The woman on the bed was closing her eyes, breathing shallowly, and frowning slightly, as if she was not sleeping peacefully.
Al Yuna turned to look at the old man in front of him. His beard and hair were all white, and his tanned face was full of vicissitudes of time. His forehead was covered with ravine-like wrinkles, but his eyes were bright and clear, without any sense of chaos.
"Thank you," Aryuna touched the quilt and asked politely, "but why did you save her?"
At this time, Ah Ruo had just come back from the backyard. He put the decoction in his hand on the table, looked at Al Yuna in the room and said, "Yes, Master, I also want to ask you why you want to save this foreign man. He looks so fierce."
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Aryuna looked up at her. She was clearly a little baby, looking to be in her early teens at most.
"I didn't save him," the white-bearded old man pointed to Yang Jinxi on the bed with a smile, "She saved my granddaughter. Now that I have met her, I can't just die without saving her."
Ah Ruan didn't say much. He walked up to the white-bearded old man and gently pressed his shoulder. He looked very sensible.
Although there weren't even a few decent things in this house, it wasn't in a dilapidated state. Instead, it was kept clean and cozy by the old man and the young man.
Al Yuna stepped forward and picked up the bowl of medicine, tested the temperature before sitting on the edge of the bed, scooping out spoonful after spoonful and feeding it into Yang Jinxi's mouth.
But the seemingly simple action turned out not to be what he intended. The potion continued to flow down the corners of Yang Jinxi's mouth, and it seemed that not a single bite entered her mouth.
"With your feeding method, all our hard work will be wasted." Seeing this, Ah Ruan stepped forward and took the medicine bowl from his hand like a little adult, turned around and said, "You help him up first."
There was unconcealable disgust on his young face, which made Al Yuna startled. He had never seen this Ah Ruo before. Why did a little baby have such a look on his face?
Seeing that he didn't move, Ah Ruo urged: "Hurry up, the medicine has gone cold."
Al Yunna then looked away from his face, helped Yang Jinxi up, put a pillow behind her, and carefully went around her wounds.
"Just feed it slowly like this. Come on," Ah Ruo scooped up a few spoonfuls without leaking out. Sure enough, Yang Jinxi swallowed them subconsciously. After handing the bowl to him, she turned around and walked towards the backyard, returning the food as she walked.
He muttered, "It seems that he is tall and strong, and he can't even take care of others."
When had Al Yunna been taught this by a child? He stared at the medicine bowl that was thrust into his hand and shook his head with a wry smile. As Dongjue Khan, it would be abnormal if he could be considerate when taking care of others.
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"Young man, don't be offended," the white-bearded old man turned away and whispered to him, "A Ruian's parents and younger brother were all killed by the Dongjue people, so I am a little angry when I see you. Many people in the village are angry.
It’s about escaping from trouble.”
Die in their hands? Al Yuna stood up with a frown, put the empty bowl on the table, and asked in a deep voice: "Then why do you want to take us in? Aren't you afraid of being hated by the villagers in the future?"
The white-bearded old man waved his hand indifferently, then stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I am still old and can't tell whether you are a good person or a bad person? Don't be afraid. Although they are afraid of the Dongjue people, they are afraid of the Dongjue people.
They don’t have the strength to restrain a chicken, they are just honest people who want to survive.”
"Then..." Al Yuna was about to speak, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of A Ruo with a dark face coming in from the backyard, and subconsciously closed his mouth.
At this time, Ah Ruan came in holding a wooden shelf in his right hand and a quilt in his left hand. He looked at him fiercely and then turned around and said, "Master, what are you telling outsiders about me behind my back? He always takes advantage of my absence."
When you talk bad things about me."
"Heaven and earth bear witness, I don't have it -" the white-bearded old man said with a smile, his beard also trembling.
Seeing him tidying up the crib in an orderly manner, Al Yunna said calmly: "Your master said you are kind-hearted."
Ah Ruo's hands arranging the bedclothes obviously paused for a moment. After a while, Al Yuna thought that he would not answer, and then a word came softly into his ear.
"What's the use of being kind? My parents were killed because of their kindness," Ah Ruan straightened up and walked towards the couch and said, "The bedding is ready, come and have a rest, otherwise you won't have the energy to go out to pick herbs tomorrow.
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Didn’t you just say that you won’t pick herbs, and now you’ve changed your mind?
Seeing his doubtful expression when passing by, Ah Ruan explained angrily: "If we don't collect herbs, what will we sell them for? How can we survive without money?"
"Dare I ask the old man," Al Yuna sighed inwardly, looked at the person next to A Ruian, and asked politely, "Why hasn't she woke up yet?"
Before the white-bearded old man could speak, he was snatched away by A Ruo on the side: "She can swallow the medicine by herself. It will be a matter of time before she wakes up. Master used to be a famous doctor here. If you don't believe my master's
The medical skills are gone as long as they are gone."
"Ah Ruian, please be gentle to your guests. Why is a girl always so fierce?" The white-bearded old man smiled and pointed to the chair where he was just lying on, and said to Al Yuna, "Don't you dislike it?"
