"Then why didn't you kidnap me? Why did you still want to see me?"

"When I accept a mission, I also look at the mission to see if it's worth the risk. Only after investigation do I learn about your childhood experiences."

Hearing about how you've changed from being fifteen, remembering every little detail, I admire your courage.

The man looked very sad, gazing into the distance as he said, "It's actually a ridiculous expectation. I've been living in a web of my own making all along."

I am from Japan, and my family is a prominent clan. I was never valued from birth and have always lived in the shadow of my younger brother.

To prove to my family that I was better than my younger brother, I practiced various skills diligently from a young age and began to show my talent at a young age.

But my family members were not proud of me. They trampled on my glory and honor time and time again.

They kept deceiving me, saying it was just a test of my resilience so they could help my brother complete his mission.

The last time, due to my younger brother's impulsiveness, we lost dozens of carefully nurtured talents of our country.

In the end, I was tricked into living under an assumed name here. I only recently learned that they were afraid the truth of what happened back then would be revealed to others.

They were planning to find me and kill me, but I overheard them.

Over the years, I have endured the longing and yearning for my family, yet they have slowly and maliciously slandered me.

I've lived here for over ten years, and although I've lived in poverty, the people in the village have been very kind to me, giving me a unique sense of kinship.

I wanted to stay here so that I could tell the country everything I had learned over the years, in order to alleviate the guilt I felt.

After hearing your story, I realized you've been bullied and kept it to yourself, afraid to tell your family. But after you reunited with your family, you slowly changed.

You're much braver than I was back then, learning to fight back and save yourself. I admire that courage in you.

Song Yining smiled to herself, thinking to herself, "That's not a change in personality, it's a change of soul. He's a soul from another world who came here and became Song Yining."

She doesn't know where Song Yining from here went, nor does she know what she has become in modern times; she can't explain it clearly now.

"Alright, now that we've met the person, we can say we're acquainted. So, you've seen Mo Yucheng, has he gone into the mountains?"

"Yes, we should go into the mountains. There are still several groups of people inside, and they are preparing to launch a full-scale attack. You'd better not go in yet; it's very dangerous inside."

After saying that, she looked at Song Yining and said, "See if you know any simple self-defense techniques. Are you interested in learning some simple self-defense techniques from me? That way you can protect yourself."

"So you're willing to live this kind of life? It's much better over there than we are."

"Don't worry, I'm all dead inside now and I'm no threat to you. I just want to live out the rest of my life in peace."

Although I spent the first 20 years living a life of constant danger, the last ten years or so were filled with care and concern from everyone. I learned to communicate normally with the villagers, and although life was tough, I was happy every day.

"Then I'll wait for you here to study starting tomorrow night. It's getting late tonight, so I'll head back first. By the way, where do you live? How can I find you?"

"Don't look for me, I'll show up."

Song Yining then returned to the Yang family. She walked to the spot where she had encountered the wild couple earlier, but there was no sound from there now, so they must have gone back.

The two mice, Little White and Little Gray, smelled the scent of the two people and followed it all the way down to the village at the foot of the mountain.

Having accurately located both families, they went inside to cause trouble. Song Yining was just waiting to see the show tomorrow.

That Liu E was truly a restless woman. After ruining the house, she went out to find food in the wild and even tried to destroy me.

When Liu E returned home, she found nothing. She was disgusted by her husband's snoring, so she secretly lay down to sleep.

The two mice then went to Liu E's and Yang Chuhong's houses, and gathered their mouse army to find some work for the two families.

They defecated and urinated in their kitchen, and then went into their bedroom, leaving a mess everywhere.

Song Yining also gave each of them a pill that would slowly degrade their bodies. Xiaobai and Xiaohui found their targets and tried to feed the two of them the pills.

After they finished, they quickly left, and Little White and Little Gray proudly went back to report.

The army of mice was waiting for Song Yining to give them some food, which she then shared with the mice who had helped her that day.

Song Yining is looking forward to hearing good news from several families tomorrow. It's late at night, and Song Yining went home to sleep. Tomorrow, she will check on the progress of the house purchase.

Han Ping has been feeling uneasy lately, and Shen Peng only experiences temporary relief after taking those medications for a few minutes.

He made himself think it was a problem with the medicine, but Han Qiang didn't believe him and took it home to try. The next day, his wife was looking at him with affection.

They are now convinced that Shen Peng is having an affair, and Han Qiang even secretly followed Shen Peng himself.

Everything was normal, which meant the medicine was no longer effective for Shen Peng. Having accepted this fact, Han Ping had given up hope.

Fortunately, Shen Peng has been good to her over the years, always going along with her wishes, and her son is her source of confidence, which is why she stopped looking for medicine.

Yu Lili has been gradually increasing her medication dosage recently, and Old Mrs. Shen has also noticed that something is wrong with her body.

Shen Peng has been busy transferring his assets recently, waiting for his brothers to give him good news.

He was anxious every day, wondering if those people would be able to find a place to stay.

Song Yining made some more self-defense powder in her space. She was still too weak and needed to be careful.

Next, the whole brigade will know about your house construction, and those with ulterior motives will gradually come to light.

The four men in the county town have already used their connections, but they still haven't found the girl they described.

I casually complained to my friend, "It might not even be from the county seat, it could be from a nearby town. We've been searching all day and haven't found a single clue."

Inspired by what happened that day, they decided to first search around the county town.

The group was discussing it tonight; they would search town by town tomorrow to see where the girl could be hiding.

Song Yining was unaware that the four men had already searched the entire county town and planned to go to the town tomorrow to look for them one by one.

I've been learning spoken language in this space. Luckily, I already have a foundation, so learning is quite easy and not bad.

When the people in the mountains encountered the soldiers, they all thought of scattering in all directions, but they did not expect to be surrounded.

The higher-ups also dispatched troops from surrounding areas to provide support. Everyone looked around in despair as they were surrounded, while the Japanese forces inside were still struggling desperately.

They were waiting for the remaining people to realize they were no longer providing assistance; everyone on all sides shared the same thought.

They only showed despair when they saw them being led together in a group.

Now all that's left is the tough nut to crack: the group of Taoist priests from the Sakura Kingdom are still toiling away in the mountains.

They have entered the area they identified as the dragon vein, preparing for a devastating revenge.

They transported a lot of explosives from the surrounding mountains, intending to find the identified location and blow it up.