The county government office in Huangxian.
Xu Rurong was learning to draw talismans from Magistrate Chen. He had been having nightmares and couldn't sleep well lately, so he felt he needed to learn some real skills.
Chen, the county magistrate's assistant, had been rolling his eyes, clearly unwilling. However, after seeing the first talisman drawn by the county magistrate, he fell completely silent.
“County Magistrate Chen, don’t underestimate me. I’ve been studying painting since I was a child!”
I've practiced simple pen control for many years, how could I not learn to draw talismans?
Perhaps discouraged by Xu Rurong's talent, Magistrate Chen hadn't been able to cheer up for several days, but finally agreed today.
Xu Rurong quickly drew a few pictures, but before she could share them with Magistrate Chen, she heard a commotion outside.
"Your Honor, we've come to escort the bandits away!" Cui Ying's powerful voice rang out outside the county government office.
There weren't many people outside the county government office, but when they saw a group of people being brought in bound, everyone followed curiously, wanting to know what had happened.
Upon hearing that the bound men were bandits, the rotten vegetable leaves immediately began to be thrown at them.
Xu Rurong also went out, and when she found out what had happened, she almost couldn't hold back her emotions.
"You're saying that Madam An single-handedly wiped out the bandits' hideout?"
Holy crap, she truly lives up to her reputation as a chivalrous woman; she's amazing!
"Bring them in first, I need to interrogate them."
Since they were bandits, they had to follow the proper procedures, but Xu Rurong had other plans.
They are currently building houses in their desolate county and are short of manpower everywhere, so the arrival of these bandits is quite timely.
It's time to let the ancient bandits experience the joys of making and carrying bricks!
“There’s another one, Wu Cuiying…” Cui Ying was about to say that Wu Cuiying, who had gone missing before, was also here, but when she turned around, she found that she was gone again.
After arriving in the desolate county with the group, this person disappeared again, probably never intending to return in the first place.
"Is she the daughter of Granny Wu from Dahe Village?" Xu Rurong knew very well, because this old woman had recently come to the county government to report to the authorities.
However, he couldn't find out where this person went afterward.
All that is known is that Wu Cuiying took two pieces of cured meat to the clinic, used one of them as payment for her medical expenses, and then disappeared without a trace.
They arrived at the county government office this time, but disappeared again. They probably really don't want to come back.
"Luo Yong, take some men and go after them," Xu Rurong instructed the constable behind her, before quickly going to interrogate the bandits again.
He wrote down the information of the elderly, women, and children, and notified their families in various villages to come and collect them.
As for the two remaining young men, Xu Rurong was troubled.
One of the men was actually a scholar from another state. The key point was that this scholar had amnesia and couldn't remember anything except that he was a scholar.
When asked again, the man next to him also firmly believed that he had amnesia.
With two more men suffering from amnesia and whose identities were unknown, Xu Rurong felt that the scene seemed somewhat familiar.
…
This time, Yu Luo realized what was happening without needing a system reminder.
"Are these two also time travelers?"
The system looked pleased: "Yes, these two are the male protagonists of a female-oriented novel. They just transmigrated here and were kidnapped by bandits."
"According to the plot, the two of them should be separated and go their separate ways, one becoming a powerful minister and the other a general. Later, their feelings for each other gradually warmed up, and they discovered that they actually came from the same place and were once classmates."
"Simply put, this is a pure love story with shards of glass in it. It's incredibly heart-wrenching in the middle, but the ending is a happy one."
"So, what were their identities before they transmigrated?" This was what Yu Luo cared about most. Just thinking about the female PhD student from before made her heartbroken!
"One is a renowned architect who transmigrates on his way back to inherit his family business and take over the company. The other is the youngest professor at an agricultural university who transmigrates after being killed in a school bus accident." The system hesitated for a moment.
"That's right!" Yu Luo clapped his hands suddenly.
"Our barren mountains are lacking this kind of talent!"
He's a professor of both architecture and agriculture—a perfect match!
The female PhD student is too far away to come over immediately, but are there still these two here?
What's the point of dating? Let's develop this barren mountain! There's even a dreamlike "Shangri-La" here!
Just then, Xu Rurong, who was worrying, saw Cui Ying leading the villagers of Linjia Village over again.
"Your Excellency, these two young men have lost their memories. Why don't they stay at our desolate mountain for a while?"
"It just so happens that our village wants to hire a scholar to teach the children to read."
"That's perfect. Let them go to your place first, and I'll let you know when I have any news, okay?"
Xu Rurong breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, one of them was a scholar, and he seemed to have a good temper. He would feel guilty if something happened to him.
The two of them then led the other children, who were also unable to find their way home, back to Linjia Village with the villagers.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
