Reincarnation and Rebirth

As soon as the three men saw Ding Chouqin, they grabbed him and looked him over. "Damn bandits, how could they have inflicted so many wounds on you?" The old woman hugged her son and started crying.

The old man beside him looked at the man in black next to his son and asked, "Qin'er, who is this?"

"Father, this is the Miss Su I told you about. She's the one who saved me."

Upon hearing this, the old man was so excited that he was about to kneel down, but Su Wan'er stopped him, saying, "Uncle Ding, please don't. Brother Ding is my business partner, and I don't want anything to happen to him either."

The little girl next to her looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old. She had a sweet face and looked like she had been pampered by her family since childhood.

"Sister Su, my older brother often mentions you. You're amazing. Thank you for saving my brother," the little girl said sincerely.

"She is my younger sister, Ding Xiaohua, who is thirteen years old."

"No need to thank me." Su Wan'er smiled at her and said to Ding Chouqin, "What are your plans?" The house was already uninhabitable, and besides, since Black Tiger Village had come once, there was no guarantee they wouldn't come again.

“Fortunately, Miss Su reminded me beforehand that our losses were not significant this time. I plan to leave with my family and head north.” He paused, then added, “Miss Su, Qingzhou has fallen, and the General is missing. You should also make plans as soon as possible.”

"Yes, don't worry, your decision to go north is a wise one," he said, handing the bundle behind him to Ding Chouqin. "Here are some pills. Take them with you, just in case."

Ding Chouqin didn't stand on ceremony and accepted the bundle gratefully, saying, "Miss Su, thank you so much. How can I contact you again in the future?"

Su Wan'er smiled, "If we are destined to meet, we will meet again."

Before leaving, Ding Chouqin wandered around the village, rescued a few villagers, and then left with one family.

Su Wan'er returned to Suhe Village and saw a few houses still lit by flickering candlelight, from which faint sobs could be heard. Yes, Dingjia Village was not far from here, and the two villages had frequent weddings. With such a big incident happening over there, it was inevitable that those with relatives in Dingjia Village would be heartbroken. Some who had managed to escape to seek refuge there were even more heartbroken when they saw their loved ones.

In the following days, the situation became increasingly tense. One night, Su Wan'er entered her spatial dimension. After finishing her cultivation, she lay on the grass in the space and said wearily, "Little White, is there really no way to stop the war?"

"Master, you cannot interfere with the trajectory of this era."

"What if I stop it?"

Xiao Bai lowered its head, and after a long while raised its wet eyes, and said, "Then Master will enter the cycle of reincarnation again, returning to the time when you fell off the mountain and hit your head."

Su Wan'er asked incredulously, "Why?"

“Master, the Zi family is full of sins. If it weren’t for the dragon energy of their ancestors, they would have fallen a hundred years ago. Now, the Zi family will only be overthrown when the last trace of dragon energy disappears.” Xiaobai looked at its master’s face and said hesitantly, “In my previous life, if it weren’t for your intervention and the consolidation of the Zi family’s power, Zi Xingchen would have been dethroned in less than a year after his ascension to the throne.”

Su Wan'er jumped to her feet. "So you mean, in my past life, it was because of me—no, my interference in my past life—that the trajectory was changed, which is why I was able to be reborn. Wait, didn't you say it was because of…"

“Master, that’s only part of the reason. In short, Master, this is the inevitable path. If you insist on interfering, then everything will have to start all over again.”

"So what exactly is my mission after transmigrating?" Su Wan'er was getting a little frantic.

"Little White can't say, Master. Aside from not interfering, Master, you can do whatever you want with everything else."

"At will? How can I do as I please?" These past two days, seeing more and more refugees passing by, Su Wan'er felt terrible. She often asked Xiao Bai to sneak into the refugees' resting places at night and stuff some steamed buns or other food into their bags to fill their stomachs. But this was not a long-term solution.

"Do you think that Xiao Yun Shen is really dead again?"

“Master, this little white dog knows that he didn’t die in this life because of your timely reminder.”

"Then, does that mean I'm not interfering in this era?"

"No, Xiao Yun Shen isn't the focus of the mission."

"Then who exactly is the key?" Su Wan'er's eyes suddenly lit up. "Xiao Bai, could it be that Xiao Yunting is the key to this mission?"

In his previous life, after Xiao Yunting died, he was reborn.

A hint of panic flashed across Xiaobai's face. "Master, I don't know, but in any case, Xiao Yun Shen is not dead."

Damn little white rabbit.

Seeing the hostile look in its master's eyes, Xiaobai quickly slipped away, saying, "Master, I'll go to the intersection to help those refugees."

After Xiaobai left, Su Wan'er's ears twitched slightly as she heard a slight noise coming from the backyard. She squinted, glanced at her sleeping younger brother and sister-in-law beside her, and carefully walked to the window to look back.

Two dark figures appeared in the backyard.

Are they Ziyan people? They don't look like it. If Ziyan people really entered the village, there shouldn't be only these two. Moreover, these two seem to have suffered considerable injuries.

Shunqing helped Xiao Yunshen sit down against the wall, carefully assessed the situation, and then whispered, "Master, this family should all be fast asleep. We'll make do here for the night, and tomorrow we'll travel along Bayi Mountain."

Xiao Yunshen waved his hand, "No, Yun Ting's letter said that the Black Tiger Stronghold on Bayi Mountain has been mostly controlled by the Ziyan people."

"Master, then, then I'll go to town tomorrow to get you some medicine..."

Suddenly, Xiao Yun Shen's eyes sharpened as he looked in one direction and shouted sternly, "Who?"

The newcomer made no attempt to conceal his inner strength, appearing to be a master. However, he dared to come alone; could he have been sent by the Purple Flame Kingdom? Damn it, will he implicate the people of this village?

Su Wan'er nodded. It seemed that even though he was seriously injured, Xiao Yun Shen's perception was still very sharp.

"General Xiao, there is no need to be nervous. I am not from the Ziyan Kingdom."

Su Wan'er emerged from the shadows, and upon seeing this, Shunqing braced himself, raised his sword, and stood in front of Xiao Yunshen.

"Who are you? How do you know who we are?"

"Ha, you barged into my house and then asked who I am?"

"Your home?" Xiao Yun Shen glanced at the somewhat dilapidated house, wondering what kind of family could raise such a courageous martial arts master. Shouldn't a peasant girl scream in alarm at the sight of this? Moreover, she seemed to recognize him. Just who was this person?

"General Xiao, you are seriously injured."

"Young lady, do you know this general?"

Su Wan'er didn't speak, and walked straight towards the two of them. Shunqing said anxiously, "Don't come any closer, or don't blame me..."

"Shunqing, step down."

"master!"

“You are no match for her. If she really wants us dead, I'm afraid we will all die tonight.”