Prince! The political conspiracy is not a play, the show is real

When Tao Yao heard Lu Che's voice, she immediately stood up and ran out of the dilapidated temple excitedly. From a distance, she saw Lu Che leading two horses coming out of the reed marsh.

Because he was holding two horses and had difficulty moving, Lu Che had to hold the horse with one hand and use the other hand to hold a short knife to push aside the reeds in front of him that were as high as two people. He didn't have time to notice Tao Yao here.

Tao Yao shouted at him, "Lu Che! It's me! I'm here!"

Lu Che heard the voice and looked up to see Tao Yao. His eyes lit up and he responded, "I finally found you! Are you okay?"

Tao Yao waved happily at him and shouted, "It's okay—Lu Che—come here quickly, there's a bonfire here!"

A moment later, Lu Che arrived, leading two horses. Seeing Tao Yao's strangely mismatched robe, one sleeve suspiciously missing, and a belt tied with a tangled mess of knots, he knew it was Chu Huanjun's work, and a frown gathered between his brows.

Lu Che quickly took off his fur coat and draped it over Tao Yao. His expression instantly turned cold. "Where are they?"

Tao Yao was a little confused by Lu Che's sudden cold expression. She looked at him eagerly and said in a daze, "He's gone."

Lu Che buttoned Tao Yao's fur coat one by one, all the way to the top button on the collar. Tao Yao felt a little breathless, so she gently patted Lu Che's hand and warned him, "Ouch, it's too tight, I can't breathe."

Lu Che ignored her and continued to fasten the button tightly as he wished, wrapping Tao Yao's neck tightly.

He raised his hand and touched Tao Yao's wet hair. His expression suddenly became colder and he asked, "He didn't bully you, did he?"

Tao Yao felt a little guilty, but she still shook her head quickly like a rattle and stammered, "No."

Lu Che placed his hand on Tao Yao's forehead and felt it for a moment. Suddenly, a hint of heartache appeared in his eyes, and there was a hint of complaint in his tone: "Why is it so hot? Do you have a fever? Did you fall into the water?"

Tao Yao suddenly had an idea. She put on a pitiful expression and said to Lu Che, "Well... after Chu Huanjun found me, he threatened to take me back to the capital. How could that be possible? I refused to obey him, so I fought him. But he pushed me into the water..."

Lu Che frowned doubtfully again, grabbed Tao Yao's hand, and gently pulled out a corner of the lake green sash hidden under her fur coat. He asked, "What's with this robe?"

"Oh, well..." Tao Yao's eyes darted around three times, and she immediately thought of an explanation. "While fighting him, it suddenly occurred to me that the clothes the prince was wearing must have been made of expensive palace fabrics. If we robbed them and sold them, we'd definitely be able to make a lot of money, so I just grabbed whatever I could."

Tao Yao laughed dryly and pointed at the wet clothes hanging on the long bench nearby. She said, "My own clothes are all soaked and I can't wear them. I have no choice but to wear this dry one to make do."

Only then did Lu Che reluctantly believe Tao Yao's words, took the half-wet fur coat from her hand and put it on himself.

Seeing this, Tao Yao wanted to stop him from putting on his coat: "My coat isn't completely dry yet..."

Lu Che moved quickly, having already put on her fur coat neatly. He smiled and said, "I'm a martial artist and an assassin from Wuyan Pavilion. Traveling in the rain is common, so wearing wet clothes is no big deal. Besides, this coat has been dried and is very warm. I just feel comfortable wearing it."

Tao Yao laughed awkwardly, pretending not to notice Lu Che's selfish motives. "Haha, that's good. Just be careful not to catch a cold..."

Before she could finish her words, Tao Yao suddenly felt a warmth under her knees. She flew up into the air and crashed into Lu Che's hard chest in the next moment.

Lu Che picked her up without saying anything and carried her sideways. He kicked a few wooden sticks on the ground towards the bonfire with his back foot. A gust of wind blew up the ashes and the bonfire was put out in no time.

"Hey, no—Lu Che, where are we going?"

Before Tao Yao could finish her question, Lu Che had already walked quickly to the front of the horse. He jumped onto its back and placed Tao Yao safely on another horse. He held the reins for her and said, "Go and treat the illness."

"Huh? Hello, hey, hey—"

Tao Yao had no time to react before Lu Che slapped her horse's butt.

The next moment, the two men and their horses started galloping. Tao Yao was tossed forward and backward, so she had to throw herself on the horse's back and hold on to the horse's belly tightly to prevent herself from being thrown off the horse.

"Hold on tight." Lu Che reminded from the side.

Tao Yao was a little suspicious that Lu Che was still vying with her, so she pleaded with a trembling voice, "Brother Lu Che, please, please walk slower. I'm about to vomit."

Lu Che glanced at her and said calmly, "Go ahead and vomit. It's better to vomit. You just fell into the water, and you might have swallowed something dirty. That's why you have a fever. If you can vomit out all the dirt, the fever will naturally go away."

Tao Yao had no choice but to lower his head and lie on the horse's back, retching.

After taking an unknown number of detours, wading through a few puddles, and passing through a few neighborhoods, Lu Che finally pulled the reins to make the horse stop.

Tao Yao, still in fear, supported his chest and slowly got up from the horse's back. The familiar plaque of the clinic came into view.

Isn't this Cheng Tianshui's clinic? !

Tao Yao turned her gaze towards Lu Che suspiciously and asked, "Lu Che, didn't you tell me not to ask Cheng Tianshui about anything anymore?"

Lu Che jumped off his horse, held out his hand to Tao Yao, and simply said, "Treatment is the most important thing."

While Tao Yao was still thinking, Lu Che pulled her hand down and immediately fell into an embrace that was neither gentle nor rough.

Lu Che skillfully lifted Tao Yao and carried her sideways, heading towards the main entrance. As soon as they entered the lobby, they saw two familiar faces staring at them in surprise. They exchanged glances, bewildered.

Tao Yao immediately saw Chu Huanjun leisurely fanning himself in the lobby. Her face flushed red instantly. She immediately turned her head away in panic and buried her head deeply in Lu Che's neck, unwilling to look up again to face all this.

"What are you still standing there for? Let's go!"

Tao Yao grabbed Lu Che by the collar and whispered something in his ear. In the past, Lu Che would have fled if he had seen Chu Huanjun. Tao Yao actually hoped that Lu Che would do the same today; after all, her current situation was extremely awkward.

But Lu Che didn't retreat when he saw Chu Huanjun today, as Tao Yao had expected. Instead, he embraced her fearlessly, walked past Chu Huanjun as if no one saw him, and walked straight to Cheng Tianshui. He slammed a handful of copper coins on the table and said coldly, "Doctor Cheng, my sister has a fever. Please help take a look."