"Sir, our bodies and hair are gifts from our parents..."
"Go directly to the Court of Judicial Review. If no one there pays you any attention, go to the Censorate. Understand?"
"Yes, I will do anything, even risk my life, to complete this mission." With that, the subordinate carefully stuffed the item into his clothes and ran off.
Pei Xuan breathed a sigh of relief after seeing his subordinate leave.
He hurriedly ordered everyone to continue searching for Qi Guze.
Unfortunately, another half hour passed, and there was still no clue.
Little did Pei Xuan know that the large rock he was sitting on to rest was the very spot where Qi Guze and the others had fallen. The wind was howling, chilling against his skin. Pei Xuan looked at his empty clothes and sighed deeply.
Meanwhile, Zhou Wan felt her right eyelid twitching violently.
Jiang Shichen reassured him, "Don't worry, it must be a good omen."
"How so?" Zhou Wan sighed. "My heart has been pounding lately. Your grandmother just had to go and provoke these corrupt officials. Tell me, even if we report them, what good will it do?"
Jiang Shichen chuckled, "Grandma always does things with a purpose and necessity; how would we know so much?"
Zhou Wan looked at Jiang Shichen and hugged the little guy.
“You’ve had a tough time lately. I’m just complaining,” Zhou Wan said, her clear eyes fixed on the little guy. “But I also hate evil and hope you’ll be a good person in the future. You should become an official someday.”
“No way,” Jiang Shichen shook his head. “If you’re a good official, you can be remembered for generations; if you’re a bad one, you’ll be infamous for eternity.”
"Then why don't you do something good?"
"Once there's a convenient way to get money, one's conscience changes. If my son really becomes an official in the future, it wouldn't have to be a very high position. It would be even better if he could also do business."
Zhou Wan smiled, gazed at the little guy, and affectionately ruffled his hair. "You wish."
He added, "I just heard your little sister crying. She must be hungry. I'll give this to her to eat."
Jiang Shichen took a piece of naan from Zhou Wan's hand. The naan was incredibly hard, but it was the most delicious treat in this group of refugees.
Seeing that Jiang Shichen gestured for her to get up, Jiang Qianqian then got up and went to a distance away.
In the moonlight, she looked at Jiang Shichen.
"elder brother."
“Here you go, eat it quickly, or you’ll starve to death. Your heartless mother is really something, only giving you this little bit of food all day. Are you a cat in disguise?” Jiang Shichen frowned.
In fact, this kind of abuse was commonplace for her.
Therefore, even though Jiang Shichen was so indignant, Jiang Qianqian, as the person involved, didn't have any attitude. Instead, she slowly started eating. "When I go to the capital, I will go into business. I will become a strong woman like Grandma and lead a group of people to make money."
"Then you'll have to do hard labor."
In fact, what Jiang Shichen was worried about was that Jiang Qianqian might not be able to go to the capital with everyone smoothly, because along the way, Zhou Qionghua and her husband had mentioned more than once that they wanted to sell Jiang Qianqian.
They even found quite a few buyers and downstream clients, but either Xu Yuehuai ruined the deal, or the other party didn't like Jiang Qianqian, after all, she was a young girl with a big appetite.
And so it was delayed until today.
After eating, the two went back.
Zhou Qionghua glared fiercely at Jiang Qianqian.
"You good-for-nothing, what were you doing out in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? You left without even saying goodbye, were you looking for death, you worthless brat!" Zhou Qionghua cursed as she grabbed Jiang Qianqian's ear.
The excruciating pain was unimaginable.
Jiang Qianqian didn't say anything, but silently endured everything.
But when Zhou Qionghua exerted her strength again, Jiang Qianqian's eyes suddenly changed. They were such firm and indifferent eyes that Zhou Qionghua dared not act rashly.
Here, you can barely find anything to eat.
On the other hand, the situation was very dangerous. Xu Yuehuai was awakened by the torment of hunger. She did not know how long she had been unconscious, nor whether she was alive or dead, even though she had opened her big, dazed eyes.
But at this moment, the feeling of weightlessness and dizziness still lingers.
"Is this heaven or hell?" she asked, looking up into the distance.
After a long while, that real feeling returned. He was starving; his stomach was not only growling but also burning with pain.
The pain quickly began to spread, making the whole body feel uncomfortable.
Xu Yuehua tried to sit up, but she had no strength at all. It seemed that only her head and neck could move, but each turn left her half-dead.
Finally, Xu Yuehuai saw the two people beside her.
Whether these two are alive or dead is unknown; one is far away, and the other is even further away.
Xu Yuehuai shouted with all her might, "Brother Qi, are you alright?"
Qi Guze remained silent.
Xu Yuehua frowned.
He's dead?
She shouted again, but whether it was because she had exhausted too much strength or for some other reason, Xu Yuehuai quickly fainted again. But at this moment, her summons worked.
The other person opened their eyes.
"Ah Yue, Ah Yue."
Qi Guze turned around anxiously, and when he found Xu Yuehuai standing motionless in the distance, he staggered to his feet.
But as soon as he stood up, he lost his balance and fell down.
They stumbled and crawled along like this, not knowing how much time had passed, until they finally reached Xu Yuehuai's side.
Qi Guze's hands trembled violently. After calming down for a long time, he finally placed his trembling fingers under Xu Yuehuai's nose.
Can……
Please don't die.
During his search for the Crown Prince, he met many like-minded friends, even outlaws, but the one who truly pleased him was Xu Yuehuai.
Qi Guze breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that Xu Yuehuai was alright.
At the same time, he saw the fat man Wang Ping'an, who was on the verge of death, not far away.
Wang Ping'an was chubby, with more external injuries than internal ones, and he had been protected by Xu Yuehuai all the way, so he was actually in better condition than the two of them. At this moment, Wang Ping'an also opened his eyes, and when he noticed that the two of them were half dead, he was overjoyed.
Wang Ping'an gloated as he picked up a large rock, laughing as he approached it while cursing, "You guys? You dare to scheme against me? All those who have schemed against me over the years are dead. Aren't you just asking for trouble?"
Qi Guze was powerless to resist and could only watch helplessly as Wang Ping'an raised the stone to smash it down, but at that moment he smiled.
"Lord Wang, why don't you take a look outside?"
"Outside?" Wang Ping'an endured the pain in his shoulder, glanced back, but quickly regained his composure, his gaze remaining dark and fixed on Qi Guze. "What's going on outside? I can kill you all before I go look outside."
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