After returning to the clinic, Doctor Zhou ordered his wife to bring out all the good wine.
The old man instantly became like a badger in a melon field, jumping back and forth excitedly, sniffing here and there, his saliva almost flowing.
Doctor Zhou was surprised but also a little amused: "Old man, can I ask you a question?"
The old man smiled and said, "You've already brought out some good wine to treat me. Feel free to ask anything you want to ask!"
"Why did you bet that the princess would win?" Doctor Zhou didn't know whether he was curious about the answer or had an inexplicable liking for the old man, so he invited him to his home for a treat.
The old man's eyes never left the wine jars: "If you don't make money from the wine, you'd be a fool."
Doctor Zhou was startled, as if he had found a kindred spirit. He quickly stepped forward and shook the old man's hand: "Have you known for a long time that the princess is no ordinary person?"
The old man blinked and waved his hands quickly: "Don't talk nonsense, old man, I'm just lucky!"
"Also, don't tell anyone about your meeting with me, not even the princess you mentioned. In return, I can grant you one wish!"
Doctor Zhou thought for a moment, wondering if this old man had offended someone.
The old man laughed and said that he couldn't let his little disciple know that he came here to steal wine!
*
The next day, Shen Ruoxi woke up before dawn.
She glanced at Pei Yaozhou beside her, tiptoed up, but the moment she turned her back to the bed, she heard a man's voice behind her.
"Ruoxi, are you going to abandon me again?"
Shen Ruoxi twitched her eyebrows. This pitiful tone made her look like a heartless woman. What was going on?
She turned around and sat back on the bed, and Pei Yaozhou immediately grabbed her hands and gently kneaded her palms.
"Where are you going to adventure alone again?"
Having her thoughts guessed, Shen Ruoxi coughed lightly: "I originally thought that I would tell you after I found Wanwan's past life, but I didn't expect that you would find out anyway!"
Pei Yaozhou sat up instantly: "Have you found the person? Where is he? I'll go with you!"
Shen Ruoxi shook her head: "Azhou, you can't leave. The people in the border town need you to stay."
Pei Yaozhou frowned: "It doesn't matter whether I'm here or not. Your father is guarding the border town, so nothing will go wrong."
Shen Ruoxi gently stroked Pei Yaozhou's palm lines and said, "Now that the Qiao family is still searching for the imperial seal, they naturally won't do anything excessive. But once they give up the search and hold power in their own hands, everything will be different."
"They don't care whether the people in the border towns are enslaved or massacred. They might have already colluded with the barbarians and planned to cede land and pay compensation in exchange for wealth and glory."
"Besides, my father is already gathering those loyal men. If you're not here now, they'll be leaderless. I'm afraid the Qiao family will suspect them, and their efforts will ultimately fail."
"If it is for the benefit of the country, even if it means life or death, Azhou, we must save our daughter, save our country, and even more so, save the lives of the people of Liming!"
Shen Ruoxi's voice was gentle and soothing, like the gurgling water, flowing into Pei Yaozhou's heart without haste or slowness, which made him convinced.
Pei Yaozhou lowered his eyes and took the initiative to admit his mistake: "My wife taught me the right thing. I shouldn't have said that. It's irresponsible to the people of Border Town, your father, and those loyal and righteous people."
Shen Ruoxi was amused by Pei Yaozhou's appearance. No matter how many lives he had lived in the past, he was still as lovable as when she first met the little emperor.
She couldn't help but pinch Pei Yaozhou's face: "I know you are worried about me, don't worry, I will take good care of myself, we still have to go back together to see our children!"
…
Watching Shen Ruoxi leave, Pei Yaozhou's expression changed instantly.
He lowered his eyes to look at the palm of his hand, and saw a golden dragon suddenly appearing in his palm.
A golden dragon leaped up from his palm, growing bigger and bigger, and finally turned into a golden light, completely covering his body.
"Ruoxi, I remember everything now. In this life, I will never again be that person who can only watch my people, as well as you and our children, fall into danger and be powerless to do anything..."
Shen Ruoxi followed the map and finally stopped in front of a dense jungle.
According to the signs on the map, Baiyu Village is ahead.
Thinking about meeting her daughter's past life, Shen Ruoxi's heart beat faster for some reason. She didn't know what kind of life Wanwan lived in her past life. Was she living a good life?
As soon as she stepped into the jungle, Shen Ruoxi felt that the magnetic field around her had changed.
There is so much spiritual energy just across the forest, no wonder the plants here can grow so lush.
She continued walking deeper into the woods.
Suddenly, I heard a rustling sound, and saw little yellow furry heads popping up one after another.
"Sand fox?" This was Shen Ruoxi's first reaction.
Could it be that she ate sand fox meat and the sand foxes came in droves to take revenge on her?
When the furry little thing came closer, Shen Ruoxi realized that something was wrong. The fox actually had long horns on its back.
This is not a sand fox at all, but the divine horse Chenghuang in ancient legends!
Even ancient mythical beasts appeared here, no wonder the barbarians dared not approach.
Just as Shen Ruoxi was thinking this, a cloud-piercing arrow shot towards her. Fortunately, she had excellent hearing and dodged it immediately after hearing the movement.
"I'm here to seek cooperation, not to fight..."
Before he could finish his words, the second and third arrows came, and Shen Ruoxi had no choice but to use Qinggong to dodge them again.
"I have no ill will towards you!" Shen Ruoxi called out into the void again.
At this time, faces painted with colors appeared in the jungle. They were all women's faces. They all carried bows and arrows on their backs, and long swords on their waists. They looked at Shen Ruoxi with vigilance.
"Since you have no hostility, get out of here, otherwise don't blame us for being ruthless!"
The person who spoke was a middle-aged woman, obviously the leader of the group. When she walked out of the crowd, a yellow horse followed behind her.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas describes that if one can tame a Huang, the rider's life span will increase by 2,000 years. Does that mean that all the people here are a thousand years old?
However, now that she was standing here, there was no reason for her to go back.
"My name is Shen Ruoxi. I have no hostility towards you. I am here to seek cooperation. Please let me meet your leader!" Shen Ruoxi's voice pierced the sky.
The leading woman narrowed her eyes, raised her hand, and the people behind her raised their bows and arrows again, aiming at Shen Ruoxi.
"I'll say it again, if you take another step forward, don't blame me for wanting your life!"
Shen Ruoxi glanced at her feet and took a step forward resolutely.
The leading woman frowned and said coldly, "Release."
In an instant, countless arrows rained down towards Shen Ruoxi.
The woman's voice was as cold as a cave: "I gave you a chance. If you don't accept my toast, then wait for it to turn you into a sieve!"
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