Li Lanzhen led a group of women out of the village gate as they talked.

Standing at the door, she said to the women and girls who were about to leave, "You should all be more careful, take care of yourselves, and go through the mountains, not along the main road."

While they were talking, Silver Fox set the stronghold's gate on fire.

Watching them leave, Li Lanzhen took out a water bag from her bundle and called out to Silver Fox.

"Silver Fox, come and wash your hands."

Silver Fox walked over and stretched out his hands. Li Lanzhen poured water for him to wash his hands clean.

Silver Fox took the water pouch and poured some water for Li Lanzhen so she could wash her hands.

The two of them ate a few wild vegetable pancakes.

Li Lanzhen spoke to Tiehua and the others.

“If you’re not full, we’ll eat as we walk.”

"Take turns drinking from this water bag," he said, handing Tiehua a water bag filled with spiritual spring water.

Li Lan was thinking that since they wanted to follow her, she should improve their physical condition a little.

In this mountain village, they must have been starving and suffering terribly.

After leaving Wild Wolf Village, Silver Fox led everyone into the mountains in another direction.

Li Lanzhen called out to him.

"Silver Fox, is this the road leading to Wolf Valley?"

Silver Fox nodded and said, "Yes, Aunt Lanzhen, that's how you get here."

When Li Lanzhen heard Silver Fox call her "aunt" for the first time, the corners of her mouth turned up, and she laughed at him in her heart.

I told him long ago not to call her "Madam," but to just call her Aunt Lanzhen.

This guy kept calling her "Madam".

I guess it was just now, when she introduced him to these women as her nephew from her maternal family, that's why she called him aunt.

In fact, Silver Fox didn't know the way to Wolf Valley; he just had a tracking ability.

After leaving Wild Wolf Village, he looked around and found traces of a large group of people passing through.

So I led them all the way here.

As Li Lanzhen walked, she thought to herself that moving around with these 11 women and girls would be very slow.

But sending them back to Youzhou City, or hiding them somewhere else, is not safe.

Thinking to myself, this is really troublesome.

Silver Fox, who was walking ahead, also thought of this problem.

Seeing that the girls were extremely weak, yet still insisted on keeping up with them.

He stood on the road and didn't move any further.

"Silver Fox, what's the matter?"

"Auntie, may I speak to you in private?"

After he said that, Tiehua and the others stood still.

Silver Fox and Li Lanzhen took a few steps to the side, and he said in a low voice.

"Auntie, I have some sleeping pills here."

Li Lanzhen immediately understood his meaning: he wanted to drug these women and girls and put them into the space so that the two of them could travel faster.

She thought this wasn't bad, even though people would faint as soon as she put them into her space.

But there's still one exception, and Li Lanzhen doesn't want to encounter another one.

Li Lanzhen still believed in Silver Fox's ability to process medicinal materials; since he claimed it was a drug of desire, it couldn't be wrong.

She took out a water pouch, poured in a packet of sleeping pills, and shook it.

Li Lanzhen knew that the water in the water bag she had just given to Tiehua was enough for eleven people, and it would be empty in no time.

So she wasn't in a hurry, and Tiehua and the others didn't suspect that Li Lanzhen would hurt them.

We were constantly trekking through the mountains because there were no roads and the area was overgrown with bushes, which was very physically demanding.

Before long, Tiehua and the others finished drinking from their water bags. Li Lanzhen naturally took a water bag from her own basket and tossed it to Tiehua and the others.

"Drink the water here, and give me the empty water bag."

Tiehua nodded gratefully.

"Silver Fox, rest here for a bit and have some water before you go."

She and Silver Fox also drank some water and stood on the mountain to take a look.

Li Lanzhen asked the silver fox.

How much further until we enter Wolf Valley?

Silver Fox surveyed the surrounding terrain, then pointed ahead and said, "Aunt Lanzhen is right there."

Li Lanzhen then asked, "Is this the same road they walked on?"

Silver Fox shook his head.

"No, I saw the direction they were heading, so I took a shortcut and went down from here, directly into the middle section of Wolf Valley."

I guess they had a lot of people and cars, so it wasn't suitable for them to pass through these mountains and forests, which is why they took a detour.

Li Lanzhen smiled, "Perfect, this way we can catch up with them as quickly as possible."

"Thump, thump"

One after another, the women and girls around her fell to the ground.

Finally, there was Tiehua. In the instant she fell, she looked at Li Lanzhen with eyes full of confusion.

Silver Fox watched as they all collapsed.

"Auntie, take them into the secret place, let's go."

Li Lanzhen put them into the lawn of her space and observed them intently for a while.

"Don't worry, Auntie, this drug works very well."

After saying that, Silver Fox turned and ran down the mountain.

Li Lanzhen followed closely behind.

They ran all the way to the foot of the mountain, and just as they had concealed themselves, they heard loud shouts coming from the valley.

"Stop playing dead! Come on, hurry up! My whip doesn't discriminate if anyone falls behind!"

Then came the sound of whips cracking.

"Auntie, they must be coming. Let's play it by ear."

Li Lanzhen nodded without speaking, her eyes fixed on Wild Wolf Valley.

Soon after, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard.

Three horses approached from the front, and the man sitting on the middle chestnut horse was a one-eyed giant.

This person should be the leader of Wild Wolf Stronghold.

Two men followed behind him, one dressed as a bandit, holding the reins in one hand and a large knife in the other.

The other one was wearing soft armor and was clearly a soldier in the army.

Could it be that they have already made contact with the Jin King's troops?

That shouldn't be the case. It's not like you can only reach the Golden King's territory by going to the end of Wolf Valley.

Before Li Lianzhen could continue thinking about it...

A group of more than 100 people appeared in the valley.

Everyone's hands were tied, and they were linked together with the person in front of them.

These people were lined up in two columns, each one disheveled and bearing the marks of torture.

Some were covered in blood, some had swollen faces, some had suffered leg injuries and were limping, and some were even more seriously injured, dragging half a leg as they walked.

Li Lanzhen anxiously searched for Han Mingxiang and Han Shulan in the group.

Finally, she saw that they were walking in the group closest to Li Lanzhen.

Han Shulan was still dressed as a man.

His clothes were loose and dirty, his face was so dirty that it was unrecognizable, and his hair was a mess. He just grabbed a straw and tied it on top of his head.

Her hands were tied up, and in front of her was the small, thin child, whom Li Lanzhen guessed must be the girl.

Han Shulan is followed by Han Mingxiang.

At this moment, Han Mingxiang was in no better shape; there were obvious bloodstains on the back of her clothes, and her face was covered in mud and dried blood.

From a distance, it was obvious that one side of his face was swollen, with a bluish-purple handprint.

Li Lanzhen's eyes reddened as she watched.

This child jumped into the raging flood for the sake of his love, and they have been separated for several months. It is heartbreaking. I don't know what they have been through!

Li Lanzhen turned to discuss it with Silver Fox.

"Silver Fox, let's charge down now. You take care of the three in front, and I'll rescue the one in the middle."

After not hearing him speak for a while, Li Lanzhen turned to look at him.

Only then did they realize that Silver Fox's eyes were fixed on the group in the middle.

You could feel his excitement and resentment.

Could there be a relative or someone he knows in this group?

Li Lanzhen nudged Silver Fox's arm with her elbow.

Silver Fox then realized what was happening, blinked hard, and turned to look at Li Lanzhen.

Li Lanzhen saw excitement, heartache, and resentment in his calm eyes!