Chapter 37
The moment the two met, Dongfang Jin came to Ren Dong's side.
"How is Jing Tao?"
"It's a fracture, but it's not too serious. Ten days of rest should be enough."
Dongfang Jin took Jing Tao from Ren Dong and carried her on her back.
The four had no choice but to return to their previous cabin.
Honeysuckle applied medicine to Jingtao, and Jingtao woke up in half a day, but she still couldn't move around for the time being.
Dongfang Jin stayed by Jing Tao's side until she woke up before leaving the house.
Seeing that there wasn't much food left, Su Mu had no choice but to go down to the river to catch fish.
I didn't return until evening with three small fish.
"I tried my best, but these fish are just too cunning."
"It's alright, there's enough for Jingtao to eat," Rendong said, starting to prepare the fish.
At this moment, Dongfang Jin also came in from outside the door, holding two rabbits in her hands.
Dongfang Jin tossed the rabbit to Ren Dong, saying, "I don't know how to cook it."
Looking at the prey that Dongfang Jin had hunted, Su Mu said, "I'll go hunting tomorrow too, and I'll definitely catch more than you."
Dongfang Jin ignored him and sat down next to Jing Tao to check her injuries. But the moment her hand touched Jing Tao's clothes, she knew that men and women should not touch each other, so she had to put her hand down.
After processing a rabbit, Honeysuckle sprinkled some medicinal herbs on it, roasted it, and then handed its two legs to Jingtao.
Jing Tao took the food and was about to devour it when Dongfang Jin stopped her, fanning the steam with her hand and then checking the temperature before letting Jing Tao eat it.
Honeysuckle served a bowl of fish soup, cooled it down, and gave it to Jingtao. The three of them shared the rest of the food and went to sleep.
The pain in her body woke Jing Tao up prematurely. She walked out of the house alone and sat blankly at the sky not far away.
Su Mu, who had already finished running a lap, saw Jing Tao sit down next to her.
"Why did you wake up so early?"
Jing Tao tilted her head as she looked at Su Mu, who was covered in sweat.
Jing Tao stood up, grabbed Su Mu's hand, and walked into the forest.
Although Su Mu was puzzled, he followed along.
Jing Tao picked out a stone that was neither too big nor too small and placed it in Su Mu's hand, then pointed into the distance.
Su Mu looked at the stone in his hand with a puzzled expression, then at the direction Jing Tao was pointing. "What do you mean, Jing Tao?"
Seeing that Su Mu didn't move, Jing Tao pulled Su Mu and started running.
Su Mu carried stones as he ran alongside Jing Tao.
Before long, Su Mu began to pant and stopped.
"I can't go on, Jing Tao, I'm exhausted."
Jing Tao looked at Su Mu, who had stopped, and pointed into the distance.
Su Mu then suddenly realized, "I understand!"
Su Mu excitedly grabbed Jing Tao, "Are you making me do weight training?"
Jing Tao tilted her head.
Su Mu untied a strip of cloth from the cloth wrapping the Taotie, found a square stone, wrapped it around himself, and carried it on his back before running off into the distance.
Jing Tao watched Su Mu walk away and returned to her original spot, looking up at the sky.
Not long after, Dongfang Jin also came over to keep Jing Tao company.
Dongfang Jin looked at Jing Tao, who was always looking up at the sky.
"After we find Lan Jueming together, will you marry me?"
Jing Tao turned to look at Dongfang Jin.
"We won't go back to Dongfang City. I'll go with you wherever you want to go."
"I know you don't understand what this means, but I know there might still be someone in this world who can give you your name, and when that happens, I will do anything to propose to him."
Dongfang Jin took out the piece of paper that Jing Tao had given him from her bosom.
"From the moment I decided to leave Dongfang City, I knew I couldn't live without you."
"Thank you for taking me away from that rigid home, a home where rules trump everything. Every day I had to get up at dawn to practice calligraphy, and at the dinner table there was only the sound of silent chewing. The conversation always revolved around the dignity of the Dongfang family. Even laughter had to be appropriate for the occasion. I could only force a perfect smile when distinguished guests arrived, as if it didn't matter who Dongfang Jin was, as long as he did what he was supposed to do. Only on Father's birthday every year could I finally breathe a sigh of relief."
After Dongfang Jin finished speaking, she bit her index finger, leaving a red bloodstain on the three characters "Dongfang Jin".
This is our marriage certificate.
Jing Tao looked at her own fingers and raised them as well.
Dongfang Jin put away the "marriage certificate" and held Jing Tao's hand.
"You don't need to do that, I can't bear to see you bleed."
Jing Tao struggled to take Dongfang Jin's bleeding hand and put it in her mouth.
Dongfang Jin's hair stood on end instantly, and her whole body turned red as if she had been boiled in hot water.
Jing Tao looked at Dongfang Jin, whose body was warming up, and touched Dongfang Jin's forehead with her other hand.
Dongfang Jin couldn't stand the sight and desperately fled this place of trouble.
He ran all the way to the waterfall and jumped in without even taking off his clothes.
I don't know how long I held my breath, but I finally came out of the water when I was completely exhausted.
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