He Changdiâs condition had gotten much better. However, his fever hadnât broken completely, although it was still better than yesterday.
When he heard Chu Lianâs words, a corner of his lips lifted up. His tone was full of disdain as he replied, âWhat can a person like you help me with?â
Chu Lian turned to him with an unhappy frown. âWell, who knows whatâll happen in the future! How do you know that I wonât be able to help you? I can even help you right now! Wait here, Iâll go and find something to eat.â
He Sanlang turned towards the cave entrance. The rain had stopped, and there was a thick layer of snow on top of the dried grass outside the cave. He snorted inwardly. With this sort of bitterly cold weather in the middle of a mountain forest, it was going to be impossible for a weak little girl like Chu Lian to find anything edible.
Chu Lian had been watching He Changdiâs expression, so she immediately noticed the disbelief and contempt on his face, which provoked her stubborn temper.
Her cheeks puffed up as she said angrily, âSit here and donât move! Iâll be back soon!â
Then, Chu Lian took her big cloak with her as she quickly walked out of the cave. When she reached the entrance, the cold air immediately forced her sleepy mind to wake up all at once.
Somewhat disturbed, Chu Lian shook her head and stomped her foot.
What had gotten into her? Why was she so easily provoked by that beardy? He hadnât even really said anything to her and here she was, all ready to go out and look for food by herself.
But now that she had already left the cave, she couldnât just return empty handed. Wouldnât that just make her die of embarrassment?
Chu Lian sighed and tried to calm herself down. She accepted her fate and picked a random direction before trudging off into the woods.
After walking for some time, the scene in the cave played in her mind again. That beardyâs voice seemed strangely familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere before. However, she couldnât recall exactly where...
Chu Lian shook her head and set that matter aside. There were so many people who looked alike in this world, it wasnât a surprise if there were people who sounded the same, too. After reassuring herself, Chu Lian stopped thinking about it.
He Changdi watched as Chu Lianâs slender figure disappear from sight. Only then did his stiff body untense in relief.
He looked up at the uneven surface of the cave wall, thoughts hidden in the unreadable depths of his eyes.
However, after a short moment, he suddenly stood up. Due to his abrupt movement, he felt a wave of dizziness crash over his head, and he couldnât help but stumble. He Changdi immediately grabbed onto the cave wall for balance and shut his eyes. After resting for a while, his body felt better.
Although He Sanlangâs condition had improved since yesterday, he was still poisoned and feverish. The remaining toxins hadnât been cleared from his system yet, so his body was still weak. Actually, he was in very frail health right now, but when he thought of how Chu Lian had gone into the woods all by herself, he couldnât rest easy.
Who knew if those crafty Tuhuns were still out there in the forest? What if Chu Lian encountered them? Even if there werenât Tuhuns around, the forest was a dangerous place in winter.
He had risked his life to save Chu Lianâs, so if anything happened to her now, wouldnât all his previous efforts go to waste?n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
He Sanlangâs expression was as gloomy as ever. He couldnât stop thinking about everything that could go wrong, and so he used this twisted reasoning to cover up the concern he felt for Chu Lian.
He Changdi bore with the weakness of his body and left the cave. He quickly found a place to leave a distress signal for his subordinates to find, and then began to track Chu Lianâs footprints to follow after her.