During my escape from famine, I survived by eavesdropping on the whispers of food.

Upon hearing the news, Qin Shuangshuang was understandably worried, as it concerned her.

I rushed over, eager to take a look.

Lu Jun then grabbed his hand and said to her, "I'll go with you."

The two wrapped the blankets tightly around their bodies and followed the soldiers in the direction they were heading.

Because the weather had been relatively cool for the past few days, no one noticed the drop in temperature last night.

When the two of them arrived, besides the piles and piles of snow covering the ground, light snow was falling from the sky. They saw a group of soldiers lying dead in front of them, some of whom were still shivering in the snow.

Lu Jun and Qin Shuangshuang then realized that most of them had caught a cold, judging from the constant coughing sounds.

Qin Shuangshuang then realized that these people had probably caught a cold, and coupled with their irregular eating habits and lack of proper meals during this period, their bodies were so weak.

In the middle of the crowd, a soldier kneeling in front of a man lying motionless looked up at Qin Shuangshuang and began to curse, "You heartless woman! Give me back my brother! Why do you bully us weak people like this? It's all because of you that my brother was poisoned to death!"

Qin Shuangshuang was completely shocked and said to him, "Didn't you notice that all of you were coughing? Why are you trying to pin this on a weak woman like me? That's just not fair!"

Jin Danian came over at this time.

He was wearing a leather jacket, a long robe over a robe, which also had several holes.

Judging from their apparent lack of military supplies, Qin Shuangshuang asked, "Have quite a few people around here fainted, or are they all coughing badly?"

Jin Danian, his face red from the cold, nodded, exhaling warm breath, "Yes, we told everyone to keep warm last night, but it still turned out like this, causing many brothers to lose their lives."

I fear that if I return to my hometown, I will surely be expelled from the ancestral hall by the elders, but that doesn't matter. It's just that the deaths of these brothers are all my fault; it's all my carelessness that caused their deaths.

The soldiers in front of him said to Jin Danian, "Isn't this caused by Qin Shuangshuang's poisonous mushroom soup? Now I see my brother's lips are turning purple, isn't that what she caused?"

Qin Shuangshuang sighed helplessly and didn't bother to explain to him. Jin Danian told him, "Don't talk nonsense. This wasn't done by Miss Qin. It's because the weather is too cold. Everyone hasn't been eating well lately, and now they can't get through this cold."

Several soldiers came over to report, saying to Jin Danian, "Master Jin, what should we do? Several groups of our brothers have fainted from the cold because of the extreme weather, and many are coughing incessantly!"

"We already have very little food left, and now we probably only have water. What are we going to do? We might even have trouble starting a fire!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Shuangshuang thought, "Thank goodness, there was some dry firewood left in the tent yesterday."

That way she can cook several meals.

Qin Shuangshuang noticed the soldiers around her coughing incessantly and realized she'd probably have to use the Banlangen (Isatis root) she kept in her spatial storage this time.

However, the amount of Isatis root in my own space is far from enough; I still need to find a way to go up the mountain to find more.

But even if we leave the city now, what if we are spotted by the surrounding enemy forces?

Perhaps we'll have to take that small path, but I don't know if the heavy snow has blocked it. If it has, then it will be really difficult to travel.

At this moment, Jin Danian said to Qin Shuangshuang, "We can't find suitable medicinal herbs now, and there are no doctors in the army. The only one, the divine physician Li, has already fled."

What should we do?

After thinking for a moment, Qin Shuangshuang said to him, "It seems we have to find a way to go into the mountains to find herbs."

At this moment, Jin Danian said to her, "Could it be that you found some medicinal herbs in those mountains before? If not, even if we send men out to search in the snow now, the chances are slim, and I doubt many of these brothers would be willing to go. I can't force them."

After all, everyone is very weak right now.

Qin Shuangshuang then said to him, "It shouldn't be difficult at the moment. I already found some medicinal herbs that can treat colds in those mountains before."

If we can follow the route I noted down before, finding more of them shouldn't be a problem.

Jin Danian breathed a sigh of relief, "I never thought that one day all the soldiers in our army would have to rely on you, a young girl. We have truly wronged and troubled you."

Qin Shuangshuang shook her head and said, "It's all for the sake of our own lives."

Qin Shuangshuang asked the soldiers in front of her, "Is that small road nearby blocked by snow?"

The officers and soldiers nodded. "The road is blocked. Several nearby side roads are also blocked now."

If we really want to get out and take the main road up the mountain, we'll probably have to leave the city gate first.

However, just then, as soon as he finished speaking, a soldier came forward and said, "Sir, something bad has happened! The enemy is here again, shouting outside the door. They are all wearing mink coats. How can we match them? Look at their faces, there is not a trace of frost on them. We know they came prepared."

Qin Shuangshuang thought that they had actually seized this opportunity, so it seemed that this matter needed to be dealt with quickly.

Qin Shuangshuang then discussed with Lu Jun what to do. After thinking for a moment, Lu Jun said, "There is no other way but to fight our way out. I wonder what you think, Lord Jin?"

After careful consideration, Jin Danian, who had also led troops, said to her, "It seems that only my brothers in the army and I can escort you out of the city."

I'll have the other brothers stay on the city wall and try to stall them for a bit. We need to bring these medicinal herbs back as soon as possible.

"Miss Qin, do you really remember the location? I'm quite weak right now, and I have a fever all over. If you really do remember the location, we need to act quickly and bring that thing back as soon as possible."

Qin Shuangshuang confirmed, "It shouldn't be a big problem. I did some route planning when I came down. If you mark the spots, you should be able to find it quickly."

After discussing it, the group realized that they couldn't get out of the main city gate at all. With so many enemy soldiers guarding the city walls, they were likely to be captured if they went out. They decided that there was only one way: to lower a rope down from the back of the city wall and have the three of them go down one by one.

Jin Danian then organized the group, letting Lu Jun and Qin Shuangshuang go down first, and he was the last one to go down.

Seeing that no one was around, the three of them quickly disappeared into the woods.

Because of the freezing weather, Qin Shuangshuang's hands were already red with cold. She hadn't expected this place to be so cold. Just yesterday it was a clear autumn day, but today it was snowing so heavily. Large snowflakes were falling, and Qin Shuangshuang wondered if she was going to freeze to death here.