Jiang Zhiyu made a round of the county town to make sure that everyone who needed to be arrested had been arrested and all the notices that needed to be posted had been posted, before he teleported back to Kaoshantun with peace of mind.

Walking along the path at the village entrance, she could see from afar that her yard was filled with quilts and clothes hanging out to dry, a sea of ​​white. Her mother, Su Wanqing, and father, Jiang Zhenbang, were airing out the quilts together, chatting and laughing, looking much better than they had a couple of days ago.

Both of them were wearing clothes that Jiang Zhiyu had brought back for them from Gangcheng.

"Dad, Mom." She walked into the yard.

"Zhiyu's back?" Su Wanqing looked up, a smile on her face. "Are you hungry? Mom left some food for you, it's warming up in the pot."

"I'm not hungry." Jiang Zhiyu walked over, took the sheets from her mother's hands, and helped hang them to dry. "How are you all feeling?"

"Much better, much better." Jiang Boxun waved his hand. "The clothes you bought for me and your mother are lightweight and warm, much better than those military overcoats."

Su Wanqing nodded in agreement, "That's right, I've never worn such fine fabric in my entire life. Zhiyu, this must have cost a lot of money, right?"

"It's not expensive." Jiang Zhiyu smiled and didn't say anything more.

Seeing her parents' complexions improve day by day, she felt much more at ease. Although she had been locked up for two days and her body was severely depleted, with the spiritual spring water as a base, she should recover quickly.

For the next two weeks, Jiang Zhiyu stayed peacefully in the village, making soup and medicinal meals for her parents every day, and occasionally checking on her "tenants" in her online space.

Speaking of the five tigers in the space, Jiang Zhiyu couldn't help but laugh.

The four she initially took in were two pairs of animals—one male and one female, already paired up. But who knew that Tiger Overlord, this "old resident," would immediately perk up as soon as he saw another of his kind enter.

Jiang Zhiyu stood on the mountain, looking at the few tigers wandering at the foot of the mountain, her brows furrowed slightly.

"Seventeen, they're acting strangely."

"Host, you don't know yet?" Seventeen's voice carried a mischievous chuckle, "Tiger Overlord has been quite the big shot lately."

"How impressive is it?"

"It tore both couples apart."

"Wh...what?"

Jiang Zhiyu was stunned.

"Of those two tigresses you took in, Tiger Tyrant seduced one of them on his very first day there,"

Seventeen said gleefully, "That tigress originally had a mate, but when Tiger Tyrant came over, the two tigers met face to face, and her mate was scared away."

Jiang Zhiyu sighed, "Then... what about the other one?"

"The other one fared even worse. After getting the first one, Tiger Tyrant went and provoked the second one. The second one was originally with her mate, but Tiger Tyrant was too fierce and beat the male tiger up. From then on, the male tiger would avoid Tiger Tyrant whenever he saw him."

"..."

Jiang Zhiyu was speechless.

She looked down the mountain again, and sure enough—Tiger Tyrant was swaggering ahead, followed by two tigresses on either side of him, looking incredibly arrogant. The other two male tigers, meanwhile, were huddled in a corner, watching longingly as their former "wives" followed behind Tiger Tyrant.

"Seventeen," Jiang Zhiyu's lips twitched, "this relationship is way too complicated!"

"Host, aren't you focusing on the wrong thing?" Seventeen laughed. "You should be focusing on how domineering Tiger Overlord is now. Not only did he steal someone's wife, but he also makes those two male tigers do chores for him every day—finding food, marking territory, and looking after the cubs—it's all the two male tigers' job."

"Wait, look after the child?"

"Yes, that tigress who came later is already pregnant."

Jiang Zhiyu was completely speechless.

She looked at the male tiger cowering in the corner—it should have been the female tiger's husband, but now he was pitifully lying on the ground, watching Hu Batian and his new "wife" being affectionate, not daring to lift his head.

"Seventeen," Jiang Zhiyu couldn't help but ask, "Hu Batian's efficiency is too high, isn't it? I've only had him for a short time!"

"Host, I don't know about that," Seventeen's voice carried a hint of mischief, "but I can tell you one thing—those two tigresses now both take Tiger Overlord as their standard."

Jiang Zhiyu glanced down the mountain again.

Sure enough, Hu Batian was affectionately nuzzling his head with the two female tigers, while his two former husbands could only watch helplessly from the sidelines, not daring to move.

"I..." Jiang Zhiyu took a deep breath, "I take back what I said before. Hu Batian is living a better life than I am."

Emerging from the space, Jiang Zhiyu shook her head, trying to banish those "gossip" thoughts from her mind.

She went into the kitchen and began to make soup for her parents.

During this time, she would stew a pot of nourishing soup every day, keeping half for her parents and giving the other half to her godparents. Qi Zhengli's injury had also healed considerably thanks to the ointment; the gauze on his head had long been removed, leaving only a faint scar.

"Zhiyu, are you taking soup to your godparents again?" Su Wanqing came out of the house, carrying a basket. "Perfect timing. Take these eggs with you too. Your godmother said she wanted to hatch chicks a few days ago, so they'll come in handy."

"Okay." Jiang Zhiyu took the basket, filled two large bowls with soup and put them into a thermos before leaving.

The cowshed where her godparents lived was actually just two dilapidated mud-brick houses, leaking rain in summer and drafty in winter, with very poor conditions. Since the last time, she had repaired it, and the brigade leader turned a blind eye.

After two weeks of recuperation, both Qi Zhengli and Liu Hong looked much better. Their godmother's previously sallow face now had some color, and their godfather's injuries had mostly healed.

"Zhiyu's here?" Liu Hong was working in the yard when she saw Jiang Zhiyu come in and quickly went to greet her. "You silly child, you come to bring soup every day, it's such a hassle."

"No trouble at all." Jiang Zhiyu handed her the basket. "Godmother, these are eggs my mom asked me to bring."

"Oh my, so many!" Liu Hong looked at the eggs in the basket, a little embarrassed. "I can't accept this..."

"What's there to be embarrassed about?" Qi Zhengli came out of the house, smiling as he took over the conversation. "Zhiyu, we appreciate your mother's kindness, but please take these eggs back; she loves them."

"Godfather, we still have some," Jiang Zhiyu said, placing the thermos on the table. "This is the soup I made today; drink it while it's hot."

Qi Zhengli opened the bottle, and a rich aroma wafted out. He took a deep breath and said with emotion, "Zhiyu, we can never repay the kindness you've shown us in this lifetime."

"Godfather, you're being too polite," Jiang Zhiyu shook her head. "Since I've recognized you as my godparents, and you protected my parents in their time of need, I'll remember this kindness."

The three of them sat together, drank soup, and chatted for a while. Then Jiang Zhiyu got up to say goodbye!

After leaving her godparents' house, Jiang Zhiyu stood in the courtyard, gazing at the gradually darkening sky.

it's time.

She thought to herself: her parents had almost fully recovered, her godparents' injuries were mostly healed, and everything in the village had been arranged. Next, she should go to Kyoto to settle things with Su Qiming and Su Ran.

However, we must not let our parents know about this for the time being.

If they knew they were going to Kyoto to deal with the head of the Kyoto Revolutionary Committee, they would definitely be so worried they couldn't sleep.

"I'll keep it a secret for now," she thought to herself, "and tell you when I'm leaving."

She turned and went inside to start packing her things.

She's arrived in Kyoto.

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