They were in charge of being beautiful, and she was in charge of taking the hits.

Even after running into the distant jungle, Wu Ziyan and his group could still hear the sounds of whips cracking, shouts, mocking laughter, and the clash of swords.

Suddenly the rain intensified, but fortunately they were in the jungle, where they could take temporary shelter. The sounds of the bandits in the distance were muffled by the rain.

Han Yuxiu had already gotten used to the bumpy ride. As a doctor, his first thought was to save the person, so both of them reined in their horses.

He placed his hand on the man's pulse, his brow furrowed. The pulse was weak, and the man's breathing was barely perceptible. He shook his head and said, "This man is probably not going to make it."

Wu Ziyan looked at the person in her arms. She hadn't looked closely when she was in a hurry. Now she dismounted and pulled the person down from the horse. Chu Qiu and Changsun Boyou also helped put the person on the raincoat. Looking at him carefully, she saw that his skin was sallow and his lips were chapped, but she could tell that he was originally a handsome person.

He was already unconscious. Wu Ziyan shook his shoulder, but there was no response. In his hand, he was tightly holding a jade pendant with a yellow character engraved on it.

But now is not the time to worry about these things. Han Yuxiu asked Wu Ziyan to step aside and began to carefully examine her. After a while, Han Yuxiu's brows furrowed again and again.

"Yu Xiu, how is he?" Wu Ziyan asked.

"We don't have enough medicinal herbs on hand, it might be difficult to handle." He also frowned.

"Then we need to get into the city quickly."

But the bandits hadn't gone far; on the other side, the woman and the waiter met the bandit leader, and Wang Hu said, "Aren't these Mouse and Old Pockmarked? What are you doing among the refugees? Can't keep up your job of ambushing people?"

"Boss, you don't know this..."

They cried and said, "We even brought out our eldest sister's name, but they weren't scared!"

"That's right, that's right! They even said they were going to attack the mountain!"

"Boss, you must stand up for us!"

While recounting his own experience, he also said that Wu Ziyan and the others might not have gone far, and that they wanted to use Wang Hu and his group to take revenge on Wu Ziyan and his group.

Wang Hu shook her head. She didn't want to chase after them today. Besides, this was the border between An County and other counties. She couldn't run any further. If there was a conflict with other counties, it would be difficult to handle. So she packed up her spoils and headed back to the mountain.

Chu Qiu waited for a while, and when he heard the sound of horses' hooves had faded into the distance, he went out to investigate the situation.

When he returned, his face was full of anger. Many people were lying in the mud, including children and some women. Their bundles were torn to shreds, and all the valuables inside had been taken away.

The sight made him gasp. Although he had killed people on the battlefield, they were all enemies. But now, those lying in pools of blood were innocent civilians who had no power to even kill a chicken.

He was unwilling to elaborate, and Wu Ziyan knew and could guess what the situation was. She remained silent, and Changsun Boyu said, "Why don't we turn back to the neighboring county?"

Wu Ziyan nodded. That was a good idea. They then wrapped the emaciated man in a raincoat and put him on the horse. Luckily, he was long-lived, or he would have been thrown to his death on the horse.

They ran for a long time in the rain and finally reached the border of the neighboring county. The rain gradually stopped, and they could see smoke rising from a dense forest.

Wu Ziyan and the others rode their horses, but they couldn't ride horses through the dense forest. It took them quite a while before they finally arrived at a farmhouse. An elderly couple was doing some work in the yard.

Upon seeing the men leading the horses, he fearfully dropped the winnowing basket in his hand, preparing to run into the house to hide. Wu Ziyan called out to him, "Old man, we are not bad people. We are a caravan traveling together, but we were separated by refugees and are looking for lodging for the night."

The elderly couple lowered their guard slightly, then nervously peeked out and opened the fence. They cautiously examined the group, especially the one who was on the verge of death, thinking that they probably weren't bad people, given the chaos outside. Finally, they urged them to come inside quickly.

"Old man, quickly prepare some hot water so these young people can wash off the dust of their journey!"

Wu Ziyan was grateful and tried to take out some silver to give to the old woman, but the old woman shook her head. Wu Ziyan insisted on putting the silver into their hands.

They were ushered into the simple mud house. Chu Qiu placed the man on the bed, and Han Yuxiu, disregarding his own wet body, began to administer acupuncture to the man. The man's eyes moved, his eyelids trembled slightly, and finally he opened his eyes a crack. Han Yuxiu then fed him some hot water.

"Thank you so much for saving my life. My name is Huang Ziliang..." His voice was extremely weak. At this moment, the old man who brought the hot water trembled and two streams of hot tears welled up in his eyes: "Old woman, old woman! It looks like the son of our benefactor, Master Huang!"

At the same time, the system's voice rang in her mind again. Wu Ziyan didn't need to guess; it was definitely the deadly sixth male lead who had appeared again: "Conquer the sixth male lead, Huang Ziliang!" [So, this meal wasn't eaten for nothing, and none of the people saved were for nothing.]

It took everyone a while to react before Huang Ziliang fainted again. After all, the conditions were still limited. Everyone changed into dry clothes and sat by the fire. They were completely relaxed, but only for a moment.

"Old man, what's the story behind our benefactor?" Wu Ziyan also wanted to learn more about the background of this sixth male character so that she could make her move later.

"Well, that's a long story."

It seemed to be talking about a distant memory: "That year, there was also a great flood. The wealthy Mr. Huang from An County was kind and compassionate. He opened his own granary to help the people. However, there were so many disaster victims, and there were also disaster victims who came from other places after hearing about the charity. Even a wealthy man like him could not help so many people."

"I also came from afar back then. I was picked up by Master Huang on the road and brought back to his mansion. I became his little follower. His family is strange; they respect men. But let's not talk about that for now."

"I worked at their mansion for several years. Every year there was a disaster. Until one year, the rain just kept falling. The torrential rain lasted for half a month. Not to mention other people, even those in the city lost their fortunes. All their crops for the year were flooded. But Master Huang still helped the disaster victims as always."

"But that year, the people sent by the court to provide disaster relief did come, but instead of giving alms, they ransacked the homes of every wealthy family, and the construction of the dikes was done hastily."

"That's why Master Huang was so angry. He funded the construction of the dike himself, but his family's fortunes declined day by day. In the end, he lost all his wealth and dismissed us servants."

"Even before leaving, he gave each of us servants a settlement allowance. In the end, Master Huang took his whole family with him. I remember that young Master Huang was only a tiny little boy. We wanted to stay, but Master Huang insisted on driving us away."

"Later, I heard that Master Huang died of illness, leaving behind his wife and children. It was quite pitiful. I never thought that such a kind man would end up like this. Fortunately, God protected him, and the Huang family bloodline still exists."