On the way back, they carried the pile of hemostatic herbs back to the cave. Bai Er called Bai Ba to help apply medicine to Bai Liu and Bai Shi, while Lu Zheng warmed himself by the fire.
After Bai Liu and Bai Shi took the last two translucent pills, they seemed to be in much better condition. After their wounds were treated, everyone gathered around the fire to warm themselves.
For a moment I didn't know what to say, all I could hear was my stomach rumbling.
They hadn't eaten for two days.
In the first few days, they were able to steal food from the pursuers in the Cloud Sea, but after arriving in Liangjing Kingdom a couple of days ago, they realized that the pursuers were not pursuers, but an army. They had to hide and flee, and they couldn't find any food. They were injured and didn't dare to go to the places where people were cooking, for fear that if they went there, they would not be able to escape.
Lu Zheng awkwardly touched his stomach; he had rarely gone hungry in both his past and present lives.
"How about we rest for a while and continue westward after dark? Find our main army and have a big meal?" Lu Zheng asked.
"I'm fine," Bai Liudao said.
“General, I’m fine too,” Bai Shi added.
There are no more problems with Bai Er and Bai Ba.
“Alright, let’s make a fire and warm ourselves up. It gets even colder at night,” Lu Zheng nodded and said.
Afterwards, the group discussed their plans for the future.
After they find Xue Qianyu, they certainly won't just sit around waiting to die; they'll definitely have to fight their way back to Yunhai with the team.
With these few people who had lived in Yunhai for more than half a year on their side, it would be very easy for them to take down the Yunhai army in Liangjing Kingdom.
Although they didn't steal food from others, the five of them knew where the grain and fodder were stored. They planned to grab some grain and fodder to replenish their own army.
As darkness fell, the group warmed up and felt even hungrier.
After extinguishing the fire, they continued westward.
After walking all night, and finally, just as dawn was breaking, they encountered the advancing army of quicksand.
"Xue Er, quickly get your brother some food!" Lu Zheng shouted with all his might.
"Giddy up!" Upon hearing Lu Zheng's voice, Xue Qianyu rushed over in a hurry. After seeing Lu Zheng clearly, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He jumped off his horse and pulled Lu Zheng up.
"Xue Er, brother, I'm starving!" Lu Zheng leaned against Xue Qianyu.
"You still have the strength to speak; you're far from dead," Xue Qianyu said, looking him up and down.
"General Xue!" Bai Er and his group greeted the person.
Xue Qianyu nodded to them.
Then he summoned his deputy, and the army came to a halt.
...
Gu Xin and Cheng Huaijin, leading their army, are almost within the territory of Yunhai.
"Don't worry, Brother Yuan and the others have definitely escaped and won't be caught. Trust them," Cheng Huaijin comforted Gu Xin, seeing that she had been tense the whole way.
“Prince Ahai is right, Xinxin, you have to believe that the people of Yunhai can’t beat your brother Yuanyuan,” Princess Jinghe said.
She had heard plenty of stories in the capital about how the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo was bullied by his stepmother. If the heir had been bullied to death, she would have nothing to say. But this kid wasn't bullied to death; he even faked his death. She guessed that no one in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion knew he was still alive.
The Lin family was so cunning and scheming back then, and Consort Lin was so powerful that even the emperor tolerated them. How old is this kid? He's already making people run wild. How could these barbarians from the west be as cunning as him?
In any case, Princess Jinghe did not believe that Lu Zheng could not outmaneuver King Yunhai and his group.
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