Reincarnated as the daughter of my mortal enemy, all I want is to ascend the throne.

Caves are not suitable for long stays, especially since this cave is located in the center of the Secret Forest and is constantly surrounded by poisonous fog.

Noon, when the weather is warmest.

Yan Xu carried Li Yan on his back, letting Li Qingyan lead the way out of the woods.

Li Qingyan seemed to have a map in her head, instinctively knowing where to go, and was more familiar with the place than Li Yan and Yan Xu.

Under normal circumstances, it would take at least four hours to get out of here.

However, Li Qingyan found a way and they were out in less than an hour, without encountering any poisonous fog or wild beasts.

What kind of constitution does this little brat have?

Li Yan had never seen anyone in all these years treat Mishan Forest like their own backyard.

As you come down from the mountain, there's a road in front of you, and you can see smoke rising from chimneys in the distance.

"Li Yan, Yan Xu, there's a village ahead."

Li Qingyan skipped and waved at the two people.

Li Yan patted Yan Xu on the shoulder, signaling him to put himself down.

"I can walk the rest of the way myself."

The road is now flat, so I can walk on it without any problem.

Yan Xu hesitated for a moment, then squatted down to let him down.

The two of them followed behind Li Qingyan. There was a village ahead, where they could rest for two days and wait for their people to arrive.

Although Mishan Forest is not far from the capital, it still takes two or three days to get there in winter.

"You orphan child."

"A wild child without fathers or mothers."

"Wild child."

"Cuihua is a wild child."

"Wild child."

As soon as I approached the village, I heard children making noise.

All I saw was a group of children surrounding a little girl with messy hair, throwing snowballs at her.

Li Qingyan frowned, picked up a few pebbles, and rushed over.

Yan Xu tried to stop her, but Li Yan stopped him, saying, "Let her go."

Li Qingyan forcefully pushed aside the children in front of her, spreading her arms to shield the little girl lying on the ground. "What are you doing?"

"What business is it of yours what we do?"

"If you meddle in other people's business, I'll beat you up too."

The little girl who had fallen to the ground stood up, brushed the snow off her body, and said coldly, "You can't beat them, so hurry up and leave."

Li Qingyan didn't care about any of that. She picked up stones and started hitting the children, targeting their most painful acupoints.

"Ouch...it hurts so much!"

"It hurts so much, run!"

"run."

When the group of children realized they couldn't get close to Li Qingyan and were getting beaten up, they had no choice but to run away.

Li Qingyan pursed her lips, threw down the pebble in her hand, dusted off her hands, and then looked at the little girl in front of her seriously.

His face was covered in dust, and he wore only thin clothes. His hair was a mess, disheveled and covered in weeds, from being bullied by the children.

Are you alright?

Li Qingyan looked at her with a furrowed brow.

Li Yan and Yan Xu then approached and stood two steps behind Li Qingyan, so as not to frighten the little girl.

The young girl looked at the three of them coldly, then calmly picked up some firewood. "Out-of-towners? Staying here for the night?"

Looking at her somewhat blank eyes and face, Li Qingyan was a little shocked. She hadn't reacted at all when she was bullied. Why didn't she have any emotions?

"Yes. We'll stay here for two days until our family comes to pick us up."

Li Qingyan spoke the truth.

The little girl hummed in agreement, told them to follow her, and led them into the village.

We arrived at a house that could be described as somewhat dilapidated, but upon entering, we found the house to be exceptionally clean and tidy.

There are two rooms in total. The little girl and Li Qingyan will stay in one room, and Li Yan and Yan Xu will stay in the other room.

The little girl's name is Wu Cuicui. Her parents died one after another when she was five or six years old, and she survived by eating food from the villagers.

Now at ten years old, she's almost as tall as a seven-year-old. Having experienced so much of the coldness and warmth of human relationships, her face shows only numbness at such a young age.

There wasn't much rice or flour at home, so Yan Xu used his silver to buy enough food from the surrounding villagers to last a month, and then he went and got some wild rabbits.

Yanxu chopped firewood, Li Yan cooked, and Wu Cuicui tended the fire.

