My elder sister forced me to become a concubine; I was reborn and remarried into the emperor's

After blurting out the word "yes," Wei Nanxun immediately wanted to correct herself, saying that she was just passing by and hadn't yet reached the point of rescuing anyone.

"No, no, you..."

But before she could finish explaining, the man suddenly fainted again, this time landing headfirst in her palm, giving her no time to react.

Wei Nanxun: ...

I originally wanted to collect something useful from the other person, but now I have no choice but to save them.

Perhaps knowing that she was not alone, even though she was lying down and unable to move, her courage and confidence grew.

Wei Nanxun picked up a thick broken branch to use as a walking stick. After looking around, she found that it was a low-lying and flat place. It seemed that she was quite lucky. She had run and rolled around yesterday and was almost at the foot of the mountain.

They were no longer on the mountain, which explained why the two of them hadn't been carried away and eaten by wild animals after lying there all night. It was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

After calculating the time, she should have only been unconscious for one night. She'd been missing for so long; she wondered if Pei Yuyan's men had left yet. If they had, Zhixia and the others would definitely be anxious to find her. She needed to find someone to go to the temple and inform them.

Wei Nanxun searched in all four directions and finally found a small path that led out. She then returned and dragged the man off the ground.

But whether it was because she hadn't eaten and was very tired, or because the man was really too heavy, she tried several times with all her might, but she couldn't move an inch.

Although this person was tall, his pale face and long gown gave him the air of a poor, pedantic scholar. Such a person couldn't possibly weigh much.

Perhaps the difference between men and women was too great, Wei Nanxun tried twice more but still couldn't drag him, so he had no choice but to leave him aside and plan to find a way out first before coming back to rescue him.

After taking a few steps, she felt a little reluctant and thought about it before turning back and squatting down beside the man.

Although he was unconscious and couldn't hear anything, she still said solemnly, "It's not that I'm abandoning you, it's just that I really can't move you. Please wait here, and I will come to rescue you once I find my family."

"You...you wait for me, I will come back."

After saying that, she glanced at him, then leaned on her cane and walked along the path without looking back.

She naturally wouldn't notice that the sleeping person's fingers twitched slightly at their side the moment she left.

After an unknown amount of time, a rustling sound came from afar and approached. It was still that petite figure, but this time she was pushing a simple wooden cart in a crooked manner.

Her movements startled birds into chirping.

Wei Nanxun had indeed left, but she walked a long way without seeing anyone until she found a shallow stream. She remembered what Zhixia had said before: where there is water, there will be farmland and people.

She continued walking along the stream and actually found a thatched hut. Before she could be happy for long, she got closer and found that the hut was uninhabited and looked more like a resting place for hunters when they went up the mountain to hunt.

Inside was a wooden bed piled with straw and a tattered raincoat; she was utterly exhausted from walking. She didn't need to look to know that she must have blisters on her feet, and the wounds on her body were throbbing.

She had no choice but to rest there, intending to get some water and find some fruit to fill her stomach.

However, before finding the fruit, she first discovered a wooden cart leaning against the back of the thatched hut. After thinking it over, she decided to go back and rescue the person first.

If she waits until she finds the person before coming back to him, not only will Lu Hai not be able to find him, but the person himself will also starve to death.

Since she had said she would save him, there was no reason for her to go back on her word. Considering that he had appeared and saved her, she could consider it as repaying a debt of gratitude and accumulating merit for herself.

Wei Nanxun drank some water, rested for a while, and cleaned the wound on her foot before pushing the wooden cart back.

The person was still lying motionless, just as she had left, her face deathly pale and bloodless. If it weren't for the fact that she was still breathing, she would have been indistinguishable from a dead person.

He had many injuries, not just from falls, but also from knife wounds.

When he wakes up, I'll definitely ask him how a poor scholar got himself into this mess.

Wei Nanxun stopped the wooden cart and came forward to drag the person. She must have drunk water and rested, because she was much stronger. She finally managed to drag the person onto the cart.

She had planned everything on the way here. If she still couldn't move him, she would just put a straw mat under him, tie it to the cart with a rope, and drag him along. Whether it would hurt or not was not something she could consider.

Surprisingly, it went much more smoothly than I had imagined.

Wei Nanxun was quite unfamiliar with driving the wooden cart, and it wobbled all the way. Fortunately, it had rained the day before, and the ground was a bit muddy, leaving deep ruts after each trip.

On the way back, there was one more person on the bus, which made the overall balance much better, and it was not as easy to tilt as before.

But the weight of a man cannot be changed, and even with the help of a wooden cart, every step she took was still extremely difficult.

When she reached the foot of the mountain, the weather was extremely hot and humid. Her palms were chafed raw, and blood mixed with sweat seeped down her skin. She stopped and started countless times, and even considered giving up many times.

But looking at the thatched hut she was about to reach, she was unwilling to give up halfway. She gritted her teeth, tore off a piece of cloth from the hem of her clothes, tied it to her palm, and continued to push forward.

In this second life, she was drugged in the palace and injured by a vicious dog outside the shop, yet she was rescued by people many times. This time, wasn't she unexpectedly protected by this stranger?

She didn't want to owe anyone favors; she might never be able to repay the previous two benefactors in this lifetime, so she would do her best to save the one in front of her.

Sweat blurred her vision, her back was already soaked, and her lips were pale with thirst. Fortunately, they finally reached the thatched hut before she could hold on any longer and dragged her inside.

Wei Nanxun's arms were already numb, and her legs were stiff with pain. She stood there blankly for a moment before suddenly letting go and collapsing to the ground.

The endless wilderness and thatched hut before her, coupled with her dirty and disheveled appearance, made her feel like crying and laughing at the same time.

If Pei Yuyan saw her in this disheveled state, he might not even recognize her, and he would definitely be so frightened that he would never dare to have the thought of forcing her again.

But do you regret running away?

She would definitely shake her head. Even if she were down on her luck and in a sorry state, she would still be free to do whatever she wanted, instead of being a canary locked up in the inner palace waiting to be teased by her master.

As the sun gradually rose, Wei Nanxun sat and rested for a while. When he could no longer bear the sun, he struggled to get up, went around to the stream to wipe the sweat and blood off his body, cleaned himself up, picked a large leaf, filled it with some water, and returned to the thatched hut.

She considered herself to be very good at taking care of people. Pei Yuyan didn't like having servants around when they were together, so she gradually learned how to serve him.

Even when he was sick in bed many times, she took care of him day and night.

Therefore, upon seeing the unconscious man, she instinctively touched his forehead.

It's terribly hot.

I don't know how long the fever has lasted. If it continues like this, even if they don't starve to death, their brains will be damaged.

Wei Nanxun tried to put the water into his mouth, but most of it spilled out. Watching the water droplets slide down, she felt both heartache and regret.

But feeding her like this isn't a solution either. Given her close relationship with Pei Yuyan, she can feed him mouth-to-mouth, but she would never do that to a stranger.

After thinking it over, I had no choice but to squeeze my fingers into his lips and teeth, hoping to take the opportunity to pass the water in.

But as soon as her fingers gently slipped in, she felt a warm, wet sensation envelop them, holding them tightly in her mouth...