After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 419 Return Home Safely
Especially through the curtains billowing in the wind, they could actually see the hunting leopard bite through the throat of a hare, its blood freezing in its veins.

The woman hugged her child tightly, burying her head in her arms, barely daring to breathe.

At times like these, time drags on endlessly, and even when they are hungry, no one dares to mention food. The two youngest children grumble and snuggle into their mother's arms.

Chi Zhaodi and Chi Sanhua dared not breastfeed them, but could only patiently comfort them, hoping to leave such a dangerous place as soon as possible.

At that moment, a constable shouted, "Damn it, we've run into wolves again! Are they here for revenge?"

"It's hard to say. If they don't catch up, we should leave quickly and not linger. If they do catch up, we should kill them."

The constable's voice was quite loud, and the woman in the carriage was almost frightened to tears.

Chi Zhaodi asked hesitantly, "Will we be in trouble?"

"Don't talk nonsense, everything will be fine!" Yu Mei's face was frighteningly pale, but she still gritted her teeth and persevered.

Shen Yi noticed that many wild animals were eyeing them, including jackals, leopards, and some small wild beasts from the wasteland.

His brow furrowed even more deeply, and sure enough, he shouted, "Brothers who bought seafood, scatter your seafood to distract those wild beasts, and I'll compensate you later."

At this point, saving your life is definitely the most important thing.

"Sir, forget about compensation! Brothers, five of you go first, let's speed things up!" the head constable shouted, and the five men at the front tore open their seafood packages and threw them out.

Sure enough, the wild beasts quickened their pace and approached, soon surrounding them.

The last constable, who had been watching the wild beasts closely, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they were all drawn to the area. "Alright, they're all heading that way. We need to hurry, we can't stop, we have to keep running all night."

I don't know what's going on this year, but there seem to be even more wild animals than last year.

The thought of possibly having to make the trip again next year weighed heavily on everyone's minds.

After galloping for most of the day, the herd of horses finally arrived at the post station at the border between the Ice Plains and Langya Kingdom.

The waiter served them tea.

The constables took the opportunity to inquire about the wild animals.

The waiter sighed. "Judging from your accents, you must be from Langya Kingdom! Last year, many caravans from Langya Kingdom crossed the ice plains. Those beasts know where the food is and they all flocked there. I heard that several caravans were attacked by wild animals. The herders of the ice plains are already organizing hunting. If you don't have anything to do, don't go to the ice plains for a while. The herders understand the habits of those beasts, but we don't!"

The constable understood. "Thank you, brother. You've given us some hot water and the horses are fed the best fodder. We need to get going early tomorrow morning."

"Alright!" The waiter immediately went to make arrangements.

When the constables recovered, they noticed that the women and children at the next two tables were silent and pale.

One of the women was secretly wiping away tears while holding her child.

"What's wrong?" the constable asked, getting up.

Chi Zhaodi immediately knelt down, holding the child. "Officer, my son is sick. He's burning up. Can you please save him?"

She was so scared today that she didn't breastfeed her child much, and only realized something was wrong with the child after getting off the carriage.

In Qiongzi, even a common cold can be fatal, let alone for such a young child.

The constable frowned slightly and turned to consult Shen Yi and Su Tai.

Su Tai arrived shortly after. "What happened?"

Chi Zhaodi dared not cry out loud, but tears streamed down her face. "Madam, my child is sick." "When did the fever start? Are there any other symptoms besides the fever?" Su Tai asked calmly.

Her voice has a calming power.

Chi Zhaodi's grief and anxiety gradually subsided. After thinking carefully, she shook her head. "He was fine this morning. When we were traveling, he wanted to nurse, but I didn't feed him. This happened after we got off the carriage."

Su Tai asked Shen Yuezhang to bring over the children's fever-reducing medicine from the luggage, poured some out, and fed it to the child.

She then asked the waiter to bring her a bowl of warm water and fed the child a couple of sips.

"Okay, observe for 15 minutes. If the child sweats and the fever goes down, then it's fine. You can eat something and then feed him again."

After giving her instructions, she took Shen Yuezhang back.

Chi Zhaodi knelt on the ground, holding the child, and kowtowed three times to Su Tai before getting up.

Several women nearby comforted her.

After everyone sat down, the waiter brought out the food: a bowl of coarse flour buns, a bowl of boiled wild vegetables, and a bowl of stewed wild game. This was already a very good meal for them.

Hungry, the crowd picked up steamed buns and stuffed them with wild vegetables and game, eating them heartily.

Chi Zhaodi ate while keeping an eye on the child, but she was distracted and didn't eat much.

After a quarter of an hour, seeing that the child's fever had really subsided, her tense nerves finally relaxed, and she burst into tears of joy.

Chi Sanhua and a few others found it extremely unusual.

"Madam is amazing! She even has such a miraculous medicine. Just one sip and the child is cured!" Chi Sanhua was overjoyed and even began to look forward to the future.

Chi Zhaodi nodded vigorously. At this moment, Su Tai was a living bodhisattva who saved people from suffering. She would not mind being her servant, let alone her slave.

Yu Xiaoyu saw all this and felt much more at ease.

The next day, before dawn, the group set off again, galloping at full speed, hoping to return to Shenjiazhuang that day.

As evening approached, the convoy finally arrived at the banks of the Daxun River.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Yi said to the constables, "Come back to the village with us tonight to rest. There are plenty of guest rooms at the ancestral home. I'll go back to the county office with you tomorrow morning."

No one was being polite to Shen Yi.

After entering Shenjiazhuang, Su Tai told Yu Xiaoyu and the others to get out and walk around. "This is our village. Take a walk and look around, so I don't have to lead you around."

Just then, Huang Xinghua was carrying a hoe on her way home when she saw Su Tai and was overjoyed. "Xiao Tai, you're finally back! Oh! So many guests? Do you need any help?"

Su Tai hurriedly went up to her, "Auntie, I really need your help. See if anyone in the village has meat and vegetables and help me get some. Also, find a few skilled cooks to come and help us cook a meal. Everyone is exhausted and needs a good meal!"

"That's easy! Leave it to me!" Huang Xinghua readily agreed, glancing at Yu Xiaoyu and the others a few more times before leaving.

The group returned to Shen Yi's house.

Su Tai led Yu Xiaoyu and the others into the courtyard. Seeing that everyone was listening to her instructions obediently, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "This is our home. There is also a large ancestral house in the village. I will take you there to see it tomorrow, and then I will arrange some work for you."

"You can stay in the backyard of the workshop next door tonight. There are plenty of room for all of you. Once the fire is lit in the kitchen, the pot in the bathhouse will be heated too. There's a well over there, so water will be readily available. Alright, I'll take you there."