The aunt had such a rich imagination. Gu Yunru had no choice but to smile along, with an awkward arc on the corner of her mouth, and secretly glanced at Rong Zhen beside her. Fortunately, he was fine, but his face was a little pale.

"A Zhao, what's wrong with your face? Are you not feeling well?" Gu Yunru looked at Rong Zhen with concern. The aunt looked at the two of them flirting with each other and thought that it must be just as he said.

"Auntie, could you please bring me a basin of hot water?" Gu Yunru was afraid that something might happen to Rong Zhen. The auntie was kind and warm-hearted, so she brought a basin of hot water. When she was about to wipe Rong Zhen's body, she heard a fierce knock on the door.

"Oh no, that gang must have caught up with us..." Gu Yunru's heart sank and he looked panicked. The aunt looked at the two of them in confusion, not knowing whether she should open the door or not.

"Why don't you two go hide in the rice jar..." The aunt looked at the panicked looks of the two men and became more certain in her heart that these two men either ran away from their relatives or offended some big shot above.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, auntie." Gu Yunru took a deep breath and prepared to take Rong Zhen to the backyard, but found that there was a dog hole at the back door. They had to go out the same way they came in. In order not to cause trouble to the auntie, the two of them went to the side road first.

"Ah... I'm tired." Gu Yunru had been holding Rong Zhen's hand, but every time she climbed a few steps, she felt her leg muscles sore and weak, as if they were about to cramp.

"What's wrong with you? I'll carry you." Rong Zhen saw that she was frowning, so he bent down and took a look. It turned out that her foot was twisted and turned gray-green, which looked very pitiful.

"I'll go get some herbs. You wait here." Rong Zhen ran halfway up the mountain and found some herbs for bruises and sprains. He chewed them and covered her ankle with them. Gu Yunru felt a chill in her heart, but her heart was warm at this moment. Looking at his handsome profile, she felt happy.

"Why are you laughing so hard that you're so swollen." Rong Zhen was a little confused. She was swollen like a bun, but he still had the strength to laugh out loud. He carried her on his back and started walking down the mountain.

"Do you feel that I am heavy?" Gu Yunru lay on his back with great joy, and made some jokes from time to time, which she found quite interesting.

"Of course, what's the difference between you and the pig you saw at that aunt's house?"

Rong Zhen's question left her speechless, and she pulled his ear hard.

Just as the two were about to move forward along the straight mountain road, they saw a familiar figure sitting under the roots of a tree and snoring.

"Brother Rong! Sister Yunru." Han Suche, who was wearing a melon-shaped hat, felt someone approaching in a daze. He spat the dogtail grass in his mouth onto the ground and trotted towards the two of them.

"It's really you. I thought it was that group of soldiers chasing us again." Han Su Che looked at the two of them with a smile. He didn't expect that Su Che and Shu'er had already left the city in such a short time.

"Aren't we meeting at the inn? Why are you here?" Gu Yunru climbed down Rongzhen's back and looked at her curiously.

Han Suche stammered as he adjusted his hat and messy hair, looking at Rong Zhen with a panicked look, "The area around the inn is full of spies from the government soldiers, so Shu'er and I split up and went back to Zhuge's residence. Brother Wu asked me to pick you up here so I can take you back."

"So that's how it is. By the way, A Zhao, this Zhuge Jinyu is the lord of Tao City and owns a large manor. He has the same bad temper as you, but you are much gentler and more considerate than him." Gu Yunru took Rong Zhen's hand and praised him to the sky.

Han Suche looked at the two of them being so inseparable and felt extremely envious. He wondered when he would be able to have a man as considerate and caring as Sister Yunru.

"Okay, stop talking so much. Besides, the sun is about to set." Han Suche said, and led the two of them towards the villa.

On the other side, Zhuge Jinyu came to visit Nangong Ruowei, and seeing that she looked like she had lost all hope in life, she placed a porcelain bottle of perfume on the table.

"Miss Nangong, how do you feel now?"

"Everything is fine. Thank you for your concern, City Lord."

"In fact, logically speaking, the Zhuge family and the Nangong family can be considered old friends, but later they became members of different factions and have not had any contact for a long time." Zhuge Jinyu thought about thirty years ago, when he and the Nangong family had been in the same boat and helped the monarch of the previous dynasty to establish his kingdom. They were also people whose names were engraved in history books.

"Please forgive me, sir. Ruo Wei has never heard my father mention anything about the Zhuge family. I only know that the Lord of Tao City is mysterious and unpredictable."

"It's okay. It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it. Don't you have the experience now?" Zhuge Jinyu looked at her sad face and for some reason, the coldest and hardest part of his heart was touched.

"Thank you for taking me in these few days, but I think it's time for me to leave." Nangong Ruowei has been recuperating here for many days and her body is no longer in good condition. The fire in her heart has not yet dissipated. She must return to the city to meet the emperor in the palace and confess all the injustices her father has suffered.

"It's too late. Lord Nangong and your brothers are all dead."

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Before he finished speaking, Nangong Ruowei looked at Zhuge Jinyu in surprise, unable to believe that everything he said was true.

"You lied to me, didn't you? My father and brother will be fine!" An extremely ugly smile flashed across Nangong Ruowei's lips. It was the ugliest cry Zhuge Jinyu had ever seen, even uglier than a smile.

“Nangong…”

"It'll be alright, they will be alright, you must have lied to me..." Nangong Ruowei grabbed his hand tightly until there were several noticeable red marks on his arm. His eyes turned black and he fainted.

When Gu Yunru, Han Suche and Rong Zhen arrived at the manor, Nangong Ruowei was still in a coma. It was late at night, and Zhuge Jinyu set up a banquet in the hall to entertain these friends who came from afar.

"So you are all Zoroastrians. In that case, we are actually a family. There's no need to be so formal." Zhuge looked at the people present with a generous look on his face. At this time, a little maid ran in and said that Nangong Ruowei was foaming at the mouth and had a high fever. After hearing this, Gu Yunru rushed to the room with the old doctor without saying a word, while the others were still in the hall.

"Shu'er?" As soon as Gu Yunru entered the room, he saw Shu'er coming out. She anxiously pulled Gu Yunru's arm and said, "So you guys are back. I've been worried about you."

"Me too." Gu Yunru exchanged a few simple greetings with her, then walked directly to the bedside and observed Nangong Ruowei's condition with the old doctor.