Before the house was raided, the maidservant of the Prime Minister's residence absconded with t

Seeing that King Cheng was so happy, Chen Ergou thought that his life should be saved!

Luckily, I was quick-witted enough!

Xie Jingxing turned to Liu Wei, his smile still lingering: "Liu Wei, did you hear that?"

That kid fell off a cliff!

Whether he lives or dies, this is a golden opportunity!

"Congratulations, Your Highness! This is truly wonderful news!"

Liu Wei truly hadn't expected such an unexpected gain.

"Hahaha... This trip of mine was not in vain after all."

Xie Jingxing burst into laughter again.

This is truly a case of "searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly."

Liu Wei, however, thought a step further and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, if that young master really fell off the cliff, whether he is dead or alive, we must find him first."

Live to see people, die to see corpses.

If we die, taking our bodies back to report will be a great achievement.

If he were alive…

He didn't finish his sentence, but Xie Jingxing understood his meaning: if he was alive, he should be taken back to his father.

Chen Ergou knelt on the ground, and seeing that the two of them were very happy, he timidly began to speak: "Then..."

Your Highness, may I go home now?

You promised...

Xie Jingxing looked down at him, a smile still on his lips, but his eyes turned cold: "Of course... you can get lost now."

Chen Ergou was overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you, Your Highness!"

Thank you, Your Highness!

This humble citizen will get out, will get out...

"Liu Wei, drag him out..."

Xie Jingxing waved his hand.

Liu Wei stepped forward, grabbed his collar, and dragged him out of the tent like a dead dog.

"Thank you, Lord Liu, thank you, Master Liu..."

Chen Ergou's words came to an abrupt end.

Liu Wei's dagger pierced his back with unerring accuracy, ending his life in a single blow.

He didn't even have time to let out a complete scream before he collapsed limply to the ground.

Liu Wei expressionlessly pulled out his dagger, wiped the blood off Chen Ergou's clothes, and then beckoned.

Two bodyguards emerged from the shadows and silently dragged the body away.

The whole process was clean and efficient, without alerting anyone.

"What an idiot!"

The two men dragged Chen Ergou's corpse while cursing.

When Liu Wei returned to his tent, Xie Jingxing was standing in front of the simple map, pointing to a spot marked "Tiger Head Stronghold".

"Has Chen Ergou been dealt with?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it has been dealt with."

Xie Jingxing nodded. "Send a few people to the bottom of the cliff to look for them."

Remember, be quick-witted, and don't have too many people, lest you alert them.

I reckon the people from Tiger Head Village are definitely sending people to look for them.

If our men encounter the Tiger Head Stronghold members, kill them on sight.

Liu Wei nodded: "Understood!"

Xie Jingxing's finger traced across the map, landing on several locations at the foot of the mountain. "The rest of you, stay at the foot of the mountain."

"Shallow all the paths down the mountain; not even a single mouse is allowed to go up them."

"Your Highness means..."

Xie Jingxing looked up, his eyes gleaming with determination: "I want Tiger Head Stronghold cut off from food and water."

I don't believe they can stay on the mountain forever.

When they become too hungry to stand it, they will naturally come down the mountain.

"At that time, our people..."

He didn't continue, but just gave a cold laugh.

Liu Wei secretly praised the prince for his composure this time.

This tactic of surrounding without attacking, waiting for the prey to come to them, is far superior to the previous rash and forceful assault.

"I'll arrange it right away!"

He bowed, turned and left the tent.

Xie Jingxing sat back down in the tiger-skin chair, his fingers tapping lightly on the armrest, once, once.

Young master, you'd better still be alive.

I will personally capture you and bring you back to the capital, so that my father and all the officials can see that I, Xie Jingxing, am capable of becoming the heir to the throne of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Outside the tents, the morning dew sprinkled on the continuous military camp.

The distant mountains were dark and shrouded in mist, like a lurking beast.

Further away, below the cliff, all was silent.

Two hours later, Tao'er and Ayan slowly woke up in the space.

