Chapter 401 Disgusting and gagging, I'm tired of living.

But Lanling also came over, and the three of them addressed each other as brother and sister, which was a bit too conspicuous.

It's not as good as a young couple with a girl.

Furthermore, Lanling and Sihai are not familiar with each other, and their pretense of being a couple would certainly arouse suspicion.

So Ji Qingwu played the role of the village woman; after all, she was very experienced in this role, and it wasn't her first time.

Ji Qingwu quickly got into character, waving the pancake in his hand and putting his other hand on his hip.

"Here you go, what, you think you've had too much of what I make? You're tired of it?"

The words reached Si Hai's ears: If you don't take it... are you tired of living?

Sihai quickly took it, staring blankly at the fragrant white pancake in his hand.

Without the mask to conceal him, this was the first time in his memory that he had been exposed to the warm sunlight for such a long time, appearing openly in front of others.

As a bodyguard, he had to get used to living in the shadows.

Si Hai felt extremely uncomfortable and couldn't interact with him freely; his whole body was tense.

Seeing that he was stunned, Ji Qingwu slapped him on the shoulder again.

"Eat quickly."

Sihai then stiffly pinched the white cake in his hand and put it in his mouth. The outer crust of the cake was crispy and fragrant, while the inside was soft.

Seeing that he had started eating, Ji Qingwu lowered the coarse brown curtain of the carriage.

She and Lanling were talking in hushed tones inside the carriage.

Ji Qingwu pondered what was to come: "Lanling, after we get to Longzhou, we'll turn around and head to the Northern Border. Do you know the route? And how long will it take?"

Lanling rummaged through his pocket and found a piece of oiled paper, which he handed to Ji Qingwu.

She stammered, "This is from Brother Ji. He asked me to bring it over, saying it might come in handy."

Ji Qingwu took a look and saw that the route from Longzhou to the border on the map had been outlined in vermilion.

On the back of the map were several simple customs documents. The towns marked on the documents were places that one had to pass through on the way from Longzhou to the northern border. Ji Changlin often traveled to other countries and had customs seals for a number of cities in Beili.

That's a really good older brother!

Ji Changlin had considered everything thoroughly.

"Big brother is so thoughtful."

Ji Qingwu casually said, "My mother always says she wants to find someone who cares about me and stays by my side. He's a grown man and doesn't know how to take care of himself. I don't think it's necessary at all."

With such meticulousness, Ji Changlin is sure to take good care of himself.

Lanling was chewing on a dry biscuit when she heard what Ji Qingwu said, and she choked.

She felt it was absolutely necessary.

Lanling thought that if Lord Ji had married sooner, the burden on her shoulders would have been lighter.

If the Fifth Miss knew that this seemingly refined and elegant Lord Ji was actually clueless about basic agricultural knowledge and had extremely poor self-care abilities, even needing her to remind him to change his clothes for the changing seasons, I wonder if Ji Qingwu would change her opinion of this older brother again.

As Ji Qingwu looked at the map, he handed her the water bottle.

Lanling accepted the cake with a flattered expression. She didn't look at herself, but it was clear that she had choked on it.

In terms of meticulousness, the Fifth Miss is superior.

As if sensing her discomfort, Ji Qingwu said, "With me, you don't need to be like you are with your elder brother..."

This time, Lanling accompanied Ji Changlin back, and the atmosphere between the two seemed a bit awkward. Lanling's personality was not as lively as before, and she had become more reserved.

Ji Qingwu didn't know what had happened, but since Lanling was by her side, she had to act according to her usual way of getting along.

"Don't be shy or follow any rules, otherwise you'll get tired and I'll get tired too."

Lanling nodded.

Ji Qingwu carefully put away the several clearance documents and then asked, "How is your kung fu?"

Lanling thought for a moment and honestly replied, "Just average."

Ji Qingwu said, "If anything unexpected happens on the road, you don't need to rush to the front. As long as it's not life-threatening, you don't need to risk your life."

She had already said the same thing to Sihai before she set off.

Lanling hesitated, then said, "However, protecting our master's safety is our duty..."

Ji Qingwu pulled an orange out of his pocket at some point, popped a segment into Lanling's mouth, and stopped her from saying anything more.

A sweet and sour taste filled her mouth. Lanling, with a piece of orange in her mouth, mumbled, "But..."

"There are no buts. Nothing is more important than being alive. Since you've been temporarily assigned to me, you have to listen to me."

Ji Qingwu put away the map and handed it back to Lanling, giving her another strong dose of medicine.

"If you can't do it, get off the carriage and go back now."

Lanling whispered, "I'll do whatever Fifth Sister-in-law says."

This time, the address was correct. Ji Qingwu's eyes crinkled as she praised, "That's right, just like that."

Lanling recalled the first time she met Miss Ji. She had also changed her appearance, but her eyes were very different then than they were now.

She couldn't find the right words to describe exactly how they differed.

Ji Qingwu stuffed the remaining half of the orange in his hand into Lanling's hands.

Lanling then realized that Ji Qingwu had been busy dividing the food among the two of them, without touching it himself.

She asked, "Is there not enough food to go around? How could I let you suffer like this? I can go out and hunt a pheasant and a rabbit."

Upon hearing the words "chicken" and "rabbit," Ji Qingwu's throat bobbed and her chest heaved twice. She immediately covered her mouth and nose with the orange peel she was holding.

After a while, she frowned and said, "It's not that I don't want to eat, it's that I can't eat."

As soon as he finished speaking, the carriage ran over several large stones, causing it to jolt quite a bit.

The two people in the car were jolted, and Ji Qingwu's face turned pale instantly. The bloating in his stomach turned into a violent churning.

Ji Qingwu covered her lips tightly, lifted the curtain of the car window, and let in a cool breeze, which made her feel better.

Once they entered the mountain road, it was not as smooth as the official road, and the carriage swayed and bumped along the way.

After traveling for a short while, the convoy stopped by the side of a mountain road for a brief rest.

Ji Qingwu hurriedly jumped off the carriage, ran to a big tree by the roadside, grabbed the trunk, and began to gag.

Because she hadn't eaten much last night, she didn't vomit anything.

Huang Er, the steward in charge of the caravan, led a few people to check the condition of the carriages from one end to the other.

Upon arriving at Sihai, Huang Er dismissed the people behind him and stepped forward to ask.

"You're the distant nephew of the cook's aunt in the Ji family of Lin'an?"

Sihai: ......

He looked away, unsure how to answer.

Not good at lying, and not good at communicating with people so directly, Sihai's eyes darted around.

This reassured Huang Er, the steward, who saw it as a normal reaction from a naive young man from a remote village who had never seen the world.

Having received the bribe money, Huang Er naturally wanted to take good care of this simpleton, so he said a few more words to him.

“The Ji family is related to the imperial family, but they are not as powerful as before. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have had to come with us to do such a hard job. We would have easily arranged work for you in the city.”