, "Xiaohu, come to me."

When Ye Xiaohu saw her, he immediately ran over, his eyes curved with smile, "Sister."

Ye Nuan handed the salt and seeds to her mother, took out a bag of snacks from the cloth bag and stuffed it into his hand, then took out a handful of melon seeds and stuffed them into his pocket, "This is for you, big brother. Take it."

Su Shi was puzzled when she heard this: "What big brother?"

Ye Nuan handed another handful of melon seeds to her mother and said with a smile, "City Master Qi, I went to see him today. He asked me to deliver some vegetables to the village entrance on the first and fifteenth day of every month. He would give us salt and other things. Before leaving, he stuffed some melon seeds and cakes in my mouth, saying they were for Xiaohu."

"When we went to collect rocks, there was an earthquake, and he saved me and Xiaohu."

Su Shi was unaware of such a connection and exclaimed in surprise, "City Lord Qi is truly a kind man! This means he's saved our family for more than a short time. Send her more food from now on." Recalling Qi Wuze's tall and handsome face, Su Shi had a flash of thought and tentatively asked, "What impression does Ah Nuan have of you?"

Ye Nuan knew that she was trying to arrange a marriage for him again, so she pushed her and said, "Mom, he is the lord of a city, and there are countless girls who like him. Isn't Pavilion Master Jiang from the Creation Pavilion pretty? She also likes City Master Qi, and he doesn't like my appearance." In fact, City Master Qi had a very bad impression of her. He was greedy, lustful, and shameless, so she never imagined that Qi Wuze was interested in her.

After all, even Jinbao doesn't like her current appearance, and Qi Wuze is not blind.

Su was unhappy and said angrily, "What's wrong with you looking like this? I think you're fine. Master Qicheng is so kind, maybe he doesn't care about appearances, but only values ​​the inner qualities. My Ah Nuan is hardworking and capable, and has a good heart. It's not too much for me to match with anyone better."

Ye Nuan was helpless. In her mother's eyes, her children were treasures and everything about them was good.

"Yes, yes, I'll ask him tomorrow if he likes me. Mom, soak the seeds in water and I'll go cook. Today I'll make you stir-fried bacon and beans with some vegetables."

After the three of them had dinner, Su asked while clearing the dishes, "Where are you going to plant the wheat and rapeseed you brought?" Watermelons and grapes could be planted, but there were too many of these and it seemed that there would not be enough space at home.

Ye Nuan thought for a moment and said, "Don't we have some wasteland behind our house? Let's hire someone to reclaim it tomorrow. We can give them some corn, beans, or something. They'll definitely be happy to do it."

"That's a good idea," her daughter said, agreeing with her. If Su had even a modicum of farming knowledge, she would have asked, "It's almost autumn. How should we plant wheat and rapeseed? Ordinary crops won't survive." But Su had been pampered since childhood, the daughter of a wealthy family. Although her husband and wife had a disagreement after marrying Ye Ling, she hadn't been involved in farming matters at all. She had only seen peonies and had never even seen a field, so how could she know the growing seasons and cycles of crops?

This made it easier for Ye Nuan to deceive people.

For many years, Su Shi always believed that everything could be grown in all seasons, and that crops should grow quickly after being planted. Later, when he occasionally heard others say that vegetables planted in spring took ten days to half a month to sprout, and another ten days to half a month to grow, he was shocked and incredulous.

After a day of fear and anxiety, Ye Nuan was exhausted. After washing up, she went to rest, leaving the rest of the work to her mother. She had just undressed and gone to bed when she suddenly felt thirsty again. She thought the pickled meat she had the night before must have been too salty because it hadn't been soaked in water.

She wanted to drink water but didn't want to wake up, as Su was still busy. She simply took out the water from the spiritual spring space and drank it. This time, she drank too much. In the middle of the night, she always felt hot and itchy on her face. As she sank and floated, every pore seemed to be bubbling, and her whole body felt like it was wrapped in a layer of mud.

At the end of the Yin hour, the rooster crowed, but Ye Nuan was still fast asleep. As the sun rose to the top of the sky, she suddenly woke up, feeling relaxed, yet her skin felt sticky and uncomfortable. Puzzled, she rose, and fine, gray mud fell from her body, covering the bed.

She froze for a second, then immediately held her wrist out in front of her. Her entire hand was covered in clumps of plaster, which, when she shook, fell all over the bed.

Could it be a spiritual spring?

Ye Nuan was a little surprised. In modern times, drinking spiritual spring water would gradually make her skin smoother, but it had never been so exaggerated as it was now, where mud was actually falling off. She rubbed it so hard that it looked like pills. Surprised, she quickly touched her face to see if the scar was still there.