"Whoa!" Youyi was so startled by the little head that he fell to the ground: "How come there's a little girl here too?"
Xiao Bao wasn't scared. Seeing her face covered in blood, he reached out to her with heartache.
Leng Xiyue stared blankly at Xiao Bao for a while, and only after confirming that he and the goatee next to him meant no harm did she hand him her hand.
Xiao Bao and You Yi together pulled Leng Xiyue up.
As soon as she stepped out of the cellar, Leng Xiyue saw the female corpse on the ground. She stared at the corpse with wide eyes.
Youyi was surprised that this little girl was so calm.
The person on the ground must be her mother. She died on top of this cellar to protect her and to conceal the cellar.
Now that this little girl has seen her mother's gruesome corpse, how can she remain so calm?
Xiao Bao could see the sorrow in her eyes and wanted to comfort her, but he couldn't say a word.
Her mother died, and even all her family members died.
If it were him, he wouldn't want to hear any words of comfort either.
No words can comfort her now!
Leng Xiyue stared at the female corpse for a long time, then looked up and glanced at the others on the ground; they were all dead without exception…
Hearing footsteps outside, Youyi said anxiously, "We should go."
Youyi grabbed one in each arm and flew off.
Leng Xiyue lay on Youyi's back, watching the people on the ground, getting further and further away from her...
Youyi led the two children and ran all the way back to the farmhouse where they were temporarily staying.
Granny Shang had already prepared dinner and was just waiting for them to return.
It looked like it was about to rain, and Granny Shang kept coming out to check on things, which annoyed Bai Fuya. "Don't worry, he'll be back. Youyi is a grown man, nothing will happen to him."
"This old servant thinks that Master You is unreliable."
"Who's unreliable!" Just as Granny Shang finished speaking, the sound of a boat coming from outside came through.
"You're back!" Granny Shang exclaimed with delight, rushing out immediately. "You're finally back! It's about to rain, and I was so worried!"
"Oh dear, how come there's an extra child?" Granny Shang said, only then noticing that Youyi had two babies on his shoulders.
Upon hearing that there was another child, Bai Fuya also ran out. Looking at Youyi with one child on each shoulder, she saw two children indeed.
"What happened?"
"It's a long story," You Yi said casually, then carried the two children into the house.
Once inside the house, Youyi put the two of them down.
Bai Fuya and Granny Shang then realized that the other one was a little girl about the same age as Xiao Bao, and that the little girl's face was covered in blood.
The two were shocked!
"What happened?" Bai Fuya asked anxiously as she pulled Xiao Bao over to examine him carefully.
Xiao Bao knew what she was worried about, so he quickly reassured her, "Grandma, I'm not hurt."
Bai Fuya breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Xiao Bao was not injured. She then went to Leng Xiyue and used a handkerchief to wipe her face.
Upon noticing that the bloodstains on her face had already dried, Bai Fuya looked at Granny Shang.
Granny Shang understood and brought over some warm water. The two of them carefully helped her wash her face.
After washing, a flawless, fair face appeared before them.
Bai Fuya and Granny Shang were relieved to see that the little girl didn't seem to be injured and that the blood on her face wasn't hers.
Youyi was still worried: "Go help her wash up and check if she has any injuries."
After all, such a big incident happened, it's hard to guarantee she wasn't injured. If she was, it would be good to treat her in time.
Bai Fuya looked at Granny Shang, who immediately took Leng Xiyue's small hand and said, "How about Grandma takes you to take a bath?"
Granny Shang led Leng Xiyue to the bathhouse.
The house in this farmhouse was small and had no side rooms, so the empress turned a side room into a bathhouse for everyone's convenience.
Watching Granny Shang take the child away, Bai Fuya looked at You Yi again: "What exactly happened? You can tell me now!"
She noticed his expression was off earlier, so she didn't press him for an answer.
Youyi knew that since she had brought the child back, she had to explain things clearly. She exchanged a glance with Xiaobao and then gave a brief account of what had happened: "Xiaobao and I went to the city to eat. On the way back, we saw a place on fire. When we went over, we found that the whole family had been killed and their mansion had been set on fire. Xiaobao found this girl in the cellar. She was the only survivor of that family."
When Bai Fuya saw the little girl's face covered in blood, she had already guessed something, but she never expected it to be such a serious matter.
The entire family was murdered!
Seeing that Youyi hadn't explained in detail, Xiaobao added, "When we arrived, we ran into assassins. Master killed one of them, and the others all ran away. That family was a governor's mansion with over a hundred people, and everyone except her was dead!"
Bai Fuya was shocked again upon hearing this: "So many people have died, and it's the governor's mansion, and nobody cares?"
How could such a thing have happened in Eastern Chu!
But she had lived in Xiliang for a while, and the security here was quite good. How could anyone dare to do something so audacious!
Youyi frowned: "When we came back, someone had already discovered what was going on there, so someone should take care of it."
The murder of the governor was already a major event, but the entire family was wiped out! This would be a huge deal even for an ordinary person, let alone the governor's residence. The Western Liang court will definitely be able to find out the truth!
Bai Fuya thought of her in-laws, the Empress of Western Liang, and felt that this matter would not be left unresolved: "In that case, you shouldn't have brought this child back. She is the only survivor, and she might be able to provide some clues for the court."
You Yi was actually regretting taking the little girl with him. He scratched his head awkwardly and said, "I was in a hurry when I left and didn't think much about it. When I saw that the little girl was still alive, I just brought her back."
Xiao Bao understood what they were saying and comforted them, "The city isn't far. If we need her to testify, we can just send her back."
Bai Fuya nodded, agreeing with Xiao Bao's point. The most urgent thing now was to check if the little girl was injured.
As they were talking, they saw Granny Shang come out of the bathhouse.
Bai Fuya frowned: "Why did you come out? Didn't I tell you to give that child a bath?"
Granny Shang said helplessly, "It's not that this old servant is unwilling, it's that the child doesn't want this old servant to help her wash."
Bai Fuya was stunned.
She doesn't want others to help her wash. How can a five or six-year-old child wash herself properly?
This is quite similar to her son, Xiaobao. Xiaobao also refused to let anyone help him bathe after he turned three, and now he bathes himself.
The group waited anxiously outside, but after an incense stick's time, there was still no movement from inside. Bai Fuya grew impatient and immediately went to knock on the door: "Girl, are you done washing?"
Bai Fuya knocked for a while but heard no response from inside, so she hurriedly pushed the door open and went inside.
Upon entering the inner room, Bai Fuya saw a small body submerged in the bathtub.
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