Yan City Recuperation
Because of worrying about Gu Ye’s condition, another long journey to Yan City was prepared. The team that escorted the Major General to the city specially delayed their departure for three days.
During these three days, Dirong braved the snow and attacked. Old General Chu and Gu Xiao, an old subordinate, joined forces to beat those guys to death and severely inflicted heavy damage to their lead general. In a short period, Dirong lost their offensive power, and Junlang Pass ushered in a brief period of stability.
Gu Xiao finally vented the anger in his heart! If Dirong hadn’t used despicable means to hurt the Major General, his granddaughter would not have braved the cold and snow to come to the border, and there would not have been that dangerous illness. Although the Medical Sage said that the hidden dangers of her body were bound to break out sooner or later, he still imposed the crime on Dirong. This battle has brought him back the feeling of being on the battlefield, thrilling!
In the past few days in Junlang Pass, the wind and snow came intermittently. The precious medicines Gu Ye needed to recuperate were about to run out. Thus, the itinerary to Yan City was put on the agenda.
The next day, the sky was gray and gloomy. There was sporadic light snow in the air, but four carriages went out of Junlang Pass in the wind and snow, all the way to the south. From the front and the rear of the carriages, dozens of strong cavalry escorted them, walking slowly.
The carriage was quite large and furnished comfortably and warmly. Gu Ye was lying in the carriage covered with thick fur, and even with her legs stretched out, there was still room to spare. Beside her sat a pretty girl who looked fourteen or fifteen years old. This maid was specially arranged by Old General Chu to wait on her.
”Miss, would you like some hot water?” Seeing that Gu Ye wanted to sit up, Dong Xue hurriedly supported her, stuffed two soft pillows behind her, and asked softly.
Gu Ye waved her hand, indicating that she didn’t want any. She opened the thick curtains, and a chill rolled in a few snowflakes from the carriage window. Dong Xue anxiously said: “Miss, be careful, lest you’ll catch a cold.”
Gu Ye put down the curtains and caressed the decorations in the carriage in boredom. It was her first time to sit in a carriage like this. Not only was there a small table for a bowl of fruit, but also a small drawer for candied fruit, and a fireplace for a brazier. Alas… it’s wonderful to have money! When she’s rich, she will buy a carriage like this. However, it seems difficult for carriages to pass through the mountain roads in Qingshan Village. Sigh, how complicated!
She took a preserved apricot from the small drawer and put it into her mouth, savoring it unhurriedly. She liked the sweet and sour taste. Gu Ye took one after another, and when she finished the fifth one, Dong Xue spoke again, “Miss, the elder doctor said that you shouldn’t eat too many sweets, so as not to spoil your appetite.”
This is also not allowed. That is not allowed. She’s being treated like a prisoner! Gu Ye felt a little crestfallen. Dong Xue was quite smart, so she noticed her subtle emotions. She comforted her gently, “Miss, the most important thing now is to take care of yourself. If you don’t cooperate, you’ll be drinking some more bitter medicine. That’s going to be a lot of suffering!”
”Okay, can I sleep?” Gu Ye lay down again in a fit of anger and put the quilt over her head. After all, her body was weak, and she fell asleep again shortly after.
Gu Xiao rushed to his granddaughter’s carriage and asked about her condition through the carriage window, but he didn’t wake her up. Dong Xue lowered her voice and told Gu Xiao what happened just now. When Gu Xiao heard this, he couldn’t help but shake his head with a smile — This little girl’s temper is growing!
There were two wounded in the team, thus their pace was slow. They could have arrived in five days, but they traveled for eight days.
Yan City was located in the south of Junlang Pass, and Qingshan Village was in the southwest. The positions of the three places on the map were exactly an equilateral triangle.
When Gu Ye decided to go to Yan City to recuperate, she was afraid that her brother would be anxious from waiting at home, so she asked Old General Chu to send someone to Qingshan Village to deliver a letter. As soon as Gu Ming heard that her sister was ill, that she fell seriously ill and almost died, he couldn’t sit still. No, he must go to Yan City. He needed to see with his own eyes that his sister was all right before he could feel at ease.
He took all the pocket money that Gu Ye left to him at home, bade Aunt Yan farewell, and set off alone. Aunt Yan knew that he was a small child. Fearing that he would be in any danger on the road, she sent a missive to her partners in town and asked them to guard him. After all, Gu Ming was the elder brother of someone their master valued, so mistakes were out of the question.