Tao rubbed her eyes and saw that Ayan was sleeping soundly, his little face was rosy, and there was a trace of glistening drool at the corner of his mouth.

She smiled gently, without waking him.

The faint calls of night birds and the rustling of the mountain wind through the treetops could be heard outside.

Tao'er glanced at the hourglass in the space and estimated that it was around seven o'clock in the morning.

Ah Yan hadn't woken up yet, so she made him some food first. After they were full, she took Ah Yan back to Tiger Head Village to meet up with Xiao Yi and Dong Kui.

They must have been worried all night.

She cooked a small pot of pork porridge, enough for the two of them to eat their fill.

Soon, a rich aroma of meat wafted out.

Ayan also woke up. He glanced around the room but didn't see Sister Tao'er.

He got out of bed, put on his shoes, and went out of the room. He saw Sister Tao'er carrying two bowls of steaming porridge.

"Sister Tao'er..."

"Ayan, are you awake?"

"Come inside quickly, let me examine your right hand."

Tao'er brought the porridge into the house.

Ayan nodded and followed him in.

Then Tao'er untied the bandages that had been tied up the night before and carefully examined A-Yan's fractured right hand.

"The swelling has gone down..."

"The bluish-purple hue has disappeared..."

"Ayan, try moving like this..."

Lift it a little higher...

Tao'er demonstrated a few movements.

She knew that even a common fracture would take two or three months to fully heal.

But she has the spiritual spring water and the finest herbs in her medicinal field, so it's definitely different.

Seeing that Ayan could perform those actions without any discomfort, Tao'er basically understood what was going on.

"Ayan, you can move your hand freely now. Do you still feel pain?"

Tao asked.

"Sister Tao'er, my hand doesn't hurt at all anymore..."

Is my hand healed by now?

Ayan smiled and asked with delight.

"Yes, Ayan, your hand is all healed!"

Tao'er smiled and nodded, thinking to herself that this spiritual spring water was truly amazing.

This was only for five-year-old Ayan. She wouldn't dare treat others like this; it was too fast, and it would be strange if others didn't suspect something.

"Sister Tao'er, your medicine is amazing! A servant in our household once accidentally broke a bone and it took him several months to recover!"

Ayan's innocent words immediately made Tao'er's heart tighten. She hurriedly explained guiltily, "Ayan, you didn't actually break your bone. You just fell and your arm is swollen and dislocated. I misjudged and thought it was a fracture."

If it were a real fracture, it wouldn't heal so quickly.

"Oh, I see. No matter what, Sister Tao'er is the best in my heart!"

Ayan said cheerfully, completely oblivious to Tao'er's guilty expression.

She didn't want to lie to the children, but it was a white lie, so it didn't matter.

"Ayan, go wash up quickly, then have some porridge. Once you're full, we'll go back to Tiger Head Village."

At this moment, Uncle Shi Qi and Sister Dongkui must be extremely worried.

Tao'er changed the subject and then started drinking her porridge.

"Okay, Sister Tao'er!"

Ayan immediately ran to wash up, thinking that he couldn't let Uncle Shi and Sister Dongkui worry.

After the two finished eating, Tao'er led Ayan out of the space.

The landing point was in the dense forest at the bottom of the cliff.

Tao'er held onto Ayan tightly, listening carefully to the sounds around her, her eyes scanning the surroundings, afraid that a wolf or a tiger might suddenly appear from somewhere.

After walking for a while, Ayan suddenly clutched his stomach and said that his stomach hurt and he needed to go to the toilet.

Tao thought that she probably caught a cold and was going to have diarrhea.

But there's no outhouse here!

We can't exactly take him to the space to poop, can we?

Tao'er immediately dismissed the idea and pointed behind a bush, "Ayan, go over there, your sister Tao'er will stay here."

"Oh, okay, Sister Tao'er, could you please turn around...?"

Ayan hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Fine, I'll turn around and not look at you..."

Tao'er took out some toilet paper and handed it to Ayan, then turned her back with a smile.

This little guy is even shy!

A moment later, Ayan's voice rang out from behind, "Sister Tao'er, save me..."