Eleven and Doctor Yang cried out in surprise at the same time and rushed forward.

Imperial Physician Yang took Xiao Ruyu's pulse and found that she had fainted because her spiritual energy was exhausted, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

The birds had already eaten most of the locusts, and the remaining locusts, seeing that the situation was not right, quickly retreated.

When the villagers saw the locusts suddenly retreat, they knelt down on the ground with tears of gratitude.

"God has opened his eyes!"

…

Xiao Ruyu opened her eyes, and the unfamiliar interior made her more sober.

She struggled to get up, but was held down by Eleven.

"Is the little princess awake? Doctor Yang told her to have a good rest first."

【Where is this? 】

Her voice was a little dry. She took the water that Eleven fed her and drank it in small sips.

"This is the guest room of the government office."

Eleven supported her to prevent her from choking and began to explain.

[How are the locusts? Why haven’t I seen the master? ]

Xiao Ruyu asked questions one after another, and Eleven patiently answered them one by one.

"The locusts were dispersed by the birds. In order to prevent those officials from clashing with the people again, Imperial Physician Yang has dismissed Li Zhenling."

She was not surprised to hear the news.

[It's good this way. This Li Zhenling has no good intentions and always wants to harm others.]

Xiao Ruyu let out a long sigh, [Where did the master go? ]

Eleven said softly, "It seems that Doctor Yang has gone to deal with other things just now. He will come to see the little princess when he is done."

Just as he finished speaking, Doctor Yang walked in from the door.

"Are you awake, little princess? Are you feeling better?"

He helped Xiao Ruyu up with concern and took her pulse again.

【Master, I am fine now. 】

Xiao Ruyu rubbed her little face against his arm and was just about to ask about the locusts.

The officials came hurriedly to report and knelt on the ground.

"Oh no, Lord Yang, something happened!"

Doctor Yang stood up suddenly and stared at the servant.

"What happened so panicking?"

The servant wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and spoke tremblingly.

"The locusts were frightened by the birds and headed south to the neighboring counties to cause chaos!"

"Now the people in the neighboring counties are in chaos!"

【What?!】

Xiao Ruyu clutched the quilt tightly, her fingertips turning white.

When she met Doctor Yang's eyes, she fell limply on the bed, her head buzzing.

【Why did it become like this? 】

"You leave first. I'll call you in if there's anything else."

The servant left obediently.

Seeing Xiao Ruyu blaming herself, Eleven squeezed her little hand and tried to comfort her.

"This is not the fault of the little princess. Please don't blame yourself."

[How can you not blame me? If I hadn't attracted the birds, those locusts wouldn't have ravaged the entire county.]

Xiao Ruyu rubbed her eyes with one hand and held Eleven's hand tightly with the other.

Doctor Yang couldn't bear to see her like this and rubbed her face.

"If you put it this way, it was the master who gave the little princess the idea. Can the little princess blame the master?"

He changed the subject and mentioned Li Zhenling's matter.

"Master has ordered people to detain Li Zhenling. He will hold a trial at the government office at noon today and give the people an explanation."

Xiao Ruyu became excited when she heard this and even asked Eleven to pick her up.

[Master, I want to go too. I want to see how that bad guy can argue.]

"Your body hasn't recovered yet..."

Doctor Yang was about to refuse when he met her pitiful gaze.

"Never mind, just follow me."

【Master is the best! Stick to me! 】

…

At noon, the gate of the yamen was surrounded by people in three circles inside and outside.

The people stood on tiptoe to look inside. They gathered in groups of three or four and whispered to each other.

"I heard that the court wants to interrogate Li Zhenling today?"

"This is something that only happens once in a hundred years. The Li family has been accomplices of evildoers in this town for quite some time."

"Who knows if it's just for show..."

The bailiff struck the drum at the door, announcing the official start of the interrogation.

Xiao Ruyu squeezed to the front of the crowd, looking inside eagerly.

Eleven did not follow her today, but stood beside Doctor Yang acting as a yamen runner.

Li Zhenling was escorted out and thrown in the middle of the lobby.

Imperial Physician Yang was sitting on a high platform, looking dignified.

"Li, as the county magistrate, you not only failed to control the locusts, but also planned to divert the disaster to the east."

"Not only that, you also withheld food from various places, all of which are covered by the law!"

"Do you know your guilt?"

The days in prison these days were not easy. Li Zhenling was so hungry that his chest was sticking to his back and he fell to the ground.

"I know my crime, but I will wait for your punishment."

The people in the audience were very excited. After learning about the good things he had done, they wanted to rush up and cut him into pieces.

"In that case, I will remove you from your position as town commander."

Imperial Physician Yang slammed the table heavily, and the matter was settled.

The people below the stage could not stop cursing, and Li Zhenling was so frightened that he dared not say a word.

"Pull it down."

When Imperial Doctor Yang waved his hand and prepared to leave the court, an accident happened.

A man suddenly jumped out from the gate of the yamen, and before anyone could react, he ran straight towards Xiao Ruyu with a short blade in his hand.

The people were so frightened that they fled in all directions, and the scene was in chaos for a while.

Xiao Ruyu looked carefully and found that this was the person who had caused the commotion that day!

[Master! Eleven! The person who caused the disturbance is here to take revenge on us!]

She screamed for help while dodging his blade.

Fortunately, she was small and more agile, and she moved among the people, so that the man couldn't catch her for a while.

This won’t work. Sooner or later, civilians will be hurt!

Xiao Ruyu made up her mind and ran towards the alley outside the door.

After pushing away a few boxes, she was also forced into a dead end.

The man gritted his teeth and smiled cruelly.

"I wonder where you can run to!"

As he spoke, he was already right in front of him.

Xiao Ruyu wanted to mobilize his spiritual power, but found that he had just woken up and his spiritual energy was not enough to defeat an adult.

“Help!!!”

She shouted at the top of her voice, her little face twisted into a ball.

Just as the short blade was about to pierce her throat, a sword was inserted between the two of them.

Eleven knocked the man's short blade away, leaned over and picked up Xiao Ruyu, tiptoed to the ground, and kept a distance of several meters between them.

"You again!"

The man was so angry that his teeth were itching, knowing that he was no match for Eleven.

He stepped back, but found that there was no way back.

"Eleven, capture him alive and make sure to find out who is behind this!"

Xiao Ruyu spoke into Eleven's ear and hugged his neck tightly.

Seeing Eleven getting closer, the man's face suddenly changed, and he took something out of his arms and threw it into his mouth.

"Stop him! He's going to commit suicide by taking poison!"

Xiao Ruyu cried out in surprise, but it was too late.

The man's lips turned blue instantly, he foamed at the mouth, and he kept twitching.

His hands fell limply at his sides and he was dying in an instant.

Xiao Ruyu jumped down from Eleven's arms, turned his right hand and tried to summon his spiritual power to save his life and interrogate him.

But her little face turned red from holding it in, and she couldn't hold out even a bit of spiritual power.

She sat on the ground dejectedly, feeling extremely depressed.

Why do I have no spiritual power just when it’s most important?