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"Here's some water, and take this medicine first. Let's rest a bit before we go!"

Song Qingqian quickly stuffed a Purple Cloud Rejuvenation Pill into his mouth and then handed him some spring water.

Suddenly, Jiang Ce's whip lashed out from behind. Lu Yunqi glanced in the direction the two were, his eyelids twitching.

"careful!"

Acting faster than thinking, Lu Yunqi rushed forward first, shielding the two behind him. In an instant, his skin was torn open, and he screamed in pain.

"If you fall behind, you'll be beaten. If you don't leave now, I'll beat you to death!"

Jiang Ce brandished his long whip, feeling a sense of exhilaration as if he had finally avenged his great grudge!

Song Qingqian turned to look at him, her eyes filled with a brutal ruthlessness, like a bloodthirsty beast wanting to tear him apart. She asked in a deep voice:

"We've walked for so long, even prisoners need a break, right? Do you want to wear us out?"

Jiang Ce snorted coldly: "How long has it been? The rule is to rest every hour and a half. If you're exhausted, you deserve it. The time hasn't come yet, so you can't rest. Get up and keep going!"

"An hour and a half? You make it sound so easy. Come down and walk around for yourself and see!"

Song Qingqian said coldly.

"You can stay, but you'll continue to be whipped. Even if you're beaten to death, you'll deserve it!"

As Jiang Ce spoke, he began to swing his long whip again. Sun Wuyin, at the front of the group, continued to maintain a cold attitude, ignoring everything around him.

"It's just too much!"

As he cracked his whip, Song Qingqian flicked a mind-altering pill at Jiang Ce's horse's head. This pill would explode automatically upon encountering an obstacle.

As expected, before the whip could even reach Song Qingqian, Jiang Ce's horse went berserk and charged into the crowd.

"Ah, help!"

Jiang Meier was knocked down by Jiang Ce's whip and fell directly to the ground, hitting her forehead and immediately bleeding profusely.

"Help! Doctor...where is the doctor?"

The old lady of the Jiang family hurriedly helped her daughter up, looked around, and pleaded with the soldiers:

"Sir, my daughter is injured! Please come and help!"

But at that moment, the officers and soldiers' attention was entirely on Jiang Ce, and no one paid any attention to them.

The crazed horse charged straight out of the crowd and into the vast expanse of the sky and earth, moving with lightning speed, giving Jiang Ce no chance to jump off.

A moment later, the horse, accompanied by Jiang Ce's pitiful cries, disappeared from sight.

Sun Wuyin shouted anxiously at the soldiers around him, "What are you all standing there for? Go after them!"

Soon, the men rode off in pursuit, forcing the exile caravan to halt.

Sun Wuyin frowned deeply as he looked at the Jiang family members, who were crying and furious. He pointed to the doctor accompanying the group and told him to handle the situation. Then, he deliberately stirred up trouble by saying:

"What a waste of such a beautiful face. It would be terrible if it left a scar..."

"Well, this was purely an accident. But if you want to blame someone, blame the Lu family. If they hadn't fallen and been delayed, this wouldn't have happened, right?"

At this moment, someone from the Yu family whispered, "I just saw Song Qingqian deliberately throw something at the horse, and the horse got startled. Also, this whip was supposed to hit Song Qingqian. Jiang Meier deserves to be unlucky."

After hearing this, Sun Wuyin glanced at Xiao Zhuozi, who was following behind him. Xiao Zhuozi nodded in understanding. The master meant that Jiang Ce should be told about this matter and let him handle it himself.

Jiang Meier's tears fell like beads from a broken string, and her face showed extreme grievance.

With a choked voice, she cautiously asked, "Doctor, will it really leave a scar?"

Seeing her tearful appearance, Hu Guo couldn't bear to say anything too harsh, so he whispered words of comfort:

"If you take good care of yourself, you'll get better."

Madam Jiang anxiously pressed, "Doctor, you're not lying to us, are you? Mei'er really won't have a scar? But this wound is clearly quite long."

Hu Guo sighed and explained, "My conditions here are limited, so there's not much I can do. But the exile will take us through many places. We can just go to the city pharmacy and buy some good scar removal cream to apply. It shouldn't be a big problem."

"Won't that be very expensive?"

Hu Guo nodded: "Different medicines will produce different results. To fully recover, you definitely need the best medicine."

After glancing at her daughter, Old Mrs. Jiang silently lowered her head. She also wanted to cure her daughter, but she was short of money. Life was already a problem, so how could the old man agree to let her spend money on a trivial scar?

