Divorced woman with child travels through time

Chen Xuanyu sadly picked up Luo Xiaohei, his face filled with pain and suppressed emotion. Several children gathered around, looking sadly at the puppy. Luo Xiaohei gradually stopped breathing, and in an instant, the entire village was filled with low sobs.

Chen Xuanyu secretly made up his mind that he must practice his skills well and take revenge. He would definitely find his mother. The children next to him were also crying uncontrollably. Fifteen was sobbing incessantly, his face a mess, and he was stroking Luo Xiaohei's still warm body, crying nonstop.

After a long while, Brother Nie and the other adults picked up the children and carried them back into the house, comforting them continuously. Da Xiong silently found a hoe and buried Luo Xiaohei by the edge of the field. It was already broad daylight...

Brother Nie asked Uncle Hu to help lead the villagers who had come to the village to clear the land, and he also went early to call Uncle Liu Hai and his family to help watch the village, arrange for workers to make pastries, and take charge of the buying and selling when the merchants arrived later. He also asked Wang Xiaoming to go to the military camp to find Wang Erniu, while he went to town. He didn't need to worry about Chen Ji because Hu Chengxin was in charge. He went to find Qi Lue, and since they were brothers before, he shouldn't sit idly by now.

Chen Wenfang sat on Qian'er's horse, the two of them riding together. After traveling for more than half an hour, Chen Wenfang finally couldn't help but say, "Little sister, I'm tired. Can we take a break?" This little girl talks too much. She didn't want to talk to her anymore, even though she wanted to run away.

However, Qian'er continued to chatter on and on. There was nothing she could do because her second sister didn't want to pay attention to her. This Madam Chen seemed to be a chatterbox, and Qian'er also liked to chat. "Madam Chen, could you give me another pastry from your bag? This pastry tastes pretty good, I really like it."

Chen Wenfang silently took out a packet and handed it to her. Qian'er opened the oil paper packet, took out a piece, took a bite, and said while chewing, "Did you really make this? How did you make it? How can it be so delicious? It's fragrant, sweet, and soft. What did you use to make it?"

Chen Wenfang sighed and said, "I didn't do this, my workers did it. Miss Qian'er, I'd like to go to the restroom. Can I rest for a bit?"

Ru'er coldly replied, "No! Hold it in..."

"I thought you were mute. Half an hour has passed and you haven't said a word," Chen Wenfang thought to herself, but couldn't help speaking up. "Miss Ru'er, I really need to pee. It's been several hours since this morning. A normal person needs to go to the outhouse, right? Don't worry, I'll be quick and won't waste any time. If you really can't, you can watch me go..." Chen Wenfang unleashed her trump card.

Ru'er rolled her eyes at her disgustedly, "Whoa..." and stopped her horse, "Go quickly and come back quickly."

"Okay!" Chen Wenfang struggled to climb off the horse, lifted her skirt and went to the roadside. She quickly disappeared into the bushes, unzipped her pants, squatted down to relieve herself, and used a hairpin to cut a round object on a small tree next to her. She then covered it with a leaf, making sure it was very discreet.

Chen Wenfang finished relieving herself quickly and came out in just a few dozen breaths. Seeing that she came out so quickly, Ru'er gave her a strange look and jumped off her horse. Chen Wenfang thought to herself that she was afraid that Chen Wenfang would leave any clues. She had no choice but to wait by the roadside. Unexpectedly, Ru'er also disappeared into the bushes next to her, just like Chen Wenfang had just gone in. Ru'er looked around again and found nothing unusual except for a wet patch on the ground, so she came out again.

Chen Wenfang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The code she left was only known to Wang Erniu. After all, she was often targeted by people. She chose a small tree, no more than ten feet tall, and then cut a semicircle about an inch off the ground, covering it with leaves at a 45-degree angle, facing the center of the road. Trees that met these conditions were hard to find. As for whether Wang Erniu could find this tree, she could only pray to God.

The three continued on their way. Chen Wenfang prayed to reach a shop quickly to rest, because she was worried that the girl Qian'er would eat all the food she had brought. How long had she been starving? Actually, the main problem was that she had forgotten to bring her silver notes. They wouldn't kidnap someone and then force them to pay for their own food, would they? Chen Wenfang thought worriedly.

On the farm, Aunt Liu and Uncle Liu Hai were heartbroken and started wiping away tears as soon as they arrived. Why did Fang'er have to suffer so many misfortunes? But the farm work couldn't be neglected, so they had to keep going. After wiping away their tears, they went back to work. Aunt Hu saw all of this. Madam Chen was a skilled manager. Even when she wasn't around, everyone could manage things properly. It was a pity. She hoped that Madam Chen would return safely.

Meanwhile, Wang Xiaoming rode his horse at breakneck speed for two hours, asking questions as he went, and finally arrived at the military camp.

After much effort and bribery, they finally met Yang Shouzhen's private soldiers, only to learn that Wang Erniu had become a lieutenant general and was accompanying General Yang to suppress bandits.

Wang Xiaoming quickly pressed on, "Where are you going to suppress bandits?"

The private soldier replied arrogantly, "This is confidential and cannot be disclosed."

Wang Xiaoming had no choice but to ask, "Sir, when will General Wang return?"

The private soldier replied again, "Is that something you can ask?"

Wang Xiaoming had no choice but to leave a letter and slip him some silver, asking him to tell Wang Erniu that if he returned, he should tell him that something had happened at home and that he should hurry home and deliver the letter. The soldier accepted the silver, weighed it in his hand, and found it to be about ten taels. His expression improved considerably, and he accepted the letter.

Brother Nie then found Qi Lue and explained the situation in a few words. Qi Lue pondered, "This matter is not easy to handle. It seems that Second Brother went to suppress bandits. As for where, I need to investigate. Do those two women have any distinguishing features?"

Brother Nie recalled, "They were like senior and junior disciples, and they all carried long swords with the same blades, which had flower symbols on them. They wore clothes that looked like Taoist robes, but their hairstyles didn't resemble those of Taoist nuns. Moreover, they were very ruthless and unreasonable."

"They raided the village, and Luo Xiaohei only managed to shout once before they shot him to death with darts. I brought these darts with me, take a look." As he spoke, Brother Nie took out a cloth bag from his chest and handed it to Qi Lue.

Qi Lue held it in his hand and examined it closely. The dart was a cross-shaped dart with a simple and elegant orchid outlined in the middle.

Brother Nie added, "I also noticed that the older woman's sword had the same orchid design on it."

"Oh, that's interesting." Qi smiled slightly. "I'm afraid none of you are a match for them."

"How did you know? It is indeed so. Even if we joined forces, we still couldn't defeat them. Otherwise, we wouldn't have dragged the mistress down with them." Brother Nie was somewhat ashamed.

Qi Lue advised him instead, "This is not your problem. It is understandable that you cannot defeat them. They are lay disciples of Emei and Qingcheng, and members of Qinglan Niangzi's sect. They are all top-notch swordsmen. Fortunately, they did not go on a killing spree, otherwise the manor would have been wiped out. Chen Niangzi made a very correct choice."