A sickly fellow ridiculed by the entire army? I'll be the most beautiful woman in the barracks!

"My lord, I deserve to die... I deserve to die! Please, my lord, forgive me this time, considering this is my first offense!"

The burly man kowtowed frantically to Zhao Daxuan.

He knew that if the person in front of him was really Zhao Daxuan, then he would definitely be thoroughly investigated, so lying would be pointless.

Zhao Daxuan watched coldly as the burly man kowtowed.

Although the big man kowtowed more than ten times, his forehead did not bleed, and it didn't even turn red. It was all show and no substance; he hadn't really put in any effort.

The burly man kowtowed more than ten times, but seeing that Zhao Daxuan did not speak, he stopped kowtowing and looked up at Zhao Daxuan in confusion.

Zhao Daxuan sneered, "It's no use begging me. You're bullying this little girl. You should beg her instead."

The burly man turned to look at Niu Niu, who was standing next to him with a questioning expression. A moment of hesitation flashed across his face, but after a moment, he gritted his teeth and kowtowed to Niu Niu.

"Little miss... I was wrong... please forgive me!!"

Seeing that the big man was still treating kowtowing as a show, Zhao Daxuan's eyes flashed with impatience, and he shouted coldly.

"Slam it down hard!"

The burly man stiffened, knowing he couldn't escape, and said in a trembling voice, "Yes..."

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

The burly man kowtowed heavily thirty times, his forehead soon bleeding profusely, but Zhao Daxuan remained expressionless, showing no intention of stopping him.

The big man could only grit his teeth and continue to bang his head against the ground, but soon he felt dizzy from the shock and had difficulty breathing.

After he had kowtowed fifty times, his body went limp, and he fell straight forward, unconscious on the ground, unable to move any further.

The surrounding refugees watched in terror, yet they clapped and cheered, "Good! That's gratifying!"

Seeing the burly man faint, Zhao Daxuan turned to look at Qin Lide beside him.

"Old Qin, this kind of person should not be let off lightly. Arrange for him to do hard labor later, so that he won't have nowhere to vent his energy."

Qin Lide nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, Lord Zhao, I'll go and register it right away."

"Also, the order in this refugee camp is terrible. It's time to clean it up. Those who bully and oppress the weak should be sent to hard labor camps. I'm having a headache; we're short-handed!"

"Yes!" Qin Lide agreed without hesitation. During this time, he had been busy repairing the pass, and the order in the refugee camp was indeed lacking.

"Fu Bao, go and find the orphan. Niu Niu and I will go see her mother."

After giving Zhao Fubao an instruction, Zhao Daxuan took Niu Niu's hand and asked her to lead the way to see her mother.

After Niu Niu responded, she didn't take a step. Instead, she stared longingly at the bowl of porridge in one of the soldiers' hands.

That was the rice porridge she had queued for a long time to get today.

Seeing this, Zhao Daxuan shook his head and chuckled. He stepped forward, took the rice porridge from the soldier, looked at Niu Niu, and said, "I'll help you carry it. You lead the way!"

Niu Niu smiled sweetly, turned around and walked forward, with Shen Qingci and the other girls following curiously.

Niu Niu led the group through a maze of twists and turns, heading towards the very edge of the camp.

This area was full of thatched huts, extremely crowded, and filled with an even stronger stench.

Finally, Niu Niu stopped in front of a thatched hut that was only four or five square meters in size, and said in a sweet voice, "This is it."

Zhao Daxuan frowned as he looked at the thatched hut in front of him. It was only because it hadn't rained recently that people could live in such a hut.

However, with winter approaching and the weather already unusually cold, it's no wonder people get sick living in these thatched huts.

With a soft sigh, Zhao Daxuan led Niu Niu into the cramped thatched hut.

Upon entering, one sees a woman with a deathly pale face and bloodless lips lying on a straw mat.

If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of the other person's chest, Zhao Daxuan would have thought the other person was dead.

Shen Qingci followed them inside, but the space was too small, so Li Shishi and the others waited outside the thatched hut, not daring to come in.

Shen Qingci also saw the woman lying on the bed with a weak breath, and was startled. She quickly reached out and touched the woman's forehead.

"Ouch—!! Why is it so hot!"

Shen Qingci then hurriedly left the thatched hut and asked Qin Lide, who was standing at the door, to find a doctor to examine Niu Niu's mother.

Soon, a barefoot doctor came running over with a worn-out medicine box. After examining the patient, he looked serious.

"My lords, this woman's condition is not good! She originally only had a common cold, but because she didn't receive proper treatment for a long time, the cold has now invaded her meridians, and I'm afraid her chances of survival are slim."

The barefoot doctor's expression was grave, but Zhao Daxuan breathed a sigh of relief, though he still asked again, "Are you sure it's just a common cold?"

The barefoot doctor patted his chest and said, "Please rest assured, sir. I have been practicing medicine for many years, and I can still distinguish even a minor ailment like a cold."

"However, the cold has already penetrated deeply into this woman's body..."

"It's alright, as long as it's just a common cold, it's not a big problem." Zhao Daxuan waved his hand.

Isn't a common cold just catching a chill? Getting a fever from catching a chill, isn't that simple?

Zhao Daxuan casually took out a bottle of pills, poured out one, and placed it in Shen Qingci's hand.

"Let her drink a few sips of porridge first, then give her the pill."

Shen Qingci naturally carried out Zhao Daxuan's orders without hesitation. He immediately picked up a plate of cold rice porridge, helped the woman on the bed up, and fed her.

As soon as the rice porridge entered her mouth, the woman instinctively swallowed large gulps, quickly finishing half a bowl.

Zhao Daxuan suggested from the side, "She can take the pills with the porridge."

Shen Qingci nodded, placed the pill in a spoon, and fed it to the woman with the porridge.

Niu Niu watched her mother gulp down rice porridge, her face beaming with joy.

She felt a sense of relief, looked at the rice porridge in Shen Qingci's hand, swallowed hard, and her stomach involuntarily rumbled.

Several people in the thatched hut all looked at Niu Niu, making her blush with embarrassment and unconsciously shrink into a ball.

Zhao Daxuan frowned. "Niu Niu, haven't you eaten yet?"

Niu Niu nodded honestly. Zhao Daxuan sighed, crawled out of the thatched hut, and had someone bring him another bowl of rice porridge.

"Niu Niu, come here and drink slowly."

Before long, the woman finished most of the bowl of porridge. Seeing that she still had such an appetite, Zhao Daxuan became even more confident.

Niu Niu also finished the rice porridge that had just been served.

The barefoot doctor did not leave, but stood by and observed.

Having practiced medicine for three or four decades, he had always found this situation extremely troublesome. Seeing Zhao Daxuan take out a bottle of unknown pills and speak with such certainty, he couldn't help but feel curious.

Zhao Daxuan was naturally confident. These pills were produced by a spinning wheel, and it was claimed that only one pill was needed to cure the common cold.

After her mother drank the rice porridge, Niu Niu held her mother's hand and stayed close by her side.

"Don't be afraid, Niu Niu, your mother is alright, she'll be fine soon..."

Shen Qingci gently comforted her from the side, a hint of pity flashing in her eyes. Such a young child was so well-behaved and sensible, it was heartbreaking.

Less than fifteen minutes after Niu Niu's mother took the pill, her tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and her pale face gradually regained its rosy hue.

The barefoot doctor noticed this scene, his eyes widened, he let out a soft exclamation, and squeezed forward to investigate.