CHAPTER 106: CHAPTER 104: MISS RUAN, WHY IS THERE...

As soon as White Tiger heard there was a task, it immediately became excited, letting out a howl as it leapt out of the space and quickly vanished into the snowy landscape.

Ruan Mian didn’t even have time to stop it.

It wasn’t long before it returned, holding in its mouth a large foolish roe deer, bloody, and after dropping the deer in front of Ruan Mian, it arrogantly flicked its tail and went into the Spiritual Spring to bathe.

Ruan Mian looked at the plump roe deer before her, filled with joy.

Just then, Yun Xiu and his group arrived at the same spot and upon seeing the fresh and warm deer, it was as if a pie had fallen from the sky.

"Miss Ruan, how is it that there’s..."

Ruan Mian casually replied, "Just came across it, it might be some beast’s prey, this place is not safe for long!"

So the three of them carried the deer and swiftly ran back to the cave.

They returned with a full haul. At once, they started feasting, stewing the deer meat, using only a single deer leg for the whole large pot.

The rest of the meat was precisely cut by Yun Xiu, neatly placed in a wooden box, and Ruan Mian laid a thick layer of ice over it.

In such a natural "refrigerator," there was no worry of the food spoiling.

Everything Ruan Mian did was seen by Xie Huai’an.

When she brought the hot soup, Xie Huai’an couldn’t help but remark, "Your Ruan Family is lucky to have a daughter like you, though I’m curious about one thing."

Ruan Mian smiled, "What is the adult curious about?"

"Aren’t you afraid?"

Natural disasters and man-made calamities come together, and even a man with much experience may feel panic, including himself who felt unsettled this time.

No one expected the Lanqiang enemy army to rebel suddenly, completely beyond everyone’s expectations.

But Ruan Mian simply said.

"Not afraid, it’s just survival in different predicaments."

She had the most experience in survival.

In the past life during the end times, Ruan Mian tried every means to survive against odds, without even having the space.

Now that she had the space, she didn’t regard this difficulty at all.

Seeing her so open-minded, Xie Huai’an couldn’t help but look at her anew, "If I have a chance to make a comeback, I promise you to restore your family’s honor and take you back to the Capital City."

Ruan Mian appreciated his goodwill, but seeing him in his current miserable statue, it seemed unlikely he’d even manage to take care of himself.

However, Ruan Mian didn’t have the heart to directly hit his confidence, so she offered him indirect encouragement.

"Then you must strive hard, recover soon, so there’s a chance for a comeback."

Xie Huai’an found amusement in suffering, laughing aloud.

With the hot soup in his belly, a shadow gradually arose behind his eyes.

On the other side.

As the wind and snow gradually stopped, Qi Nanfeng’s family and Li Mao finally saw the people they wanted to meet.

Someone came here to support Li Mao.

But there weren’t many people, just a few soldiers in Lanqiang armor.

Qi Nanfeng and his group had been almost dragging Li Mao here relentlessly, now seeing these people confirmed that he hadn’t lied.

It was like finding a lifeline, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief!!

"Mr. Li, you finally did something humane, but don’t forget what you promised me before."

To take them to Lanqiang, to let them survive.

Li Mao beamed with joy, even the wound on his foot didn’t hurt now.

Quickly, he got up and headed toward those people.

When Liu Family saw this, having dragged him all the way, he could actually walk by himself?

Immediately, she cursed aloud, "Heavenly Bodhisattva, he wasn’t seriously injured after all!"

However, just as she finished speaking, Li Mao suddenly got on a carriage and drove swiftly away.

Qi Nanfeng and his group were instantly filled with panic!!

They shouted and chased after him, furious.

"Li Mao! Li Mao you bastard!! Weren’t you going to take us with you?! We dragged you all the way!!"

Li Mao stuck his head out from the carriage and said with a grin, "Nanfeng nephew, you can fend for yourselves here!"

As the carriage shadow quickly faded away, Qi Nanfeng was so angry he was about to collapse, and Liu Family sat on the ground bawling, blaming Qi Nanfeng.

"Is this the person you said could save us from fire and water? Why did you so easily trust him?! Don’t you know what kind of dog thing Li Mao is?!"

Even Ah Ruolan couldn’t help but kick Qi Nanfeng a few times, face full of disdain, "Foolish!"

Qi Nanfeng yelled in grievance, "All of you are hindsight, why didn’t you stop it then!!"

Having gained nothing, they felt as if they’d rather die.

But to die like this, how could he be willing??

He had saved King Yan once, he was King Yan’s benefactor, he deserved a life of wealth and honor!

The blizzard has passed, Ruan Mian and her group couldn’t have gone far.

He came up with an idea and immediately headed in a certain direction.

Meanwhile, Ruan Mian and her group had already set out towards the deep mountains.

The snow was deep, and they had to constantly guard against trees collapsing under the snow, so they advanced very slowly.

Having not gone far, Qi Nanfeng found their group, his eyes lit up, and he immediately rushed forward to call out to Ruan Mian.

"Ruan Mian!! Let’s go together!"

Yun Xiu knew Qi Nanfeng was no good person, his fierce gaze immediately projected over.

Just as he was about to act, Qi Nanfeng spoke first.

"The Lanqiang mutiny was orchestrated by Li Mao, the governor is his cousin, he’s the one who sent the information!! I even saw him get on the Lanqiang people’s carriage and leave."

Uncle’s Mansion’s Mrs. Wang, upon hearing this, immediately jumped forward, "How could someone from my family be involved with the enemy army?! You mustn’t spout nonsense."

Liu Family huffed despite gasping for breath she just had to curse.

"Do you still need to say what kind of dog thing your Mr. Li is? What’s there he wouldn’t do, including colluding with enemy states?!"

"Clearly we were his lifesavers, but turning around he’s ran off with others, not caring about our life or death!"

Qi Nanfeng immediately told Liu Family to shut up, saying too much was useless for them.

But Ruan Mian guessed that they were probably bitten by Li Mao’s betrayal, just thinking about how Li Mao outwitted them must be rather funny.

But even so, she didn’t intend to take in these dogs.

As she was about to speak, Xie Huai’an suddenly looked at her, and Vice Minister Dong also spoke.

"Miss Ruan, if what he says turns out to be true, he could become a witness in the matter of the governor’s treason against the state, which might be useful to us."

Ruan Mian didn’t know about the deeper interests involved, but she sensed they intended to use Qi Nanfeng.

As it appeared she couldn’t kill him because of the main storyline, it didn’t really matter whether he followed them or not.

If it could be beneficial to Xie Huai’an, it would actually be a good thing, wouldn’t it?

Perhaps this was also the existence significance of Qi Nanfeng as an important supporting male character who couldn’t be killed?

Ruan Mian wasn’t sure about it yet, but with Vice Minister Dong watching him, she didn’t need to worry.

After some hassle, some people got injured on the way.

She prepared some herbs and, during a break, together with Yin Chongxi and Cui Zhu, they ground the herbs, mixing them with some golden sore powder and covering the wounds that were cut by branches.

She also shared some water with the group, except Qi Nanfeng and his family.

Ah Ruolan was parched, she urged Qi Nanfeng to ask for some medicine and water from Ruan Family, seeing he knew Ruan Mian wouldn’t give it to him, he politely declined.