She thought for a moment, then looked at the government officer.
"Lord, come with me, and you'll understand then."
The officer who had taken Pei Shu'er's silver looked a bit reluctant, but the leading officer, Lu Qing, pondered for a moment, then said.
"We'll go with you."
Though death was inevitable on the road to exile, if too many died, they wouldn't be able to account for it.
Previously, when Pei Shu'er was in the forest, she scouted around and found that this forest was larger than others, and now there were already some traces of grey miasma.
"When the miasma is about to arrive, poisonous insects will become active one or two days in advance."
Pei Shu'er parted the leaves there, revealing a few poisonous scorpions, their tails black and blue, clearly venomous.
The suspicion on the officer's face began to waver, Lu Qing said, "Could it be a coincidence?"
He also wanted to be cautious but was not about to abandon a well-guarded position because of a few scorpions.
