Su Huaiyue opened her eyes wide, nodded, and ran away.

The moment she left, she vaguely felt a hidden tension flowing in the air.

Helplessly, Su Huaiyue had to put aside the doubts in her heart and dared not think about it anymore.

She lay down again, but couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

After returning to the camp, Wei Che did not fall asleep immediately.

Lying in the tent, he tossed and turned, feeling puzzled about Su Huaiyue's previous behavior.

He was also helpless about his indecision. Those Wei family soldiers were the only hope of the Wei family and must not be exposed to the world.

Otherwise, if the truth is revealed, the Wei family will never be able to recover.

The descendants of the Wei family will have to live in that wild land with the label of criminals for generations.

Thinking of this, Wei Che clenched his fists and vowed to avenge his previous humiliation.

The next day, Su Huaiyue started packing as soon as it was daybreak. She tried her best to conceal her feelings and make everything perfect.

She noticed Wei Che's abnormality last night and felt a little confused.

Su Huaiyue's heart was beating fast, but she could only force herself to remain calm and smiled as she added soup and porridge for everyone.

At this moment, Wei Yunrou came over and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Sister-in-law, I seemed to hear some noises last night. Did you notice anything?"

Su Huaiyue was stunned for a moment, thinking that she was not the only one who felt something strange. But when she saw Wei Che drinking his porridge calmly, she suppressed her doubts and shook her head, "Nothing, probably the sound of a wild animal."

However, this made Su Huaiyue even more suspicious.

After breakfast, while everyone in the family was busy cleaning up, she secretly planned to go find Lord Li to report what she saw last night.

He suspected that those people were likely thieves and asked Li Daren to be on high alert.

But just as he reached the door, he heard the calm and irresistible voice of Wei Che behind him: "Su Huaiyue, where are you going?"

Su Huaiyue suddenly stopped, turned around and said with a forced smile: "I... I'm just going to take a look at the village ahead."

Wei Che stared at her calmly, "No need to go. If you want to go, go together. It would be dangerous to go alone."

Su Huaiyue felt even more suspicious. Why did Wei Che care so much about her? He was unlike her usual indifferent self.

But seeing that he tried to stop her, she couldn't insist any longer and had to give up.

After returning to her room, Su Huaiyue was worried. Thinking about the figure from last night, she always felt a sense of unease in her heart.

Su Huaiyue secretly decided in her heart that she must observe Wei Che carefully in the future.

While walking on the road, she saw Wei Che's legs and suddenly remembered that she had not shown them to her for a long time.

So Su Huaiyue walked over and asked Wei Che softly: "How is your leg injury? Do you want me to take a look?"

Wei Che was slightly startled, then waved his hand with a hint of impatience in his tone, "No need, I can handle it myself."

"How can that be? Let me take a look. Maybe I can help you."

Su Huaiyue continued to insist with a sincere look on her face.

Wei Che was a little impatient and said lightly: "No need."

"Are you sure you don't need it?" Su Huaiyue stared straight into his eyes.

Wei Che glanced at her, trying to figure out the intention behind her words, but finally replied slowly: "It's okay, it just itches occasionally."

Su Huaiyue keenly noticed the moment of his hesitation and continued speaking.

"If we are in danger next time, if we want to escape the passive situation of being beaten, we must trust each other more."

Su Huaiyue spoke calmly, with a tone of determination that brooked no questioning.

The wind was light and the clouds were clear around them, and the quietness of the camp was broken by the brief silence between them.

Wei Che was unable to refuse after all and finally let Su Huaiyue take his pulse.

Feeling the warmth from her fingertips, the ice in his heart seemed to loosen a little.

"Actually, I feel like the wound is getting more itchy, and it hurts a little from time to time."

Wei Che gently revealed his true feelings.

Su Huaiyue's brows relaxed slightly when he heard this. His wounds were almost healed, and now all he needed to do was let the bones grow back.

Su Huaiyue secretly made up his mind that he had to do more good things to speed up the system upgrade.

When the spiritual spring water reaches a certain level, it will be able to make his broken leg grow back.

Soon they were on their way again.

Su Huaiyue was often distracted along the way and kept spraining his ankle.

"Sister-in-law, are you okay?"

Wei Yunrou next to her pulled her sleeve and asked with concern.

"I'm fine, just a little tired."

Su Huaiyue smiled and tried to make herself look more relaxed.

However, they had not gone far when they encountered a group of robbers blocking the road.

The robbers were dressed in rags, with ferocious faces, and looked like they were ready to risk everything.

The leader shouted loudly: "This road is mine, leave some money for passage!"

Wei Che immediately stood in front of the Wei family, his eyes as sharp as lightning, staring coldly at the robbers.

For a moment, the escort team was a little panicked.

Lord Li was not in a hurry. He waved his hand and the officers and soldiers quickly surrounded those people.

When the robbers saw that the situation was not good, they immediately became frightened. Their faces changed drastically, and one of them stammered, "Gentlemen, we have no choice!"

Lord Li looked at them coldly and said, "How daring of you to intercept the imperial troops on the main road! You are quite courageous. Come and execute them on the spot."

A robber who seemed to be the leader stepped out of the crowd, looking troubled. "We are originally from Tucheng, and we are desperate. All the blacksmiths in Tucheng have been taken away, leaving us with no livelihood. This is why we took this desperate risk..."

Su Huaiyue was slightly stunned. She noticed that there were several young faces among the robbers. They were just squatting on the ground with nervous expressions.

"What are the names of those two guys?"

The older child squatting on the ground suddenly spoke, his voice not loud but full of power.

"My name is Wang Xiaohu, and this is my brother Wang Xiaolu."

As the leader spoke, he pulled the two teenagers over and hid them behind him.

"They haven't learned how to forge iron yet, so there's no hope for their future."

Adjutant Cheng's expression softened slightly. He pointed at the robbers and said, "Master Li, they are simply desperate. Take a few of them back for questioning, and let the others go."

Lord Li hesitated for a moment, but finally softened his heart and nodded in agreement.

Then he looked at the few people who stayed behind with dignity and asked, "You said you were from Tucheng. What happened there? Why is this happening?"

The man knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly: "Your Excellency, you don't know that we are desperate. We all relied on blacksmithing to make a living.

But recently, the city lord suddenly secretly took away all the blacksmiths. Those children lost their livelihoods before they even learned how to forge iron, and are forced to resort to these petty thefts."

Su Huaiyue frowned when she heard this. It seemed that there was something else going on and it was not just a simple arrest.

These people were all in tattered clothes, and Su Huaiyue instantly had the urge to save them.

Isn't this just giving her a reward? This way the space can be upgraded quickly.