C60

When Ji Yunkai woke up, she found himself lying under a big tree, and the surroundings were filled with lush vegetation. It was extremely dark and cold, and the visibility was low.

She could not see very far not because they were so far down, but rather that the top was covered with tall weeds and trees.

"This is...." Ji Yunkai touched her right forehead and noticed that she did not feel the mask on her face. Only now did she remember that she seemed to have hit a rock last night.

The wound was on her forehead, but Ji Yunkai could not see how it looked. She was afraid of infecting the wound, so she did not even dare to touch it.

"Where's Xiao Jiu'an?" Since she could not treat her wounds herself, Ji Yunkai had no choice but to find someone else to do it. Scanning the area with her eyes, she found that Xiao Jiu'an was lying not far behind her.

Xiao Jiu'an's back was facing her, so she could not see Xiao Jiu'an's face, only the wound on his back that was swollen red.

"It's such a hot day and if he doesn't treat the wound in time. I fear it's going to get infected." Ji Yunkai stood up, staggered to Xiao Jiu'an's side, and squatted down next to him. She wanted to help him up, but when her hands touched him, she was completely terrified.

"Oh my god!" When she touched Xiao Jiu'an's boiling hot body, Ji Yunkai was so scared that she retracted her hand.

Xiao Jiu'an had a high fever, and his entire body was red like a boiled prawn.

"He's actually burning up like this, this is troublesome."

Ji Yunkai did not need a thermometer, to know that Xiao Jiu'an's body temperature was way higher than normal. If this continued, he would probably lose his life.

"No, I have to cool him down as soon as possible." Ji Yunkai used all of her strength to help Xiao Jiu'an up. Little by little, she moved him toward the tree and placed him under it, allowing him to lean against the tree trunk and sit.

Ji Yunkai's own head was injured, and she was also bleeding. Her body was too weak, she only drag herself to a tree and was already panting. She did not have the strength to look for water or medicine.

"Medicine, medicine, medicine… this is the medicine given by Senior Brother Feng Qi." After recovering for a bit, Ji Yunkai suddenly remembered the medicine Feng Qi gave her. She immediately took it out and fed Xiao Jiu'an three pills, and then took another two for herself.

Ji Yunkai did not know what the effects of the medicine Feng Qi had given her were, but she was sure that the pill Feng Qi had given her was of the highest quality. Not long after taking the pill, she felt much more relaxed. Not only did she manage to cure all her fatigue, at the very least, she had the strength to look for medicinal herbs and water for Xiao Jiu'an.

Ji Yunkai herself had graduated from the PLA Medical School and studied western medicine. She did not know much about traditional medicine, but the original owner did.

Although the original owner did not have the chance to practice it because of Imperial Advisor Ji, she had at least learned it for fifteen years. She would have no trouble picking the herbs.

As for whether or not she could find the medicinal herbs that Xiao Jiu'an needed, that was not something she could decide. The only thing she could do was to try her best to find them and use all of her might to save Xiao Jiu'an.

After all, Xiao Jiu'an had risked his life to save her once again, and even though she did not have any bit of emotional attachment to him, she could not leave Xiao Jiu'an behind. Regardless of that, she still had to save Xiao Jiu'an, unless she wanted to die with him!

Taking a deep breath, Ji Yunkai took the dagger that Xiao Jiu'an always brought with him. She stood up and prepared to go look for water and medicinal ingredients, but just as she took a step, she realized that someone was grabbing onto her pants.

There was no need to see who it was. The one pulling at the bottom of her pants was definitely Xiao Jiu'an. She thought that Xiao Jiu'an had woken up, but before she could even see Xiao Jiu'an's reaction, she knew that he was not awake and was only grabbing onto her subconsciously.

This man was really… even when he was unconscious, he would not let her go.

"Don't worry, I won't leave you behind. I'm just going to get you some water." The weather was too hot, and the two of them were seriously lacking in water. Compared to medicinal herbs, water was even more important to them.

Ji Yunkai did not know if the unconscious Xiao Jiu'an had heard her words; however, after she had said them, Xiao Jiu'an let go of her pants.

This man was simply too terrifying!

Ji Yunkai was already at a loss for words. She glanced at the bottom of her pants that Xiao Jiu'an grabbed and sighed. She accepted her fate and left to find water and medicine for Xiao Jiu'an.

In order for her to not accompany Xiao Jiu'an in death, she had to save him. Otherwise, when the Yanbei Army finds them, the only thing she could do was die.

There were trees everywhere at the bottom of the mountain, blocking her line of sight. Ji Yunkai was afraid of getting lost, so she cut her clothes into strips and tied them up in a conspicuous place every hundred meters, so that she would be able to find her way back.

As she kept walking, Ji Yunkai did not know how far she had gone. All he knew was that she was tired and thirsty, and her legs seemed to be filled with lead. Every step she took required the support of a strong willpower.

Even so, she did not find any water source, much less any usable medicinal ingredients.

"What the hell is this place?" Ji Yunkai angrily brandished the dagger in her hand, and she angrily gritted her teeth.

After graduation, she had always been working at sea and on a warship. She had no survival experience in the wild, and she did not know how to find water and herbs other than by walking around foolishly and trying her luck.

"I'll use up all the cloth strips that I have on me. If I can't find any water or medicine by then, I'll just go back!" She still had about twenty strips of cloth, which was good for almost two-thousand kilometers.

This journey was very difficult for the current her, but no matter how difficult it was, she had to go. Xiao Jiu'an desperately needed water, whether it was for drinking or cooling.

Ji Yunkai cut off a branch, used it as a walking stick, and continued walking on. Although she was a bit slow, at least she was moving forward.

Five-hundred meters….

One kilometer.…

1500 meters….

As she walked, Ji Yunkai spotted a forrest of bamboo, and it was the not the usual ornamental bamboo, but ordinary big bamboos. Every bamboo she saw was as thick as a person's calves. Ji Yunkai hesitated for a moment, then went forward to cut off a piece of bamboo. She cut it along the joints, and had obtained a bamboo tube that she could use as a water bottle.

Though she had not found any water yet, she would still be in trouble if she found water later on. How awful would it be if she found water, but did not have the tools to store it?

In order to make the bamboo tube easier to lift, Ji Yunkai made two holes on the top of it. She twisted a strip of cloth and passed it through the newly made holes, using it as a handle.

With these handles, she could bring a few more tubes of water with her. Ji Yunkai was not that greedy, but she had brought five of them with her.

The tubes were not that heavy, nor was it that light, and bringing them along was indeed a burden. However, if she really were to find a water source, then these items would be very important, so, no matter how tired Ji Yunkai was, she had to resign herself and bring them along.

As a human, one must have a dream. Who knows, maybe in the next second, she would be able to achieve it?

Carrying five bamboo tubes, that she did not know if they could be of use, Ji Yunkai continued to walk forward, with a goal of 500 meters. After walking for 500 meters, she would turn back regardless of whether she found a water source or not, because she really did not have the strength to continue moving on....