The adorably foolish bandit lets them pass; a live-in son-in-law Son of Destiny is about to appear

The carriage remained stationary.

Su Yao glanced at Gu Moran and knew that her man didn't want to cause trouble.

She lifted the curtain a crack, just a finger's width wide, and glanced outside.

Turning his head slightly, he said, "Don't touch me."

Murong Xue's hand was already on the hilt of the knife; she looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"The one leading the group was actually a girl."

Su Yao's voice wasn't loud; "Those following behind are all elderly and weak people. All of them combined wouldn't be enough to hit you with a single finger."

Murong Xue frowned and withdrew her hand.

Lin Qingdai crossed her arms and remained silent.

Shen Ling'er peered through the car window, her gaze landing on the old man with the cane. She whispered, "His patella was fractured and didn't set properly. His left leg is a finger's width shorter than his right. He must be in so much pain he can't sleep on rainy days."

"How can someone who can't even walk properly be a robber?"

Gu Moran gave Uncle Fu in front of him a wink.

Uncle Fu nodded.

He's spent most of his life wandering the world, and he's seen it all.

But this is the first time I've ever encountered such a scene.

He composed himself, cleared his throat, and bowed slightly to Yun Shuyue.

"Heroes," Uncle Fu's voice was deep and weathered, "I'm taking my master south to recuperate. The carriage only contains the women and a few large boxes of life-saving bitter medicine. We're all struggling; could you gentlemen do me a favor?"

The roadside was quiet for a couple of breaths.

The girl disguised as a boy, Yun Shuyue, crossed her arms and stared wide-eyed at the carriage as she looked around.

An old man was sitting in front of me.

The carriage curtain was half-rolled up, and inside leaned a pale-faced man wrapped in a thick blanket.

That man did indeed look sickly.

He was followed by six women, each with a different appearance.

There were also several maids.

There were no government flags displayed, nor were there any soldiers carrying long spears.

Yun Shuyue's gaze fell on the two handcarts used for pulling luggage.

There was a medicine box and a book box, and from the cracks in one of the boxes, a strong aroma of spiced beef jerky wafted out.

She swallowed hard.

These people seem quite polite; they don't seem like bad people.

Yun Shuyue pretended to walk around their carriage once, and as she passed the cart, she quickly reached her hand into the seam of the box.

Two spiced beef jerky sticks were slipped into his sleeve.

She also pulled down the bag of medicinal herbs hanging next to her.

She recognized the remedies for colds and flu; the elderly in the village could use them.

He took two steps, then stopped.

She took out a dry biscuit from her sleeve and put it back.

It was replaced.

"Alright, alright." Yun Shuyue waved her hand, her voice losing its usual roughness and revealing a hint of its original crispness. "We at Black Wind Stronghold have rules; we don't kidnap the sick. You can go now."

She turned around as she spoke, preparing to lead her people away.

Tie Tiedan holding the red flag, got anxious, threw down the bamboo pole, rushed up and hugged Yun Shuyue's leg.

"Boss, you can't leave!" he shouted. "You patted your chest and said that the next person who passes by would be our swindler! And this is the next one!"

"It's been three years!" Tiedan said, increasingly aggrieved. "Three years and you've never led us to rob a single time! Every time, it's either because they're poor or sick! The food we eat is all stolen from the foot of the mountain by yourself. We're bandits! Bandits don't rob, is that right?!"

The air froze again.

Yun Shuyue's face froze completely.

The layer of soot couldn't hide her embarrassment at that moment, making her want to crawl into a hole in the ground.

Murong Xue muttered to herself, "This bandit stronghold is quite interesting, much better than the sand bandits in the Northern Territory."

Yun Shuyue quickly covered the little boy's mouth, lifted him up in mid-air, and gave Uncle Fu a dry laugh.

"The child is ignorant and talking nonsense because he's hungry." She waved as she backed into the woods. "Go on, go on, be careful on the way."

She dragged her group of elderly, weak, sick, and disabled followers deeper into the dense forest.

After taking three steps, she turned back to look at the man wrapped in a blanket in the carriage.

Just then, Shen Ling'er held a bowl of freshly brewed, steaming hot Coptis chinensis soup to Gu Moran's lips.

Gu Moran's face turned green, and she tightly shut her mouth and backed away.

Su Yao grabbed his chin without any politeness and forcibly pushed the medicine bowl forward.

Yun Shuyue watched this scene, a thought flashed through her mind.

This man looks so pitiful, so sick, and yet he's being bullied by women.

She shook her head, dismissing her pity for others, and with a leap, landed lightly on a treetop, disappearing into the forest with her group of elderly and children.

Lin Qingdai looked at the direction the tree branch was swaying and gave a fair assessment.

"His lightness skill is excellent."

The carriage continued its creaking journey along the forest path.

Gu Moran leaned against the car window.

At that very moment.

The bottom of the system panel started flashing again.

[Warning: Yun Shuyue's destined Son of Destiny has been revealed. Do you wish to view the original novel replay?]

Gu Moran's heart sank.

yes.

The panel unfolds, and the screen appears.

[Original Novel Recap: The Son of Destiny: Zhao Wuxu ]

[Identity: A son of a concubine in the powerful Zhao Clan family of Southwest China, demoted to a lowly status due to infighting among the direct descendants, and hiding his identity in Yi Prefecture. He is the Son of Destiny, and one of the key figures in the later stages of the original story who hunts down his host.]

[Current Status: Disguised as a down-on-his-luck scholar persecuted by corrupt officials, hiding in the mountain path outside Black Wind Stronghold. He is preparing a self-inflicted injury, a "die-hard suicide by jumping off a cliff" ruse, with the goal of gaining Yun Shuyue's sympathy, obtaining Black Wind Stronghold Stronghold's protection, and ultimately getting close to Yun Shuyue.]

[Core personality traits: Cold-blooded and ruthless, with a deep-seated facade. Outwardly aloof and arrogant, seemingly talented but unappreciated, he actually views all sentimentality as a bargaining chip. He is extremely adept at exploiting women's sympathy.]

The scene continues to pan forward.

Gu Moran saw the subsequent plot developments.

Zhao Wuxu was rescued by Yun Shuyue as a scholar in distress, and it took him three months to gain her trust.

He collected herbs to treat injuries and illnesses for the elderly and children in the village, playing the role of a gentle and kind person who had been let down by fate in front of her.

The Yun Shuyue has appeared.

Later, taking advantage of the Yun Clan's influence, he colluded with the Crown Prince and falsely accused the entire Yun Clan of "colluding with bandits and plotting rebellion" in a memorial to the throne.

Stepping over the corpses of the Yun Clan, Zhao Wuxu to power, purged all the clansmen who had oppressed him, and eventually became the most powerful minister in the southwest.

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[Thank you Dan Ge for the update reminder and the "master certification," 666 milk tea, Gao Xing for the likes, Chen Qing for the milk tea, and all the other darlings for their love and support.]

[Book testing has started, so I need to maintain a stable update schedule. I'll owe you one chapter for today's gift. The new character's name is so awkward, hahaha.]