Following this reassuring aura, she groped the arm of the person beside her restlessly with both hands.
Rong Xun let her "molest" him. By now, he had revealed his true face, his amorous eyes lingering on her face.
Only at such moments could he have a good look at her. She seemed to have put on some weight, and her little face felt better to the touch than before.
At night, Rong Xun didn't return to the tent prepared for him by Rong Jiangyu. Instead, he stayed by Tang Youyou's side all the time.
He lay on his side inside. If someone came in from outside, it would be hard to be discovered just by covering with the quilt.
Tang Youyou wasn't very well - behaved when sleeping at night. She always tossed and turned. Afraid that she might fall off the bed, Rong Xun had no choice but to pin her down with his feet.
In her dream, she hugged a life - sized pillow. It was so comfortable that she couldn't bear to let it go. Moreover, this pillow was even thermostatically controlled. She felt around it, but suddenly felt that her hands couldn't move.
Rong Xun was so hot all over from her groping that he was afraid he might do something. That was why he had to pin down her restless hands.
Outside, the sandstorm came sweeping in, blowing through the thick door curtain and bringing a series of howling sounds.
Zhuifeng was resting in the next tent. Half - asleep and half - awake, he heard some movement at the door. He jumped up from the bed, drew his sword and stared warily.
"Ugh."
Ye Yue came in, spat out the sand in his mouth, and patted the dust off his body. "It's me."
"Come in quickly. Don't let anyone find you." Zhuifeng pulled him inside and looked around to make sure no one was following.
"What on earth does the lord plan to do? Why don't you hurry up and get the mistress out of here?"
"Don't you see the strict guards here? It's not that easy to just leave. Not only here, but the whole Quzhou is full of Rong Jiangyu's men. If we want to leave, we have to pass through Quzhou. We must come up with a fool - proof plan."
Ye Yue was a bit surprised. "Has Quzhou been captured by Rong Jiangyu?"
"Yes. Now there are soldiers patrolling in the city every day, and the guards in this camp are also very strict. To ensure the mistress's safety, we must first be able to get out of this camp and Quzhou. Do you have any good ideas?"
Ye Yue was speechless. He had thought that Rong Jiangyu only occupied the area outside the city, but he didn't expect that even the whole Quzhou had fallen into his hands.
"Not for the moment."
Before dawn, just like before, Rong Xun left before Tang Youyou woke up and put on his mask again.
After breakfast, Rong Xun came over with a bowl of medicinal soup and saw Tang Youyou lying on the table studying the topographic map.
"Why is it medicine again? I'm not going to take it."
Since she had this little one, she had almost become a medicine jar. All day long, she either ate or took medicine, as if she was exuding a strong smell of medicine.
"Miss, this is the medicine for protecting the fetus."
This sentence left her speechless. She could feel that her body wasn't in good condition. The fetus was now in a crucial stage of development, and she couldn't be careless.
She took the medicinal soup, pinched her nose reluctantly and drank it all in one gulp. After drinking, she burped, and the bitter taste almost made her vomit.
Something seemed to have happened outside. There was a commotion. Tang Youyou, who was feeling bored, quickly ran outside to have a look.
She saw Rong Jiangyu coming back from outside. There was something thrown on the ground. It was a big sack, bulging. She didn't know what was inside.
Rong Jiangyu saw her and told his men to carry that thing towards her tent.
"Today, I've prepared a gift for you."
He raised the corners of his mouth, his eyes shining. There were still traces of blood on the scabbard of the sword on his waist that hadn't been wiped clean.
Tang Youyou looked at the sack on the ground. What kind of gift could it be inside? She couldn't help but feel a bit curious.
Judging from the appearance, nothing could be seen. She only knew that it must be quite big, about the size of a person.
"What's inside?" she asked.
The doctor behind her suddenly looked sharp. His eyes were fixed on the sack, and his serious expression seemed to indicate that he already knew what was inside.
Rong Jiangyu squinted his eyes and laughed at her. "Of course it's a surprise for you. Servants! Open the sack!"
The guard behind him stepped forward to untie the sack on the ground. A head emerged from it, which really startled Tang Youyou.
"A person!"
Rong Jiangyu stepped on the sack twice. "Yes, a person. Take a look. Do you recognize this person?"
Tang Youyou endured the discomfort and stepped forward to take a look. When she got closer, the face of the person suddenly turned towards her. She was so shocked that she immediately took a few steps back.
She came to her senses. She couldn't be more familiar with that face. How could she forget the enemy who had killed everyone in her mansion?
"Su Jin."
"That's right, the current emperor of the Great Ming Kingdom. Didn't this man once kill many people around you? Now I've made him pay for his crimes with blood. Don't be afraid. He's just a dead man now."
Saying that, Rong Jiangyu straightened his face with his foot. The skin on his face no longer had the normal complexion. All the visible parts had turned black and blue, as if he had just climbed out of the underworld.
"How did you know?"
Tang Youyou was sure that she hadn't told anyone about this, not even Rong Xun. How did this man know?
"Have you been investigating me?"
Rong Jiangyu curled the corners of his mouth. "You don't need to look at me so warily. I just want to do something within my power for you. I just happened to meet this man on the way. By chance, I learned that he was your enemy, so I just took the initiative to deal with him for you."
Tang Youyou didn't need anyone's help to take revenge. This man was already on the verge of death. He wouldn't live to next year even without anyone taking action.
She had left him alive just to torture him slowly. With so many lives on his hands, it would be too easy for him to die all at once.
Unexpectedly, Rong Jiangyu had been so over - zealous. This gift was really beyond her expectation.
"Then thank you very much." Tang Youyou wanted to take a closer look at how this man died. Before she could step forward, the "doctor" behind her grabbed her wrist and stopped her.
Before she could ask what was going on, she saw a series of small insects crawling out of the sack one after another. These insects didn't come from anywhere else, but from Su Jin's head.
Seeing such a scene, even though Tang Youyou had a strong tolerance, she couldn't help but vomit.
The medicinal soup she had just drunk was all vomited out, and even her bile was vomited out.
Rong Xun stepped forward, poured a cup of tea and handed it to her. Looking at the dead insects that had died as soon as they saw the sunlight on the ground, he said, "Clean it up quickly. This young lady can't stand these things."