My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

"Can we let Meng Nan come with us and then let him surrender?" Mei Xueer asked.

She knew that once Meng Nan was brought to justice, his life or death would be in danger, and she just wanted to spend more time with her brother.

Li Mo nodded, "Whatever you say, that's it."

The three of them turned east.

Along the way, Li Mo was somewhat silent.

"What's the matter?" Mei Xueer couldn't help but ask.

Li Mo hesitated for a long time before he sighed and said, "Outside the East Gate, there is a yard with many children. Although the terrain there is not low, it is a place where floods must pass through..."

This was originally an ordinary farmyard, no different from the surrounding houses.

At this moment, it was no different from the surrounding houses - half of the house collapsed, and the remaining buildings looked like they had been fished out of the mud.

Fortunately, the terrain here is higher than the surrounding areas, so the disaster was less severe.

From a distance, Mei Xueer saw many young figures busy in the mud.

Some of the older children were building walls, some were pushing silt, and some were taking care of younger children; some of the younger children were digging out usable things from the mud, and some were helping their older brothers and sisters pass various tools; there was also a woman who was making a fire and cooking in a cleared space; and some children were helping the surrounding neighbors to dredge silt.

The woman who was cooking raised her eyes and saw Li Mo. A look of surprise immediately appeared on her face. She rubbed her hands on her clothes a few times and walked over quickly. She knelt down in front of Li Mo with a plop: "Master, you are here."

Li Mo helped her up and asked softly, "How are you? Are you hurt? Are the children okay?"

The woman's face changed. "When I learned that a flood was coming, I asked the children to evacuate quickly. But the flood came too fast. Three children were washed away and have not been found yet. Some others were injured."

Her voice got lower and lower, and she seemed very scared.

Li Mo said, "Don't blame yourself. I know you have tried your best."

"But sir, before I came here, I promised you that I would protect all the children here..."

"Who can predict natural disasters and man-made disasters?" Li Mo said, "You have suffered a lot over the years. I saw you making a fire and cooking. Where did you get the food?"

"The government sent it." The woman was a little surprised when she said this. "The flood hasn't receded yet, but the government has already sent people and brought food. Every household in the surrounding area has received it. Other places only sent relief food after the water receded. But logically speaking, our area shouldn't be given special care."

Li Mo did not answer her, he knew that this was arranged by Cui Hongjing. Cui Hongjing knew that he had built an orphanage here.

He nodded slightly, "You go ahead and do your work, I'll just look around."

After the woman left, Li Mo met Mei Xueer's puzzled eyes, "I have too much silver to spend, so I adopted some orphans. This woman is from my Forget-Sorrow Valley."

"Mo, how many things are you hiding from me?" Mei Xueer found that as she got to know Li Mo better and better, she felt more and more that this man was a man worthy of her knowing and staying with him for the rest of her life.

The children didn't know Li Mo. When they saw the three strangers, they stopped what they were doing and looked over.

But he just looked at it for a while and then continued to do his own thing.

Mei Xueer saw two older children coaxing two younger ones, and one of the older ones had a scratch on his face, which was already inflamed, so she was about to go over and apply some medicine on him.

Meng Nan, who was behind her, walked in front of her in one step and helped the children clean up the items in the mud.

He worked very seriously and didn't care even though his face was splattered with mud.

The aura of death that had unconsciously emanated from his body was gone.

At this moment, he looked like an ordinary person, except that his facial expression was a little stiffer and his temperament was a little more withdrawn.

Mei Xueer was stunned for a moment, with the corners of her lips slightly raised.

After treating the injured children one by one and leaving some medicine, Mei Xueer and Li Mo were about to leave.

Meng Nan whispered, "Can I not leave? I want to stay here and help these children rebuild their homes. After I help them rebuild their homes, I will..."

Mei Xueer hesitated for a moment, but still shook her head, "You have to settle Cui Hongqi's matter first. You should have your own judgment on what is more important."

Meng Nan was stunned. He had only ever followed orders and killed people. No one had ever taught him the concept of what was important and what was not.

Staying was one of the few decisions in his life that he made after careful consideration, but he didn't know that this decision was not appropriate.

He lowered his head and thought carefully about what Mei Xueer said, then nodded heavily, "Sister, you are right, I will listen to you. But if, I mean if, if I can save my life, can I stay here and take good care of these children for the rest of my life? I want to atone for my sins in this way. I have been an orphan since I was a child, so I can especially understand their misfortune. Besides, this place is great, and the innocence of these children can make me calm."

Hearing this, Mei Xueer's nose was sore and she felt extremely relieved. Meng Nan really didn't let her down.

Before she could answer, Li Mo said, "Of course, I will feel relieved if you protect them. If you don't mind the effort, I also have a yard like this in Changguo, and you can go and take care of the children in Changguo who have lost their families."

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