Confiscated the property and exiled? I emptied the warehouse and fled the famine.

Late at night, Heiling Village was so quiet for the first time. Ruan Yunsheng quietly went to the place where the officials were imprisoned and released them, while Lu Zhizhou went to the small shabby house to bring the people out.

"Squeak" the door of the small shabby house was opened. Everyone in the house opened their eyes immediately after hearing the sound and was full of vigilance. The moonlight shone through the window onto the ground. Through the moonlight, the Lu family saw clearly that the person coming was Lu Zhizhou and immediately stood up from the ground.

“Zhizhou? It’s really you, your legs…” Old Madam Lu grabbed Lu Zhizhou’s body and looked left and right, as if she couldn’t believe this was true.

"Mom, it's me. We'll talk about the details after we get out. Shengsheng has gone to rescue the official. You guys follow me out now and we'll meet outside the village."

"Really? Can we really leave?" Du Fangyao smiled happily. The days she spent here these days were even more miserable than the days of exile. The food they were given here was all rotten and inedible.

"Lu Zhizhou, General Lu, please take us with you. I promise not to go against you again." When Li heard that they could go out, she stepped forward and wanted to grab Lu Zhizhou's clothes, but she retreated because she needed help from others. She begged Lu Zhizhou that although they didn't have to walk such a long way here, they couldn't eat or sleep well every day and they were always worried that these bandits would kill them.

"Lu Zhizhou, take us out quickly. If you don't take us out, I will yell and prevent you from getting out." Lu Zhizhou looked at Du Huaiming's asking for a beating and really wanted to punch him. Du Huaiming thought he had scared Lu Zhizhou and became bolder.

"Are you scared? If you are, take us out quickly. If you keep dragging your feet, I will..."

"I will just beat you to death and bury you here. These bandits are ruthless with their swords. It doesn't matter if one or two of them die. When the time comes, I can tell the officials that it was those bandits who killed me. What can they do to me?"

Lu Zhizhou's eyes narrowed. He hated being threatened the most, but Du Huaiming just happened to run into his gun. Du Huaiming shrank back, and the morale he had just had was gone.

After all, Lu Zhizhou came from the battlefield, so Du Huaiming still believed what he said. If he said another word, he was really afraid that Lu Zhizhou would chop him with a knife, so he had to shut up. Mrs. Du pulled Du Huaiming back.

Du Fangyao saw all this with a look of contempt on her face. What a waste! She was so scared that she went to her mother just because of Lu Zhizhou's random words.

"Now all of you shut up and follow me. If you wake up the bandits and can't get out, you will be responsible for it."

After Lu Zhizhou said this, everyone shut up and followed the Lu family. Lu Zhizhou and Lu Yunruo supported Madam Lu and walked in front, followed by Lu's sister-in-law, and then the Chen family. Although Madam Chen and her husband were not young, they did not hold back at all and even walked more briskly than the others.

When Lu Zhizhou and his men arrived at the gate of the village, Ruan Yunsheng was already waiting there with the officials, "Lu Zhizhou, we are here."

Lu Zhizhou walked towards Ruan Yunsheng. Pei Yan ordered two officers to count the prisoners. "General Lu, Madam Ruan is so kind. Thank you for saving us this time."

Pei Yan knew that if Lu Zhizhou and Ruan Yunsheng hadn't been there this time, they would probably have been imprisoned in the mountain stronghold forever. Even if the bandits released them for the sake of the court, they would still be guilty of losing prisoners. Even if they managed to save their lives in the mountain stronghold, they would not be able to get them back if they returned.

Pei Yan changed the way he addressed Lu Zhizhou and Ruan Yunsheng, showing that he sincerely wanted to thank Lu Zhizhou. "Mr. Pei, you are too polite. This matter was caused by us. Saving you can be considered as making up for it."

"My wife is right."

"That's right. It's because of you, Lu Zhizhou, that we suffered this misfortune. If it weren't for you, how could we have been captured by bandits and brought to this mountain stronghold." After leaving the stronghold, Du Huaiming's dominance returned. Now that the officials were watching, Lu Zhizhou didn't dare to attack him.

Lu Zhizhou could tolerate it, but Ruan Yunsheng couldn't. This guy really deserved a beating. "If you say one more word, I will throw you back immediately. If I can rescue you, I can throw you back in. Not only you, but also your entire Du family. What do you think those bandits will do to you if they wake up and see that we have all run away and only your Du family is left? Huh?"

Du Huaiming could easily imagine the scene, and said tremblingly, "Don't scare me. The officials are all here, do you dare?"

As he spoke, Du Huaiming's eyes drifted towards Pei Yan. Pei Yan touched his head and picked his nose, obviously not taking Du Huaiming's words to heart. Du Huaiming now believed that if he really pissed off Ruan Yunsheng and she threw the Du family into the mountain stronghold again, these officials would not save them.

"Zhizhou, what's wrong with your leg?"

Old Madam Lu knew that Lu Zhizhou and Ruan Yunsheng had done favors for these officials, and as long as it wasn't something too excessive, these officials would not stop them. However, people always have to have some leeway, so Old Madam Lu broke the original topic at the right time.

"Oh, mother, this is what happened. Lu Zhizhou was beaten by those bandits and happened to be hit on the knee. The dislocated knee was reattached. I hid medicine on my body. After we were untied from the ropes and locked up, I secretly gave him the medicine. It just happened to be a blessing in disguise that his leg was healed."

After Ruan Yunsheng finished speaking, everyone fell silent. The reason she gave made sense, but it always felt a little far-fetched, and it was hard to find any fault with it.

"Just a beating will do? This..."

"Oh, okay, mother, we have to hurry up, otherwise it will be bad if those bandits wake up and can't see us and chase us. I don't know how long this knockout drug will last."

Sure enough, as soon as Ruan Yunsheng finished speaking, those who were still concerned about Lu Zhizhou's leg injury put the matter behind them and said, "Then let's go quickly." Old Madam Lu was also worried that they would be discovered by the bandits.

Ruan Yunsheng finally breathed a sigh of relief that the matter was settled, and Lu Zhizhou looked at Ruan Yunsheng with a smile.

"Everyone hurry up and get going."

Finally, everyone set out on the road of exile again. The Forgotten Valley at night was more difficult than during the day. The road could not be seen and one could only vaguely distinguish what was under their feet with the faint moonlight. There was a cliff thousands of feet under their feet. Everyone walking in the Forgotten Valley had their hearts hanging in the air, and from time to time there was the sound of falling rocks.

"Ahhh, save me, mother."

"Mom, please save me, I don't want to die."

Just now, Du Huaiming accidentally stepped on a rock. He was originally of large build, and he had not had a full meal since his exile and had been locked up in the mountain village for so many days. He couldn't stand steadily for a moment, and he instinctively grabbed the people around him. In this way, Du Fangyao was pulled down by him. Fortunately, the two of them were quick to grab the edge of the cliff.

However, the path on the cliff was so narrow that only one person could walk on it. After not having eaten anything for so many days, everyone’s physical strength was not enough. Between Du Fangyao and Du Huaiming, only one person could be chosen to be saved.