I became a cannon fodder villain. If I want to survive, I must take care of my baby first.

The Xingchenhua family's territory, Tasso City, is located at the southernmost tip of the Yaslan Kingdom, far away from the royal capital.

The Great Wilderness Lake is even further south, and is known as the southernmost town in the Kingdom of Aslan.

The scenery here is beautiful and pleasant, it is a good place to cultivate one's body and mind.

It’s a pity that the three wonders here, Junyin Mountain, Xiyue Forest and Xuwang Sea, are well-known forbidden areas for humans. The Great Wilderness is like an isolated space with little contact with the outside world.

Further south of the Great Wilderness is the border area where the realm dispute broke out, and it is also the location of the Demon Dragon Altar.

Just as Lycoris radiata had said, they arrived at the town before sunset.

If conditions permit, Manjushage and others who have been running around all day should now find a place to have a good rest.

But Marianne's soul was growing weaker every moment, and she might disappear without a trace the next morning.

Anyway, the Dragon Altar isn't far away, so if everything goes well it will be over quickly.

So they decided to travel overnight.

It is not easy to go to the Dragon Altar. The space magic of Mirror Lake is changing every moment, and sometimes it even affects places far away.

If there is no reliable local to lead the way, they will most likely be randomly teleported to a forbidden area.

Therefore, before it was too late, Doyle stopped the carriage and hurriedly took a few people to the house of the friend he mentioned.

It was a small house made of wooden boards and a few stones. The door was closed, there was no light inside, and only faint noises could be heard.

"Maybe he fell asleep?" Luo Shiqi asked in a low voice.

He had heard from Manjushage that kerosene was precious and ordinary people did not light lamps or use candles at night.

And because it is inconvenient to work at night, most people go to bed early and get up early the next morning to do farm work.

It's definitely impossible to do farm work in this snowy day. I just don't know if coming here directly will disturb the family's sleep.

Doyle smiled and shook his head: "That guy won't be so quiet."

As he spoke, Doyle walked to a window and imitated the howling of a wolf in a lazy tone.

Not long after, the door opened and a pretty girl walked out. When she saw Doyle, she immediately showed a happy expression: "Doyle, it's really you! Thank God you're finally here. I'm not hallucinating."

The moon is very round tonight, and the moonlight is soft. Even without the light of the fire, Lycoris can see the girl's face clearly.

"Is your friend Fan Yin?" she asked almost subconsciously.

Hearing Manjushage's voice, Fanyin's body trembled involuntarily, but when she saw who it was, she breathed a sigh of relief: "I was scared to death, it turned out to be Miss Manjushage. I was wondering why Daoer didn't change his appearance this time."

At Fan Yin's age, and as an unmarried girl, she hates rumors the most. If some gossipy woman saw her secretly meeting a man under the moonlight without her family's knowledge - and the man was such a handsome one, she would probably never be able to survive in the Great Wilderness.

"Long time no see, Fanyin. How have you been these days? Are you getting used to your new home?" Manjushage greeted her with a smile.

Fan Yin nodded very earnestly: "Yes! Fortunately, I have the help of Miss Manjushage. Uncle and aunt are very kind to me."

After she finished speaking, a frustrated expression appeared on her pretty face. "It's just that my uncle is too kind-hearted. He can't bear to see others starving or freezing, so he uses all the things in his house to help the residents of the town for free. If this continues, I'm afraid we won't survive this winter."

Doyle smiled proudly: "I knew you were going to have a hard time, so I brought a truckload of supplies here. How about it? Why don't you thank me now!"

More than being moved, Fan Yin almost knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Oh, my savior! Fan Yin is willing to work like a slave for you!"

"That's enough. We are here for serious business." Doyle waved his hand and said with a look of disgust.

"What's the matter?" Fan Yin immediately became serious.

Doyle said, "We want to go to the Dragon Altar."

"What?!" Fan Yin was so surprised that she almost jumped up.

"Shh, keep your voice down." Doyle quickly covered her mouth: "Let's find a safer place to talk about this."

Doyle loved to go to the Great Wilderness every now and then, and of course he knew which places were truly hidden.

