Chapter 18: Physical Fitness
The original owner's body could not bear the cold and excessive worry.
Even though Qin Xiangnuan wanted to take out some medicine from the space to treat herself, she couldn't find a suitable opportunity, so she was drowsy and had a high fever for two or three days, and thoroughly experienced what it felt like to be a patient.
Every time she woke up, she could see Liu holding a bowl of rice porridge, cooling it down and feeding it to her, or feeding it to her on her second uncle's broad back.
When Qin Xiangnuan finally recovered, the people in the general's mansion had already walked dozens of miles to the east. The supplies looted from the criminals' lair were almost eaten up, and only a little corn paste and steamed buns were left.
"Tomorrow, let's go to the forest ahead and look for something to eat."
Qin Xiangnuan spoke in a hoarse voice, and the others seemed to have found their backbone, no longer as panicked as in the past few days.
The weather was good and there were no rest stops along the way.
Half of the officers escorting the criminals to the general's mansion were sent to the yamen to send the criminals. They could only sleep on the roadside in simple tents.
Zou brought all the food she had saved over the past few days to Qin Xiangnuan and said with concern, "Nuannuan, you've lost a lot of weight. Eat more to replenish your energy. There's only a little corn paste left, so I saved it for you."
"Thank you, Second Aunt."
Qin Xiangnuan took the food and drank it, then stood up and stretched her muscles.
She closed her eyes, raised her arms and stood in the open space, regulating her breathing and energy, with her legs firmly planted on the ground, practicing health-preserving exercises such as Ba Duan Jin.
Qin Feng, who was watching her from the side, found her amusing and ran over to imitate her movements. He couldn't help but ask, "Little sister, what kind of martial arts do you practice? Is this the family kung fu inherited from my uncle?"
"No, I saw it in a storybook. Maybe it can be of some use."
After Qin Xiangnuan finished speaking, she raised her hand to correct Qin Feng's posture, then turned to look at the women standing in the distance. She rolled her eyes and called out loudly, "Mother, Second Aunt, Third Aunt, you all come too. From now on, we will spend a little time practicing every morning to strengthen our bodies."
"We might encounter other things along the way, so it would be good to build up some strength."
After Qin Xiangnuan finished speaking, Liu was the first to take action. Zou also put down her pots and pans and followed. Qi, though grumbling, also joined the team. Everyone in the general's mansion lined up in a row, doing exercises with serious faces.
If others saw this, they would probably find it a little funny.
After about two or three incense sticks of time, Qin Xiangnuan had already broken out in a thin layer of sweat. After stretching for a while, she sat on the ground to rest.
Qin Feng jumped up and down around her, showing off his arm muscles. "Little sister! I feel much more refreshed than yesterday. It's amazing!"
Qin Xiangnuan tilted her head and stared at the stone a few meters behind her, dazed.
"What are you looking at?" Qin Feng asked doubtfully, looking over. Qin Xiangnuan looked away and scratched the sand with a stick, drawing a question mark. She whispered, "Cousin, have you noticed anyone following us these days?"
Qin Feng's eyes widened and he instantly became alert. He wanted to look around, but Qin Xiangnuan quickly held his arm and told him not to act rashly.
"How is that possible? I don't think anything is wrong."
Qin Feng squatted beside Qin Xiangnuan, "Is it because my little cousin had a serious illness and is too sensitive?"
It seems that the group of people have superb martial arts skills, even Second Uncle and Qin Feng were not aware of them.
Ever since they left the capital, the group had been following them, but they had never made any move. Qin Xiangnuan couldn't tell if they were friends or foes. She thought of the Seventh Prince in the capital. With his sinister and treacherous nature, he would definitely not let go of the General's Mansion or her.
But during this period, apart from the den of criminals and bandits encountered on the road, there was no danger in the general's mansion.
I think it was the work of those people.
Qin Xiangnuan was not one to rush into anything. She hesitated for a moment, then suddenly stood up and walked towards the stone. "Is anyone there?"
"If there is anyone out there, please come out and see me! I would be grateful for everyone's companionship along the way."
After she finished speaking, she paused for a long time, but no one appeared around.
Qin Xiangnuan frowned. Could it be that she was overthinking this? It seemed like her senses had deteriorated considerably in the original owner's body. She really needed to retrain everything. She shook her head, put aside her suspicions, and turned to leave.
Only a few meters away from her, several black-clad secret guards hiding behind the rocks dared not breathe.
"The third young lady is gone?"
"She won't really find us, will she?"
Several people communicated silently with lip language and exchanged glances. "We haven't been exposed. We didn't leave any traces along the way. Even the Seventh Prince's men, after we killed them, we buried them under trees overnight. Not a drop of blood was spilled."
"Could it be that the Third Miss has the ability to predict the future?"
After much deliberation, the black-clad secret guard decided to send a pigeon letter back to the capital to tell Jiang Lin about this matter.
——
The capital city, the residence of the seventh prince.
"You bastards! You're all a bunch of losers. I asked you to kill a few exiles, but you couldn't even do it!"
The ground was littered with scattered porcelain fragments. The Seventh Prince raised his hand and slammed the inkstone on the desk to the ground, pointing at the people in front of him and cursing, "Send them again! I don't believe we can't kill them! If the assassins in the martial arts world can't do it, let the palace guards go!"
"Prince, please think twice. If others knew what you did, it would be bad for you."
The staff around the Seventh Prince hurriedly tried to persuade him to prevent him from doing anything stupid.
"Know? Who could know? The people in the General's Mansion are such a nuisance. My father is already very dissatisfied with me because I didn't plunder anything from their house. If I let them reunite with the General safely, there will be endless trouble. Only the dead can shut them up. I want them dead!"
The seventh prince's eyes were red, and his whole body exuded murderous intent. He squeezed out a few words from between his teeth and spoke slowly.
At the same time, at the Xiaoyao Marquis's mansion, Jiang Lin also received a letter from the black-clad secret guards. He raised his lips with interest and tapped the letter with his fingertips. "The Third Miss is truly a wonderful person. Tell them to take good care of the General's Mansion. The Seventh Prince will definitely send more people."
"If we can capture them alive, that would be the best. If we encounter a determined enemy, kill them directly without mercy."
Jiang Lin finished speaking and walked into the courtyard with his hands behind his back. A gentle breeze blew, and a few pear blossoms gently fell from the tree. He raised his hand and picked up one of them. Qin Xiangnuan's cold face seemed to appear before his eyes, and his heart moved slightly. "Judging from the distance, I'm afraid we will reach the Savage Valley in a few days. There are many wild beasts there, and the terrain is steep and dangerous. It's a dangerous place to escape."
"I hope you have a smooth and safe journey."
Jiang Lin sighed, threw the pear blossoms in his hand to the ground, and turned away.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
