Ji Xingzhi and Su Yang originally wanted to find the ancestral land where the old man worshipped his ancestors and bury them there, but they changed their minds and realized that they didn't know where the old man's ancestral land was. If they asked everyone in Dongping County one by one, the old man would come here every year and there must be someone he knew in the county. But this would undoubtedly make Uncle Qin dissatisfied. In order to prevent the two old men from dying without a burial place, they had no choice but to sell themselves.

Ji Xingzhi and Su Yang were very obedient. After bowing to their grandparents, they followed these people obediently. Because from the frank conversation between these people, Ji Xingzhi and Su Yang could be sure that these people were the reason why Uncle Qin wanted them to come to Dongping County.

"Sir, these two children are so exquisite, they will surely catch the prince's eye this time?" said the guard.

"Haha...it's really worth the trip." The man laughed.

This group of people brought Ji Xingzhi and Su Yang back to a yard and took them down separately to wash. The so-called washing actually meant changing clothes, cleaning their faces, wiping their hands, and combing their hair. They would not pay much attention to them until they were sure whether they were useful.

When Ji Xingzhi was brought back, he was wearing men's clothes. The maid naturally thought that Ji Xingzhi was a boy. When he changed his clothes, no one paid attention to it because he was only changing outer clothes. Therefore, Ji Xingzhi was still dressed as a man.

Su Yang is cute and sweet, and she looks incredibly beautiful with just a little bit of dressing up.

To be honest, this group of people were indeed amazed by Ji Xingzhi and Su Yang.

"What are your names?" the man asked with a smile.

Ji Xingzhi replied: "My name is Xue Zhao, which means auspicious snow indicates a good harvest. She is my sister Xue Yang, which means flying snow."

Su Yang nodded secretly, hmm, Feng Xue Fei Yang... She was very satisfied with this introduction.

"Can you tell me why you have fallen to this point?" The man was still smiling and seemed to be in a good mood.

Hearing this, Su Yang's face immediately darkened, and he looked sad: "My family is a wealthy family in Bingxiang Village, Dongping County. A while ago, my parents took me and my brother out for an outing. Unfortunately, we encountered bandits along the way, and my parents were both killed. Thanks to our loyal guard Qin who saved my brother and me. Guard Qin entrusted my brother and me to those two old people, hoping that they would take my brother and me back to Bingxiang.

I never imagined... bandits, coveting my brother's beauty, would kill Guard Qin and chase me and my brother all the way to Dongping County. The two elders were killed by the bandits while trying to protect my brother and me. It was thanks to my brother's clever plan that my brother and I were able to escape the bandits."

Su Yang spoke with tears in his eyes and in a rhythmic manner. Looking at the man's thoughtful expression, it was obvious that he believed it.

But Ji Xingzhi secretly rolled her eyes. What did he mean by coveting her beauty? What did he mean by a clever trick to escape from trouble?

The man looked at Ji Xingzhi and asked slowly, "What's the trick?"

Ji Xingzhi walked to Su Yang and pinched his thigh secretly. This kid actually tricked her.

Su Yang gritted his teeth and made no sound. He just pretended to sob and moved his feet to escape from Ji Xingzhi's clutches.

Seeing Ji Xingzhi didn't say anything, the man frowned and said, "Don't want to say it?"

Ji Xingzhi quickly waved his hands and said, "No. It wasn't some brilliant plan. We just met a passing knight and called him uncle. The bandits thought he was in league with us, so they started fighting, and we took the opportunity to escape."

The man was slightly stunned: "Quite smart."

Ji Xingzhi chuckled and said nothing more.

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