At this moment, Huang Shi forgot that everyone has their own selfish desires.

While he kept exploiting the old man for his son's sake, the old man was also thinking about his own future.

He has already lost his wife, his youngest son, and even his grandsons because of this father and son. If he continues to be stubborn, he will never be able to turn his life around.

In his eyes, that outcome was a complete failure.

He could never accept the outcome of giving his all to support others, only to be met with his own utter ruin. Therefore, he chose to withdraw from the relationship early on.

"But it's a hassle to go back and forth like this," Sister-in-law Huang said, still somewhat dissatisfied.

Before, time was just a pastime, but now it's her son's life.

She dared not delay for the slightest, much less gamble.

"Don't overthink it, it won't happen. The mountains aren't that weak."

"I hope so, otherwise I'll never be able to get over this."

"Don't think about it anymore," Huang Shi said, spreading out his bedding on the floor. "Go to sleep early; we need to see a doctor tomorrow."

“I’ll wipe Dashan’s body before I go to sleep. This child is sleeping more and more often, so we definitely need to take good care of him.”

"Um!"

After the room fell silent, a plume of white smoke slowly drifted out.

A moment later, after hearing increasingly heavy breathing, the door was pried open with a creak.

Then, four people tiptoed in.

After searching for a while, they swept away all the valuables.

"Good heavens, more than eight hundred taels! We've gotten a great deal this time."

"Adding the two hundred taels the master gave us, that makes a total of one thousand taels. We brothers will each get two hundred and fifty taels."

"This number is not auspicious."

"If you find the money hard to handle, give it all to me."

"No, it should be given to whoever it belongs to, and no one should try to take advantage of it."

"That's right. This is a relative of a banished immortal. If we share the benefits, we'll also share the divine retribution."

At this point, the four of them exchanged a glance.

"The three of you, don't you find this strange?"

"What's strange about it?"

"Are these three people out of their minds?"

Why do you say that?

"They clearly have a celestial being at home, yet they still went all the way to the capital for medical treatment, making themselves a laughingstock for countless people."

"Perhaps they had no idea of ​​the banished immortal's identity."

"How could that be? Is there anyone in the Great Zhou who doesn't know about the banished immortal?"

"Who knows? Didn't our master say that they weren't close to the immortal and that we shouldn't show them any mercy?"

“Fool, you listen to whatever your master says. This is a relative of a banished immortal, he must have been tainted by immortal energy. If the retribution falls on us, our descendants will also suffer.”

"What can we do? We can't disobey our master's orders."

“We’ll do as you say, but let’s be careful not to push them to the brink. How about we each leave them ten taels of silver for their travel expenses home?”

"agree!"

So the four of them each threw a gold ingot on the ground, then quickly closed the door and left.

The next morning, Huang Shi woke up feeling extremely heavy-headed, as well as the weakness that comes with catching a cold.

Looking around, he saw the room was a complete mess, and his face immediately changed. "Wife, get up quickly, we've been robbed!"

"Broken? Is Dashan alright?"

Sister-in-law Huang quickly got up and carefully checked her son's breath. Only after feeling his warm breath did she breathe a slight sigh of relief.

"Thankfully, Dashan is alright!"

Immediately after realizing what was happening, he rummaged through his bag.

A moment later, he collapsed weakly to the ground, crying out, "Master, the money is gone!"

As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.

She was really on the verge of a breakdown.

Since my son fell ill, I've lived in constant fear, always worried that I'll wake up one morning and never open my eyes again.

He deliberately dressed in tattered clothes, afraid of being targeted, and even guarded his bundle at all times, not daring to relax for a moment.

As a result, despite all the precautions, it still couldn't be prevented!

“I know,” Huang Shi said, his face grim. “How could a thief have gotten in? Didn’t people in the capital say this inn was the safest? And who is the person who runs this inn…”

Even though he had clearly inquired and assured everyone there wouldn't be any problems, something still happened. Huang Shi's heart sank to the very bottom.

"Who knows?" Sister-in-law Huang wiped away her tears and choked up as she said, "We've been going to the doctor and getting medicine these past few days. Who knows if we've already been targeted? The money for the life-saving medicine in the mountains has all gone into the pockets of those heartless people. Why don't they just die?"

They even steal life-saving money; could they be any more heartless?

Everyone says that the capital city is under the emperor's nose, yet thieves still run rampant. How does the current emperor govern the country?

In her despair, Sister-in-law Huang took her anger out on everything, even the sky seemed particularly unpleasant to her.

They felt that the creature was blind; their family was hardworking and kind, yet they received no good reward.

Huangshi is also suffering.

With reddened eyes, he pondered for a long time before resolutely saying, "Report it to the authorities!"

Eight hundred taels of silver is no small sum; it can't just be thrown away. Under the emperor's nose, there must be a place to seek justice.

"Will this work?" Sister-in-law Huang stopped crying. "Will the government care about insignificant people like us?"

"Why should we ignore it? We've lost money, and we're not even allowed to get justice?"

"Okay then!"

Sister-in-law Huang was very uneasy, instinctively fearing the official robes.

But Huang Shi was determined to get justice.

Eight hundred taels of silver—he couldn't earn that much in two lifetimes on his own. He used it to treat his son's illness, and that was that. Even if it hurt, he wouldn't dwell on it too much.

We absolutely cannot let outsiders, especially petty thieves, benefit from it.

After feeding their son and instructing the shopkeeper to take good care of him, the couple walked on, asking for directions to the government office.

In the alley, the four people who received the news immediately began to discuss it.

"They actually want to report this to the authorities?"

"Let's go up there and teach them a lesson, let them know that the capital city isn't a place where they can do whatever they want."

As soon as the couple turned around, they were put in a sack and beaten. "If you have any more thoughts of reporting to the authorities, next time we'll take your lives!"

The menacing voice and the intense killing intent terrified the couple.

It wasn't until the four of them had walked quite a distance that they dared to shakily climb out of the sack.

"Honey, let's go home, let's go home!"

As she spoke, Sister-in-law Huang burst into tears.

The capital city is truly not a place for humans to live. They are honest and law-abiding, but others are unwilling to let them go.

Even if they are bullied, they have nowhere to reason with others and seek justice.

"If we go home, what will happen to the mountains?"

"What's the point of not going home? We're out of money. We only have forty taels left. If we delay any longer, we won't even have enough for the journey."

She was worried, but she was even more afraid that her entire family of three would lose their lives in the capital.

Ultimately, there are so many doctors in the country, and the capital city is only a part of them.

After a long silence, Huang Shi finally managed to utter two words, "Fine!"

Faced with such a situation, they had no choice but to leave in frustration.

This time, it's a warning; next time, it could be fatal.

The story of the Huang family of three quickly reached Jiang Nuan's ears.