The little ancestor of the family

Chapter 357: Cold Wind Rises

"No, no!" Ding Qiao waved her hands repeatedly.

"Before my master met you, he had never been married, nor had he had any ambiguous relationships with other girls.

It’s just that the child has a special identity, and I don’t know if I can say it out loud.

But I believe that if the master asks, he will tell me. "

Ye Xinran was almost confused by her master.

"You've been with me for such a long time, and you still recognize Xiao Huaian as your master! So when you see him in the Northern Frontier this time, you should go back to serve him.

I want to find someone who is devoted to me.”

"I know I was wrong!"

Ding Qiao didn't expect that the girl would be unhappy because of this issue.

He said quickly: "At that time, Master...At that time, Master Xiao left me to the young lady and said that the young lady would be my master.

Even if you send me back, the master will not want me. I know I was wrong, and I beg the master to punish me."

"Then from now on when you see Xiao Huaian you can only call him Young Master Xiao."

Ye Xinran said.

"Yes!" Ding Qiao agreed, "I will tell Zhang Qian about this and ask him to call him Master Xiao from now on."

Ye Xinran looked at her cautious look and laughed.

"Okay, I'm not such an unreasonable person, but I always keep my word.

If you recognize Xiao Huaian as your master, you will hide important things from me like you did today.

That's why I'm forcing you to choose between the two of us."

"I……"

Ding Qiao wanted to explain, but Ye Xinran waved her hand and said, "What happened in the past is in the past, I won't force it, but from now on, between Xiao Huaian and me, you can only keep it a secret from him, not from me.

If I find out that you helped to keep it a secret from me, our relationship as master and servant will be over."

"Ding Qiao understands!"

Ding Qiao agreed and got out of the car. Only when she stood on the side of the road did she realize that her back was soaked with sweat. The cold wind blew and she shivered.

The girl usually seems to speak softly and is easy to talk to, but when she gets really serious, her aura can make people tremble both physically and mentally.

Ding Qiao thought about Ye Xinran's question just now, and then thought about her previous complaints about Xiao Huaian, and couldn't help but worry about Xiao Huaian.

When we get to the Northern Frontier, let’s see how the master, not Mr. Xiao, will explain!

She thought to herself.

……

For the next few days, everything went smoothly.

Whenever anyone in the army had a headache or fever, they would take the initiative to walk to the back of the line and wait for Ye Xinran to see a doctor and get medicine.

Soon, the news spread throughout the team: the medicine that Miss Lu gave everyone could not be bought in the clinic at all.

Either they are in the form of individual pills, or in a small bottle of medicine.

If the patient's condition is serious, she will use a thin needle to inject the medicine into the patient's arm.

I have never even heard of these things before.

Although Miss Lu explained that it was a secret technique she learned from her master, everyone still preferred to believe that it was a magical technique.

No matter what method Miss Lu uses to cure the disease, it is just a trick.

In fact, the only way to cure everyone's illness is through magic.

……

Three days later, Fan Li and his three children were completely cured.

He drew a topographic map of Hugu Gorge, highlighted the location of the entrance to the secret passage, and then said goodbye to Ye Xinran.

Ye Xinran asked Ding Qiao to report the matter to King Rui. King Rui did as he had said before and sent a few people to send them back to the village.

"Brother Fan, please get on your horses. King Rui has ordered us to escort you all back to the village."

There are five horses, with each person carrying one, which saves a lot of energy going back and forth.

Before Fan Li left, he glanced at the front of the team a few times, and Ye Xinran thought he could stay.

However, Fan Li still said: "Miss Lu's great kindness, Fan will never forget it. I will say goodbye now. I hope that the lady and the general will have a smooth journey."

"Don't worry, it will go smoothly."

Ye Xinran didn't say much and watched them leave.

"Girl, it's not impossible for Fan Li to stay. As long as we don't let him go, he can't leave." Ding Qiao said.

Ye Xinran shook her head, "If he doesn't want to, why force him to do it.

Besides, he has left the topographic map behind. With the map, it will be the same whether he is there or not if we find the secret passage."

During the night break, Ye Xinran showed the map to King Rui, "King Rui, do you think the chances of the barbarians ambushing in Hugu Gorge are high?"

King Rui carefully examined the map drawn by Fan Li, then took out his own marching map and unfolded it for Ye Xinran to see, "From now on to the north, except for this Tiger Bone Gorge, almost all the places we pass through are flat.

It is not easy to set up an ambush on flat ground, so Fan Li is right. If the enemy wants to attack, Hugu Gorge is indeed the best place."

"And a little more."

King Rui added.

"Since they used the people of Daliang to poison us, they must have calculated the time from infection to onset of the plague. According to our pace, the time from when we rescued those people to when we reached Hugu Gorge would be the time when the plague would break out.

They will be waiting there, ready to catch us all."

"Why do I feel that these barbarians seem to know a lot about our movements?" Ye Xinran was puzzled.

"We have been very careful along the way. Every time we broke camp, we would cover up all traces of our stay. How did they determine our itinerary?"

King Rui hesitated for a moment and said, "Through people."

"People? Is there someone secretly observing us? If there is such a person, His Majesty will definitely find out, right?"

King Rui shook his head, "No need to watch all the way.

They only need to have people keep an eye on the few places we must pass through, and they can roughly infer our itinerary."

"Could it be that the barbarians are already traveling freely in Daliang territory?"

"Who said it must be a barbarian?" King Rui sneered, "Have you forgotten that the third prince had an affair with a barbarian?"

Thinking of this, Ye Xinran felt a chill on her back.

The smooth journey made her almost think that the Third Prince's power had collapsed.

Before setting off, she was worried that the Third Prince's minions would set up obstacles on the road.

Gradually I realized that everything was fine and I began to feel relieved.

He even thought that the Third Prince was, after all, a prince of Daliang. Whether from the perspective of the country's interests or his own interests, he should not attack the Daliang army at this time.

King Rui's words today completely woke her up.

It seems that she is still too naive.

Some people, for their own selfish desires, will disregard the interests of the country and the lives of the people.

If it weren't for these black-hearted people, Xiao Huaian's family would not have ended up in such a tragic way.

"I thought he wouldn't do it, but I didn't expect that he was waiting here!"

The cold wind blew, and Ye Xinran pulled her cloak closer.

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