Warm medicine emits fragrance

Li Chenbi was stunned for a moment when Fan Liuer pounced on him.

The next second, he hugged Fan Liuer tightly, pressed her into his arms, and whispered in her ear, soothing her with each word.

"I am here."

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

"It's alright, I'll take you back."

Seeing this, Qi Weiming became even angrier and cursed Li Chenbi for being cunning in his heart.

He said that Li Chenbi had been standing there motionless for a while because he was waiting for him to get rid of the people above so that he could take advantage of the situation.

If he had known, he should have gone down right then and there; he would be the one Fan Liuer is holding now.

Li Chenbi comforted Fan Liuer until she calmed down before picking her up and standing up. Li Qiuping quickly helped the two of them out of the stone coffin.

Fan Liuer calmed down and, worried about Li Chenbi's legs, got off him.

Seeing the several wounds on Li Chenbi's body, she felt a pang of heartache. "You're injured."

Li Chenbi's heart was filled with warmth at that moment, and he didn't care about the pain at all. He raised his hand to stroke her face and looked her over. "I'm fine, but you, are you hurt anywhere?"

Fan Liuer shook her head. "I'm fine."

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Wei Nian lying on the ground, and tears almost fell again.

She was very sad, not entirely because of Wei Nian's death, but for many other reasons she couldn't explain.

"Can I take her out?" she asked Li Chenbi, not wanting Wei Nian to rot in this place after she died.

After learning that Wei Nian was a woman, Li Chenbi became much more magnanimous and said, "Okay."

Fan Liuer was alright, and everyone was relieved. Li Qiuping then stared at the stone coffin and exclaimed, "Wow, I thought this tomb had been emptied out long ago. It turns out all the valuables are hidden here."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked into the stone coffin. Below the second layer, there was an entire layer of jewels, jade, gold, and agate.

Li Chenbi glanced at the stone coffin, then at Qi Weiming. Qi Weiming was also staring at him, clearly asking how he planned to handle the situation, his eyes filled with some apprehension.

Li Chenbi scoffed, "Now the entire south belongs to General Yan's territory, so the things found in this tomb should naturally be handed over to General Yan."

Qi Weiming was worried that Li Chenbi would try to embezzle the money, but he was relieved to hear this. "Okay."

Upon hearing this, Fan Liuer immediately covered her sleeve tightly and hid the contents inside.

That was what Wei Nian just gave her.

She wasn't after the item; she hadn't even had a chance to see what it was. She just wanted to keep it as a souvenir.

"However..." Li Chenbi continued, "This entire tomb is empty, except for the jewels hidden here, which means this place was overlooked. It seems that Fan Liuer must have encountered a mechanism when she fell down, which led us to discover this place."

"Since it was because of her that we discovered this, then she should receive this military merit. Lord Qi, do you have any objections?"

Qi Weiming had no objection, as long as Li Chenbi wasn't the one leading the way.

With the matter in the main hall settled, some people were left to handle the aftermath. Qi Weiming then had a disciple in colorful robes lead them out through another exit.

The group went up to the second floor, wandered around inside, and navigated through various mechanisms. When they came out, they had arrived at the foot of another mountain.

Qi Weiming looked back at the mountain behind him and couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder I couldn't find the entrance. It's so far away, who would have thought that the entrance to that tomb would be here?"

The group did not leave immediately, but waited for the convoy to pick them up.

Both Li Qiuping and Feng Ji carried wound medicine with them, which they could use to treat their wounds.

Siqing treated Feng Ji's wounds, Fan Liuer treated Li Chenbi's wounds, and Li Qiuping took the medicine and approached Qi Weiming, "Lord Qi, could you please help me?"

Qi Weiming arrived late and didn't have any wounds that needed treatment, so he could only watch helplessly as Fan Liuer carefully and meticulously treated Li Chenbi's wounds.

He was somewhat annoyed; he should have been injured back then.

After the wound was treated, the carriage arrived. Before leaving, Fan Liuer found a scenic and well-located place to bury Wei Nian before departing.

Before leaving, she thought that she would come back to see Wei Nian another day with the things she had promised her.

Once inside the carriage, Fan Liuer rode with Li Chenbi again. The carriage was much larger than the one before, and it wasn't as crowded, so the two of them didn't have to sit so close.

Fan Liuer, however, did not try to stay away from Li Chenbi as before, but instead sat down next to him.

On the way, she asked Li Chenbi if he was sleepy, and if so, he could sleep in her arms for a while.

She figured Li Chenbi must have been up all night looking for her, and since there was still a long way to go back, he could rest for a while.

Li Chenbi is the kind of person who will try every means to take advantage of any opportunity, so he naturally wouldn't refuse Fan Liuer's offer.

Lying on his side with his head resting on Fan Liuer's lap, feeling the coolness emanating from her body, he slowly fell asleep.

Fan Liuer lowered her eyes and looked at Li Chenbi's face, her gaze slowly sweeping over his eyebrows and eyes.

She had looked at Li Chenbi in the same way when she came, but her state of mind then was completely different from now.

Wei Nian's death had a significant impact on Fan Liuer.

Life is unpredictable. The person who was smiling and saying these things to her in the morning can die silently in her arms in the blink of an eye.

In fact, she didn't have deep feelings for Wei Nian. She wasn't someone who would easily fall in love. They had only known each other for two days, and besides, Wei Nian's identity created a barrier between them.

She knew Wei Nian was pitiful, and she truly was, but from the perspective of the ninety-seven murdered women and their families, Wei Nian was truly despicable.

Fan Liuer couldn't sympathize with her, at least not before she died.

But Wei Nian died, and he died saving her.

Although she didn't die to save her, but only to atone for her sins, it doesn't matter what Wei Nian's purpose was in saving her.

Fan Liuer was genuinely protected by Wei Nian.

So now she regrets it, regrets that she should have been more sincere towards Wei Nian instead of just taking advantage of him.

People only begin to feel regret and remorse after they die.

She had experienced this feeling once before, and the complex emotions made her feel terrible. She didn't want to go through that experience again.

She received more from Li Chenbi: his affection, his money, his person—he gave her everything, but she rejected him time and time again because of her anxieties about the future.

She always thought she was doing the right thing, that she was taking responsibility for herself. She had no relatives in the world, and if she didn't take responsibility for herself, no one else would.

But there was one thing she never thought about.

If Li Chenbi truly and completely leaves her life, will she regret it then?

Fan Liuer now knows the answer.

She will.