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

"Great, we can sleep until tomorrow afternoon. So what do we do now? Should we go and tell our older brother?"

"Okay, you come with me first and tie them all up. I'll stay here and guard them. Then you can go and report the news. That way, even if they wake up, it won't be a problem."

Wu Lao Er nodded and quickly took out a bunch of ropes from another room.

Ji Yunshu squinted at the bloodstains on the rope and was shocked. Had they encountered bandits?

It's said that it's not the bandits' boldness that's scary, but the bandits' education.

The bearded man and the thin-faced, weak-looking Wu Lao Er didn't seem very bright, but they were surprisingly clever in their actions, even knowing to tie them up first.

Either someone gave them advice, or they've done this kind of thing so many times that they've become skilled through practice.

Wu Lao Er just said he was going to inform their elder brother. Who is their elder brother?

Ji Yunshu sat there calmly, letting Wu Laoda and Wu Laoer tie up everyone in the room except for the little guy next to Li Shi.

The little guy was only a few days old, but Ji Yunshu fed him with formula from time to time, and Li also breastfed him. The little guy grew up to be fair and chubby, and was very cute.

From where Ji Yunshu was lying, she could see the baby's current appearance, with his eyes tightly closed.

Ji Yunshu had seen the little guy sleep before; his mouth would move occasionally when he was asleep. But right now, the little guy was sleeping without any reaction. Ji Yunshu felt a little heartache. A little baby had been drugged with such a strong drug; would he become an idiot?

Just then, Wu Lao Er walked up to the baby, pointed at the little guy lying there, and looked excited.

"Wow, bro, there's a baby here! Look how tender the skin is, the hands, the legs, the body, it's so soft. I haven't seen anything this amazing in ages."

Ji Yunshu gritted her teeth and clenched her fists. Wu Lao Er's proximity to the baby made her very uncomfortable. She was prepared that if Wu Lao Er dared to hurt the little guy, she would send him directly into her spatial dimension.

Before Wu Lao Er's hand could even touch the little guy, Wu Lao Da shouted sharply.

"Second brother, stop! Don't touch it! You know the boss's habit. He doesn't want things that others have touched. Such top-quality stuff is definitely meant for the boss to enjoy. Anyway, we've done a great service this time, so we'll get our share."

What is that?

Enjoy?

What the hell?

The two of them were just talking about a little baby.

They even used the word "enjoy," so what exactly do these two mean?

Ji Yunshu suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, and all the hairs on her body stood on end.

Those two dared to lay a finger on her nephew! They're asking for it! She'll remember this!

As time passed, after Wu Laoda and Wu Laoer had tied up everyone in the house, Wu Laoda stayed inside to guard the place, while Wu Laoer left the house, took a horse from outside the yard, and rode away.

Old Wu sat in his chair for a while, and seeing that everyone was still lying there like dead people, he relaxed. He would go outside from time to time, and then come back after a short while.

After repeating this process several times, Ji Yunshu finally found an opportunity. As soon as Boss Wu left the house, she quickly took out a water pouch from her spatial storage, which contained spirit spring water that she had filled beforehand.

She pried open Xie Moyao's mouth and poured several mouthfuls of spiritual spring water into him.

She didn't give any to anyone else except Xie Moyao. Xie Moyao is a smart man; he should have known what happened the moment he woke up.

But it's different for the others. If that Boss Wu sees the others wake up and decides to kill them without hesitation, then it would be a huge loss.

Since the sleeping pills weren't life-threatening, she decided to let them continue sleeping until everything was settled before waking them up.

The drug had taken a heavy toll on Xie Moyao. He drank some spiritual spring water and it took him a while to slowly wake up. When he opened his eyes, he saw Ji Yunshu sitting beside him, his head throbbing as if it were about to explode.

Just as he was about to ask, he saw Ji Yunshu shake her head at him.

Xie Moyao understood and didn't say anything more. He remained lying down as before, gently closing his eyes.

At almost the same time, Boss Wu walked in from outside.

"Bah! Damn it, why is Wu Lao Er so slow? He's been gone so long, he should be back by now! I'm starving!"

Old Wu cursed and swore as he turned and left the house, intending to find some food in the carriage.

Only after the person had walked away did Xie Moyao slowly open his eyes. Just then, Ji Yunshu also looked at him.

"How are you? Are you feeling any better now? I have some antidote for the sleeping pill here, drink some more."

She handed Xie Moyao a water pouch and gently helped him up.

Xie Moyao drank several more sips before his head started to hurt less.

"What happened? Last night I told everyone to lie down here for a bit, but then I just lost consciousness."

"I don't know either. Last night I saw you all lying here, so I went out to tidy up the carriages outside. I didn't expect that after I brought the carriages back in, I would find that you had all been drugged. Luckily, I had the antidote on me, so I gave it to you first."

"So what's going on now? Was that guy who just came in the Wu brothers? Were they the ones who gave us the sleeping pills last night?"

"Yes, that should be it. I don't dare to act rashly, for fear of angering them and they'll kill everyone in this house to vent their anger. I always felt that there was something strange about this village, so I wanted to follow the clues and see what was going on."

Ji Yunshu recounted to Xie Moyao everything that Wu Laoda and Wu Laoer had said, and the two of them decided to wait and see.

They also wanted to see who the "elder brother" that Wu Laoda and Wu Laoer were talking about really was.

The two lay quietly for a while, then, after a cup of tea, a commotion arose outside.

"Giddy up, giddy up!"

"Whoa!"

"Big brother, it's inside." It was Wu Lao Er's voice.

Ji Yunshu and Xie Moyao exchanged a glance and quickly closed their eyes.

Before long, a group of people came in from outside.

Ji Yunshu squinted slightly, carefully observing the people who entered. The first to enter was a tall, burly man, even taller than Boss Wu. The man also had a thick beard and was even more robust than Boss Wu.

Unlike Boss Wu, this man had a long scar on his face and countless scars on his body. His eyes were fierce, and he looked like he had fought his way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Tut tut...

No wonder he's a bandit leader; his aura is incredible.

This matches exactly the bandit leaders she saw on TV.