Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!-Chapter 181: Saving Yi Bai

She didn’t dare get close to the City Lord Mansion, which was also Zhuge Fang’s residence. There were quite a few Inner Strength experts in the City Lord Mansion, and although the system knew their hiding places, she would be discovered the moment she got close.

Unlike this fool, perhaps because life here was too comfortable and nothing had ever happened to him, or something else?

Those two Hidden Guards were not allowed to enter the inner courtyard.

And the two of them weren’t particularly formidable Hidden Guards, merely ordinary Ming Strength experts.

This gave Cheng Xiaoxiao the opportunity to sneak in.

Under the cover of night, she swapped out some impotence medicine with a throat-sealing poison and then slipped away quietly.

With the guidance of the system, it didn’t take long for her to find the courtyard where her sister-in-law was held. Taking advantage of the darkness, she quietly slipped inside.

The walls of this family’s courtyard weren’t that high, merely an ordinary four-entry courtyard. For ordinary people, this place was spacious and luxurious with a beautiful environment, but for wealthy and powerful people, this was a slum.

Considering this, the family who bought her sister-in-law didn’t seem to be very rich.

Just as Cheng Xiaoxiao was thinking this, the system reported in her mind, "I just found out that this family’s house is managed by someone under Zhuge Fang."

Does that mean her sister-in-law was bought by a servant?

This is absolutely outrageous.

This time Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t even need to climb a tree; with a sprint, her light body gracefully leapt onto the wall.

She flipped down from the wall and quietly made her way to the courtyard where her sister-in-law was held.

There was only a dozing boy at the courtyard gate. Without hesitation, Cheng Xiaoxiao knocked him out with a blunt stick, then gently pushed the door open and locked it behind her after entering.

On her tiptoes, she quietly walked to the main house’s door, pushed it, and when it didn’t move, she stealthily crept to the window sill.

Inside, Li Qiuchan, who couldn’t sleep due to hunger, gripped a fragment of porcelain, thinking that if she couldn’t protect her purity, she would die together with whoever came.

Just as her thoughts were running wild, Cheng Xiaoxiao’s voice came from beside the window, "Sister-in-law, Sister-in-law, are you inside?"

Initially, Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to open the window and go straight in, but feared her sister-in-law might think she was an intruder and let out a startled scream, which would give her away.

She could only remind the other person first.

Under the window, she took out a bundle, filling it with milk, candies, buns, and cookies, packed them all together, slung it over her back, and then softly called again, "Sister-in-law, Sister-in-law, it’s Xiaoxiao, I’m coming in!"

Was she hallucinating?

She actually heard Xiaoxiao calling her; she must be too hungry.

Poor Yibai, suffering with his mother at such a young age, as she thought this, the tears kept flowing.

If she could, she also wanted to trade for Yibai’s survival, but she knew that if she died, Yibai would have no way to live, so she held on for these days, grinding through, as long as she could stay alive a moment longer with her son.

As she was despairingly thinking, she again heard the sound from outside the window.

This time, she barely managed to prop up her weakened body and listened carefully, indeed hearing Xiaoxiao’s voice. Trembling with excitement, she asked, "Is it Xiaoxiao?"

Li Qiuchan couldn’t believe it, yet fervently hoped the answer was what she wished for.

Upon hearing an echo from inside, Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t hesitate anymore, gently pushing the window open to slip inside.

With no moonlight tonight, she almost knocked over a chair as she jumped into the room. Thanks to the system’s reminder, she avoided making a loud noise.

Li Qiuchan from the bed also groped her way over, looking at the shadowy figure, she couldn’t make out the features, but the figure indeed resembled Xiaoxiao. With an excited quiver, she rasped, "Is it really you, Xiaoxiao? Am I not dreaming?"

Without hesitation, Cheng Xiaoxiao went over and embraced Li Qiuchan, "Sister-in-law, it’s Xiaoxiao, I came to save you. This is all real, I will get everyone in the family out, we will all be fine, don’t worry."

Held in the familiar scent, the warmth real and comforting, upon hearing such reassurance, Li Qiuchan could no longer hold back. She covered her mouth, sobbing uncontrollably.

She finally saw the light, finally waited for Xiaoxiao, who always was the pride of the family, the beacon for everyone. She finally knew what she had been holding on for.

It was a belief, a belief in someone unconditionally.

Believing she could accomplish what others couldn’t.

Believing she could save everyone from the abyss.

Li Qiuchan thought excitedly, thought for a while before coming back to her senses, immediately stopping her tears, "Xiaoxiao, quickly, save Yibai, he’s sick and feverish, he has no food, starving and crying. Please, save him."

"I know all about this, Sister-in-law, don’t worry, I’ll save Yibai now. Here’s some milk and buns for you, eat a little first, to regain strength so you can better take care of Yibai. I’ll go see him, don’t worry."

In this situation, they couldn’t light a lamp.

Cheng Xiaoxiao had to take out a flashlight, then wrapped several layers of cloth around the light bulb.

This way, when the flashlight was turned on, the light wouldn’t spread too far, emanating a warm yellow glow illuminating about a meter.

After sipping two mouthfuls of milk, Li Qiuchan came over to help.

Seeing her weak son, how could she eat anything?

Cheng Xiaoxiao took Yibai’s pulse, checked his heartbeat, his skin was very hot, indeed he had a fever. Checking his whole little body, which was burning up and breathing rapidly, the situation was dire. Had she been any later, she might not have been able to save him.

She quickly took out an antipyretic pill, ground it into powder, and secretly poured some warm water, feeding it into his little mouth with a small spoon.

Yibai, possibly very hungry, swallowed the bitter medicine without hesitation, and after finishing, smacked his lips as if he hadn’t had enough.

Cheng Xiaoxiao also fed him some milk, took out a bottle of liquor, and diluted it with some water to wipe his body.

Watching her son take medicine and drink milk, his complexion slightly recovering, Li Qiuchan finally felt at ease, silently gnawing on a bun, tears still occasionally dropping from her red eyes.

Looking at Xiaoxiao wiping Yibai with liquor to reduce the fever, the little one, now much more comfortable, made humming noises of enjoyment, no longer pitiful cries.

Li Qiuchan’s heart, anxious and despairing for so long, completely settled down.

Yibai, after being comforted and held by Cheng Xiaoxiao for a while, fell into a deep sleep.

She then asked what had actually happened a few days ago.

Li Qiuchan recounted the events of that day.

Before Cheng Xiaoxiao left, she advised everyone not to enter the city for the time being, so they planned to camp here for a few days.

Unexpectedly, the next day, the group of vagrants started causing trouble.

They kept spreading rumors within the team, saying how great life was in the city. Inside were also displaced refugees, who were easy to get along with. Everyone, with softened ears, thought waiting here was the same as waiting in the city, so why not settle there first, to exchange for some supplies.

Thus, under the persuasion of those people, they entered the city.

Who knew once inside the city...