A peasant girl with a special ability uses herself and two wolves to escape famine!

Despite being called officers and soldiers, they wore tattered rags and ragged clothes. Many of their clothes were patched upon patched, and some were even beyond repair, training with large holes in their clothes.

They were all barefoot, with only a very few wearing shoes, presumably brought from home.

Good heavens, these are soldiers. If you didn't know better, you'd think they were beggars at the city gate.

Xia Ning strolled around and saw their lunch. It looked good; there was meat, fish, and crab.

The staple food was a thick, dark flour porridge.

This kind of coarse grain is different from modern coarse grains. Most of it is bran, which is very coarse and large. It hurts your throat when you swallow it.

There's a saying from the Qing Dynasty: "Emperor Kangxi, Emperor Kangxi, ate chaff and drank thin gruel." That's probably what it meant—chaff mixed with water.

Even with such meager food, it was impossible for anyone to eat to their heart's content; she observed that each person only received a small bowl. For a man, especially one who had been deprived of oil and fat for years, it was barely better than not eating at all.

"Luckily I'm with you, otherwise I would have starved to death long ago."

Every time Jiang Yi sees someone suffering, he sighs at his own good fortune.

Xia Ning remained noncommittal; what he said was indeed true. They must have accumulated great merit in their past lives to be able to meet her in this life.

"General!"

The sound was deafening.

General Zhao?

Because of the distance, Xia Ning couldn't see his face clearly, only that he was a very tall and strong middle-aged man.

He seemed to be talking to those people, and the others kept nodding.

"Xiao Ning, I think I see myself in this."

What nonsense is this idiot spouting? Is there a mirror here?

Receiving no response, Jiang Yi continued, "The one who just came looks exactly like me."

Holy crap!

Xia Ning almost lost her composure and swore.

She stared intently at Jiang Yi. "Really? How similar are they? Is he old, or is he the same age as you?"

Jiang Yi is at most 20 years old.

"I just think he looks a lot like me, old, with a stubble beard, not as good-looking as me."

Brother, when you see your relatives, is it just because they're not as good-looking as you?

"How did you feel when you saw him?" She had heard people say that when you see a relative, someone you share blood with, your heart will pound.

"I don't feel anything, I'm just a little annoyed that someone with the same face as me looks old and ugly."

He knew Xia Ning liked handsome men. What if she saw this man, thought about how he would look old, and then disliked him?

Xia Ning stared at him speechlessly. This heartless person was saying the most ruthless things with a blank expression. This kid was really calm and ruthless. If people in the distance heard this, they would probably feel like they were being pierced by a thousand arrows!

"Let's go."

Two similar faces, once noticed, are doomed. Their peaceful lives are about to come to an end.

“Jiang Yi, you may not understand why some people look so alike. The most likely reason is that he is your relative.”

During the meal, Xia Ning patiently explained to him.

"Oh, so what?"

The person opposite him answered casually. The braised pork was really good today; he wanted to eat a few more pieces.

"Don't you want to find your family? Don't you want to know why you're in this desolate mountain?"

The person who abandoned him in the mountains was utterly heartless. Such a young child would either starve to death or be eaten by wild animals.

"I don't want to. I've never even met him, so what's there to think about?" Jiang Yi stopped picking up meat. "I don't care what happened before. Over the years, I've been with Wolf and I've been doing quite well, at least I've been very happy."

As for your relatives, I don't feel any emotional connection with them, and acknowledging them might not be a good thing. They're doing just fine with or without me, so why create trouble for myself?

"Aren't we doing fine as we are? Why do we need to change?"

Jiang Yi didn't want to acknowledge his relatives. They were a bunch of poor relatives. If he did, he would have to support them. He had no money and no food. In the end, he would have to rely entirely on Xiao Ning.

His wife, Xiao Ning, works herself to the bone, while they get everything they need. Dream on!

I won't admit it, absolutely not. I won't admit it even if I kneel before him.

There are plenty of people who look alike. You claim to be my father, but where's the proof? If you want to freeload, get lost!

"Xiao Ning, don't worry. Once we get the boat, we'll run away and hide in the mountains. After the disaster is over, we'll find a prosperous place, and I'll go out and earn money for you."

Xia Ning looked at him, hearing his plans for the future for the first time. This man was planning to work for her for the rest of his life!

"You're not getting married? You're not raising your wolf cub anymore? Give me all the money!"

Jiang Yi remained silent, head bowed, feeling even worse. It was worse than finding out he might have a poor, destitute relative. Xiao Ning actually wanted him to get married; he didn't want any other women, was that not allowed?

"From now on, when we go out, I'll draw you in an exaggerated style so you won't recognize me." Seeing that he didn't speak, she assumed he was worried. It seemed he really didn't want to acknowledge any relatives.

"Ah."

"Jiang Yi, what do you say? How about we sell some of the grain to your cheap dad?"

"How much? Didn't you say we have trouble explaining where it came from?"

"Let's sell it secretly. We can teleport, after all."

"What do you mean?"

“Send him a letter and ask if he wants to buy grain. If he does, prepare the granary and silver. What do you think?”

"can."

We'll scout out the terrain tomorrow. Xia Ning doesn't know where General Zhao lives, but that's easy to find out, since he's the top official in Haicheng.

"Do you want to change your surname? Zhao Yi sounds nice too."

"unnecessary."

Okay, as long as you are happy.

The Zhao family mansion is easy to find, but it's difficult to find a safe place. When I asked a passerby, he said that there were many guards in the mansion.

That's true. Being in charge isn't easy; there are many who want to seize power. Just look at how he couldn't even protect his own children—that tells you how shady he is.

Jiang Yi is so naive, it's safer for him to stay with her.

"I need to go to the study in the Zhao residence."

It's probably around 3 a.m., everyone should be asleep by now, there's no war going on.

This time she didn't pull Jiang Yi along. In case anything happened, she would immediately go into her spatial dimension. She wasn't afraid.

Entering a completely dark place, this must be the study.

I lit a tinderbox, and indeed it was the study. I placed the letter on the table.

"Who?"

The light attracted the attention of the people patrolling outside.

She immediately fled.

"What's the matter?"

"General, there was a light in the study, but only for a moment."

"Yes, General, we saw it too."

The study was a sensitive place, not to be taken lightly. Upon hearing this, Zhao Yunpeng's expression turned grave. Who could come and go freely in his residence? He immediately opened the door and turned on the lights.

Apart from a letter on the table, there was nothing else.