Shen Hechuan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"He wouldn't dare to harm a single hair on your head, otherwise, I will never forgive him!"

His body, which he had been struggling to maintain, gradually slumped down, but Gu Jingchun didn't notice. He just nodded and asked him again.

"But did you really send 100,000 troops to the border?"

"If you do this, how can those court officials let you off the hook?"

As Gu Jingchun was speaking, Shen Hechuan's body lost control and collapsed onto her.

She quickly helped Shen Hechuan up, her eyes widening in an instant, and she screamed in terror.

"Hechuan, what's wrong?"

"What’s wrong with you?"

"Help! Someone come quick!"

Gu Jingchun gently sat down on the ground with Shen Hechuan in his arms.

Shen Hechuan, however, kept his eyes closed and did not make any more sound.

It was only then that Gu Jingchun noticed that his face was completely bloodless, deathly pale.

Gu Jingchun was extremely flustered, and his hands began to tremble.

She screamed in despair.

"Tsurukawa, what's wrong? Don't scare me!"

Tianji and Dizhi also rushed over at this time.

Zhi first checked Shen Hechuan's pulse before he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Miss Gu, please don't panic. Master is just too tired, and his previous injuries haven't healed yet. He has a fever now, which means his wounds have become infected. We need to find a place to treat his wounds."

******

The sky was just beginning to brighten.

The quiet little village was bustling with activity again.

Grandma Wang did the same; she got up as usual to prepare breakfast.

However, when she walked into the courtyard, she found several men standing there, all dressed in black, holding long swords, and covered in blood. They looked fierce and menacing, which was quite frightening!

She was so frightened that she took several steps back.

"Who...who are you all, and how did you come to my courtyard?"

At this moment, Gu Jingchun heard the commotion and came out.

“Mother-in-law, you don’t need to be afraid. These are my people. They won’t hurt you. Please make extra breakfast today.”

Looking at the menacing-looking people in the yard, Granny Wang swallowed nervously before rushing to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

However, with so many people, even making porridge would require a full pot.

So soon, Granny Wang had no choice but to come out and fetch water, trembling with fear.

When the men standing outside saw that Granny Wang was having great difficulty carrying the water, they immediately came over to help.

When others saw this, they came over to help as well.

Soon, everyone crowded into the kitchen, leaving Granny Wang standing helplessly outside.

...

And in the room at this moment.

Gu Jingchun gasped when he saw the wounds on Shen Hechuan's body.

"How could he be so badly injured?"

Having followed Shen Hechuan all this way, Tianji understood the hardships Shen Hechuan had endured. Upon hearing this, she immediately spoke with a choked voice:

“Miss Gu, do you know how much suffering our master endured on his journey to find you?”

"In order to get the Empress Dowager's permission to come out and find you, he stood in the rain for a long time, and then came out to find you even while he was ill."

"Leaving aside the fact that he was chased and killed many times along the way, Mo Junxing even found a woman who looked like you to prevent his master from coming to find you. She dressed up as you and first lured his master there. In the end, she even dressed up as if you had been murdered."

The master mistook it for you and rushed to your aid, which is why he was stabbed by her.

Tianji's voice grew increasingly choked with emotion as he spoke.

"He's injured so badly, he's not fit to travel at all. We all told him to rest, his health is the most important thing."

However, the master did not listen at all. He rushed over in the carriage, and when he heard that you were here, he endured the pain and rushed over.

"I never expected that after arriving here, I would witness you arguing with the ruler of Daqi. My master was angered, and that's probably why his wound reopened."

Tianji spoke with tears streaming down his face, which made Gu Jingchun feel a pang of heartache.

His last sentence was clearly a test for Shen Hechuan to see how Gu Jingchun was tested.

Gu Jingchun also understood that most men would mind having spent so much time with Mo Junxing.

Even if nothing happened between them, not all men would believe it, so Gu Jingchun took the initiative to explain:

"I have nothing to do with Mo Junxing, and nothing will happen between us."

The reason I feigned friendship with him last night was so that he would go to the back mountain, allowing Empress Xiao's men to keep him occupied so I could leave.

"I just didn't expect him to see it. He must be very sad."

She sighed as she spoke.

"I will explain it to him in detail when he wakes up."

As Gu Jingchun spoke, he gently placed his hand on Shen Hechuan's face.

The days of travel had left Shen Hechuan looking weathered, with stubble on his chin and his lips cracked from the journey.

Even the skin on my face has become much rougher due to the wind and sun.

Gu Jingchun felt increasingly distressed.

At this moment, a large hand landed on Gu Jingchun's hand, held her hand tightly, and slowly opened her eyes.

"I believe you, I don't need you to explain to me."

Gu Jingchun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Shen Hechuan had woken up.

"You're awake, you're awake."

As she spoke, she immediately raised her voice and looked at the Earthly Branches.

“Dizhi, your master has woken up. Come quickly and take a look at him.”

Zhi nodded quickly and came over to take a look.

"Don't worry, Miss Gu, my master is fine."

"However, his wounds still need to be treated. If they are not treated in time, they may endanger the master's life."

"I urge Miss Gu to keep a close eye on my master. I will treat his wounds immediately."

Gu Jingchun nodded, and unconsciously tightened his grip on Shen Hechuan's hand.

Shen Hechuan nodded: "It's alright, go ahead and handle it."

He still had a slight smile on his face.

As long as Gu Jingchun is found, what is this little bit of pain?

Upon hearing this, Zhi loosened Shen Hechuan's clothes, revealing his muscular chest.

The area around the ribs was tightly wrapped in gauze, which was stained red with blood.

Then Zhi took out scissors and cut open the gauze, immediately revealing the hideous wound underneath.

The wound is deep, and the surrounding area is now turning white, indicating that it has become infected.

Upon seeing this, Gu Jingchun gasped, finding it difficult to look any further.

She had seen many wounds like this before, but now she felt waves of heartache.

Upon seeing this, Shen Hechuan covered her eyes.

"Don't look!"

"dirty!"

Gu Jingchun moved his hand away.

"No!"

"These are all proof that you saved me."

Shen Hechuan smiled and shook his head.

"No."

"You're very smart. I believe you'll get away even without me."