The smile on Qiu Yinong's face faded. "Old man, are you saying that those people from the Southern Territory will capture young girls from nearby villages and use them to make magic tools?"

"Yes, my little girl and granddaughter were snatched away by those beasts. Now I don't know whether they are alive or dead."

"They can control poisonous insects and perform witchcraft. There's really nothing we can do. We finally caught one, but he committed suicide after just a few questions."

"Otherwise, we still don't know what they are going to do with the girls."

As he spoke, Old Chen covered his face and burst into tears. Only those who had personally experienced separation could feel so sad.

"Thank you for telling me, old man. I will be waiting for them here. I am afraid they dare not come. If they dare to come, I will avenge the tragic deaths of the girls of Da Chu."

Qiu Yinong was shivering all over, and was obviously really angry.

Old Chen quickly spoke up to stop them: "No, no, don't you see? That man has countless poisonous insects on his body. He can also fly in the sky using witchcraft and can control water, fire, and even wind."

"Be at ease. You are receiving a salary from the Great Chu State and you should serve the people."

"Who are you?" When Old Chen heard this, he instantly realized that the woman in front of him was probably not an ordinary person.

Qiu Yinong looked at Old Chen and smiled faintly: "I am the Princess of Changping County, personally appointed by the Emperor of Great Chu."

"You are our commoner county lady of a different surname. I heard that you have superb medical skills. Perhaps, perhaps you really do have a way to deal with them."

"County Lady, it's really not safe here. Please go back to the village with me!" After Old Chen learned that Qiu Yinong was the County Lady of Changping, he was no longer afraid of them and instead invited them.

Qiu Yinong waved her hand. "Since you, old man, have already said that those on the other side are from the Southern Territory, I'm afraid they have been watching us from the bushes for a long time. If we go to the village now, it will bring harm to the village."

"We're not going anywhere today. We're setting up camp by the river. You guys go back first. No matter what happens tonight, don't come out and keep the doors and windows closed."

"Take this powder, mix it with water, and sprinkle it around the village. It will protect you from poisonous insects."

Old Chen took it with both hands and kept thanking him. After his invitation was rejected again, he left, looking back every few steps.

"Old man, what's wrong? Are you from Da Chu?" Old Chen's wife asked hurriedly when she saw him.

The other villagers also looked at him. Old Chen said excitedly, "The one camping by the river is our commoner county lady. She came to our Southern Yuzhou and saved our Changping County Lady."

"What!" The village chief was shocked and hurried out to invite someone in.

Old Chen stopped the village chief and conveyed Qiu Yinong's words.

The village chief cried out, "Nonsense! She's a county lady. How can we let her go out there alone and take on the danger?"

"No, I have to go and invite them myself." The village chief was about to go out when he was stopped by Old Chen.

"Village Chief, the county lady knows medicine. Perhaps she has already made a plan. If we insist on inviting the county lady here, it would be bad to ruin her plan."

"This is the medicine powder the county lady gave me. She told us to mix it with water and sprinkle it in the village and then around the outskirts of the village. This way, the poisonous insects won't be able to harm us."

Old Chen showed everyone the medicine powder in his hand, and everyone started whispering.

"Is this thing really that useful?"

"Maybe. Have you forgotten that the prescription given by the county lady completely controlled the plague?"

"Yeah, let's give it a try!"

"Then let's try and get some water. Since the county lord said this big bag can cover the entire village, it should be true."

The village chief took the medicine powder and asked the young men in the village to bring water. The villagers soon got busy.

The moment the potion was sprinkled, a rustling sound was heard, followed by a large number of poisonous insects crawling out from the villagers' homes, yards, and underground. Before they could run a few steps, all the poisonous insects fell to the ground dead.

"Oh my god, there are so many poisonous insects in our village. These damn people from the Southern Region, damn people from the Southern Region."

The women and maids hugged their children and trembled with fear.

Then many children lay on the ground and vomited, and there were actually poisonous insects in their vomit.

The villagers felt like the sky was falling. If the Princess of Changping had not passed by them, what would have happened to these young people?

The village chief sprinkled the medicine and asked the villagers to deal with the dead poisonous insects. He took Old Chen and several village elders to the river.

"Thank you, my Lady, for saving the lives of the entire Lishui Village. I have no way to repay you, so I can only express my gratitude."

"Village chief, please get up quickly. There's no need to do this. Since we passed by here, it's fate." Qiu Yinong hurriedly got up and went over to help the man up.

The village chief's eyes were filled with tears. "Those people from the Southern Territory are so cruel, so cruel! They actually poisoned all the young people in our village. If it weren't for you, the county lady, I'm afraid there would be no one left in our village."

"Such kindness is beyond our ability to repay. I am willing to mobilize my entire clan to go to the battlefield and fight for my life with the people of the Southern Territory."

Qiu Yinong smiled and shook her head: "Village Chief, you don't need to be like this. Just keep your original intention, stay kind, and help those in need in the future."

"This..." The village chief was still hesitating.

Jing Xu also smiled and said, "I am the only son of Duke Jing. Since my sister has said so, you and I will just do as you are told."

The village chief and his entourage quickly knelt down and saluted. It was because Duke Jing was in charge of Nanyuzhou that it had not been conquered by the people of the Southern Region.

"I, the common people, would like to pay my respects to the Crown Prince."

"Get up quickly."

The village chief and others stood up again, and felt embarrassed when they saw them eating.

"We were too cautious earlier and refused to let the Crown Prince and the County Lady in. That was truly rude."

Qiu Yinong smiled and said that this was also good, as she could watch the stars and the moon at night and have a picnic in the breeze.

The village chief felt even more embarrassed and asked people to go back and get some more vegetables, or even to catch chickens, ducks and geese, but Qiu Yinong refused.

"It's getting late, you should go back first. No matter what sound you hear tonight, don't come out." Qiu Yinong lowered her eyes slightly and looked at the reeds on the other side of the river.

There was a figure moving over there. The village chief understood the hint, saluted again, turned around and left with his people.

They can't drag down the county lord and the others any longer. If that's the case, they might as well return to the village as soon as possible.

After everyone left, Qiu Yinong and the others sat down again and continued eating.

They talked and laughed, lit a bonfire, and sat around it to admire the moon and stars. They were so happy that the people huddled in the reeds on the other side of the river could hardly stay there any longer.

The food on the other side smelled so good that it made my stomach itch.

It was not until midnight that Qiu Yinong and the others returned to the tent to wash and rest.

After waiting for nearly half an hour, people on the other side began to swim towards this side.

No one was specially arranged to keep watch tonight. The people from the Southern Region came ashore from the water, and the leader curled his lips and smiled.

He made a killing gesture, and the others acted quickly, showing that they were professional assassins.