If you want, you can sleep there, otherwise the living room is so simple that there is really no place for you to sleep."
"Okay, okay, thank you." Aryuna admitted that she was blind, and actually thought that the skinny man in front of her was a little brother. At this time, she was so frustrated that she couldn't say anything else.
After nightfall, the heavy rain gradually stopped, and there was no light from the stars and the moon. Looking out the window, the night fog slowly drifted by, and the fragrance of soil and plants hit my nostrils. The whole village seemed extremely quiet, and Alyuna
I stood by the window and listened to the frogs chirping all night long.
I don’t know if Dabala has reached Dongjue. If Al Yunduo hears the news that he has lost contact, I wonder if he will do anything unqualified in the palace. Al Yunna looks at the rising sky in the sky with worry.
At dawn, a sense of powerlessness arises spontaneously.
"Hmm -" A weak squeak sounded vaguely behind him, bringing back Aryuna's distant thoughts.
I don't know when Yang Jinxi woke up. At this moment, she was covering her shoulders and frowning, as if she had injured a wound by pushing herself up.
He walked quickly to the bed, gently lifted her up and leaned against the head of the bed: "Is she feeling better?"
Yang Jinxi nodded slightly. She only remembered that she fainted when she was walking halfway yesterday. She vaguely thought that Al Yunna was running on her back. Why did she wake up...
"Where are we?" Yang Jinxi looked around and confirmed again that she had never been here before.
"This is a small village in Xiling. You must not know it," Aryuna brought the warm medicine bowl from the backyard and blew the hot air slightly. "Yesterday, an old man had removed all the rotten flesh from your wound.
, come, drink the medicine and you’ll be fine.”
"I'll do it myself," Yang Jinxi stared at the spoon on her lips and asked in disbelief, "Why would he save us?"
In Yang Jinxi's understanding, people will never come to the rescue out of nowhere, and people will do something if they ask for something.
"You can try to see if you can lift your hand." Alyuna stared at her and said calmly.
Still feeling some pain, Yang Jinxi grinned and put her raised hand back down. Now she was like an eagle waiting for food.
Seeing that she finally regained her energy, Al Yunna smiled slightly, handed the spoon to her mouth, and then slowly said: "He is not saving me, he is saving you."
After Yang Jinxi swallowed the decoction, she asked in surprise: "Save me?! Why save me? Has he ever said his name?"
"I don't know," Aryuna looked at the decoction in his hand and said nonchalantly, "I only heard the children around me calling 'A Ruo'."
A Ruian? Who is A Ruian?
"By the way," Aryuna said as if he suddenly remembered, "He said you took in his granddaughter, that's why he saved you."
Take her in? She has grown so old, and only a handful of people have taken her in. The granddaughter must be a woman. If it is a woman...could it be her? Thinking of this, Yang Jinxi's eyes lit up, and a smile suddenly appeared on her face.
"Who do you think of?" Alyuna asked softly as he fed the last spoonful of soup into her mouth.
"I probably guessed it. I didn't expect that one day I, Yang Jinxi, would be saved by someone for saving someone's life. This time I have to thank Chu Miao'er again." After Yang Jinxi woke up, her mental state had obviously improved a lot. Her lips were red and her teeth were white, and she spoke
He was also very angry, but suddenly the conversation changed and he asked worriedly, "Al Yuna, you have been out of contact for so long, will there be any problems?"
Will the loss of contact lead to a war between the two countries? Yang Jinxi thought about this in her heart, but did not ask.
Al Yuna shook his head gently, stood up and said, "No, I won't rest until I personally send you back to the Yang family."
His direct gaze made Yang Jinxi's face blush, and her heart felt as if she had been filled with honey.
"Al Yuna suddenly realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing. He coughed lightly and said calmly: "It will take at least two days to get to Yang's Mansion. We'd better start early."
"Okay." Yang Jinxi agreed, her eyes dodge slightly.
When she pushed open the old wooden door, Yang Jinxi looked back and saw that the twisted roots of the old trees in the courtyard had already emerged from the soil. The lush crowns blocked the sky and the sun, and the leaves were stacked in layers and swayed in the wind.
There is a rustling sound.
Although the courtyard is small, it does not show any signs of decay. There are many herbs planted around it and they are kept neatly and orderly. It can be seen that the owner must be a person with good intentions.
"If there is a chance in the future, I will come again." Seeing her looking back, Aryuna couldn't help but sigh, "It's not easy to preserve goodwill despite such hardships."
Yang Jinxi nodded, took a deep look around, and said softly: "Let's go."
It turns out that this place is called "Ya Village", presumably because it was built on the cliff. Al Yunna looked at the plaque erected on two wooden pillars from a distance and thought to himself. This Ya Village is small and hidden, it is simply a natural hiding place.
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"Alyuna," Yang Jinxi called softly, "Why are they looking at us two like this?"
Following her eyes, it turned out that many people were frowning, and their eyes seemed to be disapproving of the two outsiders who suddenly broke into the village, and many people stopped what they were doing.
The eyes of the younger ones were full of fear and curiosity, and the older ones took the initiative to make way for them, fearing that they would avoid them.