The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

In Jiaoyang Valley.

Hao Xiong and Xiao Yixian silently built a new grave with their hands.

Hao Xiong wiped away his tears. "My father, mother, and sister didn't make it to this place. They all starved to death along the way... But even if they made it to Jiaoyang Valley alive, wouldn't they still starve to death or die of illness?"

The Little Medical Fairy sighed, "I've tried my best..."

"I don't blame you, I only blame myself for not being able to get the silver. And Daylily won't let us go down the mountain to rob the rich and help the poor. Do you think Daylily will really lose so badly that he won't dare come back? Or will he really lose his life? That would be miserable for us. Many people haven't eaten for days, and the herbs are running out... Is Jiaoyang Valley really gone just like that?"

Xiao Yixiang was also worried and shook her head at Hao Xiong.

"I don't know... Let's just leave it to fate!"

At this moment, a young woman ran over, panting, "Good news, good news! I was in Fucheng selling shoe samples, and I heard that Lady Huang defeated all the heroes in the Tiandao League martial arts competition! She came out on top and won the world's most precious treasure, the Evil-Slaying Sword!"

The Little Medical Fairy smiled and said, "Chunlan, your news is so timely! We are all saved!"

Hao Xiong frowned, "But why hasn't she come back yet? Did she run away with the sword? Also, if it could be sold for a good price, who would be willing to come back and be a money-giving boy?"

Little Medical Fairy remained calm: "If that's the case, she deserves it. If she really comes back to help us, we should be grateful."

The autumn wind was blowing, and the fallen leaves were drifting in the wind. On the small road leading to Fucheng, there were few people. Only a middle-aged man was driving an ox cart slowly.

Two village girls were lying on their backs in the car. One of them was holding a fallen leaf in her mouth, with her legs crossed leisurely and humming a little tune.

Another village girl was very dissatisfied: "Your tune has gone to the King of Hell!"

The humming girl spat out the dead leaves and said angrily, "How does my humming bother you? But your makeup skills are really good. Tell me the truth, who did you learn from?"

The two village girls are Zhao Xuan and Xiaoling, who is dressed as a woman.

"My mother..." Xiao Ling said with some sadness, "When my mother was alive, she was very vain. She would dress herself up beautifully every day. I learned a few tricks from her."

"You are also a motherless child!"

"Your mother is dead too?"

"I don't know. My master picked me up..." Zhao Xuan chuckled softly. "Let's not talk about these unhappy things. We made a fortune this time. I didn't expect that knife to be so valuable. Add to that the money from selling the wine, and now I have 100 taels of gold and 80 taels of silver in my bag! When you get to Jiaoyang Valley, come with me. I promise you'll have everything you need."

Xiaoling made a suggestion: "Why don't we just settle down in Fucheng? This much money is enough for us to live a carefree life. Why bother wading through the muddy waters of Jiaoyang Valley?"

"That's right. Two people can easily spend three to five years happily. With more than a hundred people, including food, drink, and medical treatment, it will only be enough to last for about two months."

Xiao Ling was filled with longing and murmured, "I'm glad you understand. My efforts are worthwhile!

But in his heart, Xiaoling sighed: Dad, I'm sorry..."

Hu Yiba was burning with rage at this time. It had been five whole days, and not only was there no trace of the Evil-Slaying Sword, but even Huang Huacai's figure was nowhere to be found. It was as if he had disappeared out of thin air!

He had already sent people to inquire about the specific address of Jiaoyang Valley, but because this sect was established not long ago and was too small, his subordinates could not find a clue for a while. Hu Yiba had to control his temper and wait patiently. As long as Huang Huacai was still alive on this Qiankun Continent, he would be found by the Tiandao League sooner or later.

Hu Yiba had just given his subordinates their orders when his son's personal attendant walked in with a look of trepidation. He saluted and said, "Alliance Master, the young master has been in seclusion practicing for five days. I'm a little worried. Is there something wrong? What if he's gone astray..."

"What kind of demon has possessed him?! This kid has finally managed to maintain his state of mind. He needs to practice martial arts for me. Even if he has to retreat for a month, don't disturb him. My Hu family's internal martial arts emphasize the unity of nature and man. He won't starve to death in a month or two!"

"Yes, yes, yes! That villain has retreated!"

Hu Yiba nodded with satisfaction, muttering to himself, "It seems that a good son is made under the stick! After wandering around in crooked ways, he still has to listen to me in the end!"

Hu Yiba was smug. He had no idea that his only son, Huang Huacai, who had won the Evil-Slaying Blade, had already fled far away...

