Nanchuan County, which should have been taken over by Ji Wang, is now in a state of chaos.

  Inside the city, soldiers went from door to door searching for King Qi's shadow; outside the city, rows of cavalry galloped across the fields, searching for any sign.

  In the government office, General Du sat at a long table with a gloomy face, his eyes fixed on his trusted aide.

  "This is your last resort?"

  "Underlings are incompetent, I didn't expect that King Qi had already detected our planted person and even arranged more than a dozen suspected individuals to disperse our troops..." His trusted aide was extremely worried, knowing that King Qi was renowned for his intelligence throughout the country, which is why he set up this elaborate trap, but in the end, the person still escaped.

  "Unexpected? Originally, as long as we caught Qi Wang and gave him a random sentence, we could have settled the matter with our superiors. Now, with this 'unexpected' remark, you and I are in big trouble!"

  General Du's words made his confidant's legs cramp up in fear, and he begged anxiously: "General! You must save me!"

  "Save you? Who will save me? I can barely save myself!" General Du said, slamming his fist on the table: "We... might as well just follow our fate!"

  ……

  Mu Junwu walked ahead in the forest, Hua Rou followed one zhang behind. When Mu Junwu stopped, Hua Rou also stopped; when Mu Junwu walked, Hua Rou also walked. Her eyes were fixed on Mu Junwu's back, fearing that she would lose him if she blinked.

  But Mu Jun ignored her and walked on as if she were alone, proceeding at her own pace.

  They continued to trek through the mountains and forests, during the day he would lead the way and she would follow; at dusk, he would go to the stream to fetch water and drink, while she would gnaw on wild fruits picked from the road to fill her hunger and quench her thirst; in the dead of night, he would climb a tree to sleep, and she would sit at the foot of the tree, staring intently at him like a leopard guarding its prey.

  Every time she dozes off, she pinches her thighs and gets up to pace back and forth or jump up and down. In short, she doesn't let herself fall asleep, knowing that if she does, she'll definitely lose him.

  Hua Rou wasn't afraid of being alone in the woods, as a child who grew up in the mountains, the woods made her feel at ease. However, she had sworn an oath to Zhu's corpse, promising to protect this master, so she had to follow him. Moreover, the poison on his body hadn't been completely eliminated yet, and she worried that if he had another episode, he would be in danger.

  She naively thought that following him, he would eventually come to his senses, but she found herself wrong. This man was heartless and cold beyond words, completely ignoring her afterwards.

  Longing for you, I remain silent, ignoring, and indifferent.

  He didn't just stop talking to her, he also stopped looking at her straight in the eye.

  A few days later, they arrived at the creek in the late afternoon.

  You seem to be tired, leaning against the tree trunk early on. Hua Rou hesitated for a moment, then broke off several branches and took out a piece of clothing from her bag, walking into the stream.

  She went downstream, weighed down her clothes with stones, tied them into a pocket-like shape in the water, and used branches to prop up the inside, forming a fish basket.

  Then she went upstream, splashing water and picking up stones to scare the fish, forcing the frightened fish to fall into her trap while escaping.

  She scared the fish, naturally disturbing Mu Junwu. However, he only opened his eyes to look at her for a moment before turning over and going back to sleep, not taking the opportunity to leave, which made Hua Rou feel much more at ease as she occasionally paid attention to his movements.

  Lucky for her, she caught three fish and released the smallest one. Hua Rou used a dagger to clean and gut the other two, then started a fire to roast them.

  Before long, the fragrance wafted into his nostrils, causing Mu Jun to open his eyes and sit up. He then changed positions, preparing to continue sleeping.

  "Gurgle, gurgle..." He ignored her, but his stomach couldn't help calling out at the delicious smell. Hua Rou saw this and brought over a roasted fish, presenting it to Mu Junwu with a smile: "Young Master, I've finished roasting them, would you like one?"

  She smiled and handed it over, but in return, Mu Junwu turned his head and ignored her.

  Hua Rou felt very awkward, she squatted beside him for a long time, the fish was cold but he still didn't respond to her.

  Hua Rou carried the roasted fish back to the fire pit, where Mu Junwu was sitting up now. In Hua Rou's expectant gaze, he took a few sips from his water bag and then closed his eyes to rest again.

  Hua Rou let out a disappointed sigh and quietly ate her fish by herself.

  At midnight, Mu Jun and I were sleeping on the branches as usual.

  Hua Rou was still standing under the tree, hugging her bundle and staring at him.

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