Chapter 18 Hand over the Tiger Talisman
Mother Zhao looked at the situation with some concern, "Madam, you are doing this with good intentions, but people are greedy... I'm afraid those people will have some evil intentions."
"I know what Mother Zhao is worried about. People's hearts have to be tested, but we have to take the first step. We have too few people. Even if we reach the Northern Wasteland, we don't know what the situation is over there. So, gathering more people to form a larger team will not harm us in the long run."
Although she had already accepted Su Ying's change, Mother Zhao was still very surprised when she said such words.
Her eyes were red with relief, "Madam... you have finally grown up."
After the prisoners came back from grabbing food, the strong men looked at Su Ying without saying a word. Instead, a young woman pulled a little boy who was older than Erbao and the others to Su Ying and knelt down in front of her.
"Thank you for the meal, my husband also fought bravely in the army with the prince. I ask you to take us in. We are willing to follow you all the way."
The woman held the child's hand tightly. As a woman in the inner chamber, she didn't understand anything about state affairs. She had also seen Su Ying's strength in these days and knew that if they, an orphan and a widow, wanted to survive, they could only find someone who was strong and reliable.
Su Ying turned around and glanced at Xiao Jin. Seeing Xiao Jin looking back at her calmly, she nodded at the woman, "Okay, what's your name?"
"My name is Zhang Cui Niang, and this is my child. Lin Sheng, Sheng'er, kowtow to me quickly."
The little boy kowtowed to Su Ying obediently, and Su Ying did not avoid him. Although everyone should support each other in the future, a team must have a leader, and it is right for the team members to respect the leader.
"Lin Sheng, thank you, Madam."
"You guys should get up. Since we have decided to move forward together, let's work together. If you have any questions, you can come and tell me."
"Yes, yes."
Su Ying ignored everyone else and after eating and drinking, she fed Dabao medicine.
By the time it was completely dark, Dabao's low-grade fever had completely subsided.
The little guy opened his eyes weakly and looked confusedly at Xiao Jin who was sitting next to him.
“Daddy…”
Xiao Jin heard the noise and reached out to pick him up from the bed. "Ji'er is awake."
"Daddy, Ji'er is fine." Dabao was afraid that Xiao Jin would worry, so he tried to straighten his weak body and tell Xiao Jin that he was fine.
But as soon as he moved, he touched the wound on his body and groaned in pain.
Su Ying was just coming in carrying the cleaned Second Treasure, and saw the First Treasure with a pale face, sitting straight in Xiao Jin's arms.
Su Ying frowned and put Erbao on the bed. "Ji'er still has a wound on his back. Why do you let him sit so straight? Aren't you afraid of damaging his wound?"
Xiao Jin knew that Dabao was stubborn and was also worried about his wounds. "Ji'er's wounds haven't healed yet. Lean on daddy first. Daddy will take a look at you."
Dabao stared at Su Ying with a tense face, "Daddy, I'm fine. No, it doesn't hurt anymore."
Su Ying looked at his furrowed brows and found that he was exactly like his father.
Su Ying asked Bai Shuang to fetch the remaining meat porridge.
"You've been unconscious for two days. You must be hungry. This is meat porridge. Eat it quickly."
Dabao snorted and turned his face away, "I won't eat anything from a bad woman like you, take it away."
Erbao was about to eat the remaining peach cake. He held the peach cake in his little hands, and he was in a dilemma whether to eat it or not...
Su Ying didn't want to force a child, so she put the meat porridge directly next to Xiao Jin and said, "You can solve it yourself." After that, she turned around and left the house.
She found a small bathroom at the back of the yard, also built with blue bricks, and it was still sturdy. Since she had the conditions, she wanted to take another shower so that she could be more comfortable when resting at night.
Su Ying went to the well and carried a bucket of water into the bath room using a broken wooden bucket.
As soon as she entered, a dark shadow appeared on the courtyard wall.
He was like a dormant nighthawk, observing the situation in the yard in the dark.
After Su Ying cleaned herself up, she returned to the house.
Most people in the room were asleep.
She found a seat in the front row in front of Mrs. Zhao and her two children, then leaned against the wall and closed her eyes.
As the night deepens, the abandoned mountain village becomes especially quiet.
Because it was the humid rainy season, there was not even the sound of insects or birds outside.
Bai Shuang was sleeping soundly when she felt someone pulling her. She opened her eyes and saw Erbao looking at her with a frown.
"What's wrong young lady?"
Erbao whispered, "I, I want to go to the toilet."
She ate two bowls of porridge and drank a lot of water at night, and now her stomach is bloated and uncomfortable.
"Then I will take the young lady there." Bai Shuang stood up and picked up Erbao.
Su Ying opened her eyes, watched the two of them walk out, then she got up and left the house.
Su Ying did not disturb them, but watched them enter the toilet from a short distance away.
But for a long time, Su Ying didn't wait for the two people to come out of the toilet.
She realized something was wrong and quickly ran to the toilet and opened the door. Bai Shuang had been knocked unconscious and fell to the ground, but Er Bao was nowhere to be seen.
Su Ying helped Bai Shuang up and inserted a silver needle into her palm.
As soon as Bai Shuang woke up, she jumped up subconsciously, "Young Miss!"
"Bai Shuang, where is Ling'er? Where did she go?"
Bai Shuang saw that it was Su Ying who came, and she said in a trembling voice, "Just now when I was taking the young lady into the toilet, a dark figure suddenly jumped out and snatched the young lady away. Before I could call out, he knocked me out."
Su Ying's face darkened. She had just been watching outside and was sure that there was no one outside. So after the other party kidnapped the person, he must have climbed over the wall at the back of the courtyard to escape.
"You go back to the house first, I'll go get him back."
Su Ying jumped onto the courtyard wall and flipped out.
She first checked the footprints on the ground to determine the direction the other person left.
She took out a thumb-sized flashlight from her body and put it on her ear. She could clearly see a trail of footprints leading to the bamboo forest behind the yard.
The night was dark and the bamboo forest swayed like a ghost.
Su Ying came to the depths of the bamboo forest and slowly slowed down her pace. Suddenly, a cold arrow flew towards her.
Su Ying's pupils shrank, and she flipped over to barely avoid it.
A black figure walked out of the darkness. When he saw the person clearly in the moonlight, a hint of shock flashed in his eyes.
"Su Ying, why is it you?"
Su Ying clenched the dagger in her hand and glared at him coldly, "You had the child kidnapped? What are you going to do?"
"Of course I want to get what I want. Go back and tell Xiao Jin that if he doesn't want his daughter to die, then hand over the tiger talisman!"
(End of this chapter)
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