When he saw only Su Mingyu outside, he was slightly taken aback.
Seeing his reaction, Su Mingyu quickly explained, "I simply couldn't carry my husband, so I left him not far from here and then came to ask for your help, young master."
The man looked into the distance, then lifted his head and said, "Lead me there."
As the man revealed his whole face, Su Mingyu finally got a clear look. He was extremely handsome. His jet - black hair seemed even brighter than the stars at night. In particular, his eyes were like a lake rippling in the sunlight, giving a sense of tranquility.
Su Mingyu led the man to the place where Gu Ruobai was hidden. Then the two of them carried Gu Ruobai into the wooden house together.
Looking at Gu Ruobai on the bed, Su Mingyu turned to the man, bowed deeply to him and said, "Thank you for saving us, young master. Also... could you please find me an old shirt of yours and boil some water? I'd like to change him into clean clothes."
The man lowered his eyes and glanced at Su Mingyu, who was obviously dirtier than Gu Ruobai. He raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "It's clearly you who are dirtier than him, yet you didn't think of yourself first?"
Only then did Su Mingyu remember after being reminded by him. "It would be great if you could prepare one more set of clothes. I'd like to change too."
"You didn't even think of yourself?" A hint of amusement flashed in the man's eyes. "The water is in the kitchen. There's a pot of it boiling. The clothes are in the wardrobe. Choose for yourself. I'll go to the side room to sleep. We'll talk about anything else tomorrow."
After saying that, the man walked out with steady steps. The sense of caution from before seemed like an illusion to Su Mingyu.
For some reason, Su Mingyu felt that this man in front of her was dangerous.
But at this moment, she didn't have time to worry about it. It was more important to change Gu Ruobai's clothes first.
After Su Mingyu fetched the water and took off Gu Ruobai's upper clothes and trousers, she suddenly felt a bit at a loss.
Although she was no longer a teenage girl, but... should she change Gu Ruobai's underwear?
This... this didn't seem right.
Looking at the indescribable bulge, Su Mingyu secretly bit her tongue.
She had seen countless people's bodies during her missions. Moreover, he was just a man. Hadn't she seen enough of them in the 21st century?
Forcing herself to calm down, Su Mingyu narrowed her eyes into slits. Gritting her teeth, she changed Gu Ruobai's underwear as quickly as possible and then let out a long sigh of relief.
"I didn't mean to take advantage of you! I had no choice!"
Su Mingyu took a deep breath and wiped Gu Ruobai's body with a warm towel. As she wiped, she was attracted by the large and small wounds all over Gu Ruobai's body.
This man... was truly a survivor from the battlefield. So many wounds. Just looking at them made one feel the pain.
But in order to survive, or to gain the emperor's favor, he endured such pain day after day?
Su Mingyu's fingertips gently caressed the scars on Gu Ruobai's back. A hint of pity welled up in her eyes.
After a long while of busyness, Su Mingyu finally finished taking care of Gu Ruobai.
When she put her hands on her hips and wanted to rest, she suddenly felt a chill on her back. Only then did she realize that she was still wearing wet clothes.
So she helplessly found a smaller - looking set of clothes from the wardrobe. Just as she was about to change, she suddenly noticed Gu Ruobai on the bed. After thinking for a while, she finally covered Gu Ruobai's face with a folded dry towel before starting to change her own clothes.
Although she knew that Gu Ruobai wouldn't wake up, it was still a bit hard for Su Mingyu to change clothes in front of him.
Changing her clothes as fast as the wind and tidying up the room, it was almost midnight.
Su Mingyu looked up at the star - filled sky and let out a long sigh. Her mind kept thinking about what it was that Gu Ruobai had touched but she hadn't.
Wine? But she had clearly toasted with Tuoba Wu. It should have been her who had the problem then.
Wait, wine!
She remembered that Shi Minglong had toasted her, but she didn't drink it. Gu Ruobai had snatched it away.
But Gu Ruobai didn't drink the wine either. He just put it aside. Could it be that Shi Minglong had poisoned the wine cup? Whether one drank or not, as long as they touched the cup, they would be poisoned?
This was too vicious!
Su Mingyu secretly spat. She remembered that Gu Ruobai had said last time that he would help Ye Weiguang deal with Shi Minglong. It seemed that he had already noticed something, which was why Shi Minglong had taken action against him.
She patted her face, forcing herself to cheer up. Then she turned around and went back into the room, not noticing the jet - black eyes by the window at all.
The next day, as soon as it was dawn, Su Mingyu knocked on the man's door. "Young master, to thank you, I've prepared breakfast for you."
"Breakfast?" The person inside seemed a bit surprised, but quickly came to open the door.
Looking at the pickled vegetables and congee that Su Mingyu had laid out, he raised an eyebrow. "You look like a young lady, yet you can do these things."
Su Mingyu handed him the chopsticks and bowls. "I'm just an unfavored young lady."
The man picked up the chopsticks and tasted a bit of each. He nodded in satisfaction. "The rice in this congee is cooked quite well."
Su Mingyu forced a smile. "I haven't asked for your name yet, young master. When my husband and I go back, we'll send someone to deliver a gift of thanks."
"My surname is Leng, Leng Ziyue." The man looked at Su Mingyu indifferently while eating the congee. "The poison in your man's body, if not treated soon, will cause trouble."
"You know what kind of poison he's been poisoned with, Young Master Leng?" Su Mingyu stood up abruptly, looking at Leng Ziyue in surprise.
Leng Ziyue pointed to the table. "Don't be so excited. Have breakfast first."
Seeing that the man didn't seem to be lying, Su Mingyu sat down patiently.
But she had no appetite for the food in front of her at all.
Leng Ziyue raised an eyebrow when he saw this. "If you want to cure his poison, you need to go up the mountain to find medicine. If you don't eat anything, where will you get the strength to climb the mountain later?"
Hearing what Leng Ziyue said, Su Mingyu pursed her lips and then picked up the chopsticks and quickly finished the congee in the bowl in a few mouthfuls.
Seeing her eagerness, Leng Ziyue was also helpless. "You're really different from other women."
Su Mingyu took it as a compliment. "Young Master Leng, I'll leave everything to you."
Looking at Su Mingyu's serious expression, Leng Ziyue raised an eyebrow. "Alright, since I've said I'll treat him, I'll do my best."
Finally, after Leng Ziyue finished his breakfast, he walked into the room to check Gu Ruobai's injuries. Su Mingyu followed him in right after.
When he saw the dry towel on Gu Ruobai's eyes, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Then he turned back and glanced at Su Mingyu.
Su Mingyu quickly stepped forward and took the dry towel off. "Um... please check his pulse, Young Master Leng."