"Scared?"

Bai Yun'an suddenly turned around and looked at his younger sister, who was clutching the hem of her clothes and lowering her head slightly, and couldn't help but ask a question.

The little guy looked up and stared at his third brother with a somewhat bewildered expression.

The night was as dark as ink. Although Third Brother was not old, his eyes and expression made Juanjuan feel that he was an adult.

I almost forgot, she's the only real child in the whole family.

Although the older brothers look young, they should be quite old after the replacement.

When asked by her brother, Juanjuan chose to tell the truth.

"A little."

"Don't be afraid, it's okay, I'm here."

Bai Yun'an reached out and placed two chocolate beans in Juanjuan's hand, saying, "Eat them all, then you won't be afraid anymore."

Juanjuan reached out and took the dark chocolate bean, put it in her mouth, and it really melted in her mouth. It was very sweet.

"Aren't you going to ask me where this came from?" Bai Yun'an raised an eyebrow and asked the little guy.

Juanjuan paused for a moment, then asked, "Where did you come from?"

Bai Yun'an couldn't help but chuckle, leaned closer, lowered his head slightly, and whispered, "It was given to me by an old immortal. He said it would make children smarter, and he specially saved it for you."

"Juanjuan, you have to keep this a secret. If you tell anyone, the old immortal will take Third Brother away."

[Everyone in the family is a traditional person, except for Juanjuan. Although Juanjuan didn't ride in the oxcart, did they really not change her rider?]

[It shouldn't be. If they really changed the person, then this acting is too convincing! Not a single hint of anything amiss.]

Juanjuan: "Father and Mother too..."

Bai Yun'an: "No, that won't work."

Juanjuan nodded obediently, as if she understood.

Noisy footsteps and the sound of many people talking could be heard coming from outside the courtyard.

Then came an impolite knocking on the door, as if it were a death knell.

Bai Yun'an's smile faded slightly as he was about to get up to open the door.

Then he saw his mother come out of the house and rush to open the door before him.

The door was opened, and a number of people were standing outside.

Surrounded by a group of yamen runners, standing in the middle was a calm and composed, thin middle-aged man, dressed in a rather stylish manner.

Apart from Bai Yunxing, none of the Bai family members present knew the meaning behind the clothes.

But the meaning of this outfit is unclear, though it's clear that this middle-aged man is of high status.

"They didn't even bow when they saw the county magistrate."

Jiang Dai looked at the middle-aged man in front of her and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Excellency."

They are flexible and adaptable; besides, on set, there are not only bows but also kneelings.

Consider it a greeting.

"It's alright. My name is Li Zhiyuan. I should thank you for saving the Mu family army soldiers. Where is that person now? Here's a doctor, please go and take a look at him!"

It was clear that the magistrate was quite anxious.

As soon as Jiang Dai stepped aside and pointed to the room where Mu Hu was, the doctor jogged over to check.

The county magistrate also hurried to follow.

The arrival of Mu family soldiers in his small town, claiming that there were spies from the Northern Barbarians, was a complete bolt from the blue.

He needs to figure out what's going on quickly.

Mu Hu was chosen to escort Bai Jiaxing not only because of his strength, but also because he was intelligent.

It was watertight, and even without comparing statements with Bai Yunxing, they relied on the words Bai Yunxing had said to his family from memory.

He downplayed the seriousness of the matter, saying that he only saw spies kidnapping children to threaten him, so he killed the Northern Barbarian spies and then chased after the group of people.

Later, it became what everyone saw.

"I hope that Lord Li can send someone to the capital as quickly as possible, and at the same time convey the news to the Ji family in Tongzhou Prefecture."

Mu Hu's words startled the county magistrate, who hurriedly returned the greeting.

"Yes, I will take care of it immediately."

Everyone in the government knows that the squad leader of the Mu family's twelfth squad, although not officially appointed by the emperor, was chosen by both the emperor and the head of the Mu family, and thus has influence over the emperor.

There were even rumors circulating in official circles that these twelve people were acting on the Emperor's orders and were following General Mu to keep an eye on him.

Anyway, he's a county magistrate, and he's not someone you can easily mess with.

"Lord Li, this family has come to our aid today. We hope you will leave some constables to protect them until all the spies are caught."