"Old man!"

Song Rui stopped an old man who was carrying a shoulder pole and walking in a hurry and asked, "Excuse me, has something happened in Cangxin Town? Why are so many people running out?"

"Oh, don't mention it. The Canglang King failed in his expedition and has been captured by the Xirong army. I'm afraid he is in danger. The palace issued a notice for us ordinary people to escape." The old man looked at the people in front of him, "You are probably outsiders, right?"

"Yes, we just got here and don't know what happened here."

"Then you should also quickly escape, otherwise when the Western Rong army invades, you will not be able to leave even if you want to." After the old man said this, he hurriedly walked away carrying his shoulder pole.

"That old man is talking nonsense. The Canglang King is a victorious general. How could he be captured by the Xirong army?" Qin Si was so angry that his eyes turned red and his neck became thick. He turned his head and looked at Yuan Buwei who was silent. "Third sister, can we go to the Canglang King's mansion now to ask about the situation?"

"No, if the Wolf King is really captured by the Xirong army, we don't know who is in charge of the Wolf King's Mansion. Besides, the Wolf King's Consort is not in the mansion..." Yuan Buwei didn't expect the actual situation to be more complicated than she imagined. "Otherwise, we should find an inn where people can stay and settle down. Song Rui, take a few people out to inquire about the news. It would be best if we can find out the current power of the Wolf King's Mansion and who is in control."

"Yes!"

After a series of setbacks in Cangxin Town, the group finally found an inn willing to take them in.

The shop owner is a woman, probably forty years old, wearing a red dress and two pigtails. She is very enthusiastic and you can feel her power as soon as she opens her mouth.

"If you hadn't brought two children with you, I wouldn't have wanted to take you in as outsiders." The woman's name was Hong Gu. Most of the people in the town were fleeing, and she chose to stay. She was a bit out of place, so she couldn't find anyone to talk to normally. Now that a group of people suddenly came, her words poured out like beans. "But I warn you, except for going out for some fresh air during the day, you are not allowed to come out of the room when it gets dark."

"Is there a curfew in Cangxin Town now?" Song Rui asked.

"This young man is obviously very knowledgeable. There is indeed a curfew. Although the Western Rong army has not yet invaded, the bandits in the mountains and vagrants from all over the place will come into the town to plunder at night. They originally hated the Canglang King, and now they hear that he has been captured by the enemy. I wonder how happy they are." When Hong Gu said this, her tone suddenly became more sad. "I don't know whether the Canglang King is alive or dead now. Fortunately, the Canglang Princess did not come back with him, otherwise she would have been captured together."

"Aunt Hong, you seem to know them very well?" Yuan Buwei asked tentatively.

"These are things that all the townspeople know. If it weren't for them, there would be no Cangxin Town now. Forget it. I'm just an ordinary citizen. I can only curse the enemy. There's nothing else I can do." Hong Gu smiled and pointed to a row of houses. "The rooms here are all empty. You can choose a place to live among yourselves."

"We just wandered around the town for a long time. Other inns refused to let us stay because they saw there were so many of us. Only you agreed to let us stay because you saw it was inconvenient for us to bring two children with us. If there were kind people like you in the world, there wouldn't be so many disasters."

"Oh, I'm not that noble. I just want to make some money to treat my husband's illness."

When Yuan Buwei heard this, she was like, "May I ask what's wrong with your husband?"

"He had a cough. The doctor said it was tuberculosis. He didn't have many years to live, but I didn't believe it. I looked for doctors everywhere and kept him alive with herbal medicine. I didn't expect he lived for so many years. If it weren't for this inn, my husband wouldn't be alive today." Hong Gu shook her head. "I won't say any more. I'll go to the kitchen to boil some hot water for you. You've been sleeping in the open all the way. Wash up and have a good sleep."

"Then wait until I have rested enough, and I will help check your husband's illness."

Hong Gu, who was about to leave, was stunned when she heard this. She looked at Yuan Buwei in disbelief: "You, a girl, can heal diseases?"

"My sister comes from Medicine King Valley and is the last disciple of Medicine King Valley. As long as she says she can cure a disease, even the King of Hell dares not snatch her away from her!" The longer Qin Si gets along with Yuan Buwei, the more he realizes what a great support he has. So as long as the occasion is right, he will always proudly announce Yuan Buwei's title.

"Medicine Valley? Oh my..." Hong Gu's face was filled with joy, "Does that mean my husband's disease can be cured?"

"It's hard to say. After all, I don't have all the herbs right now. I can only give him acupuncture treatment."

"There are many herbs in the mountains. You can go in and pick them when the time comes." Hong Gu rubbed her hands together. "You go into the room first. I'll go boil some water and cook a few more dishes for you all."

Meng Yingxue stepped forward and took out a banknote from her purse and handed it to Hong Gu: "This is the rent for the past few days. If you have almost used up the money, please let us know."

Song Rui was very smart. When he came, he exchanged all the silver into banknotes.

Therefore, Yuan Buwei and his group did not have to worry about money for the time being.

"One, one hundred taels?"

When Hong Gu saw the face value, her eyes almost popped out of her head: "I, I have never seen a hundred taels in my entire life, this... this is too much."

"The town is in turmoil right now, Hong Gu, you should stock up on some grain, oil, rice and flour before prices skyrocket. If it's not enough, come back and ask us for it."

Hong Gu, who has seen countless people, can tell that this group of people are not ordinary people.

Since the other party said so, she no longer refused. After thanking him profusely, she immediately went downstairs to boil water and cook.

When the sun sets.

Song Rui brought people back.

"Young Master, Young Madam."

Song Rui took a sip of water to moisten his throat and then said, "The Wolf King was not captured, but missing."

"The Canglang King has led the army to fight for so many years. He has stabilized the morale of the army. Who would have thought that he was missing and was captured by the Western Rong army? This shows that this person has ulterior motives." Yuan Buwei narrowed her eyes and looked at Song Rui, "Go on."

"Just as Madam Young said, this news should have come from the Canglang Palace. But right now, the gates of the Canglang Palace are tightly closed and heavily guarded. Not even a fly can fly in." Song Rui paused and said, "There must be a traitor in the Canglang Palace."

"Traitor?"

Yuan Buwei's eyes suddenly became sharp: "Do you have any evidence?"

"The man currently in charge of the Canglang Palace is called Xu Jia. He is the deputy general that the Canglang King trusts the most. During the time when the Canglang King returned to the capital, he was the one who presided over all matters of the Canglang Palace. His prestige in the local area is comparable to that of the Canglang King. And I also heard a piece of news."

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