"Mother, you'll help me, right? I'm not married yet, I can't let my face be ruined..."

Jiang Meier nervously grabbed her mother's arm and pleaded in a low voice.

Old Madam Jiang comforted her with a troubled expression, saying, "I want to help you too, but where are we going to find the money now?"

Jiang Meier pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Song Qingqian and said angrily, "Mother, this matter arose because of the Lu family, so they should pay for it."

"Mother, you and my elder brother should go and ask for it back. It's not appropriate for me to get involved..."

"Don't tell your mother that you still have feelings for Lu Jingchuan, do you? Even if he weren't married, with his current useless state, there's no way you two could be together."

Old Madam Jiang's gaze shifted from heartache to coldness in an instant. The Lu family members were now all burdens, and she would not allow any outsiders to drag the Jiang family down.

"Mother, what are you thinking... I don't like him."

Jiang Meier quickly denied it, saying she was just a little unwilling; if there hadn't been so many changes, she would definitely have married Lu Jingchuan…

"Mother, hurry up! If that Deputy General Jiang comes back, we'll definitely lose our chance to get the silver. So we have to strike first."

Madam Jiang nodded: "Alright, I'll go with the officials. With them around, things will definitely be easier. That Song Qingqian doesn't look like someone to be trifled with."

"mother…"

Just as Jiang Meier was about to give her more advice, she saw her mother dragging her eldest brother and angrily heading to the Lu family to settle accounts.

Song Qingqian had just finished applying medicine to Lu Yunqi's back when she raised an eyebrow at the person who had come, but then chose to ignore her.

"Song Qingqian, pay up!"

Jiang Yicheng coldly reminded her, and Old Madam Jiang quickly added, "You've offended my Mei'er's face, and you must give us an explanation today!"

"Hey, where did this mad dog come from? Why isn't it kept in check? It's letting itself out to bite people!"

Song Qingqian smiled silently, but her jade-like face revealed a sinister and eerie expression.

"Song Qingqian, don't think you can get away with this by pretending to be stupid. Today, in addition to paying compensation, you also have to apologize to my sister in person."

Jiang Yicheng gave the order arrogantly.

Lu Jingchuan's dark eyes were like stars in a cold pool, his face filled with gloom. He shielded Song Qingqian to his side and said fiercely:

"Jiang Yicheng, what makes you think my wife did it? My wife has been by my side the whole time, never leaving my side for even a moment."

"Jiang Meier's injury was caused by Jiang Ce, why don't you go find him? Do you think my wife, Lu Jingchuan's wife, is easy to bully?"

Jiang Yicheng scoffed: "Me, looking for Jiang Ce? Jiang Ce is the victim. You're so protective of her, why don't you ask her what she just did?"

"This woman is insidious and ruthless, with remarkable methods. She has the heart of a snake and a scorpion. Don't be fooled by her beautiful appearance."

"No matter what Qingqian is like, she is still my wife. You don't need to lecture her."

Lu Jingchuan sneered and continued, "You say it was my wife who did it, but do you have any evidence?"

"They can all testify!"

Jiang Yicheng turned around, pointed at the Yu family, and added, "Officials can also testify!"

"Whoever witnessed it with their own eyes, step forward! Produce evidence! I, Lu Jingchuan, admit to this. If you didn't, you're framing me and you'll have to personally apologize to my wife!"

Looking at Lu Jingchuan, who stood protectively in front of her despite his disability, Song Qingqian couldn't help but think to herself, "It seems he's not a blockhead after all..."

However, it feels good to be protected like this. At least the other party sees her efforts and appreciates them. It is a blessing to have such a teammate.

Jiang Yicheng turned to Aunt Xue and Yu Ke'er and said, "Didn't you just say it yourselves? There are soldiers here, so don't be afraid, just say it!"

The two people whose names were called jumped in fright. Yu Ke'er quickly waved her hand and explained:

"Brother Jiang, don't make false accusations. We never said anything like that!"

Aunt Xue quickly chimed in, "Oh, that's right! Jiang Yicheng, what do you mean? Are you trying to frame us? Although our two families have some conflicts now, you can't sow discord!"

"But it's clearly what you said, so why are you going back on your word? Are you afraid of their retaliation? It's alright, there are officers and soldiers here, don't be afraid!"

Jiang Yicheng quickly explained, and Old Madam Jiang was also extremely anxious, wondering what to do.