Ning Xi pinched his calloused fingers, "Then why are you so depressed?"

Wei Yi's gray-blue eyes flashed with unnaturalness, and he lowered his head slightly and said: "I said I love you, but I didn't think in time that you would suffer such a crime in the deep mountains and wild forests. It was my lack of consideration."

"So." Ning Xi sat up, put her arms around his neck, looked into his eyes and asked, "Are you feeling guilty?"

Her voice was soft, and Wei Yi nodded unconsciously, "I will definitely pay attention to these things in the future."

This was his promise. He had said it tens of thousands of times in his heart, but he still wanted to promise it to the queen in person.

He considers himself a person who keeps promises and will never break his word.

Ning Xi chuckled softly, "Wei Yi, you don't need to feel guilty about these little things. After all, you have always been by my side to protect me. How can you have the energy to notice such things?"

"I understand you, so don't be unhappy."

Wei Yi felt even more sour in his heart and couldn't say anything, he could only hold her tightly in his arms.

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With the guidance of local villagers, Ning Xi and his party finally arrived at a tribal village at noon.

This is the first time Ning Xi has seen a tribe in the mountains. Their clothes are somewhat different from those of the tribes near the river.

The person who led the way reminded: "People in the mountains tend to reject outsiders, so don't run around. Let's communicate first."

Not long after, Ning Xi entered the village, and they stayed in an empty house of the villagers.

What I ate for lunch was locally produced food, which tasted more sour and sweet.

Ning Xi was holding wild fruit glutinous rice in her hand. She couldn't tell what kind of fruit it was. It was yellow-orange and tasted a bit like mango. It was sour and sweet to eat with the glutinous rice, which was quite appetizing.

After lunch, Qin Wu and his people laid out the delivered goods for trading.

While trading with the villagers, he also explored the situation of the next route.

"Do you want to go to the next tribe to buy Xianzhi tea? I advise you not to go. There are many wild animals on the road, and many people are bitten to death every year. Moreover, the people inside do not welcome outsiders."

After the villagers said so much, Ning Xi and his party were still ready to go deeper. Liang Yuanchu further confirmed his thoughts.

This charming young lady is indeed not simple. There are so many powerful people around her.

According to his observation, many people came from the military camp, who could command so many soldiers, and who had the help of the Prime Minister of Yongzhou. It was difficult for him not to doubt that this noble lady was the one on the throne.

As for her being a good queen and having to go to the mountains to endure hardships in person, he still had to find out. This secret must be quite important.

Before setting off, Ning Xi and the others replenished supplies at this village, with enough food to reach the next tribe.

It was raining deep in the mountains. After walking for half a day, they noticed a group of people busy looking for shelter from the rain in the sky covered with dark clouds.

The local people hired were strong and good at hunting, and it didn't take long to find several caves suitable for shelter from the rain.

Cutting down trees to build a shelter and lighting a fire for cooking were all going on in an orderly manner.

Ning Xi walked into the cleaned cave and sat down with a blanket wrapped around her body. She bent over and rubbed her legs. She felt sore and weak all over.

Wei Yi learned the lesson from the last time and stayed by the Queen's side early on. However, now that there were too many people to watch, he couldn't squat down to massage the Queen.

He took out a bottle of ointment from his arms and handed it over, "Miss, this is the ointment for wounds. You can rub it on the bruised area."

Ning Xi raised her head and took the medicine bottle. The wooden bottle had a very special pattern on it, unlike the porcelain bottles on the market.

"Where did it come from?"
Chapter completed!