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Lou Ji recounted the scene in a nonchalant tone, even cracking a joke with a smile:

"It's also thanks to my sister's father's former official position that I'm able to understand some of the habits of low-level Demon Beast."

Even though he knew the outcome, Xu Yuan was still sweating bullets.

Unlike the fledgling who encountered this incident, he knew very well that even the lowest-ranking Demon Beast in this world were not something that ordinary people could deal with alone, let alone a little girl who was only six years old.

Even if any unexpected event were to occur, he probably would never see his stunningly beautiful older sister again.

If it were him in that situation...

Xu Yuan tried to put himself in that situation.

The conclusion is simple: if it were him, he would also have a chance to survive.

Just remember one thing.

Low-level Demon Beast are not very intelligent, and their intelligence is not much different from that of ordinary wild animals and livestock.

Better to die for your fellow Daoist than for me.

You don't need to run faster than the Demon Beast, just faster than your companions. Once the Demon Beast are full, you can naturally escape.

However, to survive in that desolate wilderness, one must consider far more than just temporarily surviving attacks from Demon Beast.

First and foremost, you must not get injured.

The smell of blood not only attracts Demon Beast, but also some ordinary wild animals with a keen sense of smell.

Secondly, food needs to be considered during the escape.

Eighty percent of the land in the Great Yan is deserted, and the remote official roads may not see any carriages or horses for ten or fifteen days. It would be best to take some from the prison carts that escort female relatives.

Therefore, at the very beginning of the Demon Beast attack, you must remain calm, plan how to use others to distract the Demon Beast, and devise an escape route.

At this moment, Xu Yuan suddenly fell silent for a moment.

He realized a problem.

How old was this woman when she went through all these things?

Six years old.

"." Xu Yuan,

What could Xu Yuan do after experiencing all this at the age of six?

I briefly searched through my memories.

In his past life, he seemed to be using a slingshot to hunt birds and play in the mud in his hometown, and in this life, he is causing trouble everywhere in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Recalling these memories brings a slight Wan'er to my face, but also a feeling of listening to a picture book story.

A picture book story featuring a strong female protagonist.

But this is not a picture book; it is Lou Ji's real past experiences.

After surviving the attack by the Demon Beast, Lou Ji barely managed to survive in the desolate wilderness, far from any village or town, thanks to the dry rations she had taken with her during her escape.

However, Lou Ji only briefly mentioned this part.

As a former wilderness survival enthusiast, Xu Yuan felt a pang of regret.

As always, Lou Ji saw through Xu Yuan's thoughts this time, raised a slender finger, and said with a soft laugh:

"There's not much to say about that period. I memorized the escape route, hid in the mountains for three or four days with the dry rations I had taken, and then returned to the place where I was attacked."

"After all, low-level Demon Beast only eat meat, not dry rations."

Xu Yuan was speechless upon hearing this.

I never imagined this older sister had such a big heart since she was a child.

The thick stench of blood would attract animals from miles around. After the Demon Beast finished eating the first batch, a second batch of large beasts would come to scavenge the scraps, then a third, a fourth batch, until those poor souls were reduced to unrecognizable skeletons and flesh.

Judging from the size of the caravan described by Lou Ji, this lavish feast should be far from over after three or four days.

However, Xu Yuan quickly understood.

Doing this could lead to death.

But if I don't do it, I will surely die.

A calm mind may be innate, but survival skills are not something one is born with.

Young Lou Ji should have known very well that she did not have the ability to find food in the mountains and forests, so she had no choice but to risk going back to get it.

After that,

Xiao Lou Ji was taken in by a caravan, worked as a waitress at an inn, and even served as a maid to the wife of a bandit leader.

After several twists and turns, he struggled and worked his way up from the bottom.

In the 43rd year of Yongqing, the eleventh year after Xu Yinhe entered the capital, Lou Ji, three years late, finally arrived in the heart of the Great Yan, Di'an City.

As they spoke, the two arrived at another elegant pavilion with its gates tightly closed.

Lou Ji pulled the door knocker, knocked twice lightly, and said softly with a smile:

"It's quite a coincidence that I saw your father on my first trip to the capital. However, he was riding in a carriage and making a grand entrance through the city, and almost everyone on the roadside was talking about him. I only caught a glimpse of your father through the window."

