The paper on the table was unexpectedly large, and there was still enough space to put all the pastries in it.

Xiao Ruyu quickly left the room carrying her "trophies" and headed straight for the garden.

【Eleven, help me hold the cakes. 】

She threw the pastry to Eleven and drew spiritual power from her right wrist.

A hint of light green spiritual power floated away, and after a moment, a "cooing" sound was heard.

Xiao Ruyu stretched out her hand, and a small and exquisite pigeon landed in her palm.

The pigeon had snow-white feathers all over its body. It was attracted by the spiritual power and gently licked the palm of her hand.

[I'll leave it to you. Make sure you deliver it to my mother! ]

Xiao Ruyu muttered to himself as he tied the envelope to its feet.

"Go ahead!"

With a "flutter" sound, the pigeon circled in the sky and flew towards the northeast.

[It will probably take two or three days to get the pigeons to you. Let's leave now.]

Xiao Ruyu stretched out her hand and motioned for Eleven to take out the pastries.

She pounced on it and stuffed a piece of date cake into her mouth.

The sweet taste melted in my mouth, and just when I was feeling satisfied, my peripheral vision caught a glimpse of the paper wrapping the pastry.

There seems to be something wrong with this paper!

Xiao Ruyu moved closer and looked at it carefully.

[Master, come and see if this piece of paper is a map! ]

She shook out all the cakes and spread out the paper she had just casually pulled out.

The route drawn on the paper was complicated and Xiao Ruyu tilted his head and looked at it for a long time but still couldn't understand it.

[What is this painting about? The more I look at it, the more it looks like a turtle. ]

Doctor Yang walked forward and turned the map over.

"Little princess, you got it wrong."

…

Xiao Ruyu coughed twice awkwardly to cover it up.

Imperial Doctor Yang studied the map carefully, his expression becoming increasingly solemn.

He pointed at the encircled city above and frowned tightly.

"This is the city we are in, and on the other side."

"I'm afraid it's the place that will lead the locusts eastward."

Xiao Ruyu suddenly understood, and she started drawing on the paper with her little hands.

[That is to say, Li Zhenling wants to open the gap here and lead the locusts over here.]

[Could it be that this is a simulation drawing! ]

Doctor Yang nodded without question.

“I didn’t expect that the map that the little princess casually pulled out would have such a big effect.”

Xiao Ruyu was praised and smiled happily.

【Luckily I am greedy. 】

Doctor Yang pointed at the gap, his expression becoming somewhat solemn.

"From what they said today, I'm afraid they will take action soon. Let's go here first to check and stop them."

"Don't let them harm other people again!"

Xiao Ruyu nodded firmly.

The three of them immediately set off to where the locusts were and interrupted their plan before Li Zhenling could reach them.

Just as I reached the door, I suddenly heard a noisy sound.

Xiao Ruyu became alert and tugged at Doctor Yang's sleeve.

[Master, there seem to be quite a few people gathered at the door.]

The three of them walked to the gate carefully and found many civilians gathered there.

Several soldiers were trying to stop them from breaking in, and the scene was extremely chaotic.

【While there are so many people here, we can just slip out. 】

Xiao Ruyu thought for a moment and crouched down to move towards the door.

"Wait! Someone's coming out!"

Before they could even move out of the doorstep, someone among the villagers spotted them and started yelling at them.

"You officials, you little bastards, are hiding in there like cowards!"

"That's right. If we don't deal with the locusts, they will burn all our food."

"Get out! Get out!"

…

The villagers were furious and threw rotten eggs at the people.

The officers and soldiers quickly dodged, and Xiao Ruyu and the other two also fled with their heads in their hands, looking very embarrassed.

"Today, if you don't give me an explanation, no one can leave this door!"

Some villagers started to make a fuss, and others followed suit.

If he hadn't been afraid of the swords in the hands of the soldiers, he would have rushed up and tore a few people to pieces.

“That’s enough!!!”

Xiao Ruyu shouted angrily in a baby voice and stopped.

【Master, please stop them quickly.】

Doctor Yang protected Xiao Ruyu behind him, gathered his energy and roared.

"Stop!"

This trick really worked. The crowd was quiet for a few seconds and stared at them.

"I am from the imperial court, a fifth-rank medical officer. I can solve your problems!"

Doctor Yang's words were like a thunderclap that exploded among the crowd. They whispered to each other and cast suspicious glances.

"People from the imperial court? Is that true?"

“This does look a bit like…”

The restless crowd quieted down, Xiao Ruyu breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly praised in his heart.

【Master is so majestic! 】

Just when everyone thought the matter had been resolved, a questioning voice was heard from the crowd.

"Can the court solve the locust problem? Several months have passed and nothing has been done. I think the court is just sitting there and watching. They've found someone to fool us!"

【This is terrible.】

Xiao Ruyu secretly groaned.

Sure enough, as soon as these words were spoken, the villagers also echoed them.

"What's the use of the imperial court? It's nothing but collusion with this bastard!"

"Yes, yes!"

Several villagers followed suit.

The voice that started it all just now added another sentence, not wanting to make matters worse.

"I don't think these guys are good people. It's just a good idea to tie them up so that the court will pay more attention to them!"

"This way our people's food supply will be saved!"

Seeing that the situation was out of control, several soldiers guarding the gate slipped away first.

Xiao Ruyu and several others were tied up and locked in a room.

“Bang!”

The door was slammed shut, followed by the sound of it being locked with an iron chain.

Xiao Ruyu lay on the ground with a look of despair, rolling her eyes.

[Eleven, didn't we just get out? Why are we tied up again? ]

Eleven shook out a small knife from his sleeve, cut the rope, and then untied Xiao Ruyu and Doctor Yang.

Doctor Yang stretched his wrist and sighed.

"If Eleven and I hadn't been afraid of accidentally hurting these innocent villagers, we wouldn't have been locked up in the woodshed."

Eleven rubbed Xiao Ruyu's red wrist and blew gently.

"I can only let the little princess suffer a little for now."

[I'm fine, but the most important thing right now is to stop the locusts from moving eastward.]

"Eleven, are you sure you can knock down the people outside the door?"

Doctor Yang turned around and asked Eleven.

He was stunned for two seconds and nodded.

"Eleven is fine, but there's no guarantee that the villagers won't be hurt. They're really too radical right now..."

The two were discussing the remaining countermeasures.

Xiao Ruyu, who was standing by, looked around and made a new discovery.

She lay on the ground, staring at the thing in front of her with her eyes wide open.

"Woof, woof."

Doctor Yang was discussing with Eleven when he suddenly heard Xiao Ruyu barking like a dog and turned around in confusion.

"Little Princess, where did the dog come from?"