"These soldiers are becoming more and more crazy. They even arrest children."

The middle-aged man slumped on the ground, his eyes full of despair.

Xiao Ruyu returned to Eleven and re-bandaged his wound.

[Eleven, let's wait here first. The last look in Master's eyes told me that we just need to wait for him.]

Eleven said that everything was up to her.

…

A whole day passed, and there was no sign of Doctor Yang.

Xiao Ruyu was a little anxious and paced back and forth in the cell with a panicked look on his face.

【Eleven, Master, has something happened?】

Eleven leaned aside and shook his head. He had no news at the moment.

As she spoke, Xiao Ruyu's stomach started to growl.

She lowered her head and touched her shriveled belly, feeling aggrieved.

[Why is there not even any food in this prison? Are they going to starve us all to death? ]

Just as he was thinking about it, the prison door was opened and the soldiers threw in a wrinkled steamed bun.

Eleven picked it up, wiped the dust off it, and handed it to Xiao Ruyu.

Xiao Ruyu looked at the soldiers with dissatisfaction and questioned them in a childish voice.

“Is this prison so harsh?”

"Don't even think about whether other people can eat enough. Even a child like me may not be able to fill my stomach."

The officer didn't expect that she would question him, so he rolled his eyes at her and cursed at her.

"If you don't want to eat, get out!"

After saying that, he didn't pay any more attention to her and turned to throw food into another cell.

The man opposite wolfed down the steamed bun into his mouth and soon licked his hands clean.

He looked at Xiao Ruyu standing still and spoke kindly.

"There's a locust plague in the city, and there's not enough food. They can only withhold our meals."

Eleven stood there in a daze, holding the steamed bun. After thinking for a moment, he peeled off the dirty outer skin.

"Take this to fill your stomach first."

He handed it to Xiao Ruyu, but she pushed it away.

[Your wounds haven't healed yet, so I'll give it to you. ]

The two pushed and shoved each other for a long time. The man opposite couldn't stand it anymore and swallowed.

"If you don't want to eat it, just throw it to me."

There was a pause…

Eleven couldn't persuade her and broke the bun into two halves.

"That's all right now."

Xiao Ruyu ate half of the steamed bun and leaned in Eleven's arms.

She thought of the osmanthus cake made by her mother in the palace and tears started to flow.

[Eleven, I want to go back to the palace. I want to eat osmanthus cake and lotus seed soup.]

Tears fell down in torrents, burning into Eleven's heart.

He gently wiped away the tears and offered some reluctant comfort.

"When we get back, Eleven will make lotus seed soup for the little princess every day, okay?"

Xiao Ruyu nodded reluctantly, her stomach growling again.

As a whole day and night passed, moonlight poured into the prison through the narrow windows.

The atmosphere in the prison was very depressing, and many women and children who were captured with them were crying quietly.

When the wind blows, it looks extremely creepy at night.

The prison guard yawned, leaned back in a chair at the end and dozed off.

Eleven glanced at him secretly and took out a knife from his sleeve.

A slight "click" sound of unlocking was heard.

He woke Xiao Ruyu up and pointed at the sleepy officers and soldiers.

Xiao Ruyu's eyes lit up and he quietly opened the prison door.

The two of them tiptoed and moved carefully towards the door.

“Pah.”

Just as he was about to reach the door, Eleven accidentally kicked a small stone.

Seeing the soldiers move twice, the two men's hair stood up instantly and even their breathing slowed down.

Fortunately, the officers and soldiers did not wake up.

After slipping out of the door, Xiao Ruyu took out the medicine powder from the space and sprinkled it out.

The soldier guarding the gate fainted, and taking advantage of this opportunity, the two men ran away.

After running several hundred meters, Xiao Ruyu stopped panting.

[No, I haven't eaten enough, so I can't run anymore.]

She sat down on the ground tiredly and licked her dry lips.

Eleven sighed, "Little Princess, wait here. Eleven will go and see if you can buy some food."

Hearing this, Xiao Ruyu jumped up from the ground.

【Let’s go together.】

The night was cold, and the cool breeze blew into Xiao Ruyu's neck, causing him to shrink.

[It's too late now. Why don't we find a place to stay first and go there early tomorrow morning.]

Eleven agreed.

The two hid under the overpass for a night and went out onto the street early the next morning.

Looking at the deserted street market, Xiao Ruyu and Eleven looked at each other in bewilderment.

Not to mention there were people selling food, there was hardly any human presence to be seen.

The doors of every household were closed, and a cold wind blew, blowing up a few yellow leaves and hitting the two of them.

Apart from this, there is nothing else on the street.

[Why is the city so desolate? Is it because of the locusts? ]

Xiao Ruyu's face twisted into a bitter one. She was so hungry that she could hardly walk.

Eleven held her hand and walked around the street for a long time, but didn't find any food.

Just when the two were feeling depressed, Xiao Ruyu suddenly had an idea.

[Since every family has no rice, I know there will be one family that has food! ]

Meeting Eleven's confused gaze, Xiao Ruyu whispered a few words into his ear.

"Is this possible?"

Eleven was a little hesitant, but his stomach was already empty.

If they don't find some food, they might not be able to escape.

They hit it off immediately and headed towards the largest house in the city.

When I walked to the door, I smelled a fragrance coming from inside.

Town magistrate's mansion.

Xiao Ruyu looked up at the words on the door plaque and muttered to himself.

Of course, going through the main gate was not an option, so the two of them walked around the mansion and found a dog hole that could accommodate one person.

Eleven was a little embarrassed, "The little princess is of noble status, how can she climb this..."

Xiao Ruyu ignored all this and pushed him into the dog hole.

[I am starving to death, why bother with these things? 】

Eleven crawled in through the dog hole, looked around and found no one else, then pulled Xiao Ruyu in.

The two followed the smell and went to the kitchen.

The people in the kitchen had already gone to the side courtyard to eat, and the huge kitchen was empty.

Xiao Ruyu climbed onto the table, grabbed the snacks and stuffed them into her mouth.

【Eleven, come here quickly. 】

She handed the half roasted chicken leg in her hand to Eleven, her mouth full of oil.

Eleven also stuffed food into his mouth. After a day and a night, he was already weak from hunger.

Xiao Ruyu put his feet on the table and noticed something moving under the table.

[Eh——what is that? ]

Eleven also heard the sound and became alert instantly.

Carefully lifting the tablecloth, Xiao Ruyu saw a figure.

He was holding a chicken leg in his left hand and a steamed bun in his right hand, and was wolfing them down.

"ah--"

She was so frightened that she screamed.

Eleven covered her mouth with her hand and stared at the table warily.

The person under the table was also startled. He stood up and tried to run away, but his head hit the table hard.

With a cry of "Ouch", the man fell to the ground, covering his head.

“Master?!”