Eavesdropping on Fu Bao's inner thoughts, emptying the stored grain and fleeing the famine

"Yuanqi!" Seeing Li Yuanqi covered in wounds, how could Lian Rongrong not feel heartache?

She wanted to go out, but Xiaobai told her that if she went out now, Li Yuanqi might get hurt even more badly in order to protect her.

Lian Rongrong watched with tears in her eyes as Li Yuanqi approached little by little until he carefully held the amber ring in his hand.

"It's alright, Rongrong, I've found you." Li Yuanqi's eyes were red, and through the amber ring, he could vaguely see a small figure inside.

Li Yuanqi put the ring on his little finger before turning back the way he came.

Once they reached a relatively safe spot at the bottom of the cliff, Li Yuanqi finally stopped.

"Rongrong, come out and let me take a look."

As soon as Li Yuanqi finished speaking, Lian Rongrong appeared in front of him.

Tears blurred Lian Rongrong's vision. She gently grasped Li Yuanqi's arm and choked out:

"Does it hurt?"

Li Yuanqi smiled slightly, gently touched Lian Rongrong's face, his eyes filled with endless relief and satisfaction.

"It won't hurt, as long as I find you, it won't hurt anymore."

Li Yuanqi pulled Lian Rongrong into his arms emotionally, "What exactly happened? Why are you trapped here?"

Lian Rongrong looked up at the towering cliff, then slightly raised her head and replied to Li Yuanqi:

"Someone deliberately abandoned me."

"who is it?"

“I didn’t see them. But I saw the people who attacked me first. They were boatmen Old Wang and Old Li.” A cold glint flashed in Lian Rongrong’s eyes.

"Them? They're asking for death!" Li Yuanqi's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and the temperature around him seemed to drop significantly.

"But I think the people who ambushed me and those who threw me off the cliff were not the same group."

Li Yuanqi looked at Lian Rongrong with confusion, waiting for her to continue.

"According to Xiaobai, after I was knocked unconscious, the two boatmen buried the ring in the ground."

Their goal was probably the ring. So, they likely wanted to wait until I suffocated to death before taking out the ring.

However, someone later dug the ring out of the ground. This person wrapped the ring in a black cloth.

Therefore, Xiaobai never saw his face clearly. Moreover, this person was very careful and did not make a sound the entire time.

So I suspect he must know the secret of the ring.

However, the person who threw the ring off the cliff was clearly not interested in it. All he wanted was my life.

"Your analysis makes sense, but who would want your life?"

Apart from the boatmen, the rest of our group consisted either of my bodyguards or family members.

The only outsiders you can be considered are the few companions and masters you've brought along. Yet you've been kind to them.

They have no reason to repay kindness with enmity, right?

Lian Rongrong shook her head, also puzzled. "I can't figure out who it could be either. Let's go up and talk about it."

"Alright, my parents-in-law have been worried sick. Let's go back first, and we can talk about it when we get there."

The two men smiled at each other, and at that moment, the guards above also found the rope and lowered it down.

"Your Highness, hold onto the rope, we'll pull you up!" Dark Night shouted from above.

Li Yuanqi pulled the rope twice, then said to Lian Rongrong:

"Go back into the ring. This cliff is full of sharp rocks. Be careful not to hurt yourself."

"It's okay to hurt you?" Lian Rongrong sighed with heartache, then took off the amber ring and tied it to the rope.

"What is this doing?"

"Let's go in together, and let Dark Night pull the ring up."

"Is everything really this blatant?"

"What's the point of hiding anything now? Everyone already knows pretty much what's going on. Since that's the case, we might as well lay it all out on the table."

Lian Rongrong looked at the ring tied to the rope, and her eyes suddenly lit up: "Hey? I suddenly thought of a way to make that person give themselves away."

"How do we do it?" Li Yuanqi looked at Lian Rongrong with some pride. The woman he chose always seemed to come up with some strange and wonderful ideas.

"fishing."

"Fishing?" Li Yuanqi looked puzzled.

"Well, since the person who dropped the ring knows so much about it, let's play along."

Give him a chance to destroy the ring himself. I'll be trapped inside again, and we'll see who's willing to forgo the treasure and only want to destroy the ring.

"No!" Li Yuanqi's expression immediately changed upon hearing this. "Even if it's a scheme, I can't let you take any more risks."

"Don't worry, I won't actually be inside the ring." Lian Rongrong was deeply moved.

"Not in the ring?" Li Yuanqi was unaware of Xiaobai's situation, so he didn't quite understand what Lian Rongrong was saying.

"You don't know, that guy Xiaobai has grown up. Being framed this time can be considered a blessing in disguise."

"Having been cleansed by the moonlight, Little White has now become a remarkable spirit."

Although it wasn't entirely sincere, it was still a pleasant thing to listen to.

Xiao Bai's voice suddenly appeared, and Li Yuanqi was taken aback, since he could only hear Xiao Bai's voice in the space before.

"Are you surprised or surprised?"

When Lian Rongrong saw Li Yuanqi's surprised look, she knew that he had already heard the chatterbox's commotion.

"It really is a bit of a surprise," Li Yuanqi admitted.

"This guy no longer needs to reside in the amber ring, so using the ring as bait will not endanger my safety at all."

[That owner is too wasteful! This ring could at least be used as a spatial storage device.]

"Alright, it's just for bait, we won't actually lose it."

[Fine, fine, you're the master anyway, you get to decide.]

"Good to know." Lian Rongrong smiled slightly, then took Li Yuanqi's hand. "Right now, we still need to put on a good show with this ring."

Li Yuanqi looked at Lian Rongrong with affection and said softly, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Li Yuanqi grasped Lian Rongrong's hand in return, then looked up at An Ye and shouted, "Pull it up!"

As soon as Li Yuanqi finished speaking, Lian Rongrong used her mind to send the two of them into the ring space.

But An Ye was unaware of this. He and the others were still foolishly exerting their strength, and as a result, they used too much force and, without paying attention, fell flat on their backs to the ground.

Despite his surprise, his instinct for obedience ingrained over the years compelled him to pull the rope up.

When the other end of the rope came into view, everyone was surprised to find that there was only a ring, and no one else.

But the next second, Lian Rongrong and Li Yuanqi appeared in front of everyone.

By this time, a large crowd had gathered at the edge of the cliff, including Li Yuanqi's bodyguards, Xiao Wu who had arrived early in the morning, and the boatmen and crew who had heard the noise later.

When everyone saw the ring suddenly transform into Lian Rongrong and Li Yuanqi, they instinctively took a step back before belatedly realizing that everything must be related to that precious ring.

At this moment, Lao Wang and Lao Li were also in the crowd. At first, they thought the ring was still buried in the ground.

But when Lian Rongrong appeared alive and well in front of everyone, the two of them felt as if their blood had frozen.

Xiao Wu wasn't worried, after all, there were new scapegoats in this round.