The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Li Xing'er's family and the refugees who responded to Li Dali went up Jigong Mountain.

They found a relatively flat mountain area, built a house and a stove, reclaimed wasteland and cultivated the land. Without heavy taxes and corvee labor, they could barely make a living.

Jiaoyang Valley is located in the southern part of Xia State, where the winter is not very cold. Jigong Mountain is located in the central part of Xia State, where heavy snow often falls in winter.

There were no wild vegetables or fruits, and there was little harvest in the fields. There was hardly a single living thing to be seen on the mountain.

They couldn't secretly trade the rabbits and pheasants they hunted for rice and salt in the city, and if they continued like this, they would only freeze to death or starve to death.

In the end, Li Dali made a decision and took a few young men and his son Xiaozhu with him to occasionally go down the mountain to rob passing caravans.

The people in the caravan were afraid of trouble, so when they saw that the robbers were all dressed in rags, had pale faces, and were carrying farm tools to rob them, they would often give them some rice, grain, and small change.

Run away when you encounter a tough guy, and squeeze the weak one, and hold on year after year.

Li Xing'er didn't know how many years they had lived in the mountains, and another difficult winter was coming.

Li Xing'er remembered that the north wind was blowing hard that day, and the cave they lived in was like an ice cellar.

She and her mother huddled on a straw mat, covered with the only quilt, hugging each other for warmth, their stomachs growling with hunger.

Li Xing'er saw her father pick up a bow and two arrows standing by the wall and hand them to his brother.

"Your mother and sister have been hungry for two days. Xiao Zhuzi, go get Uncle Zhang and the others. Let's go down the mountain and try. Maybe we can run into a passing caravan."

Xiao Zhuzi looked at the bow and two arrows in his hands.

"I don't know how to use this thing. We've been stealing it for so many years, and I haven't practiced it yet."

"I told you to pretend. We're robbing people, and we're not going to kill anyone. Just put the arrow on the bowstring and put on a fierce expression. Just to scare people, don't you understand?"

Li Xing'er saw her brother put the arrow on the bowstring and pull it hard. Her arms were shaking. Suddenly, the arrow flew out of his hand and the tip of the arrow stuck in the stone in the cave.

Xiao Zhuzi smiled proudly.

"It's okay, it's enough to scare people!"

Li Dali picked up a thick wooden stick.

"Let's go down the mountain now and try to make some money before dark!"

When Li Xing'er saw that her father and brother had left, she felt a little anxious for some reason.

"Mom, I always feel that what Dad did is not good. We are not bad people, why should we steal other people's things?"

She heard her mother sigh.

"Silly child, you are right, but we have to survive, and your father really has no choice."

Before noon, Li Xing'er heard a noise coming from outside the cave.

She walked out of the cave and saw her brother lying on the ground with his eyes closed, motionless. There was a bloody hole between his eyebrows, and blood was still gushing out.

Li Xing'er rushed forward and threw herself on her brother, tears instantly falling.

"Brother! Brother! What happened to you? Who made you like this?"

Li Dali stamped his feet and beat his chest.

"Xiao Zhuzi, Daddy is so sorry for you. I shouldn't have brought you down the mountain! You lost your life!"

Uncle Zhang shouted angrily.

"Old Li, how can you be blamed for this? It was that female escort leader who killed Xiao Zhuzi!

Every wrong has its perpetrator, and we will help you find that female escort leader and make Xiao Zhuzi pay for his life!"

When Xiao Yixiang spoke of this, she was still immersed in painful memories.

She still remembers it clearly: her brother's blood-stained face and the deep bloody hole between his eyebrows.

The little medical fairy wiped away her tears.

Zhao Xuan looked at the Little Medical Fairy in confusion.

"You just said that a female escort leader killed your brother? Could this female escort leader be my master?"

The Little Doctor Fairy continued with a bitter look on her face.

