My spirit appeared on the road to exile, and I was treated as an ancestor.

Chapter 117 Please, save my mother
Du Hangwu glanced down at the little girl holding the back of his collar, wanted to say something, but frowned and didn't speak, handing her over to Lu Xingyan.

Lu Yang, who was standing nearby, quickly took the girl from her. He dared not let his delicate younger brother pick up the girl.

Lu Yang carried the person into the tent, with Lu Xingyan and Lu Zhou following closely behind.

Lu Yang threw the person to the ground and said to Lu Qing, who was sitting cross-legged, "Father, this little girl is timid and fainted from being frightened by those officials."

Lu Xingyao lifted the tent flap and walked in. Hearing this, he chuckled and said, "What do you mean, 'scared to death by the officials'? I saw it clearly from outside just now. He was obviously scared by Second Uncle."

He had just seen it clearly: before his second uncle came out, this little girl could cry and shout.

Lu Yang refused to take the blame, saying, "I was clearly scared by the big knife in the officer's hand. If you ask me, these officers are too fierce. They don't even know how to restrain themselves when dealing with a young girl."

Not to mention this little girl who looks about the same age as his daughter You Tang, even he himself is often startled by the knives in the hands of those officials.

Song Shi had been asleep when she was woken up. Now, she was summoned by Lu Zhou's men and saw a ragged and unfamiliar little girl lying on the ground. She looked bewildered and asked, "Where did this come from?"

Lu Zhou explained, "Just now, she was outside crying and begging us to save her mother, and her father felt sorry for her, so he brought her in."

Lu Qing glanced at his eldest son but offered no explanation.

He brought the girl in not because he felt sorry for her crying, but because the girl kept calling for help to save her mother.

If her mother were still healthy, she would never let a little girl go through such trouble. Now that there are refugees and chaos outside, if a little girl is left out in the cold without anyone to protect her, who knows what might happen to her.

Song quickly woke up the little girl on the ground. Before she could ask anything, the little girl opened her eyes and saw Lu Yang. She was so frightened that she shrank into Song's arms, her body trembling, looking terrified.

Lu Xingyao chuckled to himself, shrugged, and said, "See? I told you I was scared by my second uncle."

Having spent so many years with his daughter, Lu Yang, who had always felt kind and gentle, was deeply hurt. He sighed, put his hands behind his back, and went to find his daughter for comfort.

As soon as Lu Yang left, the little girl cautiously peeked out from Song's arms, her eyes brimming with tears.

Children of this age cry with a helpless and pitiful look.

Lu Zhou spoke first, asking, "Young lady, I heard you calling out outside just now, what happened to your mother?"

Upon hearing her mother's name, the little girl cried even harder, "My mother is sick. They said they won't take care of her anymore, that she only has a few days left to live, and even if they sell her, they won't get much food."

She cried as she wiped her tears with her dirty hands.

The people in the tent looked at each other in bewilderment. It was common for people to sell their female relatives into slavery or to such places when they encountered misfortune at home.

When Lu Qing was young, he was sent to serve as an official in a local area. He had seen many such cases and hated such behavior the most.

"Who are they? Are they your father?"

The little girl shook her head. "My mother said my father went to heaven, and the uncles and elders from the village took us with him. They said they'd take us to live a good life, with lots of delicious food and beautiful clothes."

Song herself was a woman, so she couldn't listen to any of this. What good days? It was clearly a scheme to sell the mother and daughter to such a filthy place. Now that the girl's mother was sick, those people didn't want to carry any burdens, so they just wanted to take the little one away and sell her later.

Lu Zhou was furious and looked at the old man. He wanted to help, but he had to wait for the old man's decision. All eyes immediately turned to Lu Qing, who hesitated. If this were back in the capital, he would have helped without hesitation, but given the current situation...
Upon seeing this, the little girl immediately knelt down before Lu Qing, her forehead hitting the ground with a dull thud. Her eyes were red and swollen, streaked with tears, and her small hands gripped Lu Qing's clothes tightly. Her voice choked with sobs: "Please, save my mother, please!"

The tent was quiet except for the little girl's cries, which were heartbreaking to watch.

Of the group, only Lu Xingyan appeared indifferent, lacking any warmth.

Lu Qing sighed softly, stood up and helped the little girl in front of him up, wiping away the tears on her face with his sleeve. "Never mind."

They've already let her in, and now she's kneeling and kowtowing, crying like this. She's just a little girl, so since we've encountered her, it wouldn't hurt to help her.

He instructed his grandson in a deep voice, "Xingyao, take two people who didn't show up earlier and go with this little girl to see her mother and find out what happened."

As he spoke, he gave Changsun a deep look.

Lu Xingyao was slightly taken aback, but quickly understood his grandfather's meaning. He immediately agreed and took two skilled fighters with him, asking the girl to secretly lead him and the other two to see her mother.

All three of them had small knives tucked into their waistbands, given to them by their ancestors for self-defense. If this girl was part of a trap set by villains, having knives would be the only way to deal with it.

After all, they had already been robbed and attacked twice before, so it was hard to say that this wouldn't be the third time.

To their surprise, the little girl did indeed lead them to a ragged and destitute woman leaning against a tree root.

The woman was breathing weakly. The little girl swayed and called out for a while before she finally opened her eyes with difficulty, but she couldn't even speak.

Her face was streaked with tears as she tightly gripped her mother's cold hand. "Mother, don't be afraid. Your daughter has brought people with her. They are all good people and will definitely be able to cure your illness!"

The woman tried to speak, but no sound came out.

She turned her gaze to the three men in front of her. Unlike the others who were with her, these three men had an extraordinary bearing and were clearly of noble birth. She tried desperately to open her mouth, but no words came out.

Upon seeing this, Lu Xingyao and the others realized that the woman knew her days were numbered and wanted to entrust her daughter to them, but she was too weak to say anything.

Realizing the hand she was holding was falling limply, the little girl cried out, "Mother? Wake up, Mother!"

Lu Xingyao's expression turned slightly grim, and he gestured for someone next to him to come forward and check.

The man checked the woman's breath and pulse, then shook his head at Lu Xingyao; she was already dead.

Lu Xingyao was immediately in a dilemma. He had only come to check on the situation. If the girl was short of food, he could have secretly given her some. If she was just sick, he could have left her some medicine. But how could she have died without even saying a word? What should he do with the girl now? Should he leave her to be sold by those so-called uncles and elders?
You know, when people are in dire straits, they're capable of doing the most despicable things.

If I don't leave the person here, am I supposed to take them back? That would just cause trouble for everyone!
Just then, the little girl fainted again from crying, collapsing onto the woman, unconscious.

Lu Xingyao: "."

He suddenly realized that the girl was prone to fainting, and that his second uncle had been truly wronged.

First update delivered! Second update coming soon, I'll correct some typos~
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