"Hmm? Tell me quickly."

Xia Ming observed his surroundings and moved closer. "That time, Uncle Chang's tactics against the bandit leader were very similar to my father's. When I fled from the famine, I found a token at home. After that day, I secretly asked Uncle Chang..."

Xu Tao opened her eyes wide in surprise. How could her father-in-law, who was so capable, still be willing to marry into the family? It wasn't that she was looking at people with tinted glasses. Nowadays, only extremely poor families were willing to let their sons marry into the family.

Although Xia Ming's father has retired from the army, he has reached the position of commander-in-chief. Even if outsiders don't know, it shouldn't be a problem for him to find a wife.

"My father was injured and was rescued by my mother. He could go anywhere on his own, so after meeting my mother, he decided to stay in Xujia Village."

Xia Ming only knew how his parents met; he had never considered his father's origins. But then again, as long as General Jiang didn't rebel, there seemed no point in bringing up the past.

"What does this have to do with Uncle Chang's abnormality?"

"Those people's surname is Jiang."

Xu Tao suddenly realized and patted his head. Uncle Chang was privately considered General Jiang's man, so he must have acted differently when he met the Jiang family.

"Then you don't have to risk your life?"

Xu Tao was a little worried. Given the current situation, even if Prince Jin was not tempted, it would be impossible for him to stay out of it.

"Don't worry, Tao. Uncle Chang told me this because he wanted me to destroy the token. Since my father is not here, the mission will naturally disappear."

"So you want to join the army yourself?"

"Atao, I don't want to. I just want to marry you and have a small family." After saying this, Xia Ming felt a little nervous, afraid that the little girl would think he had no ambition.

"That's great."

Xu Tao was very happy. She would support the other party if he wanted to go, but she couldn't help but worry. On the battlefield, swords were merciless. Being injured was a small matter. What if he lost his life?

‘cough cough cough’

Hearing the cough, the two immediately separated and pretended to be busy.

Facing his wife's blaming eyes, Xu Sanniu felt a little wronged. He really had a dry throat and just coughed twice, with no other intentions.

It was noon, which was usually the time for the Jiang family to rest. Now they were walking with the Xujia Village clansmen, so they would feel embarrassed to stop if the villagers didn't.

Jiang Wanqing complained, "Aunt, the rest of the journey isn't far. You could have sent someone to find my cousin to pick us up. Why are you still getting involved with this bunch of idiots?"

Jiang Zihan held her forehead, feeling a headache. How could her third sister-in-law, who was such a smart woman, give birth to a daughter who was as stupid as a pig? If the Jiang family had few daughters, she would have been too lazy to care about this niece.

Thinking about how she was anxious today and didn't wear a veil when she went out, she felt even more annoyed. If her appearance was seen by someone she knew, no one would be able to reach Los Angeles safely.

"Aunt, why don't you say anything? Go..."

"Shut up. If you make any more noise, you'll leave alone."

Jiang Wanqing was unwilling to shut her mouth and glared at her half-sister beside her.

Jiang Wanxi was glared at... She really wanted to slap him, a bully who only feared the strong. Too lazy to let it affect her mood, she closed her eyes and pretended to sleep. Thinking of the villagers who were traveling with her, she sighed inwardly, hoping they could arrive safely.

After a month's long journey, everyone hurried and finally arrived at the border of Prince Jin's fiefdom.

At this moment, something unexpected happened. A group of men in black suddenly appeared from all directions and headed straight for the carriage. When they encountered anyone blocking the road, they acted quickly and ruthlessly, ending a life.

"Old people and children, hide quickly. Men, follow me."

Xu Chang commanded the men to move forward. If they didn't protect the Jiang family when they arrived at this area, the villagers would have no chance of settling down in Luocheng, and even worse, they might lose their lives.

Xu Tao held her sister-in-law in her arms and directed the women and children to retreat to the dense forest. The men in black were targeting the Jiang family, so they should not be stopped from leaving.

Most people ran over and saw a few children and women crying on the field. Xu Tao couldn't bear to ignore them and rushed over with a dagger in hand.

Fang Zhi bit her head with tears in her eyes. She just wanted her daughter to live well.

"Mom, I've learned a lot of moves from Brother Ming recently, and I will definitely ensure my safety."

"A...A Tao, you...you must come back safely."

"Mom, take good care of your sister-in-law first. She looks pale and something is wrong."

He handed over the bag and winked.

Fang Zhi understood, grabbed the bag and fed it to her daughter-in-law, forcing herself to calm down.

Xu Tao ran over to save people and successfully brought back several children and women. When she passed by again, an old woman tried to grab her to block the knife, but fortunately she reacted quickly and dodged in time.

"You little bitch, if it weren't for you, my child wouldn't have died. I begged you to come and take him away. Why did you still go to save those money-losing goods? You have a black heart..."

The old woman was chopped off by the knife before she could finish her words, and she refused to open her eyes.

Xu Tao was unfazed and continued to move the woman whose legs and feet were sore. After making sure they were all moved, she sat on the ground and gasped for breath.

"My daughter, you have suffered."

Fang Zhi wiped the sweat off her daughter's face and fed her two dates.

Xu Tao chewed slowly, regaining his strength to rejoin the battlefield. Seeing his second brother nearly being hit by a knife, he quickly threw the dagger over, feeling a strong wind behind him, and with a roundhouse kick, he knocked down a man in black.

"A Tao, are you okay?"

"Brother, I'm fine. Your arm is injured. Go to mother and the others."

Xu Feng nodded, knowing that now was not the time to show off, and he quietly evacuated. As for his younger sister, he knew that her kung fu was much better than his, and she would not leave until her father, big brother Xiaoming, left.

"Ahhh, help!"

A man in black chopped the horse's back, startling the carriage and throwing the people inside. The screams made the men in black even more crazy. Fortunately, there were not many of them left, otherwise they really couldn't hold on.

Seeing that someone was about to attack the woman in green, Xu Tao directly pulled the person over to protect him behind him and started fighting with the person in front.

Jiang Wanxi looked at the figure in front of her with starry eyes.

The battle finally ended two hours later. After the long journey, there were originally 142 people left in Xujia Village, but now there are only 93 people left.

The villagers who lost their family members cried and wailed. They had come this far with great difficulty, but now they suffered this disaster and started to attack the village chief.

If the village chief had not wanted to be with this woman, they would not be facing such a situation.

Xu Tao was sure that her family and her grandparents were all there, so she breathed a sigh of relief, but she felt a little uncomfortable looking at the scene.

Xu Chang remained silent and bowed deeply.

"Alright, when the village chief asked if we wanted to come along, you all had no objections. Now you're saying no. How could you do that? Think about it carefully. Without the village chief, would we still be here?"

"Yes, fleeing from famine is dangerous, and we can't be ungrateful."

The villagers lowered their heads with tears in their eyes and huddled together for warmth.

"Aunt, I'm in so much pain, let's find someone to bandage me."

Jiang Wanqing had a cut on her arm and was bleeding profusely. She urged everyone to set off.

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