At night, in the secret room of the Jinyang City Security Pawnshop, the pawnshop owner was circling around the evil-slaying sword on the table, looking at it carefully, nodding and smiling as he looked, looking quite contented.

At this moment, the door of the secret room opened, and a thin old man walked in quietly and closed the door again.

The boss asked, "Mr. Qian, how is the contact going?"

Mr. Qian hurriedly said, "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission. I have personally traveled to Yue State and contacted an antique dealer. If we can secretly bring this knife into Yue State and hand it over to him, he will pay him five hundred taels of gold!"

The pawnshop owner clapped his hands and said, "This time, I really made the right bet. This knife is simply unsaleable in Xia Country, but it is a hot commodity in Yue Country!"

Mr. Qian was still terrified. "Luckily, the girl was pawned alive. If she didn't want the pawn ticket, she could have gotten an extra two taels of silver. She actually agreed! She didn't even want the pawn ticket. Now we have no evidence. If the Tiandao League knew about this, we'd be in big trouble! We might even lose our lives!"

The pawnshop owner said righteously, "It's a legitimate business transaction. We paid her for the knife, which is only natural! We didn't know this was the Evil-Slaying Knife, and we didn't know that the girl was the first-place winner of some martial arts competition. How can the Tiandao Alliance eat us? Can't they just play dumb when the time comes?!"

Mr. Qian said worriedly, "Fortunately, everything is going well now. God is really helping me! This is the third disaster year, and all I have collected are rags and rags. This time I finally found a treasure!"

The pawnshop owner sighed, "If the imperial court hadn't spared no effort in providing disaster relief to various counties, the number of refugees would have increased, and sooner or later, a major disaster would have occurred!"

In the capital city of Liyang, in Qilan Palace.

Gu Zhanghua and Shishu were packing clothes into a bag. Xiao Aiyue took advantage of Gu Zhanghua's inattention, quietly picked up the bag, and stuffed it under the bed. Shishu could only pretend not to see it.

Gu Zhanghua came over with a change of pajamas. Seeing that the bundle on the bed was gone, he immediately looked at Xiao Aiyue and said helplessly, "Mom, every time I go out, you have to play this game of hiding the bundle with me. Don't you feel tired of it?"

Xiao Aiyue pulled Gu Zhanghua's arm and acted coquettishly with her son: "Can't you just not go? You just came back from the porridge distribution in Jinyang City a few days ago, and now you have to go to Fucheng again. Don't you feel tired?"

"Mother! Second Brother has been personally going to various places to provide disaster relief. He hasn't come back once in three months. He's about to get married, but he can't even take care of anything. I'm far inferior to Second Brother. I just set up a porridge stall and look after it every day. What's so tiring about that?"

"You only know how to talk about your Second Brother. Why don't you learn from your Third Brother and be as carefree and romantic as possible, enjoying your beautiful wife and concubines every day..."

Gu Zhanghua immediately reasoned with his mother.

"Third brother only has concubines, how can he have a wife? Father has already issued an edict that the main wife of the royal palace must be a lady from a noble family. Besides, even if I want to learn, I should learn from my brother, the crown prince. He taught me to pursue the ideal of 'peace in the world, and the people living and working in peace and contentment'. Whenever I think of my brother, the crown prince..."

As soon as Gu Zhanghua said this, Xiao Aiyue immediately stomped her feet hard and praised loudly.

"Alright! Well done, Xiaowu! Go! You should go! I fully support you with both hands and feet! I still have a lot of jewelry in my box that His Majesty has given me over the years. I'll have Qing'e pack them all up for you soon. Take them out of the palace and exchange them for cash! Go to Fucheng and buy plenty of rice! Make sure to give out the porridge!"

Gu Zhanghua asked weakly, "Is it appropriate to sell all the rewards given by the Emperor?"

"What's inappropriate? What's given to me is mys! As long as Xiaowu is happy, I'm happy too!"

Gu Zhanghua stepped forward and hugged Xiao Aiyue: "That's great, mother! When I come back this time, I will definitely spend time with you!"

Xiao Aiyue also patted Gu Zhanghua's back gently and said angrily, "If your father hadn't confined you to Qilan Palace, I really want to go with you!"

Qing'e was quietly wiping her cold sweat. Fortunately, in order to prevent the Fifth Prince from getting sick, Concubine Shu changed her tactics this time. Otherwise, she would be too embarrassed to face anyone in the palace. She would have become a scumbag who fell in love with everyone she met!

Qing'e sighed in her heart, wondering when she could have a different master to serve. She was almost being tortured into a lunatic by Concubine Shu!