Reincarnation and Rebirth

Tian Zhu'er secretly glanced at the handsome Xiao Yunting and said anxiously, "Mother, let them go. If they don't want me, why should I go out of my way to curry favor with them?"

"You brat, that's fifty taels! No way, I don't have it."

"Consider the bride price as if it were fed to a dog. This marriage is off. We ask all the villagers to be our witnesses."

The crowd erupted in uproar. That was fifty taels of silver! They were just going to give it up like that?

"Sigh, what good is money these days? You can't even spend it if you want to. On the contrary, I wouldn't want a wife like this even if she were given to me. Brother Ding is a wise man."

"That's true. I wouldn't dare marry a woman like that. It's better to get rid of her sooner rather than later. If she really does marry into the family, she'll probably move all her assets to her parents' house."

As everyone chattered, Tian Zhu'er became furious. "What nonsense are you talking about?" she said, looking at Xiao Yunting with a wronged expression. "I'm not that kind of person."

Xiao Yunting didn't even glance at him, simply standing silently to the side. He also wanted to know if Su Wan'er could actually save the old man.

Suddenly, Old Man Ding, who had been lying down in the car, opened his eyes. Before his family could even rejoice, they heard him speak, his voice hoarse, "Son, our Ding family is not blessed. It's better to retire, it's better to retire..."

"He's alive? He's really alive?"

"My goodness, Miss Su's medical skills are truly remarkable."

"Of course, Miss Su is quite remarkable."

Zi Xingchen's pupils suddenly contracted. The old man was clearly dying just now, so how come he is now radiant and doesn't look like a dying person at all? Could it be that Su Wan'er is really a divine doctor?

Having someone like that by your side would definitely be a great help.

The Empress Dowager stared in disbelief as the old man suddenly stood up and spoke with a strong voice. She looked at Su Wan'er, then at the old man, and suddenly seemed to realize something. She strode up to Su Wan'er and asked, "Who exactly are you? What is Zhu Hongqi to you?"

"grandmother……"

"Mother……"

The royals were terrified. They were now outnumbered and outmatched. If their identities were exposed, these unruly people might have something to do with them, and they would lose their lives.

The Empress Dowager realized she had misspoke, so she put on a smile and said, "I just thought this young girl's medical skills were superb and wanted to ask her where she studied under."

When she uttered Zhu Hongqi's name, Su Wan'er was already certain that the one who wanted to obtain the secret manual and kill her master was the one standing before her.

Xiao Yunting knew this too; he clenched his fists and looked at Su Wan'er.

"Madam, I don't know what you're talking about. My master is just a barefoot doctor in the village. This old man was just too hungry. I gave him some candy, and he got better on his own." Su Wan'er made up a story on the spot, not caring whether they believed her or not.

"Brother Ding, it would be best to get Uncle some more food."

Ding Xiaohua glared at Tian Zhuer with resentment and sobbed, "Dad, please eat a little. I have some left over from my share. I'll go cook some for you."

"Alright, Xiaohua, don't cry. Dad will eat." Old Man Ding had also figured it out. Even if he starved to death, the Tian family would not acknowledge their kindness. His son had already said he didn't want to marry her, so why force her? With a daughter-in-law like that in the family, one could imagine what the future would be like.

"Old man, it's good that you've thought it through. I'll go cook it now."

Seeing that the old man was still alive, Tian Zhuer looked unhappy and said, "You can cook slowly, but don't expect us to stop and wait for you."

Yes, I couldn't ask for more.

“Brother Ding, I don’t think Uncle is fully recovered. The people from Black Tiger Stronghold were all killed by those wild beasts today. No one should be able to catch up for a while. Let’s stay here with you for another day.”

Zi Xingchen had already taken a liking to this dazzling woman. He smiled and said, "It's time for us to rest after traveling for days."

"Chen'er, what nonsense are you talking about? We should hurry back to Pingzhou as soon as possible."

Xiao Yunting disagreed, saying, "Young Master, they're still waiting for us over there."

To everyone's surprise, Zi Xingchen didn't care at all, saying, "It won't make a difference if it's just a little while longer."

Su Wan'er smiled, that was exactly what she wanted to hear.

Xiao Yunting was anxious to save his brother and wished he could rush to Pingzhou. But this Crown Prince, for his own selfish reasons, disregarded the lives of so many Thunder Army soldiers. How could such a person be fit to be emperor? Heaven is truly blind.

Rumble…

Everyone was startled by the thunder. It was already December, why was there thunder all of a sudden?

"Master, please don't say such things in the future."

Su Wan'er stuck out her tongue, thinking to herself, "God is really stingy."

"Owner!"

"Okay."

Xiao Yunting wanted to persuade her further, but Zi Xingchen waved her hand and said, "It's settled then."

The others looked at each other, unsure whether to leave or stay.

Feeling bad for slowing everyone down, Old Man Ding quickly said, "Miss Su, you don't need to worry about our family."

"It's alright. We were just about to rest anyway. Look, it's already past noon, and it'll be dark again in a few hours. Let's just stop traveling."

"But I feel guilty for inconveniencing everyone."

Su Wan'er didn't seem to care and said to the crowd, "Those of you who want to get going can go ahead."

Village Chief Li laughed and said, "We're all following Miss Su. Since Miss Su said she wants to rest for the night, let's rest for the night too."

"Okay, we'll all listen to the village chief." The villagers nodded in agreement.

Once it happened, it happened again, so everyone agreed to stay and rest for another night.

No matter how anxious Xiao Yunting was, there was nothing he could do.

Su Wan'er saw through his thoughts, but she really couldn't bear to tell him that the garrison commander was already a citizen of the Mingyue Kingdom.

In his previous life, when Ziyun Kingdom was occupied, General Fu did not return to the capital to protect the emperor. Later, when Zixingchen returned to the capital, General Fu arrived late and casually grabbed a few scapegoats, saying that they had been bribed by Ziyan. He had never received any letters from the capital.

Zi Xingchen was somewhat shrewd, so he took the opportunity to replace General Fu with one of his own men, integrating him into the Iron Blood Army, which was under Su Ping's command.

Therefore, if they go to Pingzhou in this life, the final result will also be that they become prey to the Mingyue Kingdom.

How should we notify Xiao Yunting?

After a long day of commotion, everyone was hungry. Since they weren't going to walk today, many people started taking out their last remaining food supplies and preparing dry rations. Why their last supplies? Because most people had already sold their food to the Empress Dowager.

"Dad, it's ready, please have some." Ding Xiaohua quickly brought a large bowl of porridge to Old Man Ding.

"Little Flower, why did you cook such a thick porridge? Daddy will just need some rice water."

Ding Chouqin frowned. "Father, Miss Su said that you need to nourish yourself. Right now, we only have porridge, so there's nothing we can do. Please eat something, or you'll get sick from hunger and it would be a waste of Miss Su's life-saving grace."

The Ding family was located on the outskirts of the camp, which was relatively quiet, so Su Wan'er arranged for her family to stay there as well. Upon hearing this, she smiled and said, "Yes, Uncle, my medicine is very expensive, you can't waste my good intentions."

Old Man Ding was a little at a loss. "Very expensive? What should we do?"

"Then don't waste my efforts, get well soon."

"Yes, Dad, hurry up and drink your porridge."

"You brat, give me the porridge."