Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 441 Zhou Ni's True Identity

"The river water is poisonous." Yunyi glanced at the two of them. "Didn't you notice that Thirteen seemed to be enjoying it quite a bit?"

Feng Yang and Yun Lu then noticed that the snake that the young lady had released earlier was rolling around in the water.

Yunlu couldn't help but feel relieved that she hadn't used the river water earlier.

“But Miss, I drank water from this river before,” Feng Yang frowned. “I was fine.”

Are you sure you're really okay?

Feng Yang remembered that he had felt very unwell before, but later... after drinking the medicine that Yun Yi gave him, he felt better.

When Yunyi gave it to him, she said that as long as he had a breath left, the medicine could save his life. Could it be that medicine?

"Young Miss, is it that medicine?"

Yunyi nodded: "So, you're pretty lucky."

Feng Yang scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed, but then suddenly thought of something: "Miss, what do we do now? If we're too late, the Crown Princess..."

"No rush," Yunyi shook her head.

Thirteen, who had just climbed out of the water, shook its head and then darted over in a flash. It must be about to give it a treat, right?

Yunyi patted Thirteen's head and gave it a jujube.

Feng Yang and Yun Lu both looked at Yun Yi in surprise. Snakes are carnivores, they eat meat and not plants. Feeding a snake dates? That's...

However, to the astonishment of the two, Thirteen swallowed the jujube whole, then shook his head. Snakes do not eat fruit, but this was no ordinary snake, and the jujube was no ordinary jujube either. Even if they didn't eat meat, they should still eat the jujube.

"Young Miss, it...it actually eats dates?" Feng Yang felt that his worldview had been completely overturned along the way.

"Yeah, conditions in the wild are tough, so we just eat whatever's available."

Feng Yang: ...

Yunlu smiled slightly, gaining a deeper understanding of Yunhong's words.

"Alright, everyone, let's take a break and conserve our energy so we can prepare for what's to come."

Yunlu and Fengyang fell silent and leaned against the tree trunk, closing their eyes to rest.

The soft snoring of Er Ya and Qi Bao could be heard coming from inside the small tent.

The capital city, the county seat of De'an.

Princess Zhou Ni of De'an County leaned back on the chaise longue, surrounded by handsome men.

There were two people fanning her, one massaging her legs, one carefully peeling grapes and feeding them to her, one playing the zither, and two dancing.

Just as things were getting lively, a young man dressed in white walked in: "Princess."

"Ayu, what's the matter?" Zhou Ni looked up at her young and beautiful housekeeper.

"The Imperial Advisor has arrived." The steward, Ayou, said without looking to the side, "He wishes to see the County Princess."

Zhou Ni laughed upon hearing this: "Let him in."

Ayu nodded, turned and went out. Not long after, Daoist Taichu walked in carrying his whisk. He wasn't surprised by the handsome men in the room, but bowed to Zhou Ni and said, "Greetings, County Princess."

"Why did the Imperial Advisor come at this time?" Zhou Ni sat up straight.

The handsome man next to her quickly brought over the chaise lounge and placed it in a more comfortable position for her.

"The Emperor will naturally not stop those who have come specifically to see the County Princess."

Zhou Ni smiled and stood up, walking up to Tai Chu: "What is it?"

Tai Chu hesitated and glanced around.

Zhou Ni raised her hand and said, "Everyone, go down."

The handsome men all stopped and then followed the butler, Ayu, outside.

Ayu then closed the door to the room.

Zhou Ni sat down again: "Go on, speak."

Tai Chu then placed the whisk on the table and gently massaged Zhou Ni's shoulders, saying, "His Majesty is nearing the end of his life."

"Hmm." Zhou Ni nodded. "How much longer?"

"It could take three to five months if things go smoothly, or at most a year if things go slowly."

“Then there’s no rush. Let him die slowly.” A glint of light flashed in Zhou Ni’s eyes. “However, before he dies, let him establish an heir.”

"The person the county princess favors is... the Third Prince?"

“No, it’s the fifth prince.” Zhou Ni smiled. “But don’t implement it. Just let the third prince see the imperial edict establishing the heir.”

"understood."

Zhou Ni took a deep breath: "But, that Fang Yunyi..."

Mentioning this woman, Tai Chu's eyes narrowed slightly, and his body even trembled. That girl was terrifying. Fortunately, his master had a way to divert the flying zombie worms from his body to someone else, otherwise...

Just as she thought of this, a sharp pain shot through her chest. This was a lingering effect. The flying zombie worm had lured the woman into her body while she was asleep, but the worm was poisonous, and some of the toxins remained in her body.

If it's not eradicated, it will flare up from time to time.

Fortunately, this was much less painful than the pain caused by insects; at least he could bear it.

Upon seeing the other person's condition, Zhou Ni took out a small knife, cut her finger, and, seeing the beads of blood that oozed out, directly put it to the other person's mouth.

Tai Chu opened his mouth and sucked a drop of blood. The pain in his body was quickly suppressed. He immediately knelt at the other's feet with gratitude: "Master, Tai Chu swears to be loyal to you to the death."

"Hmm." Zhou Ni wiped her fingers with a handkerchief. "Let's find a way to... get rid of Yunyi."

"Yes," Tai Chu replied, then turned and left.

Zhou Ni hesitated for a moment, then turned and went to the inner room. She sat down in front of the dressing table, opened a drawer, and took out a brocade box. Inside was half a plain-looking jade pendant.

He picked up the jade pendant and stroked it repeatedly, a faint smile playing on his lips: "Fang Yunyi? Yunyi? It must be you, right?"

Suddenly her face darkened, and she swept everything off the dressing table, throwing the half-jade pendant in her hand to the ground.

However, while the jewelry was smashed to pieces, the half-jade pendant, though it hit the wall and fell to the ground, remained completely undamaged, without even a single chip falling off.

Hearing the commotion outside, Ayu pushed open the door and came in. Without saying anything, she squatted down and picked up everything on the floor. Finally, she picked up the half jade pendant and put it back on the table: "Ani, don't be angry."

"Ayu." Zhou Ni looked up, her eyes already red and her face streaked with tears. "Why did she have to be here?"

Ayu stepped forward and hugged the person tightly: "So what if she's here? She was able to beat us before because her system level was higher than mine, but in this life, she doesn't know you're here, and she doesn't know I'm here either, so we have the advantage." As she spoke, she pulled away a little, lowered her head and cupped the other person's face, "This time, we will definitely win, believe me."

"I believe you." Zhou Ni nodded. "But why do you want me to become an old woman?"