【Jin Jinzhi, you're a beast!】
Jin Jinzhi looked at Yun Duoduo with a complicated expression.
You grew up together; you even held her when she was a baby.
She treats you like a brother, but you...
Jin Jin felt guilty, feeling sorry for Yun Duoduo, but just now, he really couldn't control himself.
His face was gloomy. Just as he was about to walk out, his legs suddenly gave way and he felt dizzy. He leaned against the wall of the cave and managed to stand up.
"Brother Jinzhi, what's wrong?!"
Yun Duoduo, who was still frozen in place, rushed over when she saw Jin Jinzhi's appearance.
Hearing the commotion, Cao, the military advisor from the next cave, also ran over. Seeing that Jin Jinzhi was unsteady on his feet, he quickly helped him up and made him sit down.
"What's wrong with Brother Jinzhi?" Yun Duoduo looked at him worriedly. She had been so focused on stopping the bleeding and bandaging his wounds that she had forgotten to take his pulse.
Yun Duoduo placed her fingertips on Jin Jinzhi's wrist; the pulse was indeed very weak.
Jin Jinzhi opened her mouth, but she didn't even have the strength to speak.
"Your Highness, it must be because you've been working too hard these past few days!"
"Having just finished fighting in the Western Sea, I rushed to the Western Chu without stopping, and haven't had a full night's sleep for several days and nights."
"Just now, I had another big fight with the people from Zuoguitang, and I was injured..."
Military Advisor Cao looked at Jin Jinzhi with heartache.
"Leave this to me, I'll administer the medicine."
"You've all worked hard these past few days, Military Advisor Cao. This is hemostatic medicine and medicine to help the wounds heal. Please take it and let everyone use it."
As she spoke, Yun Duoduo pulled Jin Jinzhi's head close and let him rest his head on her shoulder.
After Cao Canjun left with the medicine, he began to inject Jin Jinzhi with glucose and nutrients.
...
Jin Jinzhi leaned on Yun Duoduo's shoulder and slept soundly; she could feel his even breathing.
Yun Duoduo draped her robe over him, her hands resting on his eyelashes, face, and lips.
[Brother Sumire, you must be exhausted from the journey.]
There hasn't been much food along the way. Although I received glucose injections, I still need to eat something.
I need to find some food.
However, she was not familiar with the roads here. Looking around, Yun Duoduo suddenly remembered that she seemed to have seen some cypress leaves somewhere when she came here. As long as she found these, she could find water, and where there was water, there might be fish.
With fish, you can grill and eat it.
Yun Duoduo took off her outer robe, curled it into a ball, and placed it under Jin Jinzhi's head. She slowly pulled it out, left the cave, and walked outside.
After walking a short distance, I saw a small patch of cypress leaves.
This cypress leaf is very easy to survive; it can grow in both dry and cold, as well as warm and humid places, so it is easy to find.
She plucked some cypress leaves and stuffed them into her sleeve, continuing to walk forward. A cool breeze blew in from time to time, and the torchlight gradually dimmed.
"It's pitch black, all dark, where are you, Xiaoxi?"
Although it wasn't pitch black, the overgrown weeds and frequent cloud cover made it difficult for her to see clearly what was in front of her.
Yun Duoduo muttered to herself, recalling the physics she learned in junior high school: when walking towards the moonlight, the shiny spots on the ground were where there was water; when walking away from the moonlight, the dark spots on the ground were where there was water.
She never dreamed that she would use this knowledge to catch fish in a stream in the wild!
As light gradually appeared before her, she slowed her pace, carefully holding up the torch with one hand and lifting her skirt with the other, stretching out one foot to test the depth of the stream.
The stream is shallow and narrow on both sides.
"This should be the stream."
She carefully continued walking forward, bypassing a patch of weeds, and stood in the open space in front of the stream. There she saw fish swimming leisurely, completely oblivious to Yun Duoduo, who was approaching her step by step with a torch in hand.
These days, even a salted fish lives a more comfortable life than a human!
"Little guy, you'll be my dinner in a minute!"
She smiled, her face appearing slightly grotesque in the firelight.
She spoke softly, picked up a sharp branch from beside her feet, and aimed intently at one of the wriggling fish.
The fish reacted extremely quickly, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye...
"Oh dear, I underestimated you. You're quite fast!"
Yun Duoduo looked at the fish in the stream with some annoyance.
She tried to catch several seemingly clumsy and plump fish, but failed each time.
"I refuse to believe we can't catch you!"
Yun Duoduo used the tree branch to outwit and outmaneuver the fish in the stream...
...
In the Imperial Study of the Nanyang Palace, Yun Beiye looked at the mountain of memorials piled up and rubbed his sore eyes.
"Your Majesty, it's getting late. This old servant will escort Your Majesty back to rest."
Zhao Zhongquan bent down and offered advice, then picked up a blue-and-white porcelain teacup from the table and handed it to Yun Beiye.
"Duoduo, still no news?"
Yun Beiye finished drinking the tea in his cup, and Zhao Zhongquan took the cup and handed it to the eunuch next to him to refill it.
“The princess is blessed by the heavens. The Prince of Jibei sent word a while ago that he has gone to find the princess.” Zhao Zhongquan said, sighing inwardly.
During the days the princess was away, Yun Beiye lost a lot of weight and looked quite haggard.
Yun Beiye sighed and threw the memorial in his hand onto the table.
"I hope Duoduo comes back soon."
Yun Beiye squinted and frowned, deep in thought.
...
By the stream, Yun Duoduo, who had been battling with the fish for an hour, finally managed to spear two fish with a sharp tree branch, her forehead covered in sweat.
She got her shoes and skirt mostly wet trying to catch the two fish, but it was worth it; at least she didn't leave empty-handed.
She tied the two fish together with reeds, then happily carried them back home.
"To fight against the heavens is endlessly joyful; to fight against the fish is endlessly joyful!"
As Yun Duoduo was humming a little tune and walking back, she suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves.
Could it be that an assassin has caught up with us?
Why is it like a tiger skin plaster, sticking to people and refusing to let go?!
Terrified, she tensed up, looked around warily, hurriedly blew out the torch in her hand, and hid behind a tree, not daring to breathe.
After a while, she slowly tilted her head slightly to the side, using the moonlight to look at the approaching horse and the rider on it.
Upon seeing clearly, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Brother Sumire?"
Jin Jinzhi, wasn't he sleeping in the cave? Why is he out?
Although he was given a special medicine from the first-aid kit, he still needs to rest for a while to recover his strength.
"Brother Jinzhi, weren't you in the cave? Why did you come out? Did an assassin break into the cave?!"
Yun Duoduo asked a series of questions, her whole body tense up, and she looked around warily.
The moment Jin Jinzhi saw Yun Duoduo, she breathed a long sigh of relief.
This girl is such a worry!
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