Ahri jolted awake and saw herself holding a hoe, with a dug grave in front of her, from which came a faint thumping sound.
Rescue people.
That was the first thing that came to mind.
Ahri went straight down into the pit and pried open the coffin. The next second, she met the eyes of the pale-faced man inside.
There were no panicked screams, only a "long time no see" lingered on the tip of her tongue.
Having finally seen the light again, the man was so exhausted that he quickly fainted. Ah Li immediately reached out and carried him out, set him aside, and then began to rebury the coffin back into the ground.
After erecting the tombstone, Ah Li carried the man on her back and stumbled away from the place.
The man was a fallen general who was seriously wounded in an enemy attack. Many of his soldiers sacrificed themselves to save him, so he had to disguise himself as a hunter and separate from his soldiers. However, he then encountered a large wild boar.
The already seriously injured general was no match for a large wild boar. He was not only rammed in the abdomen by the boar, but also lost a lot of blood and went into shock.
Several hunters from a nearby village happened to be in the mountains when they encountered the wild boar attacking people. They teamed up to hunt and kill the boar, and then pooled their money to buy a coffin and hastily buried the general.
The original owner of this body was just a simple-minded girl in the village, who knew nothing.
As a result, when the general ran towards this village, he dropped a jade pendant.
The hunters, unaware of the general's identity, when asked if they had encountered any outsiders, simply stated that they had met a man who had been killed by a wild boar, but found him unfamiliar and not from their village.
Those people, wanting to find out if the person in the coffin was indeed the general, rushed to dig up the grave to identify him. When they dug up the grave and opened the coffin, they found the general, his face contorted from lack of oxygen, and his fingernails covered in wounds.
Everything proves that the general was not buried after his death, but was buried alive in a coffin while still alive.
Enraged, the men refused to listen to any explanations and massacred the entire village, demanding that these people pay for the general's life.
The original owner of this body, the silly girl, had met this general before. At that time, the silly girl was very hungry, and this general gave her a steamed bun and even had someone take her home.
Silly Girl remembered him and always wanted to repay him for the kindness of a steamed bun.
However, when the two met again, this was the scene.
The simple-minded girl wasn't truly stupid; she was just simple-minded and a little slow to react. However, her heart was filled with a sincere desire—to save the general. Because of the general's presence, the border had maintained peace and tranquility for many years.
Although Silly Girl is not good with words, her mind is as clear as a mirror, so as soon as Ahri arrived, she began to rescue people.
However, this time there seems to be no romantic subplot or other miscellaneous factors, so Ahri feels safe to focus on saving people first.
As the first rays of morning sunlight gently fell, the man slowly opened his eyes.
Just as Ah Li finished cooking the corn porridge, she saw him sit up, clutching the wound on his abdomen.
Their eyes met, and the man pursed his pale, bloodless lips, saying, "You saved me?"
"Yes, I just happened to be passing by and heard a sound coming from inside the grave that wasn't properly covered." Ali put down the corn porridge and went to help him up.
"Thank you, my name is Yan Siming." Yan Siming leaned against the headboard and looked around.
The simple bamboo hut contained a bamboo bed, and apart from the thin blanket covering him, there was nothing else.
Ali didn't say much, but handed him the corn porridge and said, "The accommodation is simple, please don't mind."
This was a place she had gone through a lot of trouble to find.
It must have been a temporary dwelling built by some hunter in these mountains.
Yan Siming showed no sign of disgust. He glanced at the corn porridge, pursed his slightly chapped lips, and said, "Could you give me a glass of water first?"
Ahri then belatedly poured a bowl of water, saying, "Sorry, I forgot to give you water first when you got up. This water isn't hot; I boiled it and left it to cool down for a long time."
Yan Siming touched the slightly warm rim of the bowl and said, "Thank you."
Ali stopped talking and instead started digging up the beggar's chicken buried in the ground.
The chicken was caught by Ahri, and the seasonings were also provided by the system space. Of course, everything was done secretly, and no one knew.
The beggar's chicken smelled delicious. Yan Siming swallowed hard, then lowered his head in embarrassment.
Ali pretended not to see it, and instead pushed the bowl of corn porridge, saying, "Eat the corn porridge first, and then eat the chicken. Otherwise, I'm worried it will be too greasy and bad for your health."
"Okay." Yan Siming obediently finished the corn porridge.
Ali ate half a chicken and left the rest to Yan Siming, saying, "I'll go see if there are any herbs outside, and maybe bring back some food."
Ahri also recognizes herbs, but the special medicine in the system space is still more useful. It can directly stop bleeding, reduce inflammation, and relieve pain. However, Ahri still mixed the special medicine with a bunch of herbs.
Arriving at the riverbank, Ali caught a fish, some wild vegetables, and a pile of wild fruit, then carried the food back home.
Yan Siming was still recovering from serious injuries and unable to get out of bed. Hearing the noise, he immediately came over.
Ahri shook the fish in her hand and said, "We'll make fish soup later."
At the same time, Ali also cut down a few sections of bamboo to make bamboo rice.
Finally, I stir-fried another dish of wild vegetables.
When it was served, the rice, fish soup, and wild vegetables smelled quite good.
Instead of lying down and waiting for Ah Li to feed him, Yan Siming propped himself up and sat down.
Ahri didn't show any intention to help. For those who are born strong-willed, receiving help from others is perhaps the last thing they want. They would rather grit their teeth and get through the difficulties alone than let others see their vulnerability.
Ah Li handed him the chopsticks and noticed the sweat on his forehead and his pale face.
Yan Siming calmly said thank you and started drinking the fish soup.
Ah Li didn't eat much; Yan Siming ate most of it.
During the night, Yan Siming developed a high fever again and became delirious.
Ahri continued to give him the medicine to bring down his fever as soon as possible.
The next day, when Yan Siming woke up, he was still in a daze.
Ahri waved her hand and said, "Are you alright? Did the fever make you stupid?"
Yan Siming squinted at Ah Li and said weakly, "I think I've seen you before."
Ah Li nodded and replied, "Yes, we've met. Do you remember that girl called Silly Girl? You gave her a steamed bun and even had someone take her home."
Yan Siming's gaze remained fixed on Ali's face. In a daze, he recalled a time when he saw a girl crying pitifully, and out of kindness, he asked her something.
She said she was hungry and wanted to eat steamed buns, lots and lots of steamed buns.
Then he bought her a lot of steamed buns, but the girl turned around and gave the buns to a group of little beggars, keeping one for herself.
Yan Siming was worried that she was too naive and might be tricked, so he had someone send her back.
As it turned out, she saved his life after all the twists and turns.
Fate is truly an inexplicable wonder.
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