Chapter 155: The Vicious Eldest Daughter (20)

Wang Yaozu then brought two guards to help him carry his bag.

He kept chattering the whole way, and in the end, he accidentally revealed why he was so scared yesterday but insisted on going with them today. It turned out that his纨绔 (wan ku, a spoiled brat) father wanted him to get married, and to a woman of equal social standing. Unfortunately, the纨绔 didn't like her, so he ran away.

It has to be said that in this ancient world, a man of eighteen was indeed of marriageable age. However, judging from this man's childishness, even if he were to get married, the girl would probably suffer. It would be better if the girl didn't have to put a beautiful flower on a pile of cow dung.

Wang Yaozu rode his horse alongside the sedan chair, just like the other guards. He occasionally spoke to a few of them, but these guards were all aloof and wouldn't utter a word for a long time. Gradually, Wang Yaozu became obedient.

Wen Wan was someone who enjoyed life to the fullest, and she would join in on any exciting events she encountered along the way. Although the system kept urging her, Wen Wan felt that the male and female protagonists might not have even reached their destination yet, so why was she in such a hurry?

Wang Yaozu was also a good entertainer, and he kept his word throughout the trip, taking care of all the food and entertainment.

As Wen Wan traveled towards Qihe County, she saw many refugees along the way. It seemed that they had all come from that area. Even the inns wouldn't take them in, and they had nowhere to go, so they begged on the road. Wen Wan felt sorry for them, so she gave them some money whenever she saw them.

Wang Yaozu, standing to the side, didn't understand. "Sister, there are so many people. Even if you're incredibly wealthy, you won't have enough to give away."

"We should help as many people as we can, and these are all living, breathing people. How can we pretend we didn't see them?"

Wang Yaozu: "..."

He couldn't understand why this woman, who was usually so frugal, would become so generous in front of these people. She would even give money to someone she saw selling themselves to bury their father, giving it away for free, even abandoning the person.

"You're not really a Bodhisattva in disguise, are you?" Wang Yaozu said.

Wen Wan chuckled. When did she become a bodhisattva? Besides, strictly speaking, this money wasn't hers. She was spending Gu Xi's money, which would all belong to Gu Xi's people in the future. So she spent it without a second thought.

Little Peach was delighted to hear this, saying, "My young lady has the heart of a Bodhisattva, of course."

Little Lucky Star: "That's right. If it weren't for Miss saving me and my grandma, we might have starved to death long ago."

"What's the meaning?"

So Little Lucky Star embellished his story of being saved by Wen Wan. In his words, Wen Wan became a celestial fairy, a reincarnation of a Bodhisattva, and radiant with Buddha's light, making Wen Wan, the person involved, feel quite embarrassed.

Wang Yaozu actually believed what Xiao Fuxing said, and his eyes showed a bit of respect when he looked at Wen Wan. Sometimes, when Wen Wan wanted to give him money, Wang Yaozu would also give her some, and Wen Wan didn't stop him.

It took three days to reach Sanhe Town, the closest town to Qihe Town.

Because Qihe Town had been sealed off, and even Sanhe Town was filled with panic, they finally managed to find an inn where they could stay.

“Miss, why are you still coming here? It’s dangerous here now, there’s a plague! If it weren’t for the fact that my family has been here for generations, I would have left already.” The shopkeeper said to himself as he looked at the large group of people.

"Don't worry, His Majesty has already sent Prince Xi and the divine physician Chu Sisi to deal with the plague, right? It should be resolved soon."

“Prince Xi is good at fighting, but this is a plague! No one in history has ever been able to cure it. Who knows what we did wrong that Heaven is sending down this punishment to us?”

“But there’s also the miracle doctor, right? Haven’t you heard? That miracle doctor can cure all diseases, no matter what kind of ailment it is, he can cure it instantly. Just think about how seriously ill Prince Xi was before, and he was cured in just a few days, so don’t worry.” Wen Wan said, and the shopkeeper nodded, “I hope so.”

While the boss was preparing the meal, Xiao Taozi asked with some confusion, "Why did Miss praise Chu Sisi? She's so annoying."

Miss, didn't you used to hate Chu Sisi, that illegitimate daughter, the most?

Wang Yaozu, who was lying on the side, felt exhausted after traveling for several days. He was a spoiled brat who had never left Qinghe Town. However, he was also extremely excited because he had encountered many things, events, and people that he had never seen before.

"Sister, is this what the martial arts world is like?"

Wen Yan: "???"

What does this have to do with the martial arts world?

"You don't understand. When I was a child, I always had a dream to fight against evil and become the leader of the martial arts world. However, I didn't have the talent and couldn't stand the hardship of learning martial arts, so I never dared to dream about it. Later, I tried to run away from home to roam the martial arts world several times, but my father caught me and brought me back before I even left Qinghe Town. This time, it was the first time I had gone this far. It's a pity that I didn't get to see anything that would allow me to punish evil and promote good."

Wen Yan: "..."

The reason Wang Yaozu wasn't arrested is probably because the bodyguards Xiao Taozi hired stopped the people who were supposed to arrest him.

