Su Huaiyue turned her head to look at her third sister-in-law, "Third sister-in-law, please take Zhier to have breakfast first. I will take care of Lier here."
With them around, it’s not very convenient to take things out of the space by myself.
After the two of them left, Su Huaiyue hurriedly and carefully took out a small bottle of precious anti-toxin serum from the space, added some spiritual spring water, gently helped Wei Li up, and said softly: "Li'er, be good, drink this, you will feel better after drinking it."
Wei Li nodded obediently and drank the potion.
After a while, her complexion looked better, but her body was still weak and listless.
Wei Che hurried over after hearing the news, bringing the old lady with him.
When Madam Wei saw Wei Li's appearance, her eyes were filled with distress: "How is Li'er? Why did this child suddenly become ill?"
Su Huaiyue sighed, "Maybe I caught a cold last night. It's all my fault for not being careful last night. Fortunately, I took the medicine and I'm much better now. I just need some time to recover."
Wei Che approached, squatted down, and gently touched Wei Li's head: "Li'er, don't be afraid, your uncle is here, you will definitely get better soon."
Wei Li pulled out a small smile: "Uncle, I'm fine, just a little sleepy..."
Everyone gathered around, their faces full of worry.
Madam Wei sighed, "It's been a bumpy ride, and the children have suffered. Huaiyue, thanks to you for taking care of us. If it weren't for you, I really don't know what I would have done."
Su Huaiyue comforted her, "Grandma, don't worry. Li'er is blessed with a long life and will be alive and well soon. Let's pack up quickly and have breakfast so we can get going. There's no time to waste."
After breakfast, the team continued to move southwest.
Su Huaiyue held Wei Li's hand tightly along the way, and kept an eye on her condition, fearing that her illness would relapse.
Although Wei Che was driving, he would turn back from time to time to ask about Wei Li's situation.
It was already afternoon when we crossed the hill.
The originally clear sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, which pressed down heavily as if to swallow the earth.
The howling wind swept in, making it almost impossible for people to stand.
Lord Li sent an official to the Wei family's carriage to ask what to do next. Su Huaiyue took out a map and asked him to go back and tell Lord Li that there was a house ahead and find a place to stay when the time came.
The official ran to the front to reply, and soon heard the voice of Lord Li coming from the front, "Everyone hurry up, it looks like it's going to rain heavily soon, we need to find a place to shelter quickly!"
Upon hearing this, everyone hurried forward.
The wind grew stronger and stronger, making the branches creak, as if it was the roar of nature.
Wei Li was shivering in the wind. Su Huaiyue quickly took off her cloak, wrapped it tightly around her, and said softly, "Li'er, don't be afraid. Mother will hold you."
Just when everyone was exhausted, a dilapidated temple came into view in front of them.
The raindrops were already falling and would soon be pouring down. Lord Li hurriedly asked the team to get off the car and go to the temple to shelter from the rain.
When everyone arrived at the temple, they found it filled with cobwebs and dust, and it was obvious that no one had been there for a long time.
But there was no time to think about much at the moment. Lord Li ordered everyone to clean up the place quickly and spend the night there.
The old lady looked after Wei Li, and the rest of the people devoted themselves to cleaning the temple.
Although Wei Ersao was somewhat dissatisfied with Su Huaiyue along the way, she now knew the seriousness of the matter and helped to clean up silently.
With everyone working together, they soon cleared a relatively clean area in the temple.
Su Huaiyue took out some hay from the carriage, spread it on the ground, and let everyone sit down and rest.
As night fell, the rain continued to fall outside, crackling on the roof of the temple.
Everyone sat around a bonfire, the light of the flames reflected on everyone's face, dispelling some of the chill.
The night fell on the dilapidated temple. Outside, the rain was still falling, hitting the eaves of the temple and making a dripping sound.
Everyone sat around the campfire, the atmosphere shrouded in the depressing darkness.
Su Huaiyue hugged Wei Li and patted her back gently, trying to make her sleep more peacefully.
Wei Che sat not far away, glancing over here from time to time, his eyes full of concern.
Madam Wei closed her eyes and muttered something, as if she was praying silently.
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound coming from behind the temple, which seemed particularly abrupt in the quiet night.
Everyone who was originally drowsy woke up instantly and looked towards the source of the sound vigilantly.
Lord Li's expression was startled, and he immediately whispered to the officer beside him: "Go and see what's behind it."
The officers took orders and cautiously moved towards the back of the temple.
For a moment, the entire temple was silent, with only the sound of rain outside and the nervous breathing of the crowd intertwined.
After a while, the officers came in escorting a boy of about fourteen or fifteen years old.
The young man was soaked and ragged, his face full of fear and fatigue, his hair was messy and stuck to his forehead, and water droplets kept rolling down his cheeks.
"Sir, we caught this kid in the back, sneaking around, I don't know what he was doing."
An official came forward to report.
Lord Li's eyes were sharp as he scrutinized the young man before him. "Who are you? Why are you here?"
The young man was escorted into the temple by the officials. When he saw the gazes of the people in the house, he was so frightened that his legs went weak and he fell to his knees with a thud, shaking all over.
His face was as pale as paper, and rain mixed with mud covered his face. His wet hair hung down in front of his forehead, covering most of his terrified eyes. The tattered clothes on his body had long been soaked by the rain and stuck tightly to his thin body, outlining the outline of his ribs.
"Sir, I'm innocent!" the young man cried out in a crying voice, his voice trembling so badly that it seemed as if he would die in the next second.
"I used to work as a servant in the mansion of Qin Zhi, a well-known and wealthy businessman in the southwest. My daily duties were running errands and delivering messages, and I've never done anything bad!"
The young man raised his head and looked at Lord Li with pleading eyes, tears welling up in his eyes.
How come people from the southwest are here?
Lord Li looked serious and continued to ask, "Then why are you here?"
"A few days ago, the mansion suddenly became a mess. The master gathered all of us servants together and said solemnly that a terrible plague had broken out in the southwest, and the momentum was unstoppable!"
As the boy spoke, he raised his hand to wipe the rain off his face, but accidentally rubbed a scratch on his cheek, causing him to gasp in pain.
"Even in the southwest garrison, many of the once-dignified soldiers couldn't hold out and fell. And that's not all. My Lord, the enemy nation of Xizhao has seized upon our civil unrest and is lurking covetously along the border, provoking and harassing us from time to time. The people are suffering terribly!"
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