She's fighting with her?
Zheng Quchi was slightly taken aback.
Her gaze swept over Xiao Meng's pretty young face. Xiao Meng was cheerful and had a well-proportioned and tall figure. She must have been active outdoors a lot, exposed to the wind and sun, because her skin was a healthy tan. It wasn't as delicate and fair as that of a young lady, but it had a vibrant and radiant beauty.
“I’ve only met Gongchenya once.”
Undeniably, Gongchen Cliff has an innocent and adorable appearance, which could give her an advantage in choosing a partner. Unfortunately... she had already seen people with even more alluring looks.
Therefore, love at first sight is not something that will happen to her.
As for Gongchen Cliff's attitude towards her, she wasn't being self-deprecating. Back when she was lively and energetic in Fuxian, she didn't have any luck with men, let alone now that she's sickly and covered in scars. If he wasn't blind, he would probably choose Xiao Meng.
Back then, only Yuwen Sheng had such "unique and eccentric" taste, choosing her, a mere weed, from among all the beauties...
But she finally understood that the occasional favors of fate were not lucky gifts, but rather the beginning of life's hardships.
She absolutely has to divorce this scumbag who tricked her into marriage!
However, given the extreme cruelty of the other party, she decided not to bring up the divorce in person. Instead, she would send him a letter of divorce once she had settled down, completely severing ties and cutting off all contact.
"But sister... never mind, Ruler Sister, you're married now, so where's your husband?"
The "lang" that Xiao Meng mentioned is probably what the locals call their husband.
She was about to say "dead," but the words caught in her throat, and she changed them to "lost."
Xiao Meng opened her innocent eyes wide: "Then will you go looking for him?"
Not for now.
I doubt it will happen again.
"Sister Ruler, do you not love your man?" Xiao Meng tilted her head and looked Zheng Quchi up and down.
When she discovered that Sister Ruler mentioned her lost lover, she showed no worry or sadness, but instead appeared calm and indifferent.
Zheng Quchi didn't want to chat about her private matters with someone she had only known for a few hours. She took off her cloak, removed her clothes, and lifted her hair to reveal her entire back.
"Xiao Meng, could you please apply some ointment to the wound on my back for me?"
When Xiao Meng saw the shocking, bright red scars on her smooth back, he suddenly fell silent.
She carefully cleaned Zheng Quchi's wound, reapplied the medicine, and bandaged it.
Just as Zheng Quchi was about to get dressed, Xiao Meng suddenly said, "Sister Chizi, let me wipe your body again."
"Is there an odor?" Zheng Quchi was, after all, a woman, and her expression was somewhat unnatural. She reached out to take the damp cloth, saying, "I can do it myself."
"You're injured and it's not convenient for you, let me do it." Xiao Meng said, and slowly wiped her neck, shoulders and arms with water...
As dusk fell, Zheng Quchi noticed it was getting late and turned around, only to find that the water in the basin beside her had turned completely black. Her lips twitched.
Was she really that dirty?
She then remembered that she had applied charcoal powder to her neck and arms earlier, but having been struggling with life and death these past few days, she had forgotten to reapply it. When she saw Xiao Meng trying to wipe her face, she quickly turned away.
"Xiao Meng, forget about the face."
Xiao Meng paused for a moment, then said softly, "Sister Ruler, I know you must have encountered many difficulties while you were alone. You must have done this to protect yourself. If you still need it, I can find some black stuff to repaint it for you."
Seeing her conflicted expression, as if she had discovered a secret but didn't want more people to know, Zheng Quchi said, "No need, it's no longer necessary."
Her identity has already been exposed, so there's really no need for her to disguise herself as a piece of charcoal anymore.
Seeing Zheng Quchi slowly pull up her clothes, Xiao Meng stepped forward to help her, while saying, "Sister Quchi, are you really only sixteen years old? But I feel like you are so much more capable than me."
"What makes you think I'm better than you?"
"Just now, Brother Ya told me that Sister Chi is about my age, but she knows everything and managed to escape all by herself despite being covered in injuries. Although she was a woman stranded in a foreign land, she was neither humble nor arrogant, which is truly admirable... He never praises others easily, but he has nothing but praise for you."
In the end, the little girl became a little jealous again.
After Zheng Quchi finished dressing, he only said one sentence: "Xiao Meng, would you want this kind of admiration from me?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Meng was stunned for a moment before whispering, "I...I don't want it."
Zheng Quchi smiled calmly: "Right? Just hearing about such things is painful. Who would want it to actually happen to them? If I could, I would rather not have other people's praise and, like you, have a clean body and a lifetime of peace."
Xiao Meng's heart skipped a beat, and she was somewhat at a loss: "I'm sorry."
She lowered her head, clutching the hem of her clothes, feeling ashamed that she was acting like a clown in front of Sister Ruler. Her face turned red and her eyes welled up with tears.
"This is the second time you've apologized to me." Zheng Quchi gently stepped forward and patted her on the shoulder. "But I hope there won't be a third time, okay?"
Xiao Meng quickly nodded: "Okay."
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After the two talked about changing their dressings, Xiao Meng seemed like a different person. She stopped being sarcastic towards Zheng Quchi and became particularly attentive. When she went to get dinner, she brought it to Zheng Quchi as well.
The two found a secluded spot, drank vegetable porridge, and gazed at the moon in the sky.
"Sister Ruler, I like you. Please join us. That way, I can follow you all the time." Xiao Meng held the earthenware bowl and sipped the porridge.
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