Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 542

Chapter 542: 542

Soaking up the long-missed warmth of the sun, Nanzhi felt a new lightness in her entire being.

Shengsheng was a good child, and though Ma Po helped look after him on regular days, the absence of milk powder here made it hard for her to find a wet nurse for him. Constantly having to wake up to feed him was somewhat exhausting.

"Sister Nanzhi, perhaps you should go back indoors. We wouldn’t want you to catch a cold."

Holding Shengsheng, Shen Miaomiao found herself unconsciously lowering her voice.

"The sun is warm today, there’s no need to worry about catching a cold."

Nanzhi squinted her eyes, basking in the sunlight on her face.

"Sister Nanzhi, I’m a bit worried, why hasn’t there been any news from him for such a long time?"

A trace of sorrow crossed Shen Miaomiao’s face.

He initially told them that once they had resolved matters in Huaiyang, they would rush back with food supplies. However, so much time has passed and there’s not been a single piece of news.

If the monsters have arrived in Yan City, would they not also be in Huaiyang?

Worried about her husband’s safety, Shen Miaomiao’s face displayed increasing anxiety.

"There shouldn’t be any issue. He’s on an official military deployment, there shouldn’t be any major problems with the army, the horses, or the rations. Huaiyang is not far from Xiejiang, nothing major can happen. Perhaps, with some more waiting, there might be some news," said Nanzhi.

She well understood Shen Miaomiao’s trepidations, but could only offer such consolation.

"Hm."

Shen Miaomiao forced a smile, looking down to see Shengsheng gazing at her, wide-eyed and innocent.

The baby was adorable, his little mouth slightly agape, saliva trickling down the corner of his lips.

"Our Shengsheng is such a lovely child," murmured Nanzhi.

"Mama! Mama! You came out!"

Shen Zhiyu and Yuanbao, peeking over the wall, spotted Nanzhi basking in the sun in the courtyard.

"Keep your voices down."

Nanzhi felt a moment of unease, but seeing those two little rascals climbing the wall again made her irate.

Those mischievous kids have grown so audacious, daring to climb the wall right in front of her!

"You two are climbing the wall again!"

As Nanzhi’s words echoed, Shen Zhiyu and Yuanbao exchanged a glance, their faces freezing momentarily before swiftly climbing down the wall.

"Mama, we must go now! You, you continue sunbathing with our little brother!"

"Those two rascals."

Nanzhi found herself both irritated and amused. Was this some sort of mutual incrimination?

"Zhiyu has grown so much."

Watching the two kids, Shen Miaomiao found herself in a daze.

In the blink of an eye, three years had passed.

"Indeed, they’ve grown up all of a sudden."

Nanzhi shook her head, an indescribable sense of melancholy filling her heart.

In the dense forest outside the city, Shen Wenchen and his team followed a trail into the depths.

The sound of horse hooves echoed clear and distinct in the silent forest. Observing the surrounding trees, Shen Wenchen’s mood grew heavy.

He left instructions that if they didn’t return to the city after an hour, Liu Jie should lead a team to light the fires.

With the isolation zone in place, Yan City should be safe. As for them, they would circle back to the city.

Today, these monstrous things must be eliminated.

Otherwise, no one could guarantee that more monsters wouldn’t appear later.

Eradicating all potential problems was paramount.

"General, there’s movement ahead!"

One of the men, looking through the trees, spotted a shaking figure in the distance. He quickly whispered his observation.

Shen Wenchen raised his hand, signaling those behind him to be cautious.

Moving the branches before him aside, what came into view was a ground covered with severed arms and corpses.

The black earth was already soaked in fresh blood, the stench of blood mixed with the foul smell of the soil was so pungent that even Shen Wenchen involuntarily frowned.

The monster that was just gnawing on a rotten limb heard the noise, alertly retreating a few steps back.

Its pale-gray face was smeared with dark-red blood, making it even more horrifying and terrifying.

Because it had been scorched by fire, the flesh on its arms had fallen off, now there were only two bare bones visible, with some blackened, charred flesh attached to them.

The instant it saw Shen Wenchen and the others, the monster roared and threw the rotting flesh in its hand in their direction, then quickly darted into the forest, attempting to escape to the depths of the mountain.

"Don’t let it escape!"

Someone suddenly shouted. In an instant, everyone started parting the branches, rushing in the direction the creature had fled to.

There were only six running monsters in total.

They couldn’t let even a single one of them escape.

Shen Wenchen frowned upon seeing the rotting, stinking pieces of corpse, besides blood on the stacked scraps of fabric on the side, there was also some yellow-green liquid.

These clothes seemed to belong to the people of Datian village.

Just as he was thinking, a faint noise sounded. Shen Wenchen swiftly turned. Where he had just been standing, an axe had embedded itself into the ground.

The monster’s body was somewhat stiff, its withered skin sticking to its skull, looking like dried-up tree bark.

Its vertical pupils rotated, and it raised its arm again in the direction of Shen Wenchen.

It knew that the man in front of it was the leader of this group.

As long as it killed him first, the city would fall as well.

Shen Wenchen dodged again, and with a thud, the already teetering tree fell where the axe hit, narrowly missing that monster.

Shen Wenchen reached into his bosom, drew out a stone and aimed it at the monster’s forehead.

Before it could react, the stone had pierced deep into its brain.

Struck hard by the stone, the parasite inside exploded. The monster that was alive just a moment ago suddenly lost its vitality and collapsed to the ground.

One down.

Shen Wenchen glanced at the corpse beneath his feet, leaped onto his horse, and headed towards the direction his men had just advanced.

Five remaining.

By the time he caught up, the monster from before had already been pinned to the ground.

Its limbs were rigid and decomposing, deviating greatly from how they initially found it. Only its form still resembled a human.

Having gone too long without food, even though the parasite was still lodged in its brain, their life functions had long been exhausted.

As long as they could find the remaining four more quickly, they could completely kill them today.

But no matter how they searched, they could not find any trace of the other monsters.

Liu Jie watched as the sun gradually rose, but still there was no sign of Shen Wenchen’s group, he inevitably started to get anxious.

"Big Brother Liu, it’s time."

Someone nearby said.

"Ignite it!"

Liu Jie gritted his teeth. Since it was an order from the general, he couldn’t disobey, no matter what.

Moreover, he trusted the general.

On his command, the first bonfire was lit, and the dense forest was quickly swallowed by flames.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the flames, like wild horses that had lost their reins, galloped through the mountains and forests, turning the three sides outside Yan City into a sea of fire.

The scorching heat made the soldiers guarding the city walls somewhat uncomfortable.

The river defending the city, affected by the high temperature, caused the fish to jump around, trying to leap out of the water.

Luckily there was a buffer zone, the scorching heat didn’t cause much impact on Yan City.

However, the thick smoke billowing towards the sky made the citizens in the city become anxious.