Exhausted, Lian Zhi knelt down and tightly hugged the baby in her arms.

The little one in my arms was crying heartbrokenly, as if sensing something.

Lian Zhi gently patted his back, soothing him tenderly.

The crying continued. Lian Zhi looked around and found the area deserted. She sighed in despair.

She bit her fingertip and gently placed it in the baby's mouth. As soon as she touched those pink lips, the baby's tender cries slowly disappeared, and the little one gently sucked.

Lian Zhi looked at the person in her arms, a faint smile appearing on her pale face.

"Miss, I will definitely get the young master out of here."

Lian Zhi carried little He You in her arms for three days and three nights, gradually getting lost in the towering mountains.

She paced forward aimlessly, her soles worn raw, each step leaving a bloody mark. Her eyes stared blankly ahead, as if whispering something: "I'll get out of here, I can..."

The baby in her arms started crying again, and she quickly bit her already injured finger, only to find that it only bled a little.

She hugged the child tightly and cried, "Miss, I'm so sorry..."

Waaaaah...

The sound of sobbing filled the entire jungle. The little one in her arms seemed to sense something and slowly stopped crying. Miraculously, she reached out her soft, white hand and stroked the tear stains on Lian Zhi's face.

Looking at those slender little hands, Lian Zhi felt a warmth in her heart, and suddenly felt as if she had endless strength.

She continued walking forward with faltering steps, and finally saw a secluded path from which people had emerged.

She happily limped along the path, as if she heard someone arguing.

Her guardedness led her to hide in the bushes, watching the person slowly approaching from not far away.

It looks like a couple, and they're arguing about something.

The woman snapped impatiently, "I finally managed to buy a wife, and look what you've done! You've let her run away!"

"I think you might as well let me die. What will happen to our son then? Oh dear..."

"I don't want to live anymore!"

As she spoke, the woman sat on the ground and started throwing a tantrum, while the man looked helpless.

"How was I supposed to know she'd run off after saying she needed to use the restroom!"

The woman was exasperated and cried out, "What about our son? We're out of money! The duck that was almost in our mouth has flown away! What are we going to do?"

"Ouch~"

Lian Zhi watched all this quietly, feeling that the two people in front of her didn't seem like good people, and then she wanted to turn around and leave.

Click~

The sound of a branch snapping beneath her feet instantly put all her nerves on edge.

"who?"

The couple heard a noise in the bushes nearby and looked around in alarm.

The woman stood up quickly and stared intently at the source of the sound.

Lian Zhi knew there was no way to avoid it, so she turned around, picked up her child, and walked out.

She said weakly, "Kind people, I'm a refugee from the east. I haven't eaten for three days. Could you please take me and my daughter in for the night?"

The couple lowered their guard and relaxed.

The woman sized up Lian Zhi; she was pretty, but she already had a child. She should be able to raise the child without problems, so perhaps…

He quickly replied, "Of course! Our village is just a short distance ahead. Let's go. It's no problem whether it's one night or as long as it takes."

The woman enthusiastically pulled Lian Zhi along and walked forward, while the man followed behind, puzzled and silent.

night.

Lian Zhi fell asleep holding the little one in her arms; this was the most peaceful day she had experienced in the past few days.

The little one in his arms was also full and satisfied, occasionally letting out tender cries that sounded particularly pleasant to the ear, as if he were smiling.

Lian Zhi held the little boy quietly in her arms and whispered, "Young master, we will definitely be able to go back."

"Back to the South, back to the General's Mansion..."

The candlelight in the room went out, and Lian Zhi closed her heavy eyelids. She felt as if she hadn't slept in a long time, and then drifted off to sleep.

She dreamt that she was playing and frolicking with the young lady in the plum garden of the general's mansion. The young lady had been exceptionally beautiful since childhood and was also very kind to people.

She chased after Yan Zhen's retreating figure, when suddenly, the person in front of her stopped, and Yan Zhen suddenly transformed into an adult.

He looked at her, his face pale, and stepped forward to grab her hand, crying out, "Go quickly, Lianzhi, go quickly!"

"Lian Zhi~"

"Miss, don't cry, let's go together..."

Tears streamed down her face as Lian Zhi suddenly opened her eyes. It was still pitch black all around, eerily quiet.

She hugged the little one sleeping peacefully in her arms, but she was wide awake.

She heard rustling sounds outside and listened carefully.

It was that couple.

The woman whispered in a shrill voice, "This girl is quite pretty. Why don't we lock her up and make her Erbao's wife?"

"I was wondering why you suddenly changed your gender. I never knew what you were planning..." the man's deep voice echoed.

Then she added, "But she has a son with her, this..."

The woman clicked her tongue and rolled her eyes at the man: "Why don't you just take the child out and leave him tomorrow morning? We can't afford to keep an idle person at home, especially a boy."

"Throw it far away, preferably into the river."

The man frowned, feeling that this was too harmful to Yin. "Isn't this a bit inappropriate?" he said, his tone slightly disapproving.

"You..." The woman was so angry at the man's words that she choked up, and finally burst into tears, "I'm so unlucky to have married you. Well then, go live your life with your good intentions!"

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