The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

The man listened to Li Muxia's words with a sense of wariness.

However, he only sensed goodwill from Li Muxia, so he felt relieved.

The aroma of roasted rabbit made him swallow hard; he hadn't eaten for over a day, and his stomach rumbled at just the right moment.

There was a moment of awkwardness. Li Muxia looked at the man's flushed face, smiled slightly, and said, "The inn is not far away. We roasted some wild rabbit. Have some to tide you over."

As she spoke, she snatched the roasted rabbit from Xiaoyaozi's hand, tore off a rabbit leg, and handed it to the man.

Xiaoyaozi was both angry and a little aggrieved to see that Li Muxia had given away his favorite rabbit leg to a strange man.

Li Muxia didn't look at Xiaoyaozi's expression; she knew the old man was definitely angry.

The man was indeed hungry, so he didn't refuse, took the rabbit leg, and said, "Thank you."

He took a bite, slightly surprised; it tasted different from the roasted rabbit he'd had before. So delicious.

Although the roasted rabbit was delicious, the man didn't show much emotion. Instead, he ate it in small bites, and his eating manners were quite pleasing to the eye, clearly showing that he had received excellent etiquette training.

Li Muxia asked, "I don't know your name yet. My name is Muxia, and this is my master." She glanced at Xiaoyaozi, then suddenly didn't know how to introduce him. After thinking for a moment, she said, "You can just call him old man."

Xiaoyaozi rolled his eyes at Li Muxia but said nothing. They would part ways with this man once he was taken to the post station; there was no need for further explanation.

Upon hearing Li Muxia's words, the man said, "Thank you both for saving me. You can just call me Yufeng."

He didn't reveal his surname because if he did, everyone would know his identity, since the surname "Nangong" represents the royal family of Nanling Kingdom.

However, he didn't want to lie to his savior.

Upon hearing the man's name, Li Muxia murmured, "Yu Feng, what a beautiful name."

Nangong Yufeng smiled faintly at Li Muxia and said nothing more.

After finishing their roasted rabbit and resting briefly, the group set off. Li Muxia gave her horse to Nangong Yufeng. Because Nangong Yufeng was injured, they walked very slowly. Li Muxia led the horse and chatted with Nangong Yufeng as they walked, thus gaining a general understanding of Nangong Yufeng's ordeal.

Nangong Yufeng's mother fell ill, and he came out to find medicine in the snowy mountains. However, he was ambushed by his half-brother on the way, and his guards fought desperately to save him.

However, he was eventually shot in the leg by the enemy and poisoned. Fortunately, he was good at light footwork and escaped into the mountains. Exhausted and poisoned, he eventually lost consciousness and was rescued by Li Muxia.

Knowing Nangong Yufeng's purpose, Li Muxia became a little worried. Now, most of the people going to the snow mountain are going for the Nine-Leaf Snow Lotus. Will they become competitors?

Although there was more than one mature nine-leaf snow lotus this time, there was simply too much demand.

Sigh, it looks like there will be a fierce battle on the snowy mountain.

After walking for about an hour, the three of them finally arrived at the post station before dark.

Nangong Yufeng lived next door to Li Muxia. Before going to bed that night, Li Muxia changed Nangong Yufeng's dressing and, after confirming that his health was fine, decided to say goodbye.

“Young Master Yu Feng, your body is much better now. The poison has been neutralized, and your wounds have not become infected or suppurated.”

"I'll leave this medicine for you. Just change it once a day, and the wound will heal quickly."

“My master and I have important matters to attend to, and we are preparing to depart tomorrow. Your health condition may require a few more days of rest. We will be passing through Hualin County on our journey. Do you have any relatives there? We can help you send a message.”

Looking at Li Muxia, Nangong Yufeng felt a warmth in his heart, sensing her concern and worry. Having grown up in the palace, aside from his mother, he faced daily intrigue and scheming among his brothers. He thought of how his own brother had orchestrated his assassination attempt. A pang of sorrow gripped his heart. His blood relatives, so bound by blood, were constantly plotting to kill him, while this person he'd only known for a day was selflessly trying to save his life.

Nangong Yufeng knew that Li Muxia and the others had their own things to do and couldn't take care of him forever. They had already done so much that no one else could do it, so of course he didn't dare to ask Li Muxia to stay and take care of him. Besides, he had already given the signal, and his guards should be arriving soon.

"Doctor Xia, don't worry about me. I have already done more than enough to repay you for saving my life. How could I dare to delay you any longer? Rest assured, my guards should be here soon."

Hearing Nangong Yufeng say this, Li Muxia felt relieved, got up, and took her leave.

The next morning, Li Muxia and Xiaoyaozi packed their things and prepared to leave. As soon as they stepped out, they saw Nangong Yufeng being supported by a man.

When Nangong Yufeng saw Li Muxia come out, he had his guards help him forward, cupped his hands and said, "Doctor Xia, it's good that you haven't left yet."

Li Muxia spoke up, "Have you been waiting for us at the door the whole time?"

Nangong Yufeng said somewhat embarrassedly, "Well, I wanted to thank you again, but I was afraid of missing you, so I waited at the door early this morning. Luckily, it was alright."

Li Muxia smiled as she looked at the young man: He's really a sincere person; I wonder how long he's been waiting.

He glanced at the man in close-fitting clothes beside him and said, "This must be your bodyguard."

Nangong Yufeng looked at the man next to him and said, "Yes, his name is Chu Ge. He is my personal bodyguard. He was the one who protected me and helped me escape that day."

Chu Ge was supporting Nangong Yufeng at this moment, and nodded to Li Muxia, saying, "Thank you, Doctor Xia, for saving my master."

Li Muxia nodded and looked at Nangong Yufeng, saying, "Then we don't need to worry about you anymore. With Brother Chu's protection, you should be safe from now on."

"However, it's best not to travel these next few days. Although your leg injury hasn't broken any bones, it's best to rest for a few days before taking any action."

Nangong Yufeng nodded and said, "Okay, I understand, thank you."

Xiaoyaozi, who was already waiting downstairs, saw that the two were chatting endlessly and called out from downstairs, "Alright, alright, we should go. If we keep talking, it'll get dark. Are we going or not?"

Li Muxia smiled awkwardly and said, "Well then, we're leaving. Take care. See you later."

After saying that, he went downstairs and left the post station with Xiaoyaozi.

Nangong Yufeng watched Li Muxia's retreating figure, a smile playing on his lips, clearly in a good mood, and whispered, "Until we meet again."