Warm medicine emits fragrance

Fan Liuer had seen Li Chenbi's sleeping face many times, on the luxurious bed in the Li Mansion, and on the simple bamboo bed in Guanshan Town, whether he was peaceful and serene or struggling in pain.

And now, in this cramped train carriage.

He didn't sleep comfortably; his body couldn't stretch out, his head had no support, and the carriage was stuffy, causing him to frown even in his sleep.

Fan Liuer reached out and gently placed her fingertips on his brow, smoothing out the raised line, and sighed softly.

She would probably never have days like those in Guanshan Town again. She was no longer the head of the family, and Li Chenbi was no longer the down-and-out man she had saved. Back in Xingzhou City, he would be the high and mighty Second Master Li again, and she could no longer boss him around.

At this moment, she couldn't help but think how wonderful it would be if Li Chenbi weren't the all-powerful Second Master Li of Xingzhou Prefecture, nor the strategist second only to the leader of the rebel army, but just an ordinary commoner.

She wouldn't feel so insecure in front of him, wouldn't be anxious because of the class difference between them, and wouldn't be afraid of the future because of the power imbalance.

Li Chenbi said she was too rational, and she didn't deny that she was indeed very rational.

But this rationality stems from her understanding that she is not a very capable person.

Because she wasn't skilled enough, avoiding risks in advance was her survival instinct.

"If only you really had amnesia," she murmured.

After saying that, she laughed again, "Forget it, if you really lose your memory, I can't afford to take care of your health."

"Master, Madam Fan, shall we rest here for a bit and get some fresh air?" Li Qiuping's voice rang out from outside the carriage.

"Okay." Fan Liuer responded, gently removing Li Chenbi's arms from her body, and prepared to get up.

As soon as she moved, her closed eyes opened, still slightly drowsy from just waking up.

Perhaps he was still half asleep, but he leaned down and kissed Fan Liuer on the lips, then hugged her tightly again, burying his face in her neck.

Where are you going?

Fan Liuer: "..."

This guy really knows how to take advantage of her at every opportunity.

"I'm going downstairs to stretch my legs and grab something to eat. Do you want to go downstairs too?"

The drowsiness on her face, buried in her neck, was gone, and her eyes were clear.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath of Fan Liuer's hair scent, and then released his grip. "Okay."

Fan Liuer got out of the car first, and Li Chenbi followed behind her. Looking at her back, he raised his hand to touch his brow and smiled slightly.

The forest is sheltered from the sun, and there's a gentle breeze blowing from time to time, making it cooler than being cooped up in the car.

Fan Liuer got out of the car, stretched her neck, then turned around and reached out her hand to Li Chenbi in the car.

Li Chenbi looked down at her outstretched hand, bent down to put it on, and, with Fan Liuer's help, got off the car leaning on his cane.

Once he landed safely, Fan Liuer was about to let go, but Li Chenbi grabbed her hand tightly and pulled her in front of him. He leaned close to her ear and said with a smile, "Look how worried you were about me."

Fan Liuer snorted and withdrew her hand. "That's because I'm kind-hearted."

After saying that, she turned and walked towards Siqing and the others who were starting a fire.

Li Chenbi found it too hot over there and didn't follow. He looked around and was in a pretty good mood, so he didn't feel that hot anymore.

Li Qiuping approached, holding a silver kettle in his hand. "Sir, drink your medicine first."

This contains medicine that has been decocted in advance, and Fan Liuer's medicinal juice has also been mixed in advance, just so that Li Chenbi can take the medicine on the road.

Li Chenbi took the kettle, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.

Li Qiuping was very pleased that his grandfather was now taking his medicine more and more readily.

Fan Liuer had just walked to the makeshift stove and hadn't even had a chance to sit down when Siqing got up and pulled her aside, whispering, "Sister Liuer, would you come with me to the restroom?"

This is the most inconvenient thing for a woman when she goes out, especially when she is going out with a group of men.

Fan Liuer looked around and then focused her gaze on the slope above the official road. The trees there were so dense that you couldn't see what was behind the slope from below.

"Let's go upstairs."

After saying that, she didn't leave immediately. Instead, she asked Siqing to wait for her. She jogged up to Li Chenbi and whispered, "I need to go upstairs to use the restroom."

Upon hearing this, Li Chenbi turned his head to look at the slope behind him. The dense forest obstructed his vision, preventing him from seeing very far and from locking onto anyone within his field of vision.

Li Chenbi was worried, "I'll go with you."

Fan Liuer lowered her voice even further, "I'm going with Siqing, what are you going to do with me?"

Li Chenbi said matter-of-factly, "She asked Feng Ji to stay with you; I wouldn't feel at ease if he didn't."

Fan Liuer refused, "I don't want you to come with me." If Li Chenbi accompanied her, she definitely wouldn't be able to go out.

Li Chenbi glanced at her, his tone teasing, "Shy? Why weren't you shy when you helped me use the toilet?"

Fan Liuer caught a glimpse of Siqing out of the corner of her eye; her face was anxious, and she seemed to be about to burst.

"Oh well, I don't need you to come with me anyway. We won't go far; we'll stay up here."

As she spoke, she quickly walked towards Siqing, grabbed her, and started walking up the slope.

Before Li Chenbi could call out to her, he had already gone up the slope. He could only look up at Fan Liuer's figure and say to Li Qiuping, "Pay attention to the surroundings."

Feng Ji handed over the task of starting the fire to Feng Xu, and then got up to survey the surroundings.

Fan Liuer pulled Siqing along, and the two climbed up the slope. Looking back, they could still see the people below. Fan Liuer quickly said, "Let's go a little further in, and we can still see them from below."

The two climbed over the slope, but the terrain behind it was much lower, blocking their view. People below couldn't see them, and they couldn't see people below either.

This place is deep in the mountains and forests, with no houses or people nearby. No one comes here on weekdays, and the weeds and thorns are taller than a person.

Fan Liuer found a well-hidden spot, a thicket of thorns, surrounded by a large expanse of thorny vines, completely covered by leaves.

Fan Liuer let Siqing in, while she opened her outer robe to block Siqing's view, so that even if someone accidentally wandered in, they wouldn't see anything.

Moreover, the area is overgrown with thorns, so no one dares to come here.

Siqing finished quickly, and then it was Fan Liuer's turn.

Once they had resolved the issue, they prepared to return the way they came.

They carefully emerged from the thicket of thorns, and before they even reached the top of the slope, they heard Feng Ji's voice from below.

"Siqing".

Siqing immediately said, "Coming, coming!"

As soon as Siqing finished speaking, Fan Liuer, who was following behind her, felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck and then lost consciousness.

Siqing's hand tightened. She turned around and looked back. Her eyes widened, but before she could scream, her eyes rolled back and she collapsed.

On the official road, the group waited for a while, but no one came down, so they realized something was wrong.

"Fan Liuer!" Li Chenbi called out.

Only the birds startled from the forest responded to him.

His face darkened, and before he could speak, Li Qiuping and Feng Ji immediately rushed up the slope.

Li Qiuping leaped to the top of the slope in a few bounds, but when he looked behind the slope, he could not see anyone in sight.

His heart tightened, and he turned to Li Chenbi below.

"Master, Lady Fan has disappeared."