I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

These were his two most capable secret guards, both of whom were killed. His hair stood on end and his eyes stared bloodshot at the deep, dark woods.

A voice came from the dark woods.

"If you don't keep your promise, you will definitely die! The Black Lotus Sect saves all living beings, so I'll spare you this time..."

Dai Xingchen never believed in ghosts and gods, but at this moment, he was so scared that his legs were shaking.

"You, you kidnapped my daughter..."

he asked, stumbling.

This time he came out to find his daughter.

"Dad...save me..."

"Ruer..."

The shrill cry startled the birds in the woods and made them fly away.

Dai Xingchen calmed down and said, "As long as my daughter can come back, you can tell me the conditions!"

The other side laughed and said, "Okay, you acknowledge the existence of the Black Lotus Religion, allow the people to have freedom of belief, and stop interfering with the Black Lotus Religion's missionary work..."

Dai Xingchen: ...

The voice on the other end sounded again: "This is not difficult for you, just don't worry about it..."

After hesitating for a moment, Dai Xingchen asked, "Why can my daughter come back?"

"After you agreed, you went back before dawn..."

Dai Xingchen agreed straightforwardly: "Okay, you have to make sure my daughter gets home safely!"

"It's definitely safe this time, but if you don't keep your promise again, the fate of the two secret guards will be the same as the fate of your family..."

After he finished speaking, there was another commotion in the woods, and then there was no more movement.

Dai Xingchen stared blankly at the two secret guards lying on the ground, gritted his teeth, turned around, mounted his horse, and left.

Lang Ning saw it all clearly in the dark.

Three days later, Guoguo and the other three children all recovered.

Baodun and another child on the first floor have also basically recovered.

Other children started to have fever.

Those who once strongly wanted to drive Ji Xiaobei and others out are no longer talking.

Thinking about what Ji Xiaobei said before, I felt embarrassed. When I saw Ji Xiaobei, I couldn't help but want to say a few words.

Ji Xiaobei didn't give them any face and just turned around and left.

On the sixth day of the New Year, all the guards surrounding the door were withdrawn.

It was quiet at the door.

Ye Tianguan and Lord Tong went out to check, and found that no one was left in the government office.

The people in the inn were confused: What's going on?

No one knew what was going on, only Ji Xiaobei and Lang Ning knew best.

Ji Xiaobei reminds everyone: Try not to go to crowded places, so as not to be infected with the disease...

Everyone nodded vigorously.

There was enough food left in the inn, so people just stayed around the inn and no one went far away.

The mother of the rake stood eagerly at the door, waiting for her two sons to come back.

Ji Xiaobei sneered.

poor person must have something mean!

The news brought by Lang Ning: People in and outside the city are grateful to the Black Lotus Sect.

It was said that it was the Black Lotus Cult's actions that eliminated the plague and protected the people of Yongchang.

The Black Lotus Cult indeed achieved its goal.

In the blink of an eye, it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

I heard that on that day, there were huge crowds of people at the foot of Wufang Mountain, all of whom wanted to go to Wufang Ancient Temple to burn the first incense stick.

Lu Xiong and his colleagues checked into the inn one after another, packed up their things, and prepared to start business.

Lu Xiong said to Ji Xiaobei with some pride: "Girl, the Black Lotus Cult is really powerful. During the New Year, they suppressed such a big plague..."

Ji Xiaobei smiled and said, "Do you think it's really a plague?"

Lu Xiong put away his smile: "Isn't that right? I heard that many children died... Later, the people of the Black Lotus Cult gave them divine water, and after drinking it for several days, they were miraculously healed."

"You can get better without drinking water!" Ji Xiaobei said with a smile.

Lu Xiong thought Ji Xiaobei was joking and did not refute.

"Miss Ji, why hasn't your Master Fu come back yet? I heard that the situation in Ye County is not good..."

Lu Xiong asked tentatively.

Ji Xiaobei was worried every day as they had been gone for more than ten days.

Normally, the news should have been sent back by then.

There is no news now.

"What's wrong?" Ji Xiaobei asked curiously.

"There's famine and water shortage over there. Bandits, soldiers, and barbarians are all robbing the people. I heard that many county towns have become deserted cities... In my opinion, Miss Ji, you should stay in Yongchang. Going there to farm the land is a waste of time. I'm afraid you'll lose your life..."

Seeing that Ji Xiaobei was in a bad mood, Lu Xiong thought that his language was vulgar and made Ji Xiaobei unhappy.

He quickly stopped talking.

Mainly, he wanted Ji Xiaobei to stay.

Although Ji Xiaobei is a bit tough, he has an open-minded personality and does not care about trivial matters.

This person can handle it!

"Manager Lu, what is your relationship with Lord Dai?" Ji Xiaobei suddenly asked.

Shopkeeper Lu was startled, then laughed and said, "When he first came here, my family was the richest in Yongchang, and I helped him a lot. He had a good relationship with my father. Later, my father died, so I opened this inn to receive some officials from other places..."

Ji Xiaobei took out a big pig's trotter from his sleeve and put it on the table.

"This is a reward for you!" Ji Xiaobei stood up and left.

Ever since Lu Xiong hooked up with Ji Xiaobei, he has been able to get some good food frequently.

His biggest hobby in life is eating, and the other is women.

However, ever since being beaten by Ji Xiaobei, he has thought less about that aspect and his body has become stronger.

In the past, it was strong on the outside but weak on the inside. Now, it is strong on both the outside and the inside.

He rolled up his sleeves, revealing his strong arms, and picked up the pig's trotter and started to eat it.

It's so delicious, a flavor I've never tasted before.

He looked at Ji Xiaobei's back and shouted, "Girl, where did you buy it? It's so delicious..."

Ji Xiaobei ignored him and went upstairs.

Jiaojiao was also a little anxious.

After a discussion among the group, Ji Xiaobei wanted to go and take a look, and asked Lang Ning to protect everyone's safety.

Everyone was against it.

Zhao Yan said, "You can't leave. Let Lang Ning go! He's a secret guard and a man. He can move more easily than you. It's too dangerous for you to go."

Ji Xiaobei also knew the danger, so she didn't ask Lang Ning to go.

After all, Lang Ning is Zhao Yan's man.

If anything happened, she would not be able to explain to Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan seemed to understand Ji Xiaobei's thoughts.

She pulled Ji Xiaobei's hand and said, "Xiaobei, Langning will be yours from now on. You can use it however you want!"

Ji Xiaobei held her hand in return and nodded gratefully.

She felt the atmosphere was too heavy, so she smiled and joked, "I just asked him for help. Lang Ning, he's still yours!"

Zhao Yan's face turned red immediately.

During the time they were together, they were very close and could talk about anything.

She wouldn't get angry if Ji Xiaobei made fun of her.

Zhao Yan pulled her hand back, her expression sad: "Many things are not what I want them to be..."

As long as she lived in the Great Northern Kingdom, she would likely be found and dealt with according to the royal family law.

This was a thorn in her heart.

"Once we settle down, we can live a normal life. Ye County is vast and sparsely populated, so life is a little hard, but it's still easy to survive."

Ji Xiaobei advised.