Reincarnation and Rebirth

By the time Weng Bingchang realized something was wrong, Xiao Yunshen had already arrived in the capital with his army.

After learning of the dire situation, he led his army north. Along the way, he showed no mercy to the civilians he encountered. Eventually, these fleeing civilians had no choice but to retreat into the forest.

Fortunately, the army was on horseback and could not travel on the mountain. In addition, they were worried that Xiao Yun Shen's arrival in the capital would delay the important matter of Zi Yan, so these refugees escaped a disaster.

However, it was already early December. During the day, the sun was shining and there was still some warmth, but when everyone entered the forest at night, their teeth chattered from the cold.

The time has come to test human nature. Some people are fighting each other over a bowl of hot porridge or a small quilt.

Holding Su Hao in her arms, Wu looked at the people opposite her and said anxiously, "Please, don't take our things."

Su Baokun kicked Wu Shi away, "Pah! If your son hadn't become the second-in-command of Black Tiger Stronghold and led the way for the Purple Flame people, we wouldn't be in this situation. We're only taking some of your things now; we're being lenient by not killing you."

Su Hao was old enough to understand. Seeing them slander his father, he stood up straight and angrily retorted, "My father didn't do that! My father is a good person. He opened the city gate and saved us."

"Pah! It was General Xiao who saved people. Stop trying to glorify yourself. Your father is already dead."

"No, my father isn't dead. He's a good man." Su Hao was furious and raised his little fist to hit those people. "You committed a crime, these are ours."

"You little brat, I'll beat you to death..." With that, he swung his fist to strike Su Hao on the head.

Ms. Wu was shocked and exclaimed, "No!"

Halfway through, his fist was hit by a pebble, causing Su Baokun to stagger in pain. "Who, who dares to play dirty tricks?"

Su Wan'er stepped forward. "It's me."

"Oh, so you're that lowly girl who got kicked out of the Su family. What, you think you can show off just because you have a few lousy skills?"

After several days on the run, Su Baokun, along with his few cronies, met some scoundrels from another village. These guys spent their days stealing food from others and taking advantage of young wives, committing all sorts of evil deeds. Now that everyone was fleeing for their lives, no one could control them.

When Wu saw Su Wan'er coming over, fearing that she would be taken advantage of, she quickly said to Su Baokun and the others, "Take this, take it."

"Hmph, we want the stuff, but this girl's so pretty, how about she hangs out with us for a bit?"

Su Wan'er looked at them sharply, "What do you want?"

"What am I going to do? Hahaha, of course I'm going to do you!" Su Baokun laughed arrogantly. "Little girl, you still need to face reality in this world!"

As he spoke, he lunged at Su Wan'er, swinging his sword. However, Su Wan'er dodged his attack with ease. Then, she kicked Su Baokun to the ground.

Seeing this, the others swarmed forward to attack. Su Wan'er was fearless and used her martial arts skills to defeat the few weaklings with fancy moves in just a few moves.

“You’re right, we have to face reality,” Su Wan’er blew non-existent dust off her hands. “Might makes right, so get lost.”

Su Baokun and the others scrambled to their feet in a sorry state and slunk away.

"Wan'er, you're amazing!" Wu said with delight.

“Grandma Wu, in the future, don’t tolerate things like this anymore.” Su Wan’er helped Wu up. “We must learn to protect ourselves.”

Wu hesitated, and Wang came over, patted Su Hao's little head, and saw that there were only a few thin cotton clothes in their simple bundles. She felt sorry for them and said, "If Aunt Wu doesn't mind, please come with us."

"Oh, this isn't a good idea."

Su Wan'er was very pleased that her adoptive mother had finally stepped out of her own world and learned to observe the good and evil in this world.

"Grandma Wu, it's alright. Uncle Su Yang is a great hero, and it's only right that we take care of you."

Old Mrs. Su, standing nearby, said angrily, "Pah! He's just a bandit leader, a great hero! Wu, you shameless woman, you don't take care of your mother-in-law, but you take care of an outsider. Have you lost your conscience? I should never have agreed to let the second son marry you in the first place."

Upon hearing Old Lady Su's words, Wang's entire body tensed up. Having been used to being tormented for over a decade, Wang began to panic at the sound of her scolding.

She looked up at Su Youlu's direction, then at her eldest daughter. Suddenly, as if empowered by some force, she raised her head and looked at Old Madam Su, saying, "Old Madam Su, we are no longer family. I will take care of whomever I want. Wan'er said that Su Yang is a great hero. I don't think there's anything wrong with taking care of the great hero's mother and child."

Although her voice still lacked confidence, this was the first time Wang had defied Old Madam Su. Su Wan'er was shocked, but more than that, she was gratified.

"What did you say, you bitch? How dare you talk to me like that? I'll beat you to death!" Old Mrs. Su picked up the wooden stick she used to carry while walking and was about to hit Wang Shi, but Wang Shi dodged it.

The next second, Su Youlu rushed to Wang Shi's side, his eyes filled with helplessness and anger as he looked at Old Madam Su.

"Youlu, I'm your mother! Can't I even discipline my daughter-in-law?"

“We are no longer on the same family tree, so please don’t beat or scold my wife and daughters.”

Su Wan'er subtly stood next to Su Youlu. When Old Madam Su looked at Su Wan'er, a hint of fear appeared in her eyes. She had seen how this girl had knocked down those thugs with just a few punches. Old Madam Su was a typical example of someone who bullied the weak and feared the strong.

"You, you unfilial son, you will be struck by lightning."

Su Youlu looked at Old Lady Su with deep disappointment.

Seeing that they were arguing because of her, Mrs. Wu said with annoyance, "I'm sorry, it's all our fault, Xiufen, we thank you for your kindness."

“Aunt Wu, please don’t be shy. Come with us. Su Yang used to take good care of me. Now that he’s not here, it’s only right that I take care of you.”

Without saying a word, Su Wan'er pulled Su Hao up and said to Madam Wu, "Let's go. When we get to the capital, I'll take you to find Su Yang."

Mrs. Wu was overjoyed, "Do you know where Yang'er is?"

Ever since they saw Su Yang injured in Sunset City, they have been unable to eat or sleep properly. Although they said they would take Su Yang back to the capital for treatment, they are still worried.

"Wan'er, do you know where Su Yang is?"

"Grandma Wu, Uncle Su Yang is a hero. He was injured while saving us. Don't worry, when we get to the capital, I will definitely help you find out where he is."

Someone nearby scoffed, "Isn't Su Yang just a bandit leader? What a hero."

Su Wan'er didn't want to explain too much to these ignorant people, and only said, "No matter what, Uncle Su Yang opened the city gates to let you into the city to avoid the Purple Flame Army despite the opposition of the Black Tiger Stronghold people, and even risked his life to save General Xiao. He deserves our respect." Then she forcibly led Wu Shi and the others away to their carriage.