Qin Sen quickly brought the wheat and threw it at the feet of the mother and daughter who were still crying on the ground.
Actually, he had wanted to avoid traveling with this group before, and the key reason was these three women.
They looked frail and delicate, but their probing eyes never left them.
While resting, Madam Qian would subtly hint to Fuzi not to get close to them, and she would also chat with those leading the horses. He had overheard her inquiring about them once.
During the entire day when Zhao Rui's elder niece was unconscious, she had walked back and forth between their two families five times. Seemingly impatient, her eyes were always on their luggage.
And Qian Duo, she had even tried to pry information out of Xiaoyu.
What if they discovered the elder niece's abnormality...
"Zhang Zhong, Xu Qiang, Ma Geng'er..." Zhao Liangcai called out six names, looking at the cloth sacks on the ground.
These six were the soldiers who had been staring earlier. "You go pack your things." After saying this, Zhao Liangcai turned to Doctor Sheng and asked, "Doctor Sheng, please tell me the quickest route down the mountain."
Grandma Qin and Qin Sen exchanged glances. What did he mean?
Zhao Liangcai put down his axe and, frowning slightly, looked at his six subordinates who hadn't moved. His tone was stern, "Pack your things. You six escort them down the mountain as fast as possible, without any delays, heading straight northwest."
"Yes," the six responded in unison, not daring to delay this time.
The general was angry.
They had been such idiots just now. Their job was to obey orders, yet they had questioned the general?
Beauty can indeed lead men astray.
It was over. They wouldn't have a good time when they returned to the northwest.
"Zhao Liangcai, what do you mean? You're sending us off alone?" Zhao Rui stood up from the ground, asking incredulously.
Northwest? Zhao Liangcai?
Qin Sen's mind quickly connected the name to a person.
Among the "Newly Promoted Famous Generals of Qing Kingdom" that the storyteller in the city spoke of, there was one: a man with a full black beard, wearing silver armor, riding a swift horse, and wielding a single-handled hammer, who had killed countless enemies...
"You're Zhao Liangcai? Are you Zhao Liangcai?"
"Brother, brother, he's Zhao Liangcai! I said it was too much of a coincidence to meet someone with the same all-black horses, brother, brother!" Sheng Yining suddenly jumped up excitedly as Qin Sen recalled the person's title.
She then ran to Sheng Huaijin's side and pulled him towards Zhao Liangcai.
Her brother admired the "Little Killing God" Zhao Liangcai the most. He was a general who came from commoner stock, and now that he was here in person, she wanted her brother to have a good chat with General Zhao.
Sheng Yining's mind raced, completely forgetting the current situation. In fact, she was just watching the show, not caring at all about how Qian Duo and the others would leave.
Qin Sen took this opportunity to whisper a few words to Grandma Qin. Grandma Qin squinted, pondering what to do.
Meanwhile, Qin Junyao, who had been listening to Qin Daniu recount the entire event, looked at the excited Sheng Yining, the reserved Sheng Huaijin, the bewildered Fuzi, and the indignant Madam Qian. She nodded slightly, indicating understanding.
She had felt like she had only been in the space for half a day, but she hadn't expected that more than a day and a night had passed outside.
And because of her unconsciousness, a situation had arisen.
Qin Junyao looked at Grandma Qin, who was talking to Qin Sen, and gave a sincere evaluation.
Truly formidable.
"Yining, stop messing around." Doctor Sheng found his granddaughter's bouncing troublesome. His grandson was too steady, and his granddaughter was too lively.
Sheng Yining, who was forcefully pulling her unmoving brother, looked up at her grandfather's voice and realized the inappropriateness of the moment.
Feeling a little embarrassed, she hid behind Sheng Huaijin.
While Sheng Yining was being playful, Madam Qian had thought of a plan.
