Chapter 109 - 109 Chapter 109. Treasures
109 Chapter 109. Treasures
The team continued on their way. After the shocking scene, everyone did not need to be urged to move quickly. The scattered disaster victims saw that Ji Shuisheng and the others were powerful and followed them.
Initially, there were more than 100 people in the escape team. Now, there were 200 or 300 people. They couldn’t be chased away, so they could only hurry and leave them behind.
However, these people were chasing with all their might to survive, so it was not easy to shake them off.
Ji Shuisheng ordered Li Daniu and Zhong Yong to watch from the back and not allow anyone to sneak into their group.
At noon, when it was time to cook, Ji Shuisheng did not ask the team to stop but continued their journey.
The two people who were seriously injured were unconscious. Seeing their lives in danger, the women from the two families ran to Su Qing to beg her.
Su Qing saw that Ji Xiaoying had calmed down a lot, and the anger in her heart had also subsided a lot. She did not need to waste her medical skills by saving people, so she nodded in agreement.
The two families thanked her profusely and followed behind her like stars surrounding the moon. Su Qing helped them treat their wounds.
The cut was so deep that the bones were exposed. This kind of wound couldn’t be treated with medicine alone, so it had to be stitched up. After a simple treatment, Su Qing returned to get an embroidery needle and thread. In front of everyone, she sewed up the two men’s wounds, applied medicine, and bandaged them.
He had to take a blood-replenishing pill if he lost too much blood. If his wound was too deep, he had to take healing medicine. Xiao Qi did not need master’s instructions to prepare the medicine. When Su Qing asked for the medicine, she immediately handed it over.
Su Qing didn’t care after giving the two of them medicine. She looked at the progress of her medical skills, which had increased by eight ranks. Ji Shuisheng had used the red medicine she had given him to bandage their wounds, so he had also improved.
Even at night, the bandits did not catch up, but Ji Shuisheng dared not let his guard down. This was because bandits were good at moving at night. It was common for them to use the night to rob, so it was most dangerous at night.
“Keep going, don’t stop.”
Ji Shuisheng had seen the map. The next stop, Jin City, was still a few dozen miles away. They might not be able to reach it even if they walked at night, but the further they were from Li City, the safer they would be.
Xiao Qi’s heart ached when she saw her master starving in the system. The kitchen that her master had moved back from Ji Ren Tang had meat, noodles, and vegetables. The little guy got busy.
Xiao Qi took the kitchen knife and started to chop the filling. She wanted to make dumplings for her master.
Su Qing did not have much trouble driving the carriage. The black horse was full of vitality, so she only had to sit on the carriage and pull the reins. She did not have to worry about driving the carriage.
When she heard the system’s voice, she saw Xiao Qi’s small body standing on the stool, her chubby little hand holding a vegetable knife and chopping cabbage.
Su Qing furrowed her brows. Why was Xiao Qi chopping cabbages?
“Let’s rest here for a while!”
When Ji Shuisheng saw that the villagers were unable to move, he found a high post and stopped,
They could see the situation around them from a high place. Similarly, it was also easy for others to see them. Ji Shuisheng knew this very well. However, not many people could fight now, so they could only choose a place that was easy to defend and hard to attack.
When they heard Ji Shuisheng order to rest, everyone sat on the ground with a thud and couldn’t move a step.
Without food, they could only drink some water. Today was the most challenging and bitter day they had ever had since they escaped.
Su Qing leaned against the carriage with her whip in her arms and closed her eyes to rest. Xiaoying, the children, and Madam Li were asleep in the carriage. Only the cries of night cats and the occasional howls of wolves could be heard in the quiet night.
Su Qing didn’t dare to sleep any longer. Suddenly, she smelled the fragrance of dumplings. She thought that she was dreaming of eating dumplings because she was hungry. Opening her eyes, she saw Xiao Qi standing on the cart with a plate of steaming dumplings in her short hands. She smiled sweetly and said,
“Master, have some dumplings.”
Su Qing was very touched at this moment. The little guy’s hands were so small; how hard did it take to make these dumplings?
She took the dumplings and rubbed Xiao Qi’s head, saying in a low voice,
“Thank you,”
“I must take care of my master!”
“Master said thank you to me?” Xiao Qi’s face was red. She scratched the back of her head with her short hands and said to Su Qing in embarrassment.
“Hurry up and go in. Don’t let anyone see you.”
Su Qing smiled and urged little seven to enter the system.
“Okay, master, eat slowly!”
Xiao Qi answered crisply and returned to the system in a flash. Ji Shuisheng didn’t dare to sleep and was patrolling everywhere. When he heard the noise, he walked over.
When Su Qing saw him, she put the dumplings back into the system and closed her eyes to sleep.
Ji Shuisheng saw Su Qing hugging the horsewhip and sleeping on the carriage. He was even more afraid she would get cold, so he removed his clothes and covered her body.
Su Qing was still conscious, but she suddenly felt someone approaching. It was a habit she had developed over the years, so she instinctively punched Ji Shuisheng. Ji Shuisheng was caught off guard by covering her with his clothes, so he was hit in the nose.
“I just wanted to cover you with my clothes.”
Ji Shuisheng covered his bleeding nose, afraid she would misunderstand and have to explain quickly.
Su Qing glanced at him and saw that he had made Ji Shuisheng’s nose bleed. He pushed his clothes back and coldly refused,
“I don’t need it.”
Ji Shuisheng could only put his clothes back on. Blood dripped down from his nose as soon as he let go. Su Qing threw him a blood-stopping pill.
“Eat it,”
Ji Shuisheng smiled bitterly. He took the pill and asked,
“What medicine?”
“A blood-staunching pill.”
Su Qing replied indifferently, then closed her eyes and returned to sleep.
Blood-staunching pill? Such good medicine could not be wasted. Ji Shuisheng could not bear to eat it and put it into his pocket. He raised his head to stop the nosebleed. This posture was not good. He did not want Su Qing to see him, so he walked away,
Su Qing waited for him to leave before jumping off the carriage and walking towards the woods below the hill. The smell of dumplings was strong, and everyone was hungry. They would look for her when they smelled it.
As for Xiaoying, Su Qing didn’t dare to give her anything. No matter Xiaoying’s innocence, she would be suspicious if she suddenly made dumplings in the middle of the night.
Su Qing found a thick and tall tree and sat on it. It was safe and hidden as if a palm held her up.
After ensuring no one was following her, she removed the dumplings from the system. Xiao Qi supported her chin with her hand and watched her master eat the dumplings anxiously.
Xiao Qi didn’t know how to make dumplings for the first time. The skin was broken, and the filling was very light without salt. However, Su Qing still ate it with relish. Xiao Qi thought that she had succeeded and smiled like a flower.
After Su Qing finished eating the dumplings, she asked Xiao Qi to get her some tea leaves to chew on.
After Su Qing had her fill, she leaned against the tree trunk in satisfaction. It was not a bad place to sleep. The tree branches were her bed, and the leaves were her roof. She relaxed her body comfortably and soon felt sleepy.
Suddenly, he heard rustling sounds. Su Qing sat up in alarm and looked outside through the gaps between the leaves.
Two black figures sneaked over and saw the villagers resting on the hill. They whispered,
“They’re asleep. Go back and tell big brother.”
“Alright, you stay here and keep an eye on them. I’ll go and get a big brother.”
Su Qing understood immediately. The bandits had caught up, and these two were Scouts who specialized in mining.