When the boss brought the food up, Wen Wan was also hungry, but Wang Yaozu was simply ruthless. He ate meat and drank wine without any restraint, and Wen Wan was afraid that he would choke to death.

Little Peach was disgusted and quickly shooed him away to eat with the guards.

"Miss, should we go find our master?" Little Peach whispered.

"I won't go for now. I absolutely mustn't let him know I'm here."

Little Peach: "..."

After she asked the steward for these guards, the prince probably knew that the princess had come here.

However, this matter cannot be told to the princess; she will definitely be angry if she finds out.

"Then let's wait for Master here. We can't go to Qihe County; that place is too dangerous," Xiao Taozi continued. Wen Wan didn't want to go, but she had no choice; the system made her go.

The system had prepared the plague-treating potion the day before yesterday, which relieved Wen Wan, as it at least proved that she was not in danger of contracting the plague.

"Okay." Wen Wan agreed on the surface, but in reality she was still thinking of a way to get there.

After staying at the inn for a few days, she paid the owner to inquire about some news for her. According to the owner, Gu Xi and his group had arrived in Qihe County and dismissed a large number of officials involved in the cover-up. They also quickly gathered all the people who had contracted the epidemic for treatment.

Meanwhile, Chu Sisi is also researching an antidote.

Wen Wan asked the system, "This spiritual spring space of Chu Sisi should be able to solve the plague in this place, right?"

System: [Of course, it can cure any disease, even bring the dead back to life.]

Wen Yan: "..."

Another day of envying others' cheat codes. With my own system, even getting medicine requires a long application process with the higher-ups.

After staying for two more days, Wen Wan still hadn't heard from Chu Sisi that she had developed a medicine that could cure the plague.

Wen Wan was genuinely curious. Didn't the female lead have a spiritual spring space? Why hadn't they started the rescue yet after so many days? After all, she didn't need to actually study it; she could just find an excuse to secretly take something out of the spiritual spring space.

[Host, why don't you go take a look?]

After thinking about it, Wen Wan decided to go and take a look.

That night, after Xiao Taozi and the others fell asleep, Wen Wan left the inn and prepared to go to Qihe County. However, just as she was about to sneak in, she was caught by the guards who suddenly appeared.

As expected, the plots in novels are all lies. How could she possibly break through the blockade by herself? It's completely impossible. Only the system would dare to send her here so late at night.

Not long after, he met Gu Xi.

Gu Xi was dressed in black, his expression cold and stern, which made Wen Wan feel a little guilty. "Your Highness."

Gu Xi dismissed the guards and looked at the person in front of him.

"How did you get here? I told you not to come here."

Wen Wan thought for a moment, "I was just worried about you. I was so afraid something would happen to you while I was at the Prince's mansion that I couldn't eat or sleep, so I wanted to come and see you."

Gu Xi thought of the message the guards had sent him: unable to eat or sleep? This princess hadn't lacked food along the way, so if they weren't traveling, it would be like she was on a sightseeing trip.

"Your Highness, please don't be angry. I've already come all this way. It wouldn't be good if I encountered danger on the way back."

Gu Xi: "..."

Gu Xi looked at his princess and wondered why she had come here with him. Didn't she know that this place was experiencing a plague, not an ordinary event, but one that could kill people at any moment?

"Your Highness may stay, but you must obey me. If you do not, I will have the guards send you home."

"Alright."

After that, Wen Wan was arranged to live next to the prince.

The next morning, when Xiao Taozi woke up and didn't see her princess, she was terrified. She asked the guards, who also searched everywhere. Wang Yaozu, who had also woken up, was anxious and joined in the search.

However, soon after, she was informed by someone sent by Prince Xi that she had arrived at the prince's place and that Xiao Taozi should go and serve the princess.

The guards who had accompanied them along the way quickly went to report back, but Wang Yaozu remained completely bewildered from the moment he heard the news.

"So she is the Princess Consort of the Prince of Xi?"

Little Peach said proudly, "Of course! Are you scared now? You still call us Princess Sister every day, do you deserve it?"

Wang Yaozu: "..."

Good heavens, he really doesn't deserve it.

He was incredibly audacious. He not only flirted with the princess's maid and got into a conflict with the princess's guards, but he also stole the prince's roasted corn on the way. Just thinking about it, he deserved to die several times over.

"Sister Little Peach, I didn't mean to do this. Please put in a good word for me in front of the Princess."

Little Peach: "Then it depends on your sincerity."

"If Sister Little Peach wants Yaozu to do anything in the future, Yaozu will have no objections."

Xiao Taozi took Wang Yaozu to see his princess, but the prince had already left to handle many matters.

Upon seeing Wen Wan, Wang Yaozu immediately knelt down and performed a grand salute, saying, "This humble subject greets Your Highness, the Princess. I was blind to your greatness before, and I beg Your Highness's forgiveness."

Wen Wan quickly told the people to get up.

She wouldn't punish Wang Yaozu, after all, she had swindled a lot of money from this playboy along the way, and although he had some bad habits, he wasn't inherently bad and wasn't beyond redemption.