The father and son ate something while driving, then first took Jiang Qiao home, and Hou Diankui drove around delivering things to these families.

Even though many people know that Jiang Qiao is still alive, those are people who can be trusted. As for the others, the old man is worried that if the enemy captures her and lets the secret slip, then all her hiding will have been for nothing.

Jiang Qiao didn't care about the old man's complicated thoughts; she went home and went straight to cook.

"Come back soon, I've prepared dinner and am waiting for you."

Hou Diankui replied, "I don't eat at other places, just leave some for me."

Hou Diankui left, and Jiang Qiao went into the space to fill her stomach first. No matter how good the food outside is, it doesn't taste as good as the food produced in the space.

So, I cooked myself a pot of rice and a pot of soup with spirit rice, ate my fill, and then had some fruit.

After you've eaten your fill, I'll come out to cook for your grandfather. Of course, I'll use water from my spatial storage, but even so, the taste is still incredibly delicious.

Seeing that Hou Diankui hadn't come over, Jiang Qiao started making jam in the empty house. She couldn't afford to bring out the good stuff, so she used this to make up for it. She felt bad about eating the good stuff herself.

When Hou Diankui returned, Jiang Qiao was eating an apple.

"Hey, why did it take you so long to get back?"

The old man plopped down in his chair, looking annoyed. "Don't even mention it. There was a car accident on the way, and the bus caught fire. I was on my way to help rescue people, which took up some time."

"Sigh, you didn't see that scene. It was truly terrifying. A whole busload of people—some dead, some injured. We still don't know what will happen next."

Jiang Qiao looked at the old man in surprise, "How did it catch fire?"

Hou Diankui shook his head. "I don't know either. I was just passing by. When I got there, it was already on fire. I just went to help. There were children in the car. You can imagine how such young children could be burned. Sigh, how will this family survive?"

Jiang Qiao nodded without saying anything. There were only two possibilities: it was intentional or an accident.

Whether this matter is related to Cobra or other such individuals is currently unknown.

"Let's eat first, we'll talk about it after we've eaten our fill—"

Hou Diankui was really hungry. He took a sip of the milky white fish soup, which made the old man shake his head in delight.

"Your cooking is really good. This tastes delicious, and the pancake is also very tasty. Did you just buy the cornmeal?"

Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "I bought these from someone when I went to the countryside before. They were grown in the mountains. I heard that the place has beautiful mountains and rivers, and the products there are delicious, so I bought some. How is it? Does it taste good?"

Hou Diankui gave a thumbs up. "Not just good, it's absolutely fantastic! I've eaten cornbread before. This place must have some kind of spiritual energy, otherwise, the cornbread wouldn't be so fragrant."

Jiang Qiao shook her head helplessly. "You're such a picky eater. I'll plant some in the mountains later. Whatever you want to eat, we'll plant it. Isn't that place a spiritual vein? The produce there will probably be better than outside."

Hou Diankui dared not deny it. "Of course, don't you think the meat of the animals in that valley tastes better than in other places?"

Let me tell you, I have no other hobbies in this life but eating. If you really want to grow it, I guarantee I'll do you the honor.

Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "If you're old, don't leave. Stay and live with my grandpa and the others in their old age. We can all get together and have a lively time."

"Later, when my brother Chunming finds a wife, you'll have all your disciples and grand-disciples."

Hou Diankui sighed, "Who knows when Chunming will get married? This kid isn't in a hurry to find a wife, there's nothing I can do about it. We'll see when he finds one."

Jiang Qiao glanced at Hou Diankui and said, "Master Hou, this isn't like you. Didn't you calculate when your apprentice's 'Red Star Phoenix' will move?"

Hou Diankui shook his head knowingly. "It's better not to calculate this. Let's leave it to fate. If I do, it might affect other things."

As for whether he hadn't seen it, Jiang Qiao didn't know, but she didn't ask any further questions.

Seeing that Hou Diankui had finished eating, they quickly cleaned up.

The father and son were idling around, each holding a book and reading.

Compared to Jiang Qiao's leisurely life, there is one person who is living a rather stressful life.

Xu Shaoqing has been having a headache these past two days. The special envoy has arrived. He originally thought that the place he had arranged before was safe enough, but he never expected that the rural areas would be so strictly inspected. Now, how is he supposed to deal with this woman?

More importantly, it seems something has happened to his men. The problem is, he doesn't even know who has captured them. He's worried that if they fall into the hands of his enemies, things could get complicated.

After all, there was still one person he had sent to another place. If this person were caught, their plan might really be exposed.

Therefore, as a last resort, have the strategist contact the other side, inform them of the situation here, and try to avoid using your previous identity.

As for the special envoy, Xu Shaoqing felt a headache just thinking about this woman, and he was still hesitant about whether to see her or not.

Tang Xuefei is no longer the woman she used to be. With a family and children, she naturally has many more concerns. Although they have a child together, this woman's heart has changed.

To be honest, Xu Shaoqing was extremely unwilling to go see the special envoy. After all, the identities of the special envoy and the strategist had been exposed. The strategist's advantage was his intelligence; he knew how to conceal his identity, which was why he had been able to hide until now.

But Tang Xuefei is different. She doesn't understand the situation here. If she opens her mouth, she'll easily give herself away. It wouldn't be appropriate to arrange her anywhere, since the checks in the city are much stricter.

"Teacher, what should we do? Should we keep seeing her or not? What's the next step? She's different from me. I can stay anywhere, but this special envoy is too demanding; the place can't be anything less than perfect—"

Next, I almost forgot to mention that this woman was lazy and good-for-nothing. I guess even Cobra wouldn't want to hear that.

"And another thing, you probably don't know, but a bus suddenly caught fire today. Wasn't it one of our people who did it?"

Xu Shaoqing was stunned when he heard this. "What? A fire? Who started it?"

The strategist glanced at the cobra. "Master, wasn't this something you ordered to do?"

Xu Shaoqing looked on with suspicion. "How could that be? Why would I cause trouble at this time? Am I crazy? Wouldn't that make it easier to expose our situation?"

Why would you ask that? The car didn't start by itself? Was it vandalized? Did you notice anything?

The strategist finally understood: Cobra hadn't actually given that order.

"Well, I saw it from a distance at the time, and the people who ran out of the car said that the fire started inside the carriage. As for how it started, I can't say for sure. I suspect that someone did it on purpose."

At the time, I thought it was an order from you, but since it wasn't, that's even better. Let's not let this delay our important matters.