However, given his condition, if Su Ruojin and the others had arrived two or three days later, Mu Jingshan wouldn't have been able to hold on.
Xiao Yanchu picked up some dead wood from the cave entrance and started a fire inside the cave.
Su Ruojin touched Mu Jingshan's forehead. His high fever had subsided temporarily, but she needed to find a way to get him back to Beijing as soon as possible.
"We'll send out whistles first thing tomorrow morning and have Hu Qing and the others come to pick up Mu Jingshan. He needs to get back to the capital as soon as possible."
"Okay, Jin, you've had a long day, take a break." Xiao Yanchu carefully found some branches to spread on the ground and invited Su Ruojin to come and rest.
Su Ruojin rummaged through her bag, took out a piece of bread, and handed it to Xiao Yanchu: "Have some to tide you over."
Xiao Yanchu looked at Su Ruojin's bag with great amazement: "Ajin, your bag is like a treasure chest, it has everything."
Su Ruojin sat down, took a bite of her biscuit, and said, "I'm used to it. In the past, I often traveled around with my master, and we would always carry a bag like this, which would contain some survival supplies for the wild."
"Master? Did A-Jin often travel around when she was little? But didn't you live in the Lin family mansion back then?" Xiao Yanchu sat down next to Su Ruojin naturally and asked.
Su Ruojin thought for a moment and felt there was nothing she couldn't say, so she said, "After I was taken back by the Lin family, Zhao Jiao was quite nice to me at first, but a year later she became pregnant and gave birth, and I became someone who got in her way. No one cared about me anymore. It was my grandmother who saved me when I was only five years old and raised me in her courtyard."
Once, out of curiosity, I sneaked out of the Lin residence and accidentally met my master. He insisted that I become his disciple and was even willing to pay ten thousand taels of gold. I couldn't turn down money, so I agreed.
In the Lin family mansion, apart from my grandmother, no one paid attention to my existence. Later, my master approached my grandmother, and I don't know how he persuaded her, but she agreed to let me travel with him.
Since then, I have spent about half the year traveling with my master. In my master's words, I am destined to become a renowned doctor and cannot be confined to that small courtyard.
Later, I got to know my second master, third master, and fourth master. In the end, all four of them settled down in Mu'an Village, Yanyang, to accompany me.
Mu'an Village has become my second home.
There's also Grandpa Xiao in the village who writes exceptionally well. Ever since I met him, he's forced me to practice calligraphy every day, which is really painful.
During my travels, I happened to pick up Yuan Hong, who was almost burned to death by the villagers because he had heterochromia.
And so, Yuan Hong, my grandmother, and I became a family. Although we were not related by blood, we were much closer than some people who were.
So I've actually been doing better than many people over the years..."
As Su Ruojin spoke of her past, the firelight danced in her eyes, filled with warmth.
Xiao Yanchu had never seen Su Ruojin like this before, no longer as strong as usual, but by no means weak, but full of peace, happiness and determination.
She possesses a unique charm that always attracts many people to stay by her side.
And wasn't I also attracted to her because of her?
She never forces anyone to do anything, but she always tries her best to protect everyone around her.
She is simple, yet not simple.
It seems that her small body contains endless energy, as if there is nothing in the world that she cannot do if she is willing to do it.
How could she bear to let go of someone like that?
As they were talking, Su Ruojin fell asleep on Xiao Yanchu's shoulder.
Xiao Yanchu gently helped her lie down, letting her rest her head on his lap so she could sleep more comfortably.
He then took off his outer garment and covered the little girl with it.
Looking at the girl's beautiful face, which was illuminated by the firelight, Xiao Yanchu raised his hand and gently touched the girl's face with his index finger, wiping away the dust that had accumulated there at some point.
The area touched by my index finger was so soft and warm.
Xiao Yanchu had never felt such a strong desire to live. For her sake, he was determined to live on.
Su Ruojin, you are destined to be my queen!
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