Chapter 69: Predicament

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

“But nothing has happened yet, right?!”

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Du Juan’er’s face, but she quickly recovered. She bit her lip and argued in a low voice, “You can forgive my stepmother and help her treat Du Ling’er, so why can’t you show mercy to me and my sister?!”

If my stepmother hadn’t forced us into a corner, how could we have done such a thing?!”

“Miss Du, I think you’ve misunderstood!

I went to treat Du Ling’er because your stepmother, Du Wangshi, gave me a consultation fee. In this world, there are only two ways to ask for help. One is love, and the other is personal benefit!

We definitely don’t have any sort of good relationship at all, so what can you offer me to let you sisters off?!”

Lin Suisui wasn’t angry at Du Juan’er’s retort. Instead, she stared at Du Juan’er as if she was a fool as she responded.

They weren’t familiar with each other to begin with, and even had some hostility towards each other.

Naturally, there was no need to be so polite to her.

Du Juan’er blushed from shame, but when she saw the silver bracelet that Lin Suisui took out to show her, she had to admit that Lin Suisui was right.

Therefore, in the end, she covered her face and ran away crying. She didn’t even bother to take the scar gel that Lin Suisui had mentioned previously.

Lin Suisui didn’t think much of this. When she returned to the ox cart, Lu Ze was walking with a windshield curtain. He had just returned.

Seeing that she was safe, Lu Ze was obviously relieved.

However, there was still some disapproval in his eyes as he walked over. “Why did you go over there alone?!”

“I just went to take a look at Du Ling’er’s condition. It’s fine.” Lin Suisui took a few steps forward and comforted Lu Ze with a smile. “I have a sense of propriety. I won’t alert the enemy.”

After all, if I go over as a woman, even if something goes wrong, it won’t arouse the other party’s suspicion. On the other hand, if you accompany me, it will make the other party wary.”

Lu Ze protected Lin Suisui all the way back to the bonfire. Then, he sat down and continued to ask her, “Did you gain anything from this trip?!”

Lin Suisui nodded and didn’t hide anything. She told Lu Ze everything she had seen and heard when she had just gone to the Du family. Then, she said, “I checked the wound on Du Miao’er’s neck and didn’t see anything fishy about it. Later on, I asked Du Juan’er to bring me to the place where Du Miao’er fell and indeed found relevant traces there.

Therefore, from the looks of it, these two sisters should still be themselves.

However, Du Juan’er said that Du Ling’er has a lover. She came out with them this time because she wanted to meet her lover. Therefore, this should be a clue we can use now.”

Although it wasn’t very useful, it was better than finding a needle in a haystack.

“We don’t have to be so anxious about this matter.” Lu Ze scooped a bowl of soup for Lin Suisui and said slowly, “Since that Wolf Guard chose to disguise himself and enter the refugee camp, it means that he has a motive.

The woman who had died was the Wolf Guard’s tool to infiltrate the refugee camp. The Wolf Guard had replaced the woman, so the population of the refugee camp is still equal for the time being. For the time being, there’s nothing obviously suspicious.

However, you also said that without the support of the secret medicine, the human skin wouldn’t be able to last for long!

Therefore, in order to continue hiding in the refugee camp, the Wolf Guard would definitely find the next target! This way, there would definitely be people missing!

The number of refugees in the refugee camp is fixed. If people go missing, it will naturally cause alarm and chaos! At that time, it will probably be impossible for that Wolf Guard to continue hiding!”

Lin Suisui nodded. Lu Ze’s thoughts coincided with hers.

The two of them discussed for a while before Lu Ze got up and went to look for Pei Qian.

This matter needed to be dealt with by Pei Qian! With the northern barbarians’ Wolf Guard spies infiltrating the refugee camp, it would be very difficult for the two of them to deal with this trouble alone.

However, if Pei Qian handled it, it would be much easier.

Lin Suisui didn’t join them. She tidied up briefly and when she saw that it was getting late, she wanted to rest in the carriage.

Seeing that it was getting colder every day, Lin Suisui became worried about the future.

According to what Lu Ze had told her previously, it would take at least a month and a half to reach their destination.

It was already the middle of October. It was said that snow would already begin to fall in the north at the end of October, and it would be snowing even more heavily in the winter months. At that time, how would the refugees survive the cold?!

Lin Suisui hugged Little White and huddled in a corner of the carriage while thinking about the current situation and the trouble she needed to deal with next. She didn’t even notice when Lu Ze returned.

“What are you thinking about?!” Lu Ze asked worriedly when he saw Lin Suisui frowning with a worried look.

“Nothing. I just think that the weather is getting colder every day, so it’ll probably start snowing in a few days! At that time, having enough food and clothes will probably become difficult again.”

Lin Suisui sighed. Her sleeves were under Little White’s warm stomach.

Although she didn’t have to worry about food for the time being, she still had to be on guard towards potential danger. She and Lu Ze were refugees now, so they would definitely be safer if the entire refugee camp was safe!

If anything happened to the refugee camp, their lives would seem as worthless as blades of grass in the eyes of the higher-ups!

“Pei Qian has already thought of what you’re worried about. That’s why he arranged for us to stop and rest for a few days. He asked me to stay behind in order to discuss bringing people into the mountain to hunt.”

Lu Ze whispered to Lin Suisui about what he had just discussed in Pei Qian’s tent. His main goal was to reassure her.

“Even if we go into the mountains to hunt, how much prey can we catch?! There are thousands of mouths to feed in the refugee camp!” Lin Suisui admitted that hunting was indeed a way to resolve the current crisis, but it was too inadequate.

“From what Pei Qian said, the Imperial Court has sent people to send food over. It should arrive in the next two days.” Lu Ze stuffed the hand stove filled with charcoal into the blanket where Lin Suisui was hiding. He reached out and habitually rubbed the top of her head as he said slowly, “Don’t worry about it. Let nature take its course. Hurry up and sleep!”