Yu Chi Ye thought that many years later, he would still remember this day.

Just when he was about to give up and want to end it all, he was rescued.

That person was just a three-year-old pudding, yet he taught him that there is hope only in living.

If his mother were still alive, she would surely want him to live a good life, wouldn't she?

He wanted to live.

Even if it's just to survive in a foreign land.

Lili sighed, "It's been quite a bumpy road. What are your plans for the future?"

“I want to follow you, I want to stay by your side, I won’t go anywhere else,” Yu Chi Ye said resolutely.

"Smack."

The sound of a porcelain bowl shattering came from the doorway.

The sudden sound interrupted Yu Chi Ye's words. The two turned around and saw Shen Jiaqing with a shocked and angry expression, and another broken porcelain bowl at her feet.

Shen Jiaqing strode over and pointed at Yu Chi Ye: "What did you say! My sister is only three years old, and you're trying to deceive a child's feelings?! I even went to the trouble of brewing your medicine again!"

Lili looked completely bewildered and quickly hugged Shen Jiaqing like a koala: "It's a misunderstanding, brother, don't worry."

Yu Chi Ye was also dumbfounded. When the Divine Physician Sikong came in and saw this scene, he felt sorry for the broken pieces on the ground and picked them up: "You unfilial disciple, you have ruined all my porcelain bowls."

Shen Jiaqing said, feeling wronged, "Master, it was him..."

"Alright, alright, the medicine is brewed well. It seems you've indeed memorized the medical books several times during this period," praised Physician Sikong.

Shen Jiaqing's attention was immediately diverted, and her eyes lit up: "Really, Master? Your disciple has been watching me the whole time, and I haven't taken my eyes off you!"

Physician Sikong had practiced medicine for many years and could tell at a glance how well the medicine was prepared.

He wasn't making this up out of thin air. Although Shen Jiaqing's medicine was simple, he was completely in charge of controlling the heat and timing all by himself.

This is already quite an achievement for a six-year-old child.

This apprentice does indeed have some talent.

The Divine Physician Sikong laughed and said, "Would your master lie to you? Alright, go next door and keep an eye on things; that person is about to wake up."

"good!"

Shen Jiaqing immediately forgot about Yu Chiye and ran to the next room as fast as she could.

Upon hearing that his uncle had woken up, Yu Chi Ye struggled to get out of bed, but Li Li held him down, saying, "Wait a minute."

Physician Sikong closed the door and calmly wiped the medicine off the floor.

Yu Chi Ye stared at Li Li and fell silent.

She saved him, and he listened to her.

The divine physician Sikong took his pulse and jokingly said, "The Fifth Prince has been well-nourished since childhood, and he can live without medicine."

Yu Chi Ye thought of his carefree days in the past and felt a little down. He also felt a little guilty for having just caused someone to break two bowls.

"I'm sorry, I'll make it up to you."

Lili quite likes this little prince. Although she was a little stressed just now, it's normal.

Physician Sikong raised an eyebrow: "Compensate? These medicinal herbs were all picked and dried by me personally. Outsiders would hardly be able to obtain such a medicine. You are penniless and in a foreign country now. How can you compensate me?"

Lili glanced briefly at Doctor Sikong, who seemed to be intentionally trying to find a legitimate excuse for Yuchi Ye to stay.

As expected, Yu Chi Ye was not discouraged at all; on the contrary, he was very excited and said, "I can be Li Li's bodyguard and stay by Li Li's side to protect him! From now on, I am no longer the Fifth Prince of the Great Jin. My name is Chen Ye, and I belong to Li Li!"

Lili: "?"

Why should I be her bodyguard?

She doesn't need it; she has five older brothers and so many family members to protect her.

"Can't!"

Zhui Feng burst through the door, his eyes filled with hostility: "Miss Lili, he is, after all, a prince of the Great Jin. The Great Jin court is currently in chaos, and who knows when it will start a war with the Southern Jin again. Please think it over!"

If His Highness finds out that the prince of the Great Jin Dynasty is going to stay with the Shen family, he will definitely make him pay.

Let alone His Highness the Crown Prince, even he would be terrified to have such a huge time bomb placed in Southern Jin!

Who knows if this will cause any trouble in the future?

In an instant, all three pairs of eyes were focused on Lili.

Yu Chi Ye was at a loss. If he didn't stay by Li Li's side, where else could he go?

He couldn't go back to Dajin. He didn't want to be a burden to his elder brother and grandfather. If those who were hunting him couldn't find him, they might think he was dead.

It's better that I'm dead. Let them think I'm dead!

The world is vast; you can go anywhere.

However, when he thought he was going to die, it was Lili who saved him, and it was Lili who told him that living was the most important thing.

He wanted to stay by Lili's side, even if it was as a guard or a servant!

"Lili, I can do many things, even be a servant!"

