Reincarnated as the daughter of my mortal enemy, all I want is to ascend the throne.

Water is the hardest thing to find in the mountains, especially in places like the Secret Forest where you never know where you might encounter poisonous fog.

Li Qingyan could only light a fire to melt some snow for Li Yan and Yan Xu to drink. She had learned some medical skills from Doctor Liu, but only superficially.

All we could get were some herbs for treating wounds.

After they took the last two antidote pills, their wounds finally began to heal.

Li Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief.

After a few days, her little face became dusty and dirty, turning her into a little dirty rabbit.

'Click'

There was a noise outside. Li Qingyan picked up her dagger and looked outside. There was a dead pheasant on the ground.

The footprints around them looked like dog paw prints.

This is the third day.

Pheasants would appear at the entrance of her burrow every day.

She walked over and watched as the pheasant poked its feathers.

"Brother Chicken, you died a truly unjust death, but eating you is still an act of kindness. I'll have someone chant a mantra for your rebirth in the Pure Land."

She grabbed the pheasant's tail feathers and walked inside. Soon, the aroma of meat wafted out.

Life in the mountains was tough, especially since there was no salt and the food tasted bland. But to survive, Li Qingyan had no choice but to endure the nausea and stuff herself with large mouthfuls of food.

After tidying up the things in the cave, she covered Li Yan and Yan Xu with grass and checked their breathing.

She listened to their chests again, feeling their heartbeats. Li Qingyan nodded and walked outside, her eyes cold as she looked at the two snow mounds piled up outside.

The day after the woodcutter died, another woman came to the cave, saying that she had been chased and killed, and that Li Qingyan had also slit her throat.

No one has come in since.

She looked at the tree in front of her, which was covered with blue fruit.

Doctor Liu had taught her that this thing, called Blue Snow, grows in winter and can help wounds heal quickly. Li Yan and Yan Xu had almost finished clearing the poison from their bodies, and she planned to pick some for them.

Li Qingyan climbed up the tree trunk; the Blue Snow Tree was more than ten meters above the ground. She couldn't look down, otherwise she wouldn't dare go back down even if she got up there.

Her hands were wrapped in strips of cloth, but as she climbed the tree, the wounds reopened and the blood gradually soaked the cloth.

"Ugh, so annoying."

Li Qingyan shook her hand and continued climbing until she picked the fruit and put a lot of it into her arms.

As we continued down the same path, a white snake appeared before us.

Li Qingyan swallowed hard. Shouldn't snakes be hibernating at this time of year? Why are they here?

The snake opened its mouth wide at Li Qingyan, and its triangular head looked venomous. Li Qingyan instinctively dodged, but her hand slipped and she fell straight down.

"Oh no!"

She instinctively curled up into a ball, with a thick pile of snow underneath, trying to minimize the risk of injury.

As she fell into the air, Li Qingyan felt someone holding her. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Yan Xu's face.

"Banquet order?!"

Her eyes lit up, and she woke up. Yan Xu carried her and landed her steadily on the ground, turning her face to look at her from left to right.

Upon seeing her hand, he exclaimed, "How did Your Highness get so badly injured?"

Li Qingyan waved her hand, "It's nothing, it's nothing. Where's Li Yan? Is he awake?"

"His Majesty is somewhat weak."

Yan Xu carried her into the cave. Li Yan leaned against the wall, coughing, her face still a little pale. "Little brat, come here."

Li Qingyan slid off Yan Xu's arms and rushed towards Li Yan, "Waaah...you're finally awake, Li Yan, I thought you were going to die."

Li Yan felt very cold, and he patted Li Qingyan's back. He had tried to go out earlier, but the cold poison in his body flared up and he couldn't move at all. If it weren't for the cloak he was wearing, he probably would have died already.

He hugged Li Qingyan and patted her back, "Little one, have you suffered?"

He noticed that Li Qingyan's clothes were still the same, but now they were red, and he could vaguely smell blood. He quickly pulled her to look.

Seeing her small hands become a bloody mess, Li Yan's eyes reddened. "How could she be injured like this?"

Li Qingyan hugged his neck and said, "Dad, it's so good that you're alive."

After saying that, he fell silent. Li Yan frowned and muttered, "You little brat, you little brat."

Yan Xu quickly pressed him down, took Li Qingyan, and felt her pulse. "His Majesty has simply fallen asleep."

Li Yan looked at Li Qingyan's little face and touched it, wondering how this little brat had managed to protect them all by herself. They were also wearing golden cloaks. These things were obviously extraordinary.

How did they get up the mountain?

Many questions surrounded them.

The banquet proceeded, and Li Qingyan was placed on the mat.

"Your Majesty, please lie down and rest for a while. I will go and find some herbs for you."

It was quite a coincidence that they stayed in the Secret Forest, where there were herbs that could suppress the cold poison in Li Yan's body.

Be careful.

After Li Yan finished speaking, he couldn't hold on any longer and lay down next to Li Qingyan. Feeling the scent on Li Yan's body, Li Qingyan curled up into a small ball and snuggled into his arms.

These past few days, Li Qingyan had been living in fear and was extremely tired. She didn't even have time to cry and complain before falling into a deep sleep.

Thanks to Li Qingyan's medicine, Yan Xu's injuries had healed completely. He left quickly and returned quickly. When he came back, he brought back a pheasant and a rabbit, and also found some gallnuts to temporarily replace salt.

It started snowing outside.

Li Yan woke up groggily, rubbed his forehead, and hugged Li Qingyan tighter.

"His Majesty has awakened?"

Yan Xu helped him up and fed him medicine, which was extremely bitter.

The Empress Dowager had said that even if it was to detoxify, she would make Li Yan suffer. Now it has come true. The medicine to suppress the cold poison is something that most people cannot drink.

After finally finishing his drink, Li Yan coughed a few times.

Yan Xu helped him lean against the back.

"Your Majesty, when I was hunting, I saw the corpses of those assassins, and they were covered with the teeth marks of wild beasts."

"There are two snowdrifts outside the cave, and two people are dead inside. The method is similar to His Majesty's."

Upon hearing what Yan Xu said, Li Yan glanced at Li Qingyan beside him and nodded, signaling him to continue.

"The two people were a man and a woman. The man was the real woodcutter, and the woman was a disguised assassin."

When Yan Xu removed the traps outside, he saw the two corpses.

Li Yan patted Li Qingyan's head, "She really suffered."

Li Qingyan is quick-witted and can deduce the other party's identity from the smallest details. This time, her act of killing directly was a sign of panic and recklessness.

He rested his head on Li Qingyan's head, "Did you find anything on those assassins?"

Yan Xu shook his head. This group of people were very cautious and left no clues, not even a trace on their bodies.

Li Yan smiled and said, "There's no rush. Since you dared to make a move, there will be another time."

Seeing his expression, Yan Xu was taken aback. If the other party dared to show his face again, Li Yan would break his bones.

Li Qingyan woke up groggily and twitched her nose. "It smells so good."

Hearing her voice, both of their eyes softened. Li Yan pulled the person up, saying, "You little piglet, you're as big as a ball."

Before Li Qingyan could explode, Yan Xu picked her up and placed her on a makeshift stool, then squatted down beside her and began to tear meat for her. With food to eat, Li Qingyan stopped arguing with Li Yan.

Looking at the pile of chicken bones that was almost a small mountain not far away, Li Yan asked with interest, "Did you catch this pheasant yourself?"

Li Qingyan's mouth was stuffed with meat, and her speech was somewhat unclear.

"Who sent this from Phuket? It looks like a dog."

dog?

Li Yan and Yan Xu exchanged a glance; this was not a place for dogs to enter.