Xu Jinhuan sat on a thick branch with his eyes closed. He wanted to spend his time pumping water leisurely, but for some reason, he always felt like someone was watching him.
Xu Jinhuan opened her eyes and looked around suspiciously. Although she didn't see anyone, she believed in her intuition that there must be something strange here, so she said lightly.
"Come out."
The person who was hiding was very obedient. After hearing Xu Jinhuan's words, he actually walked out from behind the tree and then coughed twice skillfully.
“Ahem, Kong didn’t mean to hide behind the tree. I was planning to fetch water upstream, but I didn’t expect the girl to be there too.
For the sake of the girl's reputation, I decided to wait until she left before going out to fetch water."
Kong Duiyue was just as good as Xu Jinhuan at making up lies, and there was no trace of lying on his face.
Xu Jinhuan looked at him suspiciously, "I remember there was a river near where the carriage stopped. Why did you go so far away?"
Kong Duiyue smiled and explained, "It's in the lower reaches of the river. Although it looks clear on the surface, we can't be sure what the people upstream have done. Kong is a very clean person, so he ran to the upper reaches by himself."
Xu Jinhuan nodded. This statement was acceptable. This was also the reason why she came upstream.
Xu Jinhuan looked at Kong Duiyue again, and remembered that after Xie Guangbai had treated Kong Duiyue, he secretly came to her again and described Kong Duiyue's condition again.
"Master, Big Head Brother and the patient were both here just now, and I didn't tell them everything because I was worried about affecting the patient's mood.
This person's body is about to run out of energy. He still looks like a human being, but in fact his internal organs have already begun to fail. Even with my care, he can only live another half a year or a year."
After hearing this, Xu Jinhuan nodded and asked Xie Guangbai to tell Xie Datou about this matter. As for Kong Duiyue, there was no need to say anything so as not to rub salt into his wounds.
This is also why Xu Jinhuan did not hide his knowledge of astronomy and geography, as well as his ability to calculate fortunes.
After all, he was the only sober outsider in the team, and he was dying, so he posed no real threat.
Thinking of this, Xu Jinhuan's eyes towards Kong Duiyue softened a little.
"Don't worry about those red tapes. Reputation is something you can't bring with you when you are born or when you die. It's just a way for those in power to control the people."
Kong Duiyue had been observing Xu Jinhuan silently. Although she didn't know why she had become a little gentler towards her, her joy was beyond words.
He quickly bowed and lowered his head, suppressing the upturned corners of his lips. "As the old saying goes, 'One word from you is worth ten years of reading'. I have learned a lot today."
If Wuyou saw his master at this moment, he would probably just complain madly in his heart. In the past, when he was in Deyi Tower, his master was very serious and it was like a death sentence for him to smile.
But now, why is this smile so worthless?
Xu Jinhuan, who was on the opposite side, didn't notice any flirtatious glances at all. She was only sensitive to murderous intent.
Xu Jinhuan now felt that it was really tiring to talk to this ancient scholar. He was quibbling over every word, which made her head hurt.
So, after hearing Xiao Wang's little invention in his mind making a "beep beep" sound indicating it was full of water, Xu Jinhuan said to Kong Duiyue.
"I've already filled my water tank, please help yourself."
After saying that, Xu Jinhuan prepared to turn around and leave.
But Kong Zuiyue suddenly said, "Miss Xu, I have an unwelcome request. I wonder if you can agree to it?"
Xu Jinhuan looked at Kong Duiyue in confusion. For some reason, she suddenly smelled some kind of tea. She looked again to make sure she wasn't sure.
"What is it?"
Kong Duiyue seemed a little embarrassed, and a slight blush appeared on her originally pale face.
"I feel a little unwell. I thought I had enough strength to go back, but I just stood for too long and had a bit of heat stroke. It is really difficult for me to go back alone.
I just chatted with the girl and learned that she is a generous person who does not care about false reputation, so I want to plead with her, hoping that she can help me go back."
After Kong Duiyue finished speaking, he coughed weakly twice. When he took his hand away, a trace of blood had already seeped from the corner of his mouth, and he looked extremely pitiful.
Xu Jinhuan was not a person who liked to meddle in other people's affairs, but when he remembered what Xie Guangbai said and looked at Kong Duiyue, he agreed for some reason.
"Okay, hurry up and fill the water. I need to get back as soon as possible."
When Kong Duiyue heard Xu Jinhuan's affirmative answer, the corners of his mouth quickly rose, just like a child who got permission from his parents to buy a toy.
Xu Jinhuan looked at Kong Duiyue suspiciously. Why was this guy so happy? If you didn't know, you would think he had picked up money.
Kong Duiyue had no idea what Xu Jinhuan was thinking in his heart. He trotted all the way to the river and began to fill the water bag. He ran so fast that he didn't look like a patient at all.
There was no trace of the weak attitude he had just shown when he asked for help...
If Xu Jinhuan didn't know that Xie Guangbai would not lie to him, he would have thought that Kong Duiyue was pretending to be sick.
"Miss Xu, I have filled the water bag. Let's go." Kong Duiyue held the filled water bag in her hand and looked at Xu Jinhuan with sparkling eyes.
Xu Jinhuan couldn't help but shiver when he saw it. Why did he feel like a dog looking at a bone stick?
It’s an illusion, it must be an illusion!
This is probably Kong Duiyue's look of gratitude, that's right!
While confirming his judgment, Xu Jinhuan lifted Kong Duiyue's collar and was about to use his lightness skills to fly to where the team was stationed.
Kong Duiyue, whose collar was lifted, saw Xu Jinhuan's skillful posture, and a hint of helplessness mixed with a little smile flashed in his eyes.
How come after so many years, Jinhuan's way of leading people hasn't changed at all?
Therefore, before Xu Jinhuan took off, he heard Kong Duiyue's somewhat weak voice beside him, "Miss Xu, could you please change your position... cough cough cough..."
If it were someone else, Xu Jinhuan would probably just throw the person aside and tell them to fly or not. If they didn't want to fly like that, they could just walk back on their own.
But now, Xu Jinhuan looked at Kong Duiyue's pale face, recalled Xie Guangbai's words that time was running out, and inexplicably felt a little kind.
Forget it. This person is going to die anyway, so let’s fulfill his small wish before he dies, so that he can rest in peace.
Xu Jinhuan released her hand that was grabbing Kong Duiyue's collar. In fact, she was not very comfortable in this position. Kong Duiyue looked thin, but he was very tall!
No one knew what he had eaten before, but he was much taller than the people around him. Xu Jinhuan had to stand on tiptoe and stretch out his hand to grab the back of his neck.
Xu Jinhuan looked at the people around him, and finally pulled Kong Duiyue's belt reluctantly, "I'll take you flying like this."
As a result, before she could lead anyone, the belt opened by itself...
Open?!
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