Perhaps it was because her pitiful appearance was too convincing? Ji Yueyao thought rather narcissistically.

"Isn't Commander Mu guarding the North Phoenix Base?" A young man in a gray jacket standing at the very edge frowned. "What trouble are you trying to escape from?"

"Although the Commander is here to guard the area, chaos has inevitably broken out within the Beihuang Base... My home is gone, and I have no choice but to take a desperate gamble and go to my relatives at the Donglin Base." Ji Yueyao lowered her eyes, holding Ruanruan, clearly on the verge of tears.

She needs to get to the Donglin base as quickly as possible, and before that, she can only try to make use of the resources that may be available there.

“So pitiful…” A boy clearly believed it and stepped forward, seemingly wanting to comfort Ji Yueyao.

"Don't go over there!" The leading boy frowned and spoke again, "How could a woman like you, carrying this child, get here from Beihuang unharmed? Your story is full of holes. Keep a close eye on her, we're taking her to see Grandpa!"

Tsk, as expected, even a teenager in this world shouldn't be underestimated... Ji Yueyao rolled her eyes and thought speechlessly.

Should we knock these guys out before we run away? Ji Yueyao was being led forward by two teenagers, one on each side. The two teenagers had serious expressions, making it seem like they were parading prisoners.

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This is a cat kneeling down to apologize. Lazy cat has been on hiatus for so long... but I'm back to updating now—*smack!* (A slipper was thrown from who-knows-where... my handsome cat face!)