Chapter 129 Don’t Think of Being Idle
Shen Yuexi carefully examined the child's symptoms and found that the allergy was not serious.
This was the case with her food allergies as a child. Symptoms like these don't require special treatment and will go away on their own in a couple of days.
It was not a big deal at first, but after the villagers started making a fuss, Meipu added fuel to the fire and scared everyone.
She and Yang Cong helped the village head send the child back to his home, and then walked back to their own yard.
The sky in the east was already breaking, and the village was as quiet as if it were deserted. Normally, at this time of year, at least a rooster would crow. Now, not a single rooster or dog could be heard.
"Mep is really something. It would be better if he could just stay in the yard and recuperate," Shen Yuexi said to Yang Cong as they walked. "He scared everyone like this. Fortunately, no one was hurt."
"Madam, you said he likes to play pranks," Yang Cong asked, a puzzled look on his face. "What do you mean by pranks?"
"It scared everyone, made them look foolish and embarrassed," Shen Yuexi said. "Look, everyone was so scared that they didn't even dare to leave the house."
She looked towards the courtyard next door. Besides the exorcism spell, there were several other spells on the door that she didn't know what they were...
Meipu couldn't stay in the village any longer. If he did something weird again, she wouldn't be able to handle it.
But after leaving Xiaogang Village, she really didn't know where to arrange Meipu.
She was still pondering when Yang Cong pulled her arm and pointed to the west of the village, saying, "Madam, look! There are a lot of sneaky people over there!"
Shen Yuexi took a look and saw that it was indeed the case. There were many figures on the west side of the village, all holding long knives, sticking to the wall and moving towards the village nervously.
Although the sky in the east was already bright, the light was still not very clear, so I estimated that there were hundreds of people.
"Robbers...robbers!" Yang Cong pointed at those people.
Shen Yuexi had been through a lot, so she wasn't panicking. After taking a closer look, she said, "Don't worry, they're our soldiers. Look, isn't that General Qiu Liming in the front, and Captain Zhang Song as well?"
The two generals escorted the Western Rong captives north and have now returned.
"Why did our soldiers sneak into the village? I was scared to death." Yang Cong said, patting his chest.
Shen Yuexi raised her hand and shouted, "General Qiu, what are you doing?"
When Qiu Liming and Captain Zhang Song saw Shen Yuexi and the others, they were stunned for a moment, then quickly waved behind them, and all the soldiers immediately followed him and rushed over.
"Madam, you're all right?" Qiu Liming looked her up and down. "You managed to escape? I was so scared."
Shen Yuexi was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean by escaped? Aren't we all fine?"
"Wasn't the village occupied by bandits?" Qiu Liming looked around. "I was just about to lead the army to rescue my wife."
"Who said that?"
"Prince Mei," Qiu Liming swallowed his saliva, "He sent a soldier to intercept us outside the village, saying that the village had been occupied by bandits."
"You believe what he says," Shen Yuexi shook her head, "He likes to make fun of people."
Zhang Song agreed, "Yes, I've known about this habit of yours for a long time. I didn't believe it at first. When I arrived at the village entrance, I found no one in the village. It was really too strange..."
"I'm so angry," Shen Yuexi stomped her foot, "Come with me to find that guy."
"Why is there no one in the village?" Qiu Liming was still confused.
"Everyone was so scared by him that they hid in their houses and refused to come out." Shen Yuexi told Qiu Liming what happened as they walked away. Qiu Liming was dumbfounded.
Arriving at Meipu's yard, Shen Yuexi was about to enter.
Yang Cong rushed over and blocked Shen Yuexi's way: "Madam, the young master has ordered that you cannot see Prince Mei."
This girl never forgets Xiao Zhuo's instructions.
Shen Yuexi looked at Qiu Liming: "You were there at the time. Did my husband instruct Yang Cong to do this?"
She always felt that Yang Cong had misheard Xiao Zhuo's instructions. Now that Qiu Liming was back, he should be able to figure it out.
Qiu Liming nodded blankly. "That's right. The Lord also instructed me to do the same. The Lord said that this is the most important task for you two."