Xu Yuan's eyes showed a hint of interest:

"How does it feel?"

"What could I possibly feel? I just thought this young man was really handsome at first glance. Oh, your father must have been almost thirty back then, he just looked young because of his cultivation level." Lou Ji muttered softly, then chuckled softly, "But to be honest, the moment I saw your father, I actually had my eye on him."

"Targeted?" Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"Don't go and report this to your father."

Lou Ji glanced at him sideways, smiling broadly, "At that time, your father was already a rising star in the court. He had been famous throughout the country for more than ten years before he was even thirty, and he held the official position of the Imperial Academy of the Imperial Academy. Getting close to him and using his power should have helped my revenge."

Lou Ji should have been only nine years old at that time, but Xu Yuan didn't find it strange that such thoughts appeared in her, and asked softly:

"And then what happened?"

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Lou Ji smiled slightly at the question but did not answer, instead giving Xu Yuan a direct and abrupt response.

The door that opened immediately provided Xu Yuan with a reason to explain the abrupt change in the text; the guest elder living inside came to open the door.

Unlike the gentle Granny Long, the woman living inside this time was a middle-aged woman with high cheekbones and fox-like eyes. Although she looked pretty at first glance, she gave off a sharp and mean feeling.

Xu Yuan briefly recalled the other party's identity.

The current Imperial Academy.

Although the lower classes still live in a patriarchal society, as they rise in social class and gradually come into contact with the path of cultivation, women from the upper-class Aristocratic Clan can also enter the imperial court to serve as officials.

However, due to certain natural physiological characteristics, the proportion of women holding official positions in the Great Yan Dynasty remained very small.

Just as I was pondering this, a sudden change occurred.

The moment this middle-aged woman with a harsh appearance saw Xu Yuan's face, she immediately took action.

Driven by Xu Yuan.

A ripple of cold light bloomed in the winter night, and the strong wind stirred up Xu Yuan's long hair that fell to his temples, making it dance wildly. Snow rose from the ground, forming a magnificent snow mist in front of the courtyard gate.

When Xu Yuan finally saw what was happening before him, he found a soft sword gleaming with emerald light already pressed against his brow.

They are very close.

But this distance is like an insurmountable chasm.

Lou Ji reached out and grasped the tip of the sword, which was clearly laced with poison, her eyes calm.

The sharp-tongued beauty bit her lip, her body trembling slightly in the wind and snow, clad in a long, gauze-like dress.

After that one sword strike, the outcome was already decided.

The woman looked at Lou Ji, and her lips twitched:

"Why, sister?"

Compared to when she was facing Granny Long, Lou Ji's gaze was much colder this time, though her voice remained light and alluring.

"Your husband has crossed the line, more than once, and you have simply acquiesced."

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Upon hearing this, the sharp-tongued beauty's eyes dimmed slightly, as if she had resigned herself to her fate.

But the next moment,

Xu Yuan suddenly felt a suffocating tightness in his chest and a wave of dizziness rising in his head, which prevented him from using his internal energy to resist, and he fell to his side.

The sharp-tongued beauty shouted:

"Lou Ji, don't move, or I will..."

Her words were cut short as the middle-aged woman, without warning, clutched her neck and knelt on the snow in front of the two men, making continuous "uh uh" moaning sounds.

Her delicate face was contorted in pain, as if she were in extreme agony.

Lou Ji pulled Xu Yuan into her arms, letting him lean on her shoulder, and looked at the woman kneeling on the ground struggling in pain, her voice indifferent and calm:

"Xinming, you look terrible like this. Don't forget who taught you your poison skills."

After saying that,

The woman collapsed in agony in the snow in front of the door.

Holding his older sister's soft, sweet body, Xu Yuan glanced silently at the struggling woman on the ground and sighed inwardly.

When faced with death, some people choose to remain dignified, while others need a little help.

Silence spread through the wind and snow, and it wasn't until about fifteen minutes later that the woman gradually stopped struggling.

Bleeding from all seven orifices, he died a painful death, as if he had experienced all the extreme despair in the world.

In this silence, Xu Yuan felt cold and hugged the warm, soft woman beside him slightly tighter.

Lou Ji noticed the movement and gave a soft hum:

"Aren't you going to let go? You want to try this poison too?"

Happy First Day of the Lunar New Year!