Lili didn't rush to answer, but patted him reassuringly and said, "You should rest first, Lili will come to see you later."

After saying that, Lili jumped off the little stool and ran to the next room in a flash.

Yu Chi Ye watched helplessly as the pale yellow color disappeared, feeling a pang of disappointment, but also understanding that his presence did indeed cause trouble for others.

Although he didn't know Lili's identity, Lili knew Doctor Sikong, and the guard-like man in front of him was so respectful to her, so he figured she couldn't be too bad.

Zhui Feng breathed a sigh of relief, glanced silently at Yu Chi Ye, and asked, "Are you the fifth prince of the Great Jin? Then that person must be your uncle, Shangguan Zhengzhong?"

Yu Chi Ye pursed his lips. After Li Li left, he resumed his somewhat wary demeanor: "Hmm."

Zhui Feng's expression was strange. The Great Jin Emperor was seriously ill, but he was not yet on the verge of death. Had these covert struggles already turned into blatant open conflict?

Looking at the child huddled up in a ball, Zhui Feng felt sorry for him.

Their prince came to Nanlin County because of the bloodshed among his brothers.

Shangguan Zhengzhong opened his eyes with difficulty, and several blurry figures slowly became clear.

The aches and fatigue throughout his body, along with the pain from the wounds on his limbs, constantly reminded him of what had happened before.

Where is this...?

Didn't he faint by the lake...?

Where is Xiaoye?

My head is buzzing and I have a terrible headache.

Shen Jiaqing's eyes lit up, and she immediately served the medicine that Physician Sikong had prescribed, secretly thinking, "This time it won't be spilled, right?"

"You're awake? Drink your medicine; Master said it will make you feel better."

Lili was still carefully examining the sword when she heard Shen Jiaqing speak, so she quickly turned around to look.

Shangguan Zhengzhong looked around at the three children, but his vigilance did not diminish at all. He subconsciously reached for his sword, but only managed to grab a handful of air.

"You're looking for this?"

Shen Jiahao effortlessly picked it up with one hand and handed it to him, even twirling it a few times with a random, yet nimble and light motion.

Shangguan Zhengzhong froze. He was not quite lucid, but he remembered that his sword weighed a full twenty-eight jin. It was one thing for the child to pick it up, but how could he possibly wield it for a few moves?

Shangguan Zhengzhong narrowed his eyes slightly, propped himself up on the bed, but dared not easily take the sword.

Upon closer inspection, the child is quite large and strong, and may even know martial arts. His seemingly random and haphazard movements might just be a bluff.

Shen Jiahao had no idea what Shangguan Zhengzhong was thinking, and with a puzzled look, he handed the sword forward: "Your sword."

Shangguan Zhengzhong's body trembled, and he took a step back.

With this movement, Shangguan Zhengzhong felt his wounds hurt even more.

What's wrong with this child!

It was just a very simple movement, so how could he have sensed its sharpness?

Shangguan Zhengzhong, slightly out of breath, asked in a deep voice, "Where is the child?"

As he spoke, his sharp eyes never left Shen Jiahao, who was holding a weapon.

“Brother Yuchi is next door, don’t worry,” Lili said.

Shangguan Zhengzhong was startled. These people's accents were indeed from the Southern Jin Dynasty. How could they know Yuchi Ye's name?

Oh, right, that totem!

"What did you do to him?" Shangguan Zhengzhong asked coldly.

Shen Jiaqing's hand was tired from holding the medicine. Just as she was about to tell him to drink the medicine first, a small dagger appeared out of nowhere, piercing straight through the medicine and heading towards Shangguan Zhengzhong on the bed.

Shangguan Zhengzhong's pupils contracted slightly. He twisted his waist and rolled around on the narrow bed like a nimble snake.

Almost simultaneously, the dagger flew past where he had just been standing and stabbed hard into the wall behind the bed.

Shen Jiaqing knocked over the homonym in his hand once again.

Shen Jiaqing: "..."

Shangguan Zhengzhong steadied himself, a sharp glint in his eyes as he stared intently at the spot where the dagger had made a cut.

The dagger actually entered through a narrow gap between the wooden doors. It was able to pinpoint the person's location accurately even though no one was visible. There was a master among them!

However, the prolonged blood loss had depleted his body, and Shangguan Zhengzhong's vision went black; he almost collapsed off the bed.

Shen Jiahao was startled and quickly helped him up.

Shangguan Zhengzhong tried to avoid it, but his body wouldn't obey him, so he had no choice but to let Shen Jiahao support him.

Lili frowned and looked towards the door, somewhat angrily.

What if she scares her older brother's teacher? Where will she find another one?

"Brother Chasing the Wind, you're so childish!"

Zhui Feng pushed open the door and entered, glancing at the dagger and Shangguan Zhengzhong's location before suddenly leaping up and charging towards Shangguan Zhengzhong.

