On an afternoon ten days before the Lunar New Year, Hong Xiaoduo and her group finally arrived at Dawuguan.
Now that Quan Jinghuai is here, Hong Xiaoduo doesn't have to worry about finding an inn anymore.
Dawu Pass is quite large, and there are several inns. Quan Jinghuai found a good inn and booked three rooms that were connected together, one for Hong Xiaoduo, one for Yuheng, and one for Yaoguang.
Quan Jinghuai shared a room with Tianquan and Kaiyang, while the four children, Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, and Tianquan, shared a room in the middle.
Actually, Hong Xiaoduo still wanted to continue living in the dormitory as before, but Quan Jinghuai insisted on living there, so she couldn't say anything more.
She knew what Quan Jinghuai meant; he simply felt it was inconvenient to sleep in the same room as her!
Of course, they were doing this for her own good.
After having lunch outside the inn, Hong Xiaoduo told him to take the children while she went to the Dawuguan military camp to run some errands.
There are three things I need to do in Dawuguan: first, to collect water samples from the river; second, to meet with Nie Qing and tell him about his mother and sister; and third, to treat Peng Xian and the others to a meal to express my gratitude.
As for the state of the river, there's no rush; the river is there and won't move.
Quan Jinghuai originally wanted to accompany her, but he was worried about his seven little disciples. When he led his disciples back to the inn, he couldn't help but wonder why he had become so fussy after taking on disciples and becoming their master.
Hong Xiaoduo inquired around and found the military camp. She mentioned Peng Xian's name to the soldiers guarding outside, and someone immediately led her to Peng Xian's tent.
Upon hearing this, Peng Xian, who was inside the tent, immediately got up and came out to greet her: "Young Lady Hong, where are Tian Shu and the others? Why didn't you bring them with you?" Not seeing the seven children, Peng Xian immediately asked.
Hong Xiaoduo smiled and said, "I wasn't sure if I would be able to see you, so I didn't bring them with me. They're all at the inn."
Peng Xian invited the man into the tent and ordered someone to make tea.
"Where is Nie Qing now? Can I see him?" Hong Xiaoduo asked quickly.
Upon hearing this, Peng Xian immediately ordered someone to summon Nie Qing, and then ordered someone to buy dried fruit and snacks.
Hong Xiaoduo hurriedly said not to bother, but Peng Xian smiled and said it was no trouble at all.
Nie Qing was wiping weapons in the armory when he heard someone looking for him, so he quickly put down what he was doing. He was a little nervous, wondering if it was that young lady Hong who had come.
He asked his soldiers, and they said that a young woman had come.
Upon entering the tent, Nie Qing recognized Hong Xiaoduo and hurriedly stepped forward, asking, "Young Lady Hong, what about my mother and sister?"
When Hong Xiaoduo looked at Nie Qing, she saw that he was wearing a soldier's robe, was clean and tidy, and his hair was neatly tied. He looked very energetic.
It's clear that Peng Xian took good care of her and didn't make things difficult for her.
Hong Xiaoduo immediately told Nie Qing about his mother and sister's situation. When he heard that his family home had been occupied by his uncle and that they had been buried alive, Nie Qing's eyes turned red with anger and his body trembled.
Upon learning that his mother and sister had been rescued by the Beggars' Gang and were now on their way to the capital to appeal and overturn his case, with reliable people escorting them, Nie Qing knelt down before Hong Xiaoduo with a thud: "I will never forget your great kindness, young lady. I don't know if I will have the chance to repay you in this life, but in the next life, I will repay your kindness by serving you like a cow or a horse."
Hong Xiaoduo quickly pulled him up: "I'll let it go. Once you've cleared your name, you should repay Chief Zhou and the others properly."
If it weren't for them keeping an eye on things and saving your mother and sister, even if I wanted to help later, there wouldn't have been much I could have done.
Also, it's because your family has always been kind-hearted and treated beggars well that you've cultivated such good karma.
“But it’s not so easy to file a complaint in the capital.” Nie Qing was still very worried about her mother and sister.
Hong Xiaoduo smiled and reassured her, "Don't worry about that, I've made arrangements, it should be fine." Here, Hong Xiaoduo didn't go into the specifics.
“However, things probably won’t be resolved so quickly, so please be patient,” Hong Xiaoduo added.
Nie Qing nodded gratefully. He naturally understood this, not to mention the long journey his mother and sister would take to reach the capital.
Even if the higher-ups take over the case and send people down to investigate, it will still take time.
Having said everything that needed to be said, Hong Xiaoduo told him to go back first.
After watching Nie Qing leave the tent, Peng said, "General Peng, I'm sorry to have troubled you this time. I'll stay here for two days. When do you have some free time, General? I'd like to treat you to a meal."
“Miss Hong, you’re being too polite. It’s just a matter of a word, not a trouble at all. Besides, you and he were complete strangers, yet you’ve helped him so much; we truly admire you.”
"As for the meal, I'll treat you; that'll be my way of showing hospitality. Otherwise, how about tonight? When the others get back, they'll come looking for you. Which inn are you staying at?" Peng Xian asked with a smile.
"Anping Inn, General, you're busy, I'll head back now." Hong Xiaoduo replied, not insisting on treating everyone, figuring she could just pay the bill in advance later!
Peng Xi personally escorted her out of the tent, and then continued to escort her out of the military camp, only turning around after watching her walk away into the distance.
To his surprise, he turned around and saw a person not far away, smiling at him.
“General.” Peng Xian quickly stepped forward.
"I heard that a beautiful young lady came looking for you, so I came to see her right away. But I'm too late. I haven't even seen what she looks like yet," Lin Ansheng, dressed in a cotton robe, said with a smile, his hands behind his back.
Peng Xian chuckled: "I met him on the way back. He's very straightforward and loyal."
"Oh, that's wonderful! To receive such praise from our Deputy General Peng, I'm even more eager to meet him." Lin Ansheng continued jokingly, and the two walked towards the main tent as they talked.
Hong Xiaoduo did not return directly to the inn after leaving the military camp. Instead, she inquired about the location and went straight to the riverbank.
The river is very wide, and you can vaguely see the city on the other side of the river from the riverbank.
The wind was quite strong by the river, so Hong Xiaoduo quickly took out a small bottle and took a water sample.
Thus, he had already obtained four of the eight water samples. Apart from the seawater, which was thousands of miles away, the other three were not too difficult to find.
That's not right either. It's winter now, will it still rain? She didn't know.
Seeing that there were few people by the river, Hong Xiaoduo used her mind to enter her spatial dimension and sent the water sample she had just collected inside.
After leaving the space, they headed towards the inn. Along the way, they couldn't help but think about it. They hadn't seen Tang Xihua and her group. They wondered if they had left by another route after handing over the goods, or if they had missed them because they were going around Baishi Town.
Now that they have no cargo, their journey will be much faster, but they probably won't make it home for the Chinese New Year.
She also thought of something else: why hadn't she run into the group of people she had taught a lesson to at the deserted inn before?
They were probably waiting for them to prepare their revenge in advance. Could it be that they avoided encountering them because they took the back road...?
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