This person is really honest and kind.
Qi Qi was exhausted. He had rested for a while and felt better. After drinking some water, he inquired around and learned that Zhao Yong's father had come to live alone in the mountains to escape the war. After his family died, he was the only one living alone in the vicinity. He mainly relied on hunting for a living and also grew some vegetables for himself.
“Your brother has exhausted his internal energy, and his wounds have not been treated for a long time. If we delay any longer, it will be dangerous. I have already regulated his meridians and applied medicine to you for snake bites. Take good care of him, and he will not have scars.”
Qi Qi raised an eyebrow: "Internal energy? Brother Zhao, do you know martial arts?"
“My parents used to be people in the martial arts world, but later they went into seclusion here.”
Zhao Yong seemed rather naive, readily revealing whatever Qi Qi asked. He was a big guy who looked stupid but was genuinely stupid. Qi Qi suspected that if he went down the mountain alone, he would definitely be scammed.
In fact, the thing Qi Qi should do most right now is to go down the mountain to find Huangfu Yi, but Gu Siyan has aggravated his injuries, and Qi Qi can't bring himself to abandon him now.
We had no choice but to stay here for the time being, and make further plans once he was better.
Gu Siyan was unconscious, so Qi Qi gave him the bed. At first, he thought there was only one room in the place, but he didn't expect there to be several rooms. Zhao Yong had just used them as warehouses. Now he had cleaned up another room for Qi Qi to stay in, while he and Gu Siyan would share a room so that he could take care of him at night.
Moreover, he also found a lot of his mother's clothes in the warehouse, so Qi Qi no longer had to wear his own dirty clothes.
To Qi Qi's surprise, Zhao Yong, who had been out of touch with the world, was actually going to come down the mountain...
Zhao Yong was puzzled: "Why would you think that, Miss Qi? How can we buy rice if we don't go down the mountain?"
Qi Qi held the porridge and remained silent with him.
Shredded pork and vegetable porridge, roasted meat, stewed meat, boiled meat... Zhao Yong, this big guy, eats meat every day, no wonder he's so strong and can do everything. He's simply an essential helper for home and travel!
Qi Qi was itching to see it all. Gu Siyan had so many great generals under his command; what if one of them were missing...?
With this thought in mind, while Gu Siyan had been asleep for two days and hadn't woken up yet, Qi Qi secretly pulled Zhao Yong outside to discuss matters.
Qi Qi's expression was serious: "Brother Zhao, are you aware of the current situation down the mountain?"
Zhao Yong, with his honest-looking face, said, "I went there a few days ago and found that the price of grain had increased several times over. After making some inquiries, I discovered that Sifang City had changed hands and was taken over by an unknown nobody. Moreover, this person is cunning and ruthless. It is said that one should do one's job in a position of authority, but this person not only fails to manage the city properly, but also allows his subordinates and relatives to commit crimes in the city..."
Qi Qi swallowed hard.
Brother, you only go down the mountain once every six months, how come you found out so much on the next trip?
"Then, what is your view of the imperial court?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yong looked up and glared at Qi Qi—he had never been very comfortable talking to Qi Qi. Qi Qi later belatedly realized that he was probably shy because he had never seen a girl before.
"The imperial court... The Great Xia has been ruled by emperors for five hundred years, which is long enough. The golden age of the founding Xia emperor has now been ruined by his descendants."
Qi Qi: "Brother Zhao is absolutely right. The people have suffered under the Xia Dynasty for too long. With the court acting so incompetently, it's bound to collapse sooner or later."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yong felt as if he had received some encouragement, as if he had found a consensus with the girl in front of him. After thinking for a moment, he said his plan: "Actually, I recently heard about a poem. Would Miss Qi like to hear it?"
Qi Qi: "Please speak freely."
"Heaven is dead, Zhenbei shall rise. In the year of Xin Chou, great fortune will come to the world! Are kings, nobles, generals and ministers born with their titles?"
"..."
Zhao Yong said, “A true man is born between heaven and earth, and should cultivate the noble spirit of heaven and earth and do things with integrity. I have been inquiring at the foot of the mountain for several days and have learned that the author of the poem is none other than the legendary Zhenbei Army. I heard three years ago that this army has repeatedly achieved great feats in Youdu. It is similar to, yet different from, the rebel armies in the world. I…”
He said that he saw the suffering of all living beings, and with his great skills, he wanted to do something for the world, even though he was just a nobody. He wanted to join the Zhenbei Army.
After listening, Qi Qi subconsciously glanced at Gu Siyan inside: "..."
If I didn't know that I was the only mission taker in the world, I would have almost thought that you were one too. What a coincidence that you saved the leader of the Zhenbei Army when I was about to join them.
Zhao Yong was still excited after expressing his feelings when he suddenly saw the girl give him a complicated look.
Zhao Yong's face turned dark red again, and he said awkwardly, "...But is there something wrong with what I said?"
Qi Qi was now resolute: "Yes, that's not right. A true man should be like this. Brother Zhao, I admire your words today. To tell you the truth, there's something you must tell my brother exactly what you said after he wakes up inside. There's a surprise in store."
Zhao Yong was stunned: "Little...little brother? Miss, are you sure you didn't misunderstand?"
Qi Qi: "...You're right...I had to dress up as a woman before because of some unavoidable reasons...Brother Zhao, please forgive me."
Zhao Yong was utterly stunned.
Looking again, it was clearly a beautiful girl with rosy cheeks and a fair complexion... how could it be a man?
Qi Qi glanced at his face and thought to himself, "What a mess! I should have known better than to lie to an honest man. I thought Zhao Yong would be angry, but I didn't expect him to be so kind to me after he calmed down."
Um……
On the third day, Gu Siyan's wound, from which the rotten flesh had been removed, had scabbed over, and he finally woke up from his coma.
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