Ye Yue originally planned to wait for Zhuifeng to arrive before discussing their next move. But he was so anxious that he couldn't wait any longer without seeing Tang Youyou.
If anything happened to her, the master would surely kill him.
He just wanted to make sure Tang Youyou was okay, so he hid in the grass and inched closer. Unexpectedly, he managed to catch something from Zhuifeng.
He was extremely excited and searched everywhere for Zhuifeng's figure, but couldn't find him. However, knowing that he now had a comrade-in-arms made him feel much more at ease.
Tang Youyou slept soundly. When she woke up, it was completely dark outside. She had slept from daytime until early morning.
Rong Jiangyu looked at the girl bustling around in front of him. Although she resembled Tang Youyou somewhat, she was not her.
"Come here."
Qiao'er's hand trembled when she heard the person on the bed call her. She almost dropped the teacup.
She had been bought by this person as a maid after being saved by him on the street and had followed him here.
Although he was good-looking and her savior, she was extremely afraid of him.
Hearing his voice at this moment, her heart skipped a beat, but she had no choice but to obediently step forward.
"Come closer."
Qiao'er obediently took a few more steps. Before she could stand still, she was pulled into his arms.
Rong Jiangyu held her petite body in his arms. She was even thinner than Tang Youyou. Her slender waist could be easily grasped with one hand.
He lifted Qiao'er's chin with his hand, forcing her to raise her head. "Compared to her, you lack a bit of stubbornness."
Tang Youyou would surely never show such a frightened look when seeing him.
The natural stubbornness in her bones was something others couldn't learn. It wasn't ignorant recklessness, but rather a disdain for things she didn't care about.
"Are you very afraid of me?"
Rong Jiangyu gradually increased the strength in his hand. Soon, her fair skin began to turn red, and tears welled up in Qiao'er's eyes.
"No, I'm not afraid."
Her voice was trembling, but she still looked directly into his eyes.
Rong Jiangyu, who had been a bit disappointed, suddenly laughed when he saw her teary eyes.
"Good, very good. Remember, if one day you're too scared to look into my eyes, that will be the end of your life."
After saying that, Rong Jiangyu let her go and walked straight out of the tent.
Qiao'er heaved a sigh of relief. She had almost been too scared to speak just now. She really didn't know who this savior of hers was.
No matter who he was, she had already decided to follow him for the rest of her life.
Zhuifeng saw Rong Jiangyu's figure in the distance and quickly turned around and went back into the tent.
She saw the master gently placing his hand on Tang Youyou's waist on the couch. The two looked so harmonious.
She didn't want to disturb this scene, but the current situation didn't allow her to relax her vigilance.
"He's coming."
After saying that, Rong Xun just waved his hand, indicating that he knew.
When the footsteps outside approached, the person who had been lying side by side with the beauty a moment ago had put on a human skin mask and was now bending over the table writing something.
Rong Jiangyu came in and saw the doctor and his apprentice there, while the person on the bed was still sound asleep.
"How is she?"
The doctor said, "She's out of danger now. She should wake up in a few more hours."
Rong Jiangyu walked over and saw Tang Youyou's sweet and peaceful sleeping face. He couldn't help but reach out his hand to stroke it.
Unexpectedly, the doctor suddenly said, "My lord, to cure this young lady's congenital deficiency, we need one more medicinal herb."
Rong Jiangyu said, "Just tell me what you're lacking."
"This medicinal herb grows in the desert and is extremely rare. It's very difficult to obtain. To treat this young lady's illness, we need to get the rhizome of this herb. After 49 days of drying and baking, its medicinal properties can be activated. Then, by boiling it with the red mountain spring water I already have, this young lady's congenital deficiency will surely be cured."
Zhuifeng had never even heard of such a medicinal herb. Needless to say, her master was lying again.
Rong Jiangyu frowned. "Where can we find it?"
"This medicinal herb not only has a strange appearance. It looks similar to a ginseng but is dozens of times taller. Its rhizome is buried deep underground. Only the rhizome one zhang deep can be used as a medicinal herb. It usually grows in the Hutian Desert in the Western Regions."
The Hutian Desert was the largest desert on this land, and there were many strange phenomena in it. Adventurers who went there to explore mostly never returned.
"Okay, I'll send someone to look for it."
Rong Jiangyu readily agreed. "If you can completely cure her, I'll reward you handsomely."
Rong Xun didn't care about his reward. There was nothing in this world that he wanted but couldn't get.
"Thank you, my lord. But..."
"But what?"
"But this young lady's body needs to be conditioned first. I just felt her pulse and found that this young lady has been overworked recently and her body is quite weak. She needs to rest well to facilitate subsequent treatment."
Rong Jiangyu didn't expect this old man to be so accurate. It was true that it had taken a lot of effort to bring her back from the Great Water Bay.
"You can stay here for now. Make sure to condition her body well for me."
Rong Jiangyu covered Tang Youyou with the quilt, looked at her for a while, and then left.
After that, Rong Xun's face immediately turned gloomy. Tang Youyou's body was indeed a bit weak. Fortunately, he had given her some pills, which had helped her recover a bit.
He sat in the place where Rong Jiangyu had just sat and wiped her face with a clean handkerchief.
Although that person hadn't touched her just now, it still made him feel uncomfortable.
That person was just a homeless dog. What right did he have to touch his woman?
That night, Rong Xun stayed by her side all night, staring at her face. It wasn't until dawn that he felt a bit sleepy and closed his eyes slightly.
Tang Youyou woke up, stretched her arms, and opened her slightly sore eyes. She saw that the tent was empty.
She had slept so comfortably this time. It seemed that she had seen Rong Xun in her dream.
"You're really precious. It's been so many days since you last appeared in my dream."
She rarely dreamed. Even if she thought about someone all day long, she wouldn't dream much at night. But unexpectedly, she had dreamed of him yesterday.
Her stomach growled. She suddenly felt very hungry. Just as she was about to go out and ask someone to find her something to eat, she saw someone coming in with delicious food.
These people served one dish after another. The continuous aroma stimulated her saliva.
She couldn't hold back anymore. She picked up the chopsticks and started stuffing the food into her mouth.
"This is good." Tang Youyou ate big mouthfuls, feeling extremely satisfied.
Unexpectedly, Rong Jiangyu wasn't so bad. At least he could provide her with such delicious food.