Shangguan Zhengzhong shook off Shen Jiahao's hand, his eyes sharpened, and he quickly dodged, turning the tables and launching an attack on him.

After a few rounds, the two returned to their original positions.

Shen Jiahao was stunned.

Shangguan Zhengzhong was seriously injured and had been unconscious for so long. He was still very weak after just waking up, yet he was not at all at a disadvantage against Zhui Feng.

Doesn't that mean it's even more powerful than chasing the wind?

Zhui Feng is the Crown Prince's top bodyguard, which speaks volumes about his strength; he's even more powerful than Zhui Feng...

Shen Jiahao felt as if he had discovered a treasure.

Zhui Feng's eyes showed respect as he cupped his hands and said, "You truly deserve to be called General Shangguan of the Great Jin Kingdom. To be able to escape such serious injuries is truly admirable!"

When martial arts practitioners discuss martial arts, they do not distinguish between nationalities, but only compare their skill level.

Shangguan Zhengzhong became a commander at the age of twenty, truly a hero.

Shangguan Zhengzhong laughed cryptically: "In your current state, how can you be worthy of being called a general? Now, do as you please, kill or torture me, but that child is innocent, spare his life!"

It wasn't that he was ungrateful; he knew that these people might have saved him. But during this time, he had been hunted down and couldn't even trust people from his own country. How could he easily trust people from other countries?

Shangguan Zhengxin understood perfectly well that although the Great Jin and the Southern Jin were on the surface at peace, the situation in the Great Jin had become increasingly turbulent in recent years, and the two countries were constantly keeping a close eye on each other's movements.

This man is highly skilled in martial arts and looks extraordinary; he doesn't seem like an ordinary person.

And that little girl...

Shangguan Zhengzhong observed the little girl beside him without making a sound. For some reason, he always felt that this youngest girl was the most special one among them.

Helpless, Lili had no choice but to go over and pull Yuchi Ye over.

If we don't let him see Yuchi Ye, we'll probably have to fight again.

Yu Chi Ye obediently followed behind Li Li, his dirty outer clothes long since removed, leaving only his not-so-clean inner clothes.

Upon seeing the unharmed Yuchi Ye, Shangguan Zhengzhong instantly pulled him into his arms: "Xiao Ye!"

"Uncle!" Yu Chi Ye hugged him tightly. "Uncle, I thought..."

"It's alright, Xiao Ye, your uncle won't die."

Only after confirming that Yuchi Ye was alright did Shangguan Zhengzhong lower his guard somewhat.

“Uncle, it was Lili who found us in the cave, and then Physician Sikong saved us.” Yu Chi Ye pointed at Lili.

Shangguan Zhengzhong looked at Lili, a dark glint flashing in his eyes.

Their hiding place was extremely well-hidden; unless Yu Chi Ye went out on his own initiative, no one would ever discover them.

But judging from what Yu Chi Ye said, it was she who found them in the cave?

What a strange little girl.

"Wait, Physician Sikong?" Before Shangguan Zhengzhong could think further, he grasped another key point, "What are you talking about?"

Yu Chi Ye nodded emphatically: "It is the divine physician that General Wu Fanman was looking for. After Wu Fanman's men injured the divine physician Sikong, Li Li and the others found him, took him back and cured him. He did not die."

Yu Chi Ye's eyes were resolute, and he didn't seem to be lying.

Shangguan Zheng felt even stranger.

But what is certain is that these people have no malicious intent and will not harm them.

Shangguan Zhengzhong pursed his lips slightly and looked at Lili: "Could I speak with him alone for a few minutes?"

Lili readily agreed: "Okay, then Lili will go and make snacks for everyone."

After saying that, he pulled Shen Jiahao, who was staring intently at Shangguan Zhengzhong with starry eyes, and Shen Jiaqing, who was glaring resentfully at Zhuifeng, out of the house.

Zhui Feng inexplicably met Shen Jiaqing's resentful gaze and followed her out.

Lili hummed a little tune, wanting to drag Jifen to the mountains to pick mushrooms. Shen Jiahao excitedly said to Lili, "Lili, did you see that person's skills? They were amazing! Even with such serious injuries, he was still just as good as Brother Zhuifeng! What did Brother Zhuifeng say he was? A general from the Great Jin Kingdom? That's incredible!"

Lili smiled and asked, "Big brother, aren't you afraid that he's from the Great Jin Kingdom?"

"What's there to be afraid of? We're all human, it's not like we've seen a ghost. Besides, he seems like a good person!" Shen Jiahao chuckled and leaned closer to ask Lili.

"Brother Zhuifeng didn't have a chance, but this one is not bad either. Lili, do you think I could succeed if I pestered him to teach me martial arts?"

Lili countered, "Big brother wants to learn martial arts from General Shangguan?"

"Hmm!" Shen Jiahao was extremely anxious. "Lili, what you say is always the most accurate. Tell your brother quickly, can we succeed?"