Xu Di saw that the carriage had fallen into the water and the horse couldn't pull it up no matter what. He could only try his best to erase the traces of the family of three. When he saw that it was almost done, he took his parents and walked away while cleaning up the traces. He was busy until the sun was directly overhead before he could finally relax and led his exhausted parents away.

Chen Zhaoci was too exhausted to walk any further and said, "Xu Di, I really can't walk anymore. Let's rest for a bit."

Xu Di was also exhausted, but he now possessed all of the original owner's memories, from childhood to youth to middle age. Xu Di knew that the accident was not accidental, but deliberate, and that someone would soon come to check if the Xu family of three was dead. Xu Rao and Chen Zhaoci had also been unconscious, and those people had used stones to kill them, creating the illusion that they had fallen and died. As for Xu Di, he was lucky; the stone only broke his leg, but he was knocked unconscious. It was the Marquis of Yongning who came and took him back home, where he recovered after three months of recuperation, but his leg was no longer viable.

Xu Di saw many things in the memories of the wish master. What pained him the most was the little girl named Xu Zhi. She was orphaned and miserable from a young age and was so cruelly harmed. Xu Di later went to Lingnan to look for his sister. Many years had passed. He finally found some servants in the Duke's mansion and heard from them that Xu Zhi committed suicide by jumping into the sea after being sold to a fisherman. The original owner was heartbroken. After dragging his crippled leg back, he wanted to verify what he had secretly inquired about. However, he was discovered and one night he was put in a sack, transported to the moat, tied with stones, and thrown into the river to drown.

After Xu Di recounted what he remembered, Xu Rao and Chen Zhaoci were so frightened that they couldn't speak for a long time.

Chen Zhaoci exclaimed in surprise, "How could such a thing happen? Xu Di, where have we come to?"

Xu Di said, "In the Great Liang Dynasty, the emperor's surname was Xiao."

Xu Rao said, "Isn't this something that happened during the Northern and Southern Dynasties?"

Xu Di shook his head and said, "No, it's not from the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it's from another dynasty. I see that everyone's clothing and behavior are quite similar to those of the Song Dynasty. I don't know where the mistake is, but it's definitely not the same thing."

Xu Rao said, "Are we no longer on Earth?"

Chen Zhaoci said, "Oh, why are you worrying so much? Xu Di, what about us? What's our situation? And don't other people who time-travel usually have some kind of cheat code or something? Do we have that?"

Xu Di sighed and said, "Mom, you're overthinking it. We have nothing right now. What you're saying is all from novels. My dad is the third master of the Yongning Marquis's mansion. He just passed the imperial examination and was preparing to be selected as an official. But my dad's aunt insisted that the whole family come to Chengguang Temple in this desolate mountain wilderness to fulfill some vow. Luckily, our little daughter, who is only four years old, had a fever this morning and we didn't bring her. Otherwise, this family would have been in real trouble."

Xu Rao said in surprise, "A Jinshi? This person is really not bad. It's not easy to become a Jinshi."

Xu Di said, "What will happen to the illegitimate son of the Marquis's mansion if he doesn't find a way out for his family? Father, this Third Master is the child of Concubine Zhu in the mansion. The reason he encountered such a thing today is because Concubine Zhu insisted that he come here early this morning to burn incense and fulfill a vow. Do you believe that there is no connection between them?"

After listening, Xu Rao pondered for a long time and said, "I really don't believe it. I just don't know why. Logically speaking, if a concubine's child can pass the imperial examination, that should be her future support. It's really unreasonable for her to harm her own child like this, unless the child isn't her own."

After Xu Rao finished speaking, he paused for a moment, then turned to look at Xu Di.

Xu Di sighed and said, "This is what I, the original owner of this body, have been secretly investigating for many years. This Aunt Zhu, although she is an unfavored old concubine in the Marquis's mansion, is shrewd and has helpers. She is not a simple person. If you say that your body is not her biological child, it is really possible."

Chen Zhaoci said, "The most urgent thing is to get out of here as soon as possible. We don't know when we'll encounter people who come to kill us. Xu Di, now the three of us have used these three bodies, but what about the original body?"

Xu Di said, "I guess that's it. If there are any left, can we use their bodies? Dad, what are your plans for the future?"

Xu Rao sighed and said, "I'm completely clueless. I really don't know what to do next, or if I have their memories. What if I can't remember anything? Wouldn't that give me away?"

Xu Di said, "I think you should choose an official to be sent to an outside area. You can take my mother, my sister, and me to another place. It's far from the emperor's reach, so we'll be safer."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhaoci said, "That's right. If we can't afford to offend them, can't we at least avoid them? Listen to Xu Di, when you go back, find someone from out of town, the farther away the better. If we're far away, what danger could we possibly face?"

Xu Rao said, "Then I need to have their memories too. I need to know who they know and how they conduct themselves. And you, do you know how the person in your body conducts themselves? How they interact with their relatives? And what about the little girl in the family? Do you know how they usually get along with her?"

Chen Zhaoci said, "Now that it's a matter of life and death, why are you still fussing over these trivial details? Really."

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