Exile after Divorce? Empty the Scumbag Husband First!

Chapter 161 - 158: Then Let Blood Be Our Oath

"Life-saving Token?"

"We are exiles, and even if there is a truce, our days in Wuheng will surely be fraught with difficulties. I hope the General can give me this Life-saving Token, which will allow me to freely travel between Wuheng and the small town for business, to earn a meager income and sustain my clan members’ lives."

Baal laughed: "What you seek is merely a passage document? That’s all? If you wish to live better, why not ask me for real gold and silver directly?"

"Mountains of gold and silver will eventually be depleted, but as long as someone walks on a road, it will always remain a road."

These words enlightened Baal, and he looked at the woman with increased admiration.

Immediately, he drew a knife and sliced his palm: "Then I shall take a blood oath."

The elder aunt clicked her tongue and waved her hands: "Let’s not make a blood oath!! It’s fine to have a written contract."

Ruan Mian was amused, so she took a drop of Baal’s blood, and seeing pen, ink, paper, and inkstone nearby, she pressed her handprint and wrote down the contract content.

"We are a merchant family by trade, so we use a written document as a contract. However, I have an additional request to discuss with the General."

"It’s not something that can be completed overnight to cure so many people, but I’ve been out for too long, and my family is bound to worry. So, I’d like to find my sister to ensure her safety. The General can refuse, or have someone accompany me, I have no ulterior motives!"

She merely proposed, and if refused, it wouldn’t matter because the Space Spirit Beast would help her find Ruan Qing’s whereabouts.

Unexpectedly, General Baal was an extremely straightforward person and agreed readily.

"What harm is there in letting someone accompany you to find your family?"

As long as she wasn’t deceiving him or playing tricks, such a woman would earn his respect.

If she dared to play tricks, Baal would uproot her clan, leaving no one behind.

Ruan Mian thanked Baal for this and, after explaining the isolation points of the quarantine area, rode off on her horse.

And indeed, no one was sent to follow.

The two rode on the back of the White Tiger, with a speed comparable to a car, swiftly maneuvering through the mountain jungle.

"Mianmian, do you think General Baal trusts us too? Not even sending someone to keep an eye, what if we run away?"

"To him, ordinary people can’t escape the palm of his hand. If he wanted, he has plenty of methods and manpower to deal with two ordinary women and children."

"He doesn’t know we’re not ordinary women and children, hahaha, but if the truce holds and we have passage documents to Lanqiang, doing business won’t be hard, right?"

At this moment, Ruan Mian suddenly received a signal from Little Deer, which automatically generated a route in her mind, leading to where Ruan Qing was located.

"There’s news about Ruan Qing."

However, when they arrived, they saw Ruan Qing lying flat on a swamp of reeds, struggling to pull someone’s hand.

Beside the reeds were two other mud-covered people, and in the quagmire, three others were still trapped.

Ruan Qing used all her strength, sweating profusely and covered in filth, yet she disregarded her own safety, striving to rescue those who had accidentally fallen into the quagmire.

When she and her sister went to the hot spring, they passed a small patch of soft ground, and at that time, her sister told her how to save oneself or others when facing such soft ground.

She remembered it in her heart at that moment.

Now she’s mimicking what Ruan Mian did back then, first gathering all the reeds, laying them flat on the mud, and lying horizontally to pull people laterally bit by bit.

She told those in the quagmire not to struggle, as movement would only make them sink deeper.

Together, they patiently pulled out from the bog, fortunately not too deep.

Among them was Huo Zong.

He encouraged Ruan Qing, urging the other soldiers while staying motionless in the bog. Even though the mire reached his waist over time, he didn’t disrupt Ruan Qing.

Watching her save one person after another, Huo Zong felt immensely grateful.

Having become a General, he was caught in the enemy’s trap, doomed to defeat and death here, this was his fate.

Sadly, after a lifetime of battle, he wouldn’t end his life on the battlefield.

In a moment of despair, Ruan Qing saw Ruan Mian and the others!

"Sister! Aunt!"

That instant felt like seeing the hope of life, overwhelmed with joy, her emotions surged greatly.

Ruan Mian couldn’t spare the time to talk as she saw Huo Zong deeply trapped, immediately joining the elder aunt, both exerting all their effort to pull his large body from the mire.

With their help, all three remaining individuals safely reached the shore.

Seeing Huo Zong alive, Ruan Qing was overjoyed: "General Huo, you’re safe now!"

However, she was exhausted at this point, and after uttering those words, she succumbed to physical fatigue, suddenly passing out!

"Miss Qing!"

Huo Zong quickly supported her, extremely worried.

Ruan Mian held her and checked, finding nothing serious, and then let the aunt stay by her side.

"Ruan Qing is fine, just needs to rest."

The elder aunt gently wiped the dirt from her face, filled with emotion.

"This child was once a pampered girl cherished in the palm, now she can do anything, even daring to bravely venture into the jungle to deliver a message! In such a dangerous place, with nothing, still thinking of rescuing people."

"No, we must talk to her properly later, the premise of saving others is to save yourself first, ensuring your safety before doing this. If something happens to her, wouldn’t her parents be heart-broken?"

Urgent matters remained.

Ruan Mian looked at Huo Zong, asking: "General Huo, why did you come here? And do you know about the Xuanjia Army..."

"We were deceived by the Xuanjia Army, that damned Li Yinglong, who wanted to sneak around and ambush the Lanqiang Army from behind, only to lead the brothers into this quagmire!"

"The whole team fell here. We, who came later, owe it to Miss Qing’s timely arrival to warn us and help pull people out to survive."

"I’ve already realized Xuanjia Army’s treachery, conspiring with the enemy, collaborating inside and out, to kill their own! So they can reap the glory, have it awarded by the court, and..."

"General, the one behind the Xuanjia Army is King Yan."

"Are you saying... King Yan harbors rebellion?!"

"It’s complex to explain clearly now, once you’re safe, I’ll find a time to make it clear. King Yan’s faction is also being investigated by the higher-ups; I’ll take you safely to our quarters, and you’ll be informed by the leader."

"How many of us are left in the camp now?"

With these words, tears fell from the eyes of Huo Zong, a sturdy man.

"The camp might have already fallen to the enemy, those brothers..."