Is the beginning of a catastrophe? The little farm cook is raising a family with a full warehouse.

"I understand. You should go change your clothes quickly." Cheng Yuntao urged Jiang Yu with a gentle smile on her lips and curved eyebrows.

Jiang Yu nodded and turned back to his room.

Cheng Yuntao was in the room, originally planning to blow out the candle and take a break from the busy day, but at the last moment, she suddenly realized something: Shen Shulan and Xu Ranyuan seemed to have not returned yet.

She frowned slightly, feeling a little worried, so she immediately dressed and went to knock on Jiang Yu's door.

"Jiang Yu, have you rested?" Cheng Yuntao leaned slightly to the side and put her ear close to the door, her voice sounding a bit anxious.

Inside the house, Jiang Yu was tidying up the clothes he had just put on. When he heard the noise, he was slightly startled, a puzzled look on his face. He turned to look outside the door and replied, "Not yet, what's wrong?"

"Sister Shen and Doctor Xu seem to have not returned yet. I feel a little uneasy for some reason." Cheng Yuntao frowned even tighter, her eyes full of worry.

Hearing this, Jiang Yu quickly opened the door and looked up at the dark night outside. "It's a bit strange. It's so late, and they don't seem like the kind of people who would forget the time because of playing around."

As he spoke, he stepped aside to make way for the door and waved to Cheng Yuntao, "It's cold outside, let's talk inside first."

Cheng Yuntao nodded and stepped inside. "Sister Shen has always been cautious and would never do this. Could she be in trouble? Please don't let anything happen."

Jiang Yu walked over to her and tried to calm her down: "Don't worry, or I'll go out and look for it."

Just as the two were hesitating whether to go out to look for her, there was a noise outside. Cheng Yuntao and Jiang Yu looked at each other and hurried out of the room.

Shen Shulan and Xu Ranyuan came hurriedly, and both of them looked unhappy.

Cheng Yuntao's heart tightened, and she hurried forward, holding Shen Shulan's hand, and asked with concern: "What happened to you? Why did you come back just now? You must have worried us so much."

Shen Shulan raised his head, his face pale. He took a deep breath and said slowly, "Tonight, I met my second brother Shen Linfeng."

Cheng Yuntao's eyes widened when she heard the name: "Did he discover your identity?"

Shen Shulan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Probably not, but he kept probing us with words. It took us quite a while to get away."

Xu Ranyuan stood aside and said, "We had planned to come back after visiting the Lantern Festival, but just as we were about to return, we were suddenly stopped by a group of people."

"The one in the lead should be the Shen Linfeng you mentioned. He stared at Miss Shen and said that her eyes and eyebrows resembled an old friend. He insisted that she take off her veil and let him take a look."

"Even after Miss Shen refused, Shen Linfeng still refused to leave. I quickly stepped forward and lied that Miss Shen was my wife, scolding him for going too far. But Shen Linfeng completely ignored us and his words were full of threats."

Shen Shulan sighed softly and continued, "In order to avoid causing more trouble, I had to take off my veil. Fortunately, I was more careful before going out and changed my appearance a little bit."

She raised her hand to smooth her hair, a trace of fear still lingering in her eyes. "My second brother was disappointed when he saw my intact skin and unfamiliar face. And since I've now regained my female identity, his suspicions have decreased even more. He waved goodbye and let us leave."

Then he added solemnly, "But we all know that this is just a moment of laxity. Now that my second brother is suspicious, he will definitely investigate quickly."

Shen Shulan looked at everyone with a firm gaze, "The best thing to do now is to leave tonight."

"Are you leaving in such a hurry?" Cheng Yuntao's eyes were shocked, and she looked at Shen Shulan reluctantly.

Shen Shulan said helplessly, "Tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the control of the city gates is the most relaxed. If it is delayed until tomorrow morning, my second brother might come to find us."

"Yun Tao, I'm very grateful for your shelter and help these days, but the situation is urgent right now. If I don't leave now, I'm afraid it will cause you a lot of trouble. I don't want to see this kind of situation."

Cheng Yuntao understood Shen Shulan's concerns and didn't want to see her embarrassed, so she followed up on the topic and asked, "So, where are you planning to go, Sister Shen? If I have the chance in the future, I can come and look for you."

Shen Shulan shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I don't know yet. I can only take it one step at a time. But the world is so vast, there must be a place where I can settle down."

At this moment, Xu Ranyuan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke: "Miss Shen, if you are willing, you can follow me back to Medicine King Valley first."

A hint of curiosity flashed in Cheng Yuntao's eyes, and she couldn't help but ask, "Medicine King Valley?"

Xu Ranyuan's expression froze as he explained, "Medicine King Valley is located deep in the mountains on the southwestern border. It's extremely secluded, and it's difficult for ordinary people to find the entrance."

"I've been out of the valley for a long time, and it's time to go back and see my old master..." Xu Ranyuan raised his head slightly and looked at the distant sky, with a trace of nostalgia and guilt in his eyes.

"I've been wandering around these years, and although I've been practicing medicine and helping people, I've inevitably neglected the affairs of the valley. This time I'm going back, firstly, to give Miss Shen a place to stay, and secondly, to apologize to my master and sort out the ancient books in the valley."

Cheng Yuntao frowned slightly, her eyes filled with worry. "Although the Medicine King Valley is well hidden, Shen Linfeng is ruthless and meticulous. I'm afraid he won't let it go easily. What if he finds it..."

Xu Ranyuan waved his hand and said soothingly, "Don't worry, Miss Yuntao. The Medicine King Valley is a dangerous place with many traps. It is filled with poisonous miasma all year round. If you don't have special antidote pills, you will die in an instant if you step into it. If he really comes to find you, he will not get away with it."

Shen Shulan hesitated for only a moment before nodding and agreeing, "Thank you, Doctor Xu, for your kindness in taking me in. I'd like to go to Medicine King Valley with you."

"Yun Tao, after I leave, please be careful about everything. When things are stable in the future, we will get together again."

Cheng Yuntao's eyes were slightly red, and she stepped forward to hold Shen Shulan's hand: "Sister Shen, take care of yourself outside, we will definitely meet again."

After Shen Shulan and Xu Ranyuan simply packed up some things, they hurried on their way under the cover of night.

Cheng Yuntao and Jiang Yu accompanied them to the gate of the courtyard and watched their figures gradually move away in the night until they disappeared.

The intermittent sound of clappers came from afar. The fog at midnight spread over the blue brick wall, blurring the back of the departing person into two strokes of light ink. She suddenly thought of the white gauze hanging on the bamboo poles in the early morning, which was probably swaying in the chaotic night at this moment.

"After we say goodbye today, I don't know when we will meet again..." Cheng Yuntao's sigh was carried by the wind.