Love is deep but fate is shallow, this beautiful wife has waited for a thousand years

The further they walked in, the hotter Mu Xiaoqiao felt. Beads of sweat actually appeared on her forehead. She took off the fox skin and put it back into her bag. She walked for a while and suddenly the road ahead opened up and she came to a large cave.

Mu Xiaoqiao opened his eyes wide, looking at the scene in front of him in disbelief. He saw that this was an extremely large hot spring pool. The whole pool was filled with hot steam and surging water, proving that this was running water.

There were many lush plants growing around, and some unknown small flowers blooming. Mu Xiaoqiao finally understood why the tree outside grew so well. It seemed that its roots were also in this cave, being nourished by the hot spring water.

There were several special plants on the shore that caught Mu Xiaoqiao's attention. She hurriedly took out the pattern given to her by Doctor Jing from her arms again and compared it carefully. Yes, it was cinnabar!

Finally found it, it turned out to be here. Mu Xiaoqiao was extremely happy. He collected the cinnabar and put it in his bag, and felt relaxed. Now Ruan Haoyu was finally saved.

Thinking that it was still early and she hadn't had a good rest for several days, let alone a good bath, she decided to take a bath here and then rest for a while.

There was no need to be afraid of anyone here, so Mu Xiaoqiao took off her clothes and walked into the water. The water was at a suitable temperature, and Mu Xiaoqiao squinted her eyes comfortably. It seemed as if all the pores in her body were opened, and she relaxed completely.

Ever since she was caught by Ruan Haoyu, she has not had a normal day. Her mind is always in a tense state and her body is always overloaded. Only at this moment did she truly feel that her body belonged to her. She was indeed too harsh on herself before.

After taking a comfortable bath to wash away all the fatigue, Mu Xiaoqiao found a clean place near the hot spring and slept for a few hours. When he woke up, his body had recovered to its best condition.

I didn't expect to come across such a good place. Mu Xiaoqiao thought while eating dry food that if he had the chance in the future, he could come here and stay for a few days. He could bring enough food with him and no one would disturb him. That would be a life like a god.

Unfortunately, at this moment, she had to go down the mountain as soon as possible to rescue the unfortunate Prince Nanrong.

Reluctantly leaving the hot spring cave, Mu Xiaoqiao used the grappling hook to get down to the platform. The snow wolves had dispersed, but she still did not dare to be careless. After removing the grappling hook, she immediately went down along the ice cave she had dug out without making any sound.

When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, it was already the third morning. Mu Xiaoqiao went to the tavern again to rest and eat something before rushing back to Ruan Haoyu, expecting to arrive in the afternoon.

"General?"

Mu Xiaoqiao was concentrating on her meal when she suddenly heard an uncertain voice beside her. She looked up and saw a familiar face.

Modern Mu Xiaoqiao instantly awakened when he saw the face of the person in front of him, Chen Taorui!

But at this moment she could only be a bystander. Even though the person in front of her looked exactly like Chen Taorui, she could not control this body.

"General, it's really you." The voices turned into surprise, and several burly men were almost crying for joy.

"Shh..." Mu Xiaoqiao looked around hurriedly. Fortunately, it was morning and there were not many people in the tavern. The waiter was busy in the kitchen. Only the shopkeeper was there, but he was busy tidying up the counter and didn't look at them.

This is the gate of Nanrong City. If the people guarding the city find out that several of them from the Jin army are here, it will inevitably cause trouble.

Chen Taorui was Mu Xiaoqiao's most capable deputy general, and he knew the importance of the matter. He quickly pulled a few brothers to sit around Mu Xiaoqiao and said in a low voice: "General, it's a good thing you escaped, otherwise we brothers would have planned to break into the palace tonight."

It seemed that they were still unaware of the incident in the Nanrong Palace. Mu Xiaoqiao asked, "How long have you been here?"

"We just arrived today. We were fighting with the people of the Nanrong Crown Prince all the way, which delayed us for quite a while. We also had no news of you along the way. We brothers were extremely worried. We thought that you must have been taken to the palace by that damn Crown Prince, so we prepared to break into the palace."

Damn prince! Mu Xiaoqiao's mouth twitched. If they knew that the damn prince and she had already made an engagement... I wonder what their expressions would be.

"Have you been entangled with the prince's people?"

"Yes, they should be not far away now. Our brothers just got rid of them last night and rushed here overnight." Chen Taorui felt so angry when he mentioned those secret guards.

"Oh, General, since you are out of danger, you should return to the capital as soon as possible. The Emperor has urgently summoned you to return to the capital, saying... the general is seriously ill!"

"What?" Mu Xiaoqiao stood up in surprise.

"Don't worry, General. We just received the urgent report from the capital the day before yesterday. Because it was sent a longer distance towards Nanrong, maybe the general is well now." Chen Taorui hurriedly comforted Mu Xiaoqiao.

Mu Xiaoqiao frowned and thought. At least half a month had passed since the urgent report was sent from the capital to Arui. The capital had the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital and the skilled doctor Du in the palace, so his father should be fine.

After comforting himself in this way, Mu Xiaoqiao felt relieved and said, "Aqi, take two people to find Prince Haoyu's secret guards. Don't fight them head-on. Make sure to lead them to Taohua Village, ten miles away, to Liang Qiaofu's home at the east end of the village."

"Understood." Military orders are as heavy as mountains. After receiving the order, Aqi, the subordinate, did not ask Mu Xiaoqiao's intention and set off immediately.

"Ajie and Ali, you two should disguise yourself as commoners and go into the city. Then go buy a few of the best horses, preferably the kind that can travel a thousand miles a day. Be sure to bring them to the place I just mentioned this afternoon."

The two men took the order and left.

"Arui, the rest of you come with me. No matter what happens later, you are not allowed to take any action without my order." Mu Xiaoqiao put down the silver coins, stood up, and left quickly with Chen Taorui and other men.

After a quick journey, we finally arrived at the woodcutter's house after lunch.

Liang Qiaofu just opened the door and came out. When he saw Mu Xiaoqiao, he immediately came overjoyed and then saw a few strong men following Mu Xiaoqiao. He asked in confusion, "Who are these people?"

"They are my friends. Brother, how is he?" Mu Xiaoqiao couldn't wait to ask about Ruan Haoyu's condition.

The woodcutter sighed, "It's still the same, nothing's happening. Doctor Jing is taking care of him. You can go in now."

Mu Xiaoqiao nodded, and several people entered the room. Mu Xiaoqiao saw Ruan Haoyu lying on the bed, still lifeless, with a cold towel on his forehead, and it seemed that the high fever had not subsided.

Doctor Jing was helping Ruan Haoyu put the changed handkerchief into cold water. Mu Xiaoqiao hurriedly took out the cinnabar from her bag and said, "Doctor Jing, take a look, is this the medicine?"