Seeing that the surroundings had quieted down, Madam Qian tidied her clothes and turned to Grandma Qin, "Grandma Qin, my daughter has never suffered hardships since she was young. Moreover, she experienced the upheaval in Anshun Prefecture and was frightened, so her words may have been offensive."
"It is I, her mother, who failed to teach her well and did not set a good example for her. Grandma Qin, please forgive her as she is young. The mountains are dangerous, and we are helpless. If something were to happen..." Madam Qian wiped away a tear with her sleeve at this point.
"Grandma Qin, please be kind..."
Grandma Qin stood with her arms crossed, saying nothing. She just wanted to hear what Madam Qian had to say. She hadn't encountered someone who spoke so indirectly in many years.
"Grandma Qin, the forest is so dangerous. Can you please not make my mother leave?" Fuzi saw Madam Qian constantly pleading with Grandma Qin and also ran over to plead.
In Fuzi's eyes, this mother, compared to his sister, did not like him particularly.
But she would make him chicken soup, speak to him gently, and hold his hand to wash his face.
Grandma Qin looked at Fuzi's round face and made a tutting sound. She reached out and patted Fuzi's head, "Grandma is not driving your mother away. It's your brother who is making her leave. You are asking the wrong person."
"Elder Brother Hou, my granddaughter has woken up. Let's pack our things and be on our way." Grandma Qin waved her hand, and the Qin and Hou families began to pack their belongings and prepare to leave.
Zhao Liangcai looked at Fuzi, who was holding Madam Qian's hand, and gritted his teeth.
He shouldn't have agreed to Madam Qian's plea because of Fuzi. Now he had to consider Fuzi and couldn't simply dismiss Madam Qian. It was truly one wrong step leading to another.
Qian Duo was unwilling to leave Zhao Liangcai. After some thought, she decided to take a gamble. She walked to Zhao Liangcai's side and said a few words.
After she finished speaking.
Qian Duo did not notice the murderous intent in Zhao Liangcai's eyes.
The final outcome of this matter was that the Qin and Hou families walked ahead, followed by Zhao Liangcai's contingent at a distance of ten meters. Madam Qian and her three children, along with Divine Doctor Mo, walked in the middle of the group.
No one knew what Qian Duo had said to Zhao Liangcai to change his decision. The most direct feeling from Dengzi Tui and Fuzi was that a chilling aura was constantly emanating from Zhao Liangcai.
Sheng Yining walked beside Qin Junyao, constantly looking back.
"Sister Jun, do you think General Zhao would agree if I asked him to teach my brother a few moves?"
Qin Junyao stealthily put another handful of grass into the basket on her back and looked at the happily eating rabbits as she asked Sheng Yining, "Your brother can go and ask him himself."
"My brother won't go. He even sneaks to teahouses to listen to stories. But what my brother finds out seems to be true," Sheng Yining said mysteriously.
Qin Junyao looked up and smiled faintly, "What are you talking about? I don't understand."
Sheng Yining lowered her voice, "Sister Jun, let me tell you, my brother even knows General Zhao's birthdate. That Madam Qian is General Zhao's stepmother. His mother was angered to death by her stepmother."
"It's because Madam Qian was already pregnant before she entered the Zhao family."
"Also, in order to retaliate against his stepmother, General Zhao took his younger brother when he was two years old. Then this stepmother tormented his father at home."
"His father was tormented to death last year."
At this point, Sheng Yining became completely excited, grabbing Qin Junyao's arm with both hands. "Sister Jun, do you think General Zhao took his stepmother by his side because he wants to, you know, cut her up slowly, to deal with Madam Qian?"
"Then Zhao Rui would turn against his brother for his mother, and Fuzi, the younger brother, would be caught in the middle, making things difficult..."
Qin Junyao listened to Sheng Yining's speculation with some amusement. She had already speculated that Fuzi would become a monk in twenty years due to the irreconcilable conflict between his brother and sister.
However, some of this might be true, after all, "Where there are reeds, there are likely to be insects," and "If there is smoke, there is fire."