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

A rare smile appeared on Xie Moyao's face, and his previous tense expression disappeared as he looked at Ji Yunshu with a beaming smile.

"Yes, we finally found them, thank you."

If it weren't for Ji Yunshu's drone, they wouldn't have found Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu so quickly, and they probably wouldn't have been able to meet again.

Ji Yunshu smiled and shook her head at him, handing him the drone remote control.

"Don't mention thank you. These things are meant to be used in crucial moments. By the way, talk to your little sister and the others. Tell them our direction and to follow it so we can meet up later."

Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu were dozens of kilometers away from them. They were not only alone, but also other people in the village. It was impossible for them to stay here and wait for Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu to return.

As long as I know they're alright, and as long as we're on the same route, we can meet up a little further ahead.

Xie Moyao took the remote control, turned on the speaker, and maneuvered the drone to fly above Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu. He cleared his throat and said to the two of them,

"Mo Huan, Xie Mu, what's the situation between you two?"

Xie Moyao has been operating drones for a long time and is no stranger to them; in fact, he's gotten used to them.

When he said those words, he never considered whether his sudden outburst would frighten the two people below.

Sure enough, as soon as he said that, Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu, who were walking leisurely, were so startled by the sound that they almost jumped up. They huddled together, back to back, looking around warily.

Xie Mohuan looked around but saw nothing unusual, and said coldly,

"Who's there? Who's nearby? Come out, come out now, or we'll get rough!"

Xie Mu didn't speak, his eyes constantly scanning his surroundings.

The voice was very clear, and it accurately called out his and Xie Mohuan's names, which showed that the person knew them.

In the desolate wilderness, they dared not relax for a moment.

"Mo Huan, Xie Mu, it's me! Look up!"

Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu exchanged a glance.

"It's Third Brother's voice!"

"It's the Prince!"

The two looked up at the same time and immediately saw a dark object hovering above them. This startled them again, and they jumped back, staring in horror at the flying little thing above them.

"Who are you? Stop playing tricks and come out now! What is this?!"

Although Xie Mohuan was usually quite bold, seeing something flying above her head reminded her of her third sister-in-law's hidden weapon.

This thing appeared silently above their heads; if it were a dangerous hidden weapon, they would probably be dead.

Moreover, why does this thing keep hovering in the sky and not fall down?

Seeing their strong reaction, Xie Moyao quickly cleared his throat again and explained into the loudspeaker.

"Mo Huan, this is your eldest brother. This thing is called a drone. We can see what you look like right now through this drone. Your third sister-in-law and I also found you through this drone."

Don't panic, this thing won't fall. It will transmit your current situation to me, letting me know you are safe.

After hearing Xie Moyao's explanation, the two finally relaxed completely, staring at the black object in mid-air, and tried to speak.

"Third Brother, Third Sister-in-law? It really is you! Can you hear us?!"

"Yes, I can hear you. How are you all? Are you alright? What happened? Weren't you staying with us? Why did you run so far away? Everyone was so worried when you weren't here."

"Third Brother, I'm fine. When I was leaving with you, I saw two crocodiles trying to climb onto our carriage and biting our horses."

I was worried they would kill the horse, and then the carriage wouldn't be able to move, so I went to chase away the two crocodiles. But to my surprise, the two crocodiles were very fierce and actually chased after me.

I couldn't handle two of them by myself. As I ran, I reached the riverbank and fell in. Luckily, Xie Mu came over and pulled me out of the river.

However, by then I had drifted far away and couldn't find my way back. So I discussed with Xie Mu that we would head northwest, inquiring about your whereabouts along the way, and then rejoin you. Tell everyone not to worry, we're safe now.

She paused here, her gaze drifting to Xie Mu's legs.

"I wasn't injured, but Xie Mu scraped his leg on a rock while saving me in the river. It's a big wound, and it's still bleeding. I bandaged it up a bit. But his wound is deep, and we're still on our way. I'm afraid Xie Mu's leg won't be able to take it."

Not only that, she left without any food or a change of clothes. After struggling in the water, she was exhausted and starving.

She's about to starve to death if she doesn't eat soon.

But they were still far from their third brother and the others, and there were only the two of them, Xie Mu and Xie Mu. Xie Mu was injured, so it was unlikely that he would be able to find food.

But she herself doesn't know how to hunt at all.

Xie Mohuan was somewhat annoyed. If she had known it would be like this, she would have gone hunting with them when she was in the capital to practice her archery skills. Otherwise, she would have ended up in this desolate wilderness, unable to even find food.

At this moment, she missed her third sister-in-law very much. Her third sister-in-law was so amazing. If her third sister-in-law were here, she would definitely not let her go hungry.

Thinking this, she sniffed and shouted something at the drone.

"Waaaaah..."

"Third Sister-in-law, I miss you so much."

Inside the carriage, Ji Yunshu had been listening to the three's conversation. When she heard Xie Mohuan's last sentence, she couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"Mo Huan, do you miss me, or do you want me to find you food? Are you hungry? I see your clothes are wet. Do you have any kind of fire?"

Hearing Ji Yunshu's voice, Xie Mohuan felt even more wronged, and a chill began to run through her body.

"Third Sister-in-law, no, we have nothing on us. When those two crocodiles were chasing me, I didn't have time to grab anything. I fell into the water, and my clothes are all soaked. I don't have any kindling, and I'm freezing to death. Third Sister-in-law, what should we do?"

If only my third sister-in-law were here. She's so capable; this situation would be a piece of cake for her.

Xie Moyao frowned, about to tell them to figure out a solution themselves and that he would send Xie Lin to meet them, when he saw Ji Yunshu smile slowly.

"Mo Huan, right now it's just you and Xie Mu there. I see that Xie Mu's leg wound is still bleeding. Even if we come to pick you up, we won't be able to get there for a while. But we have to stop the bleeding from Xie Mu's wound as soon as possible. His wound is quite deep. The longer it drags on, the greater the risk of infection, which could endanger his life in the long run."