Xu Nian woke up with a splitting headache.
At this moment, the sky outside the window was already a hazy gray, and the night was quiet.
"What am I doing..."
Xu Nian rubbed her still-aching forehead and murmured something uncertainly.
"You're awake?"
Her response was Gu Zhan's extremely urgent words of concern.
He bent down and touched Xu Nian's forehead with his large hand. After checking her temperature, he finally felt relieved. "You've been asleep for a long time."
[Anchor, the general has been watching over you all along!]
[That's right, that's right, and he's the one who carried you back in a princess carry, you should thank him!]
Seeing these comments scrolling by, Xu Nian felt she had troubled Gu Zhan, so she slowly stood up and said softly with a smile, "Thank you this time."
"Without you and your army, it's hard to say what the city would be like."
Looking at her bright smile, Gu Zhan felt his previous inner turmoil quietly dissipate, and he nodded unconsciously.
Wow, it's so late!
Xu Nian checked the time and found that it was already past midnight, almost dawn. She looked at Gu Zhan with suspicion.
He had a bluish tinge under his eyes, and his complexion wasn't very good either.
Could it be that he guarded him here all night?
Once the idea appeared, it lingered in Xu Nian's mind.
She hesitated for a moment, but ultimately didn't ask.
"Would you like something to eat?"
Gu Zhan didn't notice her odd behavior. Instead, he picked up the dinner that had been prepared earlier from the table next to him and said, "It might be a little cold, but don't mind."
Upon hearing this, Xu Nian accepted it without hesitation and began to eat heartily.
joke.
How could she possibly mind? She was starving!
As expected, it seems that such a wide-range killing move cannot be released freely at present.
Today, having exhausted all his magical power, he has ended up in such a weak state.
While wolfing down her food, Xu Nian reflected on her performance that day.
However, given the circumstances at the time, she had no other choice.
Thinking of this, Xu Nian paused, her hand holding the spoon still, and quickly looked up to ask, "How is the situation? Have they all been defeated?"
Her eyes sparkled, and she tilted her chin up, staring intently at Gu Zhan.
Gu Zhan felt a sudden tremor in his heart for no reason, and lowered his eyes. "It's all been resolved. Most of them were killed by the soldiers, and a small number were kept alive to await interrogation."
Xu Nian was very satisfied with this answer and started eating again.
Those bandits who burned, killed, and looted have lost their humanity; they must not be allowed to live and continue to harm others.
On the other hand, although Licheng was developing and thriving, it had always operated within its own territory and had never gone out to publicize or show off. How could it have attracted the attention of the bandits?
Xu Nian was completely baffled, so she got up and prepared to go out and investigate the situation.
But as soon as she got up from the bed, Gu Zhan pressed her back down with his strong hand, rendering her unable to move.
"You've only been awake for a short time, you can't overexert yourself."
Gu Zhan's tone left no room for doubt, and he unconsciously applied more force to his hands.
God knows how panicked Gu Zhan was when Xu Nian collapsed into his arms, completely exhausted.
Therefore, he absolutely cannot let Xu Nian have any more problems.
Seeing his serious expression, Xu Nian pouted, "Oh, I'm not going to do any strenuous exercise, I'm just going for a walk!"
As she spoke, she furtively tried to get up and get out of bed again.
But Gu Zhan naturally wouldn't give her that chance, and pressed her petite body back down again.
Xu Nian: ...
"Gu Zhan!"
"I am here."
Gu Zhan answered casually, and his gaze towards her showed no sign of anything amiss, as if nothing had happened.
Staring at his slender fingers that were tightly gripping her wrist, Xu Nian deflated and gave a soft snort, "You stingy little thing!"
No matter what she said about him, Gu Zhan remained steadfast in his stance and absolutely refused to let her get out of bed.
The two of them stared at each other for quite a while.
"Why."
Finally, Xu Nian was the first to give in, glaring angrily at Gu Zhan.
How come I never noticed before? This man is like a leech, I can't shake him off!
Seeing her gritted teeth and indignant, Gu Zhan immediately knew that she must be muttering something about him to herself. He wasn't annoyed, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
"If you want to go out, then focus on getting better. Once you're ready to go, I'll naturally let you go."
Hearing Gu Zhan's nonchalant words, Xu Nian turned her head and snorted softly. She immediately lay down on the bed, covered her head with the blanket, and looked like she was throwing a tantrum.
[The streamer is such a primary school student, hahaha!]
Shh, don't disturb them! It's too sweet!
The comments section, however, was filled with expressions of schadenfreude, as if the characters had just been fed dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).
Xu Nian ignored this, inwardly thinking: Heh, what's so sweet about her being with this stingy man?
Soon, the sky gradually brightened, and some noises began to come from outside the door.
"Knock knock knock".
A knock sounded on the door. Gu Zhan glanced at it and raised his voice, "The door isn't locked, come in."
Hearing the sound, the door was pushed open, and the person who came in was Han Xiao'e.
She rushed to Xu Nian's side, asking anxiously, "Sir, are you alright?"
When Han Xiao'e heard that Xu Nian had used a powerful technique to subdue the bandits, but had collapsed from exhaustion, she rushed over immediately.
"I'm fine. But what about you, and the residents who have left the city? Are you all alright?"
Xu Nian was worried about the safety of the people. When she saw Han Xiao'e coming over, she hurriedly asked, "And my brother, how are they?"
"Don't worry, we've taken good care of our two younger brothers and haven't mistreated them at all. Most of the people were injured earlier, and no one had any problems last night."
Han Xiao'e answered truthfully, and then took out the investigation results she had prepared in advance, "I have just compiled the information on the house collapse and the injuries."
"Based on our current stockpile of medicine and the number of uninjured personnel, we can rebuild the city within half a month."
Listening to Han Xiao'e's fluent and meticulous words, Xu Nian felt inexplicably at ease and nodded in satisfaction, "Good, you did the right thing. Just continue to implement it like this."
Standing to the side, Gu Zhan looked at the bright smile on the little girl's face, and his heart softened a little.
"Oh, right, sir, there's something else very important."
After explaining the situation to Xu Nian, Han Xiao'e seemed to suddenly remember something and patted her head.
"During our post-disaster reconstruction efforts, we unexpectedly discovered that there seemed to be room to dig beneath the collapsed buildings. I had someone try it out, and it seemed—"
"There's a water source!"
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