Upon hearing Han Yiyi's words, Aunt Zhang hurriedly and nervously put away the needle and thread in Han Yiyi's hands, and then cursed the damned Fan Ting and his mother.
However, when Fan Ting and his mother were mentioned, the group suddenly remembered that they hadn't seen the mother and son since the last time Fan Ting drugged Yun Xiao and encouraged Gui Lan to climb into Yun Xiao's bed, only to be stabbed by Yun Xiao and kicked out.
"Do you think that mother and child might have been swept away by the water and drowned outside? Otherwise, why haven't they come back after the water has receded for so long...?"
Hearing Aunt Zhang's words, Han Yiyi simply shook her head. In Han Yiyi's view now, she had nothing to do with the Fan family anymore. As long as they didn't cause trouble for her, she wouldn't bother them.
In order to reach Ping'an Town as soon as possible, Nangong Yuan changed horses but not riders along the way, and when he was hungry, he simply ate some dry rations. What used to take five days at a fast pace has now been shortened by a full day.
When Han Yiyi opened the door and saw Nangong Yuan with his bloodshot eyes and unshaven beard, her heart sank and she suddenly had a bad feeling. So she quickly looked behind him.
"Where are Zicheng and Zihui? Did something happen to them...?"
Hearing Han Yiyi ask this question, Nangong Yuan did not hide anything. It would be too troublesome to talk about the plague, so he spoke directly.
“They are sick, very sick. It’s my fault for not taking good care of them. Could you…”
"Let's go, let's go now..."
Upon hearing Nangong Yuan say that the two children's illnesses were very serious, her heart immediately tightened. Before he could finish speaking, she immediately wanted to return to the capital with him.
“Wait a minute, look at General Nangong’s appearance. He must be exhausted from the journey. How about this, I’ll go to the capital with you first, and let General Nangong rest at home for a day, so he can continue his journey tomorrow…”
Seeing Nangong Yuan's expression, Yun Xiao knew that he would never lie to Han Yiyi about the safety of the two children, but deep down he still didn't want Han Yiyi to return to the capital with Nangong Yuan.
Yun Xiao had originally planned to return to the capital to deal with those troublesome matters in a few days, but it seems he will have to go back earlier now.
After listening to Yun Xiao finish speaking, Nangong Yuan finally turned his gaze to him. However, he had no interest in playing mind games with this person, so he simply glanced at Yun Xiao coldly and said...
"I'm fine, not tired, I don't need to rest..." But before he could finish saying the word "rest," Nangong Yuan felt a wave of dizziness and then collapsed forward.
Upon seeing this, Han Yi hurriedly stepped forward to help, but as soon as she took a step, Yun Xiao pulled her aside.
“He’s too heavy, you can’t lift him, I’ll do it…” she said, and before Han Yiyi could react, she carried him into her room.
Han Yiyi was initially a little worried, but seeing that the person was breathing smoothly, she figured that the person had just fainted from exhaustion, so she was slightly relieved.
It's not surprising that Nangong Yuan reacted this way. Since the flood, he had hardly rested, and this time, in order to travel, he hadn't slept for several days. His body had long been at its limit. In addition, he was worried that Han Yiyi was in danger during the flood, so he was extremely nervous. Now that he saw Han Yiyi was alright, he relaxed a little. But as soon as he relaxed, he fell into a deep sleep.
Han Yiyi looked at Nangong Yuan on the bed and knew that he must be exhausted from the journey, but she was also very worried about the two children, Zicheng and Zihui, so she spoke to Yun Xiao.
"How about we do as you said, and you come back to Kyoto with me..."
"Okay, go pack some things, we'll set off now..." Yun Xiao glanced at the person on the bed after hearing Han Yiyi's words, and secretly curled the corners of his mouth.
However, after Han Yiyi turned and left, this guy somehow pulled out a calming incense stick from somewhere, lit it, and placed it next to Nangong Yuan.
Seeing that the person sleeping soundly on the bed had become even more soundly, Yun Xiao's smile widened even more. Before leaving, he kindly closed the door for him and even left a note on the bedside table.
"General Nangong, please rest well. I will escort you to the capital."
A day later, Nangong Yuan saw the note on his bedside table and the burnt-out calming incense. He clenched his fists tightly and spat out two words through gritted teeth.
“Yun Xiao…”
Meanwhile, Yun Xiao, who had left with Han Yiyi and had already run a hundred miles away, suddenly felt an itch in his nose and sneezed violently.
The two not only left, but also rode Nangong Yuan's horse. Since Han Yiyi couldn't ride a horse, she could only share one with Yun Xiao. However, in order not to exhaust the horse, they would take turns riding it.
To save time, Han Yiyi did not make her own food. There were refugees everywhere along the way, and no one was selling food. Therefore, Han Yiyi could only exchange for some water and bread in the system.
They changed horses but not riders along the way, riding at a fast pace. The problem of food was easily solved, but after two days of riding, Han Yiyi felt that her thighs were so painful that they were almost not her own. She figured they must have been chafed. She reached out and touched her pants, and sure enough, her hand was covered in blood.
When Yun Xiao saw the blood on Han Yiyi's hands, his eyes narrowed and he abruptly stopped his horse.
“It’s my fault. I didn’t consider that you’ve never ridden a horse before and you’ll definitely not be able to handle it. Why don’t we go to the town up there, find an inn, rest for a while, and continue our journey tomorrow? Or I can go and buy a carriage…”
It's not entirely Yun Xiao's fault for being careless. He knew that although the two children weren't Han Yiyi's biological children, he understood their importance in her heart. Seeing how much Han Yiyi cared for them, he didn't delay, but he ended up neglecting them...
"No need to stay at an inn or take a carriage. Carriages are too slow. I'm fine. I think it's just a few scrapes. Help me down, and I'll take care of it myself..."
Hearing Han Yiyi's words, Yun Xiao's eyes were full of heartache, but he didn't say anything more. Instead, he reached out and lifted her off the horse, placing her by the stream not far away before turning his back on her.
"I'll keep watch for you. Handle it carefully. Call me if anything happens..."
"Um……".
Because it was summer, she was wearing thin clothes, and looking at her pants that were already stuck to her chafed skin, Han Yiyi let out a deep breath.
He took out the leftover iodine from the cave where he had treated Yun Xiao's wounds, and then carefully peeled the pants off his skin, applied some more medicine powder, and then wrapped them with gauze.
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