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

But all of this is just her guess; she'll have to go back and do some calculations to find out the specifics.

She didn't wait for Xie Lin and Xiao Lan behind her, quickened her pace, and went straight back to where everyone was resting.

Many of the villagers were injured and are currently resting.

Ji Yunshu returned to the group of people in the Prince's mansion without making a sound, her expression solemn.

Seeing her expression, everyone knew they hadn't found Xie Mohuan. The old princess felt a wave of dizziness and asked in a trembling voice, "Third brother's wife, has Mohuan... been found?"

Although she already had the answer in her heart, she still wanted to hear Ji Yunshu say it in person.

Seeing the old princess's state, Ji Yunshu opened her mouth, but feeling a pang of pity, she changed her words and said:

"Mother, I haven't found Mo Huan yet. Don't worry, Mo Huan is quite skilled, he should be alright. I'll come back and ask about the situation, and check the footprints around here. Following the footprints, we should be able to find the direction Mo Huan left in soon and bring him back."

Her words were partly comforting. It had just rained not long ago, and the ground was a mess. Now, a light drizzle was starting to fall again, making it very difficult to find someone by following footprints.

However, the old princess was not in good condition at the moment, and her spirits had only just recovered somewhat. She couldn't bear to tell the truth, fearing that it would upset her again.

The old princess, along with Chen, Li, and the others, nodded excitedly, placing all their hopes on Ji Yunshu: "Alright, alright, let us tell you what just happened."

"Yes, yes, third sister-in-law, we'll tell you everything that just happened, and see if we can find our little sister as soon as possible!"

Ji Yunshu pursed her lips and nodded slowly: "Okay, let's hurry up and find out the situation as soon as possible so we can find Little Sister sooner."

She pulled the group aside and listened attentively to the narration of the old princess, Li, and Chen, but her eyes kept glancing at Xie Moyao.

Just then, Xie Moyao also looked over at her. Their eyes met, and Xie Moyao accurately caught the anxiety that Ji Yunshu was trying to suppress in her eyes.

Xie Moyao's eyes flickered slightly, and his voice was a little hoarse: "Mother, eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, alright, let me talk to Yunshu about the rest. You all rest first." After saying that, he gestured for Ji Yunshu to come over.

Ji Yunshu nodded, exchanged a few words with the old princess and the others, then stood up and hurriedly walked towards Xie Moyao.

"Wife, has Mo Huan been found? Has something happened?"

He asked the question with difficulty, and even didn't know how to begin. After he finally said it, he felt a suffocating pain in his chest.

They had encountered many hardships along the way, but they had managed to get through them safely. However, his younger sister had now disappeared without a trace, which made him very anxious.

Ji Yunshu's complexion was also not good.

"To be honest, I'm not sure if my little sister is in danger or what happened. Anyway, we didn't see her when we looked around."

I looked for Xie Mu, but he didn't show up. If I'm not mistaken, Xie Mu probably knew that my little sister was in danger, so he went with her.

"Don't worry, Xie Mu is quite skilled, and Mo Huan also has some martial arts ability; they should be fine. By the way, what exactly happened today? How come so many crocodiles came out?"

Xie Moyao breathed a slight sigh of relief, but upon hearing Ji Yunshu's words, he was still slightly surprised.

"Crocodile? You said those monsters are called crocodiles? You know what they are?"

Ji Yunshu nodded slightly: "Yes, I saw it in a book in my space before. This thing is called a crocodile. It has an extremely long body, great strength, and is very aggressive. It can kill an adult man with one bite."

These things usually live in damp jungles and water, so why would they suddenly appear here?

Xie Moyao sighed softly, still feeling lingering fear as he recalled the scene.

"I don't know why this thing is here. When you took everyone to pick durians before, everything was fine, and everyone was doing their own thing."

But suddenly, a loud shout came from the crowd, and when everyone looked over, they discovered the crocodile's tracks.

At first, there was only one crocodile, darting around in the crowd as if searching for something. It was the first time anyone had ever seen a crocodile, and everyone was terrified, causing chaos and confusion.

Just as everyone was discussing how to get rid of this thing, a second and a third one appeared next to it.

The crocodiles kept burrowing into the crowd and attacking people, as if they were looking for something, and they ransacked everyone's luggage.

Later, when they couldn't find it, the crocodiles became ferocious and started attacking people. Fortunately, everyone was prepared when the first crocodile appeared and had already escaped, so they weren't seriously injured. Otherwise, there would probably have been many dead and injured today.

All the young and strong men had gone with Ji Yunshu to pick durians in the woods, leaving behind only the elderly, women, and children, who were too weak to even kill a chicken.

Fortunately, everyone was somewhat prepared, otherwise, the situation here today would probably be even more appalling.

Ji Yunshu pursed her lips. She hadn't expected so many things to happen after she left. It must be that the flood washed out the crocodiles that had been hiding somewhere.

The place where they rested was close to the waterline, so the crocodiles climbed ashore to forage for food.

"When was the last time you saw Mo Huan? When you left, didn't you say she was staying with the team?"

Xie Moyao took a deep breath and recalled the situation at the time.

"I remember there were two crocodiles rushing towards us. I was supposed to be in front of them, but my little sister rushed up to me and said that my leg injury was in a critical healing period and that I shouldn't move."

Later, she fought the two crocodiles alone. I occasionally helped her out, but as the fight went on, she became exhausted and told us that she would lure the crocodiles away first and then come back to find us.

I told her to be careful, and she agreed. I watched as she lured the two crocodiles away, and taking advantage of this opportunity, I led the group into the woods, hoping to escape the crocodiles.

During that time, I clearly saw that my younger sister had come back! Later, when we got to the woods, the carriage got stuck, and then crocodiles came chasing us from behind. My second sister-in-law carried me on her back and ran into the woods. You know what happened next.

As for my younger sister, we clearly saw her following behind us, but for some reason, she disappeared when you arrived! It's all my fault. If I had known this would happen, I would have kept a closer eye on her!

Xie Moyao looked annoyed. If he had known, he would have kept a close eye on his little sister and not let her out of his sight.