I am Yuan Niaoniao

"What happened?" Siyu looked at the two men in black who returned empty-handed.

"Nothing was left at the scene, but we found some traces. It is possible that they were rescued by villagers from Maple Leaf Village." The man in black reported truthfully with his head down.

"Maple Leaf Village?" Siyu frowned.

"It's a relatively small village," the man in black paused, "all..."

"Forget all that. I want this village to disappear from this world forever!" Siyu said with cold eyes and a resolute tone.

She knew very well that she must not leave any clues behind, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. Once Chen Shaoyi knew the truth, he would never let her go easily. Therefore, she had to be absolutely sure and completely erase all evidence that was unfavorable to her.

"Yes." The two men in black answered in unison. They were agile and moved quickly, disappearing into the night like ghosts.

That night, the moon was dark and the wind was strong, and the entire Maple Leaf Village was immersed in silence. Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps broke the silence. Two dark shadows were seen shuttling through the streets like ghosts, followed closely by dozens of dark guards in black night clothes.

These secret guards were well-trained and agile, and each of them exuded a frightening aura. They quietly sneaked into the villagers' homes and killed the villagers who were still asleep one by one. The bloody smell filled the air, making people nauseous.

A brutal massacre unfolded, and the entire village fell into a dead silence. The villagers, who had no power to resist, could only watch themselves and their loved ones being ruthlessly killed. And the instigator of all this was the woman sitting in the carriage.

When the last villager fell, the two men in black looked at each other, with a cold light flashing in their eyes. Then, they lit the torches in their hands and threw them into the house. The fire spread instantly, and the raging fire illuminated the entire night sky.

The fire burned as red as maple leaves. Siyu looked at the fire with satisfaction. All the evidence and traces were reduced to ashes, and Chen Shaoyi would never know the crime she had committed.

What Siyu never expected was that the fire failed to completely wipe out the villagers of Maple Leaf Village. Zhenyuan and Xiaopang, who were hiding in the closet, escaped death. They watched in despair as Aunt Li fell in a pool of blood. They then pulled Xiaopang out of the raging fire with the determination to avenge their mother and the entire clan.

"Brother, where are we going next?" Xiaopang asked, wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"I don't know either, but we must avenge our mother and the villagers!!!!" Zhenyuan looked at the sea of ​​fire in the distance with hatred on his face, but he didn't even know who the murderer was, let alone why he got into such trouble for no reason. Could it be? Thinking of the beautiful sister he had saved before, he covered his chest with a burst of pain. If this was true, he would have harmed the entire village and his mother. In grief, he touched the token on his chest. He escaped and looked at the token, and suddenly thought of something: "Let's go, let's go find those brothers and sisters!"

"Going to Zhao State?" asked Xiaopang.

"Well, big brother asked me to go to Yuan State to find him if I have any difficulties, and gave me a token. But this happened suddenly, big brother and the others may not have returned to Yuan State, and they may be on their way to Zhao State." Zhenyuan thought about it and pulled Xiaopang towards Zhao State.

Chen Shaoyi and the others did not find the cloth that Yuan Niaoniao had left behind, but Zhenyuan and Xiaopang did. The careful Zhenyuan quickly remembered that this was the cloth of the clothes Yuan Niaoniao was wearing, "Xiaopang, this is the mark left by my sister. We can find my sister by following this mark."

"Okay, let's hurry up." Xiaopang nodded, holding the scraps of fabric in his hands, and followed Zhenyuan closely. But there was something he couldn't figure out in his mind: "Brother, is it because we saved our beautiful sister that we got into this misfortune?"

Zhenyuan didn't say anything and looked at Xiaopang. Although he thought so in his heart, he couldn't let Xiaopang think so: "Xiaopang, before there is any evidence, don't make a conclusion based on conjecture."

"Okay, brother, Xiaopang understands." Xiaopang nodded.

The two of them hurriedly followed the cloth marks left by Yuan Niaoniao and walked forward.

....................

Here, Chen Shaoyi, Yuan Xixi and others finally saw the mark left by Yuan Niaoniao.

"Is this Niao Niao's clothes?" Xue Yao untied the scraps of cloth tied to the tree.

Chen Shaoyi hurried forward to check, then nodded: "It's Niao Niao's clothes. This kind of floating satin is her favorite material, and all the clothes are made of floating satin. This is the mark that Niao Niao left for us."

"Then my sister should be ahead!" Yuan Xixi said excitedly. "Let's catch up with my sister!"

"Okay, get on the horse!" Xue Yao quickly pulled Yuan Xixi onto the horse, nodded to Chen Shaoyi, and rode forward.

"It's sister, sister!" Yuan Xixi quickly pointed at a white figure in front and shouted!

"Niao Niao?" Xue Yao was a little unsure.

