Poisonous Goddess: I'm just lazing around in the mortal realm.

three days later

Pei Suisui slowly woke up, her gaze falling on the unfamiliar soft tent above her head. She was startled and quickly sat up.

She looked around, taking in the unfamiliar surroundings.

The heavy, soft curtains kept out the heat from outside, and inside the curtains were simply a soft couch and a few low stools.

Clearly, they must still be on their march.

"you're awake?"

A familiar voice drifted in from outside the tent. Thirteen deftly lifted the curtain and entered, carrying a basin of hot water.

"Where am I? Shouldn't I be in the carriage?"

Pei Suisui breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the person who came was Thirteen. She lifted the quilt and realized that she had changed into men's clothes at some point.

The fine fabric, embroidered with subtle patterns, clearly indicates that this outfit is quite valuable.

She walked up to Thirteen, looking at her clothes with her head down.

Thirteen placed the hot water aside so she could wash her face.

"You've been unconscious for three days, and we've been out of the capital for quite some time now. How could you still be in the carriage?"

Seeing Pei Suisui washing her face, she picked up a handkerchief from the shelf next to her and handed it to her.

"Three days? Why have I been unconscious for three days? Is there something wrong with those clothes?" Pei Suisui wiped her face clean, her pale face clearly still showing signs of illness.

She stared blankly at Thirteen, her eyes full of confusion.

"That garment was stained with disease; it must have been deliberately left at the entrance of the cloth shop by someone with ill intentions. I never thought you would pick it up. Luckily, you were fortunate enough to run into me."

Thirteen hurriedly fetched his medicine box.

This was something Shen Mu had taken from her courtyard in the south of the city before she set off.

"I got the plague? Then Thirteen, are you alright?" Pei Suisui's face stiffened. She hadn't expected that she would end up wearing unclean clothes by mistake.

She had escaped from the Pei family during the chaos, so naturally she wouldn't be like before, having Aru arrange everything before leaving.

She was in such a hurry that she managed to grab the clothes from the entrance of the fabric shop.

"Me? How could anything be wrong with me?"

Thirteen handed her the prepared medicine while placing some bottles and jars on the soft couch.

Although she has lost her divine powers and is no different from an ordinary person, she has lived for over a hundred years on Mount Cangqiong, surrounded by medicinal herbs, so the plagues of the mortal world naturally cannot get close to her.

She looked at the medicine pot on the soft couch and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Currently, they have only marched for three days and passed through two cities, and the medicines she has left are not enough to last until Philadelphia.

"The way you're talking makes it sound like you're not afraid of catching it from me at all? And what about my illness now..."

Pei Suisui subconsciously scratched her neck. The itching had mostly subsided, but some lumps remained on her neck.

She tilted her head to look at the medicinal herbs Thirteen was organizing and couldn't help but ask...

What are you doing?

"We're short of medicine, and right now we're at the very back of the march. There are very few herbal medicine shops along the way, so I thought we might as well go up the mountain tonight and find some."

"Then I'll go with you."

Pei Suisui casually picked up one of the porcelain jars, the snow-white paste inside was almost empty.

Thirteen stared at the bottle in her hand and shook his head.

"No need, you haven't fully recovered yet. I'm just going to take a look at that low hill to the east, I'll be right back."

She looked at Pei Suisui with a pang of heartache, her heart sinking.

Ever since Pei Suisui met her, it's been as if she's been bewitched; her already frail body has never fully recovered.

"Are you sure you don't need me to go? Thirteen, can you manage on your own?"

"Wasn't I alone before?"

Thirteen couldn't help but chuckle.

In the past, even though she was a man, she did things that no girl could accomplish.

Right now, she also has to get used to living an ordinary life without divine powers.

Thinking of this, Thirteen's gaze wandered somewhat.

She suddenly remembered what the girl Qin Rao had said to her three days ago.

A curse? What does that mean?

How can we solve this?

Seeing that Thirteen was somewhat dazed, Pei Suisui held the bottle in her hand and waved it in front of her eyes.

Thirteen...thirteen?

"what?"

Interrupted from her thoughts, Thirteen raised her small face to look at Pei Suisui, but Pei Suisui did not notice the fleeting emotion in her eyes.

"There's something else I wanted to ask you. My father... is he alright?"

Pei Suisui's face showed some emotion. She had originally intended to catch up with their marching column so that she could sneak into it and protect her father.

Unexpectedly, he felt dizzy for three days as soon as he got into the carriage.

Thirteen nodded quickly in response.

“Prime Minister Pei is fine. I had Shen Mu speak to him, and he said it would be safer for you to stay with me.”

She was also concerned about Prime Minister Pei. She had previously asked Shen Mu to find him and tell him that his daughter had been following at the very end of the army.

Unexpectedly, Prime Minister Pei thought that his carriage was in greater danger, so he simply asked Shen Mu to send a message to Pei Suisui to separate from their group in order to protect her.

"He won't let me go to him? Then..."

Pei Sui Sui was halfway through her sentence when she suddenly turned her head to look at the tent curtain.

She quickly realized that this was not the place to talk.

Thirteen understood her worries and lowered his voice to comfort her.

"Don't worry, Prime Minister Pei will be fine. Right now, you need to take care of yourself. If you go to Prime Minister Pei's place, you'll need him to take care of you, which would just be adding trouble for him."

She figured Pei Sui Sui was also worried about Prime Minister Pei.

But she remembered what Shen Mu had told her that day: the Emperor of Nanyang was probably going to take action against Prime Minister Pei.

Currently, Shen Mu's men are scattered, and if the emperor were to take action along the way, his men would not be able to take care of everyone.

Rather than putting Pei Suisui in danger, it's better to keep her by my side.

After all, no one in Nanyang knows her true identity as a woman yet.

Pei Suisui's expression couldn't hide her worry; her weak little face was filled with concern. She also understood what Thirteen meant.

Ever since the Fourth Princess pushed her off the cliff, her health has never fully recovered.

Not to mention that she fainted several times outside, if she really got to her father's side, she would probably still cause him unnecessary trouble.

"Then you must tell Lord Shen to protect my father... I... no, the Pei family will owe Lord Shen a debt of gratitude!"

She spoke earnestly, looking at Thirteen.

Thirteen nodded, somewhat moved.

"I promise I will protect Prime Minister Pei. But right now you really need to take care of yourself."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Night falls, the moon hangs high

Thirteen, wearing a dark black cloak, walked alone up the low hill.

After finally climbing the hillside, she spotted a clump of flowers and grass by the moonlight. She quickly bent down, picked them, and sniffed them.

"What are you doing here so late at night instead of sleeping?"

Suddenly a familiar voice came from behind her.

Startled, Thirteen's hand trembled, and the muddy herbs fell straight to the ground.