"Why do we have to go to that kind of place?" After reaching a remote corner, Fan Yin could no longer control himself and asked loudly.

Manjushage took the time to explain Marian's situation to her, and Fan Yin's expression quickly softened.

She looked at Marianne, whose body was almost transparent, and said, "Poor girl, I hope I can help you if I can. But I have only been here for a short time and I am not familiar with Mirror Lake at all."

She turned to look at Doyle: "But I can take you to find my friend. He is a real local and should know better than me."

Doyle crossed his arms, his eyes full of doubt: "Besides me, do you have any other friends?"

Fan Yin's tone was gentle, but her smile was terrifying: "Oh my God, you stupid little groundhog, if it weren't for Miss Manjushage, I would definitely kick your ass hard!"

"You two have such a good relationship." Manjushage said from the side.

"No way!" Doyle and Fan Yin said in unison.

Not long after, Fan Yin led them to a clean wooden house. Fan Yin walked quietly to the window as Doyle had done before and uttered two "aww"s softly.

Is this some kind of secret code popular among young people? Manjushage thought.

Soon, a handsome young man came out holding a ball of light in his hand.

"Oh my god, you are Miss Manjushage? And Mr. Luo Shiqi!"

As soon as the boy saw the two of them, he hurriedly wanted to kneel down and worship, but Doyle stopped him in time: "Stop, stop, stop. If you want to worship, worship me first."

Manjushage patted the back of his head expressionlessly, and gently helped the boy up and said, "Little friend, please get up quickly. We still need your help. How can I open my mouth when you bow like this?"

"I'm sorry!" He quickly stood up, fearing that he would offend the beautiful noble lady in front of him.

Fan Yin also said, "Wu Chang, Miss Manjushage and the others want to go to the Dragon Altar, and they need you to lead the way."

The boy's delicate face showed a bit of fear: "You mean the Dragon Altar? What are you going to do in a place like that!"

Sure enough, this is how normal people would react when they heard where they were going.

Manjushage sighed, "Oh, I really hope I only have to say this once."

Then he repeated to Wuchang what he had said to Fanyin before.

"I see." After listening to Manjushage's explanation, Wuchang nodded: "That's absolutely no problem."

"Thank you very much for your willingness to help! But it's so late now, won't your family blame us? Do you need to tell them?" Manjusaka was afraid that Wuchang would be scolded by his family if he ran out in the middle of the night to lead them, so she asked worriedly.

Wu Chang shook his head: "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

He looked away and muttered quietly in a voice that only he could hear: "They don't care about this anyway."

"Of course, if you are willing to pay, my parents will be very happy." The gloomy expression on his face turned into a playful smile in an instant.

Manjushage smiled and said, "Of course, no problem."

She originally wanted to give two gold coins to Wuchang as a reward, but after seeing the two shiny gold objects, the other party almost fell to his knees again.

In the Kingdom of Aslan, the life savings of ordinary people only added up to a few gold coins. Manjusaka was so generous that Wuchang didn't dare to accept it.

If Wuchang's parents knew that he suddenly had so much extra money, they would definitely think that he had done something terribly bad and would break his legs!

Manjushage could only exchange two gold coins for five silver coins, but even so, Wuchang's palms holding the silver coins were still sweating.

Wuchang's parents are very strict and often teach him not to take shortcuts, especially not to cheat others of their money.

After all, it is a Great Wilderness and the locals can lead the outsiders and allow them to safely pass through Jinghu Lake, which is the intersection of the three forbidden areas.

Occasionally, outsiders who don’t know much about the business are deliberately charged high prices and are threatened and tempted in various ways on the grounds that “their lives are at stake”.

But absolutely no one comes up with just a few gold coins.

Even after Wuchang refused, Manjusaka exchanged it for five silver coins.

Normally, any amount exceeding fifty copper coins is considered extortion, the kind that warrants a lawsuit!

As expected of the boss of Tasso City, Manjushage is really generous.

Wuchang occasionally heard Fanyin mention that some powerful people would often offer quite generous rewards when looking for someone to do something for them, in order to win over people's hearts and minds in order to obtain higher treatment.

Although Manjushage had no such idea at all, Wuchang was still determined to give them an unforgettable trip to the border.