Xu Jinhuan looked at his own hands, then at Kong Duiyue, whose belt was undone, whose outer robe was slightly open, and whose face showed surprise.
"No, it's not what you think. I just... want to... take you away with me."
Xu Jinhuan felt she couldn't explain herself clearly. Heavens, she really didn't mean to do anything! Who would have thought that the quality of belts in ancient times was so poor!
Kong Duiyue coughed lightly, suppressing the smile on her lips, and quickly closed her outer robe and re-tied her belt.
He said gently, "Miss Xu, I understand. This was an accident. You don't need to worry about it. Besides, it's just the two of us here, so I don't think it will get out."
Xu Jinhuan breathed a sigh of relief, but then she was in trouble again. Now that she couldn't pull the belt, how was she supposed to lead the person?
Xu Jinhuan sized up Kong Duiyue for a while, then finally grabbed his waist and used his lightness skill to fly directly downstream.
Kong Duiyue didn't cause any trouble this time, and just quietly felt the same wind and listened to the same birdsong with Xu Jinhuan.
When Xu Jinhuan finally brought the people back to the encampment, as soon as they landed, they saw Xie Datou looking at them with a surprised expression.
"Brother Kong? Boss? You guys?!"
Xu Jinhuan quickly released Kong Duiyue's waist, walked over to Xie Datou, and gave him a sharp rap on the head.
"What are you thinking about? I happened to run into him upstream. He wasn't feeling well, and I was just on my way back, so I gave him a ride out of respect to you."
Xie Datou rubbed his aching head and muttered, "I know, boss. You and Brother Kong are nothing, you were just trying to help me."
Upon hearing this, Xu Jinhuan glanced at Xie Datou. Although what he said made sense, it still felt strange.
Forget it, she has things to do and doesn't have time to deal with this idiot.
As Xu Jinhuan thought this, she went to Xie Guangbai's carriage and knocked on the carriage shaft.
Upon hearing the sound, Xie Guangbai pulled back the curtain and, seeing that it was Xu Jinhuan, immediately got off the carriage.
"Master, what do you need me to do?"
After thinking for a moment, Xu Jinhuan shared his thoughts: "The weather will get hotter and hotter in the future, and everyone will inevitably feel uncomfortable on the road. Do you have any recipes for cooling herbal teas to relieve heat and cool you down?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Guangbai felt that Xu Jinhuan was very thoughtful, even wanting such small things. He had truly chosen the right person to follow.
Completely unaware that Xu Jinhuan was doing this simply to make his mission more successful, the two had completely different ideas, but fortunately, they arrived at the same conclusion.
Xie Guangbai pondered for a while, then smiled and said.
"Yes, I do. I have a family recipe for herbal tea that's perfect for cooling down in the summer. It not only makes you feel comfortable on the outside, but it also relieves the heat in your internal organs."
Xu Jinhuan nodded repeatedly after hearing this. He had thought that Xie Guangbai only knew how to make ordinary herbal tea, but he did not expect that it could also relieve the dryness and heat in the internal organs.
You know, once the ambient temperature rises, people are prone to heatstroke if they stay in such an environment for a long time. This herbal tea is just in time!
"This is it. First, check if you have enough medicinal herbs. If not, I'll help you find more. The faster the herbal tea is made, the better," Xu Jinhuan said with a smile.
Xie Guangbai was also very happy that he could help his master. Upon hearing this, he immediately returned to the carriage with great enthusiasm and began to prepare herbal tea.
After arranging these things, Xu Jinhuan casually found a shady spot under a tree to sit down, listening to the women chat while closing his eyes to rest and think about the next steps.
"Auntie, what are you doing with all those clothes?"
"Of course it's for washing clothes. It rained for so many days before, and these clothes just won't dry no matter how I wash them. They smell musty."
The sun's out now, I need to wash up quickly. I'll string them up with a rope and hang them next to the carriage; they'll dry really fast!
"Oh, you're right, how come I didn't think of that? Wait for me, I'll wash the clothes in my bundle too."
...
After collecting water, washing clothes, and having lunch, Xu Jinhuan and his group set off again once the sun's temperature had cooled down.
The journey lasted three days. They traveled at full speed the whole way, and apart from replenishing their water supply when they encountered a water source, they ate their meals casually in the carriage.
Fortunately, their efforts paid off, and they have now arrived in Jizhou.
Meanwhile, everyone's expressions grew increasingly somber. Only three days had passed, yet the temperature was already higher than the highest temperature in the capital in previous years.
They were all unbearably hot, and if it weren't for the carriage, traveling would have been a problem.
But if the temperature continues to rise like this, let alone a carriage, even the horses won't want to walk anymore.
Therefore, after Xu Jinhuan discovered that the temperature was not right, he immediately adjusted his travel time, preparing to travel at night and hide during the day to reduce casualties.
At this point, the group hid in a dilapidated temple, waiting for the sun to set before continuing their journey.
"What the hell is this God trying to do? Is He trying to kill us all?" A woman wiped the sweat streaming down her daughter's face with heartache, but forgot to wipe it off herself.
The plump auntie fanned herself with a straw fan and replied with her eyes closed.
"You should be grateful. At least you have something to get around in and enough water to drink. If it weren't for Jin Huan, we might have died of heat by now."
Hearing this, the woman sighed, "Alas, you are right. Those homeless refugees we met on the road because of the flood were all emaciated and looked so pitiful."
I can't even imagine how miserable we would be without Boss Xu; we might even be worse off than homeless people.
"In my opinion, Old Master Xu is a celestial being reincarnated. Otherwise, how could she be so capable and kind-hearted?" another woman said with great certainty.
The others present echoed the sentiment, but they didn't really believe it, since gods and immortals were far removed from ordinary people like them.
The guards nodded vigorously, silently giving the woman a thumbs up. "Your guess was absolutely right! Boss Xu is truly a reincarnation of a celestial being!"
As Xu Jinhuan listened to the increasingly exaggerated praise from those people, he coughed helplessly and said, "Seriously, stop praising us. If you keep going, we'll really go bald."
Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out outside the dilapidated temple.
"All bystanders, leave immediately!"
"Why should you just back out like that? Do you think you're some kind of emperor?"
"Oh, you lowly commoner, you dare to talk back? Our young master wants to stay in this dilapidated temple. Before he loses his temper, you lowly commoners better get out of here!"
The people in the temple changed their expressions upon hearing the commotion.
"Are we really leaving? It's so hot outside right now. If we go out and find another place, won't we just get sunburned?"
"You're such a coward! Grab your weapons! Why should we leave just because he tells us to? We've already killed the bandits, what's a little more than them?"
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