Both the Fengyue Tower and the Huo family have Huo Xiaolong's study. The young girl gazes at the map hanging on the wall, lost in thought. The lamplight flickers, and her slightly upturned eyelashes cast a silhouette.

There was a hint of something unfathomable hidden in his eyes.

—Knock knock knock

"Long'er".

"father."

Huo Shuwen carried a plate of sliced ​​fruit into the study. Time flies, time really does pass quickly. Back then, she was just a little dumpling who would lie on the floor and throw a tantrum.

In the blink of an eye, she had transformed into a graceful young woman, almost half a head shorter than him. The man smiled, placed the fruit plate on the desk, and said...

"Don't work too hard, and try to go to bed early every day."

The eagle still hadn't grown a beard; time hadn't left many marks on his face, Huo Xiaolong laughed.

"Okay, Dad."

"What are you looking at?" Huo Shuwen asked.

The girl in red pointed to the grassland on the map and said...

"I want this piece, and this piece too."

"The men under my father's command can't take it down."

The father naturally assumed that since the child had opened her mouth and asked for two words, she must want him to give them to her. Huo Shuwen had always been straightforward. Although he had risen quite a bit in rank over the years, he was still under Xiao Lanyi's command. He had his own confidants, the kind who would risk their lives for him, but even if they fought with all their might, they couldn't defeat him.

"I know, I'm just telling you, I'll play it myself."

The girl's voice was light and playful, unlike her cold demeanor during the day. It was as if, in front of these parents and sisters, she was still the same Huo Xiaolong who could roll around on the ground.

"I heard from my colleagues in the military camp that there is severe flooding in the Jiangnan region. It is estimated that there is a flood, and the refugees should still be coming to our area."

Huo Shuwen sighed. Back then, those 50,000 refugees were forcibly crammed into Beining by the current emperor. This time, those refugees probably understand the situation and most of them will not go to the capital again. What if they are forced to the border city? It's better for them to come directly here.

"Come on, Dad, do you think the grasslands haven't improved over the years because they're short of manpower?"

"The vast grassland is sparsely populated, which is not good."

Seeing his daughter sitting confidently in the rocking chair, the man stood up and said to her with a slightly serious expression.

"The urgent report my father received today says that after the floods in Jiangnan, a great plague followed, with corpses strewn everywhere and no one in the village surviving."

Huo Xiaolong frowned upon hearing this. The plague was different from arranging for those people to live in Beining. Whenever there was a plague, many people would die, even in his previous life.

"I understand, Father."

Seeing that his daughter was taking this matter seriously, Huo Shuwen nodded, told her to go to bed early, and then left the room.

The girl looked at the map and estimated the time it would take for this group of people to travel from Jiangnan to Beining. She pushed open the door, tiptoed, and climbed into the Hou family courtyard.

"Why is it Miss Huo who came to see my young lady today?"

The old steward of the Marquis's mansion, with his gray hair, was patrolling the mansion with a lantern. It was a habit he had developed over the years, and even though his arms and legs were old and frail, he would still come out for a walk.

Butler Hou said this as he watched the girl in red gracefully land. It was late at night, and a girl in red was climbing over someone's wall. The old man wasn't scared at all, but Huo Xiaolong was startled.

"Oh my, Grandpa Hou, aren't you sleepy at all?"

"Isn't this a patrol?"

"Then please be careful, I'm going to find Xiangxiang."

The old man waved to Huo Xiaolong, signaling her to go.

"Little girl, are you asleep?"

The girl whispered softly from under the windowsill, and in an instant, the window was pushed open.

Hou Xiangxiang poked her head out and said

"I just blew out the candles to meet my immortal lord, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?"

Huo Xiaolong pushed her back slightly, then strode across the window and turned on the lamp with the same ease as if he were entering his own room. She sat on Miss Hou's bed and then lay down.

“There is flooding and a major epidemic in the Jiangnan region, and now refugees are rushing to the border town.”

Hou Xiangxiang, dressed in her undergarments, held a candle in one hand, sighed deeply, pouted, and nodded at Huo Xiaolong, saying...

"So, Miss Huo, you're here to torment me again, aren't you?"

"Well, what should we do? Grandpa Gu said you're a medical prodigy. If I don't go to you, I'll have to go to him, and then he'll have to drag you away."

"You! You've been selling me out since you were a kid!"

Hou Xiangxiang resigned herself to her fate and turned on all the lights in the room. She sat down at her desk, took out an ancient book, and began to study the prescriptions. She still did not know what the symptoms of the epidemic were, but it would be good if there was a medicine that could strengthen the body.

Try to help the refugees hold on a little longer; every extra day they hold on gives them a little more hope of survival.

Seeing her friend diligently copying the book, the girl in red also pulled out an ancient book from the bookshelf and started working on it with her.

As the sun rose, the window that had let in yesterday's sunlight was still open, and a slightly chilly autumn breeze blew by. Hou Xiangxiang was awakened by this ray of sunlight.

The desk was covered with papers, and so was the floor, leaving no room to step. Miss Hou looked at Huo Xiaolong, who was lying on the carpet, dressed in his undergarments, with his feet still on the bed, and smiled.

After closing the window and drawing the curtains, the room was plunged into darkness. The candle had burned out. Hou Xiangxiang grabbed the girl by the collar with one hand and lifted her onto the bed. During this time, Huo Xiaolong let out a soft moan.

"What's wrong, little sister?"

"It's okay, go back to sleep."

After saying that, the girl climbed onto the bed.

Fortunately, they no longer need to attend the county school. This is how women are nowadays; they watch wave after wave of men pass the imperial examinations and achieve official rank, while they can only finish their studies and live a short and uneventful life.

Fortunately.

She wasn't exactly free.

Hou Xiangxiang turned her head to face Huo Xiaolong, looking at Long'er's slightly parted lips and the glistening moisture around them. She reached out and pressed Huo Xiaolong's lips together, whispering...

"You can't sleep with your mouth open, or you'll become ugly."

"Um."

Whether he actually heard it or not, Huo Xiaolong hummed in agreement and then continued his slumber.

Luckily, I met her.

Even though they're not in school now, they're still very busy. Long'er is busy training soldiers to do great things, while I'm busy being a doctor. As for Dani'er, her current wish is to become the next proprietress of Wang's Pancake Shop.

Every day, she learns to cook and make sesame cakes from her mother. Perhaps she doesn't have much talent, but the only thing she makes that resembles Aunt Wang's sesame cakes is the sesame cakes. As for the other dishes, neither Xiongzi nor her own Xiaobai eat them.

Huo Xiaolong.

Thank you.

Hou Xiangxiang reached out and tucked a few stray strands of hair behind the ear of the girl beside her, as they would itch if left unattended.

These silent words drifted into sleep along with my eyes that wouldn't open.

What is fate?

The person who taught Hou Xiangxiang the name wasn't the young master from the novels she usually read, or any of the chivalrous heroes.

It was Huo Xiaolong who rescued her from human traffickers that day.

It was such a coincidence that I met you. You were the hero who came to my rescue. I really hope to meet you again in the next life. I'd do anything with you, as long as it's you.