Jiang Yimian and her group traveled all night and finally arrived at an open space at dawn.
The nearest city is still a day's journey away. These past few days have been spent traveling through the night, and with the fighting last night, many people are exhausted.
It's not a good thing if people don't get enough rest.
Seeing that Zhao Cheng and the others were unlikely to catch up for the time being, Jiang Yimian told everyone to stop and rest on the spot.
Last night's fight left many people injured, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that they could rest. They quickly went to re-bandage their wounds.
Fortunately, everyone was already used to this kind of fighting and killing, and they were also used to getting injured and bandaged, so it didn't take much effort.
Seeing that everyone had their wounds bandaged, changed out of their black clothes and into ordinary clothes, and confirming that only two of his brothers were seriously injured and were resting in the carriage, while the others only had superficial wounds, Wang San was relieved.
Seeing Jiang Yimian and Liu'er get off the carriage with medical kits, he quickly stepped forward and said respectfully, "Miss Jiang, apart from the two who are seriously injured, the others have only minor injuries and have already been bandaged up."
Jiang Yimian nodded, and seeing that Wang San's arm wound had been bandaged, she said, "Let's rest here for the morning, and then head to Jiangcheng this afternoon to meet up with the others."
Wang San was taken aback and asked curiously, "Miss Jiang, are you waiting for the young master and the others? The young master set off two days later than us, and besides..."
His gaze fell on the dozen or so horse-drawn carriages parked neatly in the distance.
These things are not suitable for the people in the Censorate and the Ministry of Works to know right now.
Those people are all shrewd and numerous, and it's unclear whether they are friend or foe. If we rashly take supplies to meet them, it might arouse suspicion.
It would be bad if rumors started to circulate then.
Jiang Yimian simply smiled and said, "It's not them we're waiting for, it's someone else."
She naturally understood this principle, but they now needed an identity that would allow them to enter Tsinghua University openly and honestly.
If only they went to Qingnan, let alone whether the supplies would arouse suspicion.
Even people of these different backgrounds might be detained.
Wang San breathed a sigh of relief. Although he still had some doubts, he didn't ask any more questions.
On this trip, all they need to do is follow Miss Jiang's instructions; nothing else is his concern.
Thinking it over, he nodded to Liu'er and got into the carriage.
Because they were in a hurry, they only brought dry food. The cooked food they brought at the beginning was divided up by everyone to prevent it from spoiling on the way. What was left were dry food and pastries.
Jiang Yimian handed Liu'er a packet of pastries, but found the other woman lost in thought, seemingly absent-minded.
Jiang Yimian asked curiously, "What's wrong? You've been acting strange since last night. What are you thinking about?"
Since he snatched the supplies from Zhao Cheng last night, this man has hardly spoken. Whenever he has a moment to himself, he seems to be deep in thought, as if he has encountered some kind of problem.
Liu'er was taken aback, shook her head, took the pastry, but hesitated to speak.
She found Zhao Cheng somewhat strange.
Jiang Yimian asked curiously, "What kind of poison did you give Zhao Cheng last night?"
The person was alert and quick-witted. Not only did the other party quickly discover the poison in her arrow, but they also didn't inhale even a drop, which really surprised her.
During the fight in the carriage, she also sprinkled poison on her opponent, but Zhao Cheng quickly noticed it and was not affected in the slightest.
This person either understands poisons or has an extremely strong ability to foresee danger, able to quickly judge her next move and hold her breath in advance to avoid inhaling any poisonous gas.
But the second poison she threw would take effect quickly once it touched the skin. The two were very close at the time, and even if the other person was moving very fast, they would definitely have touched it. She didn't believe that the other person hadn't touched it at all.
But Zhao Cheng was completely unaffected.
She even suspected that the other person had taken the antidote in advance, just like her; it was really strange.
Unfortunately, the poison Liu'er used ended up affecting the other party.
The moment he inhaled the poison, he froze on the spot, giving her an opening to injure him.
Surely her poison couldn't be so bad that it wouldn't work on this person, and only Liu'er's poison would be effective.
That's clearly impossible.
Although she wasn't as skilled as Liu'er in developing poisons, she considered herself to be just as good. Wang San and the others had also tried it beforehand, and it was clearly effective.
But the problem just happened with this person.
Liu'er thought for a while before saying, "That medicine is the Ghost-Fearing Sorrow that I developed before."
The poison would cause an intense itching sensation the moment it came into contact with the skin, as if tens of thousands of ants were biting it. If the poisoned person scratched the wound with their fingernails, the itching would intensify, and the skin would slowly ulcerate until death.
If the victim can resist scratching, the poison will dissipate in just one hour.
Jiang Yimian was taken aback, recalling the horrific sight she had glimpsed of the poisoned people before leaving, all covered in blood, clearly unable to resist the itch.
Silently marveling to himself, he thought, "This poison is truly vicious."
Thinking back to the moment Zhao Cheng came into contact with the Ghost's Sorrow, it seemed that he didn't feel itchy at all. He just stood there, looking surprised and incredulous.
Unfortunately, the situation was urgent, and she barely managed to seize an opportunity. Without carefully observing the other person, she attacked directly, and now she doesn't even know if the other person has been poisoned.
After thinking for a while, she asked, "Do you think Zhao Cheng has been poisoned by you?"
Liu'er shook her head, a rare look of confusion on her face. "I don't know either. The situation was urgent and I didn't pay attention. I just felt that the person had a familiar feeling about him."
The familiarity startled her, yet she couldn't pinpoint its source.
It felt like a familiar sensation flowing from the blood.
Jiang Yimian frowned and asked, "Have you met before?"
Liu'er shook her head, "Never."
She was certain she had never seen that person before. The other person was so powerful that if she had seen them, she certainly wouldn't have forgotten them.
"That's strange."
Zhao Cheng is indeed a rather strange person. It's hard to understand where the King of Chu found him and how he could be so loyal to him.
Jiang Yimian thought for a long time but still couldn't figure it out, so she simply gave up and ate something to fill her stomach before getting into her carriage to rest.
The carriage was prepared by Lu Cijian, and a soft blanket was specially laid inside, making it very comfortable to lie on. Even if the journey was bumpy, it wouldn't make her uncomfortable.
The car was fully equipped and very comfortable.
The other party even prepared a food box filled with all kinds of pastries that she liked.
Jiang Yimian smiled and thought to herself, "This person is quite considerate."
The group rested on the spot for a morning before continuing their journey.
The convoy traveled through the night and finally arrived in Jiangcheng just as dawn was breaking.
The group randomly found an inn, pretended to be merchants, and stayed there.
After traveling continuously, everyone was a bit tired. Except for a few people who stayed behind to watch the carriage, the rest of them went upstairs to rest.
Jiang Yimian slept very well and didn't wake up until the afternoon. When she came out of the room, she felt that all her fatigue had finally lessened.
As soon as I went downstairs, I heard a familiar voice, "I've booked this entire inn for tonight."
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