"My father was in great pain, and my mother fell seriously ill because of my brother's death. My father and several uncles swore to seek revenge on that female escort leader.

Afterwards, my father often went down the mountain and sneaked into the city. After careful inquiry, he learned that the Chen Dynasty had been destroyed and the world had changed a lot. That year was the ninth year of Xuanhe in the Xia Dynasty.

After repeated inquiries, I found out that the female escort leader was Zhao Xiaoman, the once-powerful chief escort of the Wuwei Escort Agency!

Zhao Xuan was horrified.

"What? Was it really my master who killed your brother?"

"That's true, but your master was killed by mistake."

"How could he kill someone by mistake? My master is very powerful in martial arts, he would never make such a mistake!"

The Little Medical Fairy continued speaking.

“My mother later told me that my father and his men robbed the royal caravan that was being guarded by the Wuwei Escort Agency.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Zhao Xiaoman initially paid tolls and five bags of rice.

My father and the others wanted to call it a day, but my brother was too nervous and accidentally shot the arrow in his hand towards Zhao Xiaoman.

Zhao Xiaoman pinched the tip of the arrow with her fingers and swung it towards my brother with her backhand, with astonishing force!

My brother was so scared at that time that he didn't even try to dodge. The arrow hit him between the eyebrows.

Later, my father rented a small shop in Liyang to sell lanterns, looking for an opportunity to take revenge on Zhao Xiaoman.

It was also on the Mid-Autumn Festival night of that year that my father tricked you back and locked you up in the woodshed.

He told my mother that you were Zhao Xiaoman's favorite disciple. Although I also wanted to avenge my brother, I didn't want to implicate you, an innocent person, so I secretly let you go."

Zhao Xuan asked, "Aren't you afraid that Dad will find out and get back at you if you do this?"

The Little Medical Fairy gave a bitter smile.

My thoughts went back to the Mid-Autumn Night of the ninth year of Xuanhe.

As soon as Li Xing'er returned home in the dark, she saw her father glaring at her angrily.

"Where did Zhao Xuan go? Did you let her go? I tricked her back so that Zhao Xiaoman could also experience the pain of losing a loved one!"

"Daddy, she was still so young. She had nothing to do with my brother's death!"

Li Dali reached out and hit Li Xing'er on the back twice. Li Xing'er fell to the ground and started to sob.

Her mother hurried out from the inner room and protected Li Xing'er behind her.

"You've already lost a son, are you going to beat your only daughter to death?"

Li Dali's hand stopped in mid-air, and he squatted on the ground dejectedly, holding his head.

"Where can I find such a good opportunity in the future? Zhao Xiaoman is a martial arts expert, and she is surrounded by experts. When will I be able to avenge my son?"

Li Xing'er hid behind her mother and breathed a sigh of relief, only to see her father suddenly stand up with a look of horror on his face.

"Once Zhao Xuan goes back and tells Zhao Xiaoman about being tricked into being locked up in the woodshed, Zhao Xiaoman will definitely come looking for her!

Hurry, hurry, pack up, we have to leave immediately, it will be too late if we are any later!"

That night, her father took her and her daughter out of Liyang City and returned to Jigong Mountain.

When Xiao Yixian said this, she covered her chest.

Over the years, these painful memories have eroded her heart from time to time, and she can only temporarily forget them when she is treating patients and saving lives.

Zhao Xuan couldn't help but reach out and hug Little Medical Fairy.

"Sister, don't say any more. I don't want you to be so painful."

The Little Medical Fairy looked at Gu Zhanghua who was sitting quietly beside her and held Zhao Xuan's shoulders.

"Do you remember I told you that heart disease requires heart medicine?

You were the prince's heart medicine in the beginning, and that's how you cured his strange disease. And I also need you to cure my heart disease.

Only by telling you everything I know can I stop recalling these past events so often and move forward with ease, leading a new life that belongs to me.

"Since you said that, I'd like to ask, were your father and his men involved in the attack on the diplomatic mission?"