Chen Shaoyi's eyes turned cold in an instant. He raised the sword in his hand without hesitation and soared into the air. His sharp eyes saw through the man in front of him at a glance, that he was just a pretender, and definitely not the real Yuan Niaoniao. The fake man noticed Chen Shaoyi's approach, his face suddenly changed, and he immediately turned around and fled in panic. However, how could Chen Shaoyi let him escape so easily? He used his light and graceful skills to catch up with the fleeing man like a ghost. In the blink of an eye, he had caught up with the man, and the sword in his hand stabbed out like lightning, straight to the man's back.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, he fired a poison needle in return, but he was at a disadvantage after just two rounds. Chen Shaoyi sneered and thrust his sword into the man's chest with lightning speed.

"Puff!" The fake Yuan Niao Niao screamed, fell to the ground, vomited blood and died.

"Damn it! How dare you pretend to be my sister!" Yuan Xixi cursed angrily. She was also anxious and confused. Fortunately, her brother-in-law noticed something was wrong, otherwise she would have suffered a great loss. Thinking of the poison needle that the man had just released, she might not be able to completely resist it with her own strength.

"Your sister wouldn't be in danger, walking alone on the road so openly!" Chen Shaoyi didn't believe that this was Niao Niao at first sight. The lady he was familiar with would never act so recklessly!

"It seems like they had this planned all along. We can't stay here for long, it's more important for us to find Niao Niao as soon as possible." Xue Yao analyzed calmly.

Everyone continued to move forward along the mark, feeling increasingly anxious. They wondered where the real Yuan Niaoniao was now, and whether she was safe and sound...

"The fabric breaks at the mark here." Xue Yao said as she looked around.

"Does that mean my sister might be nearby?" Yuan Xixi looked at Chen Shaoyi.

"It's possible." Chen Shaoyi also observed the surroundings, "It's hot right now, the sun is shining in the sky, maybe your sister will find a shady place to rest, and look for a place with water."

"Yes!" Xueyao nodded.

The three of them started looking for it, and Yuan Xixi heard the intermittent sound of flowing water: "There is the sound of water!"

Chen Shaoyi and Xueyao hurried forward, listening quietly and following the sound of water.

"Found it." Yuan Xixi finally found the location where the sound of running water came from. She looked around and found something. She pointed to the pile of stones on the ground and said, "There are signs that someone has been here!"

"It's newly piled." Chen Shaoyi squatted down and looked carefully. The pile of stones was clean and had some traces of soil, but no signs of being burned. "Maybe someone is nearby."

At this time, a familiar voice sounded behind everyone: "Shao Yi, Xi Xi, Xue Yao!"

The three of them turned around excitedly after hearing the voice. Chen Shaoyi even stepped forward quickly and hugged the person in front of him: "Niao Niao. I finally found you, Niao Niao!!"

"Shao Yi." Yuan Niaoniao's eyes also turned red for a moment, and she hugged the person in front of her tightly.

"I'm glad you're okay. We were so scared!" Yuan Xixi couldn't help but tear up. She was about to hug Yuan Niao Niao, but Xue Yao pulled her back and said softly, "Let your brother-in-law and sister reminisce first."

Yuan Xixi finally reacted and turned around to hug Xueyao: "Sister Xueyao, but Xixi also wants to cry, I finally found my sister!"

"Okay, okay, don't cry. As long as you find your sister, you'll be fine!" Xue Yao hugged Yuan Xixi and coaxed her.

"I'm late!" Chen Shaoyi said with some self-blame. "Fortunately, you and the child are fine!"

"You know everything?" Yuan Nianyu raised her head and looked at Chen Shaoyi.

"Well, I knew it too late. If I had known it earlier, I wouldn't have brought you out into danger! And I wouldn't have given Siyu the chance to attack you!" Chen Shaoyi said guiltily.

"My child, please bless me. Good things will come to me!" Yuan Niaoniao comforted him in return, "Don't blame yourself!"

"Yeah." Chen Shaoyi hugged the person in his arms tightly again, fearing that he would lose her again in the next second.

After a brief greeting, Yuan Niaoniao told how she was rescued by the villagers of Maple Leaf Village and how she had made marks along the way.

"That's right! It's Maple Leaf Village! We learned about your whereabouts when we passed by Maple Leaf Village and followed you all the way here. The villagers in Maple Leaf Village are so simple and honest." Yuan Xixi said.

"Was it Princess Siyu who did it?" Xue Yao couldn't help asking when she saw that Niao Niao hadn't mentioned the causes and consequences of being kidnapped.

"It was Siyu. There was something wrong with the rabbit meat. They kidnapped me and wanted to kill me. But I was lucky enough to be pushed to the shore by the waves even though my hands and feet were tied. Then I was fortunately rescued by the children of Maple Leaf Village!" Yuan Niao Niao nodded, "It was Siyu who admitted to me personally what she had done."

