The villain, Xiao Nanliang, caused the female lead excruciating pain.

"Where am I? Did you bring me here?"

Ruo Bingli raised her hand to fan away the smoke, and then she saw that her clothes were not only covered in stains, but also torn in many places.

The chafed areas revealed fair, tender skin, which also bore the marks of scratches.

Su Qi noticed her gaze and lowered his head somewhat guiltily to explain.

“I…I can’t carry you on my back, and I’m afraid you’ll be targeted by wild animals if I leave you there, so I can only drag you…”

The voice grew softer and softer.

"It's okay, thank you."

They were trying to save her, so Ruobingli naturally couldn't say anything. She glanced at the darkening sky outside to try and figure out how long she had been unconscious.

Seeing her movements, Su Qi assumed she was going to go down the mountain again and quickly tried to dissuade her.

"It's already night and it's dangerous outside. I'll take you down the mountain tomorrow."

"Okay, please."

Ruobingli wanted to say no, but considering her terrible sense of direction, she could only reluctantly agree.

"Cough cough..."

The smoke from cooking wild vegetables kept pouring in, and Ruobingli wanted to move to the cave entrance to avoid being choked by the smoke.

But she found that as soon as she moved, her wounds throbbed with pain, making her gasp involuntarily.

then……

"Cough cough cough..."

She took a deep drag of her cigarette, her face turned even bluer, and she began to cough violently.

"No...sorry."

Seeing this, Su Qi quickly adjusted the firewood to reduce the smoke.

Then he quickly went to Ruobingli's side and fanned away the smoke.

Breathing in fresh air again, Ruobingli's complexion eased somewhat.

"It's okay, you didn't do it on purpose."

Ruo Bingli waved her hand and then checked her injuries.

Su Qi glanced at it seemingly unintentionally, then his expression changed.

"You...your wound is infected."

With an anxious expression, he placed his hand on Ruobingli's forehead, his expression becoming even more urgent.

"She also has a fever; she needs to see a doctor right away."

Seeing how anxious she was, even more so than the person involved, Ruobingli probably never imagined that the infection of her wound was Su Qi's doing.

When this guy dragged her here, he deliberately splashed some dirty water on her wound.

Everyone knows what a stagnant pool of water in the deep mountains and forests is like. Who knows how many virus-carrying animals have drunk from here, or how many dead mosquitoes are in it?

If an ordinary person drinks it, they may experience diarrhea for three days and three nights at best, or even contract an epidemic at worst.

Hearing Su Qi's words, Ruo Bingli smiled bitterly.

She has difficulty even standing up now, let alone going down the mountain to see a doctor.

He waved his hand weakly.

"It's okay, it will be fine in a few days."

Her cultivation will recover in a few days, and this minor injury will be a piece of cake then.

At this moment, Ruobingli regretted it a little; she should have prepared some healing elixirs.

She originally thought that with her Nascent Soul stage cultivation, no one in the Southeast Regions could harm her.

In addition, the spiritual medicines that could be effective for those in the Nascent Soul stage were extremely expensive, and she still had debts to pay off, so she couldn't bear to buy them.

But now, unexpectedly, they've capsized in the weakest of the southern regions.

"But I feel that if we don't deal with this quickly, you might not even live to see tomorrow."

Su Qi paced back and forth anxiously.

But Ruo Bingli stared at him, lost in thought.

She recalled that when she was injured in a fight, her sister would pace anxiously back and forth in front of her bed.

Why are you so concerned about me?

Su Qi was taken aback, then said incredulously, "You've taken a human life. No normal person would let a life slip away in front of them, would they?"

This matter-of-fact tone made Ruobingli feel somewhat insecure.

Having witnessed too much darkness, she has become accustomed to living in a cold world.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but Su Qi was drawn to the sound of the wild vegetable soup boiling over there.

He walked over quickly, wrapped his hands in his sleeve, and brought down the wild vegetable soup.

Looking at the still-boiling wild vegetable soup, he seemed to have thought of something.

"By the way, Grandpa Niu once said that wound infection is caused by dirt on the wound, and you can clean it with warm water before applying medicine."

As he spoke, he used two twigs as chopsticks to scoop out all the wild vegetables and place them on a leaf to the side.

Then, somewhat reluctantly, he poured out the soup in the pot, picked up the pot, and hurriedly ran out.

A little while later, he brought back a pot of water and put it back on the makeshift stove to add firewood and start a fire.

After skillfully completing all of this, he divided the cooled wild vegetables into two portions and placed the larger portion in front of Ruobingli.

"Here, take this. It might taste a little strange, but you need to replenish your energy!"

"I'm not hungry, no thanks."

It wasn't just politeness, but...

Ruobingli looked at the somewhat broken wine pot, which the little beggar had obviously picked up from somewhere.

God knows what this pot used to contain.

An urn dug out of a grave by animals?

A chamber pot that someone threw away?

Su Qi followed her gaze and immediately guessed what she was thinking.

"This is a wine pot. When I found it, it smelled of wine."

Ruobingli felt a little embarrassed that someone had noticed her dislike.

"I'm not hungry."

then……

Gululu~

"Eat it or not, take it or leave it." Su Qi gave a disdainful look, put down the wild vegetables, and went back to eat his own portion.

To be honest, this stuff is really hard to eat if you don't skimp on the seasonings.

However, Su Qi still appeared to be wolfing down his food; one has to respect the character of a beggar, right?

After finishing his meal, seeing that Ruobingli showed no sign of moving, Su Qi ruthlessly ate his own portion as well.

After we finished eating, the pot of water was almost boiled.

Su Qi presented the pot to Ruo Bingli.

"You clean it yourself, it's inconvenient for me." Su Qi glanced at the location of the wound, his face slightly flushed, and walked out of the cave.

Ruobingli looked at the pot she had just used to cook wild vegetables, but couldn't bring herself to do it.

After all, she used to be a refined young lady from a noble family, so asking her to be as rough as a little beggar was indeed a bit of a challenge for her.

Given Su Qi's actions, it's hard to believe that no personal grudges were involved.

If it were the chosen one of destiny, Ruo Bingli would probably be receiving meticulous care by now.

Su Qi squatted at the cave entrance, and after not hearing any movement for a long time, he turned around and glanced back.

When Ruobingli saw him turn around, she shook her head.

"No need, this injury will heal in a few days."

Su Qi pursed his lips, ignored her, added a few more bundles of firewood to the fire to keep it warm, and then sat down against the mountain wall and pretended to sleep.

Ruo Bingli also knew that her behavior was somewhat of a betrayal of others' good intentions.

I felt a little embarrassed, but I didn't know what to say.

He forced himself to sit up straight, hoping to accelerate his cultivation recovery through meditation.

About two hours later, Su Qi heard a thud.

Clearly, the wound became infected and the fever flared up, and the person couldn't take it anymore and fainted.

Su Qi took a closer look and was instantly startled.

Ruobingli's face was deathly pale, and she was covered in cold sweat, as if she had been soaking in water.

Put your hand on your forehead.

Wow, she's already developed a high fever.

This woman is really resilient.

Su Qi was afraid she would die, so he could only help treat her infected wounds to prevent them from worsening.