The world is broken, the cubs mend it

Caizhi felt a little regretful after asking that question, fearing that she would displease the Lord of the Seal.

These things take a lot of effort to clean, so it's really ungrateful.

Unexpectedly, the Master Seal was not angry at all and even answered her question, which was rare. She was flattered for a moment.

What is served on the table is part of the beef offal. If the tripe is boiled for too long, it will not taste good. If the time is controlled properly, it will be crispy.

"It's delicious. You are worthy of being the Master Seal. You are quite knowledgeable about food."

Xiao Fuzi praised him generously, and he had already begun to admire Pei Zhangyin.

“It’s not really research…”

Pei Zhiyan was in a good mood today and said a few words. In the past, he would not waste his words on unimportant people.

However, the child became a little silent tonight, with all his attention focused on eating.

From time to time, he would pick some for the old man to make up for the disappointment he had felt by making him gnaw on bones before.

After dinner, Pei Zhiyan took out a new wooden sword for her. This time it was waxed, making it more shiny than the previous one.

"Daddy, is this me at this moment?"

Yuanyuan spotted the little Easter egg at a glance and carved it at the location she had pointed to before.

"It's you, save some money."

Pei Zhiyan picked her up and went back to rest. Listening to the child chattering about herself in his ear, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.

He suspected that he was being nice to her because he was fooled by these words.

But there are many people in the world who want to say nice things to him, but he doesn't listen to any of them.

Yuanyuan got a new peach wood sword, and the old one became her little walking stick.

With Pei Zhiyan's excellent blood-dissolving and hemostatic medicine, her knee didn't hurt much the next day.

But I can't bear to throw away the old wooden sword, because it will eventually come in handy for something.

After breakfast, Yuanyuan took her new peach wood sword and went to challenge the Jinyiwei. In just a few moves, the opponent's scabbard was against her neck.

"You lost again. Go back and let Master Zhangyin teach you more."

Xing Zhao leaned against the stone wall holding the Embroidered Spring Knife, a smug smile on his face.

This little guy has been coming to him to fight these days. Although his fighting is completely disorganized, his spirit of perseverance is quite touching.

Yuanyuan picked up the old wooden sword on the ground and leaned on it, looking at him unconvinced: "I can't beat you because I'm lame today. I'm actually very powerful."

After saying that, he limped away, leaning on the wooden sword, his weak back looking a little depressed.

"..."

Xing Zhao clearly remembered that she was not lame when she came to fight with him.

There was a figure standing on the roof in the distance. Pei Zhiyan was too far away to hear what the child said, but he could roughly guess what was going on.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the army entered the city and went up the mountain in a mighty manner under the leadership of Pei Zhiyan.

The rebels set up their camp in the mountains. The mountain roads were rugged and changeable, and they had explored the way in advance. The terrain was dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The number of the rebels was roughly 15,000, but they were all villagers and laborers who spontaneously rose up in the mountains. They could not be compared with the elite troops he led.

This trip would require more time in the mountains, so the Jinyiwei escorted the child to Lin County.

"Aren't we going to wait here for Daddy to come back?"

Yuanyuan sat in Xing Zhao's arms and rode on the same horse with him. Xiao Fuzi and Caizhi were also taken with them by other Jinyiwei.

They left in a hurry, leaving their carriage and most of their luggage in the temporary house.

"It's dangerous there. We will come back after Master Seal returns victorious."

The few Jinyiwei left behind by Pei Zhiyan were all trained by him personally, and they would definitely be able to protect her if anything unexpected happened.

Not long after the Jinyiwei escorted the child out of the city, the door of the courtyard was kicked open, and a middle-aged man in luxurious clothes gave orders.

"Search! Make sure to catch that child for me."

On the day he entered the city, he heard that someone had seen a child in the carriage accompanying the eunuch, and it was said that the eunuch treated the child very kindly.

As long as we catch the child and threaten him, we can get a chance of survival from him.

The journey to quell the rebellion will be extremely dangerous, and Governor Chen is certain that he will not leave too many people here to look after the children.

The runners under his command entered the house one after another and turned the small courtyard upside down, but unfortunately they found nothing.

"waste!"

Prefect Chen was so angry that he kicked the clerk beside him, and he trembled as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

The gates of Lizhou city were heavily guarded by troops, all of whom were Pei Zhiyan's minions. He had no power to mobilize them and could not even escape from the city. He could only wait for death in despair.

There was no news from the old man's father for five days.

Yuanyuan was very enthusiastic about fighting with Xing Zhao at the beginning, but later on, everything she did became boring.

"Yuanyuan, I've learned a new move recently. Come here and I'll teach you."

Before leaving, Zhang Yin told Xing Zhao to take good care of the child. Now she looks listless every day, which makes Xing Zhao worried.

"Didn't my dad tell you when he would be back?"

Yuanyuan squatted in the yard, holding a dry branch in her hand and drawing on the ground, drawing a bunch of stickmen.

"The Master Seal is at war. He will come back after he has wiped out those rebels."

Xing Zhao comforted her softly and took out a bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts for her as a snack.

"Did my father kill someone again?"

Yuanyuan pursed her lips and felt like crying. Ever since she saw the bloody scene that day, some bad images would always linger in her mind.

Killing is a very dangerous thing, and she was afraid that her father would be killed in the same way.

"Those are all rebels. If they are willing to surrender and submit to the imperial court, their lives can be spared. Don't think about it. Eat and drink water obediently, and the Lord will come back."

Xing Zhao was more roundabout than Wu Xian and patted her head gently.

We have fought many more dangerous battles before, so this scale of uprising is nothing compared to them.

"When Daddy comes back, I'm going to tell him not to kill anyone again."

Yuanyuan doesn't want to not see her father for so many days. She is afraid that one day her father will go out and never come back.

"Everything will be discussed after Master Seal comes back."

Xing Zhao felt that this request might not be feasible, as the Lord Seal Holder still had too many grudges to resolve.

This temporarily assembled group of insurgents was stronger than they expected, and they still held on despite suffering heavy casualties.

The soldiers on Pei Zhiyan's side had spent too long in the mountains, their morale was gradually low and they had suffered casualties. They could not continue like this.

That night he ordered a fire attack. Thick smoke rose into the sky. Terrifying screams were heard from the village. The soldiers rushed forward and captured the village.

There were useful people in this village, and Pei Zhiyan wanted to recruit them, but it took too long and he gradually lost interest.

The soldiers escorted the captives down the mountain. The people in the city looked at the captured rebels with sorrow on their faces. Their hope of survival was gone again.

Pei Zhiyan rode his horse and took a shortcut to the child's direction. He didn't know whether she had eaten and slept well during the days he was away.