"With your fighting power, how could you not escape? And you almost died? This damn Princess Siyu, wait until I see her, I will definitely help you kill her for revenge!!" Yuan Xixi said indignantly!

Yuan Niaoniao looked at everyone and spoke slowly, "I'm also surprised that no matter how lucky I am, I don't have enough strength to break free. Maybe it's because I'm pregnant and I'm drugged!"

"If I'm not mistaken, Princess Siyu might be waiting for us in Zhao State! Since Qu thinks he has gotten rid of Niao Niao and knows where our destination is, she will definitely want to pretend to meet Brother Chen in Zhao State!" Xue Yao analyzed.

"Yes! We will go to Zhao State and kill her without leaving a single piece of her body, so as to help my sister and my future niece vent her anger." Yuan Xixi clenched her fists and said. She wanted to seek revenge on Siyu right now!

"Xixi, sit down. Why are you acting like a reckless man? I will definitely avenge this!" Seeing that Xixi was getting more and more excited, Yuan Niaoniao hurried to persuade her to stop.

"Let's go back to Yuan country first. I will settle the score with her for Siyu sooner or later. It's better to go back and take care of the baby and health now." Chen Shaoyi also agreed. Although he also wanted to cut Siyu into pieces immediately, Niao Niao and the child were the most important thing at the moment!

"Well, it's best if we return the same way we came." Xueyao also nodded in agreement. "Besides, I don't know what trap Siyu has set for us ahead."

"Okay, then we can set off back now." Yuan Niaoniao nodded.

The few of them slowly turned back the way they came.

"It's getting dark, let's find a place to rest." Chen Shaoyi saw that it was getting late and was worried that Yuan Niaoniao was tired, so he suggested that everyone take a rest.

"Okay!" Xueyao and Yuanxixi nodded: "Let's go find something to eat nearby."

Soon, the two came back with a few small fish and some wild fruits. "The river water has been tested, no problem!" Yuan Xixi was much more cautious this time. With her around, her sister would never eat anything questionable again.

"Okay." Chen Shaoyi took the fish skillfully, then started a fire and roasted it.

Just as they were eating with gusto, they suddenly heard a noise in the bushes behind them.

"Who?" Xue Yao and Yuan Xixi immediately stood up vigilantly, and Chen Shaoyi also protected Yuan Niao Niao tightly.

There was a commotion in the bushes, and two figures walked out.

"Xiao Pang, Zhen Yuan?" Yuan Niao Niao recognized them at a glance. "Why are you here?"

"Pretty sister." When Xiaopang saw that it was Yuan Niaoniao, his eyes immediately turned red. Just as he was about to step forward, he was stopped by Zhenyuan.

"What happened?" Chen Shaoyi looked at Zhenyuan who was somewhat cautious.

Zhenyuan looked at the people in front of him, his eyes full of hesitation and struggle. He took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind, and said with a sob: "That night after you left, someone... someone came and killed all the villagers in the village, and set fire to the entire Maple Leaf Village."

"My brother and I escaped under the protection of our mother who fought at the risk of her life. Mom died so tragically!" Thinking of his mother's tragic death, Xiaopang could not help crying again. His tears rolled down like beads from a broken string. His crying made people feel heartbroken.

"Who did it?" Chen Shaoyi frowned and asked seriously.

Zhenyuan shook his head, his tone filled with despair and confusion: "I don't know. We were hiding in the woodshed at the time, and we saw through the crack in the door that those people had their faces covered, so we couldn't see their faces clearly. And the incident happened suddenly, so we don't know what happened!"

"Don't worry, I will find out for you and give justice and truth to Maple Leaf Village!" Yuan Niaoniao said, and stepped forward to hold their hands tightly. Her eyes were full of determination and tenderness, as if she wanted to pass all her strength to these two poor children.

"You guys should go back to Yuan Country with your sister and settle down. You can wait for your sister to help you, okay?" she asked softly, with a hint of expectation in her voice.

Xiaopang raised his head and looked at Yuan Niao Niao hesitantly, then turned to look at Zhenyuan. Zhenyuan nodded slightly to show his agreement. Seeing this, Xiaopang also nodded vigorously, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

Yuan Niao Niao's eyes couldn't help but become moist. She held back her tears and said to them with a smile, "Then let's go."

Chen Shaoyi stood aside, watching all this silently. When Yuan Niaoniao turned her head to look at him, he nodded slightly, indicating his support for her decision.

Yuan Xixi and Xue Yao couldn't help but wipe their tears. After all, the villagers of Maple Leaf Village were so simple and friendly!

So, the group set out on the journey to Yuan State.