While Yang Huazhong was left alone in his empty house, engulfed by loneliness and longing, Sun Shi, who was far away on her journey, was also thinking of him.

In the carriage behind, Little Duo and Xiao Jie weren't so bothered. Young girls always have a curious heart for the outside world.

The novelty of their new surroundings diluted their homesickness, and with Xiaohua being in the capital and the Sun family also present, the two of them were even more elated and excited beyond measure.

The two of them huddled together, excitedly pointing out the scenery outside the carriage window.

Sun shi arrived at Yang Ruoqing's carriage and said, "Your father doesn't know what's going on? Has he eaten?"

Yang Ruqing gently held Mrs. Sun's hand, "Mother, don't worry, even if we leave, there are still other people at home."

"Aunt, my sister Lan'er, Ping'er, and my aunt Mei..."

"These are all close relatives of ours. Even if we didn't ask them, they would come to take care of my father proactively," she said.

Sun Shi and the others had been gone for five or six days. Yang Huazhong was practically in a state of depression at home for the same amount of time.

It was too hot outside during the day, so he could only sleep at home.

He slept a lot during the day, and when night came, he woke up feeling refreshed. So, he decided to go to the fields to work, but those pesky mosquitoes bit him all over, making him swell up two or three pounds.

There's no way out, I can't even go out at night. So I just stayed home all day and night, tossing and turning in bed.

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He was too lazy to bathe and wash his clothes, and he didn't feel like going out for a meal. When the host came to call him for dinner, he said he had already eaten at the west house.

When someone from the West invited him to dinner, he pushed the host's head aside.

In the end, Da Sun felt something was wrong. She asked Yang Ruolan and Ping'er, and they told her that Yang Huazhong had been behaving this way for days.

After this, Da Sun and the others would send meals over every day and take Yang Huazhong's dirty clothes to wash for him.

“Sister, where are we now?” Xiaojie and Xiaoduo also squeezed onto Yang Ruqing and Sun’s carriage. Xiaojie looked at the street scenes by the roadside and asked curiously.

Yang Ruqing said, "We have already left Chang Huai Prefecture. Now we have entered He Lan Prefecture. There is a small county town twenty miles ahead. Tonight, we will find an inn in that county town and rest there. We will set off again tomorrow."

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"Wow, we've all reached He Lan Zhou? Isn't that the place where there was a famine and war last year?" asked Xiao Jie again.

Yang Ruqing nodded. Back then during the famine, corpses were strewn everywhere here.

>During wartime, the bloodshed is even more horrific.

But when the flames of war were extinguished and the aftermath subsided, the common people continued their daily lives as usual. Some tended their fields, others raised livestock, and merchants resumed bustling trade on the streets.

Therefore, humans, as a species, have the strongest destructive power, but their ability to recover is unmatched by other species.

Thus, humankind can become the ruler of this natural world, at the top of the food chain.

"It's been half a month since we left home, hasn't it?" Mrs. Sun suddenly asked.

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Yang Ruqing calculated and said, "We set off on the sixth of July, and today is the 22nd of July. It's exactly half a month."

Sun shi gazed out the window and said, "A few days ago when it was the seventh lunar month, I wasn't at home either. I wonder if your father prepared offerings for our ancestors."

Yang Ruqing curved her lips, “Mother, you can rest assured about this. Father and grandfather are both very devout and careful when it comes to worshipping our ancestors.”

"Not to mention my father can handle things himself, even if there's any oversight, my grandfather will remind him."

Upon hearing Yang Ruqing's comforting words, Sun calmed down a bit.

“We’re not going to have a family ritual at home this year, I hope our ancestors will understand.” Sun continued in a low voice.

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Yang Ruqing said, "We also have our reasons. It's for the sake of Lao Yang's great-grandson. Our ancestors will understand."

Seeing Mrs. Sun's pale face and the dark circles under her eyes, Yang Ruqing felt very sorry for her.

From the moment we started our journey, my mother began to feel car sick. Later, her symptoms worsened.

I don't want to eat anything, even forcing myself to drink some rice soup makes me vomit. My stomach acid is all gone.

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Therefore, this journey is slower than usual, and it has only just left Chang Huai Prefecture after more than half a month.

Things have eased up a bit over the past two days.

"Mother, have a few sips of fruit wine and then hold a piece of ginger in your mouth for a while. After sunset, we'll reach the small town ahead, and we can rest properly there." Yang Ruoqing said thoughtfully.

Hearing Yang Ruqing's words, Xiaojie and Xiaoduo also turned their attention back, looking at Sun Shi with concern.

Sun's loving smile, "I'm fine, you guys go ahead and do your thing. I'll just take a short nap."

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"I'm fanning mother!" Little Duo directly scooped up the big palm-leaf fan and began to wave it.

Sun smiled gently, "You don't need to fan anymore, there's wind coming in from outside the carriage. You guys go to the back carriage and enjoy the scenery and chat!"

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As the sun begins to set, it is actually the best time to be on the road.

Because it was cool at night and there weren't many people on the road.

In the past, when transport teams delivered goods, they would travel at night and rest during the day in such hot weather.

But because this trip was mainly to escort Mrs. Sun and other female relatives, it was inconvenient to travel at night, so we could only walk during the day.

"Madam Luo, the inn ahead has already been booked. According to your instructions, two Tianzi suite rooms have been prepared, one for the old madam and one for the two young ladies."

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Han Biao, the head of the Han Clan's assassins, arrived at the carriage and reported back to Yang Ruqing.

Yang Ruqing nodded, "Very good."

Then she turned to Mrs. Sun in the carriage and said, "Mother, let me help you down."

Having entered the spacious and comfortable Tianzi suite, which even had cooling ice cubes placed around the room, Sun finally felt a little more at ease.

Yang Ruqing and her sisters, Xia Duo and Xiao Jie, were busy preparing hot water and clean clothes for Sun Shi so she could take a big bath.

"You wash first." Mrs. Sun said.

Yang Ruqing said, "Mother, you should bathe first. We three will go to the small hot spring pool over there later to soak in a flower petal bath together!"

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Therefore, the inn developed and utilized this characteristic, creating resorts similar to modern-day leisure and summer vacation spots.

The inn provides everything from dining to leisure and entertainment.

This high-priced suite, with the Heavenly Number designation, is a private courtyard with a small garden and a private hot spring.

Speaking of hot springs, Yang Ruqing couldn't help but reminisce about the time she spent in the capital. She remembered following Emperor Qi to the Western Mountain Royal Hunting Ground during spring for a hunt.

Having caught up with the assassins sent by the Duke of肃, she sustained only minor injuries, just a few superficial scratches from arrows.

There is a hot spring inside Xishan Mountain, the mineral-rich water is abundant in various rare nutrients, which is really great for wound recovery.

Well, on this trip to the capital, if she happens to meet Tang Ya Zi, and if conditions allow, she would still like to revisit old places and soak in that hot spring water again.