The jade pendant connects the past and present; the exiled crown prince's wife takes her entire

They said they were drinking, but where did they get the wine? They used water bags instead of wine and drank directly from the water bags.

Song Qingyan quickly scanned the surroundings and found nothing unusual. They were sitting facing each other around a burning fire, on which were steamed buns with a little bit of dried meat inside.

Looking away, Song Qingyan took the water pouch, opened it, took a sip, and then said, "You flatter me, sir."

His attitude was clearly distant; after taking a sip of water, he sat quietly.

Although Zheng Qian felt that he was a bit cold, he thought about the possible identity behind Song Qingyan and felt that it was normal for capable people to have a temper. After convincing himself, he smiled and chatted with Song Qingyan. The topics he talked about were all about one point: asking him to take good care of him in the future.

Song Qingyan found Zheng Qian laughable and gave him a perfunctory reply. Zheng Qian then suggested sending people hunting for a treat, but Song Qingyan refused. After saying a few more words, he took his leave.

Throughout the entire event, Sun Quan simply stood obediently to the side, smiling without saying a word. Apart from showing some excitement at the beginning, he remained a perfectly acceptable background figure for the rest of the time.

That's why Song Qingyan became even more uneasy.

He got up and returned to his own group, naturally unaware of the smug look in Sun Quan's eyes behind him.

When his family saw him return, they asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

"It's alright, don't worry."

Song Wanzhen and Zhao Shi breathed a sigh of relief, saying it was fortunate, but Jiang Jinning still felt uneasy and repeatedly asked Song Qingyan what he had eaten and drunk.

"Since my sister-in-law is so worried about my brother, she might as well just tie him to herself."

As soon as Song Wanzhen said this, Zhao chased after her and beat her.

The tense atmosphere was broken, and Jiang Jinning looked away from the bonfire not far away.

Hopefully, she's just overthinking it.

In the middle of the night, everyone was resting under the tree when a cool breeze suddenly blew, stinging their faces. Then, a foul smell of blood began to waft through the air, followed by earth-shattering cries of pain.

"what!"

Everyone was woken up immediately by the noise.

"What's that noise! ​​Is it a tiger? A snake? Or bandits? Don't come looking for me, go find, go find that wretched girl!"

Tian huddled behind Song Yanxi and pushed her out.

Song Yanxi remained indifferent and immediately pulled the unconscious Song Tianci to shield him from the knife.

"You brat, how dare you treat your brother like that!"

"Shut up!"

The commotion from the second wife's family earned them a beating from the guards, which finally quieted them down, and no one dared to make a sound.

They stared wide-eyed. In the distance, there seemed to be a person, or perhaps not a person, but a wolf, lying on the ground, as if gnawing on something.

One of the escorts mustered his courage and took a few steps forward with a torch, using the torch to illuminate the figure in front of him more clearly.

In an instant, he seemed to be greatly frightened, dropped the torch, and scrambled backward.

He was deathly pale, and pointing in that direction, he stammered, "He, he, he, he, he's eating..."

What to eat?

Everyone was filled with doubt.

"What is it that scared you so much that you lost all your dignity!" Zheng Qian said impatiently.

As soon as these words were spoken, more and more red eyes appeared, staring at them intently.

"Stop playing tricks! Whatever it is, come out here!"

"Hahaha……"

A series of synchronized laughs rose and fell, adding an unexpected touch of terror to the moonless night.

Those pairs of red eyes drew closer and closer, and then those faces were revealed, with the village chief at the head.

"It's you! What are you doing here?!"

Zheng Qian frowned and took two steps forward, but suddenly stopped, his face deathly pale.

It was all because the village chief was holding someone, who turned out to be Yuan Er's follower. He had often followed Yuan Er in swindling people, and recently he had been fawning over him. Zheng Qian had a deep impression of him.

He was clearly dead, his eyes wide open in fear, his death unfulfilled.

He finally understood what the man had just seen!

These people are no longer human; they're lunatics!

"Run!"

In an instant, everyone seemed to have unleashed their potential and took off running.

But these villagers ran even faster; perhaps because they were full, they were surprisingly strong.

"They've caught up!"

Seeing that they were being caught up, the second branch of the family and the rest of the Song family began to push out the remaining "burdens" in their household.

Unable to bear it any longer, Chen Hui immediately drew his whip and lashed it at the group of people from a distance.

His attack was effective, quickly halting their advance. Those with bloodshot eyes were clearly wary of the whip in the guard's hand.

At this moment, more guards pulled out whips and lashed out repeatedly. Anyone who came near would be sent flying by the whips, which was quite effective. For a while, no one dared to approach.

"What, what should we do?" Zheng Qian panicked, but started blaming Chen Hui, "It was all your idea. If we had just stayed there and paid them the room fee, they would have gotten a taste of the benefits and wouldn't have come after us."

This absurd accusation made even the escorts from Chen Hui's faction laugh in exasperation.

Whose fault is it? If Zheng Qian hadn't insisted on dawdling, they wouldn't have stayed here for several hours. They were originally planning to stop for two days to investigate the case, but if that had really happened, they would have been devoured to the bone!

"I don't care, if you can't handle these lunatics today, Chen Hui, you're finished. I will definitely submit a formal complaint against you for your crimes!"

Zheng Qian's behavior angered the group of escorts who were on good terms with Chen Hui. They glared at him angrily, wishing they could push him out.

"My lord, let's get out of danger first before we discuss anything else."

Zheng Qian ignored him and kept cursing, blaming Chen Hui for leaving in a hurry and angering these people. Meanwhile, Sun Quan, whether he was scared out of his wits or something else, didn't say a word and just stood silently at the back.

Jiang Jinning stared at him for a while, but when she saw that he didn't make any move, she looked away and felt a little relieved.

On Chen Hui's side, the whip was clearly losing its effectiveness, as these crazed people ignored it and kept getting closer.

Chen Hui immediately drew his broadsword from his waist, shouted loudly, and chopped off the arm of the nearest villager.

This was much more effective than whipping them, and they immediately dared not go forward.

"Walk!"

Zheng Qian was the first to escape, followed by some guards and members of the Song family. Song Qingyan and Chen Hui, along with several other guards, covered the rear, instructing Jiang Jinning to take her mother and sister away first.

Seeing that the main force was quite far away, Chen Hui said, "Young master, protect the lady, I will be there soon."

Song Qingyan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Be careful."

Then he headed in the direction of Jiang Jin, but after running a few steps, he felt dizzy. Then, a pair of hands reached out and, taking advantage of his unpreparedness, shoved him hard to the other side.

"Young Master!"

"Brother Qingyan!"

After Jiang Jinning handed her mother and younger sister over to Chen Hui's men to settle them in, she turned around to look for Song Qingyan, just in time to see a pair of hands pushing him away.

She couldn't see clearly whose hands they were, but she vaguely remembered that they belonged to a thin figure.