On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

(Thanks to Hongtangbao for casting 2 monthly tickets.)
By this time, it was already bright daylight, but the sky was still gloomy.

The snow was supposed to have stopped, but it was practically as if it hadn't stopped at all;

A wisp of snowflakes would drift down for a while, and then nothing would happen again.

After saying "Excuse me" to Li Mingfeng, Li Shiyue reached out and touched Li Mingfeng's calf.

Looking at the obvious holes in her skin and the wounds left by the torn flesh, Li Shiyue whispered to Li Mingfeng, "Daoist, bear with it."

Li Shiyue knew that she should rinse the wound with clean water first to wash away the dog saliva and dirt attached to it.

Then disinfect with alcohol, and finally bandage it to prevent further contamination. You need to get to the hospital right away!

Rabies vaccine and tetanus shot must be arranged!
But at this point, where is it possible to follow this procedure?
At this point, the only thing to do is to stop the bleeding and save the patient's life. We can talk about other things once we get to a safe place.

So, Li Shiyue sprinkled hemostatic powder on Li Mingfeng's left calf, about a third of the amount, before the bleeding from the wound finally stopped.

Li Mingfeng's wound on his right calf was not as serious as that on his left leg. Just as Li Shiyue was bandaging it with the hem of the inner lining of Li Mingfeng's Taoist robe that he had torn off, she heard Li Mingfeng say to her in a hoarse voice, despite the pain, "Madam Li, did Ninth Sister send you?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shiyue paused for a moment while bandaging Li Mingfeng's wound, but she only hesitated for a moment before continuing her work.

You shouldn't have come.

There were more than just those dozen or so people; there were at least twenty more down the mountain!
Even though you've drugged all the dogs, it's already broad daylight and the snow has stopped. If they carefully search for footprints or find other dogs to use, the two of us won't be able to escape.

Li Shiyue did not respond to Li Mingfeng's words, but continued to bandage Li Mingfeng's wounds.

"Madam Li, you can leave on your own!"

Don't worry about me!

I can tell you're exhausted and have no energy left!
It's hard to say whether you can escape on your own, let alone take me with you!
My legs can still walk, but how can I walk fast like this? Let alone run.

Lady Li, you…

Li Mingfeng reached out his uninjured right arm and grabbed Li Shiyue's hand. "Li Niangzi, you should leave quickly!"

Just as Li Shiyue was about to tell Li Mingfeng that she still had the strength to spare, she suddenly looked behind her.

"Have they caught up with us?"

With a slightly pale face, Li Mingfeng anxiously whispered to Li Shiyue, "Don't worry about me!"
Jiu Niang was wrong; she shouldn't have let you come to save me!

Lady Li, you must leave quickly!
You'd better get out of here before they come looking for you!

Please pass on a message to my junior sister and Ninth Sister: tell them not to be sad, and to live well!

Li Mingfeng reached out his right hand to push Li Shiyue. In his haste, he used quite a bit of force. But who is Li Shiyue?

No matter how strong Li Mingfeng is, can he be stronger than her?
Li Shiyue turned her head, grabbed Li Mingfeng's wrist, and said without stopping, "Daoist Master, don't be afraid, I know what I'm doing!"
Jiu Niang should have arrived at the place we arranged with her aunt by now, and the people arranged by the General should be able to take them away safely.

As for me?
If I dare to come and save the Taoist priest, I can take him with me.

Jiu Niang regards you, Daoist Master, as her father and begged me to save you. This is out of a pure and innocent heart. Daoist Master, please do not be harsh on her.

The bond between me and Jiu Niang is enough for me to take this risk to save you, Daoist Master.

"Master, you should conserve your energy and keep your voice down, lest you attract the pursuers."

Li Shiyue had already said so much, what else could Li Mingfeng say?

Seeing the torn flesh on Li Mingfeng's arm, where even the hemostatic powder couldn't stop the bleeding, Li Shiyue had no choice but to tear off a rope and tie it to the wound.

