At this time, Ji Kangyong was also fleeing.
After Old Baihua and Little Baihua fell asleep, he quietly left the temporary residence and ran towards the direction where Bi Qiaoan was.
But after running for more than an hour, he was dumbfounded. There was a large body of water in front of him, and he couldn't find a place to land.
"What should we do?" Ji Kangyong frowned, somewhat anxious. He followed the path along the water's edge, but ended up returning to their temporary residence.
Uh, I can't leave...
Ji Kangyong sat back down beside Xiaobaihua, feeling utterly helpless. Those around him assumed that he couldn't bear to leave her and had returned.
He fiddled with the smart bracelet with his fingers, desperately hoping someone would see him and come to his rescue.
What Ji Kangyong didn't know was that not far from him, Yuan Ruoxi was lying on the ground, half-dead, weakly crying out that she was hungry.
Li Sikai said helplessly, "If you're hungry, then take out what's in your storage space!"
Ke Yuanruoxi didn't react at all.
Lu Nanfang took out a wet towel and placed it on Yuan Ruoxi's forehead, saying softly, "Captain Li, please don't make things difficult for Ruoxi, she's delirious with fever."
"I know, but in this situation, where are we going to find food for her? Food is secondary, the main problem is that she has a high fever, and her lower body... what are we going to do?"
Lu Nanfang sighed, "Who would have thought that Ruoxi would be on her period these past two days? Her periods are irregular to begin with, and ever since her miscarriage, she's been bleeding a lot. If this doesn't stop, she might bleed to death."
Li Sikai knew this all too well, but now, with no medical care and no medicine available, whether he could survive was entirely up to fate.
"You stay here and take care of her, I'll go outside and check on her," Li Sikai said, and then left the thatched hut.
The guards were very capable. As soon as they got ashore, they used the materials on the shore to build a small thatched hut and let the lifeless Yuan Ruoxi in.
Others could only feel envy and resentment, since they had no chance of winning against several muscular guards, even if they wanted to.
Li Sikai hadn't been in front of the thatched hut for long when Tong Xianbao stumbled back.
"Brother Xiong and I found some wild vegetables; we can fill our stomachs."
His lips were chapped, but a happy smile still lit up his face when he talked about food. However, the smile was fleeting; he glanced at the thatched hut and asked Li Sikai, "How is Ruoxi?"
Li Sikai shook his head: "The same as before, she's already delirious and doesn't know how to get food or medicine from outside. Right now, even if we wanted to help, we're powerless to do so."
Tong Xianbao fell silent, his thoughts a jumbled mess. Although he had initially gotten together with Yuan Ruoxi to take advantage of her, over time, feelings had developed between them.
He stood at the door of the thatched hut, somewhat timid, afraid that if he went in, he would see Yuan Ruoxi in a bad state.
"Go ahead. Given her current condition, it's not convenient for us to take care of her. Everything depends on you and Lu Nanfang."
Although Lu Nanfang wasn't exactly a saint, she was still a girl. Li Sikai thought to himself, with Tong Xianbao watching over her, nothing should go wrong, right?
Tong Xianbao nodded and went inside. Looking at Yuan Ruoxi, who was pale and rambling incoherently, he felt a pang of heartache.
He stepped forward and pulled her into his arms, taking the wet towel to apply a cold compress to her, while repeatedly saying things like, "Darling, please wake up, please wake up and look at me, okay?"
When Tong Xianbao couldn't see, Lu Nanfang's face was almost contorted with rage.
She then said gently, "Don't worry too much, Ruoxi will definitely pull through."
Tong Xianbao kissed Yuan Ruoxi as if she were a precious treasure and nodded: "Yes, I definitely will."
Outside, Li Sikai asked Xiong Jianwei, Sun Sainan, and Geng Zhixing, who had returned from their scouting mission, about the situation in the vicinity.
The group simply said, "We're surrounded by water, and we can't leave for the time being."
Li Sikai looked back at the thatched hut and sighed, "There's nothing we can do but leave it to fate."
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Shen Yanming found a suitable place to stay temporarily when it was just before dawn.
The only reason it was considered suitable for temporary residence was that the surrounding area was rich in wild vegetables, and there were a few caves on the mountain where people could rest temporarily.
Tang Shunlin and Shang Haoqiang rushed in to check first, confirming that the cave was naturally formed, free of wild animals, and relatively sturdy, before allowing everyone else to enter. Everyone lay sprawled on the ground and fell asleep within minutes.
The leaders could only exchange helpless glances.
"Alright, let them get some sleep first. I'll go look around and see if there's anything to eat," Ji Shaoming said.
Meng Wu glanced at Shen Yanming and, seeing that he had no intention of going out, said, "I'll go with you."
"Okay, I won't be so lonely with a helper," Ji Shaoming said with a smile.
The two left arm in arm, and Shen Yanming leaned against the wall, falling asleep shortly afterward.
When he woke up, he saw Meng Wu returning with a large snake in his arms.
Meng Wu leaned close to Shen Yanming's ear and asked, "Do you want some?"
Shen Yanming shook his head: "No, you guys eat."
Meng Wu disagreed and advised, "Old Shen, now is not the time to be sentimental. Let's fill our stomachs first before we talk about anything else. Even if you're not hungry, our little girl is."
Nuan Nuan woke up when she heard someone chattering in her ear.
Seeing the large snake, as thick as a wrist, in Meng Wu's hand, she was startled and burst into tears.
Shen Yanming patted the little girl's back tenderly and gestured for Meng Wu to take it away quickly.
Meng Wu scratched the back of his head and walked away helplessly.
Hearing Nuannuan's heart-wrenching cries, Zhang Heping came over to comfort her: "What's wrong with our little princess? Which shameless person bullied you? Tell us, and Uncle Heping will avenge you."
Nuannuan nestled in Shen Yanming's arms and wouldn't listen to anything. Shen Yanming shook his head and said to Zhang Heping, "It's okay, I'll coax her."
Seeing that he couldn't be of much help, Zhang Heping walked away. He wondered if he could find some small fruit or something to appease the baby.
Meng Wu stood to the side, feeling wronged. He thought to himself that he hadn't done anything heinous, so how could he have scared the little girl like that? Looking at the rat snake in his hand, he felt that it wasn't as scary as the bloody rabbit from yesterday!
Little did he know that Nuannuan had just woken up and was startled before she was even mentally prepared.
Moreover, the little girl hadn't seen her mother and brother for a day and a night, and she missed them terribly, so she took the opportunity to cry.
It took Shen Yanming a long time to comfort Nuan Nuan before he finally understood why she was so sad.
He was both amused and exasperated, and said to Nuannuan, "Mommy misses you too, baby. If Mommy knew you were crying, I would be so disappointed. Let's live our lives well and wait to reunite with Mommy, okay?"
Nuan Nuan wiped away her tears, hugged Shen Yanming's neck, and said, "I missed Mommy. Nuan Nuan is a good girl and will listen to you."
Shen Yanming wiped away Nuannuan's tears and snot with a handkerchief. Once she was in a better mood, he fed her a piece of candy. He whispered, "This is what Mommy prepared for you, baby. Is it sweet?"
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