Exile? A mad, wicked woman empties the national treasury to escape famine.

She patted Xie Moyao on the shoulder in a light tone, and then, taking advantage of Xie Moyao's inattention, took out several water pouches from her sleeve.

"Alright, don't worry about it so much. I've already arranged everything. You should rest well. I'll have to carry you around later, and in the chaos, I might aggravate your wound. Just bear the pain."

This is the medicine I usually give you. Drink some more. I have quite a bit more here; share some with them too.

As she spoke, she stuffed the water pouch in her hand into Xie Moyao's arms, got up, took the other water pouches, and distributed them to everyone so they could share the water.

The group was somewhat flattered, firstly because they hadn't expected Ji Yunshu to carry so many water pouches, and secondly because they couldn't quite believe that Ji Yunshu would actually give them such precious water to drink.

When Ji Yunshu sat back down next to Xie Moyao, Xie Moyao glanced at her sleeve indifferently.

"Your clothes are really good at hiding things."

Ji Yunshu chuckled dryly. For some reason, she had a feeling that this jerk was cursing at her. Could it be that he had discovered her?

Who cares? As long as this guy doesn't say it directly, she'll keep pretending. What's wrong with pretending?

She flicked her sleeves and said, "Yes, I also think it's very good at pretending. I wasn't used to wearing this dress at first, but I think it's pretty good. It's mainly good at pretending."

Xie Moyao's lips curled slightly, his eyes full of doting affection. He didn't ask any more questions, and took the water pouch in his hand, drinking one sip after another.

Ji Yunshu didn't reply. She leaned to the side, closed her eyes, and pretended to sleep, but in reality, she probed the space with her mind to see the two people who had been sent inside.

Ms. Li and the little one were still asleep. They were both exhausted from the recent period, and the space was so quiet and the sofa was so soft that they slept very soundly.

Ji Yunshu didn't wake them up. She lit some calming incense for them, the kind that's harmless to children, which would just help them sleep a little deeper.

Next, she found her old drone, took out paper and pen, wrote a line of words on the paper, and put the written words into the drone's delivery box.

After preparing the drone, I mentally withdrew my thoughts and opened my eyes again. In my hand under my sleeve, I was already holding the drone's remote control.

She found a spot outside, and finally fixed her gaze on a large tree directly in front of them. With a thought, the drone that was already powered on in the space appeared on the tree.

Ji Yunshu held the remote control in her hand, piloting the drone into flight. Under the cover of her sleeve, she checked the images transmitted back from the drone on the controller.

She piloted the drone back the way they came. The drone could ascend and had a wide field of vision, so finding people shouldn't be difficult.

I wonder if the Crown Prince and his entourage are still traveling, given that it's so late at night.

If she were to stay overnight there, even her drone wouldn't be easy to find.

Thinking this, Ji Yunshu pulled herself out of her thoughts and focused intently on piloting the drone, searching as she went.

at the same time

In Wu Lao Er's house

Ling Yun was carried into Wu Lao Er's room by Li Er Gou like a pig, and with a bang, he was thrown onto the bed.

Ling Yun had already been drugged, and after finally regaining some consciousness, being carried backwards by Li Ergou for a while caused his head to spin again, and his vision became blurry.

Before he could even react, he was thrown off the bed, the hard surface hitting him and making him wince.

"Let me go right now, or I'll get rough with you!" He kept swallowing, shrinking into the corner like a bullied little wife.

woo woo woo...

Who would have thought that his illustrious reputation would come to this!

Luckily, there was no one else here, otherwise, how could he possibly face anyone with that old face!

Wu Lao Er and Li Er Gou were used to such remarks and completely ignored him.

Li Ergou stood to the side, rubbing his hands together, a lewd grin on his face.

"Hey, second brother, you go first, you go first, I'll go after you're done!"

Although Li Ergou had never tried anything like this before, the thought of it was still quite exciting.

Wu Erwa had drunk some wine, and coupled with his great achievement that day, he felt incredibly pleased to see Li Ergou treating him with such deference. He waved his hand dismissively.

"Okay, you'll watch from the side today, and I'll give you a demonstration!"

As he spoke, he slowly approached Ling Yun, grabbed Ling Yun's foot, and pulled him out in one swift motion.

"Little thing, what are you doing running so far? This is my house. No matter where you go, I can catch you. I advise you to behave and serve me well, and I'll let you stay a few more days. Otherwise, if I get angry, believe me, I'll kill you right now!"

Anyway, there are so many other people out there. If you're not willing, someone else will be. They won't miss you. You should be content!

With his hands and feet bound and his body held down, Ling Yun was in a panic.

Seemingly having come to a realization, he stopped struggling as desperately as before and instead tried to make his voice sound calmer.

"Well, Brother Wu, right? I think you're right. I should be sensible. How about this, you untie my hands so it'll be easier for you to do it."

"Don't worry, I won't run away. You two men are here guarding me, and besides, my feet are tied up, how can I run? Don't you think so?"

Old Wu paused in his hand movements, looking at Ling Yun with suspicion.

Has this guy really come to his senses and is willing to serve him well?

"Are you really willing to serve me well and not run away?" This change in attitude was too fast; it felt somewhat unreal to him.

Ling Yun nodded, his face serious.

"Of course, your village is so big and you have so many people, where else can I go! Anyway, I'm not doing this job well, and the money is so little, so I might as well do as you wish, make you happy, and if I serve you well, I'll stay in the village as a subordinate or something."

"Most importantly, I know this is all your territory, and I can't run away. Rather than getting myself all battered and bruised, I might as well be pragmatic, Brother Wu. You can put your mind at ease."

Wu Lao Er was half-believing and half-doubting. He had dealt with officials before, and Ling Yun's words were half true and half false. He didn't know whether to untie him or not.

Just as Lingyun said, if it's untied, it will definitely be easier for him to operate.

but……

Is this guy really not going to run away?

If he causes any trouble, his older brother will skin him alive.

Just as Wu Lao Er was hesitating, Li Er Gou beside him couldn't wait any longer.

"Oh dear, second brother, just untie him! Untie his hands, his feet are still tied, aren't they? He won't have a chance to untie the ropes. Besides, we're both inside the house, you don't think he'll run away. If we're going to play, we should have fun!"

He's being so slow and indecisive; he's still waiting!

If he doesn't hurry up, his older brother will find out and call him away again, and he'll have wasted a chance.

That Wu Lao Er is really something, I don't know what he's rambling on about!