After transmigrating into the book, I helped my mother reconcile with her divorced husband.

Lu Zhiyuan counted one, two, three in her mind... thump thump, everyone present except for her and the two children collapsed.

He spread his hands, looking embarrassed, and said, "You can't marry my mother today."

Lu Yong struggled, pointing at Lu Zhiyuan, his lips numb and unable to utter a single word.

“You poisoned my mother, so I’ll poison you. It’s fair and reasonable. I know you have many questions, but don’t worry, I’ll tell you slowly.” He breathed a sigh of relief after taking Xie Chaoyun’s pulse and confirming that the poison Lu Yong had given her would not harm her body.

Luoxia Mountain is a good place. Besides jackals, tigers, leopards, and bandits, there are also many wild medicinal herbs. The mountain road is rugged, and every now and then the people carrying them would put them down by the roadside to rest.

She pulled a handful of grass from her pocket, mixed with some fruits. Lu Yong didn't recognize them, but Lu Zhiyuan did. She patiently explained each one: "This is 'Sheep's Sleep,' as the name suggests, sheep that eat it will sleep for three days and three nights. This grass usually grows in shady places, and when crushed, it tastes like sheep droppings. These ginkgo nuts are even more amazing; you can eat them whole without any problems, and they even taste sweet and sour. However, their juice can numb the central nervous system, and excessive consumption can be fatal."

Fearing that Lu Yong and the others might not understand what the central nervous system was, Lu Zhiyuan even gave them a simple, down-to-earth explanation.

"There are no such things in the mountain village. Where did you get them from?" Lu Yong stared at the things in her hand. He vaguely felt that the white fruits looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen them before.

Lu Zhiyuan answered every question. She turned around and looked at Scarface: "The sheep was found at the place where we caught snakes. Uncle Scarface knows about it. I was itching to grab a handful. The ginkgo nuts were picked halfway up the mountain, right when Uncle Scarface carried me up the mountain. If he hadn't been so tall, I really wouldn't have been able to pick them."

Lu Yong remembered, and so did Scarface.

Many of these fruits grow on the mountainside of Luoxia Mountain. Every autumn, when the wind blows, they fall to the ground with a whooshing sound. They don't recognize them, so naturally they don't pay any attention to them.

Blindfolding and binding hands would be enough for an ordinary child, but Lu Zhiyuan is no ordinary child. She can identify Chinese herbs and is agile; even with her hands bound, picking a few ginkgo nuts and holding them in her hand wouldn't be difficult. Most importantly, even if they saw her picking ginkgo nuts and holding them in her hand, they wouldn't suspect poisoning.

Scarface wanted to laugh, and when he twitched the muscles at the corners of his mouth, he felt a tingling, slightly uncomfortable sensation.

He shifted his body and looked at Lu Zhiyuan: "How did you poison them? Even if you had these things, you couldn't possibly have taken down so many people in such a short time."

Lu Zhiyuan touched her nose. She had no choice, but she had a useless system.

While changing clothes, the Ghost System suddenly came online. She had a bright idea and asked the system to help her combine the black snake gall, the sleeping sheep, and the ginkgo into a poison, and also to give her some silver needles.

The system was as unreliable as ever. For example, it didn't give her the silver needles she needed most, and after two clangs, it gave her three things: powder, liquid, and three antidotes.

The antidote was distributed among the friends, one pill for each person.

The medicine is dripped onto food and mixed into drinks, and then the powder is placed in a ventilated area, employing a two-pronged approach for indiscriminate attack.

"As expected of Yunniang's child, he has inherited your mother's intelligence." Lu Yong got up from the ground: "It's a pity, he's still just a child."

As the palm strike came, Lu Zhiyuan retreated. When she opened her eyes, an arm was blocking her way.

It was Scarface, and he got up from the ground as well.

Lu Zhiyuan muttered, "Damn system, I was just about to praise you, can't you be reliable just this once?"

The system responded, looking rather aggrieved: "Dear host, you provided too few raw materials, so this is the best we can make."

Lu Zhiyuan rolled her eyes, grabbed Scarface's collar and hid behind him: "Uncle Scarface, save me! If you kill him, I'll nominate you as the chieftain."

"He thinks he can be the chieftain?!"

In the blink of an eye, Lu Yong and Scarface had exchanged more than a dozen blows. Lu Yong had gone mad, each move aimed to kill. Scarface was clearly outmatched, focusing entirely on defense without launching any attacks.

"Third brother, are you really going to protect this girl? Are you really going to go against your elder brother and this entire mountain stronghold? Don't forget, you are a wanted criminal by the imperial court?" With a thrust of his sword, a gash appeared on the scarred man's shoulder: "Without me, Lu Yong, without my Luoxia Mountain, you can only go to the underworld to reunite with your family."

"Chieftain," Scarface glanced back, "she's just a child!"

"A child who dared to poison me." Lu Yong sneered, "Get out of my way, and I'll spare your life."

"She's the lady's child!" Scarface defended her fiercely. "Doesn't the chieftain want to marry the lady anymore?"

"Lu Yong!" Xie Chaoyun tried to stand up, supporting herself on a chair. "If you harm my daughter, I will kill you!"

“You won’t kill me! Once we’re married, once you’re carrying my child, everything will be different.” The sword shifted, pointing at Lu Zhiyuan, who was hiding behind Scarface: “A sickly woman, and Lu Huai’s child at that. Our child will only be better than her.”

Upon hearing this, Xie Chaoyun felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.

Lu Zhiyuan tugged at Scarface's sleeve and whispered, "When will your people arrive?"

Seeing that he remained silent, she pinched him hard: "Stop pretending. I saw and detected the signal you left in the mountains. You're a government agent, an undercover agent, and you had a deal with my mother. If she didn't trust you, how could my mother have fallen for Lu Yong's tricks?"

“I am a constable from the Linxian County government, and I was ordered by the county magistrate to infiltrate the mountains,” Scarface replied, deliberately lowering his voice. “I had no dealings with the lady. I only received a message from my companions before going up the mountain, knowing that the lady had gone up the mountain and that she wanted to help the imperial court to suppress the mountain stronghold. I only learned Lu Yong’s identity when I met the lady. Before that, he was always the elusive chieftain of Luoxia Mountain, never showing his true face.”

"Stop with the nonsense, just tell me when your people will arrive?"

"Half an hour." Scarface pursed his lips and looked at Xie Chaoyun, who was slumped there. "The plan has changed."

She finally understood; she was the "changed" person Scarface had mentioned.

He touched his nose and asked, "How much longer can you hold on?"

Scarface glanced at his injuries: "I will do my best to protect Miss and get her away."

Well, the subtext is that we can't beat them! We still have to rely on her in crucial moments.

He listened intently; the howls of wolves echoed through the mountains. His eyes were lowered, a smile playing on his lips: "Uncle Scarface, please hold me off for a quarter of an hour."

Before Scarface could figure it out, Lu Zhiyuan had already instructed Wanyin to take Xuan'er to hide in the room, repeatedly telling them not to come out no matter what they heard or saw. Then, alone, she went up to the watchtower with a dagger in her mouth.

As night fell, Luoxia Mountain resembled a lurking beast. He drew his dagger, gathered his strength, and howled towards the towering mountains. The wolves scattered throughout the forest seemed to receive a command, their green eyes gleaming as they moved towards the mountain stronghold. The howls echoed, turning everyone's faces pale.