Ever since Su Yi inadvertently said that he had fallen in love with Mu Jin the first time he saw her when he was holding her in his arms at the foot of Shennong Mountain, Mu Jin felt extremely awkward on the way to Yanmen Pass with him.
Mu Jin had always harbored an inexplicable aversion to Su Yi, but whenever she encountered difficulties, Su Yi would always appear in time to help her. This forced Mu Jin to tolerate his shamelessness and compelled her to occasionally associate with him.
Nevertheless, deep down she could never fully accept him. This contradiction made Mu Jin feel particularly awkward on her journey to Yanmen Pass.
Fortunately, due to the sweltering summer weather, Su Yi was worried that Mu Jin would suffer from heatstroke while riding a horse on the road, so he asked Ling Feng to bring Mu Jin a carriage. Usually, Mu Jin would sit in the carriage, and he wouldn't have to face Su Yi all the time.
Now that Shennong Mountain is getting further and further away, the weather along the way to Yanmen Pass will only get hotter and hotter.
Mu Jin sat in the carriage, fanning herself with her sleeve. The weather was hot, but it wasn't unbearably hot inside the carriage. However, she would occasionally hear Su Yi outside the carriage complaining to her, calling her "A-Jin" repeatedly, about how hot it was outside.
"Ah Jin, please let me into the carriage. In this awful weather, how can you bear to leave me outside? What if I get sunburned? How can I go with you to rescue Mu Yan then?"
"Can't you just buy your own carriage? Why do you insist on sharing one with me? Who knows what your intentions are?"
Su Yi replied, "When traveling, we should save money wherever possible. Ah Jin already has a carriage, why should I spend money to buy another one?"
Mu Jin said, "Then you have to figure something out yourself. In short, I spent ten thousand taels of silver to ask the three of you to help me rescue my brother, so I should have this carriage all to myself."
Yesterday, Su Yi received another secret letter. The Beiqi people did not torture Mu Yan, but simply imprisoned him as a bargaining chip in negotiations with Dongyue. Since he was a bargaining chip, his life would not be in danger for the time being.
Su Yi promised Mu Jin that he could help her rescue Mu Yan, but Mu Jin didn't want to owe Su Yi anything, so she offered him 10,000 taels of silver to help her rescue Mu Yan.
Su Yi readily agreed, but he had one condition: Mu Jin had to accompany him on a trip to the Southern Shu Kingdom.
Mu Jin didn't ask Su Yi why he wanted to go to the Southern Shu Kingdom; saving Mu Yan was the priority at the moment, so she readily agreed.
Ling Yu knew his master's health condition; it was unlikely that the sun could damage him, since Ling Feng was there to shield him from the scorching sun.
However, seeing that Su Yi had chased Mu Jin so far but had made no progress, he couldn't help but feel anxious.
“Miss Mu, the sun is really too strong. We are thick-skinned and will be fine, but my prince is delicate and precious. If he gets heatstroke, we are far from any village or shop, which will probably delay our journey to Yanmen Pass.”
Upon hearing this, Mu Jin couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, after all, Su Yi's martial arts skills were not bad. However, just in case, she still lifted the carriage curtain and glanced outside.
The sun outside was blazing brightly, and the air felt almost scorching.
The green hills on both sides of the road remain unchanged, but the crops along the way look rather listless.
Mu Jin glanced at Su Yi and noticed that there seemed to be a chill on his forehead. She was afraid that if Su Yi continued to be exposed to the scorching sun, he might actually suffer from heatstroke.
Mu Jin said to Su Yi somewhat reluctantly, "Then come in."
But as soon as Su Yi entered the carriage, he suddenly collapsed for some unknown reason.
"Hey~ hey~ hey, Ling Feng, Ling Yu, come in quickly and see your master. Why did he suddenly faint?"
Ling Yu said, "Miss Mu, my master is probably suffering from heatstroke. We are in a carriage right now and it's inconvenient for us to go in. You know medicine, so we can only trouble you to take care of our master for us."
Hearing Ling Yu say this, Mu Jin didn't care about anything else, took the water bag from the carriage and went to Su Yi's side.
She opened the water pouch, wet a silk handkerchief, and carefully wiped Su Yi's face, neck, and palms, trying to cool him down.
Mu Jin then picked up Su Yi's head and poured cool boiled water down his throat, and took out a pill from her person and fed it to Su Yi.
Only after everything was finished did she seem to remember something: she had forgotten to take Su Yi's pulse.
She quickly took Su Yi's hand and checked his pulse, only to find that Su Yi's pulse was steady and he did not seem to have heatstroke.
Then she lifted Su Yi's eyelids to examine him, and saw that Su Yi's eyes were trembling, then his shoulders were shaking, and then his whole body was slowly shaking.
Su Yi couldn't help but laugh.
Only then did Mu Jin realize that Su Yi had tricked her; he had been faking fainting. He had assumed that Mu Jin wouldn't abandon him after he passed out.
Mu Jin was furious and shouted, "Get out of here!"
Su Yi laughed shamelessly: "If I hadn't pretended to faint, I really wouldn't have known that A Jin had such a gentle side. It's just that I really did have some heatstroke, and I've been using my internal energy to hold on, I'm not lying to you."
Mu Jin looked at Su Yi again and found that he really did look a little pale.
After laughing, Su Yi slowly got up and leaned against the car wall, looking somewhat tired and languid. He saw Mu Jin frowning and looking at him with some displeasure, but he felt very happy.
Even if Mu Jin scolds me inside the carriage, it's still better than being outside and not being able to get close to her.
Su Yi said, "Once I rescue your brother, let's go to the Southern Shu Kingdom. It's very beautiful there, and my mother is from the Southern Shu Kingdom."
Mu Jin was somewhat surprised that Su Yi would talk to her about his mother.
"Then what would you like me to do in the Southern Shu Kingdom?" Mu Jin asked.
"Go see my maternal grandfather. Also, the grain and fodder you bought and sent to Yanmen Pass were purchased with his help. Don't you plan to go and thank him?"
Mu Jin asked in confusion, "Weren't those provisions purchased by Zhao Yefan?"
"Yes, it was I who facilitated the connection between Zhao Yefan and my maternal grandfather to make the purchase."
After hearing this, Mu Jin stared blankly at Su Yi.
Su Yi laughed and said, "So, Ah Jin, since I'm not bad to you, could you please stop rejecting me all the time?"
Hearing Su Yi say this, Mu Jin didn't know how to respond.
Su Yi chuckled lightly, "It's alright, I'll wait."
Seeing that Su Yi's face was getting paler and paler, Mu Jin knew that Su Yi was not lying to her. Su Yi must have suffered from heatstroke. She took the last bag of water and handed it to Su Yi.
It was rare for Mu Jin to take the initiative, so Su Yi happily accepted and drank a few sips.
After finishing his water, he became somewhat arrogant and moved closer to Mu Jin, resting his head on her lap.
Mu Jin was about to get angry and push him away when she heard Su Yi's voice, which was a little hoarse, say, "Ah Jin, please be kind and let me lie down for a bit. That way I'll feel more comfortable."
Mu Jin hesitated for a moment, telling herself to let it go. Considering he was unwell and had helped her a lot, she would bear with it for now.
Later, Su Yi fell asleep with his head on Mu Jin's lap, his face filled with an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.
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