The world is broken, the cubs mend it

After receiving the news, Xing Zhao started packing up with his children. Just as he was about to push the door and leave with his bag, he heard the sound of a horse neighing outside the yard.

The wooden door was pushed open from the outside, and Pei Zhiyan came in with a tired face and the dampness of the forest on his body.

When Yuanyuan heard that she was going back to see her father, she happily packed up her little things and let Caizhi tie them up and sling them over her little shoulders.

As soon as she ran out of the house, she saw her father standing in the yard. She quickly ran towards him with her little legs, and her little body flew into the air and was held in her father's arms.

"Dad, you finally came to pick me up!"

"Have you eaten well these days?"

Pei Zhiyan straightened her messy hair, and looking at the child's bright eyes, he felt happy from the bottom of his heart.

"have eaten!"

Yuanyuan smiled happily with her little mouth wide open, revealing a row of white little teeth.

Pei Zhiyan shifted his gaze to Caizhi standing beside him, somewhat unconvinced by what the child said.

"The girl ate well in the past few days. Although she ate less these days, she still ate on time."

Caizhi immediately understood and stepped forward to report. Even if the child didn't want to eat, she would coax him to eat more.

Returning to Lizhou, Yuanyuan took the carriage, with Pei Zhiyan riding beside her.

There were a few brave people on both sides of the street who looked at them, but most of them did not dare to look up.

Suddenly, an old woman with gray hair and mourning clothes rushed out from the middle of the road, blocked the way of the carriage, and hit Pei Zhiyan with a cane in her hand.

"You damned beast, give me back my son's life, ahhhh... my poor son!"

She walked forward while crying, tears welling up in her old and turbid pupils and flowing down the old wrinkles on her face.

"presumptuous!"

Xing Zhao shouted coldly, rode his horse to block in front of Pei Zhangyin, drew out his sword and pointed it at the woman.

"My son was burned to death by you. I will beat you cold-blooded beasts to death. My son pleaded for the people and is a great hero unparalleled in the world."

The old woman faced his sword without any fear, for he was the only son in her family, a child she had loved for decades.

Now that he was gone without a sound, how could she swallow the hatred in her heart? She would avenge her son even at the cost of her own life.

"How ridiculous! A traitor claims to be a hero. I'm afraid you won't have much time left, so I'll spare your life. If you dare to come forward again, I'll kill you without mercy!"

Xing Zhao had a cold face, as if he was a prison warden under the King of Hell, which made people shudder.

But the old woman still continued to move forward stubbornly. He clenched the sword in his hand, raised his hand and slashed the old woman's throat. The other party died before she could even utter a cry of pain.

It seemed that the old woman's words before her death aroused public indignation, and several people stood up and pointed at Pei Zhiyan and began to insult him.

"She is right. Those rebels are heroes, and you, a eunuch who is causing chaos in the government, are the real traitor."

"Yes, you are the one who deserves to die. You slaughtered all living beings. Aren't you afraid that they will come after you in your dreams?"

"..."

More and more people became angry and started to curse, some even insulted Pei Zhiyan's deceased family members.

"What's going on outside?"

Yuanyuan lifted the curtain and wanted to look outside, but was stopped by Caizhi in time.

"Don't worry, no matter what happens, we just need to stay quietly in the carriage."

We can't let those people see the child's face clearly. Those who can't kill Pei Zhangyin may attack her.

"I heard someone cursing at Daddy."

Yuanyuan twisted her body and wanted to go out to see. She didn't like hearing others say bad things about her old father.

"Girl, if we go out now, we will only cause trouble for the Master Seal, so be obedient."

Caizhi's grip on her gradually tightened. After she failed to catch her last time and let her escape, she no longer dared to be careless with her.

"Will I cause trouble for Daddy?"

Yuanyuan's tone became deep and he looked up at her face.

Seeing the pitiful look in the child's eyes, Caizhi forced herself to say ruthlessly, "That's right, we shouldn't go out and add burden to the Master."

Yuanyuan lowered her head and sat in her arms, no longer struggling, staring at her toes gloomily.

"Anyone who speaks disrespectfully will be beheaded!"

Pei Zhiyan clenched the reins in his hands, opened his thin lips slightly, and glanced in the direction of the carriage.

At the order, Xing Zhao was no longer polite and swung his sword towards those who led the insults.

As they watched people fall one by one, the voices of the crowd gradually weakened until there was complete silence. The people who had been filled with righteous indignation just now now huddled like quails.

"Say it? Why don't you say it?"

Xing Zhao rode his horse into the crowd. The people consciously made way for him. He stood in the crowd and spoke loudly.

"Don't forget how you got to where you are today. In the third year of Jin Yuan, the Northern Barbarians attacked Qing again. Who led the troops to defeat the barbarians?

If it weren't for Pei Zhangyin, you would have long since become slaves of the northern barbarians. Now that you are able to survive in this world, you should learn to be content."

When Pei Zhihe was captured, Daqing had no one available. The northern barbarians entered the pass and plundered, making life miserable for the people. The former emperor ceded land and married a princess to stop the war.

After the death of the previous emperor, the new emperor ascended the throne, but his foundation was unstable. The northern barbarians took the opportunity to invade again, and all the civil and military officials in the court looked dejected.

The eunuch Liu Pei, who was in charge of the seal and standing in front of the palace at that time, tore off the human skin mask on his face, revealing his long-hidden identity, and asked for orders to lead the troops to war.

Everyone strongly opposed it, but the new emperor went against their will and handed the tiger talisman to him personally.

Daqing's military strength had been exhausted after the last battle. Pei Zhiyan sneaked into the enemy camp alone and took the head of the enemy general. He took advantage of the enemy's chaos to defeat them in one fell swoop and drove them back to the barbarian land.

On the day of his return, all officials thought that he would ask the emperor to confer a title of nobility on him and restore the glory of his Pei family. Even the new emperor had prepared an imperial edict in advance.

But who would have thought that he would refuse the new emperor's reward and continue to serve as the eunuch in charge of the seal in the palace.

When everyone thought that he was devoted to the country and did not seek rewards, he had already held a large army and held the emperor hostage. From then on, the entire Daqing became his control.

The military token handed over by the new emperor also became their death warrant.

The people were speechless, but this was not the life they wanted.

Pei Zhiyan indulged the emperor in imposing heavy taxes, and the people worked hard day after day but could not even fill their stomachs in the end.

The bustle of the market is fake; the devastation is real.

Only when Pei Zhiyan disappeared on his horse at the end of the market did the people come to their senses and be thankful that they had survived.

Then there was another round of wailing and weeping as people collected the bodies of the people on the ground.

The carriage drove back to the house in Lizhou, and the house that had been in a mess before had been restored to its original state.

Pei Zhiyan went to the bathroom to wash up and then went back to his room to lie down and rest. He was already asleep when the child came in.

The little guy stood in front of the couch and looked at him. He didn't know how many people his father had killed in the past few days. He looked so tired and there was a bruise under his eye.

She leaned in closer and smelled her father's clothes, but there was no smell of blood as she had imagined.