Yang Cong raised his chin proudly towards Shen Yuexi.
Shen Yuexi almost fainted.
On second thought, Xiao Zhuo's decision made sense. He was probably worried about her being teased by Mei Pu. Mei Pu had teased everyone from the villagers to the generals. If he were to use it against her, she would definitely be no match.
Xiao Zhuo was protecting her. Yes, that's it.
She did not argue with them and said to Qiu Liming, "Go ask the prince why he captured that Taoist priest."
Qiu Liming walked in and ran out within two breaths, holding a piece of paper in his hand:
"Madam, the prince is missing. His guards are also gone. There is no Taoist priest inside. Only this piece of paper is left."
Shen Yuexi took the paper and looked at it. It said:
"The villagers regard me as a demon, but I am just teasing you. Please don't worry. There is a bandit stronghold in Baixiu Mountain, where demons are rampant. I will go there. General, please send a thousand cavalry to follow me and slay the demons."
It seems the medicine is working. Previously, Maep stayed in the house and didn't come out, but now he's obviously more energetic.
It just so happened that Bai Xiushan had the Xuanming powder needed for the special medicine, so she went to collect some.
Shen Yuexi put down the note and said to Qiu Liming and Zhang Song, "Generals, the Crown Prince went to Baixiu Mountain. It was occupied by a group of bandits, and the Crown Prince went there to eliminate them for the people."
Zhang Songxi said happily, "Since His Royal Highness has gone there, all of our 1,500 soldiers and horses should follow. There's no place to rest in the village. The large camp to the north has also been completely demolished by the villagers. We have no trouble staying here."
"No, something's up." Shen Yuexi said to Zhang Song, "The villagers are frightened by the prince, so we need to leave a group of people behind to calm everyone down. This matter is also very important. Which of the two generals will go to pay homage to Xiushan, and who will stay here?"
"Settling the villagers?" Qiu Liming shook his head. "Such trivial matters are far less satisfying than wiping out the bandits."
Zhang Song also said, "I also think what General Qiu said is reasonable. However, since my wife wants someone to stay, I will lead the troops to pay homage to Xiushan, and General Qiu will stay."
Qiu Liming quickly stopped him and said, "Captain Zhang, you barely had any rest along the way. You stay."
Seeing that both of them wanted to go, Shen Yuexi gave them some advice: "Play rock-paper-scissors, best of three. Whoever wins gets to pay homage to Xiushan."
Qiu Liming and Zhang Song both agreed and played rock-paper-scissors. Qiu Liming won 2-1.
Zhang Song said, "General Qiu will lead a thousand cavalrymen to pay homage to Xiushan. I will lead five hundred men to stay in Xiaogang Village to protect Madam and the villagers."
Shen Yuexi said, "I want to go with General Qiu too. I know that Taoist priest. I haven't figured out why he came here to deceive people."
Yang Cong interrupted, "The young master asked me to look after the lady, so I have to go too."
Zhang Song said, "Since Madam is leaving, I will lead my troops to wait in the village."
Shen Yuexi said: "General, are you all tired?"
"Not tired."
"If you're not tired, assign a task to the general and his men."
Zhang Song was confused and nodded to Shen Yuexi, saying, "As Madam commands."
Mei Pu had told him that seeing Shen Yuexi was like seeing him in person. Now that Shen Yuexi had something for him to do, he naturally agreed.
"The villagers are terrified of the evil prince, His Highness, and are now hiding in their houses, refusing to even leave. This won't do." Shen Yuexi pushed Yang Cong and said, "You know how to do it. You can teach Captain Zhang and his soldiers to chant the evil-repelling spell."
Yang Cong said, "Captain Zhang, please pay attention. I will only read it twice. I have to go with my wife to pay my respects to Xiushan later."
After saying this, Yang Cong read it aloud to Zhang Song and the soldiers.
"Remember, Captain Zhang," Shen Yuexi instructed, "recite it once in front of every house and tell the villagers that they can come out. The big devil has left."
Zhang Song and the soldiers were all stunned.
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