The pregnant woman opened her eyes when she heard Sisi and Lao Hei walk past them.

The little boy cried even louder when he saw she was awake. "Mommy, you're finally awake! Mommy, you scared me to death!"

The pregnant woman thought for a moment, looked at Sisi and Lao Hei's backs, and said loudly, "I didn't mean to lie to you. I just wanted to ask you for some food."

The little boy was startled by what the pregnant woman said. "Mom?"

The pregnant woman gently patted the little boy's head. "It's alright. This hero and this young lady must have realized that Mommy wasn't really unconscious, that's why they didn't care about us."

Sisi tugged on the reins, turned her horse around, looked at the pregnant woman, and smiled. "You're quite clever. How many people have you killed along the way?"

The pregnant woman: "..." These two people are smarter than she thought.

Upon hearing this, the little boy immediately said, "We've never killed anyone."

Sisi turned the horse's head back over.

The pregnant woman gritted her teeth. "Eight!"

They got this far not only because they were smart, but also because of luck. However, skill is the most reliable factor. These two must be very capable; otherwise, they wouldn't dare to dress so well and stroll around like that.

Since these two people have figured it out, she shouldn't hide it anymore.

If she hadn't been so secretive, those two might have let them follow her because of her honesty.

She had only wanted to beg for some food from these two people, but they were too clever. So clever that she wanted to follow them.

The Yun family is good, but too many people want their protection. The Yun family might not even notice the two of them.

The little boy was surprised that the pregnant woman would speak so directly. "Mom?!"

The pregnant woman looked at the little boy and said, "Let's not beat around the bush. We've already fooled this hero and this young lady once. Besides, whenever we encounter bad people, we first beg them to let us go. If they don't let us go, we scare them by saying that killing a pregnant woman will bring divine retribution. If they're still not afraid and still want to kill us, then we kill them. We kill them because they forced us to."

Sisi smiled.

This woman is both intelligent and ruthless, and she likes her.

Sisi pulled a large bag of dried meat from the bag next to her and threw it at the woman. "Catch."

A gleam of joy flashed in the woman's eyes. She had done the right thing! "Thank you. Miss, could you let my brother and me come with you? I can cook, and my brother is very hardworking."

Sisi raised an eyebrow. "Younger brother?"

"Hmm." The woman first took a piece of dried meat and put it into her brother's mouth. "My surname is Han, my name is Han Dongyu, and my brother's name is Han Junyu. My name is Yu, which means feather, and my brother's name is Yu, which means dignified and imposing."

“My maternal grandfather was a hunter. He was bitten by a snake when he led a group of people into the mountains to hunt. He brought some medicine with him, but none of it could cure the poison.”

"My maternal grandfather happened to be passing by when my grandfather was dying. He often went hunting in that area and knew it very well. He knew what kind of snakes were there and how to kill them."

“After my maternal grandfather saved my grandfather, my grandfather arranged for my father to marry my mother. My father was my grandfather’s second son.”

“When my grandfather was alive, my father treated us well. After my grandfather died, my father found a reason to divorce my mother.”

"After my father divorced my mother, he married a woman from a prominent family."

“After things got chaotic in our area, my father and the others went with my grandmother to seek refuge with her family. When they left, they left my brother and me behind.”

"My brother and I wanted to go find my mother. But when we got there, we found out that my mother had also gone to escape famine with my maternal grandfather and my uncle."

"I had no choice but to pretend to be pregnant and flee with my younger brother. Some time ago, I heard from others that General Niu and the Yun family had driven the barbarians away and that the border was now like a paradise, so I brought my younger brother here."

"I pretended to be pregnant for two reasons: first, to beg for some food from others, and second, to lower the guard of those who wanted to steal from us and kill us. Only when they lowered their guard could my brother and I escape and survive."

Han Junyu swallowed the jerky in his mouth. "What my sister said is true. If you don't believe me, you can check it out. The Han family is from Xucheng, and the Han family is considered a prominent family in Xucheng."

Sisi glanced at Han Dongyu and Han Junyu. "Who taught you to kill people?"

Han Dongyu and Han Junyu said at the same time, "My maternal uncle."

"Your uncle is quite farsighted."

Han Dongyu didn't know if Sisi really thought that way or if she thought what they were saying was false. "After my father divorced my mother, my uncle was afraid that we would be bullied in the Han family, so he taught us how to fight. I was afraid that the Han family would kill my brother and me, so I asked my uncle how my brother and I could kill someone who was taller and stronger than us?"

Sisi: "What does your uncle do?"

Han Dongyu: "My maternal uncle is a bodyguard."

Sisi: "What's your uncle's name?"

Han Dongyu: "My maternal uncle's name is Ning Dafu."

Sisi: "Why didn't your uncle come to find you when things got chaotic there?"

Han Dongyu: "My eldest uncle left. My grandmother wouldn't let him take us with him. She said that since we are surnamed Han, and the Han family has servants and guards, it's still better than my maternal grandfather's family."

Sisi: "Then why don't you two siblings stay with your grandmother?"

Han Dongyu: "I never thought my father would actually abandon us. Miss, could you let me come with you? We're both very capable."

"Aren't you two afraid of getting eaten by wolves while traveling alone?"

“We were scared. We tried to live with other people, but they tried to sell us siblings for food after only a couple of days. After that, we never dared to live with anyone again.”

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