Li Qingyan squatted to the side, drooling.

A table full of dishes was quickly prepared.

Li Qingyan's eyes lit up after taking a bite; she hadn't expected Li Yan to have such culinary skills.

"Li Yan, when did you learn to cook? It's so delicious, so incredibly delicious."

She thought Yan Xu's cooking was good enough, but she didn't expect Li Yan's cooking to be even better. But Li Yan never cooked.

Li Yan raised an eyebrow. "Now you say it's delicious? You threw it all up when you were two years old."

Li Yan had cooked for the little one before. When the little one was two years old, he could eat more, so Li Yan personally cooked a few dishes. However, the little one vomited as soon as he put the food in his mouth and almost got a stomachache. From then on, Li Yan never let him eat anything she cooked.

Li Qingyan's lips twitched. She thought the terrible food she ate when she was two years old was because she was poisoned. It turned out it wasn't poisoning, but because Li Yan's cooking was too bad.

"Li Yan, what are you saying? I was so young back then, what could I possibly remember?"

After Li Qingyan finished speaking, she ate her meal with a guilty conscience. Only after she finished eating did she realize why she, as a victim, should feel guilty.

At this moment, Li Yan was tidying up the kitchen, and Yan Xu prepared hot water for her and Wu Cuicui to take a bath.

Yan Xu bought several sets of clothes from the villagers, which she changed into after taking a bath.

After getting ready, the four of them sat around the stove to warm themselves, and Li Qingyan covered herself and Wu Cuicui with her cloak.

Although the house was old and dilapidated, it was not drafty, which Li Qingyan found strange. Wu Cuicui's survival skills were too good.

"It was Uncle Wu next door who helped me clean up. His whole family died, so he treated me like a granddaughter. I'm so grateful to him for making me survive. But... he's been going up the mountain to chop firewood for several days and hasn't come back. I want to go find him..."

Wu Cuicui looked at them and asked, "You came from the mountain, have you seen him before?"

Li Qingyan's mind went blank for a second.

It was that woodcutter.

She took a deep breath. "Was he a woodcutter in his forties or fifties?"

Wu Cuicui nodded.

Li Yan and Yan Xu frowned, not expecting to encounter someone connected to the woodcutter so soon. They hadn't even had a chance to tell Li Qingyan the identities of the two dead men.

"He's dead. I killed him."

Li Qingyan's short words made Wu Cuicui freeze.

Wu Cuicui's eyes widened and soon turned bloodshot. She had actually brought the person who killed Uncle Wu back home? Her body stiffened, and in the next instant, she pounced on Li Qingyan like a leopard, grabbing her neck tightly.

"You killed Uncle Wu? You killed Uncle Wu? I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you!"

Li Qingyan's face quickly turned red.

She waved her hand to prevent Li Yan and Yan Xu from getting close, forcefully grabbed Wu Cuicui's hands, and kicked her to the ground. She then rolled over and pinned Wu Cuicui's hands and feet down.

Li Qingyan ate well and naturally grew well, plus she was heavier than Wu Cuicui, so she directly pressed down on Wu Cuicui so much that she couldn't get up.

"I killed him so he had no other choice. You can kill me."

Li Qingyan stared intently at her.

It took Wu Cuicui a long time to calm down, and her eyes were filled with murderous intent as she looked at Li Qingyan.

Li Yan and Yan Xu were kicked out. Li Qingyan knew that if the two of them saw this scene, they would take action against Wu Cuicui, who was in danger of her life, without asking any moral questions.

Li Qingyan sat opposite Wu Cuicui. "My name is Li Qingyan, the current Third Princess. The two men outside are His Majesty Li Yan and General Yan Xu."

Wu Cuicui's eyes were bloodshot. "Are you threatening me? Just because you're important people doesn't mean I wouldn't dare kill you!"

Li Qingyan shrugged.

"I didn't mean that. I was just telling you who I am so you won't kill the wrong person in the future."

Wu Cuicui's eyes shifted from hatred to doubt. These important people shouldn't have left a hidden danger; they should have killed this person who harbored hatred.