Two long swords were pointed at Jin Shiba, and two long spears were pointed at Jin Shiba's horse. The neatly arranged teams in front, behind, left and right now looked like a copper wall and an iron wall.
Not only Jin Shiba, the other four Jinyi Guards were also trapped in the queue.
"Is this what you call comradeship?" Jin Shiba said coldly.
Lei Zhonglian smiled.
"You have killed enemies and suffered injuries. How can we abandon you? Of course we must go to Beijing to receive rewards together with you," he said.
Although they were talking and moving, their horses did not stop and remained straight as the team moved forward. There was no sign of anything unusual from the outside.
"Where did she go?" Jin Shiba asked unwillingly.
Lei Zhonglian shook his head at him.
"Miss Jun's actions are always unpredictable," he said.
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When Duke Cheng led his generals, soldiers and horses to set out in a bustling manner, Miss Jun was already galloping on the mountain road alone and on horseback.
She was not walking on the official road, nor was she heading straight south. She seemed to be walking aimlessly and yet seemed to be looking for something.
They marched during the day and slept outdoors at night, climbing over mountains and ridges, descending hills and exploring ravines. Sometimes they traveled a hundred miles in a day, and sometimes they stayed still for three days.
For example, now, she has lived at the foot of this mountain for three days.
The impact of this war on the mountainous area was far less than that on the towns outside, and the villages at the foot of the mountain seemed very leisurely.
"Girl, are you going up the mountain again?" asked the old woman sitting at the door of the stone house.
Miss Jun put the baggage on the horse, patted the horse's head and responded with "yes".
"The mountain is so big, and there are grass and trees everywhere. It must be very difficult to find medicinal herbs," the old woman said with concern.
"It's not difficult." Miss Jun said with a smile. She was not impatient with the old woman, but answered seriously, "This herb grows in a specific place. It can't be found randomly all over the mountains and plains."
The old woman nodded and reminded her to be careful of snakes, wild boars and wolves, and watched Miss Jun get on the horse and ride away.
After tying up the horse at the foot of the mountain, Miss Jun looked around carefully with her bag on her back, then ran straight in one direction, just like her master had taught her to do long ago.
"Is it hard? Do you think studying medicine is that easy? You have to travel eight thousand miles and experience all kinds of things in the world."
He squatted on the rocks with a serious expression, and pulled off a vine and handed it to her. On the vine grew a bunch of bright red fruits the size of pearls.
“Tsk, tsk.”
She took it and ate it without hesitation. When she looked up again, she saw him staring at her with curiosity.
"Is it edible?" he asked. "Is it delicious?"
She didn't have time to reply because her tongue was numb and she fell to the ground with a limp body.
"Take a look and taste it and you'll know. Not everything is edible." He said with a serious face, still squatting on the stone.
Thinking of this, Miss Jun stopped and looked up ahead. A cluster of vines appeared in front of her, with small beige flowers blooming on them.
In autumn, it will be full of bunches of bright red fruits.
Just like what she had seen in the mountains, forests and ravines that her master had taken her through.
At that time, she thought that her master took her to the deep mountains and forests to deliberately make things difficult for her and scare her so that she would not be able to bear the hardship and give up following him.
Now it seems that he is actually pursuing what he desires. His running is not random but has a purpose. The herbs needed to cure historical diseases grow in this place.
Miss Jun broke off a handful of vines, easily and skillfully weaved them into a wreath and put it on her head, then ran straight to a higher place.
After passing a dense forest, the view suddenly became clear. The mountain breeze swirled over the cliff. When a small purple flower finally appeared in the field of vision, Miss Jun couldn't help but exclaimed.
Some rough shouts were carried away by the mountain wind.
No one heard it anyway.
Miss Jun took a deep breath and walked towards the flowers and plants, but after a few steps she stopped and stepped lightly on the ground.
There is a faint soft touch under your feet, but if you are not careful you won't notice it at all and will think it is because you are stepping on grass. In fact, it is because there are loose rocks underneath.
She won't be careless this time.
Miss Jun took a step back and just as she untied her bag, she heard a sound behind her.
"Here is a flower."
These words, these voices...
Miss Jun turned her head to look.
Someone cast a shadow behind the trees, and then footsteps were heard, and Zhu Zan walked out.
"Are you scared?" He raised his eyebrows and said, "You thought you were going to be robbed again."
Miss Jun regained her composure.
"Why are you here?" she said. "Have you been following me?"
Zhu Zan raised his hand towards her.
"Don't think too much about it," he said. "Don't think I followed you because I care about you and I was worried about you coming out alone."
Miss Jun seemed helpless as she looked at him.
"I really don't think much about it," she said. "Don't worry."
Zhu Zan looked obviously worried.
"You are in such a hurry to go out alone because you want to find the purple fairy plant to cure the girl. I want to pay off my debt as soon as possible." He said, "Don't think too much about it. This is just a business deal."
Miss Jun shook the rope in her hand.
"Zhu Zan, I can't help but think about it," she said.
Look, look, Zhu Zan suddenly had an expression that indicated as if it was just as he expected.
"...You follow me to find the Purple Immortal Plant." Miss Jun said, "So if I find it, will it be yours or mine?"
Zhu Zan was startled.
"Zhu Zan, this is not the way to do business, right?" Miss Jun said, "You've already taken advantage of me once, do you want to do it again this time?"
"What do you mean I'm taking advantage of you?" Zhu Zan glared and shouted, "Watch your words."
"You just said it. You were scared, right? You thought I was going to be robbed again." Miss Jun blinked and said with her hands spread out, "Again, that means I was robbed last time."
This woman, this woman, Zhu Zan pointed at her.
"You are really making a fuss." He said angrily, "You are so ungrateful. How come you don't remember who saved you?"
"Didn't you say it wasn't a life-saving favor, but just a business deal?" Miss Jun blinked and looked at him seriously, "So you really did save me."
As she spoke, her eyes sparkled, her expression joyful and excited, and she took a step towards Zhu Zan, holding his hand.
"My Lord, you really saved my life, I must..."
Before she finished her words, Zhu Zan made a "Pooh" sound.
"Mr. Jun, you are awesome," he shouted, "Let's each find our own, and no one should take advantage of anyone else."
After saying this, he turned around, put his hands on his shoulders, waved his arms, and walked away in two or three steps.
Seeing that there seemed to be no one in front of her, Miss Jun tilted her head and thought about it.
"You look angry?" she said to herself. "Isn't that bullying? I didn't say anything."
Compared to the Master's sarcasm towards her, she was so friendly.
She shook her head and looked in the direction Zhu Zan left.
After all, he is a child who is used to being spoiled.