"Hurry up, Fuxia, there are still a lot of cassia seeds here."
Shen Yunjiao held a small, curved hoe in one hand, while waving to Fu Xia with the other.
A few days ago, when Jiang Rong came, she brought many precious medicinal herbs and several stoves for decocting medicine.
Now, Shen Yunjiao takes care of herself every day, and with the fresh oxygen she breathes in the deep mountains and forests, her health is much better than before.
On the contrary, Fu Xia complained of being tired before she even started working.
"Girl, I...I can't go on."
Fu Xia, while supporting her lower back, glanced at the intrigued Shen Yunjiao and waved her hand, saying, "I'll rest here for a while."
Shen Yunjiao said with a smile, "Why don't you take these herbs up first, Fuxia? Anyway, I have a real person with me here."
Although Shen Yunjiao and Fu Xia are now able to be discharged from the hospital, they can only move around on this mountain, and they need to be watched over by a Taoist nun.
"Miss, I'll go back and make some sweet soup for you." Fu Xia was overjoyed to hear this, mainly because she had been experiencing backaches and pains for the past few days for no apparent reason.
Shen Yunjiao nodded and said, "You go back and rest for a while. I'll go back after I finish picking the wild cassia in this area."
The Taoist nun standing nearby was quite surprised. It was always the servants who did the work while the masters watched. This was the first time she had ever seen the masters do the work while the maids went back to rest early.
This Miss Shen is quite kind to her servants.
Fu Xia carried a basket of herbs on her back and walked back.
The Taoist nun stood aside and silently observed Shen Yunjiao. Half an hour later, seeing that she was about to finish cutting the grass, she said, "Benefactor, you can't go any further ahead. It's all wild paths, and there might be wild beasts lurking around."
"Okay, then I'll put all of these into the basket."
"Let me help you, benefactor."
As the nun spoke, she bent down and followed Shen Yunjiao to shake off the dirt from the picked cassia seeds and put them in the basket.
"ah!"
Just as she was about to turn around and speak to Shen Yunjiao, she touched a smooth, cold surface.
The nun looked down and saw a python, thicker than a human thigh, silently hiding among the pile of herbs.
The Taoist nun was terrified and hurriedly stood up, shouting to Shen Yunjiao, "Benefactor Shen, there are snakes here, be careful!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the python seemed to be startled and darted directly towards Shen Yunjiao.
Shen Yunjiao had just turned around when she unexpectedly came face to face with the snake.
"Run!" the Taoist nun shouted anxiously.
Shen Yunjiao could only instinctively turn and run.
In her haste, she could only venture deeper into the mountains.
She didn't know how long she had run, but only stopped when she could no longer see any trace of the python.
She recognized the snake; it was called the flower-arm snake. If bitten by it, one would surely die without immediate injection of antivenom.
But now a problem arises.
How is she supposed to get back now?
Shen Yunjiao looked around. She was in a desolate mountain wilderness, where she couldn't even hear the chirping of cicadas or the calls of birds.
Because it was still early morning, the surrounding area was still shrouded in a thin mist, as if covered with a layer of sticky gauze, making the scene in front of us blurry.
All of this seemed shadowy and eerie, quite terrifying.
Shen Yunjiao felt a chill run down her spine, so she quickly grabbed a dry branch and started walking back.
As they walked, another strange sound came from behind. Shen Yunjiao couldn't help but stop and hold her breath as she looked back.
Not far away, a pair of green eyes were shining through a mist.
Shen Yunjiao looked closely and was so frightened that she almost fainted.
That looks like a tiger.
She reached for her waist with both hands and took out her poisoned needles.
When the tiger saw the trembling Shen Yunjiao, its eyes instantly lit up with excitement.
It crouched low and approached Shen Yunjiao step by step, causing Shen Yunjiao to retreat in fright.
She accidentally stepped on a small stone, lost her balance and fell to one side, a sharp pain shooting through the sole of her foot.
"Ah! My needle."
The silver needle was accidentally thrown far away when Shen Yunjiao fell.
Shen Yunjiao's body immediately turned ice-cold.
Oh no, am I really going to die here?
Seeing its prey fall, the tiger became even more excited. It pawed at the ground a few times with its front paws, lowered its body, and then pounced forward with a kick of its hind legs.
"Aaaaaaah!"
Shen Yunjiao was so frightened that she closed her eyes and screamed. At the same time, she also heard the tiger let out a heart-wrenching roar.
She was startled and opened her eyes blankly.
The tiger was lying on the ground, a curved knife stuck in its chest. It struggled for only a moment before it died.
"Including this time, I have saved you three times now."
A familiar voice rang out.
Standing in front of Shen Yunjiao was a young and handsome man. The man exuded a sharp aura. He was tall and had long legs. His azure eyes stared directly and intensely at Shen Yunjiao, even more aggressive than the tiger from before.
"Ye... Yelü Qi?"
Shen Yunjiao exclaimed in surprise. She was about to stand up when she discovered that her ankle was already swollen.
This was the first time Yelü Qi had seen happiness in Shen Yunjiao's dark, star-like eyes.
After a few days apart, Shen Yunjiao had lost a lot of weight.
"Let me help you up." Yelü Qi walked up to Shen Yunjiao, raised a flamboyant smile, stretched out his long arm to pull Shen Yunjiao up, and then gently reached out to remove the small weeds from her jet-black hair.
Shen Yunjiao stared blankly at him, suddenly recalling the scene of him being surrounded by assassins that day, yet still risking his life to protect her.
Seeing that he was still full of energy, Shen Yunjiao was filled with emotion.
"Yelü Qi, is your injury any better now?"
Shen Yunjiao asked earnestly, her gaze falling on Yelü Qi's left shoulder.
Yelü Qi was very pleased with Shen Yunjiao's rare concern. He smiled and said, "It's all better now. After you escaped that day, General Yao from Dayong came to rescue you, and I was taken to a safe place. But how could you be locked up here?"
Shen Yunjiao stood on one leg, leaning against the tree trunk, and said calmly, "This matter is a long story, but it's nothing serious."
Hearing this, Yelü Qi felt even more puzzled. He suddenly looked at Shen Yunjiao and said, "Your foot is injured. Let me carry you down the mountain."
"I live in Qingxin Pavilion, which is a short distance from here—"
"I know."
Before Shen Yunjiao could finish speaking, Yelü Qi interrupted her.
He suddenly turned around and stopped in front of Shen Yunjiao, revealing his broad and sturdy shoulders.
"Come on up."
Yelü Qi turned his head to Shen Yunjiao and spoke. His nose was straight, his thin lips were pert and upturned. The gradually increasing light fell on his face, making his profile look handsome and very wild.
“But your injury…” Shen Yunjiao hesitated. She didn’t want to trouble Yelü Qi again, especially since she could hop back to Qingxin Pavilion on one foot.
"Come on up," Yelü Qi said casually when he saw her still hesitating. "If you don't come up, the tiger's companions will come looking for us, and then we'll both be in danger."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yunjiao could only hesitantly place her hand on Yelü Qi's shoulder.
Yelü Qi chuckled softly, then got up and started walking back.
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