As she worked, Li Shiyue said, "As for what you need to say to Aunt and Ninth Sister, Daoist Master, you should tell them yourself after you see them." Li Shiyue's willingness to come and save Li Mingfeng was naturally not solely due to her friendship with Yan Ninth Sister.

Saving Li Mingfeng would truly be a life-threatening endeavor.

Apart from Liu Tan, the dozen or so generals under the Prince of Zhenbei were not as famous, but the fact that Andong had been able to keep Dalong's territory intact for so many years despite the wars against the Turks, Mohe, Khitan, and the Japanese on the coast was all thanks to the Andong army led by these generals!

They have real skills, they're not just all show and no substance.

So why was Li Shiyue willing to rescue Li Mingfeng despite being in such dire straits?

Besides her affection for Yan Jiuniang, what other reasons could there be?

That's naturally because of profit!
If there were no benefit to be gained, why would Li Shiyue risk his life to save someone?
Even the strongest friendship cannot withstand the threat of one's own life!
The second reason why Li Shiyue was willing to do this was that, because of the system, she had long been in an adversarial relationship with Liu Shu's side.

After all, the system kept saying, "May the host soon become a favored concubine!"

"Damn it! Who wants to be someone else's plaything!"
To become someone else's appendage or possession!

I'm a human being!
A living, breathing person!

Not to mention, when Li Shiyue fled to Dongmou in Dengzhou, she had already become entangled with Yan Jiuniang and Liu Tan's side by interests.

Relationships based on mutual interests are the most stable of all relationships!

As long as there is mutual benefit, even enemies can temporarily set aside their grudges, cooperate, and become friends.

Li Shiyue was already labeled as being on Liu Tan and Yan Jiuniang's side, and that label couldn't be removed.

The third reason is that Li Shiyue can benefit from this matter!
You can do things that offer no benefit;

But if it's beneficial, we must do it!

Since Li Shiyue already has an irreconcilable conflict with Liu Shu because of the system, and Liu Shu is a "leader" candidate (the next king of Andong) with no personal charisma whatsoever.

It could even be said that Liu Shu embodies all the flaws that Li Shiyue dislikes in a person.

So, if Li Shiyue wanted to lead the people of Lijiatun to a better life in Andong, it would be best to prevent Liu Shu from becoming the next Prince of Zhenbei.

On the surface, Liu Shu and the Prince of Zhenbei are at least aligned, and their interests are tacitly aligned.

Even if the Prince of Zhenbei gave Li Shiyue a military officer title of "Sixth-Rank Colonel", Li Shiyue believed that if Liu Tan could rise to a higher position, Liu Tan would be willing to give her a better and higher official position!
Liu Tan and Yan Jiuniang share the same interests.

Yan Jiuniang was no ordinary young lady; she was a fleet manager who could manage more than a dozen large Fujian ships for the Prince of Zhenbei when she was only ten years old!

Yan Jiuniang's public title is not "Ninth Daughter of the Yan Family" or "Fifth Daughter of the Prince of Zhenbei's Mansion," but "Mr. Yan"!

Yan Jiuniang also managed a portion of Xingshenglou's revenue. Before the Prince of Zhenbei arranged her marriage, it was Yan Jiuniang who handled the business of secretly buying and selling information.

It can be said that Yan Jiuniang's downfall was that she still harbored feelings for the Prince of Zhenbei and longed for father-daughter affection!

This is the real reason why Yan Jiuniang was controlled by the Prince of Zhenbei!
As for the Prince of Zhenbei using the lives of Yan's uncle's family of five, as well as Yan Xuefei, Li Mingfeng, and Li Qingyun to blackmail Yan Jiuniang?

That was merely a secondary reason why Yan Jiuniang was willing to compromise.

The bond between father and daughter only works for men with a conscience.

But for the Prince of Zhenbei, what about the bond between father and daughter?

What kind of bastard is that? (End of Chapter)